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BBC News", "University staff strike over pensions and pay - BBC News", "Data leak reveals how China 'brainwashes' Uighurs in prison camps - BBC News", "Woman slept as car in police chase crashed into her home - BBC News", "China's UK ambassador: Uighur camps leak is 'fake news' - BBC News", "Frozen 2 rakes in $350 million worldwide on box office debut - BBC News", "A third of tropical African plants face extinction - BBC News", "Living near busy road can stunt children's lung growth, study says - BBC News", "Nicola Sturgeon: Labour should scrap Trident to win SNP support - BBC News", "General election 2019: Labour plans to teach British Empire injustice in schools - BBC News", "Cancer survivors 'have higher heart risk' - BBC News", "General election 2019: Tories seek to avoid manifesto calamity - BBC News", "Tesco pulls honey off shelves amid purity concerns - BBC News", "Louis Vuitton buys jeweller Tiffany for $16bn - BBC News", "Kirkwall's high street 'most beautiful' in Scotland - BBC News", "Jofra Archer: England bowler subjected to 'racial insults' during New Zealand defeat - 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BBC News", "Tomatin: Whisky firm tries to stop hotel using village name - BBC News", "Victoria's Secret cancels fashion show amid ratings drop - BBC News", "Election 2019: Jo Swinson defends ambition to revoke Article 50 - BBC News", "General election 2019: Row over Momentum use of Coca-Cola advert - BBC News", "Grace Millane trial: Accused 'eroticised' backpacker's death - BBC News", "Mother of hospital death boy: 'I've been ignored' - BBC News", "Grace Millane murder: CCTV shows timeline of backpacker's death - BBC News", "Election 2019: Highlights from the Question Time leaders' special - BBC News", "Nudity and sex scenes guidance launched for UK directors - BBC News", "General election 2019: What's in Labour's 'radical' manifesto? - BBC News", "Boris Johnson defends stance on alleged Russian interference report - BBC News", "As it happened: Coverage and reaction to the Question Time performances - BBC News", "General election 2019: Tories top donation list for first election week - BBC News", "Prince Andrew: Barclays ends support for Pitch@Palace - BBC News", "General election 2019: Does £80,000 put you in the top 5% of earners? - BBC News", "England in New Zealand: Sam Curran stars on day two in Mount Maunganui - BBC Sport", "TSB payments delay to customers 'resolved' - BBC News", "General election 2019: Who's standing where? - BBC News", "Newscast - Brexitcast: Gimme Gimme Gimme - BBC Sounds", "General election 2019: Could Labour build 100,000 council houses a year? - BBC News", "Who should I vote for? 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banana was sent to Mark D'arcy-Smith's table in Bromley.", "The Empire actor claims he's been caused \"humiliation and extreme distress\" by the city.", "A Spanish judge says a passenger should not have been forced to pay a fine for extra luggage.", "In one of Australia's biggest class actions, a court ruled the firm failed to warn women of the risks.", "The Conservatives raised £5.7m in registered donations during the first week of the official campaign.", "The music mogul has joined forces with ethical ticket-resellers Twickets.", "Current double-jeopardy laws do not allow child-abuse suspects to be retried if new evidence emerges.", "Women can expect to take on caring responsibilities more than a decade earlier than men, says study.", "Increasingly desperate protesters who remain at a besieged university have tried a dangerous escape route.", "Solo 45, also known as Andy Anokye, is accused of raping and imprisoning four women.", "The band won't go on a world tour until they can make their concerts \"environmentally beneficial\".", "Emily Durrant was at a meeting when fellow councillor Edwin Roderick hit her bottom.", "Google is extending a ban on campaigns targeting ads at people based on their political leanings.", "Labour wants to build 100,000 new council houses a year, while the Tories vow more help for first-time buyers.", "The Banker, one of Apple's first original movies, has its red carpet gala pulled at the last minute.", "In a BBC interview, the Duke of York has answered questions about his links to Jeffrey Epstein for the first time.", "Joseph McCann tied up a mother and sexually abused her children in a separate room, a court hears.", "Compare where the parties stand on key issues - from Brexit and the NHS to education and the environment.", "A source close to the prince says he will continue to be involved in the scheme amid fears for its future.", "It's the off the cuff comments that are often the most interesting, writes the BBC's Nick Eardley.", "They will be the first UK citizens to be repatriated from an area formerly under the control of IS.", "The man suffered a medical episode and fell in front of a Victoria Line train during rush hour.", "The foreign secretary said the government is protecting taxpayers' money in seeking legal costs.", "The Parole Board says Ian Simms, who murdered Helen McCourt in 1988, has met the test for release.", "The duke says his association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has “become a major disruption to my family's work”.", "A surgeon spilt stomach contents on organs which were transplanted into three patients.", "The move is aimed at helping directors to better handle scenes involving nudity and simulated sex.", "The airline is booking passengers into hotels after some were stuck for up to 10 hours.", "Nicola Sturgeon and Jackson Carlaw clash over the response to the deaths of two children at the Royal Hospital for Children on the QEUH campus.", "Jeane Freeman expressed her \"deepest sympathies\" to the families of two children who died in a Glasgow hospital.", "Voulez-Vous an episode where we look at Labour's manifesto launch?", "Is Labour's plan for 100,000 council houses and 50,000 housing association homes a year feasible?", "Labour is promising to transform the UK with \"real change\" to rail, mail, water and energy.", "The 16-year-old boy listed a series of possible targets in his \"guerrilla warfare\" manual.", "Labour unveils its election pledges, promising \"real change\" for the UK, as the Tories set out plans to boost home ownership.", "Amy Dally Mura is also banned from campaigning in Broxtowe as a condition of bail.", "England make a promising start to the first Test in New Zealand with some patient batting on the opening day in Mount Maunganui.", "The rail operator admits the \"disgusting\" practice will continue after delays to a train refurbishment programme.", "About half of the new roles will be for apprentices in each of Hays Travel's 737 shops.", "A BBC survey about morals in the UK finds 40% of adults would call in sick if they needed a day off.", "Jerahl Hall is on a mission to persuade more young people to get out and vote in the election.", "The party thinks it can achieve its aim of stopping Brexit if there is no outright winner on 12 December.", "The Duke of York's friendship with a sex offender was years longer than he told the BBC, the letter says.", "But victory at the Rugby World Cup comes as the country faces economic hardship and corruption.", "South Africa overpower England in the Rugby World Cup final in Yokohama to become champions for a third time.", "The Tory leader also hits back at Donald Trump's criticism of his Brexit deal, in a BBC interview.", "Four people are hurt in an attack at the Cityplaza mall, where pro-democracy protesters had gathered.", "Boris Johnson has pledged big tax cuts and spending increases.", "Fireworks were let off down the middle of the road last year in an act of \"pure 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general election.", "South African success in Saturday's World Cup final sees their first black captain Siya Kolisi lifting the trophy in a landmark moment.", "The first minister tells a Glasgow rally it is time to break away from the \"chaos of Westminster\".", "The Afghan children accidentally triggered a roadside bomb on their way to class, officials say.", "An Oregon judge says a proposal by the president would cause \"irreparable harm\" to families.", "Drilling for shale gas will cease in England - but the government stops short of an outright ban.", "The party says that ITV's exclusion of leader Jo Swinson risks 'misrepresenting' politics.", "Steve Easterbrook had a consensual relationship with another member of staff, violating company rules.", "Conservative Aberdeen South MP Ross Thomson said it was the \"hardest decision of my life\".", "Ten British nationals are injured when a coach overturns on its way from Paris to London.", "Lewis Hamilton becomes the second most successful Formula 1 driver of all time after claiming sixth world title at United States GP.", "Schools in Delhi have been ordered to close until Tuesday, and construction has been halted.", "Several agricultural shows have folded due to a lack of volunteers, one organiser says.", "The party says it will eliminate the \"modern-day scourge\" if it wins the next election.", "Boos - and a few cheers - greeted the president at the Ultimate Fighting Championship in New York.", "Ross Thomson denied allegations about an incident in a bar, but has referred himself to his party's disciplinary committee.", "Pushing their bodies to repeat the same yoga positions is leading to a rise in hip problems among teachers, a leading physio warns.", "Mobile phone footage allegedly shows violence and killings targeting Kurdish fighters in Syria.", "\"We must do better,\" rental company CEO says after mass shooting at unauthorised California party.", "She wore the black leather jacket and skin-tight trousers as Sandy for the 1978 film's finale.", "The woman died when the tree hit her car in high winds, which have brought widespread disruption.", "A Westminster committee warns services are struggling to meet the needs of an ageing population.", "Direct services between north and south Wales resume after repairs to the line finished early.", "At least 20 people have died during the nationwide protests demanding economic and political change.", "Demonstrators are demanding more jobs, an end to corruption, and better services.", "Dominic Grieve says it's essential to publish the document ahead of the general election.", "The young koala, named Corduroy Paul, is being treated for dehydration and is now recovering well.", "Stephen Morris is handed back his violin in a Waitrose car park.", "The Duke of York says he was looking after his children on one of the nights it is alleged he had sex with Virginia Giuffre.", "The Duke of York does not regret Epstein friendship, writes BBC royal correspondent Jonny Dymond.", "Prince Andrew says he has wracked his brains but cannot recall any incident involving Virginia Roberts.", "He took some of the first photographs of The Beatles, and his death is described as the \"end of an era\".", "Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says there will be a \"great deal of movement\" as election campaigns continue.", "Barry and Hellynne Lee, both 72, were caught on camera turning a hosepipe on Harold Burrows.", "The Liverpudlian actor tells Desert Island Discs he tried to take his own life in his youth.", "People close to him say he addressed his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein \"head-on\".", "The 19-year-old died after he was in collision with a car driven by a US diplomat's wife.", "The teenager has been hailed a \"hero\" by her family after the attack in County Fermanagh.", "Students evacuated from flats hit by a major blaze in Bolton will be re-housed as £10,000 is raised.", "Their father confirms the death of Haydon Croucher in an emotional post on Facebook.", "Woman at centre of misconduct controversy says her requests to him for media advice had been \"blocked\".", "More than 40 properties were evacuated around the site of the four-storey building in Glasgow.", "Boris Johnson says public services will benefit as planned corporation tax cuts are put on hold.", "The Scottish National Party argues that powers over licence fees should be removed from the UK government.", "Wales ease to a comfortable win in Azerbaijan to set up a winner-takes-all match with Hungary for automatic qualification for Euro 2020.", "Jeremy Corbyn hails \"transformative\" document that he says gives the \"promise of a better Britain\".", "The councils making the most money from parking are mainly in London, the RAC Foundation says.", "Highways England is urging traffic not to break the law and endanger other road users.", "The Duke of York is under scrutiny for his connection to the late US financier. Here's what we know.", "Bugs could still be used during the show but anything contestants have to eat will be already dead.", "Large parts of the centre of the Italian city have been hit by exceptionally high tides for the third time in a week.", "In a bid to make Conwy Half Marathon more eco-friendly, organisers discouraged plastic waste.", "The Tories outline changes after Brexit as Jeremy Corbyn is pressed on his views on EU migration.", "Soldiers should have been prosecuted for killing civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan, insiders say.", "Calls grow for an inquiry into claims Brexit Party candidates were offered Lords seats to step aside.", "Compare where the parties stand on key issues - from Brexit and the NHS to education and the environment.", "Chinese soldiers in Hong Kong have left their barracks to help dismantle barricades built by protesters.", "The Duke of York does not regret Epstein friendship, writes BBC royal correspondent Jonny Dymond.", "British Special Forces have 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police at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.", "Parents have cut back on impulse buys and face the threat of shortages of festive favourites, analysts say.", "A chiropractor says her patient John Lawler becoming unresponsive left her in a \"state of panic\".", "Benjamin Monk and Mary Ellen Bettley-Smith face charges over the death of Dalian Atkinson.", "The Chairman of the Intelligence Committee, overseeing the inquiry, gives opening statement.", "The former Conservative justice secretary will stand as an independent to oppose a \"hard Brexit\".", "The Financial Conduct Authority is \"appalled\" at the insanitary conduct of its own workers.", "The postal union says a decision by the High Court to block industrial action is an \"utter outrage\".", "From 'ultra-marginals' to the highest Leave and Remain seats - which are the battlegrounds that could make the difference?", "The singer says she had expected a women's charity to feature more prominently in a supermarket ad.", "Prosecutors say the man accused of murdering Grace Millane disposed of her body using the case.", "Kate Griffiths is rejecting the support of estranged husband Andrew, whom she is divorcing.", "Jeremy Corbyn had ruled out a Scottish independence referendum in a Labour government's first term.", "A target introduced in 2016 may have led to prosecutors dropping rape cases, Newsnight learns.", "Official data shows UK consumer prices rose 1.5% as a new price cap kept a lid on energy prices.", "Royal Mail challenged the decision in August 2018 that it had abused its dominant market position.", "The party takes action after the Guardian newspaper hands it a dossier of allegations.", "An unscripted show featuring all six Friends is reportedly in the pipeline, but it won't be a reboot.", "Sarah Barrass and Brandon Machin murdered the two boys and conspired to kill their four other children.", "The presenter is recovering from his marathon singing challenge in aid of Children In Need.", "Boris Johnson is heckled on a visit to South Yorkshire as 200 Army personnel join the relief effort.", "Thousands of people visit the beach during birthing season, but few see an actual birth.", "Boris Johnson says the Tories will double funding for research and development if they win the election.", "The party says the first DDoS attack against it failed and it has \"ongoing security processes in place\".", "The 16-year-old climate activist will sail from the US to Madrid for the COP25 summit.", "A draft copy of a review into the project says it might cost even more than its current price of £88bn.", "The animal, which confronted engineers in Surbiton, was finally led away with \"a packet of crisps\".", "The hip-hop star, who had a number one album in the US last December, admitted weapon charges.", "Neil McEvoy's recordings of the standards watchdog prompts sweep of the Welsh Assembly estate.", "Labour vows to close the gap between the average hourly pay for men and women but Tories are critical.", "Nicola Sturgeon says it is \"fundamentally unfair\" that the debate will only feature Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn.", "Chris Davies quits the general election after other Welsh Tories criticise his selection in Ynys Mon.", "Ex-British Cycling technical director Shane Sutton furiously denies claims he is a \"doper\" before storming out of Dr Richard Freeman's medical tribunal.", "Joseph McCann is accused of 37 offences against 11 women and children over a two-week period.", "A state of disaster is declared as the Italian city is hit with a high tide of more than 1.87m.", "The Normandy veteran commanded the land forces in the 1970s, before becoming chief of general staff.", "Elon Musk tells AutoExpress Brexit made the UK \"too risky\" for his first major European factory.", "Hospitals in England are seeing very high rates of patients with flu, according to Public Health England.", "An overheard phone call took centre stage in the impeachment inquiry against the US president.", "The US president has again dismissed the impeachment inquiry as a \"witch-hunt\" and a \"joke\".", "Boris Johnson announces funds to help affected homes after facing criticism over the response to flooding.", "The outgoing European Council chief says leaving the EU would leave the UK a \"second-rate player\".", "The American Meteor Society said it received more than 120 reports of a meteor sighting.", "Former Labour minister Ian Austin said Jeremy Corbyn is \"completely unfit\" to lead the country.", "Crispin Aylett QC tells jurors Jodie Chesney was \"a victim of a brutal act of unprovoked violence\".", "Court hears Declan O'Neill was raised in an atmosphere of \"intimidation and bullying\".", "The education secretary writes to councils about the use of unregistered accommodation for teens in care.", "Elizabeth Warren has offered to meet the Microsoft co-founder to explain plans she mooted last week.", "Ministers confirm an extra \"short bill\" would need to passed to allow an independence referendum.", "Tom Watson resigns and steals Boris Johnson's campaign launch thunder.", "Footage played in court shows backpacker Grace Millane and the man accused of her murder in two bars.", "The 44-year-old man is feared to have been killed in a shark attack after he went snorkelling on holiday.", "About three million mobile customers will switch to Vodafone in a blow for BT.", "The UK's competition regulator says franchise winner FirstGroup is the sole operator on several routes.", "Latest from the campaign trail as parties set out economic plans and ex-Labour MPs back the Tories.", "European report ranks 190 cities in 30 countries on their \"cultural vibrancy\" and \"creative economy.\"", "Breaking news, sport, travel and weather updates from across North, South, East and West Yorkshire.", "Nearly 3,000 voters were wrongly contacted by a council and told they would not be able to vote.", "Police investigate claims that staff at two care homes were victims of modern day slavery.", 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was accused of \"trying to rewrite the truth\" after being arrested for Jodie Chesney's murder.", "Justin Jackson doused eight officers in the flammable liquid during disorder on 5 May.", "A charity album featuring Jodie Whittaker and Olivia Colman is removed from the main UK album chart.", "The Tories hope their \"get Brexit done\" pitch will win over Leave voters - but will it be enough?", "Homes belonging to pair wanted for questioning about Essex lorry deaths are raided in the Irish Republic.", "Screaming was heard as the ceiling collapsed about 20 minutes into a performance.", "Woke, upcycling, femtech and prorogue were all hotly tipped - but what was chosen to sum up 2019?", "Dutch police rushed to deal with the \"suspicious situation\" on the Madrid-bound flight at Schiphol.", "Voters overwhelmingly backed the removal, months after the council changed the name to honour King.", "Two people are found guilty of the murder of 17-year-old Jodie Chesney in east London.", "Shadow 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systematic brainwashing of Uighur and other detainees.", "Three people in the car were seriously injured when it crashed before catching fire in Lewis.", "Panorama's Richard Bilton confronted China’s ambassador to the UK about Uighur Muslim prison camps.", "Disney say its a global record for an animation but Lion King fans might dispute that...", "An assessment shows rapid loss of trees, shrubs and herbs in countries such as Ethiopia and Tanzania.", "A King's College London study finds children's lung development can be reduced by up to 14%.", "It would be one of the SNP's key demands to gain its support in the event of a minority Labour government.", "The party also wants to tackle the black and ethnic minority pay gap in its \"faith and race manifesto\".", "More than 10% of patients in an extensive study died from cardiovascular disease - not their cancer.", "The Tory manifesto contains new policies - but there are reasons why it is not an historic document.", "The supermarket chain has 'temporarily withdrawn' pots of its own-brand honey.", "LVMH, the world's biggest luxury goods company, buys Tiffany for more than $16bn.", "The Orkney entry received almost 5,000 entries in the public poll, narrowly beating Lerwick and Milngavie.", "England fast bowler Jofra Archer says he was subjected to \"racial insults\" from a fan during the final day of the first-Test defeat by New Zealand.", "Lewis Capaldi got two prizes, while Stranger Things and Little Mix were also recognised.", "Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard says a Labour UK government would not block indyref2 if there is a yes majority.", "The coastguard says the search will resume on Tuesday morning.", "The quagga was sent to Bangor for safe-keeping during WW2 but on its return it was missing a leg.", "Four young candidates who unseated establishment figures in Hong Kong's dramatic local elections.", "Two people were held after the vessel, said to be from Colombia, was found off Galicia's coast.", "Aslan King went missing after suffering a suspected seizure during a camping trip.", "England are crushed in the first Test by New Zealand to lose by an innings and 65 runs at the Bay Oval.", "Sir Tim Berners-Lee tells the BBC the renaming of a Conservative Twitter account was \"unbelievable\".", "A woman talks about contracting an infection following a breast reduction operation in Turkey.", "Sally Stokes tells an inquest her husband stabbed her and locked her in their house.", "The World Meteorological Organization says the levels of warming gases continue to reach new highs.", "Seven officers were hurt while trying to disperse the fighting at the Star City complex in Birmingham.", "The SNP leader says in an interview she believes an independent Scotland could re-enter the EU relatively quickly.", "The party's general election manifesto says it is \"ambitious\" for the Welsh economy.", "They object to casual contracts, increases to pension contributions and a squeeze on wages.", "A 36-year-old from Essex is being questioned on suspicion of manslaughter, say police.", "Activists say military-grade cans are being fatally shot at people in anti-government protests in Iraq.", "Hong Kong is celebrating historic district council election results including pro-democracy wins.", "A three-decades-long search may finally have located the hot object left behind by a famous supernova.", "The Labour leader is finally able to say what he really wants to do - but will it convince enough voters?", "Wetherspoon says it apologised after a banana was sent to Mark D'arcy-Smith's table in Bromley.", "Mental health and drugs are high up the list of local people's election priorities in Norwich.", "Ramanodge Unmathallegadoo shot Sana Muhammad in the abdomen when she was nine months pregnant.", "Dan Evans digs deep to fire Great Britain into the semi-finals of the inaugural Davis Cup finals in Madrid with a thrilling win over Germany.", "The trial of Grace Millane's killer is perhaps the most highly publicised murder case in New Zealand's history.", "The Parole Board says Ian Simms, who murdered Helen McCourt in 1988, has met the test for release.", "Almost 200 people got in touch to say it was \"offensive to feature two men dancing as a pair\".", "The man, from Northern Ireland, was detained after the bodies of 39 people were found in October.", "The owners of Tomatin Distillery are opposed to the community's name being used for a hotel development.", "Television audiences for the show have slumped and the brand said its marketing needs to \"evolve\".", "Leader of the Liberal Democrats Jo Swinson has told an audience at Question Time that her party are being clear in their Brexit stance.", "Coca-Cola is \"taking steps\" after Momentum used its imagery for an election ad without approval.", "Jurors in the trial of the man accused of killing Grace Millane hear closing arguments from lawyers.", "Victoria Freeman has been seeking answers since the death of her three-year-old son Mason in 2017.", "Footage shows Grace Millane's final moments and her murderer's actions after her death.", "The four party leaders are quizzed on Brexit in a Question Time special in Sheffield.", "The move is aimed at helping directors to better handle scenes involving nudity and simulated sex.", "Labour is promising to transform the UK with \"real change\" to rail, mail, water and energy.", "Johnson asked why report into alleged Russian interference in UK democracy has not been published.", "Jeremy Corbyn, Nicola Sturgeon, Jo Swinson and Boris Johnson faced tough questions from the audience.", "The Conservatives raised £5.7m in registered donations during the first week of the official campaign.", "The bank is the latest big business to cut ties with Prince Andrew's mentoring scheme, Pitch@Palace.", "Checking a claim from an audience member on Question Time who said £80,000 put him outside the top 5%.", "England reduce New Zealand to 144-4 after posting 353 on the second day of the first Test in Mount Maunganui.", "The bank says the problem was due to a \"processing error\" and those affected will not be left out of pocket.", "What's the most popular candidate name? Where are the parties standing? All the candidates analysed.", "Voulez-Vous an episode where we look at Labour's manifesto launch?", "Is Labour's plan for 100,000 council houses and 50,000 housing association homes a year feasible?", "Compare where the parties stand on key issues - from Brexit and the NHS to education and the environment.", "A UN resolution in May gave the UK six months to hand back control to Mauritius.", "Jerahl Hall is on a mission to persuade more young people to get out and vote in the election.", "The US attorney general says he has reviewed CCTV from the jailhouse on the night Epstein died.", "The health secretary said the board would be escalated to stage four of the NHS Board Performance Escalation Framework.", "They are the first UK citizens to be repatriated from an area formerly under the control of IS.", "Barbara Taylor Bradford writes a new novel revisiting her blockbuster from a different point of view.", "Prosecutors say the man accused of murdering Grace Millane disposed of her body using the case.", "Compare where the parties stand on key issues - from Brexit and the NHS to education and the environment.", "The SNP leader was asked whether she would back a confirmatory vote on a Scottish independence deal.", "They will be the first UK citizens to be repatriated from an area formerly under the control of IS.", "Twenty-two people were killed and hundreds were injured in the Manchester bombing in 2017.", "A criminal investigation is opened over a video where children ask a gay man about his life and sexuality.", "Jeremy Corbyn has told a Question Time audience that if he becomes prime minister he will remain neutral on Brexit.", "A lorry driver is also arrested on suspicion of immigration offences after the men were discovered.", "The party says the money raised would go towards tackling rough sleeping.", "About half of the new roles will be for apprentices in each of Hays Travel's 737 shops.", "A man has been found guilty of strangling British backpacker Grace Millane.", "Few victims' families were able to attend the covering over of the Ethiopian Airlines crash site.", "\"Manipulative\" Stephen Waterson will serve more than seven years after he crushed the three-year-old.", "Rising numbers of children are being officially labelled as vulnerable before they are even born.", "The early headlines have been dominated by Labour and Tory figures turning on their former leaders.", "The shadow chancellor tells BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg that the roll-out would cost £20bn.", "The Labour leader will not say whether he wants the number of people coming into the UK to rise or fall.", "England qualify for Euro 2020 as group winners after putting seven goals past Montenegro in their 1,000th match on a celebratory day at Wembley.", "Weather warnings for rain are in place for a number of areas already badly affected by flooding.", "The fossilised tooth of a mysterious extinct ape is shedding new light on the evolution of great apes.", "Parents have cut back on impulse buys and face the threat of shortages of festive favourites, analysts say.", "Boris Johnson says the availability of workers from overseas has helped some big firms hold down wages. Is he right?", "Flooding caused travel disruption after snow also caused problems on the roads.", "Police and security at Dulwich Picture Gallery secured two paintings but the intruder got away.", "The postal union says a decision by the High Court to block industrial action is an \"utter outrage\".", "John McDonnell said the party will bring free fibre broadband to every UK home by 2030 if it wins the election.", "Kate Griffiths is rejecting the support of estranged husband Andrew, whom she is divorcing.", "Plan to \"decarbonise capitalism\" would be funded by extra borrowing and tax changes, party says.", "Michael Weir is convicted of the killings after being retried under the so-called double jeopardy law.", "A target introduced in 2016 may have led to prosecutors dropping rape cases, Newsnight learns.", "Nicola Sturgeon has joked Jeremy Corbyn will end up demanding another indyref after further timing confusion.", "Three BBC reporters break down the key points as the impeachment inquiry goes public.", "The drugs are said to have been sold to bodybuilders, gym goers and possibly professional athletes.", "The army general overseeing the reconstruction disagrees with the architect over the spire.", "Political parties made promises over immigration, the gender pay gap and human rights.", "An unscripted show featuring all six Friends is reportedly in the pipeline, but it won't be a reboot.", "Mitchell Rose deliberately mowed down Chance Bright as an accomplice stole the Amazon driver's van.", "Paramedics are treating 20 people, some seriously injured, following the crash in Cambridgeshire.", "Nearly 30 women were rescued in the operation which took place across east London.", "Boris Johnson says the Tories will double funding for research and development if they win the election.", "The St Andrews University professor is wanted in Spain over her role in the Catalan independence movement.", "The ceasefire ended two days of fighting that killed 34 Palestinians and paralysed parts of Israel.", "The major parties in England have pledged billions more for the NHS over the next five years.", "The newly-crowned Scotland tree of the year is being used to draw attention to Dutch elm disease risks.", "The health secretary knew a child died as a result of an infection potentially linked to water two months ago.", "Garlic and ginger pills can delay the healing of skin wounds when breast cancer spreads, expert says.", "The oxygen in Martian air is changing in a way that can't currently be explained by known chemical processes.", "Device-maker heralds \"impossible\" engineering as it launches a flip phone with a foldable screen.", "The hip-hop star, who had a number one album in the US last December, admitted weapon charges.", "The Conservative Party has denied offering Brexit Party candidates jobs or peerages to stand down.", "Record numbers in England are on hospital waiting lists, while A&E delays highest since target introduced.", "Labour vows to close the gap between the average hourly pay for men and women but Tories are critical.", "The party says it will not set \"arbitrary\" targets but will aim to reduce immigration if it wins the election.", "A post worth just £104 in 2014 is now banking £1,276 a report suggests.", "Geoffrey Bran, 71, denies murdering his wife Mavis, 69, with hot oil in 2018.", "Labour conference votes to extend migrant rights if the party wins power at the next election.", "The damage from the 1.87m (6ft) high waters is a \"blow to the heart of our country\", PM Conte says.", "The man accused of strangling backpacker Grace Millane says he was \"in shock\" when he found her body.", "A state of disaster is declared as the Italian city is hit with a high tide of more than 1.87m.", "Transparency law would help address unequal pay between men and women, says the Fawcett Society charity.", "The US president has again dismissed the impeachment inquiry as a \"witch-hunt\" and a \"joke\".", "The chancellor has announced plans to boost UK broadband - but it is not clear what he is promising.", "Chicken eggs were found to contain 70 times the level allowed under European safety standards.", "The outgoing European Council chief says leaving the EU would leave the UK a \"second-rate player\".", "The director signed a four-film deal, but Amazon Studios withdrew after his comments about #MeToo.", "The health secretary says others take a \"more balanced approach\" on Islamophobia than Baroness Warsi.", "People are being evacuated from their homes amid more than 100 flood warnings.", "The shadow cabinet member is accused of singing an altered version of The Beatles' song Hey Jude.", "Saudi Arabia oil giant says 0.5% of shares will be offered to retail savers - but there are risks.", "Hannah Cockroft sets a new world record to win her fifth consecutive T34 100m title at the World Para-Athletics Championships.", "NHS Lothian has confirmed two related cases of the disease and say infection protocols are in place.", "The Queen and politicians joined commemorations for those who lost their lives in conflict.", "Goldman Sachs, which operates Apple Card, discriminates between men and women, it is claimed.", "It came just seven months after the last general election in the politically gridlocked country.", "No 10 is delaying publishing a report on alleged Russian interference in UK democracy, critics say.", "Mr Vaz, who was suspended from the Commons after a drug and sex inquiry, says he is retiring.", "The Foreign Office has written to the family warning it will \"seek costs\" for any judicial review.", "Persistent rain has caused days of flooding across Yorkshire and the Midlands.", "Ratings agency Moody's says Brexit is causing \"paralysis in policy-making\" in the UK.", "Antony Calvert resigned after his comments from 10 years ago emerged.", "Annie Hall was swept away by the River Derwent near Matlock, Derbyshire, early on Friday.", "England beat New Zealand in another super over to win a remarkable final Twenty20 and take the series 3-2.", "The pair, both 28, knew each other and no-one else is being sought in connection with their deaths.", "A British Airways insider has revealed airlines deliberately fill planes with extra fuel to cut costs.", "More than 90 blazes were raging across New South Wales on Friday.", "British YouTuber KSI beats Logan Paul on a split decision at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.", "Shona Stevens was killed in a \"vicious and frenzied\" attack as she returned from the shops 25 years ago.", "It is their first public event together since Harry said he and William were on \"different paths\".", "Lord Mawhinney was the former chairman of both the Conservative Party and the Football League.", "Liverpool move eight points clear at the top of the Premier League with a fine win over champions Manchester City - who are now nine points off the pace.", "The greetings card chain, which employs 2,500 staff, wants shop closures and rent reductions.", "They include former MPs Chris Williamson, Roger Godsiff and Stephen Hepburn.", "A man who set off fireworks during a tribute had to be rushed away from angry veterans by police.", "More than a dozen emergency-level fires are burning across New South Wales and Queensland.", "Tens of thousands gather in Tokyo to celebrate the enthronement of Emperor Naruhito.", "In 1597, whistleblower Marion Walker took on powerful men to expose a shocking miscarriage of justice.", "The parties are making ever more extravagant promises - the question for voters is who do you trust?", "Even one attack is too many, a teaching union says, calling for schools to display warning posters.", "This home in Fishlake has been left submerged after persistent rain which caused floods across Yorkshire and the Midlands.", "Workers at the British Steel plant in Scunthorpe are living under a cloud as the plant's future remains uncertain.", "Jingye is reportedly planning to make an offer to buy the steelmaker out of insolvency.", "A watchdog found the MP \"disregarded\" the law by offering to obtain cocaine for male prostitutes.", "England concede a late goal to lose their friendly against Germany at Wembley - in front of a record home crowd for a Lionesses game of 77,768.", "The storm, expected to unleash surges as high as 7ft, has prompted the evacuation of 2m people.", "Francesca O'Brien apologises for saying people on the programme Benefits Street \"need putting down\".", "Government spending will climb to 1970s levels, whichever party wins the election, research claims.", "Fiancee Dr Lucy Thomas says she was compelled to respond after the sheriff found Captain David Traill \"took a chance\".", "The election starting gun has been fired, with Labour claiming the NHS will be sold to US companies.", "GMB union says it is advising its members on whether to go to tribunal over their dismissals", "The 80-year-old man, who was taking part in the annual London-to-Brighton event, died at the scene.", "The British Retail Consortium calls for political action as it estimates the scale of job cuts.", "Data from spacecraft launched in the 1970s help determine the shape of the magnetic bubble around the Sun.", "Fire, ambulance and police were called to the Paisley Centre after a structural collapse on Monday afternoon.", "Evha Jannath, 11, died after falling from a ride at Drayton Manor Theme Park on a school trip in 2017.", "The national threat level has been downgraded to \"substantial\" but the government warns it is still high.", "There are claims No 10 is delaying publishing the report on alleged meddling in the Brexit referendum.", "The couple, who married in 2015, already have two daughters, Sophia, three, and Edie, two.", "As Mothercare calls in administrators, parents share their memories of the baby brand.", "The energy company says it hopes to \"address concerns\" about fracking after a government moratorium.", "The presenter and newsreader says he hopes \"to put his 35 years of experience to good use\".", "The party says a huge programme to fund household energy-saving would reduce bills and create jobs.", "The party's deputy leader, Tom Watson, says removing the benefit for over-75s was \"utterly callous\".", "Two services have been held to remember the 39 Vietnamese victims found dead in a lorry container.", "The first rise in four years is the latest spending pledge made by ministers ahead of the general election.", "Brescia striker Mario Balotelli criticises the \"small-minded\" fans who shouted racist abuse at him on Sunday.", "Zarah Sultana said she was \"exasperated by global suffering and needless killing\" after 2015 posts emerge.", "Mark Scott is alleged to have illegally routed approximately $400m (£310m) out of the US.", "Politicians are urged not to make \"empty promises\" and tell \"outright lies\" about health funding.", "A 27-year-old man who cannot be named for legal reasons denies the murder of Grace Millane.", "The endangered mammal is found up a tree in a garden after going missing from a wildlife park.", "Steve Easterbrook had a consensual relationship with another member of staff, violating company rules.", "A foreign affairs committee report says UK policy could be pushing migrants into danger.", "Conservative Aberdeen South MP Ross Thomson said it was the \"hardest decision of my life\".", "The parent and baby goods retailer says its 79 UK stores are unable to trade profitably.", "Ten British nationals are injured when a coach overturns on its way from Paris to London.", "Lewis Hamilton becomes the second most successful Formula 1 driver of all time after claiming sixth world title at United States GP.", "Schools in Delhi have been ordered to close until Tuesday, and construction has been halted.", "Sir Lindsay Hoyle wins the Speaker election - but what kind of Speaker will he be?", "Six MPs set out why they should be the next House of Commons Speaker when John Bercow steps down.", "Johannes Radebe says he's \"never felt so liberated\" as he dances with fellow pro Graziano Di Prima.", "Welcome to your first daily Electioncast!", "The Scottish government says the cash will ease pressure on the health service in the coming months.", "An undercover BBC investigation finds college staff would sit exams for prospective drivers for cash.", "The arrests come as a team of Vietnamese officials arrive in Britain to help formally identify the bodies.", "The state's Democratic governor hit back at the president in a public Twitter spat.", "Officers tried to stop a vehicle in Burnage on Sunday night but it smashed into a building.", "He was a household name in Ireland having presented the Late Late Show for more than 30 years.", "The rapper says he nearly died after being stabbed backstage at a BBC Radio 1Xtra gig in Birmingham.", "Figures obtained by BBC News suggest young people are increasingly going missing from unregulated care homes.", "Demonstrators are demanding more jobs, an end to corruption, and better services.", "The former Soviet leader warns that the tension between Russia and the West is a risk to the entire planet.", "The Lib Dems launch their election campaign while Labour and the Tories trade blows over Brexit.", "The Rother Valley Labour Party volunteer suffered a suspected broken jaw in the assault.", "Tesla's chief executive was left embarrassed after a mishap during the vehicle's launch.", "Builder Steve Thomson says he was on the \"verge of a heart attack\" after he won with his wife Lenka.", "Ephraim Mirvis urges voters to consider Labour's \"inadequate\" response to anti-Semitism allegations.", "Accounts inactive for more than six months will be deleted - including those of people who have died.", "The film Blue Story is still banned from the 91 UK and Ireland Vue cinema locations.", "The Scottish First Minister says Scotland could rejoin the EU \"relatively quickly\" if independent.", "A kidney usually weighs between 120-150g, so this was one of the heaviest on record, doctors say.", "The PM rules out allowing a second independence referendum as he launches the Scottish Conservative manifesto.", "Shortages in the turkey market and poor Brussels sprout harvests will mean higher prices, say analysts.", "Mahdi Mohamud admits a terror offence and trying to murder three people at Manchester Victoria station.", "The Labour leader says racism is a \"poison\" and he wants to work with all communities to eliminate it.", "New analysis of election manifestos shows no major UK party's plans would reduce child poverty.", "Three people in the car were seriously injured when it crashed before catching fire in Lewis.", "The Chinese e-commerce giant begins trading in Asia after completing this year's biggest share sale.", "Panorama's Richard Bilton confronted China’s ambassador to the UK about Uighur Muslim prison camps.", "The Electoral Reform Society says there has been a \"surge\" in applications to register to vote.", "Protests had an adverse effect on pupils and 21 teachers were treated for stress, a judge says.", "Jeremy Corbyn urges Jewish community to \"engage\" with him following the chief rabbi's outspoken criticism.", "The party also wants to tackle the black and ethnic minority pay gap in its \"faith and race manifesto\".", "The singer gave £10,000 after Market Deeping Model Railway Club was destroyed by vandals.", "The actress says TV shows which appeal to the whole family are \"to be lauded\".", "Aslan King, 25, had been missing since Saturday after hitting his head and leaving four friends.", "The supermarket chain has 'temporarily withdrawn' pots of its own-brand honey.", "Supt Novlett Robyn Williams made a \"grave error of judgement\" by not reporting the video, a court hears.", "The Muslim Council of Britain accuses the Conservatives of a \"blind spot for this type of racism\".", "The men were teenagers in 1984 when they were jailed for life for killing a boy in Maryland.", "A review said Robbie McIntosh did not display \"violent behaviours\" before he attempted to murder a woman in Dundee.", "The consumer group says it found just one in 20 offers were cheaper than at other times of the year.", "Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard says a Labour UK government would not block indyref2 if there is a yes majority.", "The global hit series portrays Prince Charles learning Welsh, and the opposition to his investiture.", "The UN says nations must \"dramatically strengthen\" carbon cuts to avoid dangerous climate change.", "Updates and reaction as the parties continued trying to win over voters around the country.", "A professor's comment triggers an avalanche of criticism on Twitter from food lovers and immigrants.", "De La Rue says there is a risk the company will collapse if its turnaround plan fails to work.", "Sally Stokes tells an inquest her husband stabbed her and locked her in their house.", "The World Meteorological Organization says the levels of warming gases continue to reach new highs.", "A woman talks about contracting an infection following a breast reduction operation in Turkey.", "\"Staff, volunteer and donor opinion\" has led Yorkshire Air Ambulance to end its connection to the duke.", "The Liberal Democrat leader asked the Court of Session to stop the Royal Mail from distributing the leaflet.", "Video clips masquerading as being about beauty tips actually criticise China's treatment of Muslims.", "A 36-year-old from Essex is being questioned on suspicion of manslaughter, say police.", "Tokyo's world-renowned Sukiyabashi Jiro loses its stars as it no longer accepts public reservations.", "Over 200 new families have contacted an inquiry into mother and baby deaths at an NHS hospital trust.", "Dominic Raab is called a \"coward\" by friends and family of Harry Dunn who were kept outside a church.", "Google says the four were sacked over data security, but they say it is because they spoke out.", "Tottenham come from behind to beat Olympiakos and book their place in the Champions League knockout stages in Jose Mourinho's first home game.", "Labour says it will not investigate a candidate after she was referred over anti-Semitism claims.", "The increasing unrest in Hong Kong is affecting businesses in one of the world's biggest commercial hubs.", "The Lib Dems and SNP say it is unfair to be excluded from Tuesday's ITV general election leaders debate.", "The BBC's Robin Brant describes the volatile scene at Hong Kong's Polytechnic University.", "Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn tells business leaders \"things cannot go on as they are\".", "The massive fire in the Flow Country in May doubled Scotland's greenhouse gas emissions while it burnt.", "The star will top the bill on the festival's Pyramid Stage, one week after his 78th birthday.", "Police remain locked in a stand-off at a major university with hundreds of protesters inside.", "H&T has stopped issuing cash loans as the City watchdog reviews some of its historic lending.", "A former Russian official says a paper on alleged Russian interference in UK democracy should be released.", "US businesswoman Jennifer Arcuri has accused the prime minister of \"ignoring and blocking\" her.", "Sai Aletaha, 26, suffered a brain injury during a Fast and Furious Series event in Southampton.", "He took some of the first photographs of The Beatles, and his death is described as the \"end of an era\".", "Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson says the plan would \"breathe new life\" into high streets.", "Police have named the victim as Nicola Stevenson, 39, although she has yet to be formally identified.", "A lawyer for Jeffrey Epstein's accusers says Prince Andrew should apologise for the pair's friendship.", "Clashes have raged around Hong Kong Polytechnic University, which is occupied by protesters.", "Barry and Hellynne Lee, both 72, were caught on camera turning a hosepipe on Harold Burrows.", "The main UK-wide parties set out their proposals to boost business at the CBI annual conference.", "The 43-year-old was discovered in a Glasgow city centre car park on Sunday evening and later died.", "People close to him say he addressed his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein \"head-on\".", "The 19-year-old died after he was in collision with a car driven by a US diplomat's wife.", "Police in West Lothian have criticised the driver and said the crash was \"likely avoidable\".", "The 17-year-old was stabbed in the back as she sat with friends in a case of mistaken identity.", "The parties took the channel to court after their leaders were left out its head-to-head debate.", "The teenager has been hailed a \"hero\" by her family after the attack in County Fermanagh.", "Protesters leaving the Polytechnic University of Hong Kong were met with tear gas and rubber bullets.", "Evidence of a cover up revealed by the BBC could lead to the ICC's first inquiry into the UK military.", "Gareth Southgate says his England side are \"further ahead\" than they were at the corresponding stage of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup.", "Their father confirms the death of Haydon Croucher in an emotional post on Facebook.", "Students evacuated from flats hit by a major blaze in Bolton will be re-housed as £10,000 is raised.", "The new vehicle has a 370-mile range, no door handles and storage under the front bonnet.", "Compare where the parties stand on key issues - from Brexit and the NHS to education and the environment.", "Boris Johnson says the Conservative party will postpone further cuts to corporation tax if elected.", "A museum buys a tiny book by 14-year-old Charlotte Bronte, eight years after narrowly missing out.", "Woman at centre of misconduct controversy says her requests to him for media advice had been \"blocked\".", "The origin tale, starring Joaquin Phoenix, reached the landmark despite not being released in China.", "Ebenezer Azamati says he felt \"unwelcome\" in Britain after being \"violently removed\" from the Oxford Union", "Boris Johnson says public services will benefit as planned corporation tax cuts are put on hold.", "The Duke of York is under scrutiny for his connection to the late US financier. Here's what we know.", "A woman is suing the NHS for not revealing her father's Huntington's disease before she had a child.", "Israel Folau used a sermon to link Australia's bushfire crisis to same-sex marriage and abortion laws.", "Party leaders are making big promises at a time when trust and loyalty among voters is in short supply.", "Large parts of the centre of the Italian city have been hit by exceptionally high tides for the third time in a week.", "After preaching against household clutter, the best-selling author is launching a store selling homeware.", "A coroner has made recommendations for chiropractors after a man's neck broke during treatment.", "High parental expectations and being happy at school are also important factors, a study suggests.", "The exams should be kept, says a watchdog, as the school curriculum in Wales heads for major reforms.", "The reality TV star said she is building the brand into an \"international beauty powerhouse\".", "Neil Brooks was racing a friend at 80mph when 20-year-old Sophie Brimble was killed.", "The controversy over the duke's ties to Jeffrey Epstein is understood to have been a factor in the move.", "Health Secretary Jeane Freeman refuses to rule out government intervention at Glagow health board.", "British Special Forces have been accused of covering up the killings of four young Afghans in 2012.", "Nicola Sturgeon launched the Scottish National Party's election campaign with claims about the NHS and Brexit.", "People are being evacuated from their homes amid more than 100 flood warnings.", "Almost 200,000 text messages originally sent in February arrived on Wednesday evening.", "The election starting gun has been fired, with Labour claiming the NHS will be sold to US companies.", "Ashley Smith admitted targeting footballers Mesut Özil and Sead Kolasinac in north-west London.", "The party promises a \"step-change\" in working rights, but the CBI warns against \"bureaucratic\" plans.", "Diane Abbott is criticised for her reaction to an ex-Labour MP's call for voters to back the Tories.", "In Scotland it's hard to talk about Brexit, without talking about another independence referendum.", "Natalie Elphicke is chosen to fight the Dover and Deal seat after her husband Charlie stood down.", "A selection of your pictures of Scotland sent in between 1 November - 8 November.", "Hakim Sillah, 18, died in hospital after being knifed at the Hillingdon Civic Centre in Uxbridge.", "The Alabama Republican fell out with President Trump, who fired him as attorney general a year ago.", "Breaking news, sport, travel and weather updates from across North, South, East and West Yorkshire.", "Thomas Griffiths is jailed for 12 and a half years for stabbing Ellie Gould, 17, in her kitchen.", "There are now calls for the sign, which was installed to mark the National Eisteddfod, to stay.", "More than 90 blazes were raging across New South Wales on Friday.", "The BBC has been speaking to friends and family of Vietnamese nationals who died in the Essex lorry tragedy.", "Clyde Taylor ignored \"polite requests\" to stop blasting out the 1995 dance anthem, a council says.", "Stranded residents are rescued from their homes after parts of England are deluged with heavy rain.", "Heavy rain continues to fall with more than 100 flood warnings in place, mostly in the north of England.", "Flooding has closed roads and forced people to evacuate homes across the north of the East Midlands.", "Crews were called to the former Berry Hill Quarry after reports part of a cliff was giving way.", "A look back at the campaign trail on Friday 8 November as parties set out their election priorities.", "Oxford scientists have developed a cheap technique for fake rhino horn to \"flood the market\".", "Justin Jackson doused eight officers in the flammable liquid during disorder on 5 May.", "Ten teenagers, including two 15-year-old boys, were among the 39 people found dead in a lorry.", "A charity album featuring Jodie Whittaker and Olivia Colman is removed from the main UK album chart.", "Homes belonging to pair wanted for questioning about Essex lorry deaths are raided in the Irish Republic.", "Tributes are paid to Tazeen Ahmad, \"one of the most gifted journalists of her generation\".", "Elin Rowlands, 13, is still travelling from Anglesey to Liverpool and Manchester for tests.", "Convicted smuggler Cyril McGuinness, 54, became ill while police searched his Derbyshire home.", "The SNP leader is asked if she would be willing to form an alliance with Labour in Westminster.", "Drug dealer Svenson Ong-a-Kwie and a boy, 17, are convicted of murdering Jodie Chesney in east London.", "The party says it is sorry for the distress caused to the victim whose rape trial collapsed.", "Hundreds of millions of pounds paid in care home fees are not being used for frontline costs, a study suggests.", "A woman who was stuck in a flood-hit shopping centre in Sheffield says she saw people buying pyjamas from Primark as they planned to spend the night there.", "The UK gets the streaming service at the same time as other key European territories, Disney says.", "Dawid Malan hits the fastest T20 century by an England player as the tourists crush New Zealand by 76 runs in Napier.", "The Royal College of Nursing says the proposed \"NHS visa\" will not do enough to fix staff shortages.", "Reports of firms restricting women from wearing glasses at work have reignited dress code debates.", "The latest news, sport, travel and weather for the East Midlands.", "The 18-year-old who was stabbed in the chest died in hospital shortly after being found in Uxbridge.", "Chesterfield Road in Woodseats has flooded with drivers being warned to take care.", "Scotland Women cruise past Albania to maintain their emphatic start to Euro 2021 qualifying Group E and move within three points of leaders Finland.", "The Trump Foundation used cash raised for veterans to fund his campaign, a New York judge rules.", "Hundreds were left waiting for designer discounts at the singer's LA house.", "An unusual weather phenomenon created thousands of egg-shaped balls of ice along the coastline.", "The venue's owners say performances will return to the Piccadilly Theatre from Monday.", "The route, which could cost £650m more than the current total of £17.6bn, was due to open in 2018.", "The Brexit Party leader says he will try \"for a few more days\" to agree a leave alliance.", "Lewis Bailey, 15, put together Proud To Be Different at a working men's club.", "Mayor Arce was also marched through the streets barefoot in the latest post-election violence.", "The ex-Welsh Secretary declines to answer questions about a row that led him to quit on Wednesday.", "The ballot is \"unlawful\" and must not be allowed to hit general election and Christmas post, Royal Mail says.", "Several other supporters were attacked when a bus taking them from the stadium in Rome broke down and was ambushed.", "This is a boom time for digital marketing industry", "The victim says Alun Cairns should quit after he denied knowing his former aide collapsed her trial.", "Data from spacecraft launched in the 1970s help determine the shape of the magnetic bubble around the Sun.", "A driver witnessed the killing, prompting an RSPCA investigation.", "The former Tory will not stand in Runnymede and Weybridge after losing the whip over Brexit.", "European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker says Brexit is a \"too-long story\" that should end.", "Kerry Bloch is inundated with kind messages after her 21-year-old son asks \"Would someone like me?\"", "The broadcaster is accused of being insensitive for broadcasting it after the Essex lorry deaths.", "Sources had told BBC Wales the party \"knew\" of the claims before candidate Ross England was selected.", "The Lib Dem leader says there must be \"a voice of Remain\" represented in ITV's election debate.", "Most participants in the scheme could have got on the housing ladder without help, a report finds.", "Owners must pass a quiz but will get access to a scheme that seeks to match lost drones with owners.", "Council bosses defend the reduction saying developments have to be viable.", "The energy company says it hopes to \"address concerns\" about fracking after a government moratorium.", "Sim the Amazon parrot has been living at Jersey's Rouge Bouillon School since 1988.", "Mark Scott is alleged to have illegally routed approximately $400m (£310m) out of the US.", "Mark Sedwill blocks a Conservative plan to use civil servants to cost out Labour fiscal plans.", "Premiership champions Saracens will appeal against a 35-point deduction and £5.36m fine for breaching salary cap regulations.", "The government's Brexit legislation is on hold as the UK prepares for a general election.", "Facebook has removed an ad that criticised Labour, saying it broke its political advertising rules.", "Sir Lindsay Hoyle wins the Speaker election - but what kind of Speaker will he be?", "Reviewers praise the acting and beautiful staging but feel the storytelling needs a polish.", "Parliament is out and Jo Swinson hits the campaign trail...", "Government plans to build 200,000 affordable homes in England have come to nothing, the National Audit Office says.", "Categories are cut and fan votes are cancelled as producers tackle falling ratings.", "An inquest hears a nine-year-old boy tried to save a friend who had slipped and fallen into the sea.", "GMB union says it is advising its members on whether to go to tribunal over their dismissals", "More than 100 families are contacted by police investigating claims of assault at a nursery in Torquay.", "The Catalan economist, who teaches at St Andrews University, says she will resist extradition to Spain.", "Ross England was accused of deliberately sabotaging a rape trial by a crown court judge.", "The alleged abductors are said to have been caught trying to change ransom money into local currency.", "It is believed those responsible drove off in a dark coloured vehicle, police say.", "The parent and baby goods retailer says its 79 UK stores are unable to trade profitably.", "But the Tories say his proposal for a new deal and referendum within six months is a \"fairy tale\".", "Chelsea come back from 4-1 down to draw a Champions League thriller against an Ajax side who have two men sent off.", "Women could collect a sample of urine at home to check their risk of cervical cancer, research suggests.", "But campaign groups claim the policy is unlawful and could be hiding serious abuses.", "William Taylor's wife and her partner shared a \"venomous hatred\" for the farmer, prosecutors said.", "Jacob Rees-Mogg said it would be \"common sense\" to ignore fire brigade advice to stay in a burning building.", "Millions are in unaffordable or unsuitable homes, research for the National Housing Federation says.", "Downing Street is accused of delaying a report on Brexit referendum allegations until after the election.", "Evha Jannath, 11, died after falling from a ride at Drayton Manor Theme Park on a school trip in 2017.", "There are claims No 10 is delaying publishing the report on alleged meddling in the Brexit referendum.", "Brescia striker Mario Balotelli criticises the \"small-minded\" fans who shouted racist abuse at him on Sunday.", "Zarah Sultana said she was \"exasperated by global suffering and needless killing\" after 2015 posts emerge.", "The Lib Dem leader says a government led by her would \"stop Brexit and build a brighter future\".", "Six detectives are examining the death of Kevin Mcleod, believed by his family to have been murdered.", "Jacob Rees-Mogg's gaffe over Grenfell shows parties cannot control events over the next six weeks.", "The endangered mammal is found up a tree in a garden after going missing from a wildlife park.", "Sebastián Piñera says he is committed to remaining as president despite the mass anti-government protests.", "Welcome to your first daily Electioncast!", "Sir Lindsay Hoyle also has Maggie the tortoise, Betty the terrier, a cat called Dennis and Gordon, a Rottweiler.", "The stoppage will affect South Western Railway services in December and on New Year's Day.", "Councils largely blame a 53% rise in cases in 10 years on domestic violence and substance abuse.", "Ross England was selected eight months after he was accused of deliberately sabotaging a rape trial.", "The Lib Dems launch their election campaign while Labour and the Tories trade blows over Brexit.", "The man, who was captured on CCTV, fled when the young boy told him he would phone police.", "A bad dream during the night may help you to control fear when awake, say researchers.", "Builder Steve Thomson says he was on the \"verge of a heart attack\" after he won with his wife Lenka.", "Why official statistics on NHS performance are being held until after the day of voting.", "David Last was flying the light aircraft which disappeared between Caernarfon and Llandudno.", "Accounts inactive for more than six months will be deleted - including those of people who have died.", "Goar Vartanyan was credited with uncovering a Nazi plot to kill the \"Big Three\" allied leaders.", "Trains between Preston and Scotland will not run until Friday after lines were \"majorly damaged\".", "The Australian writer and broadcaster tells BBC Radio 4 he has become \"a recluse\" after several years of serious illness.", "Among the items found in the deer's stomach were instant coffee sachets, rubber gloves and a towel.", "The papers set out discussions held between UK and US trade officials.", "Paul Smith's mother heard him pleading for help as he was being attacked by a stranger with scissors.", "A bottle of water costs four times more on the motorway than in a supermarket, mystery shoppers say.", "The UK has a critical shortage of artillery and ammunition, according to a defence think-tank.", "The Labour leader says racism is a \"poison\" and he wants to work with all communities to eliminate it.", "Leader Nicola Sturgeon sets out her party's policies ahead of the 12 December general election.", "Jaden Moodie \"did not stand a chance\" as he was targeted by a group of five men, a court hears.", "Vue is looking at \"beefing up security\" to bring Blue Story back to its screens, the chain's boss says.", "A man, 31, is being questioned about the death of a baby named locally as Hunter Patrick McGleenon.", "The bodies of 16 of the 39 migrants found dead in a lorry are being returned to their families.", "A look at the well-known MPs who are in danger of losing their seats on 12 December.", "Compare where the parties stand on key issues - from Brexit and the NHS to education and the environment.", "A US couple are trying to make money out of sitting in Black Friday queues for shoppers.", "Supt Novlett Robyn Williams made a \"grave error of judgement\" by not reporting the video, a court hears.", "The critic, author, poet and TV host was known for his witty commentary on international television.", "The Muslim Council of Britain accuses the Conservatives of a \"blind spot for this type of racism\".", "The writer, film-maker and broadcaster brought his acute gaze to the whole range of human activity.", "Operator Greater Anglia has since found a similar fault on 60 other doorways, a report says.", "Harry Dunn's parents want a judicial review into the diplomatic immunity of the suspect in crash that caused his death.", "What does the US president's visit mean for Jeremy Corbyn and the Tory leadership hopefuls?", "A couple and a police officer were injured in a knife attack by Mahdi Mohamud in Manchester.", "Extinction reconstruction with ancient DNA reveals humans were responsible for the demise of the giant, flightless great auk.", "The theatre and opera director famously starred in the Beyond the Fringe comedy revue in the 1960s.", "All of the political news and reaction, including the launch of the SNP election manifesto.", "Twitter apologises and admits a \"miss on our part\" when announcing it would start deleting inactive accounts.", "The Benin bronze, known as an \"okukor\", was bequeathed to Jesus College in Cambridge in 1930.", "The celebrity chef and TV personality was known for his spiky hair and passion for British cuisine.", "Tolly T, Audrey and Milena Sanchez give BBC's Electioncast some political 'relationship advice' on Brexit.", "Trading Standards issues a warning as one man says he was beaten, threatened and forced into work.", "Terminally ill author Clive James says he has \"started saying goodbye\" through his poetry.", "\"Staff, volunteer and donor opinion\" has led Yorkshire Air Ambulance to end its connection to the duke.", "In the campaign's final fortnight, there are questions over how Labour deals with tricky issues.", "The Liberal Democrat leader asked the Court of Session to stop the Royal Mail from distributing the leaflet.", "Tokyo's world-renowned Sukiyabashi Jiro loses its stars as it no longer accepts public reservations.", "Over 200 new families have contacted an inquiry into mother and baby deaths at an NHS hospital trust.", "Tottenham come from behind to beat Olympiakos and book their place in the Champions League knockout stages in Jose Mourinho's first home game.", "The director signed a four-film deal, but Amazon Studios withdrew after his comments about #MeToo.", "BBC says a production mistake led to BBC Breakfast showing footage of Boris Johnson laying a wreath in 2016.", "The automatic air freshener exploded after being heated up by a wood- burner it was placed on.", "The Tory leader also hits back at Donald Trump's criticism of his Brexit deal, in a BBC interview.", "The children's commissioner for England labels the report \"worrying\" and calls for action.", "As well as a rise in deliberately-set blazes, discarded barbecues was another issue blamed.", "But the party's Welsh leader stops short of calling for Cardiff Airport to be scrapped.", "The Queen and politicians joined commemorations for those who lost their lives in conflict.", "Goldman Sachs, which operates Apple Card, discriminates between men and women, it is claimed.", "Police are being asked to investigate but AM Neil McEvoy says he acted in the public interest.", "Money for training courses will be made available to adults of all ages, under the Lib Dem plan.", "Mr Vaz, who was suspended from the Commons after a drug and sex inquiry, says he is retiring.", "His family said they felt betrayed over the decision not to bring criminal charges against police officers.", "The Foreign Office has written to the family warning it will \"seek costs\" for any judicial review.", "Persistent rain has caused days of flooding across Yorkshire and the Midlands.", "Employers signed up to the voluntary scheme will increase the UK hourly rate to £9.30.", "England forward Raheem Sterling will not play in the Euro 2020 qualifier against Montenegro on Thursday following a clash with team-mate Joe Gomez.", "Cutting the speed of ships by 20% can benefit health, protect whales and limit warming, say campaigners.", "A British Airways insider has revealed airlines deliberately fill planes with extra fuel to cut costs.", "The dog's owners managed to prevent the bird flying off with their pet in Aberdeen.", "Evha Jannath fell into the water on a rapids ride at Drayton Manor theme park in 2017.", "Shona Stevens was killed in a \"vicious and frenzied\" attack as she returned from the shops 25 years ago.", "The pro-Remain parties have said the agreement will cover 60 seats across England and Wales.", "The Royal British Legion calls for a pause in our busy lives, 100 years after the first two-minute silence.", "Liverpool move eight points clear at the top of the Premier League with a fine win over champions Manchester City - who are now nine points off the pace.", "Geoffrey Bran denies murdering Mavis Bran, who suffered \"terrible burns\" at the couple's chip shop.", "Nigel Farage says the party will not contest seats won by the Tories in 2017, but will stand against Labour.", "The greetings card chain, which employs 2,500 staff, wants shop closures and rent reductions.", "Nick Boles says the PM is a \"compulsive liar\" and calls the Labour leader a \"totalitarian\".", "Pyrotechnics went off above a war memorial as hundreds of people observed the two-minute silence.", "All the news and analysis as campaigning enters its second week as Nigel Farage gives Boris Johnson a boost.", "Threats and violent attacks towards shop workers are rising in the UK, according to a new survey.", "Widespread disruption follows the severe fire and building collapse in Glasgow's Pollokshields.", "The Scottish National Portrait Gallery says it wants \"to address the climate emergency\".", "In 1597, whistleblower Marion Walker took on powerful men to expose a shocking miscarriage of justice.", "John Lawler, 80, became like a \"ragdoll\" and died the following day in hospital.", "The Oscar-winning filmmaker and artist and his team photographed more than 75,000 Year 3 children.", "Astronomers are observing a rare event, a transit of the planet Mercury.", "Workers at the British Steel plant in Scunthorpe are living under a cloud as the plant's future remains uncertain.", "Armistice Day pledges include a Tory vow to protect combat veterans from \"vexatious\" legal action.", "Jingye is reportedly planning to make an offer to buy the steelmaker out of insolvency.", "The ban will hit 181 apps but anyone already using a vaping program will be able to continue using it.", "The couple is charged after their four-week-old suffered a fractured skull and broken ribs.", "Few victims' families were able to attend the covering over of the Ethiopian Airlines crash site.", "Celebrities from the worlds of TV, music, film and sport unite for this year's BBC charity appeal.", "The shadow chancellor tells BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg that the roll-out would cost £20bn.", "The Labour leader will not say whether he wants the number of people coming into the UK to rise or fall.", "England qualify for Euro 2020 as group winners after putting seven goals past Montenegro in their 1,000th match on a celebratory day at Wembley.", "A reduction in business rates for small firms is among a raft of measures pledged by the Conservatives.", "The \"stressed\" animal was found entangled in plastic waste on Jura and had to be put down.", "The parents of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, who died in 2016, call the increase \"deeply alarming\".", "The US president will arrive in London for a Nato summit 10 days before polling day.", "No 10 is delaying publishing a report on alleged Russian interference in UK democracy, critics say.", "From 'ultra-marginals' to the highest Leave and Remain seats - which are the battlegrounds that could make the difference?", "Police and security at Dulwich Picture Gallery secured two paintings but the intruder got away.", "Boris Johnson is asked about the Russia report, HS2 and the NHS in a special programme on the BBC.", "The child, now seven, needs 24-hour care, has learning difficulties and uses a wheelchair.", "Plan to \"decarbonise capitalism\" would be funded by extra borrowing and tax changes, party says.", "The BBC's Helen Catt looks at the main events of Thursday's election campaign.", "The judge told Donna Francis during her sentencing in New York that she got away with murder.", "In a BBC interview, the Duke of York has answered questions about his links to Jeffrey Epstein for the first time.", "Three BBC reporters break down the key points as the impeachment inquiry goes public.", "More managerial jobs generate more meetings, but they are not about making decisions, says a study.", "The Italian canal city's main square, waterbuses and schools are closed as the water rises again.", "Almost 10,000 new homes could be built on some of the most flood-prone areas of England.", "Seven charts from the latest Scottish Health Survey looking at drinking, smoking and exercise.", "Paramedics are treating 20 people, some seriously injured, following the crash in Cambridgeshire.", "The family of Baptista Adjei, who was stabbed after getting off a bus, say he was a \"very loving boy\".", "Jeffrey Epstein died in prison waiting for his sex trafficking trial - but who was he?", "Social media sellers also sell so-called \"laughing gas\", with an expert saying it is hard to police.", "The Duke of York is under scrutiny for his connection to the late US financier. Here's what we know.", "The health secretary knew a child died as a result of an infection potentially linked to water two months ago.", "Boris Johnson says there may have been election \"conversations\" but rivals were not offered seats in Lords.", "Female candidates are likely to comprise about a third of those contesting the 12 December poll.", "The Duke of York says at the time he felt it was \"honourable\" to stay at the convicted sex offender's home.", "Alden Barlow wrote to Ms Soubry in her constituency in Nottingham, saying she was \"treacherous\".", "The oxygen in Martian air is changing in a way that can't currently be explained by known chemical processes.", "A minister attacks Plaid Cymru leader for comparing Wales' experience with colonialism.", "Marie Yovanovitch said she was forced out amid a pressure campaign from the White House.", "The shouts of Sam Luntley were heard by a family walking on the cliffs at Porthcothan, Cornwall.", "The Conservative Party has denied offering Brexit Party candidates jobs or peerages to stand down.", "Under the plan every adult would get at least £89 per week with extra payments for disabled people.", "It emerged that Rev Richard Cameron had made Islamophobic and homophobic comments on Twitter.", "The $13bn listing would be the world's largest this year and comes amid growing unrest in Hong Kong.", "Record numbers in England are on hospital waiting lists, while A&E delays highest since target introduced.", "One person is rescued and a witness says the blaze was \"climbing up\" the building in Bolton.", "The chancellor has announced plans to boost UK broadband - but it is not clear what he is promising.", "Boris Johnson tells a radio phone-in he \"guarantees\" businesses will face no extra costs or checks.", "Further details emerge of the Duchess of Sussex's claims against the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday.", "The US attorney general says he has reviewed CCTV from the jailhouse on the night Epstein died.", "Police arrest a man in Birmingham after video of two Jewish boys being harassed is widely shared.", "General election campaigning continues following Friday's Question Time leader's special.", "The family of Jodie Chesney - who was killed in a park - describe the figures as \"seriously alarming\".", "They are the first UK citizens to be repatriated from an area formerly under the control of IS.", "The environmental activist is one of five people to take control of the Radio 4 show over Christmas.", "The image of Scott Hutchison has gone on display at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery.", "The crew of four were more than 50 miles of the coast when their boat went down.", "Police are looking for a man filmed reading anti-Jewish Bible passages to two boys in skullcaps.", "The Met Office issues two separate weather warnings for heavy downpours in south Wales.", "A man is arrested after three people in the car are seriously injured when it crashed in Lewis.", "Investigators hoping to solve the cold case of Claudia Ruf, 11, start DNA tests on hundreds of men.", "Fighting erupts among a large group - some armed with machetes - at Birmingham's Star City complex.", "Robbie WIlliams has co-written the music for the musical adaptation of David Walliams' book The Boy in a Dress.", "The motion means the NHS will be lobbied to scrap home visits from doctors' contractual obligations.", "The bank is the latest big business to cut ties with Prince Andrew's mentoring scheme, Pitch@Palace.", "Dan Evans digs deep to fire Great Britain into the semi-finals of the inaugural Davis Cup finals in Madrid with a thrilling win over Germany.", "The BBC has heard testimony that the teachings of spiritual influencer Teal Swan may have contributed to the suicides of at least two of her followers.", "Coca-Cola is \"taking steps\" after Momentum used its imagery for an election ad without approval.", "England's bowlers toil on day three of the first Test as BJ Watling's century puts New Zealand in control in Mount Maunganui.", "The government's Brexit legislation is on hold as the UK prepares for a general election.", "A man is stabbed to death and three others are injured in an attack in east London.", "At least 115 women are believed to have been killed this year by their partners in France.", "Crews remain at the scene of the devastating fire on the seafront in Eastbourne.", "The planned investment would double current annual funding for dementia research.", "The four party leaders are quizzed on Brexit in a Question Time special in Sheffield.", "The species is now extinct in Malaysia, with fewer than 100 animals believed to exist elsewhere.", "Twenty-two people were killed and hundreds were injured in the Manchester bombing in 2017.", "The partner of a suspected hit-and-run victim says his life \"will never be the same\".", "Jeremy Corbyn has told a Question Time audience that if he becomes prime minister he will remain neutral on Brexit.", "The celebrated British conductor and organist directed the renowned choir for 37 years.", "The Labour Party says it will put a 20 per cent levy on foreign firms and trusts buying UK properties.", "The identity of the winner will not be revealed unless they decide to go public, Camelot has said.", "Protestors against corruption and the ruling elite were joined by Lebanese from around the world.", "At least 29 people die after heavy rain sparks deadly landslides in western Kenya.", "The mummies, including cats, crocodiles, cobras, were found at the Saqqara necropolis near Cairo.", "Johnson asked why report into alleged Russian interference in UK democracy has not been published.", "The way public spaces are assessed as possible targets for attacks should be re-assessed, a report says.", "The election starting gun has been fired, with Labour claiming the NHS will be sold to US companies.", "Edward Cairney and Avril Jones are urged to reveal what they did with the body of the woman missing since 1999.", "Uber driver Tariq Houshieh receives the sentence after confessing to the 2017 murder of Rebecca Dykes.", "Rachel Emanuel says she has clients who say they would not want their children to be a hairdresser.", "Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn have more in common than they, or their supporters, would like to admit.", "An electrical fault caused the flames that emerged on a street in Birmingham in big flashes.", "If the government is re-elected, Dame Minouche Shafik is set to be the first woman governor in 325 years.", "Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn will face each other in the ITV special.", "Suzi Taylor arranged to meet the man before assaulting him and stealing money, police say.", "The 46-year-old Indonesian was caned 28 times; the woman involved was caned 23 times.", "Workers fear the sack if they do not sign new contracts but Asda has softened its Saturday deadline.", "Domestic workers have been illegally sold via Instagram and other apps on Google and Apple's stores.", "The area is one of the most biodiverse regions in the world, and a popular tourist destination.", "Police want to establish if a smart-speaker recorded how Silvia Galva ended up impaled on a bed post.", "Former investor Fosun Tourism is acquiring the 178-year old name as well as two hotel brands.", "Sources had told BBC Wales the party \"knew\" of the claims before candidate Ross England was selected.", "Equal financial support should be given to all those affected in the UK, the judge says.", "Police found \"numerous\" crocodile skulls after raids at two properties on Wednesday.", "The US president also attacks Jeremy Corbyn - but the Labour leader accuses him of interfering in UK election.", "The Tory leader also hits back at Donald Trump's criticism of his Brexit deal, in a BBC interview.", "The zones in Edinburgh will run between 14:00 and midnight until Tuesday 5 November.", "Updates as the Brexit Party launches its election campaign.", "The Conservative Party leader also dismissed suggestions that he should work with the Brexit Party.", "Luke Barrett said they wanted to \"actually make an impact on Halloween\".", "Jeremy says he could only touch 15-year-old Bethany by reaching through a tiny hatch.", "The Remain-voting MP says she will stand as a Liberal Democrat candidate in the general election.", "The government's Brexit legislation is on hold as the UK prepares for a general election.", "The ads promoting spending on deprived towns were sent on the day the PM got backing for an election.", "Tyson Fury makes his WWE debut as he beats Braun Strowman in Saudi Arabia - here's what happened.", "The killer wrote a \"chilling\" confession about how he killed Sammy-Lee Lodwig, a court hears.", "The Brexit Party leader says the PM must ditch his EU deal - or he will stand candidates against Tories.", "Authorities summon the owners of several social media accounts used to sell domestic workers.", "The fitness device maker says Google is an ideal partner as it looks to diversify.", "A former candidate questions whether officials knew of Ross England's role in a trial's collapse.", "The boy, thought to be aged about 18 months, died from his injuries in hospital, police say.", "The ads highlighted spending of £25m in certain towns - and all those places have marginal constituencies.", "The former Speaker complains to the press watchdog over reports he demanded £1m to go to the jungle.", "Labour is doubling down on its 2017 election strategy - and hoping voters will look beyond Brexit.", "Essex Police says officers are in \"direct contact\" with a number of families in Vietnam and the UK.", "A man is arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous and drug driving.", "The mixed martial arts star pleads guilty to punching a man at a Dublin pub in April.", "No conflict of interest over £100,000 to firm owned by friend of Boris Johnson, government inquiry rules.", "Shots were fired at a car which then struck the 12-year-old girl in a street on Merseyside.", "He said he had been \"treated very badly\" by local politicians - prompting one to reply: \"Good riddance\".", "The policeman was hit during a vehicle stop in north London.", null, "The Brexit Party leader hints at a pact but does not reveal how many candidates his party will field.", "Wing Ben Smith leads the way with two tries as New Zealand dominate Wales to win 40-17 in Friday's World Cup bronze match in Tokyo.", "The mammal washed up on a Wales beach had also ingest a \"large mass of ropes\" and fishing line.", "The body of Amelia Bambridge was found off the island where she was last seen at a beach party.", "Fans back Eddie Jones's side to beat South Africa and join the class of 2003 as tournament winners.", "With an election just weeks away, we look at how many of the parties' prospective MPs are women.", "The health secretary says others take a \"more balanced approach\" on Islamophobia than Baroness Warsi.", "People are being evacuated from their homes amid more than 100 flood warnings.", "The shadow cabinet member is accused of singing an altered version of The Beatles' song Hey Jude.", "There are seven severe warnings on the River Don in Yorkshire and travel problems around England.", "NHS Lothian has confirmed two related cases of the disease and say infection protocols are in place.", "From pacts to promises, resignations and launches, here's this week's lowdown.", "They want Wales' parliament to have a \"unique\" name, like the German Bundestag or Dáil in Ireland.", "Over a thousand people are thought to have invested £80m in companies owned by Gavin Woodhouse.", "He argued he should be free because his heart briefly stopped, but Iowa judges are not convinced.", "Ratings agency Moody's says Brexit is causing \"paralysis in policy-making\" in the UK.", "Tributes are paid to Tazeen Ahmad, \"one of the most gifted journalists of her generation\".", "Annie Hall was swept away by the River Derwent near Matlock, Derbyshire, early on Friday.", "The 98-year-old from Aberdeen enlisted at 16 and hoped to find others with similar experiences.", "Thomas Griffiths is jailed for 12 and a half years for stabbing Ellie Gould, 17, in her kitchen.", "It is their first public event together since Harry said he and William were on \"different paths\".", "More than 90 blazes were raging across New South Wales on Friday.", "Officers could not explain what happened to Robert Taylor in Dechmont Woods one day in 1979.", "Miranda Richardson and Toby Jones will take part in a marathon performance for Remembrance Sunday.", "Most snow has cleared with rain forecast for much of Wales.", "Natalie Elphicke is chosen to fight the Dover and Deal seat after her husband Charlie stood down.", "A painting that can usually be seen for free, is the focus of an \"immersive\" show, entrance £16 - £20.", "Stranded residents are rescued from their homes after parts of England are deluged with heavy rain.", "The BBC has been speaking to friends and family of Vietnamese nationals who died in the Essex lorry tragedy.", "The venue's owners say performances will return to the Piccadilly Theatre from Monday.", "The party says it will deliver 6,000 more GPs in England by 2025, despite missing a previous target.", "Clyde Taylor ignored \"polite requests\" to stop blasting out the 1995 dance anthem, a council says.", "Teresa Townsley says she rarely leaves the house after a man threw acid in her face at her front door.", "This home in Fishlake has been left submerged after persistent rain which caused floods across Yorkshire and the Midlands.", "Hakim Sillah, 18, died in hospital after being knifed at the Hillingdon Civic Centre in Uxbridge.", "A 17-year-old is accused of murdering Hakim Sillah at a youth offending service event in Uxbridge.", "He was greeted by supporters outside the prison where he was held on corruption charges.", "England concede a late goal to lose their friendly against Germany at Wembley - in front of a record home crowd for a Lionesses game of 77,768.", "Jeremy Corbyn accuses Boris Johnson of using the NHS as a trade negotiation tool with the US.", "The BBC's Robin Brant describes the volatile scene at Hong Kong's Polytechnic University.", "Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn tells business leaders \"things cannot go on as they are\".", "Bushfires are spreading across Australia's east coast, ravaging the marsupial's main habitat.", "Meet the Hongkongers, mainlanders and families being torn apart by the fight for Hong Kong's identity.", "Tottenham sack manager Mauricio Pochettino after five years in charge of the club.", "Some customers were left without online banking access for several weeks after the problems last year.", "The Aberdeen North hopeful is suspended over comments about anti-Semitism, LGBT rights and terrorism.", "The 71-year-old was found not guilty of killing his wife after she was scalded with boiling oil.", "A former Russian official says a paper on alleged Russian interference in UK democracy should be released.", "Sai Aletaha, 26, suffered a brain injury during a Fast and Furious Series event in Southampton.", "Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson says the plan would \"breathe new life\" into high streets.", "It came after Mr Johnson said he would only debate her if she was a \"serious candidate\" to be PM.", "John McDonnell also says there would be a cap on chief executives' pay in the public sector.", "The party wants to tackle \"sickening injustice\" but the final decision will remain with judges.", "Twitter said the stunt was misleading to the public and would not be tolerated in future - but did not take any direct action.", "An unexpected cold snap has seen winter supplies run low before seasonal appeals have even begun.", "The founder of Leave.EU's Twitter account has been breached and messages spanning years leaked.", "The 17-year-old was stabbed in the back as she sat with friends in a case of mistaken identity.", "New cases are understood to include still births and baby deaths in the final stages of labour.", "The parties took the channel to court after their leaders were left out its head-to-head debate.", "Hallie Rubenhold wins non-fiction prize for book on five \"ordinary women\" who fell on \"hard times\".", "The decision follows a lengthy legal battle with the previous owner and widespread debate in Austria.", "Three interpreters are suspended amid a police investigation into reports of fraud in the asylum system.", "Protesters leaving the Polytechnic University of Hong Kong were met with tear gas and rubber bullets.", "A profile of Julian Assange, founder of the whistleblowing website Wikileaks.", "\"Everyday is a living nightmare\" for the families of two men who were hit by a train.", "Standard Chartered says it is not renewing sponsorship of Pitch@Palace for \"commercial reasons\".", "Anita Nicholson and her two children were among the victims on Easter Sunday.", "Compare where the parties stand on key issues - from Brexit and the NHS to education and the environment.", "Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn did not slip up in ITV's clash - but there were no breakthrough moments either.", "Boris Johnson says public services will benefit as planned corporation tax cuts are put on hold.", "Lt Col Vindman listened to the phone call that sparked the impeachment inquiry against the US president.", "Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn go head-to-head before leaders of smaller parties are interviewed live on ITV.", "Some see the man behind Wikileaks as a reckless 'hacktivist' – others think he's a campaigner for truth.", "Wales secure qualification for Euro 2020 as Aaron Ramsey marks his return with two goals to inspire a joyous 2-0 win over Hungary.", "Staff got dead babies' names wrong and, in one case, referred to a child as \"it\", a leaked report says.", "Twenty-five people are found in a cooling container on a UK-bound ferry coming from the Netherlands.", "After preaching against household clutter, the best-selling author is launching a store selling homeware.", "\"I think we're all shifting our behaviour,\" the BBC broadcaster says as he wins a prestigious award.", "The man accused of murdering Grace Millane says she died accidentally during consensual sex.", "Evidence seen by the BBC casts doubt on American Airlines' reason for two crew members falling unconscious.", "People in Sydney woke up to a city shrouded in smoke on Tuesday, as bushfires rage across the region", "The ex-Royal Marine was accused of the murder of a wounded Taliban fighter in 2011.", "The reality TV star said she is building the brand into an \"international beauty powerhouse\".", "From a rape allegation in Sweden to jail in the UK, the key dates in the Julian Assange case.", "The Tory leader also announced plans to speed up the charging and prosecution of knife offenders.", "Nearly 7 million people watched leaders lock horns over the NHS in the first TV debate of the election.", "The controversy over the duke's ties to Jeffrey Epstein is understood to have been a factor in the move.", "Welsh Tory Senedd leader Paul Davies says Ross England fell short of the standards expected of him.", "The Green Party has pledged to invest £100bn a year in climate action over the next decade if it wins the election.", "The education secretary writes to councils about the use of unregistered accommodation for teens in care.", "Cardiff City striker Emiliano Sala was found dead after the plane he was travelling in crashed.", "The victim says Alun Cairns should quit after he denied knowing his former aide collapsed her trial.", "Ex-Cambridge Analytica worker turned whistleblower Brittany Kaiser makes new claims about its work.", "Data from spacecraft launched in the 1970s help determine the shape of the magnetic bubble around the Sun.", "Schools should not be used as places to vote in case it disrupts Christmas plays, says minister.", "The former Tory will not stand in Runnymede and Weybridge after losing the whip over Brexit.", "European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker says Brexit is a \"too-long story\" that should end.", "Tom Watson resigns and steals Boris Johnson's campaign launch thunder.", "Kerry Bloch is inundated with kind messages after her 21-year-old son asks \"Would someone like me?\"", "The bodies of the women, one of whom had a baby, were found on a farm in Pakistan's southern desert.", "Mavis Eccleston, 80, was cleared of murder over the death of her terminally ill husband Dennis.", "About three million mobile customers will switch to Vodafone in a blow for BT.", "Sources had told BBC Wales the party \"knew\" of the claims before candidate Ross England was selected.", "The first day of official campaigning sees two high-profile resignations, and pledges from all parties.", "A rape victim says Alun Cairns should quit after he denied knowing his ex-aide collapsed her trial.", "The investigation has until now been held behind closed doors, but will be televised.", "The former Speaker tells journalists he no longer has to \"remain impartial\" after stepping down.", "The fictional comedy rockers claimed they were denied payments from entertainment group Vivendi.", "The Matildas will earn equal pay and entitlements on key measures except tournament prize money.", "Airbnb says it will start to verify every property after an investigation found a series of scams.", "Pride and Prejudice and Bridget Jones are on a list of top page-turners selected by a BBC-led panel.", "Exeter chief executive Tony Rowe says Premiership champions Saracens should be relegated for breaching salary cap rules.", "Mark Sedwill blocks a Conservative plan to use civil servants to cost out Labour fiscal plans.", "Demand for clothes was weak in the first half but a turnaround plan is producing results.", "Six police officers are injured and 15 people are arrested after Bonfire Night fireworks chaos in Leeds.", "Former quality manager says Boeing was driven by cost and schedules above safety, which it denies.", "Tom Watson has told the Creative Industries Federation that the Labour Party should \"unambiguously and unequivocally back Remain\" in a future Brexit referendum.", "The Advertising Standards Agency bans adverts claiming people found work faster on universal credit.", "US safety investigators found Uber's self-driving test car wasn't programmed to react to jaywalkers.", "An inquest hears a nine-year-old boy tried to save a friend who had slipped and fallen into the sea.", "Andrew Bridgen admits causing \"distress and offence\" with his explanation of Jacob Rees-Mogg's remarks.", "The Catalan economist, who teaches at St Andrews University, says she will resist extradition to Spain.", "The Tories hope their \"get Brexit done\" pitch will win over Leave voters - but will it be enough?", "Screaming was heard as the ceiling collapsed about 20 minutes into a performance.", "Britain's two-time Olympic champion Nicola Adams retires from boxing over fears she could lose her sight.", "Ross England was accused of deliberately sabotaging a rape trial by a crown court judge.", "Dutch police rushed to deal with the \"suspicious situation\" on the Madrid-bound flight at Schiphol.", "The event at a wind farm near Glasgow offers a safe space for anxious dogs affected by Bonfire Night celebrations.", "One man is under arrest after the attack in which eight people, including four tourists, were injured.", "The pair were subjected to homophobic abuse during a live-stream watched by thousands of people.", "CCTV footage shows Sead Kolasinac fighting off two masked attackers as they target Mesut Özil's car.", "They include former MPs Chris Williamson, Roger Godsiff and Stephen Hepburn.", "Chelsea come back from 4-1 down to draw a Champions League thriller against an Ajax side who have two men sent off.", "The Welsh secretary writes to the PM saying he is confident he will be \"cleared of any breach\".", "Boris Johnson tells supporters he needed to get Parliament working again, as he launches the campaign.", "Jacob Rees-Mogg said it would be \"common sense\" to ignore fire brigade advice to stay in a burning building.", "Kevin Eves smothered Harper Denton and left her with 34 rib fractures and a fractured skull.", "South Africa fans gathered at OR Tambo International Airport to greet the victorious squad.", "Police post a picture of the \"absolutely baffling\" discovery after stopping the car on a country road.", "The Church has struggled to cope with the \"evil\" of some of its members, an archbishop tells an inquiry.", "The Democrats win control in some key state polls, just a year before the presidential election.", "Craig Morley had a picture of an abbey in Scotland instead of one in Reading on his website.", "The Lib Dem leader says a government led by her would \"stop Brexit and build a brighter future\".", "Jacob Rees-Mogg's gaffe over Grenfell shows parties cannot control events over the next six weeks.", "The family of a death row prisoner hope celebrity support will help to stop his execution.", "Dr Peter Hutchinson resigns in the \"best interests of the college\" after calls for him to be banned.", "Manchester City held out for a draw with Atalanta in the Champions League after defender Kyle Walker had to go in goal for the closing stages of the match.", "Mr Watson - who has often found himself at odds with the party leadership - will not run again as an MP.", "Tom Watson says he wants to see a Labour government elected, but he \"wants to do something new\".", "Sir Lindsay Hoyle also has Maggie the tortoise, Betty the terrier, a cat called Dennis and Gordon, a Rottweiler.", "Alun Cairns served under three prime ministers but has resigned following a row about a former aide.", "It leaves the Welsh Tories' general election campaign in disarray, BBC Wales' political editor says.", "Ross England was selected eight months after he was accused of deliberately sabotaging a rape trial.", "The actress and activist on why she's being arrested each week but not wanting to go to prison.", "People are \"increasingly environmentally aware\", experts say, and businesses are catching on.", "The story of Gwyneth Jones' emotional trip to the grave of a soldier was read by his relatives.", "Hundreds stormed the football field, urging the two universities to stop investing in fossil fuels.", "Police arrest a man in Birmingham after video of two Jewish boys being harassed is widely shared.", "Rachel Swann says her spiked hair sparked \"sexist and homophobic\" insults and reflects wider online issues.", "Elon Musk boasts of high demand despite the truck's windows shattering during its launch.", "The former mayor of New York announces his candidacy, saying that \"the stakes could not be higher\".", "A man is arrested after three people in the car are seriously injured when it crashed in Lewis.", "Investigators hoping to solve the cold case of Claudia Ruf, 11, start DNA tests on hundreds of men.", "The 86-year-old justice is \"doing well\" after suffering chills and fever, the US Supreme Court says.", "Fighting erupts among a large group - some armed with machetes - at Birmingham's Star City complex.", "Leaked documents show new evidence of China's systematic brainwashing of Uighur and other detainees.", "England face a tough battle to save the first Test against New Zealand after BJ Watling scores a superb double century on day four in Mount Maunganui.", "Find the detailed result from your constituency with our postcode search.", "It would be one of the SNP's key demands to gain its support in the event of a minority Labour government.", "The Tory manifesto contains new policies - but there are reasons why it is not an historic document.", "At least 115 women are believed to have been killed this year by their partners in France.", "Lewis Capaldi got two prizes, while Stranger Things and Little Mix were also recognised.", "Two people were held after the vessel, said to be from Colombia, was found off Galicia's coast.", "Christopher Kennedy, from County Armagh, Northern Ireland, is charged with human trafficking offences.", "National Grid and SSE have opened offshore holding companies citing fears about nationalisation.", "A device records how the road surface is changing so potholes can be identified and fixed quickly.", "The species is now extinct in Malaysia, with fewer than 100 animals believed to exist elsewhere.", "The cause of death of the former member of girl band Kara is still under investigation, police say.", "From sleeping in a phone box to founding a six-figure business, it's been an eventful two years for Gavin Eastham.", "Aslan King went missing after suffering a suspected seizure during a camping trip.", "Great Britain miss out on a place in the Davis Cup final as Spain's Rafael Nadal and Feliciano Lopez give the hosts a 2-1 victory.", "Seven officers were hurt while trying to disperse the fighting at the Star City complex in Birmingham.", "Detectives believe the 26-year-old victim was injured in a fight before being involved in a car crash.", "The celebrated British conductor and organist directed the renowned choir for 37 years.", "Protestors against corruption and the ruling elite were joined by Lebanese from around the world.", "Moment by moment reaction to the latest events on the election campaign trail.", "Zia Uddin attacked four 15-year-old girls at the Kingston Primark store in 2017.", "Activist Steve Bray, a familiar figure in Westminster, is contesting the Welsh seat of Cynon Valley.", "The Tory leader also hits back at Donald Trump's criticism of his Brexit deal, in a BBC interview.", "The automatic air freshener exploded after being heated up by a wood- burner it was placed on.", "Cynthia Tuck says fraudsters took her life savings and that no-one has faced justice for what happened.", "Tim Walker says he feared letting the Tories win Canterbury, but the Lib Dems will be picking a new candidate.", "Emily Maitlis on Hillary Clinton's intervention.", "Downing Street is accused of delaying a report on Brexit referendum allegations until after the election.", "A chiropractor says her patient John Lawler becoming unresponsive left her in a \"state of panic\".", "The former Conservative justice secretary will stand as an independent to oppose a \"hard Brexit\".", "The singer says she had expected a women's charity to feature more prominently in a supermarket ad.", "A report on alleged Russian interference in the UK should come out, says the former US presidential candidate.", "No 10 is delaying publishing a report on alleged Russian interference in UK democracy, critics say.", "Police are being asked to investigate but AM Neil McEvoy says he acted in the public interest.", "The US ex-president, 95, underwent a successful surgery in Atlanta to relieve pressure on his brain.", "Labour bids to defuse a row that has seen British Hindus urged not to vote for them at the election.", "Sarah Barrass and Brandon Machin murdered the two boys and conspired to kill their four other children.", "England forward Raheem Sterling will not play in the Euro 2020 qualifier against Montenegro on Thursday following a clash with team-mate Joe Gomez.", "Boris Johnson is heckled on a visit to South Yorkshire as 200 Army personnel join the relief effort.", "Thousands of people visit the beach during birthing season, but few see an actual birth.", "The pro-Remain parties have said the agreement will cover 60 seats across England and Wales.", "The party says the first DDoS attack against it failed and it has \"ongoing security processes in place\".", "Labour rejects Tory calculations about what their economic policies would cost as \"more fake news\".", "Their plans includes stopping Brexit, investing in public services and tackling the climate crisis.", "Dozens of rockets hit Israel after Palestinian Islamic Jihad vows to avenge Baha Abu al-Ata's death.", "A draft copy of a review into the project says it might cost even more than its current price of £88bn.", "The Royal British Legion calls for a pause in our busy lives, 100 years after the first two-minute silence.", "Nigel Farage says the party will not contest seats won by the Tories in 2017, but will stand against Labour.", "Labour pledges a £3bn increase in adult education investment to update skills for work.", "The Duchess of Sussex \"deserves a lot better\", the former US presidential candidate says.", "Nick Boles says the PM is a \"compulsive liar\" and calls the Labour leader a \"totalitarian\".", "Pyrotechnics went off above a war memorial as hundreds of people observed the two-minute silence.", "Plastic is building up in the areas of the ocean where fish feed and grow, according to research.", "Neil McEvoy's recordings of the standards watchdog prompts sweep of the Welsh Assembly estate.", "Ex-British Cycling technical director Shane Sutton furiously denies claims he is a \"doper\" before storming out of Dr Richard Freeman's medical tribunal.", "Chris Davies quits the general election after other Welsh Tories criticise his selection in Ynys Mon.", "John Lawler, 80, became like a \"ragdoll\" and died the following day in hospital.", "Manager Gareth Southgate compares his squad to \"a family\", saying arguments were inevitable after Raheem Sterling's confrontation with Joe Gomez.", "Joseph McCann is accused of 37 offences against 11 women and children over a two-week period.", "Sir Richard Branson apologises after his tweet is criticised for showing \"so many white people\".", "Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf said the inquiry would examine whether race played a part in the case.", "Hundreds of passengers had a narrow escape after two trains collided in the Indian city of Hyderabad.", "The Normandy veteran commanded the land forces in the 1970s, before becoming chief of general staff.", "Boris Johnson announces funds to help affected homes after facing criticism over the response to flooding.", "The pink-coloured financial paper names Roula Khalaf to replace long-serving editor Lionel Barber.", "The Duke of York says he was looking after his children on one of the nights it is alleged he had sex with Virginia Giuffre.", "Prince Andrew says he has wracked his brains but cannot recall any incident involving Virginia Roberts.", "Celebrities from the worlds of TV, music, film and sport unite for this year's BBC charity appeal.", "All eight fixtures in the women's top division in Spain are postponed because of a strike by players in a dispute over pay.", "Further details emerge of the Duchess of Sussex's claims against the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday.", "In a BBC interview, the Duke of York has answered questions about his links to Jeffrey Epstein for the first time.", "The Italian canal city's main square, waterbuses and schools are closed as the water rises again.", "The Tories and Lib Dems set out policies on tree-planting while senior Labour figures meet to finalise their manifesto.", "Jeffrey Epstein died in prison waiting for his sex trafficking trial - but who was he?", "Jeremy Corbyn hails \"transformative\" document that he says gives the \"promise of a better Britain\".", "Wales ease to a comfortable win in Azerbaijan to set up a winner-takes-all match with Hungary for automatic qualification for Euro 2020.", "A month-long study on smokers suggests vaping could reduce the risk of heart attacks and stroke.", "The councils making the most money from parking are mainly in London, the RAC Foundation says.", "Highways England is urging traffic not to break the law and endanger other road users.", "The Duke of York is under scrutiny for his connection to the late US financier. Here's what we know.", "Bugs could still be used during the show but anything contestants have to eat will be already dead.", "Celebrities from the worlds of TV, music, film and sport took part in this year's BBC charity show.", "The Duke of York says at the time he felt it was \"honourable\" to stay at the convicted sex offender's home.", "Female candidates are likely to comprise about a third of those contesting the 12 December poll.", "Alden Barlow wrote to Ms Soubry in her constituency in Nottingham, saying she was \"treacherous\".", "Calls grow for an inquiry into claims Brexit Party candidates were offered Lords seats to step aside.", "Compare where the parties stand on key issues - from Brexit and the NHS to education and the environment.", "Chinese soldiers in Hong Kong have left their barracks to help dismantle barricades built by protesters.", "One person is rescued and a witness says the blaze was \"climbing up\" the building in Bolton.", "The Duke of York does not regret Epstein friendship, writes BBC royal correspondent Jonny Dymond.", "Boris Johnson announces £640m for more forests while Jo Swinson aims for 60 million new trees.", "Greater Manchester's mayor is to talk to the prime minister in the wake of the major blaze in Bolton.", "The party says it is entitled to rebut \"nonsense\" amid calls for action over rebranded Twitter account.", "Stacey Andrew says it was \"like someone let a firework off on my chest\" after being hit by a flare.", "Bushfires are spreading across Australia's east coast, ravaging the marsupial's main habitat.", "Billie Eilish, Lizzo and Ariana Grande get multiple nominations; alongside Lil Nas X's Old Town Road.", "Tottenham sack manager Mauricio Pochettino after five years in charge of the club.", "Nearly 7 million people watched leaders lock horns over the NHS in the first TV debate of the election.", "The 19-year-old was killed in a \"particularly vicious attack\", police say.", "The US Ambassador to the EU places Trump at heart of campaign for Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden.", "Twitter said the stunt was misleading to the public and would not be tolerated in future - but did not take any direct action.", "Increasingly desperate protesters who remain at a besieged university have tried a dangerous escape route.", "Jose Mourinho is appointed as Tottenham manager after the Premier League club sacked Mauricio Pochettino on Tuesday.", "Find the detailed result from your constituency with our postcode search.", "Almost all internet connectivity in the country has been switched off since Saturday.", "Jo Swinson is leading the only UK-wide party that advocates basic-rate income tax rises.", "Labour wants to build 100,000 new council houses a year, while the Tories vow more help for first-time buyers.", "Hallie Rubenhold wins non-fiction prize for book on five \"ordinary women\" who fell on \"hard times\".", "The decision follows a lengthy legal battle with the previous owner and widespread debate in Austria.", "Staff branded thieves \"scummy\" after the break-in at the life-saving river organisation at Glasgow Green.", "In a BBC interview, the Duke of York has answered questions about his links to Jeffrey Epstein for the first time.", "Joseph McCann tied up a mother and sexually abused her children in a separate room, a court hears.", "Standard Chartered says it is not renewing sponsorship of Pitch@Palace for \"commercial reasons\".", "Republicans questioned the integrity of White House official Lt Col Vindman during the hearing.", "Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn did not slip up in ITV's clash - but there were no breakthrough moments either.", "As Jeremy Corbyn and Boris Johnson faced off on ITV, their supporters clashed online.", "Catherine Griffiths eventually discovered her children had Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.", "Former Manchester United and Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is in talks to replace Mauricio Pochettino as Tottenham manager.", "The man suffered a medical episode and fell in front of a Victoria Line train during rush hour.", "The Duke of York is under scrutiny for his connection to the late US financier. Here's what we know.", "Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn go head-to-head before leaders of smaller parties are interviewed live on ITV.", "The duke says his association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has “become a major disruption to my family's work”.", "Jeane Freeman expressed her \"deepest sympathies\" to the families of two children who died in a Glasgow hospital.", "Music fans deserve more options and choices from streaming services, says a new report.", "Wales secure qualification for Euro 2020 as Aaron Ramsey marks his return with two goals to inspire a joyous 2-0 win over Hungary.", "\"Glaikit\", \"scunnered\" and \"shoogle\" lose out to a word commonly used to describe the Scottish weather.", "Jo Swinson releases details of her election pledges and Boris Johnson reveals a National Insurance cut.", "Twenty-five people are found in a cooling container on a UK-bound ferry coming from the Netherlands.", "Staff got dead babies' names wrong and, in one case, referred to a child as \"it\", a leaked report says.", "The 16-year-old boy listed a series of possible targets in his \"guerrilla warfare\" manual.", "Johnson and Corbyn go head-to-head...", "The actress, who played Daenerys in the HBO show, says we live in \"shifting times for nudity\".", "Amy Dally Mura is also banned from campaigning in Broxtowe as a condition of bail.", "An Impossible Foods spokeswoman says vegans should ask for the burger to be cooked in a microwave.", "The party thinks it can achieve its aim of stopping Brexit if there is no outright winner on 12 December.", "The party plans to cut debt rather than simply balancing the books", "The Duke of York's friendship with a sex offender was years longer than he told the BBC, the letter says.", "South Africa overpower England in the Rugby World Cup final in Yokohama to become champions for a third time.", "But victory at the Rugby World Cup comes as the country faces economic hardship and corruption.", "The Tory leader also hits back at Donald Trump's criticism of his Brexit deal, in a BBC interview.", "South Africa's style will not work against England but I think they are going to bring something different, says World Cup winner Matt Dawson.", "Decontamination work after a bug outbreak at a hospital dislodged more bacteria, new papers show.", "The government forecast up to 20 wells would be fracked by mid-2020, but only three have been so far.", "England prop Kyle Sinckler says \"sport is cruel\" after being taken off with concussion in the third minute of the Rugby World Cup final against South Africa.", "The father of a woman who died in mysterious circumstances abroad says he felt abandoned by UK authorities.", "The Conservative Party leader also dismissed suggestions that he should work with the Brexit Party.", "Rugby fan, Rob Lewis's mates dared him to go to Japan, so he paid £1,000 to a stranger for match tickets and set off.", "Edward Cairney and Avril Jones are urged to reveal what they did with the body of the woman missing since 1999.", "Uber driver Tariq Houshieh receives the sentence after confessing to the 2017 murder of Rebecca Dykes.", "No more fracking will take place at Preston New Road under its current licence, Cuadrilla confirms.", "But victory at the Rugby World Cup comes as the country faces economic hardship and corruption.", "Roads were closed and rail services affected after heavy rain and strong wind in Wales on Saturday.", "The first minister tells a Glasgow rally it is time to break away from the \"chaos of Westminster\".", "The Afghan children accidentally triggered a roadside bomb on their way to class, officials say.", "Drilling for shale gas will cease in England - but the government stops short of an outright ban.", "South African success in Saturday's World Cup final sees their first black captain Siya Kolisi lifting the trophy in a landmark moment.", "The ads highlighted spending of £25m in certain towns - and all those places have marginal constituencies.", "England's Owen Farrell, Jonny May and Kyle Sinckler are all fit for Saturday's Rugby World Cup final against South Africa.", "Luke Barrett said they wanted to \"actually make an impact on Halloween\".", "The former Speaker complains to the press watchdog over reports he demanded £1m to go to the jungle.", "The party says that ITV's exclusion of leader Jo Swinson risks 'misrepresenting' politics.", "The band criticise the Thai monarchy and military in their song lyrics.", "The Islamic State (IS) group said it was behind the attack in Indelimane in the east.", "An electrical fault caused the flames that emerged on a street in Birmingham in big flashes.", "Essex Police says officers are in \"direct contact\" with a number of families in Vietnam and the UK.", "The government's Brexit legislation is on hold as the UK prepares for a general election.", "The first minister is set to address an independence rally as she steps up demands for another referendum.", "The Rugby Football Union is trying to find out how a song rooted in slavery became an anthem for English rugby fans.", "Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn will face each other in the ITV special.", "The move comes after British police say 39 people found dead in a truck last week are believed to be Vietnamese.", "Fans were up early to watch England in their first final in 12 years - but things did not go their way.", "\"The opening episode is as bad as anything I've seen since we entered this golden age of telly.\"", "London and Scotland are the best places to find charging points, while Yorkshire is the worst.", "Police want to establish if a smart-speaker recorded how Silvia Galva ended up impaled on a bed post.", "The body of Amelia Bambridge was found off the island where she was last seen at a beach party.", "\"We must do better,\" rental company CEO says after mass shooting at unauthorised California party.", "The refusal to open EU membership talks with North Macedonia sends a grim message to the Balkans.", 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The daughter of a coal miner and a midwife, she had a hardscrabble childhood in northeast England - a childhood that bred toughness, her friends say. Once, when she was 11, a boy in her class set one of her pigtails on fire while she was taking a test. She put the fire out with her hands, and finished the test.\n\nShe learned to speak Russian and eventually made her way across the Atlantic to Harvard for a fellowship, where she studied under the scholar Richard Pipes, known for his hard-line views about what was then the Soviet Union.\n\nMs. Hill’s own views are more nuanced, friends and colleagues say; she is not so much a Russia hawk as a cleareyed realist. She was also very clear about the threat Russia posed to Ukraine.\n\n“She comes from this realist tradition where you start with the proposition that this other actor is capable of killing me,” said Graham Allison, a Harvard political scientist who worked with Ms. Hill on an initiative to teach foreign governments about democracy. “I can’t figure out how to kill them without committing suicide, so now I have to find a way to live with them.\"\n\nAnd Hill has since referenced the profile, noting that the hair-on-fire incident had the unfortunate consequence of a bowl cut.\n\n\"I looked like Richard III,\" she said, though some on Twitter have debated the accuracy of the comparison.", "Jeremy Corbyn always promised something different.\n\nHe was chosen by his party in 2015 largely because he was such a contrast to the other candidates who seemed, fairly or unfairly, somehow to merge into one.\n\nIf his 2017 general election manifesto was exciting for those on the left of the Labour Party, today's publication might feel like their dreams have come true.\n\nIndeed, as the Labour leader went through his programme for the country at the party's manifesto launch today there was a sense that finally, after more than four years of being in charge, when he has often been tangled up in the party's own internal wars, he's been able to say what he really wants to do, and how he would really seek to achieve it.\n\nThis isn't a souped-up version of Ed Miliband in 2015, it's not really a more full throttle version of 2017.\n\nThis is Labour's 2017 election manifesto with rocket boosters - several huge nationalisations, higher taxes for the wealthy and business, a rewiring of the rules on the economy, a huge expansion in the role of the state almost everywhere you look.\n\nThis has, of course, always been how Jeremy Corbyn and the hugely influential Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell think the country should be run.\n\nThat's why for so long they were the rebels in their own party.\n\nThere is nothing new for them in the broad principles they have laid out today.\n\nWhat they are gambling on, and many in their own party are really sceptical of, is whether a 21st century version of the beliefs they have stood by for so long can find favour with the country at large.\n\nClearly, many public services are stretched after years of a squeeze on public spending.\n\nThere is no question that Jeremy Corbyn's transformation of the Labour Party has shifted the whole political compass round to the left.\n\nBut that doesn't mean Labour can be confident at all that it means the country is hungry for a total reboot of the kind the party is promising.\n\nPolls at this stage suggest that most people are not that enthusiastic about change in such a dramatic way.\n\nVoters might like the idea of what one senior Labour figure simply described as 'lots of free stuff'.\n\nPerhaps the manifesto today could be the start of a breakthrough in this campaign.\n\nBut there are doubts tonight about whether the plans are realistic, and whether the public would be willing in anything like enough numbers to put their trust in Mr Corbyn to make it happen.", "Mark D'Arcy-Smith said he and his friend are now boycotting the Wetherspoon's pub in Bromley\n\nA Wetherspoon's customer who had a banana sent to his table in an act of racial abuse is boycotting the pub.\n\nMark D'arcy-Smith was drinking with a friend at The Richmal Crompton in Bromley, south-east London, on 8 November, when the fruit arrived on a plate with a receipt.\n\nThe 24-year-old said he \"froze\" when staff gave it to him and was left feeling \"upset, shocked and scared\".\n\nWetherspoon said it had apologised to Mr D'arcy-Smith.\n\nThe pub chain has an app that allows customers to order food and drink and have it delivered to a table.\n\nThe Met Police said it was investigating the \"racially aggravated public order offence\". No arrests have been made.\n\nThe piece of fruit was sent to a table in the Richmal Crompton pub\n\nMr D'arcy Smith said: \"I looked at my friend and he knew straight away. We both thought this is wrong.\n\n\"I had this rush of emotions - I was upset, a little bit angry, shocked and scared. I just froze in place.\n\n\"I don't think a lot of people understand what racial abuse is like.\n\n\"You are essentially saying a black person is not human and they are an animal.\"\n\nIn a statement, Wetherspoon said it had apologised to Mr D'arcy Smith for any distress caused.\n\n\"This is now a police matter,\" a spokesman added.\n\n\"We have responded to the customer and pointed out that the pub cannot be held responsible for app orders.\"\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Empire actor Jussie Smollett is suing the city of Chicago over their actions against him.\n\nPapers filed by his lawyers claim he's been caused \"humiliation and extreme distress\".\n\nAuthorities have accused him of staging a racist and homophobic attack on himself in January, something he's always denied.\n\nThey're trying to get him to pay $130,000 (£100,000) in costs to cover the time police spent investigating.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch the background to the bizarre Jussie Smollett case - this video was published in April 2019\n\nIf you're new to this story, there are a lot of twists and turns to get your head around.\n\nAt the start of this year, police in Chicago announced they were investigating an attack on actor Jussie Smollett, who'd been punched in the face, had an \"unknown chemical substance\" poured on him and a rope wrapped around his neck.\n\nCelebrities like Viola Davis, Janelle Monae and TI, alongside his Empire co-stars, tweeted messages of support.\n\nBut in February, Jussie Smollett himself was arrested.\n\nThe police photo of Jussie Smollett from 21 February 2019\n\nPolice claimed he'd paid two brothers to carry out the attack \"to promote his career\" because he was \"dissatisfied with his salary\".\n\nBut, in March, after an emergency court appearance, all charges against Jussie Smollett were dropped.\n\nHis lawyer said his record \"had been wiped clean\", describing him as a \"victim who was vilified and made to appear as a perpetrator\".\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This footage, released by police in June, was taken about seven hours after the alleged attack\n\nBut Chicago Police and the city's mayor stood by their case against Jussie Smollett - and accused the courts of letting him \"off scot-free\".\n\nThen the man who decided to drop the charges, Illinois prosecutor Joe Magats, said even he thought Smollett was guilty.\n\nBut he explained the charges were dropped because Jussie paid $10,000 (£7,600) in bail to the courts and carried out community service.\n\nAnd that's when the city of Chicago announced it was suing the actor for the money it spent investigating the attack.\n\nJussie Smollett and Taraji P Henson as Jamal and Cookie Lyon in American drama Empire\n\nIn court documents filed this week, Jussie Smollett has called this action against him \"malicious\".\n\nHe's accused the city, police and others of causing \"substantial economic damages as well as reputational harm, humiliation, mental anguish and extreme emotional distress,\" and says he's seeking compensation.\n\nBut a spokesperson for Chicago's law department has told the Reuters new agency that the city \"stands by its original complaint\".\n\nHe added: \"We fully expect to be successful in defeating these counterclaims.\"\n\nListen to Newsbeat live at 12:45 and 17:45 weekdays - or listen back here.", "Ryanair described the ruling as an isolated case\n\nA Spanish court has called budget airline Ryanair's policy of charging a fee for hand luggage \"excessive\" after a passenger was fined for taking a carry-on bag without a special ticket.\n\nThe passenger was forced to pay a €20 (£17) fine to bring her 10kg luggage on board.\n\nRyanair allows only small bags as hand luggage if they can be stowed beneath the seat in front.\n\nThe airline said it would not change its policy.\n\nThe passenger was travelling from Madrid to Brussels when she was charged to bring her extra luggage.\n\nThe airline has a policy of charging customers an additional fee for carrying anything more than one personal item on board. Larger bags can also require a luggage fee.\n\nIn its ruling, the Commercial Court ruled that the woman should be refunded with interest.\n\nThe baggage could easily have fitted in the cabin, the judge said. He ruled the policy to be null and void and told Ryanair \"to remove it\" from its terms and conditions.\n\nHowever, compensation was ruled out as the judge did not deem the case to have caused enough stress to the disgruntled passenger.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Expert advice from travel blogger Julie Falconer to help you on your travels\n\nThe airline said it would not change its policy.\n\n\"This ruling will not affect Ryanair's baggage policy, either in the past or in the future, as it is an isolated case that misinterpreted our commercial freedom to determine the size of our cabin baggage,\" it said in a statement.\n\nThe ruling cannot be appealed against.\n\nAnother Ryanair customer took a unique step to avoid paying an extra baggage fee.\n\nMartin Gibson says he was flying from Billund, Denmark to London in February when he was informed he would have to pay to check in his motorcycle helmet.\n\nThe Londoner argued that the helmet was a hat, at which point he says Ryanair employees told him if it was a hat he would have to wear it.\n\nMartin argued his helmet was a hat to avoid having to check it\n\nMartin told the BBC he had to wear the helmet for about 45 minutes at the departure gate and on the walk to the plane, otherwise he wouldn't have been allowed to board.\n\nWhile wearing his helmet at the gate, Martin says he \"stood next next to the ladies enforcing this absurd rule to make sure everyone else got a good chuckle out of it\".\n\nOnce on the plane, he was allowed to take off his helmet and stow it in the overhead bin.\n\nHe says he's carried the helmet on previous flights, both on Ryanair and other airlines, and not had issues.\n\nThe BBC has contacted Ryanair for comment.", "Julie Davis, the original claimant in the case, said women had been treated \"like guinea pigs\".\n\nMore than 1,350 Australian women have won a long-running class action lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson (J&J) over vaginal mesh implants.\n\nAustralia's Federal Court found that J&J subsidiary Ethicon failed to warn patients and surgeons about the \"risks\" posed by the products.\n\nThe implants were commonly used to treat pelvic organ prolapse and incontinence after childbirth.\n\nThe case is one of a series of lawsuits J&J faces over the products.\n\nSome patients said they had suffered chronic pain, bleeding and severe discomfort during sexual intercourse after having the mesh surgically implanted.\n\nJudge Anna Katzmann ruled that much of the information the company provided about the products was \"inaccurate\" and at times made \"false representations\".\n\n\"The risks were known, not insignificant and on Ethicon's own admission, serious harm could ensue if they eventuated,\" Ms Katzmann said in her ruling.\n\nThe court will set damages next year.\n\nIn a statement, Ethicon defended its record and said it would consider an appeal.\n\n\"Ethicon believes that the company acted ethically and responsibly in the research, development and supply of these products,\" the company said.\n\nJulie Davis, the original claimant in the case, welcomed the decision.\n\n\"They have treated women essentially like guinea pigs, lied about it and done nothing to help,\" she told reporters outside the court in Sydney.\n\nLast year, the Australian government issued a national apology to women affected by vaginal mesh, acknowledging decades of \"agony and pain\".\n\nThe ruling is the latest bad news for J&J, which is facing billions of dollars in legal claims over other products, including opioids.\n\nIn October, the company agreed to pay nearly $117m (£90.5m) to resolve claims over pelvic mesh in 41 US states and the District of Columbia.\n\nIt is also facing lawsuits over the product in Canada and Europe.\n\nSeparately, J&J is facing thousands of lawsuits from people who claim its talc products caused cancer.\n\nThe multinational was also ordered to pay $8bn in damages to a man over claims he was not warned that an anti-psychotic drug could lead to breast growth.\n\nDespite the lawsuits, the company booked $20.7bn in quarterly sales in its most recent results, an increase of 1.9% over the same quarter in 2018.", "The Conservatives have raised £5.7m in the first week of the official election campaign, according to the Electoral Commission.\n\nThe Tories received 87% of registered donations in that period, figures show, while Labour raised a total of £218,500.\n\nBut the figures do not represent all donations, as only those above £7,500 have to be reported.\n\nThe biggest gift to the Tories was £1.5m from theatre producer and regular donor John Gore.\n\nMeanwhile, the largest single registered donation to Labour was £62,000 from the Unite union, led by Jeremy Corbyn ally Len McCluskey.\n\nBBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg said the figures showed an \"astonishing gap in fundraising\".\n\nThe discrepancy between the two main parties is even wider than in the first week of the 2017 campaign, when the Tories raised £4.1m in comparison to the £2.7m received by Labour.\n\nIn addition, BBC political correspondent Chris Mason said he understood the Conservatives had raised more than £4m in unregistered smaller donations since the beginning of the election campaign.\n\nThis is four times the £1m in small donations - averaging £26 each - that Labour says it has received over the same period.\n\nIn the first week of the current campaign, the Green Party raised £30,000 in registered donations - half the £60,000 raised by the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland.\n\nThis is the first UK-wide election when pre-poll donations and loan reports have been published for parties in Northern Ireland.\n\nMoney received during the other weeks of the five-week official election campaign will be detailed in later releases.\n\nFor Labour, 70% of registered donations came from unions.\n\nFor the Conservatives, 47% of the party's donations came from individuals, with the remainder coming from companies.\n\nThe party received £500,000 from investment firm WA Capital and the same from property company Countywide Developments.\n\nAnother Tory donor, Lubov Chernukhin, the wife of a former minister for Russian President Vladimir Putin, gave £200,000 in the same period.\n\nThe biggest donor to the Lib Dems was wealth management firm Attestor Services, which gave £75,000.\n\nFinancier Jeremy Hosking, a former donor to the Vote Leave campaign, was the biggest donor to the Brexit Party with £250,000.", "Andrew Lloyd Webber has announced he is to join forces with ticket resellers Twickets in a bid to beat touts.\n\nThe theatrical grandee, whose LW playhouses include The London Palladium and the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, hopes the move will bring consumer-friendly ticket resale to the West End.\n\nFans have often been charged over the odds on secondary ticketing platforms.\n\nThe new system means unwanted tickets bought at the box office can be resold for no more than the original price.\n\nTwickets will also add a fee of 10% to 13% of the face value.\n\nRebecca Kane Burton, CEO at LW Theatres said: \"We continue to strive to not only offer our customers an incredible experience, but also help them when things don't go to plan.\n\n\"Providing a safe, secure and easy way to resell tickets is best practice and yet another step LW Theatres is taking to innovate and improve theatre-going.\"\n\nLord Lloyd-Webber has produced best-selling and long-running musicals including Cats and Jesus Christ Supsterstar.\n\nTwickets launched in 2015 as a more ethical ticketing company, helping fans get into concerts by the likes of Adele and Arctic Monkeys, but this is their first official tie-in with a UK theatre group.\n\n\"The UK is in the midst of a market shift away from rip-off secondary ticketing platforms and towards capped consumer-friendly resale services,\" said Twickets' founder Richard Davies.\n\n\"I am proud Twickets is at the forefront of this change, and delighted we can extend our service to theatre lovers via this groundbreaking partnership with LW Theatres.\"\n\nThe partnership will not stop touts from putting tickets on other ticket resale sites, but intends to give theatregoers a trusted option for trading unwanted tickets at a fair price.\n\nTickets for shows such as Hamilton have been highly sought\n\nThe move comes after the West End production of Hamilton scrapped a paperless ticketing scheme intended to combat unauthorised resale.\n\nProducers argued that increased customer awareness and action against sites like Viagogo meant they could reintroduce a \"more open\" system, including printed paper tickets.\n\nHamilton and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, two of the biggest West End hits in recent years, say tickets that are re-sold will be cancelled.\n\nMusic stars including Adele, Little Mix and The Spice Girls also teamed up with Twickets as the official ticket reseller for their last tours.\n\nFollow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.", "Convicted child abuser Michael Murphy was found guilty of 12 charges in February 2019, but some say they did not get justice due to double jeopardy laws\n\nVictims of sexual abuse have said they feel \"desperately let down\" after ministers refused to add child abuse to a list of serious crimes that can be retried if new evidence emerges.\n\nCharities and a group of ex-footballers had campaigned for reform of double-jeopardy laws in England and Wales.\n\nA cross-party group of MPs and the victims' commissioner had backed them.\n\nBut Justice Minister Robert Buckland said it would have \"inevitably\" led to calls for other crimes to be included.\n\nCurrently, only 29 \"serious crimes\" - including murder, rape and some class-A drug offences - allow for suspects to be tried more than once, where \"strong and viable\" new evidence has emerged.\n\nBut the victims' commissioner, Vera Baird, had wanted this extended to cover non-penetrative sexual abuse of children, prompted by the case of former football coach Bob Higgins.\n\nBob Higgins was jailed in June for 24 years and three months for abusing young players\n\nHe was jailed in June 2019 for indecently assaulting 24 boys - but six other complainants were told their allegations were not serious enough to be tried for a second time.\n\nThe All-Party Parliamentary Group on Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse had also backed calls for change, following the case.\n\nIn a letter seen by the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme, Mr Buckland told Ms Baird he had \"reluctantly concluded\" extending the law would \"not be right\".\n\nHe said the maximum prison sentence for child sexual abuse was \"substantially lower\" than for the crimes already covered by double jeopardy and widening the law \"would inevitably lead to demands for the inclusion of other offences\" - in particular, \"crimes of violence\".\n\nHe added: \"Ultimately, there is a risk that retrial might come to be regarded not as an extremely rare exception to the double-jeopardy rule but as a species of prosecution appeal\".\n\nOne complainant described current double-jeopardy laws as a \"slap in the face\".\n\nThe man she accuses of child sex abuse, former music-tour manager Michael Murphy, 72, went on trial in July 2018 for 15 counts of historical abuse against five children - including indecent assault, gross indecency and rape.\n\nHe was found not guilty on three charges and the jury could not decide on the other counts.\n\nAt a second trial, in February 2019, Murphy was found guilty of all remaining 12 charges but, under double jeopardy, the jury could not reconsider the not-guilty verdicts from the first trial.\n\n\"I was told I couldn't have anything to do with a second trial,\" the complainant said.\n\n\"I understand why double jeopardy is there but once they have been found guilty, it's clear they have done it to someone else.\n\n\"I was hoping that, if he went to prison, it would be enough to feel justice - but it really doesn't.\"\n\nEx-Southampton FC youth footballer Dean Radford, one of the six men whose allegations against Higgins could not be retried, said he was \"desperately disappointed\".\n\n\"Any normal person on the street can see that any child abuse should be deemed serious enough [to be re-tried],\" he said.\n\n\"This is just another example of the government sweeping it under the carpet because they don't want to put the resources into it.\"\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Dean Radford told BBC News in June there had been \"no justice\" for him\n\nDino Nocivelli, a lawyer for five of the men, said Mr Buckland \"failed to listen to the thousands that have signed a petition demanding change to the double jeopardy laws\".\n\nHe added he would continue to seek a meeting with the minister \"so he can see first hand the impact of his decision\".\n\nIf you have been affected by sexual abuse or violence, help and support is available at BBC Action Line.\n\nFollow the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme on Facebook and Twitter - and see more of our stories here.", "Women can expect to take on caring responsibilities for an older, sick or disabled relative more than a decade earlier than men, a report concludes.\n\nResearch by Sheffield and Birmingham universities shows half of women will care by the age of 46, compared with half of men, for whom the age is 57.\n\nThe research suggests two-thirds of UK adults can expect to become an unpaid carer during their lifetimes.\n\nThe charity Carers UK says carers need five-to-10 days of paid care leave.\n\nFor the charity's report - Will I Care? - the academics analysed data from individuals who had participated in both the British Household Panel Survey and Understanding Society social and economic study for more than 15 years between 1991 and 2018.\n\nTheir findings showed 65% of adults had provided unpaid care for a loved one.\n\nWomen had a 70% chance of becoming a carer and men 60%.\n\nBy the time they were 46, half of women had been a carer, the researchers found, while with men, it was not until they reached the age of 57 that they had the same 50-50 chance of being a carer.\n\nMost carers were middle-aged - almost half (46%) aged 46 to 65 - and the average person has a 50-50 chance of becoming a carer by the age of 50, according to the researchers' data.\n\nRavi has cared for her elderly father on and off for 26 years since her mother died.\n\nBut the responsibility intensified 12 years ago when her father, who's in his 80s, underwent open-heart surgery - and the past year and a half has been particularly taxing, after he suffered a stroke in 2018.\n\nRavi says extra help would be welcome\n\nRavi, from Hounslow in west London, is now in her 50s. She told the BBC she spent about six hours a day caring for her father - she cooks for him, checks his blood sugars, administers medicine, acts as his advocate, as the stroke has led to impaired speech, and deals with correspondence.\n\nShe also works full-time as a residential social worker and says her caring responsibilities have had a major impact on her health.\n\n\"You get to a point where you think, 'I can't take it any more', and you have to step back and get yourself into a good place before you can go on.\n\n\"Sometimes I say things I shouldn't say, but as my manager said to me, 'You're only human'.\n\n\"I've got a lot of patience and understanding but when I'm not feeling 100%, or if I'm tired, then it's hard to keep my composure.\"\n\nThe emotional fallout from her father also takes its toll.\n\n\"I'm having to deal with his frustrations and emotion - I get the brunt of that frustration. He gets a lot more agitated than he used to.\"\n\nRavi says more support for people like herself - including paid carer's leave - would be welcome.\n\n\"As a wider society, I think people see you and think you're fine and you look OK on the surface, but it's really stressful and draining.\"\n\nLead report author and head of the Sustainable Care programme at Sheffield, Prof Sue Yeandle, said: \"Caring is vital for us all and a precious support for those we love at critical times.\n\n\"Provided by millions of women, care also features strongly in the lives of men. Yet too often carers pay a heavy price for the support they give - financial strain, poorer health, social isolation.\"\n\nHelen Walker, chief executive of Carers UK, said: \"Many of us don't expect to become an unpaid carer but the reality is two in three of us will do it in our lifetimes.\n\n\"Our research shows women are disproportionately affected, facing difficult decisions about their loved ones' health, family finances and how best to combine paid work, and care more than a decade earlier than men.\"\n\nThe charity is calling on the next government to commit to delivering long-term investment in social care and give carers a right to five-to-10 days of paid care leave.\n\nThe carer's allowance has not been subject to the benefits freeze.\n\nIn November, the Department for Work and Pensions said it would rise by 1.7% from April 2020.\n\nLabour's social-care and mental-health spokeswoman Barbara Keeley said: \"Nine years of failure to fund social care properly means that carers are picking up the pieces of a broken system.\n\n\"A Labour government will help carers by introducing free personal care for older people and we will raise the carer's allowance for full-time unpaid carers in line with job-seeker's allowance, and deliver an updated national carers strategy.\"\n\n\"In government, Lib Dems will introduce a statutory guarantee of regular respite breaks for unpaid carers and require councils to make regular contact with carers to offer support and signpost services.\n\n\"We will also provide a package of carer benefits, such as free leisure centre access, free bus travel for young carers and self-referral to socially prescribed activities and courses.\"\n\nShe said Lib Dems would also raise the amount people can earn before losing their carer's allowance from £123 to £150 a week, and reduce the number of hours' care per week required to qualify for it.\n\nThe Conservative Party has not yet responded to requests for a comment.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "A protester uses a torch light while crawling within a sewer tunnel to see how wide it is\n\nSome of the last protesters remaining at a besieged university in Hong Kong have tried to escape and evade police by crawling through sewers.\n\nHundreds of protesters have already left PolyU but dozens remain inside.\n\nThe campus - the scene of some of the most intense clashes witnessed during months of anti-government protests - is surrounded by police who are arresting for rioting any adults trying to leave.\n\nSix people were arrested on Wednesday for an attempted escape via the sewers.\n\nThe group included two men climbing out of an underground drain and four people - three men and a woman - who had removed a manhole cover and lowered a rope into the drain to assist them, police said.\n\n\"It was complicated and dark down there, I wanted to get home as soon as possible,\" one young man who unsuccessfully attempted a sewer escape told BBC Chinese. \"But how else could we leave the PolyU campus?\"\n\nThe four-day campus siege at PolyU - Hong Kong Polytechnic University - has been one of the most dramatic confrontations in the wider protest movement that has paralysed the city for more than five months\n\nThe protests started after the government planned to pass a bill that would allow suspects to be extradited to mainland China. The bill was eventually withdrawn, but the demonstrations continued, having evolved into a broader protest against alleged police brutality, and the way the former British colony is administered by Beijing.\n\nPolyU is the last of five Hong Kong universities that protesters had occupied in the last 10 days. Fewer than 100 hardcore demonstrators remain on the campus after days of violent clashes with security forces.\n\nMany have surrendered to police or emerged as part of medical evacuations. More than 1,000 people have been arrested. Those under 18 were allowed to go home but had their details registered.\n\nFire service divers searched the tunnels for any trapped protesters\n\nSeveral small groups of protesters seeking to avoid possibly years in prison if arrested on rioting charges have reportedly attempted a dangerous escape route through the sewers. They have descended into the tunnels armed with torches and gas masks.\n\nThe fire brigade have now blocked the main entrance into the sewers within the PolyU campus to thwart such escapes. On Tuesday and Wednesday divers searched the tunnels for any protesters who might have been trapped but found none.\n\nWhether any protesters have successfully escaped via the sewers remains unclear, despite rumours on campus to the contrary. The two arrested on Wednesday made it about half a kilometre from the university when they emerged and were arrested.\n\nBowie, a 21-year-old student who made an attempt, told Reuters news agency: \"The sewer was very smelly, with many cockroaches, many snakes. Every step was very, very painful. I'd never thought that one day I would need to hide in a sewer or escape through sewers to survive.\"\n\nHer group spent an hour swimming in the fetid water, but when they emerged, were crushed to realise they were still within the university grounds, she said.\n\nTunnelling out of campus is just the latest escape plan hatched by increasingly desperate protesters. On Monday, dozens slid down ropes from a bridge, fleeing on waiting motorcycles. Police said nearly 40 of them were later arrested.\n\nSome have tried to flee under cover of darkness while many others have tried to get through police lines, some being beaten before being arrested.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The BBC's Rupert Wingfield-Hayes went behind the barricades at PolyU", "A rapper described as \"a violent and controlling narcissist and a bully\" imprisoned and repeatedly raped four young women, a court has heard.\n\nAndy Anokye, 32, who performs as Solo 45, denies 31 charges against him.\n\nThey include 22 allegations of rape, five counts of false imprisonment, two of assault by penetration and two of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.\n\nProsecutor Christopher Quinlan told Bristol Crown Court the grime artist filmed some of his actions.\n\n\"Each suffered in similar ways at different times at the defendant's hands,\" he added.\n\nMr Quinlan said the abuse took place over a two-year period. One of the women reported the abuse to friends and then to police, he said.\n\nMr Anokye was arrested and his mobile phone and laptop were seized by officers, who contacted three other women.\n\nMr Quinlan said the musician had filmed \"a great deal of what he did\" on his phone.\n\n\"He physically assaulted and falsely imprisoned them, held them against their will and he raped each of them repeatedly,\" he told the court.\n\n\"He is a violent and controlling narcissist and a bully. He is a sadist who derives satisfaction and sexual pleasure from inflicting pain and suffering on his victims.\"\n\nMr Quinlan said Mr Anokye, of Millennium Promenade, Bristol, will claim that any sexual activity between him and the women was consensual.\n\nJudge William Hart told jurors the defendant was a member of the grime collective, Boy Better Know.\n\nMr Quinlan added Mr Anokye became known to each of the complainants through their \"knowledge and taste\" for grime music.\n\nHe described the genre to the jury as \"dance music influenced by garage music\".\n\n\"Artists of that genre include Skepta and Stormzy,\" he said.\n\n\"Neither has anything to do with this case but you may hear reference to either or both of them during the evidence.\"\n\nThe jury of five men and seven women have been told they will view some of the recordings made by Anokye.\n\n\"You may find it both unpleasant and upsetting,\" Mr Quinlan said.\n\n\"It is important evidence. We promise you that to show it is not gratuitous but necessary.\"\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Chris Martin: \"Everyone will catch up if you prove that it's easy to do it the right way\"\n\nColdplay have put plans to tour their new album on hold, due to concerns over the environmental impact of concerts.\n\n\"We're not touring this album,\" frontman Chris Martin told BBC News.\n\n\"We're taking time over the next year or two, to work out how our tour can not only be sustainable [but] how can it be actively beneficial.\"\n\n\"All of us have to work out the best way of doing our job,\" he continued, saying the band wanted their future tours to \"have a positive impact\".\n\nColdplay's new album Everyday Life is released on Friday and, instead of spending months on the road, they are playing two gigs in Jordan, which will be broadcast, free, to a global audience on YouTube.\n\nThe concerts, will take place in Amman on Friday at sunrise and sunset respectively, mirroring the two \"sides\" of their new album.\n\nThe UK band last travelled the world with their A Head Full of Dreams Tour, which saw them stage 122 shows across five continents in 2016 and 2017.\n\n\"Our next tour will be the best possible version of a tour like that environmentally,\" Martin said. \"We would be disappointed if it's not carbon neutral.\n\n\"The hardest thing is the flying side of things. But, for example, our dream is to have a show with no single use plastic, to have it largely solar powered.\n\n\"We've done a lot of big tours at this point. How do we turn it around so it's no so much taking as giving?\"\n\nThe WWF welcomed Coldplay's initiative, saying: \"It is fantastic to see world-famous artists stepping up to protect the planet.\n\n\"We all have a responsibility to lead by example in the face of this climate and nature crisis - inaction is not an option if we are to preserve our planet for future generations,\" said Gareth Redmond-King, the organisation's head of climate change.\n\nThis YouTube post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on YouTube The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. YouTube content may contain adverts. Skip youtube video by Coldplay This article contains content provided by Google YouTube. 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YouTube content may contain adverts.\n\nSpeaking to BBC entertainment correspondent Colin Paterson, Martin said Jordan had been chosen because \"we wanted to pick somewhere in the middle of the world where we normally don't get to play\".\n\nHe said the new record - which will be released on Friday - reflected the band's global perspective.\n\n\"If you've had the privilege of travelling around the world, you know we're all from the same place,\" he went on.\n\n\"In a very gentle British way, this record is us saying we don't feel different from any human on earth.\"\n\nMartin said songs from Everyday Life had been inspired in part by BBC News reports about an Afghan gardener and a Nigerian hymn composer.\n\n\"Journalism at its best finds these individual stories that reinforce our shared humanity,\" he explained.\n\nColdplay will perform a one-off concert for fans at the Natural History Museum in London on 25 November.\n\nAll proceeds from the show will be donated to an environmental charity.\n\nStaging a world tour isn't as simple as bunging Chris Martin and his bandmates in the back of a mini-van with a map and a year's supply of digestives.\n\nIn fact, the band's last tour employed 109 crew, 32 trucks and nine bus drivers, who travelled to five continents, playing to 5.4 million people at 122 concerts.\n\nThere's no easy way to calculate the band's carbon footprint; but the music industry's most recent figures suggest that live music generates 405,000 tonnes of greenhouse-gas emissions in the UK every year.\n\nIt's not just flights that cause the problem. Fans travelling to and from shows are the biggest source of pollution; but there's an environmental cost to producing merchandise, powering the spotlights and moving stages from venue to venue.\n\nU2's infamous \"claw\" allowed the band to play in the middle of their audience - but at what cost to the environment?\n\nAt the most extreme end of the scale, the ambitious \"claw\" structure that U2 took on the road in 2009 required 120 trucks to shift it around. According to one environmental group, the band generated the equivalent carbon footprint of a return flight to Mars.\n\nSince then, the industry has stepped up its efforts to become more sustainable.\n\nRadiohead swapped spotlights for LEDs, which use a fraction of the power needed for a traditional lighting rig. The 1975 have stopped making new merchandise, and are donating £1 from every ticket sold to One Tree Planted, a non-profit organisation that plants trees all over the world. And U2 have enacted a number of changes, from recycling guitar strings to using hydrogen fuel cells.\n\nColdplay are going one step further. They don't just want to be carbon neutral, but to have tours that are \"actively beneficial\" to the planet. And by putting their concerts on hold, they're giving up a huge pay day: The Head Full of Dream tour made $523m.\n\nThe industry will be watching to see what solutions they come up with.\n\nFollow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nA female councillor who had her bottom slapped by a male colleague said she felt \"treated like a farm animal\".\n\nEmily Durrant, 34, was at a Brecon Beacons National Park Authority meeting in December 2017 when fellow councillor Edwin Roderick hit her bottom.\n\nThe father-of-three went on to make threats to try and stop her pursuing a complaint. She said it was part of a wider problem with sexism in local government.\n\nPowys council said all councillors must attend equality and diversity training.\n\nOn Tuesday, Mr Roderick was suspended as a Powys councillor for four months after a panel found he had been in breach of the code of conduct.\n\nAfter the incident, Mr Roderick threatened that mother-of-two Ms Durrant would be \"hung out to dry\" if she pursued the complaint against him.\n\n\"I felt utterly humiliated and really degraded. As a woman I am very accustomed, sadly, to experiencing everyday sexism, but I just really didn't expect it in a position of public office,\" she said.\n\nMr Roderick has since offered his sincere \"heartfelt apologies\" and said \"nothing like it will happen again\".\n\nMs Durrant accepted his apology, but said it highlighted a wider problem.\n\n\"I think there is a problem in local government with sexism. I don't think this is unique to Powys - I think it's a representation problem,\" she said.\n\nFewer than a third of Powys councillors (31.5%) are female, which is slightly higher than the percentage for the whole of Wales (28.2%).\n\nFemale councillors make up fewer than 15% of the total in five local authorities in Wales - Blaenau Gwent, Ceredigion, Merthyr Tydfil, Pembrokeshire and Anglesey.\n\nMs Durrant said attitudes needed to change towards diversity in local government.\n\n\"For example, I think there was quite a strong feeling that the equalities and diversity training that we had in Powys county council was a bit of a waste of time,\" she added.\n\n\"I think a lot of people didn't really engage in it. And there were a number of comments about the real pressure being on the man because you know we should be looking after the man because essentially he's the one that needs to be earning the money.\n\n\"Which I thought just demonstrated a real lack of understanding.\"\n\nA spokesperson for the Welsh Local Government Association said: \"Women should not face harassment or intimidation in modern society and certainly shouldn't experience it within councils or public bodies.\n\n\"The WLGA leadership has taken a zero tolerance of such behaviour and conduct, there are strict procedures in place to deal with such instances but it is important that support is provided to councillors too.\n\n\"Unfortunately, not only are women significantly underrepresented in our council chambers they are also disproportionally subjected to abuse, bullying and intimidation too, particularly through social media.\"\n\nTo see the full interview, watch Wales Live on BBC One Wales at 22:35 GMT on Wednesday, or watch it afterwards on iPlayer.", "Google is extending a ban on political campaigns targeting advertising at people based on their supposed political leanings.\n\nIt said political groups would soon only be able to target ads based on \"general categories\" such as age, gender and rough location.\n\nThis restriction is already in place in the UK and the rest of the EU but will be imposed worldwide on 6 January 2020.\n\nThat could have big implications for next year's US Presidential vote.\n\nThe firm said it would also clarify under what circumstances it would remove political ads for making \"false claims\".\n\nFor example, Google would remove ads that falsely claimed that a candidate had died or that gave the wrong date for an election.\n\nHowever, it would not ban claims that you cannot trust a rival party, for instance, which would be viewed as being a matter of opinion.\n\nA spokeswoman told the BBC the new guidance would be provided within a week.\n\nGoogle's approach to deliberately misleading statements puts it at odds with Facebook.\n\nMark Zuckerberg said his social network would not fact-check advertising from political candidates or campaigns, although it has since stressed that this does not amount to a totally hand-off approach.\n\n\"We prohibit misinformation about voting and do not allow ads which contain content previously debunked by our third party fact-checkers,\" said a spokesman.\n\n\"As we've said, we are looking at different ways we might refine our approach to political ads.\"\n\nTwitter, meanwhile, has said it would disallow political advertising altogether.\n\nGoogle’s new policy puts it somewhere roughly in the middle, suggesting a hands-off approach, with only the the most obvious misinformation being acted upon.\n\n“We recognise that robust political dialogue is an important part of democracy, and no one can sensibly adjudicate every political claim, counterclaim, and insinuation,” said Scott Spencer, Google’s head of product management for Google Ads.\n\n\"So we expect that the number of political ads on which we take action will be very limited - but we will continue to do so for clear violations.”\n\nA decision to impose a global ban on political campaigns matching their own databases of prospective voters against Google's user base is set to have major ramifications ahead of next year's US Presidential election.\n\nUntil now, strategists could use this to target individuals across platforms such as YouTube and Google Search.\n\nBased on a user’s browsing habits - such as what news websites they frequent - Google makes an assumption about whether that user has left- or right-leaning political views.\n\nIn the US - but not in other countries, including the UK - political campaigns had the option to target people based on their political leaning.\n\nIt was however possible for campaigns in other countries to upload their own lists of contact details - a database of party members, for example - to Google, which would then match it with users on its service so ads could reach those people directly.\n\nThis will no longer be allowed.\n\n\"It will take some time to implement these changes,” Mr Spencer added.\n\nCampaigns, like any other advertiser, can still place ads against specific types of content - such as videos about football or articles on the economy - Google said.\n\nAny action taken against advertising deemed to be against its polices will be logged on Google’s Transparency Report section.\n\nDetails about deleted ads will appear on the page, but not the advertisement itself. Google said this data would remain downloadable so it could be independently analysed.\n\nPolitical advertising makes up a relatively small amount of Google’s total advertising revenues, which totalled $116bn in 2018.\n\nSince March 2019, for example, Google’s figures suggest just £171,250 has been spent on political advertising ads within the UK.\n\nIn the US, campaigns have spent $128m on Google ads since the firm started publishing data on the region in May 2018.\n\nThe biggest spender, the “Trump Make America Great Again Committee”, has spent $8.5m on Google since that date.\n\nUpdate 21 November: This article has been changed to reflect the fact in the UK and EU, Google already prevents political parties from targeting ads to users' based on their political views. The original version was based on a blog from the company that incorrectly suggested it would only begin enforcing the rule in the UK within a week and the EU by the end of the year.\n\nDo you have more information about this or any other technology story? You can reach Dave directly and securely through encrypted messaging app Signal on: +1 (628) 400-7370", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Labour's Angela Rayner on the party's plan to build 100,000 council houses a year by 2024\n\nLabour and the Conservatives have set out rival plans to tackle England's housing shortage.\n\nJeremy Corbyn promised the biggest affordable house building programme since the 1960s, including 100,000 new council houses a year by 2024.\n\nBoris Johnson announced measures to help first-time buyers and boost private house building, promising a million homes over the next five years.\n\nThe announcements came ahead of Labour's manifesto launch on Thursday.\n\nLabour's Angela Rayner said the state was going to take \"more direct control\" of housing adding that \"the market hasn't delivered\".\n\n\"Many families are in sub-standard accommodation, paying huge amounts of money for it,\" she said.\n\nPromising to protect the green belt, she said the houses would be built on brownfield sites and unused public sector land.\n\nAsked about his party's policy, Mr Johnson said those renting would be helped \"to get the high-value mortgage they may need to buy the home\".\n\n\"We believe in home ownership. We think it's the right way forward,\" he said.\n\nLabour says its £75bn plans will be paid for using half of its £150bn Social Transformation Fund - a pot it says it will use to \"repair the social fabric\" in the country if it wins a majority in 12 December's general election.\n\nHomes would be built and run by local authorities, and paid for out of the public purse - with rent returning to the councils.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Liz Truss seems unsure about how many starter homes had been built by her party\n\nLabour also promised 50,000 \"genuinely affordable homes\" a year to be offered through Housing Associations - scrapping the current definition of \"affordable\" and replacing it with one linked to local incomes.\n\nHousing Associations are not-for-profit organisations which put any money made through rent back into the maintenance and building of new houses, and can be subsidised by the government.\n\nHomes run by these groups fall under the umbrella term of \"social housing\", along with council homes.\n\nLabour says its plan will be the biggest council and social housing programme in decades - a repeat of the pledge it made at the 2017 general election.\n\nHousing charity Shelter welcomed the Labour proposals, with chief executive Polly Neate saying it \"would be transformational for housing in this country\".\n\nBut Paul Johnson from the Institute for Fiscal Studies said, if carried out quickly, Labour's policies might \"risk... cannibalising what's going in the private sector\".\n\nLabour is promising to be building a very large number of homes in England in five years.\n\nIn 2017, it promised 100,000 council or housing association homes a year. Now it's 150,000 between them.\n\nYou have to go back over 40 years to find more than 100,000 council homes being built in a year, while housing associations have never managed to build as many as 50,000 homes in a year.\n\nIt has been unusual recently to see 150,000 new homes being built in a year by anybody, let alone just by local authorities and housing associations.\n\nThere has already been talk of skills shortages in the construction sector, so there is going to have to be a great deal of training or a lot of construction workers being attracted from overseas if this target is going to be met.\n\nThe Conservatives have announced a number of policies alongside their million homes pledge, which includes an overhaul of the planning system.\n\nThe party says it would not use public money to build the houses, but pursue policies that it believes will encourage the private sector to build more.\n\nIt is promising to introduce a new mortgage with long-term fixed rates, requiring only a 5% deposit, to help renters buy their first homes.\n\nAnd it says it will create a scheme where first-time buyers will be able to get a 30% discount on new homes in their area.\n\n\"The Conservatives have always been the party of homeownership, but under a Conservative majority government in 2020 we can and will do even more to ensure everyone can get on and realise their dream of owning their home,\" said Mr Johnson.\n\n\"At the moment renting a property can also be an uncertain and unsettling business, and the costs of deposits make it harder to move. We are going to fix that.\"\n\nBBC economics correspondent Dharshini David said the relaxing of affordability rules for mortgage borrowers could be controversial.\n\nThe Bank of England considered when it might be appropriate to relax this recently and concluded it should only do so if first-time buyers were being deterred by prices rising faster than they are now.\n\nSo a strategy of less cautious lending could put the government on a collision course with the Bank of England, added our correspondent.\n\nOn Wednesday, the Liberal Democrats launched their manifesto, promising to build 300,000 homes a year by 2024, including 100,000 social homes.\n\nThe Green Party also announced in their manifesto that it wants to build an extra 100,000 council houses a year.\n\nDo you have any questions about the election?\n\nIn some cases your question will be published, displaying your name and location as you provide it, unless you state otherwise. Your contact details will never be published. Please ensure you have read the terms and conditions.\n\nUse this form to ask your question:\n\nIf you are reading this page and can't see the form you will need to visit the mobile version of the BBC website to submit your question or send them via email to YourQuestions@bbc.co.uk. Please include your name, age and location with any question you send in.", "Samuel L Jackson (left) and Anthony Mackie star in The Banker\n\nApple has cancelled the world premiere of one of its streaming service's first original movies while it investigates \"concerns\" about the film.\n\nThe Banker is based on the true story of two black businessmen who overcame racial prejudice by enlisting a white man to front their bank in 1960s Texas.\n\nApple did not give details about the nature of the concerns.\n\nBut Hollywood media reported they related to complaints from the children of one of the men, Bernard Garrett.\n\nThe red carpet premiere was due to take place on the closing night of the American Film Institute [AFI] Festival in Los Angeles on Thursday. The film is due to have a cinema release on 6 December before being available on Apple TV+ in January.\n\nMackie and Jackson also co-starred in the Avengers movies\n\nIn a statement, Apple said: \"We purchased The Banker earlier this year as we were moved by the film's entertaining and educational story about social change and financial literacy.\n\n\"Last week some concerns surrounding the film were brought to our attention. We, along with the film-makers, need some time to look into these matters and determine the best next steps.\n\n\"In light of this, we are no longer premiering The Banker at AFI Fest.\"\n\nThe Banker stars Anthony Mackie as Garrett and his Avengers co-star Samuel L Jackson as Garrett's partner Joe Morris. In the film, they recruit Matt Steiner, played by Nicholas Hoult, to help them get around racial barriers.\n\nThe pair pose as a cleaner and chauffeur, but in reality use the banks they buy to give loans to other African Americans.\n\nWhen announcing the premiere in October, AFI Festivals director Michael Lumpkin said: \"The Banker joins a remarkable group of films being released this year that openly confront centuries of racism and injustice in our country, while celebrating the brave individuals whose activism has created real change.\"\n\nFollow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.", "The Duke of York has answered questions about his links to Jeffrey Epstein for the first time in a BBC interview.\n\nHe spoke to BBC Newsnight's Emily Maitlis in an interview recorded at Buckingham Palace.\n\nPrince Andrew & the Epstein Scandal: The Newsnight Interview was shown on BBC Two on 16 November 2019 and can be seen on BBC iPlayer in the UK and the full interview can also be seen on YouTube.", "Joseph McCann is accused of tying up a mother with electrical cable and assaulting her children\n\nA mother was tied up while her children were abused by a knife-wielding sex attacker who threatened to slit her throat, a court has heard.\n\nJoseph McCann is accused of tricking his way into the woman's Lancashire home after a night out.\n\nHe used electrical cable to tie her up before assaulting her daughter, 17, and 11-year-old son, the Old Bailey was told.\n\nJurors have heard the mother tried to comfort her son after the three of them managed to escape, telling him: \"It's OK, son. We are alive.\"\n\nShe described her ordeal on 5 May in a police interview played during the trial.\n\n\"I have come back in a taxi where this fella has said 'I will come with you to make sure you get home OK',\" she said.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Mr McCann was allegedly captured on CCTV at a petrol station\n\nMr McCann later produced a knife as he ordered the woman to lie down in her son's bedroom, forcing the children into another bedroom, the jury was told.\n\n\"He tied my legs together and then he turned me back over again but he kept coming in saying 'you watch, or say anything, I will slit your throat,\" the woman continued.\n\n\"I said 'are you going to kill us all' and he said 'shut up'.\"\n\nShe described hearing Mr McCann tell her son to lie down on the floor and not to look at him.\n\n\"It was like I was in and out of consciousness,\" she said, adding: \"I don't know if it was fright.\n\n\"I was trying to get out but I thought if he sees me he would kill me. He had my children in the bedroom.\"\n\nCCTV images allegedly show Joseph McCann at the Phoenix Lodge Hotel in Watford on 25 April\n\nThe court was told Mr McCann checked on her three or four times during the ordeal.\n\nThe woman said her son later ran downstairs, grabbed their attacker's discarded knife and used it to cut her free, saying: \"Mummy, let's go out the back door.\"\n\nShe continued: \"I said 'hold onto me'. I said 'run like you never ran before and you get out'.\"\n\nDuring cross-examining, Jo Sidhu QC suggested the woman had been tied up because she tried to attack Mr McCann with a kitchen knife when he was in a bedroom with her daughter.\n\n\"It was obvious he was tying you up in order to stop you from being violent towards him because you were out of control,\" he said.\n\nThe witness replied: \"I disagree with all of that.\"\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "* No rises in income tax or National Insurance rates * Raise the threshold at which individuals pay National Insurance to £9,500 in the first Budget and, later, to £12,500 * Raise the national living wage to £10.50 an hour by 2024 for those over the age of 21 * Keep the triple lock, the winter fuel payment, the older person’s bus pass and other pensioner benefits * Continue the roll-out of universal credit system\n\n* Introduce a \"real living wage\" of £10 an hour in 2020 for all workers over the age of 16 * Scrap universal credit, the \"bedroom tax\" and the two-child benefits limit, and increase the Carer’s Allowance for unpaid full-time carers * Scrap the rise in the state pension age, leaving it at 66, and compensate women hit by the decision to accelerate the timetable for raising the age * Increase statutory maternity pay from nine to 12 months, double paternity leave from two weeks to four and increase statutory paternity pay * Move to a 32-hour average working week within the next decade, with no loss of pay\n\n* Increase work allowances under universal credit enabling people to work for longer before benefits are cut and introduce a second earner work allowance * Reduce the wait for the first benefits payment from five weeks to five days * Scrap the two-child limit on family benefits, the \"bedroom tax\" and the overall benefits cap * Scrap the Work Capability Assessment and reinstate the Independent Living Fund * Right to request a fixed-hours contract after 12 months for zero-hours and agency workers\n\n* Rights for workers to be notified of their shifts one month in advance * The right to bereavement leave following a death in the immediate family * Lower cap on pension fund management fees * Tax breaks for companies that offer longer-term secure career contracts to staff\n\n* £86.2bn a year for a universal basic income, replacing the tax and benefits system, to be paid for by a carbon tax * Increase the living wage to £12 and extend it to workers aged between 16 and 21 * Merge income tax, National Insurance, capital gains tax, inheritance tax and dividend tax into a single consolidated income tax * Replace council tax and business rates with a land value tax * 40% quota for women on major company boards\n\n* 12-month review of universal credit and bring in reforms within two years * Review the decision to accelerate the timetable for raising women's state pension age, affecting women born in the 1950s\n\n* End the Work Capability Assessment and replace it with a system using qualified medical practitioners * Scrap the \"bedroom tax\" * No benefits paid to foreign nationals resident in the UK until they have paid tax for five years * Minimise the use of zero-hour contracts\n\n* £35 a week payment for every child in a low-income family * Tax credit of up to £25 a week for tenants in the private sector who spend more than 30% of their income on rent and utility bills * Powers over social security devolved to Wales * Abolish the \"bedroom tax\" * Universal free childcare for 40 hours a week\n\n* Demand UK government halts the rollout of Universal Credit until \"fundamental flaws\" are addressed * Oppose and increase to the state pension age and campaign against decision to accelerate the timetable for raising women's pension age, affecting women born in the 1950s * Press for the statutory living wage to rise to at least the level of the real living wage * Increase shared parental leave from 52 to 64 weeks, with the additional 12 weeks to be the minimum taken by the father * Make the minimum wage for 16 to 24-year-olds the same as for over 25s, and ban unpaid trial shifts\n\n* Stronger regulation of the gig economy, and oppose deregulation of employment rights * Stronger focus on careers advice * Support a fairer UK-wide welfare system and revised package of welfare mitigations for NI * Scrap the \"bedroom tax\" * Overhaul bereavement benefits\n\n* Personal tax allowance should rise in line with inflation each year * Raise the national living wage to £10.50 by the end of the parliamentary term * End the freeze on benefits by increasing them in line with inflation * Restore free television licences for over-75s but in the longer term abolish the licence fee entirely * Retain the pensions triple lock and retain winter fuel payments\n\n* Abolish zero-hours contracts * Introduce a real living wage * Establish a new \"welfare mitigation package\" that protects the most vulnerable\n\n* Increase childcare provision from 12.5 hours per week to 20 hours per week, potentially increasing to 30 hours once new budget is agreed * Regulation of zero-hours contracts * Introduce a \"true living wage\" to reflect rising costs of living * Scrap universal credit, the bedroom tax and the two-child limit * End the freeze on benefits\n\n* Extend mitigation measures on key issues such as the bedroom tax, which are due to expire in March * Restore TV licenses for over-75s and retain the triple-lock protection for pensions * Create and implement a new childcare strategy\n\n* No rises in income tax or National Insurance rates * Raise the threshold at which individuals pay National Insurance to £9,500 in the first Budget and, later, to £12,500 * Raise the national living wage to £10.50 an hour by 2024 for those over the age of 21 * Keep the triple lock, the winter fuel payment and other pensioner benefits * Continue the roll-out of universal credit system\n\n* Increase the number of employers paying a living wage in Wales and introduce a \"real living wage\" of £10 an hour in 2020 for all workers over the age of 16 * Scrap universal credit, the \"bedroom tax\" and the two-child benefits limit, and increase the Carer’s Allowance for unpaid full-time carers * Scrap the rise in the state pension age, leaving it at 66, and compensate women hit by the decision to accelerate the timetable for raising the age * Increase statutory maternity pay from nine to 12 months, double paternity leave from two weeks to four and increase statutory paternity pay * Move to a 32-hour average working week within the next decade, with no loss of pay\n\n* Increase work allowances under universal credit enabling people to work for longer before benefits are cut and introduce a second earner work allowance * Reduce the wait for the first benefits payment from five weeks to five days * Scrap the two-child limit on family benefits, the \"bedroom tax\" and the overall benefits cap * Scrap the Work Capability Assessment and reinstate the Independent Living Fund * Right to request a fixed-hours contract after 12 months for zero-hours and agency workers\n\n* £86.2bn a year for a universal basic income, replacing the tax and benefits system, to be paid for by a carbon tax * Increase the living wage to £12 and extend it to workers aged between 16 and 21 * Merge income tax, National Insurance, capital gains tax, inheritance tax and dividend tax into a single consolidated income tax * Replace council tax and business rates with a land value tax * 40% quota for women on major company boards\n\n* 12-month review of universal credit and bring in reforms within two years * Review the decision to accelerate the timetable for raising women's state pension age, affecting women born in the 1950s\n\n* Raise the threshold at which individuals pay National Insurance to £9,500 in the first Budget and, later, to £12,500 * Raise the national living wage to £10.50 an hour by 2024 for those over the age of 21 * Keep the triple lock, the winter fuel payment and other pensioner benefits * Continue the roll-out of universal credit system * New \"collective\" workplace pension schemes and new controls on transferring pensions and a review of state pension inequality for Waspi women\n\n* Introduce a real living wage of £10 an hour in 2020 for all workers over the age of 16, giving about 700,000 Scottish workers a pay rise * Scrap universal credit and increase child benefit * Scrap the rise in the state pension age, leaving it at 66 and compensate women hit by the decision to accelerate the timetable for raising the age * Move to a 32-hour average working week within the next decade, with no loss of pay * Increase statutory maternity pay from nine to 12 months, double paternity leave from two weeks to four and increase statutory paternity pay\n\n* Reverse cuts to universal credit * Reduce the wait for the first benefits payment * Introduce universal access to basic services * Increase provision of free meals for children, with a particular focus on breakfast * Increase access to free sanitary products\n\n* 12-month review of universal credit and bring in reforms within two years * Review the decision to accelerate the timetable for raising women's state pension age, affecting women born in the 1950s\n\n* Abolish zero-hours contracts, close the gender pay gap, and ensure that everyone is paid a \"real living wage\" * Bring in a universal basic income * Remove differential rates of minimum wage for under-25s and introduce a living wage for everyone * Scrap universal credit * Support for the Waspi women (Women Against State Pension Inequality)\n\n* Scrap welfare reforms include PIP, Universal Credit and the bedroom tax * Develop a state-owned National Childcare Agency * Repeal all anti-trade union laws * Ban zero hours contracts and implement a real living wage\n\n* 40% of board members in public companies and public sector boards to be women * Worker representation to be established on the boards of larger companies * Ban “zero-hours” contracts * Increase child benefit", "Entrepreneurs have come out in support of Prince Andrew's business scheme for start-up firms as fears grow it may not continue amid the current controversy.\n\nWill King, founder of King of Shaves, said it was \"really sad\" the Pitch@Palace initiative had \"been affected by the personal issues around the Duke of York.\"\n\nThe scheme provides start-up firms with advice and contacts, but no funding.\n\nA source close to Prince Andrew said he would continue to be involved.\n\nThis is despite his stepping back from public duties for the foreseeable future.\n\nThere has been ongoing controversy over the prince's ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.\n\nMr King, a founding member of Pitch@Palace suggested Prince Andrew could be \"rotated out of his captaincy of the ship\" for the business initiative.\n\nHe said there were plenty of royals who could take his place, including William and Kate, as well as Harry and Meghan.\n\n\"If you're going to continue the Pitch@Palace in the royal environment, where you have an infrastructure that is paid for - I think, in part - by the taxpayer it would be an extraordinary shame that the palace don't see the opportunity in continuing this initiative.\"\n\nHe said the scheme had created £1bn of economic activity and noted that 97% of the companies who used it were still going.\n\nBut asked if it can continue with Prince Andrew at the helm, he said: \"I don't know, I don't know.\"\n\nMr King said he had been invited in 2013 to a breakfast chaired by the prince's personal secretary Amanda Thirsk \"with the idea of trying to develop a UK entrepreneurial eco-system\".\n\nIt was this idea which became Pitch@Palace, he said.\n\nNick Mason, co-founder of digital identity tool Zaka, said Pitch@Palace was \"a fantastic programme for young entrepreneurs that offers valuable opportunities to learn from and connect with leaders of industry.\"\n\n\"The Duke of York and his team were a constant source of encouragement throughout the impeccably-run programme and are clearly passionate about empowering the wonderful ventures that participate,\" Mr Mason said.\n\nAlex Redston, co-founder of of Prison Voicemail, was one of the first people involved in the event.\n\nHe said the event had put him in contact with \"one gentleman worth billions... who had incredible connections in telecoms and was interested in social impact\".\n\n\"An amazing contact to make,\" Mr Redston said. \"And other people who have helped us. Because we were so early stage we didn't quite understand the absolute rocket fuel that was there at the time.\"\n\nJames Talbot, chief executive of audio products firm Damson, said Prince Andrew retiring from public duties \"would represent an absolute disaster for the start-up community\".\n\n\"The Duke of York has provided an excellent platform for businesses, like Damson, to benefit from the network of connections and associates [to which] his status gives him access,\" Mr Talbot said.\n\nRajeeb Dey, the chief executive of training software firm Learnerbly, said: \"Pitch@Palace has provided hundreds of entrepreneurs with unparalleled access to leading investors and influencers in the world of business.\"\n\nBusiness giants KPMG and Standard Chartered revealed they had severed ties with the Duke of York's mentoring initiative this week.\n\nThese revelations came after a BBC Newsnight interview with Prince Andrew which critics described as a \"car crash\".\n\nSources have told the BBC the KPMG and Standard Chartered decisions were taken before the BBC interview. Several businesses and universities are reviewing their association with Prince Andrew following the interview.\n\nDespite the prince's stepping back from royal duties, he will still continue to be involved in the entrepreneur event, a source close to Prince Andrew told the BBC.\n\nThe source said Prince Andrew was integral to Pitch@Palace.\n\n\"If you talk to any of the entrepreneurs you'll hear this,\" the source said, adding: \"I see it [Pitch@Palace] continuing, absolutely.\"\n\nThe source said none of Pitch@Palace's partners had mentioned the prince standing down, seemingly contradicting a report in the Financial Times.\n\nPitch@Palace was aware six months ago that Standard Chartered and KPMG would not be extending their sponsorship, but other sponsors were \"steady as they go\", the source said.\n\n\"People believe in the programme. It's huge and important to the economy so as long as we are finding and developing great entrepreneurs - that's why the partners are involved. They know that's important to their business,\" the source added.", "If you've been following the election campaign so far - you probably know the main messages from the main politics parties.\n\nThe Tories - Get Brexit Done\n\nBut it's the off the cuff comments - the things that let us know a bit more about the parties who want to run the country - that are often the most interesting.\n\nBoris Johnson let one slip on Wednesday when - we think accidentally - he told a voter he was going to cut the amount of national insurance we pay by raising the threshold to £12,000. Cue a mad dash to confirm the details (£9,500 in first budget - £12,500 at some point in future).\n\nMr Johnson also sat down with political journalists for a chat - which gives us some more clues about what he'd do if he retains power.\n\nIt's clear the PM is planning some sort of announcement on social care in the Tory manifesto - expected in the next few days.\n\nAt the heart of his pledge will be ensuring that nobody has to sell their home to pay for their care. We await details on what the promised new policy will look like.\n\nMr Johnson also made it clear his instinct is to keep going with the HS2 high speed rail network - despite concerns over its price and the fact a review into the project has not yet been published (although we have seen a leaked draft suggesting it should continue).\n\nMr Johnson said: \"You have to look at the size of the bill. It's huge. You have to consider the thick end of £100bn is being properly spent and whether we are profiling that spend correctly.\"\n\n\"You know where my instincts are. I've overseen a great number of very big infrastructure projects.\n\n\"I'm going to hesitate before simply scrapping something that has been long-planned and is of great national importance.\n\n\"But we will want to be checking the money is being properly spent and there aren't ways in which it could be reprioritised or reprofiled.\"\n\nBeyond National Insurance, Mr Johnson wasn't giving much away on personal taxation. He wouldn't be drawn on whether he'll cut stamp duty - or how he might help middle or higher-earners, as he pledged during the Tory leadership campaign.\n\nBut might something come down the line?\n\n\"The answer is yes in principle - but we have to start where we want to help the most.\"\n\nAfter one policy emerged out of nowhere - you can maybe understand why he didn't get into detail.", "A number of orphaned British children caught up in the war in Syria are to be brought home to the UK, the foreign secretary has said.\n\nThey will be the first UK citizens to be repatriated from the area of north-eastern Syria formerly controlled by the Islamic State (IS) group.\n\nThe \"innocent\" children should \"never have been subjected to the horrors of war\", Dominic Raab said.\n\nCharities have urged the government to bring every British child back home.\n\nThose who are returning are expected to arrive in the UK in the coming days.\n\nFor security reasons, further details of their repatriation cannot be given.\n\nIn a statement, Mr Raab said: \"We have facilitated their return home, because it was the right thing to do.\n\n\"Now they must be allowed the privacy and given the support to return to a normal life.\"\n\nBBC Middle East Correspondent Quentin Sommerville said the orphaned children were handed over to a delegation from the Foreign Office and had left Syria, with diplomats saying they were doing \"very well\".\n\nIS once controlled 88,000 sq km (34,000 sq miles) of territory stretching from western Syria to eastern Iraq.\n\nThe fate of foreign IS fighters and other foreigners caught up in the conflict has been a key issue since the defeat of the extremist group was declared in March 2019.\n\nThe UK had been reluctant to take back citizens from the area.\n\nOther countries including France, Denmark, Norway and Kazakhstan have brought children home.\n\nThe United Nations has said countries should take responsibility for their own citizens unless they are to be prosecuted in Syria in accordance with international standards.\n\nSave The Children - which runs services from two centres in northern Syria - welcomed the repatriation of the orphaned children but called on the government to do more.\n\nThe charity estimates there are up to 60 British children still in Syrian camps, the majority of which are with their mothers.\n\nOrla Minogue, a humanitarian adviser at the charity, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that the children are facing \"absolutely dire\" conditions, including overcrowding, a shortage of clean water and limited medical care.\n\n\"Those children are just as innocent as those others,\" she said.\n\nAnd she urged the government to act quickly, warning of a \"brief time window\" to getting them out safely.\n\n\"All of these children need to be repatriated now - especially as we head into winter conditions - these camps are not set up for this kind of harsh weather we might see in Syria.\"\n\nHuman Rights Watch has described government-facilitated repatriations of foreign nationals as \"piecemeal.\"\n\nIt says more than 1,200 foreign nationals have been repatriated from both Syria and Iraq to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Russia, Kosovo, and Turkey.\n\nAlison Griffin, head of humanitarian campaigns at Save The Children, said the UK government \"is transforming the lives of these innocent children who have been through terrible things that are far beyond their control\".\n\nShe added: \"They will now have the precious chance to recover, have happy childhoods and live full lives. We should be proud of everyone who has worked to make this happen.\n\n\"Every child saved is a triumph of compassion in the face of cruelty. We fervently hope this is just the start.\"", "The man was taken to a major trauma centre with serious leg injuries\n\nA commuter is fighting for his life after being struck by a London Tube train at rush-hour.\n\nThe man suffered a medical episode and fell in front of an incoming train at Oxford Circus at 17:30 GMT, British Transport Police (BTP) said.\n\nHe was taken to hospital with serious leg injuries and is in a critical condition.\n\nVictoria Line trains were cancelled while the man was rescued and severe delays followed the incident.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by Georgi Smith This article contains content provided by Twitter. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nCommuter Sophie King told BBC London she was travelling south on the Victoria Line when the train began pulling into Oxford Circus.\n\n\"It was very crowded and then everyone started screaming and shouting and calling for a doctor,\" she said.\n\n\"It looked like the man was crushed at the side of the train.\"\n\nVictoria Line trains were cancelled while the victim was treated\n\nBBC cricket commentator Ebony Rainford-Brent was also among the witnesses to the incident.\n\nShe said she saw a man fall in front of a train as people filled the \"overcrowded\" platform.\n\n\"I just watched a man fall under the tube two metres in front of me,\" she said.\n\n\"As the train was coming in he was at the very front... it looked like he swivelled and lost his balance, it looked like a fall.\n\n\"He sort of fell on his back. The way it looked to me he could have almost froze.\n\n\"[It] was honestly the most horrific thing to witness.\"\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post 2 by Ebony Rainford-Brent This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Harry Dunn died in hospital after his motorbike was involved in a crash outside RAF Croughton\n\nThe parents of Harry Dunn have said they are \"disgusted\" with Dominic Raab after he defended the government's decision to seek legal costs from them.\n\nThe 19-year-old died after a collision in Northamptonshire in August that led to the suspect leaving the UK claiming diplomatic immunity.\n\nHis parents have begun legal action against the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO).\n\nMr Raab said the government needed to \"protect taxpayers' money\".\n\nMr Dunn's mother Charlotte Charles told Victoria Derbyshire the foreign secretary's comments were \"just completely disgusting\" and she also said they had been \"misled\" by him.\n\n\"A month ago he said in parliament there were no obstacles to justice, but yesterday he said he was still working to clear obstacles.\"\n\n\"I'm just really angry with that,\" she said.\n\nThe FCO said last month it would \"seek costs\" for any judicial review brought and argues the family has not found \"any reasonably arguable ground of legal challenge\".\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Harry Dunn’s mother Charlotte Charles says the family has been misled by Dominic Raab\n\nMr Raab told Sky News: \"We just cannot responsibly allow ourselves to be sued without taking the normal action in defending ourselves when the position that the representative and the family are pursuing in law is wrong.\"\n\nHe continued: \"It pains me because I want to give them the solace of justice in this case.\n\n\"But we also need to protect the taxpayers' money and the legal position that we set out, which is the correct one.\"\n\nForeign Secretary Dominic Raab said seeking legal costs from Harry Dunn's family was about protecting taxpayer's money\n\nMr Dunn was fatally injured on 27 August, when his motorbike was in collision with a car owned by Anne Sacoolas, 42, outside RAF Croughton, where her husband Jonathan was an intelligence officer.\n\nMrs Sacoolas left the UK claiming diplomatic immunity but the family are seeking a judicial review of that decision.\n\nNorthamptonshire Police interviewed Mrs Sacoolas in the US in October and a file was handed to the Crown Prosecution Service earlier this month.\n\nMrs Charles said: \"We do not understand why it is taking so long to come to a charging decision, when the evidence shows that it really is straight forward.\"\n\nRadd Seiger, the family's spokesman, said: \"If [Mr Raab] is so concerned about taxpayers' money in the litigation then he would come and talk to us to find a resolution, rather than risking having taxpayers themselves paying a very expensive legal bill if the FCO lose.\"\n\nA spokesman for FCO said: \"We have deep sympathy for Harry's family. We have done and will continue to do everything we properly can to ensure that justice is done.\n\n\"As the foreign secretary set out in Parliament, the individual involved had diplomatic immunity whilst in the country under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.\"\n\nHe added it was \"usual government practice to seek costs in legal challenges of this kind\".\n\nRadd Seiger (centre) said Harry Dunn's parents Charlotte Charles (left) and Tim Dunn (right) were \"entitled to answers and the truth\"", "Helen McCourt was murdered by Ian Simms in Billinge, Merseyside, in 1988\n\nThe mother of a murder victim is \"horrified\" her daughter's killer will be freed despite never revealing where her body is.\n\nIan Simms, 63, was jailed in 1989 for murdering Helen McCourt who disappeared in February 1988 aged 22.\n\nHe was originally sentenced to a minimum of 16 years.\n\nThe killer was considered for parole for the seventh time on 8 November and officials said he \"met the test for release\".\n\nSimms killed Ms McCourt as she walked home from work in Liverpool.\n\nHer mother Marie said she was left shaking with anger after receiving a call earlier from her victim liaison officer at the parole board confirming Simms' release.\n\nIan Simms, seen here in 1988, was jailed for murder\n\n\"I'm just in a state of shock to be honest,\" Mrs McCourt said, from the family home in Billinge near St Helens, Merseyside.\n\n\"I've just had some forms come through, I think that's on what grounds the parole board has granted him release on licence, but I don't know all the conditions.\n\n\"I was just in shock. I'm still trying to deal with it. I'm horrified by it, I'm horrified by it. This man is a danger.\"\n\nShe has urged the next government to introduce Helen's Law, legislation that would deny parole to killers who do not disclose their victims' remains.\n\nThe bill recently ran out of time, when the general election was called.\n\nIt feels wrong, unjust and unfair that a convicted murderer can be freed from jail without giving any clue as to where their victim's body is, but parole decisions are not based on fairness.\n\nThey're about assessing objectively whether an offender can be safely managed outside prison after they've served the minimum term, the punishment part, of their sentence.\n\nIn Simms' case it appears the Parole Board did consider his refusal to divulge where Helen McCourt's remains are, but weighed that alongside numerous other factors.\n\nIt is hard to see, therefore, how Helen's Law would have made a difference in this case. It does no more than \"require\" the Board to take the non-disclosure of information by an offender into account when determining if they should be let out.\n\nHowever, the Bill, backed by the Conservatives, Labour and the Liberal Democrats, will be reintroduced when parliament sits again after the election, and when it becomes law may well affect cases in the future - a lasting legacy of Marie McCourt's tireless campaigning.\n\nSimms was denied release at a hearing in 2016, but was subsequently transferred to an open prison \"due to progress made\", where he has \"followed the rules\" when granted temporary release.\n\nThe Parole Board said it had \"carefully considered\" Simms' failure to reveal where he concealed Ms McCourt's body and concluded there is \"no prospect of Simms ever disclosing the whereabouts of his victim even if he were kept in prison until he died\".\n\nThe board added the refusal continues to cause understandable distress and misery to the victim's family and the panel concluded this demonstrated a lack of empathy.\n\nBut it said denial was not a \"necessarily-determining factor\" and also considered evidence from two psychologists who recommended release.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. 'Why should he be let out to torture us some more?'\n\nThe Parole Board said: \"The progress that Mr Simms has made, the considerable change in his behaviour, the fact that he has not been involved in any violence or substance misuse for many years, his protective factors, the recommendations from all the professionals and all the evidence presented at the hearing, the panel was satisfied that Mr Simms met the test for release.\"\n\nMrs McCourt has described not knowing the whereabouts of her daughter's body as \"torture\".\n\n\"If Helen's Law had been on the statute books right now those judges would have to really make sure in their decision to release him that he would be safe.\n\n\"They would have to go into that, they would have to obey that law and it hasn't happened.\"\n\nShe added she did not know when or where Simms would be released and had \"very little to go on\".\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nThe Duke of York says he is stepping back from royal duties because the Jeffrey Epstein scandal has become a \"major disruption\" to the Royal Family.\n\nPrince Andrew, 59, said he had asked the Queen for permission to withdraw for the \"foreseeable future\".\n\nHe said he deeply sympathised with sex offender Epstein's victims and everyone who \"wants some form of closure\".\n\nThe duke has faced a growing backlash following a BBC interview about his friendship with the US financier.\n\nCompanies he has links with, such as BT and Barclays, have joined universities and charities in distancing themselves from him.\n\nFor several months the duke had been facing questions over his ties to Epstein, who took his own life in August while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges.\n\nVirginia Giuffre, one of Epstein's accusers, claimed she was forced to have sex with the prince three times. The duke has always denied any form of sexual contact or relationship with her.\n\nHis latest move, described by Buckingham Palace as \"a personal decision\", was taken following discussions with the Queen and Prince Charles.\n\nIn a statement, the duke said: \"I continue to unequivocally regret my ill-judged association with Jeffrey Epstein.\n\n\"His suicide has left many unanswered questions, particularly for his victims, and I deeply sympathise with everyone who has been affected and wants some form of closure.\n\n\"I can only hope that, in time, they will be able to rebuild their lives.\"\n\nHe added that he was \"willing to help any appropriate law enforcement agency with their investigations, if required\".\n\nBBC royal correspondent Daniela Relph said his latest statement was \"completely different in tone\" to his recent TV interview and had \"addressed all the issues that he'd been criticised for\", including offering sympathy to Epstein's victims.\n\nShe described his decision to step back as a \"drastic\" move but said \"the rumours that had been circulating had been really difficult for the Royal Family to manage\".\n\nThe duke was pictured with 17-year-old Virginia Giuffre in Ghislaine Maxwell's London home in 2001\n\nIn his interview with the BBC's Newsnight on Saturday, the duke said the \"opportunities I was given to learn\" about business meant he did not regret the friendship with Epstein, although he said meeting him for a final time in 2010 was \"the wrong decision\".\n\nThe duke said he could not recall ever meeting Virginia Giuffre, then known as Roberts, and said that on the night she claims they first met that he went to Pizza Express in Woking and then returned home.\n\nHe sought to cast doubt on her testimony claiming that he was \"profusely sweating\" in a nightclub, saying that a medical condition at the time meant he could not perspire.\n\nHe said he had met Epstein \"through his girlfriend back in 1999\" - a reference to Ghislaine Maxwell, who had been a friend of Prince Andrew since she was at university.\n\nSince the interview, a letter written in 2011 to the Times newspaper by Buckingham Palace has emerged, saying they met in the early 1990s.\n\nThis is without precedent in modern times. Prince Andrew's public life is over for now. The statement says the withdrawal is \"for the foreseeable future\". But it's hard to see what will bring him back.\n\nThe interview is almost universally seen as a mistake. It was a disaster. But it may have seemed a good idea at the time.\n\nBBC Panorama has been digging into Virginia Roberts Giuffre's allegations and is going to air soon. That will have added to the pressure, alongside legal efforts in New York to have more Epstein-related papers released.\n\nThere's talk of a lack of grip at the Palace, but Buckingham Palace is not like a company or a government department, with reporting lines and a chain of command. For centuries princes have gone their own way.\n\nThere are lots of questions - about money, titles, military commands, patronages, about how this might speed reform, and of course about whether Prince Andrew still has a part to play in helping with investigations into Epstein, and helping Epstein's victims find answers.\n\nBut right now the humiliation is complete. Born into the public eye, Prince Andrew has had to retreat into a private life.\n\nAnd the monarchy is shaken.\n\nFormer Buckingham Palace press officer Dickie Arbiter told the BBC News Channel that the prince's position had become \"untenable\" and the only surprise was that it took so long, adding \"there was no other direction he could go\".\n\nHowever, he said the prince was \"not out of the woods yet\" as the FBI and lawyers for some of Epstein's alleged victims wanted to talk to him under oath.\n\nLawyer Gloria Allred, who is representing several of Epstein's victims, told BBC Newsnight that she was \"very glad\" the prince had indicated he was willing to speak to law enforcement, but said she didn't know why he had added \"if required\" to his statement.\n\nShe said he should volunteer to cooperate \"without any condition and without any more delay\".\n\nThe prince said he regretted this 2010 meeting with Epstein\n\nThe duke's website says he carries out official duties for the Queen, focusing on promoting economic growth and skilled job creation.\n\nOver the past two months he has carried out overseas engagements in Australia, United Arab Emirates and Thailand.\n\nThe prince's announcement means he won't be carrying out public engagements, but he will still attend Royal Family events such as Trooping the Colour and Remembrance Sunday.\n\nBT became the latest in a series of organisations to distance themselves from Prince Andrew \"in light of recent developments\".\n\nIn a statement, the firm said it had been working with iDEA - which helps people develop digital, business and employment skills - since 2017 but \"our dealings have been with its executive directors not its patron, the Duke of York\".\n\n\"We are reviewing our relationship with the organisation and hope that we might be able to work further with them, in the event of a change in their patronage,\" a spokeswoman said.\n\nStandard Chartered Bank and KPMG also announced they were withdrawing support for the duke's business mentoring initiative Pitch@Palace. Sources told the BBC the decisions were made before the interview.\n\nFour Australian universities also said they would not be continuing their involvement in Pitch@Palace Australia.\n\nPrince Andrew cancelled a planned visit to flood-hit areas of Yorkshire on Tuesday, the Sun newspaper reported.\n\nPrince Andrew & the Epstein Scandal: The Newsnight Interview was shown on BBC Two on 16 November 2019 and can be seen on BBC iPlayer in the UK. The full interview can also be seen on YouTube.", "Three patients became ill and one of them died because of the infected organs\n\nA transplant patient died after a surgeon failed to disclose he had spilt stomach contents on organs which went on to be used in NHS operations.\n\nThe 36-year-old died of an aneurysm caused directly by infection from a donated liver, while two other patients became ill from transplants.\n\nThe incident took place in 2015 but only came to light when one of the sick patients attended a hospital in Wales.\n\nIt had involved a surgeon from Oxford University NHS Foundation Trust.\n\nThe trust has agreed damages of £215,000 for one of the cases.\n\nSeveral organs became infected with Candida albicans, a fungal infection, after the surgeon cut the stomach in a donor while retrieving organs, spilling the contents over other organs.\n\nThe surgeon did not tell anyone as he should have done and the organs were transplanted into three patients.\n\nOne recipient died after receiving an infected liver, while a 44-year-old received a kidney and pancreas and a 25-year-old parent from Wales received a kidney.\n\nThe incident only came to light after surgeons at Cardiff & Vale University Health Board raised the alarm with the Human Tissue Authority and the Welsh Government.\n\nThey became worried when the 25-year-old patient who received the kidney, and who was under their care at the University Hospital of Wales, became seriously unwell due to the infected organ.\n\nThe patient, who does not wish to be named but is from south Wales, needed the donor kidney removing as an emergency after suffering extreme pain and extensive internal bleeding.\n\nThe 25-year-old was placed in an induced coma and given 16 blood transfusions, before spending a year on dialysis having never needed it before.\n\nThe Oxford University trust has paid £215,000 in damages to the patient after they launched a legal challenge.\n\nA serious incident report by NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) said the surgeon had \"no recollection of anything of note\" when taking the organs, but had noticed a \"small nick\" on reflection which saw a small amount of stomach content spilt.\n\nThe spill was not documented at the time of the procedure, meaning those receiving the organs and their doctors were unaware of the risk of infection.\n\nThe NHSBT report concluded: \"This incident represents an example of donor-transmitted infection with Candida albicans which contributed to the loss of one kidney graft and the death of a liver recipient.\n\n\"The infection of the graft may have arisen during the retrieval procedure.\"\n\nThe trust admitted it had been in breach of duty of care by the failure of the surgeon to record the cut into the donor's stomach.\n\nIn defence of the legal action, trust lawyers claimed that, despite the stomach spill, even if known at the time of transplant, the risk would have been considered low.\n\nBut solicitor Jodi Newton, a medical negligence specialist at Hudgell Solicitors, representing the patient, said it was \"a completely unacceptable breach of duty of care\" which was \"extremely damaging for patient trust in surgeons\".\n\nThe patient said: \"What angers me to this day is that fact that the surgeon who removed the organs from the donor wasn't honest.\n\n\"It was only when people who received the organs became unwell that the truth was told.\"\n\nProf Meghana Pandit, chief medical officer at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, said: \"This is a very unusual circumstance and we are keen to ensure that we do everything we can to make sure it doesn't happen again in future.\"\n\nJohn Forsythe, medical director for organ donation and transplantation at NHSBT, said: \"Our thoughts are with the recipients and their families over this sad and unusual case.\n\n\"We acted quickly to investigate what happened and we worked with transplant centres afterwards. Our report concluded the infection of the transplanted organ may have arisen during the retrieval procedure.\"\n\nIt is unclear whether the families of the 36-year-old who died or the 44-year-old are aware of the incident.\n\nNHSBT said it was up to local transplant centres to inform patients about contamination.\n\nCardiff and Vale University Health Board said the NHSBT investigation which took place after it reported the issue \"did not identify any faults or concerns with procedures in Cardiff\".\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Emilia Clarke's role as Daenerys Targaryen in Game of Thrones initially required her to take her clothes off\n\nDirectors UK has published its first guidelines for scenes involving nudity and simulated sex.\n\nThe body that represents UK TV and film directors is aiming to show best practice for working with actors, intimacy coordinators, and others.\n\nThe news comes a day after Emilia Clarke said she found Game of Thrones' nude scenes \"hard\" and that she was pressured to go naked in other roles.\n\n\"Everyone deserves the right to feel safe at work,\" Directors UK said.\n\n\"This is just as true when working on a Hollywood blockbuster as it is on a prime-time drama or a debut short film.\"\n\nThe new guidelines, which are supported by industry bodies including Bafta, Equity, the BFI and the Casting Directors' Guild, come in the wake of the #MeToo movement and allegations that some bosses demanded sexual favours for acting work.\n\nThe guidelines advise a ban on full nudity in any audition or call back and no semi-nudity in first auditions.\n\nThe document states that \"by their nature, auditions are based on a power imbalance\", and that \"some performers can feel obligated to agree to uncomfortable requests to get a job\".\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by Equity This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nInstead they suggest performers wear a bikini or trunks and also bring a chaperone, as well as demanding 48 hours' notice and full-scripts be given for any recalls that require semi-nudity.\n\nProductions must also obtain explicit written consent from the performer prior to them being filmed or photographed nude or semi-nude.\n\n\"The director, as the creative lead on a production, should set the tone for a professional and respectful on-set environment,\" said UK Directors film committee chair Susanna White.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\n\"We are all here because we want to tell compelling and impactful stories, and no member of a cast or crew should ever be put in a position where they feel unsafe, exploited or mismanaged — especially when making sensitive material.\"\n\nThe Bafta-winning director, whose work includes Generation Kill, Parade's End and Bleak House, added: \"Throughout my career, I have seen how vitally important it is to know how to approach sensitive content with professionalism.\n\n\"The guidelines created by Directors UK set the standard for directing intimate scenes, and will help to foster a safe working environment for everyone on a film or television set.\"\n\nA statement from Bafta described Directors UK as being \"hugely instrumental\" in addressing \"bullying and harassment\" in the industry.\n\n\"They've really embraced the agenda and have created a suite of additional resources which build on the guidance and help their members not only to tackle poor behaviour when they witness it, but also to recognise their role in creating an environment where bullying, harassment and all kinds of coercive behaviour are not tolerated.\"\n\nFollow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.", "Dozens of British Airways flights into the UK have been delayed or cancelled after what the airline has described as a \"technical issue\".\n\nFlights from the US, India and Japan were showing up as delayed.\n\n\"Our teams are working hard to resolve a technical issue which is affecting some of our flights,\" BA said on Twitter, in response to a passenger who had been delayed.\n\nSome people have been put up in hotels and booked on other flights, it said.\n\nA spokesperson for Gatwick Airport, where a number of BA flights have arrived late, blamed the delays on an issue with the airline's system for handling flight plans.\n\nThey said the problem caused delays of around three hours for some long-haul flights arriving into the airport, which had a knock-on effect on departures.\n\nThe worst affected was Flight BA170 from Pittsburgh, in the US, which was more than 12 hours behind schedule.\n\nIt is the latest technical issue to affect the airline, which faced massive disruption in August when more than 100 flights were cancelled because of an IT glitch.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by Monica Grady This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nIn a statement, BA said it was \"very sorry for the disruption\".\n\nIt told customers to check its website for updates and make sure their contact details were up to date.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nBritish Airways was hit by its first ever pilot strike in September when flight crews walked out in a row over pay and conditions.\n\nLater that month, the airline revealed the industrial action had cost it at least €137m (£121m).", "That's all from Holyrood Live on Thursday 21 November 2019.\n\nQuestions about the NHS dominated first minister's questions today.\n\nScottish Tory interim leader Jackson Carlaw raised questions about the health secretary's response following the death of two patients at the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow.\n\nFirst Minister Nicola Sturgeon apologised to the families of the parents and said the government was determined to ensure their questions were answered.\n\nScottish Labour leader Richard Leonard asks about the role of private firms within the NHS, leading Ms Sturgeon to highlight 0.6% of the overall budget went to the private sector, less than in England.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Jeane Freeman: \"I refute absolutely that I am careless or irresponsible on these matters.\"\n\nScotland's health secretary has apologised to the parents of two patients who died in the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow.\n\nJeane Freeman expressed her \"deepest sympathies\" to the families of Milly Main, 10, and a three-year-old boy.\n\nThe two children died three weeks apart in August 2017 at the hospital, which is part of the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital campus.\n\nThey had been treated on a ward which was affected by water contamination.\n\nOn Monday, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) apologised for the distress caused to parents.\n\nThe Queen Elizabeth University Hospital and the Royal Hospital for Children share a campus in the south of Glasgow\n\nIn a statement to MSPs on Wednesday, Ms Freeman said: \"To lose a loved one in any circumstances is hard, but I cannot begin to imagine the pain of losing a child in these circumstances - or the suffering and grief that will stay with them for the rest of their lives.\n\n\"I also want to apologise to them that they feel they have not had their questions answered.\n\n\"They are absolutely right to ask and pursue their questions, and they are entitled to have them answered and to receive the support they need.\"\n\nThe children's deaths emerged after Labour MSP Anas Sarwar was contacted by a whistleblower, and the health secretary said NHS employees must have the confidence to speak up when something is wrong.\n\nMs Freeman told MSPs: \"There is no room in our health service for anyone to criticise whistleblowers, publicly or otherwise - or to put them in fear for the safety of their jobs.\n\n\"We need to recognise that whistleblowing is not something people who have dedicated their lives to health care, do lightly. It takes courage and they should be thanked.\"\n\nMSP Anas Sarwar has described the NHSGGC as \"not fit for purpose\"\n\nMs Freeman also told parliament she has asked the head of NHS Scotland to review whether any escalation of measures for the health board is required.\n\nThe five-stage NHS Board Performance Escalation Framework is the Scottish equivalent of special measures, which apply in England and Wales.\n\nLabour's Monica Lennon asked the health secretary who the parents of sick children should put their trust in.\n\nMs Freeman replied: \"They can place trust in me. I have compassion, I have empathy, and that is why I met with those families and have undertaken the work that I have done.\n\n\"I refute absolutely from Miss Lennon, or from anyone else, that I am careless or irresponsible on these matters - it could not be further from the truth. It may suit you [Ms Lennon] to make those points for other reasons but they are not true and I refute them absolutely.\"\n\nMs Lennon, Labour's health spokeswoman, later said: \"The tragic deaths and infection scandals at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital have been cloaked in secrecy for too long.\n\n\"Families and the wider public need to have full confidence in the health board and the cabinet secretary. That's why vague answers from Jeane Freeman are sorely disappointing.\"\n\nScottish Conservatives health spokesman Miles Briggs called on Ms Freeman to resign or be sacked.\n\nHe said: \"At the heart of this scandal, we must never forget, are grieving families who are completely unsatisfied and think there has been a cover-up, and who can blame them?\n\n\"The SNP planned and built this hospital, and has presided over its first few years in operation - it can't just keep pointing the finger at everyone else. As the SNP health secretary, the buck stops with Jeane Freeman.\"\n\nMilly Main, ten, died at the hospital in August 2017\n\nAn independent review is examining water contamination and other problems at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital campus.\n\nOn Tuesday Ms Freeman told MSPs on Holyrood's health committee it would publish its findings in the spring.\n\nThe health secretary said she expects a separate public inquiry, which will examine safety and wellbeing issues at the QEUH and the new children's hospital in Edinburgh, will also look at water contamination.\n\nMilly Main died on 31 August while recovering from leukaemia treatment. Her mother said she was \"100%\" convinced her death was linked to water contamination issues.\n\nNHSGGC has insisted it was impossible to determine the source of Milly's infection because there was no requirement to test the water supply at the time.\n\nOn Sunday police confirmed they had investigated the death of a three-year-old boy three weeks before Milly died. Police said they passed a report to the procurator fiscal.\n\nNHSGGC said they had fully investigated and shared their findings with the boy's family but the child's mother later described the board's media statement as \"highly inaccurate\".\n\nLast week a whistleblower revealed that a doctor-led review had identified 26 infections at RHC during 2017 which were potentially linked to contaminated water.\n\nThe £842m Queen Elizabeth University Hospital \"super hospital\" has faced a number of problems since it opened in 2015.\n\nTwo cancer wards at the adjoining children's hospital were closed last year amid concern about infections and investigation of water supply issues, with patients decanted to the adult hospital.\n\nIn January it emerged that two patients at the QEUH had died after contracting a fungal infection linked to pigeon droppings.\n• None Minister says 'trust me' over hospital concerns. Video, 00:01:09Minister says 'trust me' over hospital concerns", "Why Are The Police Putting Down Their Guns?\n\nHundreds of firearms officers hand in their permits to carry weapons.", "Labour's manifesto includes a pledge to be building 100,000 council houses and at least 50,000 affordable homes through housing associations a year by the end of the Parliament.\n\nHousing is devolved, so the party is talking about England only.\n\nThis is a properly large number of homes to be building. To put it into context, a combination of council housing, housing associations and the private sector has managed to produce more than 150,000 dwellings in total for only two of the past 10 years.\n\nThe last year in which more than 100,000 council houses were built in England was 1977.\n\nAnd since the early 1990s, only a very few years have seen more than one or two thousand council houses built.\n\nBut while local authorities tend not to be as involved in building houses as they once were, there are also homes not built by councils but still for social rent, of which 6,287 were built in 2018-19.\n\nLabour, however, has been clear in its manifesto it is talking about homes \"built by councils for social rent\".\n\nAnd it defines social rent as being about half the cost of market rates.\n\nPerhaps the biggest challenge would be finding people to build these houses.\n\nThe construction sector has been complaining about skills shortages for several years, so even diverting all the workers currently building homes for the private sector would not necessarily be enough.\n\nShadow education secretary Angela Rayner told BBC News the key would be better training.\n\n\"We can get people into these courses and get people on the ground being able to do the work,\" she said.\n\nAsked about who these people might be given unemployment is at relatively low levels (1.3 million in the most recent figures), she said many of those on zero-hours contracts or having to work several jobs would prefer to be retrained.\n\nIn 2017-18, there were 69,897 enrolments in further education courses in construction, planning and the built environment, while 44,570 people took part in apprenticeships in that area.\n\nLabour is separately committed to creating one million \"green\" jobs, of which just under half would be used to transform existing homes, so a lot of workers would need to be retrained into these sorts of roles.\n\nAnd on top of that, Labour is also committed to a big programme of infrastructure investment, covering things such as schools, hospitals and care homes, which would also require workers with construction skills.\n\nIt's not just bricklayers, plasterers, carpenters, electricians and plumbers who would be needed - councils not currently geared up to large-scale housebuilding would also need to employ extra staff, as well as expanding their planning departments.\n\nSome of the people with these skills could be attracted from overseas but any sort of Brexit that did not keep the UK as part of the single market would probably make it harder for employers to hire workers from the rest of Europe.\n\nLabour has, however, given itself five years to be building 100,000 council houses and 50,000 housing association homes a year, which means there would be time to create the courses and get people trained to do the work, as well as preparing local authorities for the task.\n\nThere are also questions about whether enough land could be found to build all these new properties on but if the government was sufficiently committed to the programme (and had a big enough majority) it could change the planning rules.\n\nThere is not a specific costing for the housebuilding programme - it is part of Labour's £150bn Social Transformation Fund.\n\nSo, there are significant challenges but if a Labour government spent the billions of pounds necessary to train workers, offered high enough wages to attract people to retrain and took the time and effort to push through the structural changes needed in local authorities and the planning system, this housebuilding target would not be impossible.", "Labour has launched its general election manifesto, promising to transform the UK and to re-nationalise rail, mail, water and energy.\n\nMr Corbyn said his offer to voters was radical and would mean \"real change\".\n\nThe BBC's political correspondent, Iain Watson, explores what that all means.", "The teenager drew up a \"hit list\" of areas he wanted to attack\n\nA teenage neo-Nazi who wrote about an \"inevitable race war\" in his diary and identified a series of possible targets has been convicted of preparing terrorist acts.\n\nThe 16-year-old boy listed the locations from his home city of Durham in his \"guerrilla warfare\" manual.\n\nHe also described himself as a \"natural sadist\", Manchester Crown Court heard.\n\nThe boy is the youngest person to be convicted of planning a terrorist attack in the UK.\n\nA jury found the boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, guilty of preparation of terrorist acts between October 2017 and March this year.\n\nHe was also convicted of disseminating a terrorist publication, possessing an article for a purpose connected to terrorism and three counts of possessing documents useful to someone preparing acts of terrorism.\n\nHe was remanded in custody and will be sentenced on 7 January.\n\nThe court heard the boy began drafting a \"manual for practical sensible guerrilla warfare against the Jewish system in Durham City area\".\n\nThe manual listed \"means of attack\" and \"areas to attack\", which listed local venues \"worth attacking\" such as post offices, pubs and schools.\n\nA \"things to do\" list from August 2018 included the words \"shed empathy\" alongside a hand-drawn symbol of the Order of Nine Angles, which the court heard was a \"self-consciously, explicitly malevolent\" Satanic organisation.\n\nThe boy denied being a neo-Nazi, saying his writings were an extremist \"alter ego\"\n\nThe boy also wrote of planning to conduct an arson spree with Molotov cocktails on local synagogues.\n\nJurors heard, in the course of his internet searches, he looked for a \"map of synagogues in the UK\" and \"Newcastle synagogue\".\n\nHe also visited websites on firearms and was in communication with a gun auctioneer.\n\nAfter his arrest in March, police found him in possession of instructions showing to make bombs and the poison ricin.\n\nThey also found he had distributed firearms manuals online by uploading them to a neo-Nazi website.\n\nGiving evidence, the boy denied being a neo-Nazi and said he had merely created an extremist \"persona\" online and in his journal.\n\nDet Chf Supt Martin Snowden, head of Counter Terrorism Policing North East, said: \"The extreme right wing views and hateful rhetoric displayed by this teenager are deeply concerning and we cannot account for those who may have been susceptible to his influence or how they may act in the future.\n\n\"His extensive repetitious internet searches, diary entries and escalating behaviour combined with his desire for notoriety highlight how dangerous he could have become had he not come to the attention of the authorities.\"\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Writing about the Labour manifesto, released today, our correspondent writes:\n\nThis is a radical attempt to change Britain's business model, involving not just huge amounts of public spending and investment, but also an attempt to rewire the way the economy works.\n\nLabour's answer to \"can we afford this?\" is \"we can't afford not to\" - arguing that only a very active government can reshape the economy to change the fate of the country, in particular to meet the green challenge.\n\nLabour is part of a now-shared consensus across every single party, the IMF and finance ministries across the world, that currently low interest rates charged on government borrowing should be used to fund substantial investments.\n\nLabour has used this opportunity to push the radicalism of its 2017 manifesto much further with about £140bn extra in spending a year, versus for example £80bn a year from the LibDems, and tens of billions from the Conservatives.\n\nIt leaves all the major parties promising voters hundreds of billions over the Parliament. At around £600bn more in spending promises over the five years Labour has put clear blue water between themselves and the extra spending of the other major parties.\n\nIs this affordable? It is more risky than more-modest spending plans.\n\nRead more from Faisal here.", "An election candidate standing in the same seat as Anna Soubry has been found guilty of harassing her and banned from campaigning in the constituency.\n\nEnglish Democrat candidate Amy Dalla Mura is standing in Broxtowe, Nottinghamshire, which Ms Soubry has represented since 2010.\n\nWestminster Magistrates' Court heard the defendant repeatedly targeted the Independent Group for Change candidate and called her a traitor on television.\n\nShe will be sentenced on 16 December.\n\nThe court heard Dalla Mura, from Hove, attended an event in Parliament on 23 January where Ms Soubry was speaking, repeatedly interrupting her and live streaming the event on her phone. The meeting was eventually abandoned when she refused to stop.\n\nThe court was also told Dalla Mura approached Ms Soubry in Parliament's Central Lobby while she was appearing on BBC Newsnight on 14 March, calling her a \"traitor\" while again filming her.\n\nPassing the verdict, chief magistrate Emma Arbuthnot described Dalla Mura's behaviour as \"oppressive and unacceptable\", with conduct \"driven by anger at Ms Soubry's political views on Brexit\". She said it had also \"caused harassment in the sense of alarm and distress\".\n\nThe 56-year-old will be sentenced four days after the election but will still be allowed to stand.\n\nHowever, as a condition of bail, she cannot enter Broxtowe and has been banned from contacting or mentioning Ms Soubry on social media.\n\nFollow BBC East Midlands on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@bbc.co.uk.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Last updated on .From the section Cricket\n\nFirst Test, Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, day one of five: New Zealand: Yet to bat\n\nEngland batted themselves into a promising position on the opening day of the first Test against New Zealand in Mount Maunganui.\n\nThree of the tourists' top five compiled half-centuries as England closed on 241-4.\n\nBen Stokes hit a unbeaten 67 against a flagging New Zealand attack after disciplined fifties from Rory Burns and Joe Denly laid the platform.\n\nColin de Grandhomme took 2-28 for the hosts on a good batting wicket.\n\nEngland have become notorious for batting collapses in recent times but this was a solid, if not perfect, way to begin a Test series.\n\nCaptain Joe Root was the only member of the top order not to reach double figures, while debutant opener Dom Sibley hinted at - but did not fully show - his patient temperament in a gritty 22.\n\nStokes was dropped on 63 by Ross Taylor at first slip late in the day but he saw England through to the close in New Zealand's North Island, along with Ollie Pope who made a sparky 18.\n• None TMS podcast: England and NZ size each other up\n• None Day one as it happened\n\nOn their last tour of New Zealand, England were dismantled for 58 on the opening day of the series, but Denly in particular showed the determination that was missing two years ago to grind out a start.\n\nJust 30 runs came from the first 10 overs and when an aggressive shot was played - such as 24-year-old Sibley clipping his first ball to the mid-wicket boundary - it was a result of the bowlers straying off line, rather than a risky shot from the batsmen.\n\nThe approach worked to an extent. Burns' half-century from 135 balls was his slowest in Test cricket, while Denly largely stayed clear of playing the drives that have been his undoing in the past and instead played himself in.\n\nBatting at three, Denly was in the middle for just under four hours before reaching his half-century as the 33-year-old grafted against New Zealand's accurate attack, before attacking left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner with a glorious straight six.\n\nStokes, too, showed the value of England's new-found patience. After a quiet start he grew in fluency, taking Trent Boult for 16 runs in the closing stages, before being dropped by Taylor.\n\nAfter a determined innings it was a surprise when Denly, faced with the second new ball, sent a thin edge off Southee through to wicketkeeper BJ Watling. The frustrated groan from the batsman showed his annoyance at, once again, falling short of a century.\n\nIn fact, England's wickets all seemed to fall to a lapse in concentration.\n\nSibley was caught at first slip playing across the line while Burns, jittery after being hit on the helmet and edging through slip, nicked De Grandhomme through to Watling.\n\nRoot was the most disappointing of all, taking 21 balls to get off the mark before slicing the next delivery to second slip.\n\nIn Boult and Southee, New Zealand have two of the best swing bowlers in the world, but there was little assistance on offer for them.\n\nAs the ball got older, Boult had to rely on his variations, bowling cross-seam, while Southee was economical but unable to make a breakthrough.\n\nIt was all-rounder De Grandhomme and his nagging medium-pacers that eventually saw off both openers, while Neil Wagner was rewarded for a lengthy, hostile spell with the wicket of captain Root.\n\nSouthee produced a fine delivery to dismiss Denly - a touch wider, drawing the batsman into a false shot - and for much of the day, the New Zealand attack kept the lid on England's scoring rate.\n\nThe only time England were able to get away was in the closing stages, when a tiring Boult returned with the new ball.\n\nOn a good wicket and with the likes of Jos Buttler and Sam Curran to come, England will hope to compile a potentially match-winning total on the second day, which begins at 22:00 GMT.\n\nEngland batsman Rory Burns on Test Match Special: \"It was a tough day but a good day. It looked like a good wicket - it was a bit slower than I thought it would be and that made the cricket a bit attritional.\n\n\"I was nowhere near my fluent best but managed to stick in and grit it out. I'm disappointed to only get a 50 and not a big one.\"\n\nNew Zealand bowler Neil Wagner on TMS: \"I thought we bowled pretty well and England batted well. When we put it in the right area, they were patient and when we got it wrong, they put it away.\n\n\"But they haven't run away from us and if we get a couple of early wickets tomorrow [Friday] we're right back in it.\"\n\nEx-England batsman Mark Ramprakash on TMS: \"England will fancy their chances. I don't think the wicket is going to change, it looks good for batting.\n\n\"The top order were focused for setting a platform for the rest of the team. Only four down at the end of the day means England will be pleased with their work.\"", "ScotRail has admitted it will not hit a target of stopping the dumping of human waste onto railway tracks by 2020.\n\nThe train operator had signed up to a UK-wide pledge to stop the practice of emptying raw sewage on to the railways.\n\nBut severe delays to a fleet of refurbished trains means ScotRail will still be using rolling stock without toilet waste tanks next year.\n\nThe firm said it is working to introduce the refurbished trains as soon as possible.\n\nScotRail was meant to have received 26 refurbished high-speed trains, with waste tanks fitted, for routes linking Scotland's seven cities from rail firm Wabtec by December last year.\n\nOnly eight of these models - which date back to the 1970s but have been renovated - have been delivered so far.\n\nScotRail has been forced to hire 'classic' trains, without waste retention tanks fitted, to make up some of the shortfall and nine of these will still be in operation next year.\n\nMick Hogg, the RMT union's regional organiser in Scotland, said: \"We are livid that this promise has been broken.\n\n\"Why should our members be subjected to these disgusting conditions, being sprayed by this foul waste, as they go about their work at the trackside.\n\n\"This deal has been a disgrace for taxpayer and the travelling public, who is asking the serious questions of why these refurbished trains are going to be years late.\"\n\nA deal to stop dumping human waste was originally agreed and implemented in December 2017\n\nThe practice of dumping sewage on the railways was ended by ScotRail in 2017.\n\nHowever, it was reintroduced last year as an interim measure after delays to the fleet of refurbished intercity trains.\n\nA number of other rail operators across the UK will also miss the 2020 waste target.\n\nResearch by industry regulator, the Office of Road and Rail, found that the risk of infection to railway workers from the waste was low.\n\nThe HST was the mainstay of British Rail's inter-city service and the delayed refurbishment programme has an estimated total cost of £54m\n\nA ScotRail spokesman said there was no specific legislative requirement to have retentions tanks fitted to the trains but they are being fitted as the rolling stock goes through its refurbishment programme.\n\nHe added: \"We're working with suppliers to ensure the refurbishment of our fleet of high-speed InterCity trains is completed as soon as possible.\"\n\nA spokesman for track operator Network Rail said: \"We are committed to putting an end to trains emptying waste onto the tracks and we are working with all operators to make this happen.\n\n\"There are a few train companies that have been given a bit more time for a small number of their trains and we are tracking their action plans closely to make sure they comply.\"", "Hays Travel, which bought Thomas Cook after it collapsed, has announced plans to hire an extra 1,500 staff.\n\nThe travel agent has already taken on 2,330 former Thomas Cook employees.\n\nBut now Hays plans to hire another 200 people at its head office in Sunderland, an extra 500 to handle foreign exchange, and an apprentice at each of its 737 branches.\n\nThe move has been seen as a vote of confidence in the package holiday market.\n\nHays took on all of Thomas Cook's 555 shops in October after the travel agent spectacularly collapsed earlier this year.\n\nSince then it has reopened 450 of those stores and hired a lot of its old staff.\n\nBut now it is expanding further.\n\nJohn Hays, who runs the travel agent with his wife Irene, said: \"We're further increasing staffing to ensure we have the highest customer service levels across all of our stores and our head office functions.\"\n\nHe said applicants didn't need experience in the sector \"just an enthusiasm for travel\".\n\nThe hiring spree will take Hays' workforce to 5,700 people.\n\n\"The former Thomas Cook managers have said the biggest difference for them is being empowered and valued - as an independent travel agent they are not tied to certain products or scripts and they feel trusted,\" Mr Hays said.\n\n\"This is a key principle of our business.\"\n\nIt is the latest sign of renewed confidence in the package holiday business.\n\nEarlier this week, EasyJet announced plans to relaunch its own package holiday operation in a bid to fill the gap in the market left by Thomas Cook.\n\nAbout 20 million people fly with EasyJet to Europe annually but only 500,000 book accommodation through it.", "Two in five adults would fake a sick day if they needed a day off, a Com Res survey for the BBC suggests.\n\nWhen questioned on their morals and values, people admitted to lying about sickness, stealing and taking credit for other people's work.\n\nWhile younger staff lied more often than their elders, they were more willing to stand up for colleagues.\n\nThe average worker takes about four sick days a year, according to the Office for National Statistics.\n\nThe most common reasons for calling off work in 2018 were the common cold, musculoskeletal problems (like back pain), mental health conditions and \"other\" problems.\n\nSickness due to fibbing was unsurprisingly not included in the government's statistics.\n\nThe findings are part of a larger survey about what people in the UK find right and wrong.\n\nAs well as faking sickies, employees are often also prepared to cover for colleagues who they know might be faking it.\n\nThe survey found that 66% would not tell bosses if they knew their colleagues were absent, but not ill.\n\nHayley Lewis, an occupational psychologist, said it takes confidence to tell your boss you need a break, and if the relationship is bad, employees will tend to be less truthful.\n\nTwo-thirds of workers would not tell bosses if they knew their colleagues were absent, but not ill.\n\n\"'People don't leave an organisation - they leave their boss' goes the saying,\" says Ms Lewis.\n\nAlso, people can be influenced by their boss' behaviour, she adds.\n\n\"We look to role models. If the boss is dragging themselves in, not taking breaks, eating lunch at their desk, it reinforces the message that it is not okay to take a break,\" she says.\n\nThat often leaves employees only one option, Ms Lewis says - to ring up sick.\n\nMen were almost twice as likely as women to say they would accept praise from a boss for work that someone else had done.\n\nAnd almost a third said they stole work supplies like staplers and notebooks.\n\nThe younger the employee, the more likely they were to speak up for women in the workplace.\n\nWorkers under 34 were more than twice as likely than older colleagues to turn to senior managers, or intervene. if they saw a male boss touch a female employee on the back during a meeting.\n\nOnly 16% of workers aged over 55 agreed.\n\nWhile 70% of younger adults would report or intervene if a senior figure in a company made sexual comments towards a younger colleague, less than half of people over 55 would do the same.", "One in three young people has not registered to vote, according to the Electoral Commission.\n\nYouth worker Jerahl Hall, from Stoke-on-Trent, is trying to persuade young people in his home city to vote in the general election.\n\nThe 27-year-old works at the city's YMCA. He has spent the past few years trying to educate people about why they should take part in the democratic process.\n\nThe deadline to register to vote is 26 November.\n\n·Stories from We Are Stoke-on-Trent", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Lib Dems want to stop Boris Johnson winning a majority, says Davey\n\nThe Lib Dems' deputy leader says the party can stop Boris Johnson from winning the general election \"and through that we can stop Brexit\".\n\nSir Ed Davey told the BBC the most likely outcome on 12 December was a \"minority Tory government\".\n\nHe suggested the Lib Dems would support them, along with other parties, if they agreed to another EU referendum.\n\nThe party launched its election manifesto earlier with a pledge to stop Brexit which they say would save £50bn.\n\nIf the party wins the general election outright, it says it would revoke Article 50, halting Brexit and keeping the UK in the European Union.\n\nIf it does not win, it will continue campaigning for another EU referendum, or \"People's Vote\".\n\nSir Ed told the BBC's Andrew Neil Show the party wants to stop the Conservatives getting a majority at the election and then use whatever leverage they have to push for another referendum.\n\n\"The most likely result I think, looking at the figures, is probably a minority Tory government,\" said Sir Ed.\n\n\"If it's a minority Tory government, Boris Johnson says he wants to deliver Brexit… The only way he could do that is with a People's Vote and so we will challenge him and we will work with others to say 'if you want to do what you said, Mr Johnson… if you want to do what you said, work for a People's Vote.\"\n\nHe added: \"We can stop Boris Johnson getting a majority and through that we can stop Brexit.\"\n\nSources inside the party concede now that after the withdrawal of the Brexit Party in Conservative seats, what might have been a wildly unpredictable four-way race, has moved to a scrappy national two-way - with the SNP separately dominant in Scotland, and the third smaller UK-wide party eagerly trying to nibble at the margins to get in.\n\nWith Labour yet to make any big breakthrough in the campaign, the Lib Dems claim they are the ones who can nab seats from the Conservatives.\n\nSo Lib Dem votes in marginal seats are the ones that could prevent Johnson from a clear run at five years in office.\n\nThe party's private hopes a few weeks ago of a massive increase in the number of seats has slipped a lot.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson is pressed on whether she'd block a Tory or Labour government\n\nLib Dem leader Jo Swinson has repeatedly insisted that she is aiming to be the prime minister of a Liberal Democrat government after 12 December's election - but she admitted in a BBC interview that it would be a \"big step\", given the current opinion polls.\n\nShe told the BBC's political editor Laura Kuenssberg her MPs would not actively support a Labour or Tory programme of government as she believes neither Jeremy Corbyn nor Boris Johnson are fit to be prime minister.\n\nBut she did not rule out allowing either of them to take office - by abstaining in a vote on their first Queen's Speech - if they agreed to hold another EU referendum.\n\nShe also suggested there could be a \"government of national unity\" - made up of senior figures from different parties - if there was no overall winner at the polls.\n\n\"It's certainly something which I put forward and suggested a few months ago, it wasn't something which there was a majority for, ultimately, in the previous Parliament, but we don't know what the arithmetic of the next Parliament will look like.\n\n\"And I just don't think that we should be sort of trapped by convention into thinking our politics has to go down the tramlines that we've assumed it would in the past because this is a time of change in politics.\"\n\nShe said people needed to be \"more imaginative about what happens\" after an election, suggesting that there were MPs in other parties that the Lib Dems could work with.\n\nAt her party's manifesto launch, Ms Swinson said the economic boost the UK would get from staying in the EU was at the heart of her plan to build a \"brighter future for people\".\n\nThe so-called £50bn \"Remain bonus\" would pay for 20,000 new teachers, extra cash for schools and support for the low-paid.\n\nShe said the UK \"deserved better\" than Boris Johnson or Jeremy Corbyn in Number 10.\n\nThe largest single spending commitment in the Lib Dems' 96-page manifesto, launched at an event in north London, is a major expansion of free childcare, to be paid for by an increase in corporation tax and changes to capital gains allowances on the sale of assets.\n\nThere are also eye-catching pledges to freeze the cost of many rail fares for five years, to legalise and tax cannabis sales to over-18s and to charge those taking frequent international flights more.\n\nThe Lib Dems are hoping to significantly boost their presence in Parliament on the back of their opposition to Brexit, as they target pro-Remain seats in the south of England and London held by the Conservatives and Labour.\n\nSpeaking at her manifesto launch, she accused Boris Johnson of \"lying\" when he said a Tory victory on 12 December would \"get Brexit done\".\n\nWhat lay ahead instead, she said, were \"years and years of endless trade negotiations\" with the EU and \"more time and energy wasted in getting something we know will not be as good as what we have now\".", "A letter written to the Times newspaper by Buckingham Palace has cast doubt on when the Duke of York first met convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.\n\nThe 2011 letter says they met in the early 1990s, not in 1999 as Prince Andrew said in his BBC interview.\n\nIt comes as the duke faces a growing backlash after he said he did not regret his friendship with Epstein.\n\nBuckingham Palace said the prince's words speak for themselves and he stands by his recollection of events.\n\nWriting to the Times in March 2011, the duke's then private secretary Alastair Watson aimed to address \"widespread comment\" about the relationship with the New York financier, who died in prison this year awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.\n\nHe said Prince Andrew had known Epstein \"since being introduced to him in the early 1990s\", but dismissed the \"insinuations and innuendos\" as \"without foundation\".\n\nBut in his interview with the BBC's Newsnight on Saturday, the duke said they \"met through his girlfriend back in 1999\" - a reference to Ghislaine Maxwell, who had been a friend of Prince Andrew since she was at university.\n\nThe 2011 letter was published after the Times reported on the existence of a photo of the prince with 17-year-old Virginia Giuffre, then known as Roberts, who would later testify that she had been forced to have sex with him. The duke has always denied any form of sexual contact or relationship with her.\n\nThe duke was pictured with Ms Giuffre in Ghislaine Maxwell's London home in 2001\n\nBT has become the latest in a series of organisations to distance themselves from Prince Andrew since the interview was broadcast.\n\nIn a statement, BT said it had been working with iDEA - which helps people develop digital, business and employment skills - since 2017 but \"our dealings have been with its executive directors not its patron, the Duke of York\".\n\n\"In light of recent developments we are reviewing our relationship with the organisation and hope that we might be able to work further with them, in the event of a change in their patronage,\" a spokeswoman said.\n\nAmong some close to the prince there was a belief that \"once the dust died down\" the Newsnight interview would have been worth it - because his core denials and admissions would be what was left in the public's mind.\n\nIt is hard to see the logic of that position now.\n\nThe letter to the Times from the prince's former private secretary undermines Prince Andrew's recollection of when his friendship with Epstein started.\n\nThe Daily Mail has highlighted at least one example, illustrated with photos, of when he and the Duchess of York broke what he called their \"simple rule\" that when one of them was away, the other was always with their children in the evening.\n\nThat \"simple rule\" was offered as a reason why the prince could not have been with Virginia Roberts in London on the night she claims he danced and had sex with her.\n\nThe loss of corporate support is particularly troubling for the palace: it is a \"real-world\" response to the interview, not just commentary and headlines.\n\nBT goes out of its way to say they'd reconsider if the organisation that they currently sponsor changed its patron - the prince.\n\nThis is not getting better for the prince, or for the palace. It is getting worse.\n\nStandard Chartered Bank and KPMG earlier announced they were withdrawing support for the duke's business mentoring initiative Pitch@Palace, but sources told the BBC the decisions were made before the interview.\n\nFour Australian universities have also said they would not be continuing their involvement in Pitch@Palace Australia.\n\nPrince Andrew cancelled a planned visit to flood-hit areas of Yorkshire on Tuesday, three days after the interview aired, the Sun newspaper reported.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Prince Andrew on Epstein: 'There was no indication, absolutely no indication'\n\nIt is understood the visit was deemed inappropriate in the midst of an election campaign.\n\nIn his Newsnight interview, the duke answered questions for the first time about his friendship with US financier Jeffrey Epstein, who took his own life in August while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges in the US.\n\nHe \"categorically\" denied having any sexual contact with Virginia Giuffre, but the interview provoked a backlash.\n\nDespite the criticism, BBC royal correspondent Jonny Dymond reported that those close to the duke say a withdrawal from public life is not under consideration.\n\nThe prince said he regretted this 2010 meeting with Epstein\n\nPrince Andrew said in the interview that he could not recall ever meeting Virginia Giuffre and recalled that he went to Pizza Express in Woking and then returned home the night she claims they first met.\n\nHe sought to cast doubt on her testimony that he was \"profusely sweating\" in a nightclub, saying that a medical condition at the time meant he could not perspire.\n\nAnd the duke said meeting Epstein for a final time in 2010 was \"the wrong decision\", but said the \"opportunities I was given to learn\" about business meant he did not regret the friendship.", "South Africans have been celebrating the country's third World Cup trophy win\n\nAcross South Africa, they've been blowing their vuvuzelas, hugging, crying, grinning until it hurts, honking their car horns, pouring and throwing and spraying beer in all directions.\n\nThey are celebrating a comprehensive victory that seems all the sweeter for being set against a backdrop of economic hardship, rising inequality, populist race-baiting, staggering official corruption and serious concerns about this young, boisterous nation's future.\n\n\"We can achieve anything if we work together as one,\" said Siya Kolisi, South Africa's now iconic black captain after the match in Japan.\n\nAnd in bars, homes, halls, and giant open-air public viewing areas, his words seemed - at least for a moment - to ring true.\n\n\"I have never seen, since I've been alive, I have never seen South Africa like this,\" Kolisi went on, and back home the crowds, black and white, nodded and cheered.\n\n\"I'm so happy!\" screamed a black schoolgirl jumping for joy with her friends at a sports centre in a suburb of Johannesburg.\n\n\"We've gone through so much as a country and this is something positive we can celebrate as a country,\" said a woman watching at a luxury resort outside the city.\n\n\"I feel this win will reunite us as a country. We've been segregated, with so much going on. So this win means so much,\" said her friend.\n\nToday's squad has twelve black players and is a truly national team\n\nSouth Africa has always cherished its reputation for pulling off miracles. After all, this was the nation that steered itself away from civil war and plotted a negotiated path out of racial apartheid towards democracy.\n\nA year later, in 1995, a smiling Nelson Mandela watched the national team win its first Rugby World Cup and used that moment to build on his dream of a \"rainbow nation\".\n\nBut the 1995 team had just one black player and many black South Africans struggled to share the enthusiasm of Mandela, and of their white compatriots so soon after the end of apartheid.\n\nToday's squad has twelve black players and has become a truly national team.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\n\"We have come a long way from 1995 to where we are today. We are demonstrating to the world that we are a diverse and united nation,\" said President Cyril Ramaphosa, who had gone to Japan to be with the Springbok team.\n\nAnd there were other signs of South Africa's progress on display today. Not just a black captain and a diverse squad, but smaller details like the fact that so many more whites in the crowd now appear to have learned the words to their multi-lingual national anthem - bellowing out all the African verses in the minutes before the match began.\n\nFans have described the Springboks' win as something positive for the country\n\nBut can success in a rugby competition transform a nation's fortunes? Of course not. South Africans are all too aware that, come Monday, their economy will still be on the brink of being downgraded to junk status by international ratings agencies.\n\nYouth unemployment will remain around the 50% mark. The power utility Eskom will continue to deliver blackouts as it hovers dangerously close to collapse. And the racial polarisation that has become entrenched in the country's political scene will carry on.\n\n\"No we're not (united),\" said one of several voices on Twitter, responding to President Ramaphosa's message. \"Only our rugby team is a beacon of hope in the dark and dismal chaos that the ANC created and which you perpetuate.\"", "Last updated on .From the section Rugby Union\n\nSouth Africa broke English hearts with a ruthless display of power rugby to seize their third Rugby World Cup in devastating fashion.\n\nTwenty two points from the boot of nerveless fly-half Handre Pollard and second-half tries from wingers Makazole Mapimpi and Cheslin Kolbe ground England into the Yokohama dirt on a horrible night for Eddie Jones's men.\n\nEngland had trailed 12-6 at the interval after taking a hammering in the scrum and making a series of handling errors.\n\nAnd despite four penalties from captain Owen Farrell they never looked like closing that gap as the Springboks produced an outstanding display to match those of 1995 in Johannesburg and 2007 in Paris.\n\nThose were iconic moments for a nation besotted with rugby and when Siya Kolisi lifted the William Webb Ellis trophy aloft as the first black man to captain the Springboks they will have the final part of a triptych that will endure forever in the country's collective memory.\n\nFor England it was a chastening end to a campaign that had promised to end the 16-year wait for the World Cup glory.\n\nThey were out-muscled, out-run and out-thought by a team transformed by the leadership of skipper Kolisi and the coaching of Rassie Erasmus.\n\nNever before has a team beaten in the group stages gone on to win the trophy, but this is a triumph to match that of the teams of Francois Pienaar and John Smit with a wider story that perhaps surpasses both.\n• None 'South Africa's triumph will inspire far beyond the rugby pitch'\n• None I never dreamed of a day like this - Kolisi\n• None England have been beaten up - expert analysis\n• None Rugby Union Weekly podcast: Where did it go wrong for England?\n\nEngland, so quick out of the blocks in their semi-final win over the All Blacks, were rocked in the opening exchanges as prop Kyle Sinckler was knocked out in an accidental collision and forced to leave the field before touching the ball.\n\nSouth Africa took that momentum and through a Pollard Garryowen-and-gather went deep into the English 22 before Willie le Roux knocked on as he carved an outside line down the right.\n\nEngland were rattled, throwing loose passes, Farrell isolated as he tried to mop up one from Billy Vunipola and Pollard banging over the resulting penalty for 3-0.\n\nThe huge Springbok pack was making a mess of the English scrum and disrupting their line-out, but when the men in white made their first series of forays they won a breakdown penalty and Farrell levelled things up.\n\nNow it was the Springboks forced into changes, hooker Mbongeni Mbonambi off with concussion and lock Lood de Jager appearing to dislocate a shoulder.\n\nYet England knocked on at the restart, had their scrum splintered and were behind again as Pollard slotted the penalty from the angle.\n\nBack they came. The forwards hammered away at the South African line after driving a line-out on the 22, Courtney Lawes and replacement Dan Cole both going close until Duane Vermeulen infringed and Farrell kicked the penalty for 6-6.\n\nThe vast English support in the stands found their voice but the mistakes kept coming.\n\nBilly Vunipola was penalised for holding on and Pollard landed a beauty from 40m, and then Elliot Daly knocked on from Lukhanyo Am's kick ahead, the scrum was mangled again and Pollard struck again from in front of the posts.\n\nIt was a horrible half from Eddie Jones' men, that 12-6 half-time deficit the biggest they had faced in the entire tournament.\n\nSouth Africa coach Erasmus threw replacement props Steven Kitshoff and Vincent Koch on just after the break and at their very first scrum they mangled England again.\n\nPollard drilled over a beauty from just over halfway and at 15-6 England were staring into the abyss.\n\nThe South African power was stopping their big runners dead and killing England at the breakdown and Jones rolled the dice, throwing Joe Marler into the front row and Henry Slade in at outside centre as Farrell took Ford's place at fly-half.\n\nIt initially appeared to work. England blew the Springbok scrum apart, Farrell lined up the penalty and it was a six-point game.\n\nNow Curry got to work, snaffling a breakdown penalty to give Farrell another shot, this time from 45m out wide, only for the kick to drift just wide of the right-hand post.\n\nWhat could have been 15-12 was suddenly 18-9 as South Africa set up a maul in midfield and England were caught offside for a penalty that Pollard was never going to miss.\n\nEngland had 22 minutes to save their World Cup and grabbed a lifeline from Farrell's fourth penalty after Vermeulen held on from the restart.\n\nLuke Cowan-Dickie and Mark Wilson came on for Jamie George and Sam Underhill but with 14 minutes to go the killer blow came.\n\nSouth Africa went left down the blindside, Mapimpi kicked on and Am gathered before finding the winger on his outside shoulder for the first try the Springboks had scored in three World Cup finals.\n\nPollard's conversion from in front made it 25-12 and the stands were alive with green-shirted noise.\n\nAnd when the diminutive Kolbe stepped and accelerated through an exhausted rearguard in the final moments the Springboks could kick-start a Japanese party that will sweep through their homeland.\n• None The 'unique story' of South Africa's first black captain\n• None England prop Sinckler taken off with concussion\n\n'One day you're the best, the next a team knocks you off'\n\nEngland head coach Eddie Jones speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live: \"We just couldn't get on the front foot. We were dominated in the scrum particularly in the first 50 minutes. When you're in a tight, penalty-driven game, it's difficult to get any sort of advantage.\n\n\"We needed to fix up the scrum, little things around the line-out, then get a bit more accurate in how we attacked. We did that for a while, got ourselves back into the game, but in the end we had to force the game and gave away a couple of tries.\n\n\"They were too good for us at the breakdown today. That's the great thing about rugby, one day you're the best team in the world and the next a team knocks you off.\"\n\nSouth Africa coach Rassie Erasmus: \"It's weird, I didn't think two years ago we could realistically do it, but six months ago began to and four weeks ago I really did. I am so proud of the players and my country. We stand together, we really believed it and I am proud to be South African.\n\n\"The country have gone through some bad times, and we have over the last two years but our challenge is to make South African rugby strong for the next six or seven years.\n\n\"I will make this my mission to make this a springboard to take it the right way.\"\n\nThe stats - Springboks score first tries in a final\n• None South Africa have lifted the Webb Ellis Cup on three occasions, no side has won the Rugby World Cup more often (level with New Zealand).\n• None South Africa are the only side to have a 100% win rate in World Cup finals, winning on each of their three appearances at this stage.\n• None South Africa's 20-point victory is the joint second biggest in a final, after Australia's 23-point win against France in 1999. New Zealand also won by 20 points in 1987.\n• None The Springboks scored two tries against England, the first time they'd ever crossed for a try in a final, they are yet to concede a try at this stage.\n• None England have lost the Rugby World Cup final on three occasions, no side has lost at this stage more often (level with France).\n• None Owen Farrell scored 12 points in this match, taking him past 100 points in the Rugby World Cup, the second player to reach that milestone for England in the tournament after Jonny Wilkinson (277).\n• None Billy Vunipola made 19 carries against South Africa, the most in the match and the most by any player in a World Cup final, surpassing Israel Folau's tally of 16 in 2015.\n• None Maro Itoje made 16 tackles against South Africa, the joint second most in a final behind Richie McCaw (18 in 2011) and level with Jonny Wilkinson (16 in 2003).\n• None Makazole Mapimpi scored his 14th try in 14 Tests for South Africa, including six tries in six games at this year's World Cup.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Boris Johnson: Election pact with Brexit Party 'risks putting Corbyn into No 10'\n\nBoris Johnson has rejected the suggestion from Nigel Farage and Donald Trump that he should work with the Brexit Party during the election.\n\nThe Tory leader told the BBC he was \"always grateful for advice\" but he would not enter into election pacts.\n\nHis comments come after the US president said Mr Farage and Mr Johnson would be \"an unstoppable force\".\n\nDowning Street sources say there are no circumstances in which the Tories would work with the Brexit Party.\n\nIn an interview with BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg, the prime minister said the \"difficulty\" of doing deals with \"any other party\" was that it \"simply risks putting Jeremy Corbyn into Number 10\".\n\n\"The problem with that is that his [Mr Corbyn's] plan for Brexit is basically yet more dither and delay,\" Mr Johnson said.\n\nMr Johnson also said there was \"no question of negotiating on the NHS\" as part of any future trade deal with the US, but he did not rule out expanding the amount of private provision in the health service in the future.\n\nBut Labour's shadow health secretary, Jonathan Ashworth, said the public \"can't trust the Tories on the NHS\", saying they would \"increase privatisation even further and do a deal with Donald Trump\".\n\nWhen pushed on whether he would rule out a deal with Mr Farage, Mr Johnson replied: \"I want to be very, very clear that voting for any other party than this government, this Conservative government… is basically tantamount to putting Jeremy Corbyn in.\"\n\nThe UK is going to the polls on 12 December following a further delay to the UK's departure from the EU, to 31 January 2020.\n\nThe BBC will be talking to other party leaders during the course of the campaign.\n\nUS president Donald Trump told Nigel Farage's LBC show on Thursday that the Brexit Party leader should team up with Mr Johnson to do \"something terrific\" and he also criticised the prime minister's EU withdrawal agreement.\n\nMeanwhile, Mr Farage has called on the prime minister to drop his Brexit deal, unite in a \"Leave alliance\" or face a Brexit Party candidate in every seat in the election.\n\nMr Johnson said there were \"lots of reasons\" why he thought a Labour government would be a \"disaster\".\n\nHe said he Labour government would lead to a renegotiation with Brussels on a Brexit deal, then another referendum.\n\n\"Why go through that nightmare again?\" he said.\n\nThe prime minister also suggested that the US president was wrong to believe a trade deal would be impossible with the UK after Brexit.\n\nMr Johnson said his \"proper Brexit\" deal \"enables us to do proper all-singing, all-dancing free-trade deals\".\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\n\"It delivers exactly what we wanted, what I wanted, when I campaigned in 2016 to come out the European Union,\" Mr Johnson said.\n\nWhen asked about the criticism from Mr Trump, Mr Johnson said: \"I am always grateful for advice from wherever it comes and we have great relations as you know with the US and many many other countries.\n\n\"But on the technicalities of the deal anybody who looks at it can see that the UK has full control.\"\n\nThe prime minister is never short of a word or two, never short of a colourful phrase or a metaphor.\n\nWhen we sat down this afternoon there was no suggestion of him being the Hulk, but Remain-tending MPs were accused of \"rope-a-doping\" the government, planning eventually to batter the prime minister and his Brexit deal into submission until he would have had to give up.\n\nBut in Downing Street there is a serious awareness that trademark Johnson verbal gymnastics are no guarantee of success at the ballot box in six weeks' time, no guarantee at all.\n\nThat's not just because there are even friends, like Donald Trump, and of course foes, like Jeremy Corbyn, whose words and actions will hamper his attempt to secure a majority to call his own.\n\nBut also because this is a snap election, not a routine poll, and the public is hardly in a forgiving mood of our politicians right now.\n\nMr Johnson said he hoped the government could get Brexit \"over the line\" by the middle of January if he won a majority, claiming the current Parliament would never have passed his deal.\n\nHe said he'd had \"no choice\" but to call a general election, saying: \"Nobody wants an election but we've got to do it now.\n\n\"This is a Parliament that is basically full of MPs who voted Remain.\n\n\"They voted Remain and they will continue to block Brexit if they're given the chance - we need a new mandate, we need to refresh our Parliament.\"\n\nMr Johnson said his government was determined to increase taxpayer funding of the NHS but said: \"Of course there are dentists and optometrists and so on who are providers to the NHS, of course, that's how it works,\" he said.\n\n\"But... I believe passionately in an NHS free at the point of use for everybody in this country.\"\n\nLabour's Mr Ashworth said: \"Forced NHS privatisation has doubled under the Conservatives and Boris Johnson has refused to rule out expanding this further.\n\n\"You can't trust the Tories on the NHS. They will increase privatisation even further and do a deal with Donald Trump that will see as much as £500m more a week sent to US corporations.\"", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nFive people have been injured in a knife attack at the site of a pro-democracy protest in Hong Kong.\n\nThe attack happened at the Cityplaza mall in the Tai Koo district on Hong Kong Island.\n\nThe local hospital authority said four men and one woman were injured, with two in critical condition.\n\nOne of the injured, a local councillor, had his ear partially bitten off by the as-yet unidentified male attacker, who was subdued by passersby in the mall.\n\nWitnesses said the Mandarin-speaking attacker drew a knife after a political argument with people in the mall, which was the site of pro-democracy protests earlier in the day.\n\nThe local councillor, Andrew Chiu Ka-yin, reportedly was attempting to prevent the attacker leaving the scene when the man bit off a section of his ear. Witnesses said the attacker was badly beaten by passersby who intervened, before police arrested the man.\n\nAndrew Chiu Ka-yin receives first aid after he was attacked on Sunday\n\nOne of the victims, a woman, told the South China Morning Post that the suspect drew a knife after arguing with her sister and her husband, who were also injured. The Hong Kong Free Press reported that that attacker was a Mandarin-speaking pro-Beijing supporter.\n\nHong Kong has experienced five months of sometimes violent demonstrations by pro-democracy activists, who first took to the streets to protest against a bill that would have allowed extradition to mainland China, but evolved into a broader revolt against the way Hong Kong is administered by Beijing.\n\nThe wave of pro-democracy protests continued this weekend, days after a high-profile activist, Joshua Wong, was banned from standing in local elections. Police fired tear gas on Sunday into crowds of demonstrators in the eastern suburb of Taikoo Shing, home to the Cityplaza where the stabbing occurred.\n\nWith no end in sight, China's leaders signalled last week that they were preparing to change how the mainland administered Hong Kong.\n\nShen Chunyao, the director of the Hong Kong, Macau and Basic Law Commission, told reporters that officials were looking at ways to \"perfect\" how Hong Kong's chief executive was appointed and removed. He did not elaborate on what exactly might change.\n\nLast month, the leader of one of Hong Kong's largest pro-democracy groups was taken to hospital after being attacked, apparently with hammers. Photographs on social media showed Jimmy Sham of the Civil Human Rights Front lying in the street, covered in blood.\n\nFrom hospital, the activist said he \"remained committed to the ideal of peaceful non-violence\".\n\nImages and footage of the incident spread quickly around social media platforms. The man who did the biting was subdued by a crowd, which then beat him, some using metal objects.\n\nThat is was all happening in a shopping centre being stormed by riot police in pursuit of protestors who were earlier singing and chanting made it even more intense. A small group of hardcore activists had also smashed up shops whose owners they judged to be too \"pro-Beijing\".\n\nI watched the footage on a television in a small restaurant in Hong Kong. Halfway through the report, the woman running the place turned and walked away from the screen. \"This is all too depressing,\" she said in Chinese.", "Boris Johnson has made a series of spending promises both before and after becoming prime minister. How much would all of this cost?\n\nThe plan: Immediate funds to help prepare the UK for a possible no-deal Brexit on 31 October.\n\nWhat it means: Just over a week after Mr Johnson become prime minister, the Treasury announced that £2.1bn would be spent bolstering border and customs operations, stockpiling critical medical supplies and supporting UK nationals abroad. Money will also be spent on a public awareness campaign ahead of a possible no-deal Brexit outcome.\n\nThe cost: Ramping up no deal preparations will cost £2.1bn. This is on top of the £4.2bn Theresa May's previous government had already allocated on preparing for Brexit - with or without a deal.\n\nIn total, the Treasury has now made £6.3bn available since 2016.\n\nToday I’m delivering on this promise with a £1.8bn cash injection – meaning more beds, new wards, and extra life-saving equipment.\n\nThe plan: £1.85bn for upgrades and new equipment at hospitals in England.\n\nWhat it means: The funding is divided into two parts - £1bn will be available immediately to fund existing upgrade projects and tackle urgent needs.\n\nThe Nuffield Trust has argued that this £1bn is money that NHS providers were promised in return for making savings over the past three years and then told they couldn't spend.\n\nBut it is nonetheless a pot of money that the NHS did not have available to spend before this announcement, which it now can spend.\n\nThe other £850m will be shared over the next five years between 20 hospitals in England to fund things like a new adult mental health inpatient unit in Manchester and four new hospital wards in Norwich.\n\nThe cost: Successive governments have failed to spend the amount they said they would on capital projects, but if this government does manage to spend the full £1.85bn over five years, the Barnett formula would also require it to allocate £180m for Scotland, £110m for Wales and £60m for Northern Ireland, taking the total to £2.2bn.\n\nMy job is to make your streets safer – and we are going to begin with another 20,000 police on the streets\n\nThe plan: Hire an extra 20,000 police officers by 2022.\n\nWhat it means: There are 122,000 police officers in England and Wales, down from 143,000 in 2010 when Theresa May became home secretary.\n\nMr Johnson repeated in Downing Street his plan to reverse almost all of those cuts.\n\nThere has been some dispute about the link between police numbers and levels of violent crime, with Theresa May saying there was not a direct link.\n\nBut Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick has said there is \"some link\" between the two.\n\nThe cost: Mr Johnson has given a figure of £1.1bn.\n\nFor police officers outside London, the lowest pay was about £25,400 in 2016 (although this differs from force to force).\n\nThat comes to £500m a year but these costs will increase once they complete training, which takes about two years.\n\nTypically, after four years, the pay will increase to £33,700 (again outside London) - so almost £700m but this doesn't account for training costs.\n\nThe Nottinghamshire police force estimated recruitment and training to be about £13,000 per officer in 2012 (not including salary received during training).\n\nThis would come in at about £258m for 20,000 new officers but again this would differ from force to force.\n\nConservative MP Kit Malthouse, who supports Mr Johnson, says part-time special constables, who already have police training, would be recruited to become police officers, to help alleviate training costs.\n\nBy the end of the programme in the mid-2020s we'll have delivered about 13,500 extra prison places.\n\nThe plan: Create an extra 10,000 prison places in England and Wales.\n\nWhat it means: Michael Gove announced the building of 10,000 new prison places in 2015 and it was a commitment in the Conservative Party's manifesto for the 2017 election.\n\nJustice Secretary Robert Buckland has now told BBC News that the government is only planning to create about 3,500 of those and that the extra 10,000 will start from now - so about 6,500 of the previously announced places have clearly been scrapped.\n\n\"By the end of the programme in the mid-2020s we'll have delivered about 13,500 extra prison places,\" he said.\n\nThe first new prison will be built at HMP Full Sutton in Yorkshire where there is already a maximum security prison. The new prison at Full Sutton was previously announced in 2017.\n\nThe cost: The programme is supposed to cost \"up to £2.5bn\" by the mid-2020s. That's the cost of building or refurbishing cells, not the ongoing cost of running them, which has not yet been announced.\n\nThe justice secretary maintains that \"this is new money\", but it is not clear how much of the £1.3bn previously allocated to building 10,000 new prison places has been spent so far.\n\nIf £2.5bn is actually spent then under the Barnett formula about an extra £300m would need to be allocated to Scotland and Northern Ireland.\n\nSafer streets and better education and fantastic new road and rail infrastructure and full-fibre broadband\n\nThe plan: It is currently government policy to have full-fibre broadband across the UK by 2033 - Mr Johnson says he will have it done by 2025.\n\nWhat it means: Having full-fibre broadband means getting high-speed optical cables going into buildings so there is no use of copper cables.\n\nThe telecoms regulator Ofcom said that in May only 7% of UK properties had full-fibre broadband.\n\nIncreasing that to 100% in six years would be a big project and there has been no detail so far of how Mr Johnson plans to do it.\n\nThe cost: Mr Johnson has said that government money would be needed to make this happen but has not specified how much.\n\nCommercial operators could be expected to fund this work in densely populated areas where they could expect to get a decent rate of return. But in more remote areas, there may have to be government subsidies.\n\nThe government's current plan estimates that getting full-fibre broadband to the most remote 10% of properties will require it to spend between £3bn and £5bn - it is reasonable to assume that doing it in six years instead of 14 years would increase that cost.\n\nFigures of about £30bn have been cited but it is not clear how much of that would be government money and how much would come from commercial investment.\n\nWe are going to level up per pupil funding in primary and secondary schools\n\nThe plan: Level up per pupil funding in primary and secondary schools in England\n\nWhat it means: Mr Johnson wants to make sure per pupil funding is at least £5,000 in secondary schools across the country.\n\nHe also said he wanted to increase funding in primary schools.\n\nAnd there were hints during the leadership campaign that he would reverse previous cuts to school spending, which would be considerably more expensive.\n\nMPs on the education select committee said that \"a multi-billion cash injection\" was needed.\n\nThe cost: Taking per pupil funding to £5,000 in secondary schools would be relatively cheap - about £50m a year.\n\nReversing previous cuts to spending was estimated during the campaign to cost about £4.6bn, although teaching unions have said that schools need an extra £12.6bn.\n\nWe should be raising thresholds of income tax – so that we help the huge numbers that have been captured in the higher rate by fiscal drag\n\nThe plan: Raise the higher income tax rate from £50,000 to £80,000.\n\nWhat it means: At the moment, individuals have to pay 40% income tax on any earnings above £50,000. So, a person earning £55,000 a year, pays 40% on £5,000.\n\nUnder Mr Johnson's plan - outlined during the leadership campaign but not set out in detail since - the point at which the 40% higher rate kicks in would be raised to £80,000. This would not benefit Scottish workers because the Scottish government sets its own income tax rates and bands.\n\nMr Johnson also wants to raise the point at which people start paying National Insurance, absorbing some of the cost by also raising the point at which they stop paying NI.\n\nNational Insurance is a separate tax. It's paid for by workers and companies and is meant to fund state benefits, such as the NHS.\n\nUnder this new tax regime, someone earning £60,000 a year could benefit by £1,000 a year, while someone on £80,000 or more would gain a maximum of £3,000 (because some of the benefits would be lost because of National Insurance increases).\n\nBut it's wealthy pensioners who stand to benefit the most - up to £6,000 each, according to analysis from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS). That's because pensioners don't pay National Insurance to begin with.\n\nSo, if someone already receives a generous work pension, not only would they be subject to less income tax (up to the new threshold), they also would not be affected by the changes to National Insurance.\n\nThe cost: Changing the tax system in this way would cost about £10bn a year, according to Mr Johnson. He says the bill could be funded from £26.6bn of \"fiscal headroom\".\n\nThis \"headroom\" refers to government borrowing, which came in lower than originally expected and had been earmarked by the chancellor for no-deal Brexit planning.\n\nHowever, if Mr Johnson chooses to fund his tax changes with this £26.6bn, it would not amount to a permanent solution. That's because the money can be spent once only.\n\nSo, to pay for the policy in the long term, Mr Johnson would need to raise taxes elsewhere, announce spending cuts or continue to fund it from government borrowing.\n\nEvery time corporation tax has been cut in this country it has produced more revenue\n\nThe plan: Mr Johnson has spoken favourably about cutting corporation tax but has not been specific about how much he would like to cut it by.\n\nWhat it means: The corporation tax rate, which is the tax companies pay on their profits, has been cut from 28% in 2010 to the current rate of 19%. It is due to fall again, to 17%, next year.\n\nWhile the other candidate in the leadership election, Jeremy Hunt, wanted to cut the rate further to 12.5%, Mr Johnson was not as specific.\n\nThe cost: Mr Johnson claimed at a hustings in Darlington that every time corporation tax has been cut in this country, the amount of revenue raised has increased.\n\nThat is not the case. While there have been occasions since 2010 when corporation tax has been cut and revenue has risen, in the years after the rate was cut in 2008, revenue fell.\n\nThe government currently estimates that an extra one percentage point cut in corporation tax would cost £3.1bn in 2022-23.\n\nIn the longer term, some of that money would be clawed back in extra investment, wages or consumption.", "Keene Street was a mass of smoke and explosions during Bonfire Night last year\n\nA street that had fireworks set off down the middle of it last Bonfire Night will be policed more heavily this year.\n\nThe incident on Keene Street, in Newport, prompted multiple calls to Gwent Police on the night, with the behaviour dubbed \"pure malevolence\".\n\nOne local councillor said the actions had been the worst he had ever seen.\n\nAt a public meeting before the 2019 celebrations, community leaders called for preventative action.\n\nLliswerry councillor Allan Morris said: \"We had a public meeting a few weeks ago and the police have promised us that they will be increasing the number of patrols and presence within the area.\n\n\"What happened last year was an absolute disgrace. It went well beyond fun. It was pure malevolence.\n\n\"It was intended to cause fear and terror.\"\n\nThe incident was filmed and posted on social media.\n\nMr Morris, who worked as a fire officer for 30 years, said he had witnessed similar behaviour during his years in the service.\n\n\"Parents should have a word with their kids before they go out for the night,\" he said.\n\n\"There were a lot of frightened people out there last year.\"\n\nInsp Martin Cawley, who attended the Lliswerry meeting, said \"dedicated staff\" would patrol \"hotspot locations\".\n\n\"This would include the Keene Street area due to the problems there last year,\" Insp Cawley said.\n\nParties and discos had been organised to discourage youths from anti-social behaviour.\n\n\"This behaviour is not acceptable,\" he added.\n\n\"We will conduct stop and searches, where grounds exist in relation to possession of fireworks, eggs or items that may be intended for use in antisocial behaviour and criminal damage.\"\n• None Who was Guy Fawkes and what was the Gun Powder Plot\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "An air ambulance was called to the scene of the crash, on the M23 near Hooley, Surrey\n\nA man has died while taking part in a classic car rally after his vintage vehicle crashed with a lorry on a motorway.\n\nThe 80-year-old, driving a 1903 Knox Runabout Old Porcupine, was killed at the scene of the crash on the M23 in Surrey at about 10:00 GMT.\n\nHis female passenger was seriously injured and taken to hospital.\n\nThe car had been entered into the Bonhams London to Brighton Veteran Car Run, organisers have confirmed.\n\nThey said the car had \"left the route, which does not include the M23, when the crash took place\".\n\nMore than 400 vehicles dating from before 1905 were registered to take part in this year's run.\n\nThe crash happened on the southbound carriageway, near Hooley.\n\nMore than 400 pre-1905 cars were taking part in this year's Veteran Car Run, which was started by Alan Titchmarsh\n\nThe road remains closed both ways between junctions seven and eight, close to the M25 junction.\n\nThe run's organisers added: \"We are doing all we can to support the family concerned and are working with the police, but we cannot comment any further at this stage.\"\n\nSurrey Police urged anyone who witnessed the collision, or has dashcam footage, to get in touch.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nThe Veteran Car Run dates back to 1927 and commemorates the Emancipation Run of 1896 which celebrated the new-found freedom of motorists granted by the \"repeal of the Red Flag Act\".\n\nThe speed limit was raised to 14mph and the need for a man carrying a red flag to walk ahead of cars when they were being driven was abolished.\n\nThe 60-mile run began in London's Hyde Park at dawn, and the route included heading down the A23 through Gatwick, Crawley and Burgess Hill before finishing in Madeira Drive, Brighton.\n\nTwo years ago, six people were injured during the run when a 1902 Benz was involved in a crash with three other cars at Reigate Hill in Surrey.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Last updated on .From the section Boxing\n\nKatie Taylor became a two-weight world champion with a classy display as she beat Christina Linardatou on points to land the WBO super-lightweight title.\n\nTaylor, 33, boxed and moved stylishly for large spells of her debut at 140lbs and, despite being cut early on, landed a unanimous 96-94 97-93 97-93 win.\n\nLinardatou brought pressure throughout but Ireland's Taylor read attacks more easily as the fight progressed.\n\n\"I'm making history again,\" said an emotional Taylor.\n• None 'The best is yet to come,' says Taylor\n\nShe was close to tears after the decision at the Manchester Arena, with the crowd serving up a rapturous ovation for a fighter who now owns all four world belts at 135lbs and now this one a division higher.\n\nThis was Taylor's first outing since she controversially beat Delfine Persoon on points in June, and there were question marks around whether she could maintain her signature speed at a higher weight.\n\nLinardatou was a bundle of movement early on - swaying her upper body left and right, she forced Taylor backwards but walked on to right hands deep into round one.\n\nThe champion - fighting under a Greek flag - was unquestionably game, so much so that when she slipped in round three she bounced up immediately to attack, only for the referee to call for a momentary pause.\n\nTaylor though, cut above the right eye after three rounds, seemingly broke her opponent's heart in the middle rounds as she began to read what was coming at her and counter repeatedly.\n\nLinardatou's corner screamed instruction but the movement and boxing IQ before her was winning the day. There were sporadic, often wild, shots that landed on Taylor but she remained poised, picked her punches well - and when things got aggressive in a grapple, dished out rough work of her own.\n\n\"Ole, ole, ole, ole,\" sang the crowd in the eighth. This was far from routine but Taylor appeared confident she would take the decision for a 15th win from as many bouts.\n\nHer next move will ideally be a unification bout at 140lbs with American Jessica McCaskill, or even more mouth-watering would be a bout with Norway's Cecilia Braekhus, who holds all four belts at 147lbs.\n\nThe next moves can be debated in the weeks to come. For now, in this sport that serves up hype from week to week, there should be no doubt that in Taylor, Ireland has a phenomenon.\n\nThis is the athlete who spoke passionately to decision-makers about staging women's boxing at the Olympic Games, the woman who topped the podium in 2012 and who, before the 2016 Games, lost her long-term coach, her dad, in a family breakdown.\n\nHer response has been to fight her way - sometimes technically, sometimes doggedly - to five world titles.\n\nThose who have watched her in close quarters will speak of an obsessive nature and relentless dedication.\n\nOnce again she stuck at her task here, her experience for all to see.\n\nHer application continues to pay dividends. More belts look set to be conquered and more boundaries broken.\n\nIt was a brilliant performance by Katie Taylor.\n\nShe started to find her range after the first two rounds and Linardatou had no idea how to deal with it.\n\nIt was not a flawless performance but it was pretty close.\n\nShe isn't just a leader or an icon. We'll have to find a new category for her.", "Labour is pledging to cut UK carbon emissions by 10% through the largest home improvement programme for decades.\n\nA Labour government would fund £60bn of energy-saving upgrades, such as loft insulation, enhanced double glazing and new heating systems, by 2030.\n\nLaunching the policy on Sunday, Jeremy Corbyn said it \"will create a sustainable energy network\", adding: \"We cannot go on polluting our planet.\"\n\nThe Conservatives said the plan would \"wreck the economy\" and \"put up bills\".\n\nSpeaking about the policy - called \"Warm Homes for All\" - in south-west London, Mr Corbyn said that climate change would be a major part of the party's election campaign.\n\n\"We cannot go on standing by while climate warming increases,\" the Labour leader said.\n\nLabour says low-income households will receive a grant to carry out the work on their homes, while wealthier households would receive interest-free loans for enhancements.\n\nHouseholds which take out the loan would pay it back through savings on energy bills, the party added.\n\nLabour expects the project to cost £250bn - an average of £9,300 per home - but only £60bn would come as a cost to central government, it says.\n\nSpeaking on Sky's Sophy Ridge on Sunday, shadow business secretary Rebecca Long-Bailey said the £60bn would come from its £250bn National Transformation Fund. Interest-free loans would make up the remaining cost of the policy, she said.\n\nShe added: \"Overall, we're looking at generating more jobs and supporting businesses through the economy, so that by 2030 the increased tax-take more than recoups that £60bn outlay.\"\n\nA spokesperson for the Tories said, while tackling climate change was vital, \"independent experts and even Labour's own unions say their promises don't stack up\".\n\nLabour says its proposals would create 450,000 jobs involved in the installation of energy-saving measures and renewable and low-carbon technologies.\n\nAlmost all of the UK's 27 million homes would benefit from the pledge, either through a grant to fund works in full, or an interest-free loan, it said.\n\nInterest-free loans to improve the energy efficiency of homes are already available in Scotland, where the issue is devolved to the Scottish government.\n\nA Labour spokeswoman told the BBC the party would make every effort to work with devolved powers to implement the plan across the whole of the UK.\n\nThe party said the plan would cut carbon emissions by 10% by the year 2030 and reduce energy bills for 9.6 million low-income households by an average of £417 a year.\n\nThe policy echoes previous announcements from Labour, including a pledge last year to create over 400,000 skilled jobs through investment in renewable energy and making homes energy efficient.\n\nOver the past year or so the Labour Party has come out with a series of proposals to improve the energy efficiency of British homes.\n\nThis plan is far larger - and also far more expensive. It involves, over the next decade, spending £250bn to fit every UK house with double-glazing and loft insulation, heat pumps and solar panels.\n\nHouseholds with low incomes would not pay anything. Wealthier ones would get interest free loans. Everyone, it's said, would benefit from lower bills and the UK as a whole would see its carbon emissions fall.\n\nMuch of the country's housing stock is relatively old and upgrading it is seen as essential to meeting our targets on climate change. But critics will say Labour's scheme lacks detail and that the estimates for the costs are unrealistic.\n\nThe initiative comes a day after the Conservatives called a halt to fracking, a sign that the political parties sense the environment has become a key issue for voters.\n\nOutlining where the additional jobs would be created, Labour said an estimated 250,000 skilled jobs would be in the construction industry - roles like insulation specialists, plasterers, carpenters and electricians.\n\nIn addition, it claimed the investment would generate another 200,000 jobs \"across the economy\".\n\nMs Long-Bailey said the pledge was \"one of the greatest investment projects since we rebuilt Britain's housing after the Second World War\".\n\nShe said: \"Labour will offer every household in the UK the chance to bring the future into their homes - upgrading the fabric of their homes with insulation and cutting edge heating systems - tackling both climate change and extortionate bills.\"\n\nA Conservative Party spokesperson said: \"The reality is that Jeremy Corbyn's plans would wreck the economy, putting up bills for hardworking families - and preventing any real progress on climate change.\n\n\"Only Boris Johnson and the Conservatives have a proper plan to continue reducing carbon emissions faster than any other G20 country, building on the 400,000 low-carbon jobs we've already created, while keeping bills low.\"\n\nOn Saturday, Labour said it would ensure all new-build homes in Britain were \"zero carbon\" within three years.\n\nIt said a Labour government would introduce \"tough\" standards on new builds which would see homes fitted with solar panels and a ban on gas boilers.\n\nThe party has previously said it intends to bring energy supply networks into public ownership.\n\nIt comes as the government called a halt to shale gas extraction - commonly known as fracking - in England amid fears about earthquakes.\n\nLabour, the Liberal Democrats and the Green Party want to ban fracking permanently.", "A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man died when a car hit a pub in Essex.\n\nPolice said a 36-year-old man died when the white Nissan Qashqai hit the Spinnaker Inn in Hythe Quay, Colchester, at about 00:30 GMT.\n\nThree others who had been at the pub were taken to hospital, including a man who has life-changing injuries.\n\nThe 40-year-old man is also being held on suspicion of grievous bodily harm, death by dangerous driving and assault.\n\nPolice urged anyone with dashcam and mobile phone footage of the crash to contact them\n\nPolice said the seriously injured 34-year-old man was taken to hospital, along with a 34-year-old woman and a 33-year-old man who both had minor injuries.\n\nOfficers urged anyone who saw a white Nissan Qashqai before the crash to contact them, along with anyone in the pub who they have not spoken to.\n\nThey are also appealing for dashcam and mobile phone footage.\n\nThe road was closed for seven hours and reopened at 09:00.\n\nOne man said that his friend was taken to hospital by helicopter with two broken legs, two broken hips and possibly a broken sternum.\n\nHe added: \"He has injuries from the waist down, and someone was saying maybe head injuries, but I'm waiting for updates at the moment.\n\n\"He was with a group of about four people.\"\n\nThe car has destroyed a wooden fence attached to the pub, which is the seating area for smokers.\n\nYou can see it has hit the brickwork as well.\n\nMandeep Sandhu lives close by and says the area is a residential area popular with students and the pub is busy, especially on a Sunday.\n\n\"I went to sleep at about 23:00, all of a sudden, about an hour or two later, we heard a massive bang.\n\n\"Because it was Halloween and Guy Fawkes, we put it down to fireworks. We didn't think anything of it and went back to sleep,\" he said.\n\n\"Then we woke up to this kind of carnage, it's bad.\"\n\nHe said he believed the pub was not as packed as normal as many people were possibly at parties elsewhere, so \"it could have been a lot worse\".\n\nMandeep Sandhu said he heard a \"massive bang\" during the night\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "The election period may not have officially started, but parties are already getting adverts out to potential supporters on social media.\n\nOn Facebook, the Conservatives have started a second geographically targeted campaign, covering 26 constituencies.\n\nIt covers a mix of seats where the Tories were a close second in 2017 and those where the party currently have fairly safe majorities.\n\nThe Labour Party also has a new campaign promoting an article in the Guardian, alongside the caption: “Boris Johnson’s disastrous Brexit would sell off our NHS to Donald Trump. The NHS says that means skyrocketing costs for life-saving medicines.\"\n\nThe Lib Dems have two new campaigns - one about the changes the party would bring if elected and the other attacking Jeremy Corbyn.\n\nThere are nine versions of the advert on Mr Corbyn with a different message on each image.", "South Africans have been celebrating the country's third World Cup trophy win\n\nAcross South Africa, they've been blowing their vuvuzelas, hugging, crying, grinning until it hurts, honking their car horns, pouring and throwing and spraying beer in all directions.\n\nThey are celebrating a comprehensive victory that seems all the sweeter for being set against a backdrop of economic hardship, rising inequality, populist race-baiting, staggering official corruption and serious concerns about this young, boisterous nation's future.\n\n\"We can achieve anything if we work together as one,\" said Siya Kolisi, South Africa's now iconic black captain after the match in Japan.\n\nAnd in bars, homes, halls, and giant open-air public viewing areas, his words seemed - at least for a moment - to ring true.\n\n\"I have never seen, since I've been alive, I have never seen South Africa like this,\" Kolisi went on, and back home the crowds, black and white, nodded and cheered.\n\n\"I'm so happy!\" screamed a black schoolgirl jumping for joy with her friends at a sports centre in a suburb of Johannesburg.\n\n\"We've gone through so much as a country and this is something positive we can celebrate as a country,\" said a woman watching at a luxury resort outside the city.\n\n\"I feel this win will reunite us as a country. We've been segregated, with so much going on. So this win means so much,\" said her friend.\n\nToday's squad has twelve black players and is a truly national team\n\nSouth Africa has always cherished its reputation for pulling off miracles. After all, this was the nation that steered itself away from civil war and plotted a negotiated path out of racial apartheid towards democracy.\n\nA year later, in 1995, a smiling Nelson Mandela watched the national team win its first Rugby World Cup and used that moment to build on his dream of a \"rainbow nation\".\n\nBut the 1995 team had just one black player and many black South Africans struggled to share the enthusiasm of Mandela, and of their white compatriots so soon after the end of apartheid.\n\nToday's squad has twelve black players and has become a truly national team.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\n\"We have come a long way from 1995 to where we are today. We are demonstrating to the world that we are a diverse and united nation,\" said President Cyril Ramaphosa, who had gone to Japan to be with the Springbok team.\n\nAnd there were other signs of South Africa's progress on display today. Not just a black captain and a diverse squad, but smaller details like the fact that so many more whites in the crowd now appear to have learned the words to their multi-lingual national anthem - bellowing out all the African verses in the minutes before the match began.\n\nFans have described the Springboks' win as something positive for the country\n\nBut can success in a rugby competition transform a nation's fortunes? Of course not. South Africans are all too aware that, come Monday, their economy will still be on the brink of being downgraded to junk status by international ratings agencies.\n\nYouth unemployment will remain around the 50% mark. The power utility Eskom will continue to deliver blackouts as it hovers dangerously close to collapse. And the racial polarisation that has become entrenched in the country's political scene will carry on.\n\n\"No we're not (united),\" said one of several voices on Twitter, responding to President Ramaphosa's message. \"Only our rugby team is a beacon of hope in the dark and dismal chaos that the ANC created and which you perpetuate.\"", "The Reverend Simon Nguyen, who led the service, said the victims lost their lives \"seeking freedom, dignity and happiness\"\n\nServices have been held in memory of the 39 Vietnamese victims found dead in a lorry container in Essex.\n\nMore than 100 people attended the service at the Church of the Holy Name and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in east London on Saturday evening.\n\nThe Reverend Simon Nguyen, who led the service, said the 39 died \"seeking freedom, dignity and happiness\".\n\nAt Mass on at the same church on Sunday Bishop Nicholas Hudson also asked for prayers for traffickers.\n\nIt was confirmed by police on Friday that all of those who were found were Vietnamese. Police had initially believed they were Chinese.\n\nCandles were arranged into a figure of 39 to represent the number who died\n\nAt the service on Saturday evening, prayers were heard and members of the Catholic congregation performed readings and candles were lit.\n\n\"We show our condolences and sympathies for the people who have lost their lives on the way seeking freedom, dignity and happiness,\" said Mr Nguyen.\n\n\"We ask God to welcome them into his kingdom even though some of them were not Catholic but they strongly believed in eternal peace, so we pray for them.\"\n\nAfter the service he said: \"The people here are very united because we are all refugees.\n\n\"All the people here - most of the Vietnamese - came here as refugees in the '70s and the '80s and the '90s.\"\n\nThe Catholic church in East London has a large Vietnamese congregation\n\nHe said in those decades, the disappearances of people from Vietnam were \"not reported by the media, but many of them died\".\n\n\"These victims [who died in the lorry last month], this tragedy, was reported but many tragedies to the Vietnamese no-one [knows about],\" he said.\n\nA memorial Mass on Sunday began with a projection of the trailer containing the bodies being removed from the industrial estate.\n\nAfter a minute's silence, Bishop Hudson said the service was to pray for the relations of congregation members who could be among the dead.\n\nHe also asked for prayers for the emergency service staff who attended the scene.\n\nBishop Hudson also sought prayers for traffickers, who he hoped \"as a result of this tragedy may have had a change of heart\".\n\nAbout 7% of Vietnam's population class themselves as Catholic, although the figure is higher in the area of the country where many of the missing people come from.\n\nIn the past some Catholics have had a fractious relationship with Vietnam's communist government.\n\nPham Thi Tra My and Nguyen Dinh Luong's families are concerned they may be among the victims\n\nEssex Police said it was now in \"direct contact with a number of families in Vietnam and the UK\" and the Vietnamese Government.\n\nA number of Vietnamese families have previously come forward fearing their loved ones are among the dead.\n\nPham Thi Tra My, 26, sent her family a message on the night of 22 October - the day before the 39 people were found dead - saying her \"trip to a foreign land has failed\".\n\nThe father of 30-year-old Le Van Ha, who comes from an agricultural part of Vietnam, previously told the BBC he was convinced his son was among the dead.\n\nPost-mortem examinations are being carried out on the 31 men and eight women to establish the cause of their deaths.\n\nThe bodies were discovered in the lorry trailer in the early hours of 23 October\n\nThe driver of the lorry, Maurice Robinson, from Northern Ireland, appeared in court on Monday charged with a string of offences, including 39 counts of manslaughter.\n\nExtradition proceedings have also begun against 22-year-old Eamonn Harrison, who was arrested in Dublin on a European Arrest Warrant.\n\nPolice are also seeking two brothers from Northern Ireland, Ronan and Christopher Hughes, who are wanted on suspicion of manslaughter and people trafficking.\n\nThis article was based on public announcements and appeals made by Essex Police at the relevant time. Christopher Hughes denies any involvement in these offences and Essex Police has since confirmed no further action will be taken against him. Since the publication of this article, his older brother, Ronan Hughes, 41, and Maurice Robinson, 26, both of County Armagh, have pleaded guilty to manslaughter. On 21 December 2020, the Crown Court, sitting at the Old Bailey, found Eamonn Harrison, 24 of Newry, County Down, and Gheorghe Nica, 43 of Basildon, Essex, guilty of manslaughter and Christopher Kennedy, 24, of County Armagh, and Valentin Calota 38, of Birmingham, guilty of conspiring to assist illegal immigration. Alexandru-Ovidiu Hanga, 28, of Tilbury, Essex, and Gazmir Nuzi, 43, of Tottenham, north London, admitted assisting unlawful immigration. All defendants were sentenced in January 2021.\n\nDo you have any information about the incident? Get in touch by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk.\n\nPlease include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. You can also contact us in the following ways:\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nTravel has been affected by heavy rain and strong winds across parts of Wales on Saturday.\n\nA yellow warning for heavy rain covered 17 of Wales' 22 counties until 00:00 GMT, with Gwynedd the only area of north Wales partially affected.\n\nA separate wind warning covered the southern counties for much of the day but has now ended.\n\nIn south Wales, roads have been closed by floods and rail services were affected with trees on the line.\n\nAccess to Swansea's Morriston Hospital from M4 Junction 46 was affected earlier with Pant Lasau Road closed due to \"heavy flooding\", according to South Wales Police.\n\nThe Met Office warning for rain is place all day on Saturday for large parts of Wales\n\nA tree blocked the rail line between Rhoose and Llantwit Major affecting services to Cardiff Airport on Saturday morning but it has since been removed, said National Rail Enquiries.\n\nFlooding also led to train delays between Gowerton and Swansea.\n\nVehicles were stuck in flood waters near the Tesco petrol station on the A4067 at Pontardawe, while roads were closed in Gowerton, Llansamlet, and Ystalyfera.\n\nMeanwhile, North Wales Police said a lorry had crashed on the Vaynol roundabout on the A487 near near Y Felinheli, Gwynedd, leaving mud and debris on the road.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nMorriston leisure centre had to close on Saturday due to flooding\n\nPolice also reported major flooding on Croesnewydd Road in Wrexham, which serves Wrexham Maelor Hospital.\n\nThe Met Office had warned that road, sea and rail travel disruptions and power cuts were possible.\n\nNatural Resources Wales issued three flood warnings for the River Ritec at Tenby, Pembrokeshire, the River Hoddnant at Boverton, Vale of Glamorgan and Nant Bran at Birchgrove, Swansea.\n\nStation Hill in Porthcawl saw some flooding", "The freeze in benefit payments is to come to an end next year, the government has confirmed.\n\nWorking-age benefits such as universal credit and jobseeker's allowance will rise by 1.7% from April 2020, the Department for Work and Pensions said.\n\nIt ends former Tory chancellor George Osborne's decision to introduce a freeze from April 2016.\n\nLabour called it a \"cynically-timed\" announcement ahead of the general election on 12 December.\n\nBBC political correspondent Nick Eardley said the move will be seen by some as an election pitch to poorer Leave-backing areas.\n\nOur correspondent added it follows a raft of other spending commitments made by Boris Johnson since he became prime minister, including funding for the NHS, schools and police.\n\nThe benefits freeze - announced in the 2015 Budget - was intended to last until the end of the current financial year.\n\nFormer chancellor Philip Hammond said in March that the freeze would end as planned and that the then administration had \"no intention of repeating the current freeze\".\n\nHe added: \"When it is over, increases in benefits will resume in line with [the CPI rate of inflation] in the normal way.\"\n\nRather than increasing each year in line with inflation - to reflect the rising cost of living - most working-age benefits and tax credits have been kept at the same value for more than four years, having last risen in April 2015.\n\nGroups such as the Joseph Rowntree Foundation have argued that this has been among the biggest factors in exacerbating poverty levels among working families with children.\n\nOther benefits that have been frozen but are now set to rise, by inflation, are: Employment and support allowance, income support, housing benefit, child tax credits, working tax credits and child benefit.\n\nSome of these are legacy benefits, which are being replaced by universal credit.\n\nThe government also said the state pension - which has not been frozen because of the so-called triple lock - will increase by 3.9%.\n\nDisability benefits and carer's allowance, which have not been subject to the freeze, will also increase by 1.7% next year.\n\nThe increase in benefits is expected to cost £5bn; ministers say the decision to end the freeze will help 10 million people.\n\nThe benefit freeze has cut an average of £560 per year from the income of the country's poorest seven million families since 2016, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies. That's more than £2,000 of lost income those families have had to cope with, and the end of the freeze next April doesn't reverse what amounts to a 6% cut in real terms in their income.\n\nAnd remember, some of those families have experienced earlier benefit cuts too, so they'll have been struggling even more.\n\nA few more quid each week will undoubtedly help, but next April's long-planned increase needs further context.\n\nPensions will rise at more than double the rate than working age benefits will increase, despite more children living in poverty than older people. And restricting the benefits paid to families who have more than two children will also contribute to rising levels of child poverty, according to the Resolution Foundation.\n\nAnd for those who say, \"well they should just get a job\", bear in mind that in-work poverty is the fastest-rising category of poverty in the UK. Having a job is not a guarantee of not being poor.\n\nWork and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey said: \"We're clear the best way for people to improve their lives is through work, but we know some people require additional support.\n\n\"Our balanced fiscal approach has built a strong economy, with 3.6 million more people in work since 2010. And it's that strong economy which allows us to bolster the welfare safety net by increasing benefit payments for working-age claimants now.\"\n\nLabour, which is promising to scrap universal credit in a revamp of the benefits system, pointed out the freeze would remain in place for a number of months yet.\n\nAdam Corlett, senior economic analyst at the Resolution Foundation, a think tank focusing on people on lower incomes, described the announcement as a \"missed opportunity\" that would not increase living standards.\n\n\"The benefit freeze was always due to end next year. The government's confirmation that working-age benefits will only keep pace with rising prices means there will be no increase in living standards, and those in need of extra support will continue to be left behind,\" he said.\n\n\"With child poverty at risk of hitting record highs, this is a missed opportunity to provide a much-needed boost for low to middle income families.\"\n\nThe announcement comes as a committee of MPs warned the government's policy of limiting welfare benefits to two children must be scrapped because it forces families to stretch \"frozen and capped\" incomes to \"breaking point\".\n\nThe Work and Pensions Select Committee said the government had not offered evidence to counter forecasts that the policy will \"significantly increase\" child poverty.\n\nThe two-child limit means that in families where there are already two or more children, the child element in universal credit and tax credits - worth £2,780 per child per year - is restricted to the first two children. It applies to children born after 6 April 2017.\n\nAs well as the two-child limit, there also remains a cap on the total amount of benefits one household can claim. The cap was lowered in 2016, further cutting the amount of benefits some people received.\n\nMeanwhile, the government has proposed that private car park operators are obliged to give drivers a 10-minute grace period after their tickets expire before issuing fines.\n\nLocal Government Secretary Robert Jenrick said he wants a compulsory code of practice for the industry to \"restore common sense\" to the issuing of parking fines and \"crackdown on dodgy operators\" in England, Scotland and Wales.", "A version of this was first published on 30 October before South Africa's 32-12 victory over England in the World Cup final on Saturday.\n\nYou walk out in a Springbok jersey as a player and you feel history on your back and by your side.\n\nYou stand as South Africa's captain in a World Cup final and the weight is greater across your shoulders and the ghosts crowd in all around.\n\nFrancois Pienaar hoisting the Webb Ellis Cup at Ellis Park in 1995, Nelson Mandela alongside him in his own green number six jersey, happy like a kid who has just scored his first try. John Smit at the Stade de France in Paris 12 years on, left hand around the old gold pot, right hand linked with Mandela's successor Thabo Mbeki.\n\nTwelve years more have passed. Now it is the turn of Siya Kolisi to walk that path. The first black man to captain the Springboks, a kid from nowhere who hopes to go where none have gone before.\n\nRugby matters in many places around the world, but only in South Africa can it change the nation around it. Captains and presidents, politics and power, new dreams and old scars.\n\n\"It was iconic when Francois lifted the World Cup with Madiba, and it was amazing to be able to do it myself with Thabo,\" says Smit.\n\n\"But if Siya touches that trophy on Saturday... I tell you, it will be a far greater moment than 1995. Far greater. It would change the trajectory of our country.\"\n\nThat Kolisi has made it this far is a story of stoicism and self-belief. Born to teenage parents in the poor township of Zwide, just outside Port Elizabeth on the Eastern Cape, he was brought up by his grandmother, who cleaned kitchens to make ends meet.\n\nBed was a pile of cushions on the living-room floor. Rugby was on dirt fields. When he went to his first provincial trials he played in boxer shorts, because he had no other kit.\n\nHis father Fezakel was a centre, his grandfather a player of pace too. Aged 12, the young Kolisi was spotted by Andrew Hayidakis, a coach at the exclusive private school Grey, and offered a full scholarship.\n\nWhen you are from Zwide you step into this other world when the chance comes, but you never leave your old life behind. Kolisi's mother died when he was 15, his grandmother shortly afterwards. When Smit's team was beating England in that World Cup final of 2007, the 16-year-old Kolisi was watching it in a township tavern because there was no television at home.\n\n\"His story is unique,\" Hanyani Shimange, former Springboks prop, told BBC Radio 5 Live's Rugby Union Weekly podcast.\n\n\"Previous generations of black rugby players were not given the same opportunities, purely because of South Africa's laws. He's living the dream of people who weren't given the same opportunities as him.\n\n\"He's got a lot of time for people, probably too much time in some instances. But he's the same Siya he was six years ago. He loves rugby, and the team loves him.\"\n\nKolisi began at school as a small but mobile flanker, good with the ball in hand, learning to be smarter than the stronger kids around him. When a growth spurt kicked in and he got big there was power to go with the finesse.\n\nAs a loose forward he is a significant asset to a Springbok team that at this World Cup has battled through to the final rather than dazzled. Saturday will bring his 50th cap, and his 20th as captain. His impact is far greater than simply what he does on the pitch because of all that has come before.\n\n\"I do not care how the Springboks team does. It is not a reflection of the nation. It is not our team. I support the All Blacks instead. We don't support the national team, because it is a white South African team. It is not a true South African team.\"\n\nThat was Zola Ntlokoma, secretary of Soweto Rugby Club, talking to me before England played South Africa at Twickenham five years ago. It was not an uncommon view, because for all the iconography and sweet symmetry of 1995, its wider effect quickly leached away.\n\nIntegration of black players crawled along rather than accelerated. The World Cup win gave the impression that little more needed doing, and so little was.\n\nWhen the Springboks triumphed in Johannesburg 24 years ago there was just one black player, Chester Williams, in the starting XV. By the time of their second World Cup win in 2007, there were still only two.\n\nIn some corners of South African life, the story of 1995 feels old and frayed. When Williams wrote his autobiography he accused fellow winger James Small of using racially abusive language towards him in a domestic cup match after that World Cup win. Small, who said he had \"no independent recollection of the incident\", in turn felt an outsider even in victory because his native tongue was English rather than Afrikaans.\n\nSmall - often angry at the world, brilliant at his best, the man who helped keep Jonah Lomu tryless in that final - died of a heart attack aged 50 in June this year. Williams went the same way last month aged 49, the fourth player from that storied team - after flanker Ruben Kruger and virtuoso scrum-half Joost van der Westhuizen - to go at an untimely age.\n\nKolisi stands as a critical link between the past and future. He was born on 16 June 1991, one day before the repeal of apartheid - brutal laws that enforced discrimination against black people in every aspect of their lives. Separate land. Separate public transport. Separate schools.\n\nKolisi was there at Small's funeral. Williams' image was on the shirts his team wore for their World Cup opener against the All Blacks. In Kolisi's team, the legacy of that old generation is tangible.\n\nIn the starting XV that beat Wales in Sunday's semi-final there were six black players: wingers S'busiso Nkosi and Makazole Mapimpi, centre Lukhanyo Am, prop Tendai Mtawarira, hooker Bongi Mbonambi, and Kolisi. Of Rassie Erasmus's squad of 31, 11 are black.\n\nThe lesson of 1995 was that transformation is more complicated than a single iconic image. The challenge that lies for the next group of players and administrators will be to create a wider pathway from undernourished grassroots to the elite.\n\nPicking up occasional gems has worked. Kolisi made the jump. Mapimpi is also from the Eastern Cape, and did not go through the private school system. He still made it. There are other black kids, those who don't get the scholarships or find the eyes of a roving talent scout, who are still slipping through the net.\n\n\"If Mapimpi hadn't been in an area where rugby is strong and he was given the chance to play and be signed by other teams, the chances are we would never have seen him,\" says Shimange.\n\n\"It would have taken someone to go and scout him and spot the talent in him and then give him the chance to perform at the highest level.\n\n\"But we had generations of people who couldn't play for the Springboks, who weren't allowed to watch the Springboks, and now you have Siya running out there with his 15 men.\n\n\"Even the thought is incredible. It's why the most important person for the country for those 80 minutes on Saturday is going to be Siya Kolisi.\"\n\nBack in Zwide, preparations are ongoing for a weekend of World Cup parties. The tavern where the teenage Kolisi watched his first final will be open once again. The skipper is only 28, but already he is changing his old home forever.\n\n\"During the apartheid time, we could never look forward to a moment like this, because of our colour,\" says Freddie Makoki, president of Zwide United rugby club, who played with Kolisi's father and grandfather and watched the young Siya grow.\n\n\"We had so many players who could have captained the Springboks, but because of their colour they couldn't.\n\n\"Sport can bring people together in this country. There are places you can't walk at night, because of criminals. Sport is the only vehicle that can change that. If you take those boys and put them in sport it can change them and it can change our society.\n\n\"Siya has been an incredible role model for children here. Whenever he comes to visit you'll see the youngsters coming out to see him. Everyone in the townships wants to be closer to him.\n\n\"He is a son of our soil. If you could have seen how full the taverns were for the semi-final you would not believe it. All of these people are now supporting the Springboks.\n\n\"It makes me so proud to see him in the Springbok jersey, to see the crowds at the game, calling out 'Siya! Siya!'\n\n\"You can see it in the faces of the people of this country how much it meant to have Siya as captain. He is a true hero of modern South Africa.\"\n\nKolisi's father is flying out to Japan to watch the biggest game of his son's life. It is his first trip overseas.\n\nSo too is the country's president. Cyril Ramaphosa called Kolisi on FaceTime after the win over Wales. Now he is coming in person. Captains and presidents, politics and power.\n\n\"Siya has more responsibility than I did or Francois did because he represents more people,\" says Smit, who will also be in the Yokohama stadium, this time for SuperSport TV.\n\n\"Thanks to Madiba, Springbok rugby has been used almost in the opposite way to how it was used in the apartheid era. It's a team that has been able to bring people together. It's grown the country through its ability to win.\n\n\"That's the hard thing to explain to people outside South Africa - what a Springbok win in a World Cup has done in the past for unification, and us continuing on this road to democracy and a new pathway.\n\n\"That's how important this is. Siya's story about where he's come from shows how far the country has come.\"\n\nAnd so Kolisi carries that weight on his shoulders. Dreams and messy pasts, old heroes and deep-rooted struggles.\n\nOnly a game, but so much more too. Ghosts all around him, a new future ahead.\n\n\"I will be wearing my Springbok jersey,\" says 68-year-old Makoki, whose own career in the game was stunted by apartheid, who watched local heroes rise and fall short, who continues to nurse the sport in Zwide township.\n\n\"I'll be thinking about going to OR Tambo airport when they come back with that trophy. If I can be one of those people there to welcome them back I will be truly happy.\n\n\"When the Springboks won that World Cup in 1995, it brought South Africa together. But this would be more, because we have a lot of players who are knocking at the Springbok door. We'd have a lot more black players playing rugby again.\n\n\"I'm telling you! It will be more, it will be more.\n\n\"A black president and black captain, from a small town on the Eastern Cape. I'm telling you - that can save our country.\"", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nThousands of independence supporters have heard Nicola Sturgeon call for \"Scotland's future to be put into Scotland's hands\".\n\nThe first minister told a major rally in Glasgow the time would come to break away from the \"chaos of Westminster\" in a second independence poll next year.\n\nLabour leader Jeremy Corbyn has said a new Scottish independence referendum was not \"desirable or necessary\".\n\nThe Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats also oppose a further vote.\n\nMs Sturgeon was one of a number of SNP politicians and independence campaigners to speak at the #indyref2020 rally in George Square.\n\nIt was the first time she had spoken at an independence rally since 2014.\n\nThe event prompted a counter demonstration by dozens of unionist supporters who waved flags and blew whistles as supporters of Scottish independence gathered.\n\nThe SNP leader focused on the UK-wide election on 12 December at the event, which was organised by The National newspaper.\n\nShe has made it clear that she wants to hold a poll on the issue next year and said the general election was a \"crossroads moment\" for Scotland.\n\nMs Sturgeon told the pro-indy crowds: \"Over the next few weeks, it is our job to convince everyone we know to come out on December the 12th and send the biggest, loudest most resounding message to Westminster.\n\n\"That it is time for Scotland to choose our own future. It is time for Scotland to be an independent country.\n\n\"An independent country that will be the best of friends and family with our neighbours across the British Isles, across Europe and across the world.\"\n\nThe first minister told the crowd the general election was \"the most important election for Scotland in our lifetimes\".\n\n\"The future of our country is on the line,\" she said. \"And there is no doubt whatsoever that Scotland stands at a crossroads moment.\"\n\nThere were boos from the audience when she claimed a victory for Boris Johnson in the election would result in \"a future where Scotland gets ripped out of our European family of nations against our will, a future where the UK turns in on itself, a future of a hostile environment for migrants\".\n\nInstead, she said, there was \"a much better alternative\".\n\nMs Sturgeon said: \"That alternative is not a UK Labour government that can't event make up its mind where it stands on the question of Brexit.\"\n\nThe first minister's speech came after she confirmed that she would send a letter \"before Christmas\" to whoever is in 10 Downing Street, requesting the Scottish Parliament is granted powers to hold another independence referendum.\n\nAsked whether she believed Labour would grant the Section 30 order, Ms Sturgeon answered: \"Yes\".\n\n\"If people in Scotland demonstrate the desire - as I believe they will in this election - for an independence referendum, then I don't believe Westminster opposition to the principle or to the timetable to that will prove sustainable,\" she said.\n\nIn response, Jeremy Corbyn said only a Labour government would be able to boost Scotland's economy and see \"the levels of poverty in Scotland, particularly in the big cities of Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee, being reduced\".\n\nAn unconventional piper joined the pro-independence crowds in George Square\n\nHe added: \"Scottish independence would mean a massive gap between what Scotland raises in taxation and what the Scottish people need at the present time.\n\n\"I think the much better option is a Labour government for the whole of the UK.\"\n\nThe Tories criticised Nicola Sturgeon for prioritising indyref2 \"above all else\".\n\nScottish Conservative MSP for Glasgow, Annie Wells, said: \"While Nicola Sturgeon is banging on about indyref2, I'm out talking to people about the state of their local schools, the drug deaths crisis and violent crime taking over our streets, and the problems at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.\n\n\"Instead of tackling the day-to-day things that Glaswegians care about, Nicola Sturgeon is headlining a nationalist rally.\n\n\"So this election is about stopping Nicola Sturgeon from dividing our communities all over again, and only a vote for the Scottish Conservatives will do that.\"", "More than 1,100 civilians have been killed in Afghanistan from July 1 until September 30 (file picture)\n\nNine children have been killed in a roadside blast in north-eastern Afghanistan as they made their way to school.\n\nThe children - eight boys and a girl aged between seven and 10 - accidentally stepped on a deliberately-planted mine, officials said.\n\nSo far, no one has claimed responsibility for the bomb.\n\nLast month, the UN said 1,174 Afghan civilians had been killed in the three months until the end of September.\n\nMore than 3,000 people have also been injured over this period, the UN said.\n\n\"At 8.30am (04:00 GMT) this morning, tragically, nine school children were martyred in a landmine blast,\" Jawad Hejri, a spokesman for the Takhar provincial governor, told AFP news agency.\n\nHe alleged that the roadside device had been planted by the Taliban, which had taken control of Takhar Province for several weeks before Afghan forces recently regained control.\n\nThe militants routinely plant roadside devices as they leave a district in the hope of targeting advancing security forces.\n\nThe Taliban has not responded to a request for comment on the incident.\n\nLast May, a landmine killed seven children and wounded two more in the southern province of Ghazni.\n\nIn February, seven children were killed and 10 more wounded in Laghman province when a mortar shell exploded as they played with it.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The young face of a brutal war: Secunder Kermani reports from one of the country's busiest hospitals in the southern city of Kandahar", "A US judge said the proposal would cause \"irreparable harm\" to families\n\nA US judge has temporarily blocked a rule proposed by President Donald Trump that would require immigrants to prove they will have health insurance within 30 days of arrival in the US, or can pay for medical care.\n\nJudge Michael Simon, a district judge in Oregon, granted a preliminary injunction against the proposal.\n\nSeven American citizens and an NGO had filed a lawsuit opposing the rule.\n\nThey argued it would block hundreds of thousands of legal migrants.\n\nThe lawsuit said the number of immigrants who enter the US with family-sponsored visas would drop considerably, or be eliminated altogether.\n\nJudge Simon said the potential damage to families justified a US-wide ban.\n\n\"Facing a likely risk of being separated from their family members and a delay in obtaining a visa to which family members would otherwise be entitled is irreparable harm,\" his legal order read.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. President Trump wants to move away from an immigration system that favours people with family ties to the US\n\nWould-be immigrants had been struggling to establish how to get the required insurance coverage. The US healthcare system is complex, and has not generally catered to people yet to arrive there.\n\nThe policy is part of Mr Trump's effort to shift the US away from a family-focused immigration system.\n\nJudge Simon's 28-day temporary restraining order will prevent the rule from coming into effect on 3 November, but the legal battle is likely to continue.\n\nThe Trump administration has argued that legal immigrants are about three times more likely to lack health insurance than US citizens, and that taxpayers should not bear their medical costs.\n\nHowever, US policy experts say immigrants are less likely to use the healthcare system than American citizens.\n\nResearch from George Washington University found that recent immigrants without insurance made up less than a tenth of 1% of US medical fees in 2017.", "Fracking at Cuadrilla Resources site in Lancashire in August caused a 2.9 magnitude earth tremor\n\nThe government has called a halt to shale gas extraction - or fracking - in England amid fears about earthquakes.\n\nThe indefinite suspension comes after a report by the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) said it was not possible to predict the probability or size of tremors caused by the practice.\n\nBusiness Secretary Andrea Leadsom said it may be temporary - imposed \"until and unless\" extraction is proved safe.\n\nLabour, Lib Dems and the Green Party want a permanent ban.\n\nFracking was suspended at the end of August after activity by Cuadrilla Resources - the only company licensed to carry out the process - at its Preston New Road site in Lancashire caused a magnitude 2.9 earthquake.\n\nThe Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy said that, after the OGA concluded that further seismic activity could not be ruled out, \"further consents for fracking will not be granted\" unless the industry \"can reliably predict and control tremors\" linked to the process.\n\nHowever, it has stopped short of an outright ban.\n\nAsked on BBC Radio 4's Today programme why that was, Mrs Leadsom said shale gas is a \"huge opportunity\" for the UK.\n\n\"We will follow the science and it is quite clear that we can't be certain. The science isn't accurate enough to be able to assess the fault lines, the geological studies have been shown to be inaccurate. So therefore, unless and until we can be absolutely certain, we are imposing a moratorium,\" she said.\n\nOpposition leader Jeremy Corbyn tweeted that the pause was an \"election stunt\" and that Labour would ban fracking permanently.\n\nFormer Conservative energy minister Sam Gyimah, who is now a Liberal Democrat, said Mr Johnson's \"conversion to environmentalism\" was \"skin deep\".\n\n\"It's interesting that just as we approach an election he has decided he is against fracking.\"\n\nAsked whether the UK should explore methods of delivering fracking safely, Green Party co-leader Jonathan Bartley said fossil fuels \"need to stay in the ground\" and that the government must make an \"absolute commitment\" to end it altogether.\n\nAndrea Leadsom emphasises that this is not a ban - and the government is 'following the science'.\n\nHowever, scientists say it's hard to see a time with our current technology that fracking in the UK wouldn't cause earthquakes\n\nProfessor Richard Davies from Newcastle University says: \"The UK is crisscrossed with faults and it's difficult to avoid them because the current imaging techniques used by the industry do not yet provide enough resolution to detect many of them.\"\n\nThe big question for the businesses working in this sector is whether they are happy to spend any more money in this regulatory environment.\n\nDo they think it's worth investing, in the hope that the \"science\" will one day find in their favour and the regulation could change?\n\nOr will they decide that two moratoriums in 10 years is just too many, and that fracking has no future in the UK.\n\nFriends of the Earth said legislation should be passed to make the fracking moratorium permanent.\n\n\"For nearly a decade local people across the country have fought a David and Goliath battle against this powerful industry,\" said chief executive Craig Bennett.\n\nCharity CPRE said it had long called for fracking to be stopped and said the move would help the UK meet its target of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.\n\nAnti-fracking campaigner Barbara Richardson, who has protested at Preston New Road, said she was \"cautiously optimistic\", adding that local people were \"worried\" about the impact of fracking.\n\n\"They want this to go away, they want some respite from this, they've been fighting this for five-and-a-half years,\" she told BBC Breakfast.\n\nClaire Stephenson from Frack Free Lancashire said campaigners were celebrating that the fracking industry in the UK is \"finished\", but added that protests will continue until an \"outright ban\" is in place.\n\nSusan Holliday, chair of Preston New Action Group said: \"We will only feel able to celebrate once Cuadrilla start work on decommissioning and the site is restored.\"\n\nFracking is a process in which liquid is pumped deep underground at high pressure to fracture shale rock and release gas or oil trapped within it.\n\nAssessment by the British Geological Survey in 2013 suggested there were enough resources in the Bowland Shale across northern England to potentially provide up to 50 years of current gas demand.\n\nBut research published in August estimated there were only five to seven years' supply.\n\nThe UK's fracking industry, which has said the process could contribute significantly to future energy needs and create thousands of jobs, dismissed the report's findings.\n\nFracking must be halted for 18 hours if it causes a tremor measuring 0.5 magnitude or above.\n\nThe government announcement is the second time it has placed a moratorium on fracking.\n\nThe first suspension, which lasted a year, was in November 2011 during the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government.\n\nThe fracking industry has faced fierce opposition from both communities and environmental groups.\n\nLocal communities and environmental groups have protested against fracking\n\nPrime Minister Boris Johnson has in the past supported fracking, writing in the Daily Telegraph that the discovery of shale gas in the UK was \"glorious news for humanity\".\n\nA recent report by the National Audit Office found the UK had spent at least £32.7m supporting fracking since 2011.\n\nAll fracking in Scotland has been suspended since 2013 and the SNP recently confirmed a policy of \"no support\" for the extraction method.\n\nThe Welsh Government has also opposed fracking for several years, with a \"moratorium\" in place since 2015, while there is a planning presumption against fracking in Northern Ireland.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by Caroline Lucas This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nThe suspension in England will put pressure on Cuadrilla Resources which has so far invested £270m in the country's shale gas industry.\n\nCuadrilla Resources has 30 full-time workers but also employs a number of contractors.\n\nThe BBC understands Cuadrilla and other fracking companies were not told of the government's decision in advance.\n\nKen Cronin, chief executive of UK Onshore Oil and Gas, which represents fracking companies, said: \"Going forward, we are fully committed to working closely with the Oil and Gas Authority and other relevant regulators to demonstrate that we can operate safely and environmentally responsibly.\"", "Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson will not feature in ITV's head-to-head election debate\n\nThe Lib Dems have made a formal complaint after ITV said its head-to-head election debate would only include Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn.\n\nParty president Sal Brinton said leader Jo Swinson should appear alongside the Tory prime minister and the Labour leader in the 19 November debate.\n\nITV said it intends to offer viewers balanced election coverage.\n\nIn a letter to ITV's chief executive, Dame Caroline McCall, Baroness Brinton wrote \"voters of this country deserve to hear from a Remainer on the debate stage, not just from the two men who want to deliver Brexit\".\n\nThe Lib Dems have pledged to cancel Brexit if they win the election as a majority government.\n\nITV, which announced the head-to-head election debate on Friday, said it would also hold a \"multi-party debate\" before the 12 December poll. The Conservatives, Labour, Lib Dems, SNP, Brexit Party and Plaid Cymru will take part, represented by either their leader or \"another senior figure\", it said.\n\nThe head-to-head debate will be hosted by news presenter Julie Etchingham and take place on Tuesday 19 November.\n\nAfter the main event, ITV said it would hold a live interview-based programme to allow other parties to comment on the debate.\n\nBroadcasting rules in place during the official election campaign period require producers to ensure \"due weight\" is given to coverage of political parties and candidates.\n\nIn her letter, Baroness Brinton said: \"There is no reasonable justification for excluding Liberal Democrats from the debate. Liberal Democrats are the strongest national party of Remain.\n\n\"We secured more votes than both Labour and the Conservatives in the European elections earlier this year and have enjoyed fantastic local and by-election successes across the country.\"\n\nAn ITV spokesman said: \"ITV intends to offer viewers comprehensive and fairly balanced General Election coverage.\n\n\"This involves a wide range of programming, including a live debate programme in which seven party leaders are invited to take part, as well as a live debate between the Labour and Conservative leaders.\"\n\nPolitical leaders' TV debates have featured in the last three general elections in 2010, 2015 and 2017.", "McDonald's has fired its chief executive Steve Easterbrook after he had a relationship with an employee.\n\nThe US fast food giant said the relationship was consensual, but Mr Easterbrook had \"violated company policy\" and shown \"poor judgement\".\n\nThe British businessman, who earned nearly $16m (£12.3m) last year, is due to receive 26 weeks of pay.\n\nThe full value of the deal was not clear. He is also eligible for a bonus, if the firm hits its performance goals.\n\nBloomberg estimated that he will leave with more than $37m, the bulk of which includes previously granted shares.\n\nIn exchange, Mr Easterbrook has agreed not to work for a competitor for at least two years.\n\nIn an email to staff, Mr Easterbrook acknowledged the relationship and said it was a mistake.\n\n\"Given the values of the company, I agree with the board that it is time for me to move on,\" he said.\n\nThe company's top human resources officer has also left the company, McDonald's said.\n\nMr Easterbrook, 52, who is divorced, first worked for McDonald's in 1993 as a manager in London before working his way up the company.\n\nHe left in 2011 to become boss of Pizza Express and then Asian food chain Wagamama, before returning to McDonald's in 2013, eventually becoming its head in the UK and northern Europe.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nHe was appointed chief executive of McDonald's in 2015.\n\nMr Easterbrook is widely credited with revitalising the firm's menus and restaurants, by remodelling stores and using better ingredients. The value of its shares more than doubled during his tenure in the US.\n\nUnder his leadership, McDonald's also expanded its delivery and mobile payment options to emphasise convenience.\n\nThe fast food giant's board voted on Watford-born Mr Easterbrook's departure on Friday after a review. He has also stepped down as McDonald's president and member of the board.\n\nMcDonald's said it has longstanding rules against conflicts of interest.\n\nIt declined to provide further information about the person with whom Mr Easterbrook had the relationship, including whether the person was a direct report or remained employed by the company.\n\nEmployment lawyer Ruby Dinsmore, of Slater and Gordon, said it is now common for firms to have either outright bans on relationships, or to have notification clauses requiring individuals to disclose them.\n\nPotential conflicts of interest or litigation if a relationship turns sour were becoming a real risk for companies, she told the BBC.\n\n\"Some people may view this an an invasion of privacy,\" she said. \"But businesses have their own interests to protect as well.\"\n\nIn the era of MeToo \"companies are very keen to be seem not only to have a policy for this type of situation, but also to be seen to be enforcing it at all levels,\" she said.\n\nThe company has been criticised over the amount it pays shop staff, and Mr Easterbrook faced scrutiny for his $15.9m pay packet in 2018, which included a roughly $1.3m base salary, as well as benefits and bonus.\n\nIt was 2,124 times the median employee salary of $7,473.\n\nHe will be replaced by Chris Kempczinski, most recently president of McDonald's USA, with immediate effect.\n\nIn a statement, Mr Kempczinski thanked Mr Easterbrook for his contributions, adding: \"Steve brought me into McDonald's and he was a patient and helpful mentor.\"\n\nLast year Intel boss Brian Krzanich stepped down for having a consensual relationship with an Intel employee, which was against company rules.\n\nHe had been in the post since May 2013.", "Mr Thomson has insisted the allegations were \"politically motivated smears\"\n\nScottish Conservative MP Ross Thomson is to stand down after being accused of sexually assaulting a Labour MP in a Commons bar.\n\nMr Thomson said he had made the \"hardest decision of my life\" not to contest the seat for Aberdeen South at the general election.\n\nLabour MP Paul Sweeney had said he reported Mr Thomson to Westminster's standards watchdog following the alleged incident last October.\n\nBut he said a number of \"anonymous and malicious allegations\" this year had made his life \"a living hell\".\n\nMr Thomson, 32, said: \"This is a political smear and I will continue to fight to clear my name. I will see this investigatory process through to a conclusion.\n\n\"I have suffered a level of personal abuse that has affected my health, my mental wellbeing and my staff. It has been a level of abuse that I never imagined possible.\"\n\nMr Sweeney said he was with a group of friends in the Commons bar when the incident happened\n\nHe added: \"I have therefore made the most difficult decision that I could ever make. I have decided that I will stand down as the Scottish Conservative and Unionist candidate for Aberdeen South.\"\n\nMr Sweeney, who is the MP for Glasgow North East, told the Scottish Mail on Sunday he was left feeling \"mortified\" by the alleged attack in the Strangers' Bar at Westminster.\n\nAccording to the paper, Mr Sweeney said he was \"paralysed\" with shock after Mr Thomson \"groped\" him in the bar.\n\nHe said the alleged incident took place in October 2018 after he had invited a group of his old Glasgow University friends for a tour of the Commons.\n\nThey later went to the Strangers' Bar for a drink where he claims they were interrupted by Mr Thomson, who was \"drunk to the point where he was barely able to stand up\".\n\nMr Thomson then allegedly grabbed at Mr Sweeney through his clothes.\n\nMr Sweeney said he repeatedly told Mr Thomson to stop touching him and asked him to leave.\n\nThe Labour MP said that he later asked for advice from the Women's Aid charity before approaching the Standards watchdog.\n\nA House of Commons spokeswoman said: \"Parliament's Independent Complaints and Grievances Scheme (ICGS) operates on the basis of absolute confidentiality.\n\n\"Therefore we cannot provide answers about any complaint that may or may not have been made.\"\n\nMr Thomson said dealing with the allegations had been \"nothing short of traumatic\"\n\nIn February, Mr Thomson was publicly accused of groping a man in the same Commons bar. The Tory MP also strongly denies any wrongdoing relating to that alleged incident.\n\nMr Sweeney said he was finally speaking out in public more than a year after the alleged assault because the investigations had \"barely progressed\".\n\nA spokesman for the MP said: \"This assault, which took place last October, was reported to the appropriate authorities after similar but entirely separate allegations were made by other men against Ross Thomson in February.\n\n\"Thomson's denials today fly in the face of what was witnessed by other MPs and visitors and show him to be utterly unrepentant.\"\n\nMr Thomson had issued a statement on Twitter on Sunday morning in which he strenuously denied Mr Sweeney's allegations, but insisted he would be a Tory candidate in the 12 December general election.\n\nHowever, he later confirmed he was standing down from the job he \"loved more than any other\".\n\nMr Thomson, who has been an MP since 2017, said: \"I always believed politics was about noble pursuits and doing what you believed to be best for your country.\n\n\"My experience is that our politics is now so poisonous that we will never attract good, honest and decent people in the first place.\n\n\"This has been without doubt the hardest decision of my life. I remain confident that the ongoing parliamentary standards process will find in my favour, and that these baseless claims will be shown up for what they are.\n\n\"As I have already said I will continue to explore all options available to me in response to the defamatory and damaging allegations made by Mr Sweeney.\"", "British nationals are among 33 people injured after a bus travelling from Paris to London overturned in northern France.\n\nFour people were seriously injured and 29 others wounded when the FlixBus coach toppled at an exit near Amiens on the A1 motorway on Sunday morning.\n\nNorthern Ireland couple Jamie Kerr and Gemma Given, both 20, were treated in hospital for head and hand injuries.\n\nEight other Britons were on board, alongside passengers from nine nations.\n\nPolice had previously said there were 11 people from the UK on the coach.\n\nThe Foreign Office said three Britons remained in hospital.\n\nJamie's father John Kerr told BBC News: \"It was a pretty traumatic end to a Halloween weekend.\"\n\nHis son, a student at Glasgow University, had called on Sunday morning to say he and his girlfriend, Ms Given, were involved in the crash, which took place at around 11:00 GMT, but were not badly injured.\n\nIt is understood Ms Given, a student at Brighton University, had her bag taken for examination by police because a passenger who was seriously injured had been lying on it.\n\n\"That brought home to me how close they were to being seriously injured,\" said John Kerr.\n\nHe said the couple were offered a bus back to the UK but said they would make their own way home.\n\n\"I feel a bit more could have been done for them,\" he said.\n\n\"They'll learn a lot from all of this but I'm expecting an emotional response when they get home and it all hits them.\"\n\nThe Foreign Office said it was in contact with French authorities. \"We will do all we can to assist any British people who need our help,\" a spokeswoman said.\n\nThe British embassy in France confirmed British nationals were involved in the incident.\n\nThe coach was also carrying 11 people from France, five from the US, two from Romania, and one each from Spain, Australia, Mauritius, Japan and Sri Lanka. They were taken to local hospitals.\n\nLocal police tweeted they had sent all state services to the scene, while firefighters urged motorists to avoid the area.\n\nIn a statement, FlixBus said there were 32 passengers and one bus driver on board.\n\nA spokesman said: \"FlixBus is in close contact with the relevant authorities in order to determine the exact cause of the accident and to ensure all passengers receive appropriate support.\n\n\"An emergency phone number is available for the passengers and their relatives.\"\n\nThose concerned about loved ones are asked to call 0080030013730.\n\nLast month, another FlixBus coach crashed near Narbonne, in south-west France, killing one person and injuring several others, according to local media.", "Lewis Hamilton sealed his sixth world drivers' title with second place in the United States Grand Prix.\n\nHe becomes the second most successful Formula 1 driver of all time, one championship behind Michael Schumacher.\n\nHamilton failed in a valiant attempt to win the race by trying a different strategy to Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas, but that did not matter such was his points advantage.\n\nThe Briton held off Max Verstappen for second as Bottas won in Austin.\n\nHamilton had said before the race that he was not thinking of sealing the championship in Texas, only of winning the race, and he drove with the fierce competitive instinct that has defined his season and career.\n• None Is Hamilton already the greatest?\n• None How well do you know the six-time world champion?\n\nHis decision to run long, do a single pit stop and try to hold off his rivals at the end did not quite work out - Bottas passed him with three laps to go - but it was a drive befitting the towering achievement he was to secure at the end of the race.\n\nHamilton's sixth title has also moved him clear of the legendary Argentine Juan Manuel Fangio.\n\n\"It's just overwhelming,\" he said. \"It was such a tough race. Yesterday was a tough day. I really just wanted recover and deliver the one-two. I didn't think the one-stop was going to be possible. I am filled with so much emotion. It is an honour to be up there with those greats.\n\n\"My dad told me when I was six or seven years old to never give up. I was hopeful I might be able to win but I didn't have it in the tyres.\"\n\nAsked what he could go on to achieve in his career, Hamilton said: \"I don't know about championships but as an athlete I feel fresh as can be. We won't let up, we'll keep pushing.\"\n\nHamilton has secured the championship with 10 victories out of the 19 races held so far this season, with two remaining in Brazil and Abu Dhabi.\n\nStarting fifth on the grid after a poor qualifying session, Hamilton passed Ferrari's Charles Leclerc for fourth at the first corner, and then made a brilliant overtaking move on the other Ferrari of Sebastian Vettel around the outside of Turn Eight, to run third behind Bottas and Verstappen at the end of the first lap.\n\nVictory seemed at least a possibility for Hamilton, even given Mercedes' usual approach of favouring the lead driver to ensure a race victory.\n\nAnd Hamilton decided to give it a go by staying out when Red Bull pitted Verstappen on lap 13, and Mercedes followed suit with Bottas a lap later to retain the lead, their stops locking both into a two-stop strategy.\n\nHamilton's task was now to run as long as possible on his tyres before his single stop and hope to have enough life left in his tyres when he rejoined to be able to defend.\n\nHamilton stopped finally on lap 24, giving him 32 laps to make it to the end on a set of hard tyres on a day when the rubber was wearing at a much higher rate than expected.\n\nBottas made his second stop on lap 25, one after Verstappen, and rejoined six seconds behind Hamilton, a gap he had 20 laps to recover.\n\nIt looked as if it would be easy, but Hamilton drove with control and skill to limit his losses, and it was not until the last five laps that Bottas was with his team-mate.\n\nOne passing attempt at Turn 12 failed on lap 51, when Hamilton ran Bottas wide on his outside.\n\nBut a lap later, after Hamilton had been delayed by lapping Pierre Gasly's Toro Rosso, Bottas used the DRS overtaking aid to ease past on the long back straight.\n\nHamilton's hopes of victory were gone, but the title was still secure, and he had four laps left to defend against Verstappen, which he managed to do with help from a yellow flag that forced Verstappen to slow down, as the Red Bull finished on his tail.\n\nFerrari's Charles Leclerc took a lonely fourth, the Italian car a long way off the pace, while Vettel retired from seventh place, after a sticky opening to the race, with a suspension failure after just eight laps.\n\nRed Bull's Alex Albon recovered from a first-lap pit stop following a clash with McLaren's Carlos Sainz at the first corner to take fifth, ahead of Renault's Daniel Ricciardo, McLaren's Lando Norris and Sainz.\n\nWhat they said\n\nBottas, who went into the race with the faintest hopes of keeping the championship alive for another race, said: \"Obviously big congrats to him. I personally failed with my target this year but he deserved it this year. He had some season.\"\n\nVerstappen added: \"Very impressive. what else to say? He is doing phenomenally. He has a great team behind him. I just hope we can challenge them next year.\"\n\nWhat happens next?\n\nBrazil in two weeks' time. A historic race track in a fervent atmosphere and an edgy city. Nothing at stake, just a battle for honour.", "Air quality in Delhi has deteriorated into the \"hazardous\" category\n\nAir pollution in the north of India has \"reached unbearable levels,\" the capital Delhi's Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal says.\n\nIn many areas of Delhi air quality deteriorated into the \"hazardous\" category, with the potential to cause respiratory illnesses.\n\nLow visibility caused more than 30 flights to be diverted on Sunday.\n\nRules have now gone into effect allowing only cars with odd or even number plates to drive on given days.\n\nThe initiative is aimed at getting more vehicles off the road in an effort to curb air pollution.\n\nOnly cars with odd or even number plates can drive on given days in a bid to reduce pollution\n\nSchools in Delhi have been ordered to close until Tuesday, and construction has been halted.\n\nDelhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain advised the city's residents to \"avoid outdoor physical activities, especially during morning and late evening hours\".\n\nThe advisory also said people should wear anti-pollution masks, avoid polluted areas and keep doors and windows closed.\n\nA major factor behind the high pollution levels at this time of year is farmers in neighbouring states burning crop stubble to clear their fields.\n\nPolice are wearing face masks to protect themselves from the toxic smog\n\nThis creates a lethal cocktail of particulate matter, carbon dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and sulphur dioxide - all worsened by fireworks set off during the Hindu festival Diwali a week ago.\n\nVehicle fumes, construction and industrial emissions have also contributed to the smog.\n\nIndians are hoping that scattered rainfall over the coming week will wash away the pollutants but this is not due until Thursday.\n\nLevels of dangerous particles in the air - known as PM2.5 - are far higher than recommended and about seven times higher than in the Chinese capital Beijing.\n\nAn Indian health ministry official said the city's pollution monitors did not have enough digits to accurately record pollution levels, which he called a \"disaster\".\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by Varun Jhaveri This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nFive million masks were handed out in schools on Friday as officials declared a public health emergency and Mr Kejriwal likened the city to a \"gas chamber\".\n\nThe World Health Organization (WHO) says a third of deaths from stroke, lung cancer and heart disease are due to air pollution.\n\n\"This is having an equivalent effect to that of smoking tobacco,\" the WHO says on its website.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nMr Kejriwal's most recent comments are unlikely to please government officials, reports the BBC's South Asia regional editor Jill McGivering. She said Indian politicians were blaming each other for the conditions.\n\nOn Sunday young people in Delhi came out to protest and demand action.\n\n\"You can obviously see how terrible it is and it's actually scary you can't see things in front of you,\" said Jaivipra.\n\nShe said she wanted long-term and sustainable anti-pollution measures put in place.\n\n\"We are concerned about our futures and about our health but we are also fighting this on behalf of the children and the elderly who bear the biggest brunt of the problem here,\" she said.\n\nSome ministers have sparked controversy on social media by suggesting light-hearted measures to stay healthy.\n\nHarsh Vardhan, the union minister for health and family welfare, urged people to eat carrots to protect against \"night blindness\" and \"other pollution-related harm to health\".\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nMeanwhile, Prakash Javadekar, the minister of the environment, suggested that you should \"start your day with music\", adding a link to a \"scintillating thematic composition\".\n\n\"Is that the reason you have turned deaf ears to our plight on pollution?\" one Twitter user responded. \"Seems you are too busy hearing music that you are not able to hear us!\"", "The Caernarfon Show has been taking place since the late 19th Century\n\nMore volunteers are needed to protect the future of small farm shows across the country, a chairman of one meeting has claimed.\n\nShows such as the North Wales Show in Caernarfon are struggling, with a 30-strong team of volunteers down to just six in recent years.\n\nSince the foot and mouth outbreak of 2001, five shows in Gwynedd have either folded or merged.\n\nThis year's show was cancelled over equine flu fears.\n\nThe Caernarfon show's chairman, Peter Rutherford, said it was getting \"tougher\" each year.\n\n\"The committee is very concerned that there's a lack of a new generation of young people to come forward and take over our different roles within the committee,\" he said.\n\n\"It's not just our show - there's many shows throughout Britain that are facing the same issues.\n\n\"As we get older we want to retire, some of us have been at it a very long time and it's very difficult to get replacement people to join the committee and run these particular sections, and it's very important for the farming calendar that the shows maintain their momentum.\"\n\nPeter Rutherford says more young farmers are needed to help keep the shows running\n\nShows in Pontllyfni, Pwllheli, Eifionydd, Criccieth and Trefor have all folded or merged since 2001, leaving the Caernarfon show and one in Nefyn on the Llyn Peninsula.\n\nMr Rutherford said some farmers preferred to travel to larger agricultural gatherings, and tight regulations - such as isolating cattle from the rest of their herd for a week after the meeting - can put people off.\n\n\"Possibly we need to have better communication with the young people, it's something that we'll be looking at to see if we can improve that,\" he said.\n\n\"But it would be very nice if people could come to us as well and embrace them and hopefully we will take it forward.\"", "Labour is pledging to end in-work poverty within its first five years in office if it wins the next election.\n\nIn a speech in London, John McDonnell promised to tackle the issue with a \"structurally different economy\", \"public services free at the point of use\" and a \"strong social safety net\".\n\nThis includes a \"real living wage\" and stopping the Universal Credit roll-out.\n\nBut the Conservatives said the policies would \"harm the people [Labour] claim they want to help the most\".\n\nPoverty among people who are working has risen since the mid-1990s.\n\nThe Institute for Fiscal Studies said the proportion has gone up from 13% in 1994-95 to 18% in 2017, meaning about eight million people living in working households are in relative poverty.\n\nA household is defined as being in relative poverty when its income is less than 60% of the average - less than £17,040 a year, on the most recent figures.\n\nThe IFS research said the rise had been partly driven by higher housing costs and lower earnings growth.\n\nSpeaking at the Resolution Foundation, the shadow chancellor said his goal was to eradicate poverty, since \"nothing less should be the aim of a socialist government\".\n\nWhile the next Labour government would re-distribute income between the richest and poorest, he said this would only \"paper over the cracks\" unless there were major changes in the way the economy worked to address inequalities in opportunities and productivity.\n\nHe listed a number of policies - some which have been announced before - that he says will see a Labour government achieve their goal within a Parliamentary term of five years.\n\n\"Behind the concept of social mobility is the belief that poverty is OK as long as some people are given the opportunity to climb out of it, leaving the others behind,\" he said.\n\n\"I reject that completely, and want to see a society with higher living standards for everyone as well as one in which nobody lacks the means to survive or has to choose between life's essentials.\"\n\nPledging to end the \"modern-day scourge\" of in-work poverty, he added. \"As chancellor in the next Labour government, I want you to judge me by how much we reduce poverty... how much we create a more equal society... by how much people's lives change for the better.\"\n\nWhile immediately ending the most \"damaging\" aspects of Universal Credit, he said Labour would not seek to replicate the system of tax credits, designed to top up the incomes of the lowest-paid, introduced by Gordon Brown when he was chancellor.\n\nInstead, a future government would \"take a step back\" and looking at designing a welfare system that helped people \"find work and progress in work\".\n\nThe main way poverty is assessed is by using a relative measure - \"relative poverty\".\n\nIt's calculated by taking the median income in the country - that's the midpoint where half of the overall population have income more than that amount and half have less. It was £507 a week in 2017-18, or £437 after housing costs.\n\nThen you take 60% of this middle amount and anyone who has less income than this is considered to be living in relative poverty.\n\nIn 1998-99, 34% of children in the UK were living in relative-poverty households. Today, this proportion is 30%, which represents about 4.1 million children.\n\nStatistics on income after housing costs and benefits received are more widely used as this gives a better idea of how much disposable income someone might have.\n\nBut, some say relative poverty is flawed as a measure because the poverty line moves when average income changes. In times of recession, for example, when lots of people's wages decrease, relative poverty rates improve.\n\nCampaigners say the benefit freeze in place for most of the past decade has been the biggest factor in exacerbating poverty levels among working families with children.\n\nRather than rising each year in line with inflation, to reflect the rising cost of living, most working-age benefits and tax credits have been frozen in value each year.\n\nThe Joseph Rowntree Foundation says this has pushed 200,000 people into poverty since 2016 and a further 200,000 could follow by 2020.\n\nClaire Ainsley, the organisation's executive director, said ending in-work poverty should be the government's \"number one priority after Brexit\".\n\n\"In-work poverty is the problem of our times as millions have been swept into poverty through low wages, low hours and rising costs,\" she said.\n\nWork and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd has said it is \"essential\" that the freeze is lifted next year although she had acknowledged it will be up to the next prime minister.\n\nBut Conservative Party Chairman Brandon Lewis dismissed Labour's wider pledge, saying its plans for the economy \"would lead to worse living standards\".\n\nHe added: \"Just this week we have seen wages rise by their fastest in 11 years, giving people more money in their pockets, and record numbers of people getting the security of a wage.\n\n\"Thanks to (the Conservatives') balanced approach, we've also cut taxes for 32 million people, taking millions of the lowest paid out of paying income tax altogether, and taken action to reduce the cost of living.\"", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Donald Trump arrived to a rowdy reception from the crowd\n\nDonald Trump was met with raucous boos - and some cheers - on Saturday as he attended the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in New York.\n\nThe US president attended the Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event with high-ranking Republicans and his sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump.\n\nA small anti-Trump protest was held at the Madison Square Garden arena.\n\nIt comes less than a week after the president was booed at the baseball World Series in Washington DC.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nChants of \"lock him up\" echoed around the stadium earlier in the week - a reference to a chant sometimes heard at Mr Trump's political rallies, which calls for the imprisonment of his former presidential rival Hillary Clinton.\n\nThe reception was mixed on Saturday night, however, with cheers and clapping heard from some spectators, and boos and profanities from others.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by Mitch Horowitz This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nSigns reading \"Remove Trump\" and \"Impeach Trump\" were also spotted in the crowd.\n\nMr Trump is currently facing an impeachment probe relating to allegations he pressured Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate his rival in the 2020 White House race, former Vice President Joe Biden.\n\nAs video of the crowd spread on social media, his son Donald Jr hit back on Twitter, saying the reception had been \"overwhelmingly positive\" and that UFC President Dana White - a long-time friend of the president's - had called it \"the most electrifying entrance he's seen in 25 years\".\n\nUFC, or the Ultimate Fighting Championship, is an American MMA promotion company. Its first mixed martial arts event was held in 1993.\n\nFrom humble beginnings, it now boasts millions of fans worldwide and has produced superstar fighters like Conor McGregor and Ronda Rousey.\n\nMr Trump hosted UFC events decades ago, when the sport was shunned by most venues and mainstream media.\n\n\"I would never say anything negative about Donald Trump because he was there when other people weren't,\" said Dana White, who spoke at the 2016 Republican National Convention in support of Mr Trump's presidential campaign.", "A Scottish Conservative MP has described allegations about his behaviour in a House of Commons bar as \"completely false\".\n\nRoss Thomson was said to have been spoken to by police on Tuesday night after a report of \"sexual touching\".\n\nIn a statement released on Twitter, Mr Thomson said no complaint had been made to his party, the police or parliament.\n\nBut he said he had now referred himself to the Conservative Party's disciplinary panel.\n\nThe Aberdeen South MP said he had done so \"in the interests of openness and transparency\".\n\nHis statement added: \"A series of serious allegations have been made against me that have featured in the media.\n\n\"I would like to state that these allegations from anonymous sources are completely false.\"\n\nHe said the past few days had been \"a very distressing time for me and my family\", but stressed that he intends to be \"back at work on Monday\".\n\nThe Metropolitan Police said on Wednesday that its officers had been called \"to a bar within the Palace of Westminster following a report of sexual touching\".\n\nThe statement added: \"Officers attended and spoke to the parties involved - three men in their 20s and 30s. However, no formal allegations were made to the officers and no arrests were made.\"\n\nThe BBC has been told 31-year-old Mr Thomson was escorted from the Strangers' Bar following the incident.\n\nMr Thomson's alleged behaviour was described as being \"completely unacceptable\" by Scottish Conservative interim leader Jackson Carlaw on Thursday.\n\nMr Carlaw added: \"Inquiries are ongoing. However, I know enough to say that the alleged behaviour is completely unacceptable and falls well below the standard I think any of us would expect of any elected representative.\n\n\"We may have more to say at a later time.\"\n\nFollowing Mr Thomson's statement, a Scottish Conservative party spokesman said: \"The party's investigation process will now take this matter forward.\"", "Yoga's popularity does not look like it will wane any time soon.\n\nIts physical benefits for flexibility and balance, as well as its spiritual connection, mean it's practised by millions across the world.\n\nAnd that means a need for more and more yoga teachers.\n\nBut now, there is a warning they may be putting their own hip health at risk.\n\nBenoy Matthews, a leading UK-based physiotherapist, warns he is seeing increasing numbers of yoga teachers with serious hip problems - many of whom require surgery - because they are pushing their bodies too hard.\n\nMr Matthews, a specialist hip and knee physiotherapist and member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists, says he sees four to five yoga teachers a month.\n\nHe says the problem lies in people repeatedly pushing their bodies into \"prescribed\" positions, when their physiology prevents it.\n\nAbout half of the teachers he sees simply need advice on how to moderate the \"prescribed\" yoga positions, so as not to put too much stress on their joints.\n\nBut those with more advanced problems need medical treatment and surgery - including total hip replacements.\n\n\"People confuse stiffness and pain,\" he says. \"If there is a pinching or blocking feeling in the groin, it shouldn't be ignored. You have to know your limits.\"\n\nMr Matthews has specialised in hips and knees for the last eight of his 22 years as a physio.\n\nHe says it can be easy for yoga practitioners to mistake joint pain, which means they should stop the movement, for stiffness, which they should push through.\n\nBenoy Matthews says the key is simply to understand what your body can do\n\n\"We all know about the health benefits of yoga - I practise it myself,\" he says. \"But, like anything, it can cause injury. We can't put it on a pedestal.\n\n\"I don't want to denounce yoga, after all it's been going for thousands of years. But you have to understand yourself.\"\n\nMr Matthews says the problem often boils down to how a person's hips are formed and how flexible they are.\n\n\"What's achievable for one might not be achievable for others,\" he says. \"People tend to do the same set positions, rather than what's achievable for them.\n\n\"Ego might mean them trying to take a position 'all the way' to the end when they should just stop where it's comfortable.\n\n\"Just because the person next to you can reach all the way doesn't mean it's necessary, or desirable, to do the same.\"\n\nMr Matthews says the amount of yoga teachers do, as well as the fact they might not be doing any other kind of exercise, can explain the problems that develop.\n\n\"They might be doing yoga six days a week and think that's enough, without doing any other kind of exercise, like cardio or cross training,\" he says.\n\n\"It's like anything. If you do the same thing again and again, there can be problems. You need to mix it up in terms of the kind of exercise you do.\n\n\"The yoga teachers I'm seeing are young - 40, 42.\n\n\"If they come limping and can't walk more than 10m [33ft], say, there's no amount of physio that can help them. If it's two years in, even the best physio can't do anything.\n\nSometimes they can have keyhole surgery (hip arthroscopy), or it's a replacement.\n\nMr Matthews suggests new yoga teachers should be assessed. \"You could see what mobility they have and what their body is allowing them to do,\" he says.\n\nNatalie Gartshore has been a yoga teacher for 16 years, She thinks the popularity of yoga means it's effectively a victim of its own success.\n\n\"I don't think you're told very much when you're training as a teacher about physiology or anatomy,\" she says. \"There is an overuse issue.\n\n\"If you got people en masse taking up ballet, you would get the same results.\"\n\nNatalie, now 45, tore the cartilage in her hip five years ago.\n\nShe now makes sure she manages her class workload and doesn't work weekends. But she says it's hard for newly qualified teachers to do the same.\n\n\"They'll be doing five classes a day, running around, working weekends,\" she says.\n\nThe British Wheel of Yoga is approved by Sports England, as the practice's governing body.\n\nWendy Haring, its chair of education, says: \"It's probably true in some schools of yoga, where people hold poses for a long time without modification, that's when there are problems.\"\n\nBut learning about anatomy and physiology is a \"major part\" of BWY-approved courses.\n\n\"We would teach people how to modify poses,\" Mrs Haring says.\n\nShe adds though, people teaching yoga do need to take care and advises anyone wanting to train to make sure their courses are Ofqual-approved.\n\nPip White, professional adviser at the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, says: \"Yoga is a fantastic activity for people to do, with lots of benefits for your health and general wellbeing.\n\n\"However, as with any form of exercise, it's important to do it safely and in this case, also understanding your own limits, as we are all built differently.\n\n\"Yoga is not about being in competition with anyone else. If you stay aware of your abilities and practise within your own limits, you will gain all the great benefits this practice has to offer.\"\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Kurdish militias fought Turkish and Turkish-backed rebels in north-east Syria last month\n\nTurkish-backed forces fighting Kurdish militias in north-east Syria have been accused of committing war crimes, with acts of brutality surfacing on mobile phone footage.\n\nThe UN has warned that Turkey could be held responsible for the actions of its allies, while Turkey has promised to investigate.\n\nBearded men shout \"Allahu Akbar [God is the Greatest]\". One captures the scene on his smartphone and says: \"We are mujahedeen [holy warriors] from Faylaq Al-Majd [Glory Corps] battalion.\" In the background are the corpses of Kurdish fighters.\n\nFurther away, a group of men plant their feet on a woman's bloodied body. One says she is a \"whore\".\n\nThe gruesome footage is much like that produced by the ultra-violent Islamic State (IS) group.\n\nYet the men in this video are not IS militants, but rather fighters for a rebel alliance known as the Syrian National Army, trained, equipped and paid for by a Nato member, Turkey. They are under the command of the Turkish army.\n\nThe video was filmed on 21 October in northern Syria. The woman beneath the fighters' feet is Amara Renas, a member of an all-woman unit of Kurdish fighters, the YPJ, a force that played a significant role in defeating IS in Syria.\n\nAmara Renas' body was seen being desecrated in a video\n\nAmara was killed in the recent Turkish assaults against Kurdish forces in Syria.\n\nOn 9 October the Turkish army and pro-Turkish Syrian rebels attacked the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), shortly after Donald Trump announced the US would pull troops out of Syria.\n\nSDF fighters had been a highly effective and trusted ally of the US-led coalition and led the defeat of IS on the ground. The group says it also provided intelligence that led to the killing last week of IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.\n\nDays after Turkey's attacks, numerous videos alleged to have been filmed by pro-Turkey rebels emerged on social media. In one, an unidentified fighter shouts in Arabic: \"We have come to behead you infidels and apostates!\"\n\nIn another video, a masked rebel clad in black carries a terrified woman surrounded by other rebels - one films her, one shouts \"pig\", another says: \"Take her to be beheaded.\"\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. \"We were by the gate when a shell hit\"\n\nThe captured woman is Cicek Kobane, another YPJ fighter.\n\nThe widely-circulated video provoked outrage on social media. A few days after it was published, Turkish state TV showed Cicek Kobane being treated in a hospital in Turkey.\n\nUS officials have said that some of the actions in these videos probably constitute war crimes.\n\n\"Many people fled because they're very concerned about these Turkish-supported Syrian opposition forces,\" James Jeffrey, US special envoy for Syria, told Congress.\n\n\"We'd say that Turkey-supported Syrian opposition forces who were under general Turkish command, at least in one instance did carry out war crimes.\"\n\nTurkey has long been accused of taking little action against jihadists in Syria.\n\n\"I ran the ISIS [Islamic State group] campaign - 40,000 foreign fighters, jihadists from 110 countries around the world, all came into Syria to fight in that war and they all came through Turkey,\" Brett McGurk, former US President Special Envoy in the coalition against IS, told CNN last month.\n\nHe said he tried to persuade Turkey to seal its border against IS. \"They said they couldn't do it,\" he said, \"but the minute the Kurds took parts of the border, it's totally sealed with a wall.\"\n\nUS officials say they have demanded an explanation from Turkey for alleged war crimes by the rebels.\n\nIbrahim Kalin, the Turkish president's spokesman, said Turkey will investigate any suspected war crimes.\n\nBut many Kurdish activists have no faith in the Turkish government or army.\n\n\"There is strong evidence that over the past four decades, Turkish military and security forces have systematically committed war crimes and violated human rights in their conflict with the PKK (The Kurdistan Workers' Party, which has fought for Kurdish autonomy in Turkey for decades),\" says Kamran Matin, Senior Lecturer in International Relations at Sussex University.\n\nIn the past decade, numerous disturbing images and videos allegedly filmed by the Turkish army and security forces document the killing of captured Kurdish dissidents in Turkey.\n\nIn one video published a few years ago, suspected Turkish soldiers behead dead PKK militants. In another video, two female PKK fighters with their hands tied behind their backs are seated on a mountain cliff, when what are apparently Turkish soldiers with automatic machine guns shoot them at close range and kick them over the edge.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The BBC's Martin Patience explains what's behind the conflict\n\nIn October 2015, a widely-shared video showed Turkish security forces dragging the body of 24-year-old actor Haci Lokman Birlik through the streets in Sirnak, a Kurdish town in south-east Turkey, with a rope around his neck. Part of the video appeared to have been filmed from inside the police vehicle. Turkish officials claimed his corpse might have been booby-trapped.\n\nKurdish human rights activists have accused the US and the EU of failing to condemn Turkey or take any effective punitive action.\n\n\"The EU turned a blind eye to Turkey's human rights violations, because of Turkey's Nato membership, economic ties and the fear of a backlash among millions of Turks living in European countries, Germany in particular,\" says Kamran Matin.\n\nAfter the Syrian civil war began, a new factor \"constrained European countries' reaction to Turkey's gross violation of human rights,\" he says - \"Syrian refugees. [Turkish] President Erdogan repeatedly threatened flooding Europe with them.\"\n\nThis, it seems, is something European countries want to avoid, whatever the cost.", "Contra Costa County search and rescue officers approach the property in Orinda\n\nAirbnb has said it will ban \"party houses\" after a mass shooting at a California home rented through the company left five people dead.\n\nCEO Brian Chesky said in a tweet the company would take steps to \"combat unauthorized parties and get rid of abusive host and guest conduct\".\n\n\"We must do better, and we will. This is unacceptable,\" Mr Chesky added.\n\nThree people died at the house, in the city of Orinda, near San Francisco, and two more died later in hospital.\n\nThe house was reportedly booked under a pretence for a small group, before being publicised on Instagram as the venue for a Halloween party which eventually drew a crowd of more than 100 people. The host did not authorise the party, Airbnb said.\n\nAll of those who died were under 30. The fifth victim died in hospital on Friday night. By Saturday, police had not arrested or identified any suspects. Officers said they found two guns at the house.\n\nMr Chesky said Airbnb would create a dedicated \"party house\" rapid response team and expand manual screening of high-risk reservations. The company, which is expected to float on the stock market in 2020, would also take action against users who violated its policies, he said.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by Brian Chesky This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nResponding to the mass shooting, California Governor Gavin Newsom called for Congress to pass gun control legislation. \"This will barely make the news today. That's how numb we have become to this,\" he said. \"Our hearts are aching for the victims and all those affected by this horrific tragedy.\"\n\nWriting on Twitter on Saturday, Mr Chesky said: \"What happened on Thursday night in Orinda, CA was horrible. I feel for the families and neighbors impacted by this tragedy - we are working to support them.\"", "Despite the hefty price tag, the bidder decided the outfit was the one that they wanted\n\nThe black leather jacket and skin-tight trousers that Olivia Newton-John wore for the finale of Grease have fetched $405,700 (£314,000) at auction - more than double the expected bid.\n\nThe actress' original script from the film was also among the items at the sale in Beverly Hills, California, which in total raised $2.4m.\n\nSome of the proceeds will go towards Newton-John's cancer treatment centre in Australia.\n\nThe buyers' identities are not public.\n\nGrease was released in 1978 and Olivia Newton-John played demure Sandy alongside John Travolta as bad boy Danny.\n\nThe infamous black outfit marked Sandy's transition from a good girl high-schooler to a sexy, leather-clad biker chick, when the couple sang You're the One That I Want in a fairground.\n\nThe original trousers were made in the 1950's\n\nThe leather trousers were already two decades old when she wore them and had a broken zip that meant Newton-John had to be sewn into them.\n\nShe said that \"limited\" what she could eat and drink while filming, adding \"those were long days\".\n\nThe pink gown she wore to the film's premiere sold for $18,750, Julien's Auctions confirmed - three times the estimate.\n\nNewton-John has asked buyers to send her photos of themselves with the items along with a personal note.\n\nShe said selling a large amount of her possessions was a \"simplification of my life\".\n\nAged 71, the British born Australian actor is currently undergoing treatment for stage four breast cancer.\n\nShe was previously diagnosed with the disease in 1992 and 2013 and has opened up about using medicinal marijuana along with other natural remedies for the disease.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Olivia Newton-John: \"I'm not going to be a victim\"", "Huge waves batter the breakwater in Lyme Regis harbour in Dorset\n\nA woman has been killed by a falling tree which came down on her car amid high winds.\n\nThe woman, who was in her 60s but has not been named, was driving near Verwood, Dorset, at about 08:40 GMT, police said.\n\nWinds exceeding speeds of 80mph have caused damage to property and transport disruption across parts of the UK.\n\nAll passenger services into and out of Dover were suspended for several hours because of high winds.\n\nThe Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for wind along the South East and East coast of England.\n\nFerry operators DFDS and P&O halted all their sailing operations at about 13:00 GMT due to high water and 60 knot winds.\n\nThe first ship back into Dover was the P&O passenger ferry Spirit of Britain, which managed to dock at 17:30 GMT but soon after the company tweeted there were still \"severe sailing limitations\".\n\nIt later described the limitations as \"slight\" and listed delays to services in and out of Dover. DFDS also reported delays and advised passengers to check in as normal.\n\nSeveral cars were damaged when winds ripped scaffolding into a road\n\nBrittany Ferries and Condor Ferries also cancelled some of their sailings from Portsmouth and Poole - passengers are advised to check before they travel.\n\nHovertravel services between Southsea and Ryde have been stopped and Wightlink and Red Funnel ferry routes also face disruption.\n\nCars have been damaged in a street in Dorset after scaffolding collapsed in strong winds.\n\nThe structure was blown over in Dorset Street, Blandford Forum, during the early hours, closing the road.\n\nThe shed ended up in the road on its roof\n\nAlso in Dorset a shed was blown off its base into a road. The large shed ended up on its roof on the A351 Valley Road, Harmans Cross in Swanage.\n\nCastle Road, Bodmin, has been cordoned off after banks at the side of the road collapsed earlier.\n\nPolice have cordoned off Castle Road, Bodmin following the collapse\n\nThe National Coastwatch Institution at The Needles on the Isle of Wight said winds of 109.4mph had been recorded.\n\nIt said the station had been shut and plans to \"safely evacuate the watch-keeping team\" were under way.\n\nThe Met Office said winds of 83mph were recorded in Plymouth and 82mph in Culdrose in Cornwall.\n\nIt has advised those attending or organising bonfire events to be mindful of the strength of the wind before setting off fireworks.\n\nThe Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for wind along the South East and East coast\n\nFlood warnings were also issued by the Environment Agency for Preston Beach in Weymouth and Chiswell, West Bay, Lyme Regis and Christchurch.\n\nThe agency also issued 22 flood alerts for rivers across Devon.\n\nIn West Bay, Dorset, strong winds ripped the roof off a seafront kiosk.\n\nDorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service said the seafront had now been closed \"in case any further part of the structure should fail\".\n\nThe seafront at West Bay was closed after a roof came off a kiosk\n\nWestern Power Distribution said more than 1,500 properties in Somerset and 3,700 properties across Devon and Cornwall were without power after high winds caused faults.\n\nOn the south coast, Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) said more than 3,000 homes and businesses, including parts of the New Forest and the Isle of Wight, were suffering power cuts.\n\nThe companies said engineers were working to restore supplies as soon as possible.\n\nA large tree on Hove Recreation Ground in Sussex has been brought down\n\nSouth Western Railway said services between Brockenhurst, Hampshire, and Weymouth had been cancelled or delayed due to fallen trees on the line.\n\nSouthern Railway said high winds were having an impact across the network, with a reduced service running on the Brighton mainline due to a \"National Grid power blip\".\n\nSoutheastern has reported delays and cancellations due to trees on the line at Paddock Wood, Deal and Whitstable.\n\nThere is also severe disruption to Gatwick Express, Southern and Thameslink services.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by Gatwick Express This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nThe tree hit the bonnet of the car in The Avenue, Southampton\n\nHigh winds have closed the pier in Bournemouth, where staff from the RockReef indoor activity had to be escorted to safety.\n\nIn Southampton, one driver escaped when a tree fell on to the bonnet of his car shortly before 09:30 GMT.\n\nIn Suffolk, strong winds have closed the Orwell Bridge. It is shut from junctions 56 to 57. Diversions are in place via the A1156, A1189 and A1214 through Ipswich.\n\nIn Wales, roads have been closed and rail services affected with two weather warnings in place.\n\nA yellow warning for heavy rain covers 17 of Wales' 22 counties, with Gwynedd the only area of north Wales partially affected.\n\nA separate wind warning runs until 18:00 and covers all southern counties.\n\nHave your travel plans been affected by the adverse weather? Share your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk.\n\nPlease include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. You can also contact us in the following ways:\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "The committee said the Department of Health must take \"immediate action to tackle acute issues facing the health service\"\n\nHealth services in Northern Ireland risk \"deteriorating to the point of collapse\" without a long-term funding strategy to support transformation, a report by a Westminster committee has said.\n\nIt said services are struggling to meet the needs of an ageing population.\n\nThe report added that the services are \"lacking adequate financial support or strategic guidance\".\n\nThe Department of Health said it would carefully consider the recommendations.\n\nThe warning comes as the department spelled out the scale of the budgetary pressures it faces in a letter to Northern Ireland's political parties.\n\nThe Westminister committee report, by the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee, said key services, \"in particular cancer, social care and mental health\", lack comprehensive strategies to guide their future direction.\n\nIt added that the Department of Health \"must do more to demonstrate its commitment to developing long-term strategies for these services\".\n\nThe committee said the department must also take immediate action to tackle \"acute issues facing the health service\".\n\nThese, it said, include cancer waiting times, shortages in social care staffing and inadequate mental health funding.\n\nThe report said decisions over health services in Northern Ireland are the responsibility of the health minister in the Northern Ireland Executive, but that if the Northern Ireland Assembly was not formed by the end of the year, the government will need to take action.\n\nIn a letter to MLAs, the department spelled out how many millions are needed to train new doctors and nurses\n\nA government spokesperson said health and social care services in Northern Ireland were \"a devolved matter\".\n\nThe spokesperson added that Northern Ireland Secretary Julian Smith had visited a number of health and social care facilities and \"fully understands the pressures that the sectors are facing\".\n\n\"That is why he is doing everything he can to get the Stormont institutions back up and running as soon as possible, in order that local politicians make decisions affecting everyone in Northern Ireland.\n\n\"The secretary of state will consider the recommendations contained in the report and respond in due course.\"\n\nThe letter, meanwhile, which the Department of Health sent to MLAs who lead on health in Northern Ireland's political parties, spells out the specific pressures under which it is operating.\n\nSimon Hoare said the committee expected \"more regular updates\" on progress\n\nNorthern Ireland Affairs Committee chair Simon Hoare said the health service in Northern Ireland was falling behind the rest of the UK.\n\n\"An approach to funding that simply keeps things ticking over, and an absence of over-arching strategy in key areas, has left services at breaking point and this situation must end as soon as possible,\" he said.\n\n\"We have called for the government to end the insecurity and set three year minimum budget allocations to give vital services the space to breathe and look ahead.\n\n\"We also expect more regular updates on the progress in developing strategies in key areas, particularly cancer services and mental health.\"\n\nOne of the key findings of the committee was that the \"transformation of Northern Ireland's health and social care services is long overdue\".\n\nThe report said services are struggling to meet the needs of an ageing population\n\nIt said the recommendations of the Bengoa Report and Delivering Together are urgently needed if services are to keep pace with the \"increasingly complex and evolving needs of an ageing population\".\n\nIt said the UK government should also work with the Department of Health and Department of Finance to produce three-year minimum budget allocations.", "Hundreds of tonnes of ballast have been used to repair the line\n\nDirect rail services between north and south Wales are to resume after repair works were completed early.\n\nFloods washed away ballast and track foundations under the line in Herefordshire, Network Rail said.\n\nIt meant services using the line between Abergavenny and Hereford had to be replaced by buses.\n\nThe first services will run on Saturday, but Transport for Wales warned there may still be delays due to speed restrictions on the line.\n\nIt asked passengers to check for updates before they set off.\n\nNetwork Rail thanked passengers for their patience while the track was repaired.\n\nIt was originally thought the route could have been closed until Monday.\n\nThe line through Herefordshire is part of the route linking north and south Wales\n\nNetwork Rail said the work needed 300 tonnes of foundation and 600 tonnes of ballast.\n\nChris Howchin, the company's route director, said: \"I'm delighted that we've managed to reopen the line ahead of schedule - restoring a vital rail link for Wales and Borders.\n\n\"The whole team worked tirelessly in difficult weather conditions and it's a fantastic result for passengers.\"\n\nThe Met Office had issued an amber warning and said more than 4in (100mm) of rain fell in 24 hours in some places.\n\nOn Monday, 34 homes were evacuated as the River Wye continued to rise in Monmouth.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "'Women in black' are demanding justice in Chile, following recent injuries and deaths of protesters.\n\nAt least 20 people have died during the nationwide protests demanding economic and political change.\n\nChile recently pulled out of hosting two major international summits because of the unrest.", "Protesters have been erecting burning barricades across Baghdad\n\nProtesters have blocked the main thoroughfares in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, as mass anti-government protests continue.\n\nDemonstrators were seen parking cars across key junctions of the city as police looked on without intervening.\n\nSince 1 October, tens of thousands of people have taken part in two waves of protests to demand more jobs, an end to corruption, and better services.\n\nMore than 250 have been killed in clashes with security forces.\n\nLast week, Iraqi President Barham Saleh said Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi would resign if political parties could agree on his replacement.\n\nOn Sunday, protesters shut down the main roads of the capital. They continued to defy a curfew introduced in late October.\n\nProtesters have been erecting barricades to block traffic in Baghdad\n\nThe epicentre of the unrest has been Baghdad's central Tahrir Square\n\nStudents staged sit-ins at their schools and government offices were closed on the first day of the working week in the Muslim nation.\n\n\"We decided to cut the roads as a message to the government that we will keep protesting until the corrupt people and thieves are kicked out and the regime falls,\" Tahseen Nasser, a 25-year-old protester, was quoted as saying by the AFP news agency.\n\n\"We're not allowing government workers to reach their offices, just those in humanitarian fields,\" he said.\n\nAlaa Wissam, a 25-year-old architect, said young people were heading to the square to volunteer their help. \"This thing will help young people to have a role in the change that is happening,\" she said.\n\nRiot police deployed along the bridges fired tear gas at protesters. Amnesty International has criticised Iraqi forces for using two types of military-grade tear gas canisters that have pierced protesters' skulls and lungs.\n\nThe Iraqi High Commission for Human Rights said that Siba al-Mahdawi, an activist and doctor who provided medical care to protesters, was abducted on Saturday night by an unknown group. The Commission called on the government to reveal her whereabouts.\n\nThe epicentre of the unrest has been Baghdad's central Tahrir Square. Protesters there have been attempting to cross a nearby bridge to the fortified Green Zone, which houses government buildings and foreign embassies.\n\nSimilar protests have taken place in the city of Kut, south-east of Baghdad. Many government offices and schools were shut on Sunday in a number of cities and towns further south.\n\nMr Abdul Mahdi, a veteran Shia Islamist politician with a background in economics, became prime minister just over a year ago, promising reforms that have not materialised.\n\nOn 1 October, young Iraqis angered by his failure to tackle high unemployment, endemic corruption and poor public services took to the streets of Baghdad for the first time.\n\nThe protests escalated and spread across the country after security personnel responded with deadly force.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. How tuk-tuks are saving lives in the Iraq protests\n\nAfter the first wave of protests, which lasted six days and saw 149 civilians killed, Mr Abdul Mahdi promised to reshuffle his cabinet, cut the salaries of high-ranking officials, and announced schemes to reduce youth unemployment.\n\nBut the protesters said their demands had not been met and returned to the streets in late October.", "Boris Johnson is facing renewed calls to release a report assessing the threat posed by Russia to the UK's democratic processes.\n\nFormer attorney general Dominic Grieve said its release was vital ahead of the general election because it contained information relevant to voters.\n\nMr Grieve, chairman of Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee, has accused the PM of sitting on the report ahead of the 12 December poll.\n\nThe report was finalised in March 2019.\n\nCompiled by the Parliamentary Intelligence and Security Committee, it includes evidence from UK intelligence services concerning Russian attempts to influence the outcome of the 2016 EU referendum and 2017 general election.\n\nThe process for clearing it on security grounds was completed in the middle of October, but it has since been with Downing Street for final release.\n\nMr Grieve - who sits as an independent MP for Beaconsfield after losing the Conservative whip - said the usual 10-day wait for release has passed, and if it is not published before Parliament dissolves on Tuesday it will not be published at all.\n\nHe told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: \"I cannot think of a reason why he should wish to prevent this report being published.\n\n\"It's very demoralising for us when we find we put in months of work and at the end of it we're not getting an adequate response.\"\n\nBusiness Secretary Andrea Leadsom said she was not aware of any hold-up. Speaking on the Today programme, she added: \"I don't think there's anything unusual about this.\n\n\"Many select committee reports are produced and the government has to respond properly, it cannot respond in haste.\"\n\nDominic Grieve says the report contains information \"germane\" to voters\n\nIt is understood Mr Grieve had been hoping to publish the report on 28 October.\n\nThe committee heard evidence from UK intelligence agencies such as GCHQ, MI5 and MI6 about Russian attempts to interfere in the 2016 EU referendum and the 2017 general election.\n\nPrevious disclosures would suggest these Russian activities did not match the scale of those directed against the 2016 US presidential election, and even in that case, there is considerable debate about how far people were actually influenced by these actions.\n\nAsked if there is useful information in the report for voters, Mr Grieve said: \"Yes I think there is. It's about information.\n\n\"I want to emphasise I'm not about to explain what's in the report, I'm not allowed to and I wouldn't dream of doing so.\n\n\"But the report is informative and people are entitled to information. It seems to us that this report is germane because we do know and I think it is widely accepted that the Russians have sought to interfere in other countries' democratic processes in the past.\"\n\nExtensive evidence has been unearthed of Russian interference in US politics thanks to investigations like the Mueller inquiry, but less has emerged when it comes to UK elections, including the Brexit referendum.\n\nAnd that is one reason why this report, simply entitled Russia has been so anticipated.\n\nHow much evidence is there? It may be less than some hope but more than others expect.\n\nThe committee's investigation is set against the wider challenge posed by Russian espionage and subversion directed against the West - which can range from cyber-hacking through social media activity to covert influence through individuals.\n\nThis could potentially mean it treads on sensitive areas politically, but those who want to see the report released believe it is vital for the public to have an informed understanding of what Moscow and its agents are really up to as the UK heads to the polls.\n\nLabour leader Jeremy Corbyn echoed Mr Grieve's call for the publication of the report, asking what the government \"have got to hide\".\n\n\"Yes it should be released,\" he said on Saturday.\n\n\"And I suspect that the reason it hasn't been published is because they're going to delay it past the dissolution of Parliament on Tuesday and then they can hide it away until some point in the future.\n\n\"If a report has been called for and written, and it should be in the public domain, then what have they got to hide?\"\n\nDuring a campaign visit in Kensington, west London, Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson called allegations of Russian meddling in British politics \"deeply worrying\".\n\nShe said Mr Grieve's stressing it should be published had given her \"cause for concern that the government is deliberately hiding it\".\n\nShe added that it \"would be relevant heading into an election that the report is in the public domain\".", "A lucky koala has escaped an Australian bushfire in the state of New South Wales, amid fears that hundreds of the animals have been killed.\n\nNamed Corduroy Paul by rescuers, he's being treated in a specialist koala hospital and is said to be recovering well.", "Stephen Morris was handed back his violin in a Waitrose car park\n\nA 310-year-old violin worth £250,000 that was left on a train in south London has been returned to its owner.\n\nThe instrument was handed over to professional musician Stephen Morris in a supermarket car park in Beckenham after secret negotiations.\n\nPlain-clothes police officers attended in case the handover went wrong, as the man who had the violin said he had made a mistake and apologised.\n\nMr Morris said having the violin back had not yet \"sunk in\".\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Mr Morris on the \"shock\" of getting back his violin\n\n\"I feel a bit battered and bruised,\" he said. \"I haven't had a great deal of sleep since it went missing,\" adding that he would have a beer to celebrate.\n\nThe violin, which was made by master craftsman David Tecchler in 1709, was left on the London to Orpington train on 22 October when Mr Morris got out at Penge East with his bike.\n\nStephen Morris had said losing the instrument was like \"having my arm cut off\"\n\nThe 51-year-old from Sydenham, who has played on film scores including The Lord of the Rings and James Bond and recorded with David Bowie and Steve Wonder, was distraught.\n\nBritish Transport Police (BTP) later released a CCTV image of a man believed to have taken the violin as the train approached Bromley South and asked him to get in touch, sparking appeals on social media.\n\nThe violin, pictured here, had recently been restored\n\nThe breakthrough came on Thursday when Mr Morris received a direct Twitter message, which read: \"I recognise the person in the picture. I think it may be somebody I know - I'd like to be of help. I know what it's like to leave valuables on a train.\"\n\nOver the next 24 hours further contact was made with the person who had sent the message - it's suspected that he was in fact the individual who had taken the violin.\n\nCalling himself \"Gene\", which was not his real name, the man agreed to meet Mr Morris on Friday evening at a Waitrose car park near Beckenham train station.\n\nIn an operation co-ordinated by the musician's friend and former police officer, Mike Pannett, a team of plain-clothes officers were placed on stand-by.\n\n\"Mike was the engine room for the whole thing,\" said Mr Morris.\n\nThe violin is marked with Tecchler's name\n\nShortly after 22:10 BST, the police team watched as \"Gene\", in his mid to late 20s, approached Mr Morris, shook his hand and transferred a holdall containing the violin.\n\n\"He was very apologetic, he said he wanted to hand it to me in person,\" he said.\n\nThe violin and bows were intact and \"in tune\".\n\n\"It couldn't have ended in a happier way,\" Mr Morris said\n\nBTP said it would be taking no further action against the man because he had taken reasonable steps to contact the violin owner and had handed it back.\n\nDet Ch Insp Phil Briggs said the message from the start had been \"please return it\".\n\n\"It was a gentlemanly exchange with the victim,\" he said.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Emily Maitlis repeats the claim by Virginia Roberts’ legal team that “you could not spend time around Epstein and not know what was going on”.\n\nThe prince says that with the benefit of hindsight one might question: “Was that really the way that it was or was I looking at it the very wrong way?”\n\nHe compares Epstein’s house to Buckingham Palace in that both have lots of people walking around.\n\n“I live in an institution at Buckingham Palace which has members of staff walking around all the time and I don’t wish to appear grand but there were a lot of people who were walking around Jeffrey Epstein’s house.”\n\n“You’d notice if there were hundreds of underage girls in Buckingham Palace, wouldn’t you?” Emily Maitlis asks.\n\nThe prince says he would have noticed if that was the case at Epstein’s home.", "There were three big questions and a whole pile of smaller ones that needed answering in this interview.\n\nOn the big three, the Duke of York was pressed time and time again - did he have sex with Virginia Giuffre (then called Virginia Roberts), as she claims? Why did he go back to see (and stay with) Jeffrey Epstein two years after the businessman's conviction and imprisonment for child sex offences? And how did he explain the photograph of him with his arm round the waist of the 17-year-old Virginia Giuffre.\n\nAbout his visit to New York in 2010 when he stayed at Epstein's house, Prince Andrew was, if not remorseful, then clear that (with hindsight) he had done the wrong thing. He had gone there to tell Epstein that their friendship was over, he said.\n\nHe said he did not speak to Epstein once he knew about the 2006 Palm Beach Police investigation into possible child sex offences. Nor did he speak to him or contact him when he was in prison. Then in 2010 he flew to New York and stayed with him - it was more \"convenient\", he said - for the sole purpose of telling him they could no longer be friends. By this point they had not seen each other for four years.\n\nTo have done it by phone would have been \"chicken\" and he is \"too honourable\" at times, he said. So, he says, he did the wrong thing for the right reasons. It was pretty much the only time in the interview that he admitted having made any kind of mistake over his 11-year relationship with Epstein.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Prince Andrew says he has wracked his brains but cannot recall any incident involving Virginia Roberts.\n\nAbout the claim by Virginia Giuffre that she slept with the prince three times, there was a categorical denial, alongside a string of reasons why her story did not add up.\n\nShe says he bought her a drink in a nightclub; he said he doesn't know where the bar is in that club. She says he was sweating heavily as he danced with her; he says he didn't sweat at all back then because of an obscure medical condition that's now gone away. She says he slept with her; he said he was at home after taking one of his daughters to a party in a pizza restaurant.\n\nHe said he didn't remember her, he didn't recollect her and again he absolutely categorically denied sleeping with her.\n\nMs Giuffre says she was abused by the prince in Ghislaine Maxwell's London home, where she was pictured in 2001\n\nAnd the photo of the prince with his arm slipped around Virginia Giuffre's naked midriff? It has plagued Prince Andrew and the palace, undercutting their blunt denials. No recollection, said the prince. No explanation.\n\nOver the past few months, so-called \"friends\" of the prince have mounted a whispering campaign about the photo trying to undercut its authenticity.\n\nHe wouldn't go so far but instead suggested he never wore the kinds of clothes he was wearing in the photo - travelling clothes - when in London, preferring a suit and tie, and that he never went to the upper floor of the house where the photo was taken. He just couldn't remember the photo, he said, and was at a loss to explain where it came from.\n\nThere was notably little in the way of apology or remorse in the interview. Aside from that visit to Epstein's house in 2010, Prince Andrew does not think he has done anything wrong.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Prince Andrew on Epstein: 'There was no indication, absolutely no indication'\n\nHe does not regret the friendship with Epstein, a man who by many accounts used and abused young girls for many years. It had, he said, \"some seriously beneficial outcomes\".\n\nIn one horrible moment he described Epstein as having behaved \"in a manner unbecoming\", as if the convicted sex offender had simply passed the port round the wrong way in the regimental mess. He was picked up on that quickly, and apologised. \"I'm being polite,\" Prince Andrew said.\n\nPrince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein pictured walking in New York's Central Park in 2010\n\nNothing struck him as suspicious in the various Epstein households that he visited. The Miami Herald has painstakingly put together a picture in Palm Beach of a place where three or four young (14 and 15-year-old) girls might visit a day to give Epstein massages, during which he would sexually abuse many of them.\n\nBut the prince was at pains to point out that he didn't know Epstein that well really, he might drop in a few times a year, and he said that Epstein \"may have changed his behaviour patterns\" so as to cover up his behaviour.\n\nPrince Andrew met Epstein through the businessman's girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell back in 1999. He said he had seen Ms Maxwell in late spring this year.\n\nDid they talk about their one-time friend, Jeffrey Epstein, who had accompanied Ms Maxwell to Windsor Castle and to Sandringham, who had laid his personal jet and houses and holiday island at Prince Andrew's disposal?\n\nNo, the prince replied, there was nothing to discuss: \"He wasn't in the news. We'd moved on.\"\n\nPrince Andrew & the Epstein Scandal: The Newsnight Interview was shown on BBC Two on 16 November 2019 and can be seen on BBC iPlayer in the UK and the full interview can also be seen on YouTube.", "The Duke of York has told the BBC he has wracked his brains but cannot recall any incident involving Virginia Roberts - now Virginia Giuffre - who has said she was forced to have sex with him three times.\n\nWhen asked by BBC Newsnight's Emily Maitlis whether there was any way he could have had sex with Ms Roberts, or any woman trafficked by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Prince Andrew said \"no\".\n\nThe interview is the first time Prince Andrew has spoken publicly about his links with Jeffrey Epstein, a 66-year-old American financier who took his own life while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges.\n\nViewers in the UK can watch the full programme on BBC iPlayer: Prince Andrew and the Epstein Scandal: The Newsnight Interview and YouTube", "British photographer Terry O'Neill poses in front of his work \"Nelson Mandela at 90\" in 2009\n\nBritish photographer Terry O'Neill, whose work captured iconic images of London's Swinging Sixties, has died.\n\nO'Neill, 81, had prostate cancer and died at home on Saturday night after a long illness, his agency said.\n\nHe photographed celebrities - including The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Elton John and the Queen - and received a CBE last month for services to photography.\n\nBBC Arts Correspondent David Sillito said O'Neil's work helped to define the Swinging Sixties.\n\nBorn in London, O'Neill left school with hopes of becoming a jazz drummer, but ended up working in a photographic unit at London's Heathrow Airport.\n\nIt was there that he captured then Home Secretary Rab Butler, immaculately dressed and asleep on a bench.\n\nThe image helped O'Neill land a job as a newspaper photographer on Fleet Street, where he was assigned to capture the portrait of a new band - The Beatles.\n\nO'Neill photographed The Beatles in the backyard of the Abbey Road Studios in London - it was one of their first professionally-taken portraits and helped make the photographer famous in his own right\n\nAfter receiving his CBE at Buckingham Palace, Mr O'Neill said the award \"surpasses anything I've had happen to me in my life\".\n\nHe photographed the Queen twice. In 2001 he revealed on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs how he had got her to smile during the second photo shoot in 1992 - a year described by the Queen as an \"annus horribilis\" - by telling a horse-racing joke.\n\n\"The second time was great,\" he said. \"It was in a bad year, as she put it. And I just got her to laugh because I noticed the first time when she laughed, she made a great picture.\"\n\nSir Elton John, whom O'Neill photographed on numerous occasions, was among those to pay tribute to the photographer on Twitter, saying: \"He was brilliant, funny and I absolutely loved his company\".\n\nComedian and children's author David Walliams called O'Neill \"a huge talent and an absolute gentleman\" and said his death was the \"end of an era\".\n\nElton John described O'Neill as \"brilliant and funny\"\n\nIconic Images, the agency which represents O'Neill's work, said he was \"a class act, quick-witted and filled with charm\".\n\nA spokesman added: \"Anyone who was lucky enough to know or work with him can attest to his generosity and modesty.\n\n\"As one of the most iconic photographers of the last 60 years, his legendary pictures will forever remain imprinted in our memories as well as in our hearts.\"\n\nO'Neill captured this image of US actress Faye Dunaway the day after she collected her Academy Award for Best Actress in Network in 1977 - the pair would marry six years later\n\nThis arresting image of David Bowie helped promote the singer's 1974 album Diamond Dogs\n\nO'Neill said that he told a horse racing joke to the Queen to induce this smile in this portrait taken in 1992, the second time he had photographed her\n\nThe Rolling Stones outside the Tin Pan Alley Club in London in 1963\n\nSinger Amy Winehouse poses for a shoot during a concert honouring Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday in Hyde Park, London\n\nActor Roger Moore as James Bond with Live and Let Die co-stars Gloria Hendry (left) and Jane Seymour in 1973\n\nSinger Frank Sinatra with his minders and his stand-in (who is wearing an identical outfit to him), arriving at Miami Beach while filming The Lady in Cement\n\nBritish model Twiggy was among the famous faces of London's Swinging Sixties who was photographed by O'Neill\n\nTerry O\"Neill photographs Laura Bush at the White House in 2001", "Ms Swinson also joins in the criticism of the Duke of York in his interview with BBC Newsnight for failing to acknowledge the victims of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse and trafficking.\n\nShe says: \"What I found hard to watch was the victims in these affairs were young women and girls who had been sexually abused, trafficked by Epstein, and the experience they had was traumatic, and for someone to be talking about it without really referencing that, without understanding that, without reaching out to understand that and how they must have felt was strange to see.\"\n\nIt was \"clearly not\" wise for him to do the interview, she says.\n\nAnd she says she was \"troubled\" by Prince Andrew's reference to sex being a \"positive act\" for a man - \"you have to take some sort of positive action\".\n\n\"I thought, 'Do you not think it's a positive act for a woman? Because if it's not a positive act, positive choice, that's not sex, that's rape. So I found that quite a worrying line.\"", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Hellynne and Barry Lee used a hosepipe to soak their neighbour\n\nA couple have admitted common assault on their neighbour by turning a hosepipe on him in a long-running dispute.\n\nBarry and Hellynne Lee, both aged 72, sprayed Harold Burrows with water as he was clearing up debris that washed into his garden from their pathway in June.\n\nMagistrates at Llandudno, Conwy county, were shown footage of the incident which Mr Burrows had caught on camera.\n\nThe couple were given a 12-month conditional discharge.\n\nThey were also each ordered to pay £170 costs.\n\nBarry and Hellynne Lee arriving at court on Friday\n\nProsecutor Julia Galston said it was a \"nasty assault\" and that there had been a \"number of difficulties with the Lees\" over the years.\n\nRobert Vickery, mitigating, said the neighbours used to be friends but there had been a dispute about land and the Lees now planned to move.\n\n\"On this day Mr and Mrs Lee were doing what they have done for many years, hosing down their driveway and pathway,\" he said.\n\n\"But because of the lie of the land, water has the habit of going downhill and water containing some of the crud has gone under the fence panel.\"\n\nMr Vickery said Mr Burrows, a retired ambulance service regional staff officer, came out to brush up the debris, while carrying his camera.\n\nHe was then sprayed with water, first by Mrs Lee and then by her husband.\n\n\"This is certainly, in my nearly 40 years' experience, the first time I have ever dealt with an assault by water from a hosepipe,\" said Mr Vickery.\n\nThe couple, from Cae Fron, Denbigh, were both given a two-year restraining order banning communication with their neighbours, except through a third party, during Friday's hearing.\n\nCourt chairman Robert Bradley said they had not been ordered to compensation \"because we feel it would antagonise the situation\".\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Actor Stephen Graham has opened up about the time he attempted to take his own life, after suffering a breakdown.\n\nSpeaking on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs, the star of Line of Duty, The Irishman and This Is England said he \"didn't know how to cope\" at the time.\n\nThe ordeal came about after he had left home to go to drama school in London.\n\nThe 46-year-old said a series of traumatic family events that occurred before he moved away from home for the first time contributed to his collapse.\n\nIn the space of a few years, his beloved grandmother died and his mother gave birth to a stillborn child. \"I'd been through these few traumatic things and never really grieved,\" said the Liverpudlian actor.\n\nHis mother later became pregnant again and a baby brother arrived the day before Graham, then 20, went to start his new life in the capital.\n\n\"This beautiful joyous occasion of this little boy coming into my life and mum and pop's life and then me having to leave was kind of a bit difficult,\" he told host Lauren Laverne. \"But when you're 20 you have the world in front of you haven't you, so you try not to focus on that stuff.\"\n\nHe added: \"I had a breakdown with all of these things that had happened traumatically from my late teens that I hadn't really dealt with or I hadn't come to terms with.\"\n\nThe star recalled how he returned home and tried to explain his feelings to his parents, who tried to help him, but in vain.\n\nHe went on to attempt to hang himself in his room. \"It was very calculated,\" he said.\n\n\"I heard my nanna's voice - and I know it sounds strange and weird... and she shouted 'Stephen' and I thought I'd gone, because I'd tried to do that. And I just came to, I opened my eyes and the rope had snapped, thankfully.\n\n\"And then I put a high neck jumper on, one of them zip-up jumpers, and my ma and da came back and then my mum kind of saw it and she went, 'What's that?' And she seen it properly and then the three of us... I really opened up then, everything just came out and I just [said], 'I don't know how to cope.'\n\nHis best friends Lee and Jamie were \"magnificent\", he said. \"They were really supportive and my mum and dad and slowly built me back, slowly come around to the understanding it was OK. Life was worth living, thankfully.\"\n\nGraham also spoke about how he first attended a youth theatre group at Liverpool's Everyman theatre as a teenager on the advice of local actor Andrew Schofield, who lived over the road from his grandmother.\n\nOne of Graham's grandfathers was Jamaican, and he told Laverne that at times in his youth he didn't know where he \"belonged\".\n\n\"There were times there growing up when I was slightly unsure where I fitted in,\" he said, referencing his white and black cousins. He stressed that his parents encouraged him \"to find my own way within it\".\n\nGraham (second left) with Robert De Niro, Martin Scorsese, Al Pacino and the cast of The Irishman last month\n\nHe can now be seen playing mobster Anthony Provenzano in Martin Scorsese's film The Irishman. The director had previously cast him in Gangs of New York and as Al Capone in HBO's Boardwalk Empire.\n\nGraham admitted he was \"really nervous\" to meet Robert De Niro, his co-star in The Irishman, because movies like The Godfather, Taxi Driver and The Deer Hunter were \"the films that I grew up on\".\n\nHis dad showed them to him on video straight after he confessed to having a proper interest in acting. \"That weekend we watched those three films, and I think we watched The Godfather twice actually. It was amazing,\" he recalled.\n\n\"But that was that kind of a moment where he went to me, 'If you're serious, this is how it's done, seriously and brilliantly.' That began my love affair with films.\"\n\nDesert Island Discs is on BBC Radio 4 at 11:15 GMT on Sunday and then online.\n\nFollow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Prince Andrew on Epstein: 'There was no indication, absolutely no indication'\n\nThe Duke of York stands by his decision to take part in an interview about his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, sources have told the BBC.\n\nPeople close to Prince Andrew said he wanted to address the issues head-on and did so with \"honesty and humility\".\n\nIt came after the prince's interview with BBC Newsnight on Saturday was described as a \"car crash\".\n\nIn the interview, the prince denied having sex with a then 17-year-old girl - Virginia Giuffre.\n\nFormer Buckingham Palace press officer Dickie Arbiter described the interview as \"excruciating\".\n\nThe BBC's royal correspondent Jonny Dymond said the prince was \"very damaged\" by the interview and the opportunity to clear his name had \"failed, badly\".\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Mr Arbiter says \"questions will be asked\" in the palace about the decision\n\nNewsnight's Emily Maitlis said she understood the Queen herself had given her approval for the interview to go ahead.\n\nWriting in The Times newspaper, she said it seemed the Queen was \"on board\" for the interview, after Prince Andrew had sought approval from \"higher up\".\n\nFor several months the Duke of York had been facing questions over his ties to Epstein - an American financier who, at the age of 66, took his own life while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges.\n\nPrince Andrew \"categorically\" denied having any sexual contact with Virginia Giuffre known at the time as Virginia Roberts.\n\nThe first occasion, she said, took place when she was aged 17.\n\nA lawyer for some of Epstein's alleged victims urged the prince to talk under oath to the US authorities.\n\nAsked about the prince's decision to be interviewed by BBC Newsnight's Emily Maitlis, Mr Arbiter said he thought many questions would be asked in Buckingham Palace.\n\nHe said: \"They will be wondering: Was this the right decision? Was the right decision made? Who made the decision to put him on? Did he make it himself or did he seek advice within the Palace?\n\n\"My guess is that he bulldozed his way in and decided he was going to do it himself without any advice.\n\n\"Any sensible-thinking person in the PR business would have thrown their hands up in horror at the very suggestion that he puts himself up in front of a television camera to explain away his actions and his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.\"\n\nHe added that the interview was \"not so much a car crash but an articulated lorry crash\".\n\nMr Arbiter said he believed the interview would have an impact on the Duke of York's relationships with various charities.\n\nAhead of Saturday's interview, Prince Andrew's ex-wife Sarah Ferguson wrote of her support for him on social media.\n\nShe said: \"I am deeply supportive and proud of this giant of a principled man, [who] dares to put his shoulder to the wind and stands firm with his sense of honour and truth.\"\n\nBut other royal experts also questioned the prince's decision to speak so publicly about his relationship with Epstein.\n\nRoyal biographer Angela Levin said she was gripped by the interview but felt it was \"ill-judged\" to offer insights into his life with Epstein.\n\n\"Unfortunately it was a sign of his arrogance,\" she said. \"He has always been arrogant.\n\n\"The Queen's motto is don't complain don't explain. I think in her heart she will be extremely embarrassed.\n\n\"I know for a fact Prince Andrew does not listen to his advisers.\n\n\"A very senior member of the press team left suddenly two weeks ago and the implication is he would not have approved of what Prince Andrew did.\"\n\nPrince Andrew said this meeting with Epstein in 2010 was to end their relationship\n\nAnother royal biographer, Catharine Mayer, spent time with Prince Andrew in 2004 in China on a trade mission and said the interview was \"terrible because it erased the victims of Epstein\".\n\n\"It was as bad as I expected,\" she said. \"Probably worse.\n\n\"He did not mention those women once.\"\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by Dickie Arbiter This article contains content provided by Twitter. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nFormer BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond said the interview reminded her of one Princess Diana gave to Panorama in 1995 where she \"spilled her soul\".\n\nMrs Bond added that Princes Andrew's lack of remorse in his interview was a \"glaring hole\".\n\nGloria Allred, who is representing some of the young women who say they were victims of Epstein, said \"there is so much truth that is yet to be revealed\".\n\nShe added: \"I would say to Prince Andrew: the charges made by [Virginia Giuffre] against you are very, very serious charges.\n\n\"I think the right and honourable thing to do would be for you to say unequivocally 'I will voluntarily speak to the FBI, I know it is the right thing to do, I have nothing to hide'.\"\n\nIn the lengthy interview, which UK viewers can watch in full on BBC iPlayer or on YouTube elsewhere in the world, the duke said that:\n\nThe duke was pictured with his accuser in Ghislaine Maxwell's London home in 2001\n\n\"Car crash\" and \"disaster\" are some of the kinder words that spring to mind about Prince Andrew's misbegotten foray into the long-form interview.\n\nThe reaction of the press and commentators is withering. Social media is burning with mockery, ridicule and a fair amount of anger.\n\nTo a fair number of people doubtful about the worth of the monarchy, Prince Andrew has emerged as an avatar of all that is wrong with the institution.\n\nThere is a reason the Royals don't do 'no-holds-barred' interviews. Unsurprisingly, given that they live in Palaces and have servants, they are somewhat out of touch.\n\nWhich is why Prince Andrew spoke of \"a straightforward shooting weekend\" and appeared to smirk at the idea of going for a pizza in Woking.\n\nNeglecting to even mention the victims of his friend Jeffrey Epstein compounded the impression of a man who entirely fails to grasp the spirit of the times.\n\nDefending his friendship with a convicted child sex offender on the grounds that he had met lots of interesting people because of him suggested a degree of self-absorption that would not survive exposure to the outside world.\n\nWho in his staff thought this interview would be a good idea and what does Prince Andrew do next?\n\nHe is very damaged. The interview was an opportunity to clear his name and rescue his reputation. It has failed, badly.", "Motorbike and scooter ride gathered in Brackley, Northamptonshire, for the ride\n\nHundreds of bikers have gathered to ride in memory of Harry Dunn, the teenager whose crash death led to a diplomatic row with the US.\n\nHarry, 19, died after the collision in Northamptonshire in August that led to suspect Anne Sacoolas leaving the UK claiming diplomatic immunity.\n\nA file has been passed to prosecutors, but no charges have been brought.\n\nMr Dunn's mother Charlotte Charles said support from the public was \"the only thing keeping us going\".\n\nHarry's father Tim said the support from those who took part in the motorbike and scooter ride, which started in Brackley, Northamptonshire, was \"fantastic\".\n\nHarry Dunn died in hospital after his motorbike was involved in a crash outside RAF Croughton\n\nTalking to Sky News, Mrs Charles said decisions in the case by the Crown Prosecution Service were \"taking too long\".\n\n\"The case is a pretty clear cut, we are just waiting on their decision,\" she added.\n\nHarry was fatally injured on 27 August, when his motorbike was in collision with a car owned by Mrs Sacoolas, 42, outside RAF Croughton, where her husband Jonathan was an intelligence officer.\n\nCharlotte Charles and Tim Dunn met Donald Trump at the White House\n\nMr Dunn, who explained the family was \"struggling\", said: \"We are getting more frustrated by the delays and the authorities.\"\n\nMrs Sacoolas left the UK claiming diplomatic immunity, but was interviewed by Northamptonshire Police in the US last month.\n\nHillary Clinton said there had been confusion about the use of diplomatic immunity\n\nEarlier this week, former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the rules around diplomatic immunity \"should be looked at\".\n\nMrs Clinton also said a meeting at the White House between Harry's family and President Trump, where Mrs Sacoolas was in the next room, had been \"clumsy and heavy-handed\".\n\nMr Dunn said his hoped Mrs Clinton's comments would \"help push forward\" the chance of Mrs Sacoolas return to the UK.\n\nScooter and motorcycle club members took part in the ride\n\nThe riders took to the streets close to where Harry was fatally injured\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. \"The baby was unharmed because his auntie is a hero\"\n\nA 13-year-old girl has been critically injured after she tried to protect her 11-month-old nephew from a gang of men armed with machetes, her family has said.\n\nThe teenager suffered serious stab wounds after the men forced their way into a house on Trasna Way in Lisnaskea, County Fermanagh, at about 21:15 GMT on Saturday.\n\nElizabeth Joyce, who is a relative of the girl, hailed her as a hero.\n\n\"It is something that we will never get over,\" Ms Joyce, who was also injured, told BBC News NI.\n\nThe 13-year-old is in a critical but stable condition.\n\n\"The baby was unharmed because his auntie is a hero. She's 13 years old and she threw her whole self over that baby, and she saved his life. She is a hero.\"\n\nPolice are treating the incident as attempted murder.\n\nA gang of men forced their way into the house\n\nPolice Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) Det Sgt Keith Monaghan said the incident was a terrifying ordeal for those involved.\n\n\"We are determined to find the men responsible,\" he added.\n\nHe said detectives were investigating several lines of inquiry.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. How students Leah Mckee-Hearne and Courtney Peaker spotted the Bolton fire and raised the alarm\n\nStudents who were forced to flee a block of flats hit by a major blaze in Bolton are to be re-housed.\n\nAn investigation is under way after the fire ripped through The Cube on Friday, leaving dozens of students with \"no personal possessions\".\n\nMore than £10,000 has been raised for the University of Bolton students through a crowdfunding appeal.\n\nTwo people were injured in the fire, amid confusion among residents because fire alarms go off \"almost every day\".\n\nThe blaze at The Cube in Bolton broke out on Friday and took more than nine hours to bring under control\n\nConcerns have also been raised about the cladding on the outside of the building, although it is different to the material used at Grenfell Tower, where a blaze killed 72 people in London, in 2017.\n\nThe Cube, which is managed by private firm Valeo Urban Student Life, accommodates about 220 people.\n\nKyra Rivett, who lived in the six-storey building, told BBC Breakfast: \"Most of us have [lost belongings], especially those who lived on the top and fifth floor - all their belongings have gone.\"\n\nProf George Holmes, vice-chancellor of the university, said affected students could access £500 for emergency provisions.\n\n\"We've made sure all students have accommodation for next week,\" he said.\n\nMany international students were left without their passports after the blaze, but Prof Holmes said the government had \"assured me they will fast-track those student passport and visa requirements\".\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. A number of students have been left with \"no personal possessions\"\n\nMs Rivett had just returned from work when she heard the alarms going off.\n\n\"[But] because it goes off so often, I just thought it's another false alarm, it's not a problem,\" she said.\n\nBeverley Hughes, deputy mayor of Greater Manchester, said the fire \"spread very, very rapidly indeed and it needed very aggressive firefighting tactics to bring it under control\".\n\nFriday's blaze was tackled by up to 200 firefighters after it broke out at 20:30 GMT.\n\n\"The immediate evacuation clearly made an incredible difference... students ambassadors were going about banging on doors, getting everybody out,\" David Greenhalgh, leader of Bolton Council, said.\n\n\"We have been assured that all alarms were working so that building was evacuated in the time that was needed.\"\n\nAbout 220 students lived at The Cube in Bolton\n\nGreater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham said the fire service had learnt from the Grenfell fire and had also sent a team \"to focus on the evacuation rather than fighting the fire\".\n\nA spokeswoman for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) said: \"It is not yet known when the students will be able to get back into their homes but work is ongoing to assess the safety of the building and access will be reviewed on Monday.\"\n\nThe service said residents at four nearby properties would also be unable to return to their homes due to safety concerns.\n\nThe GMFRS spokeswoman confirmed that The Cube was inspected along with other high-rise buildings in 2017 following the Grenfell tragedy.\n\nShe said a letter was sent to the building's management \"requiring the fire risk assessment to be updated to consider the risk of internal and external fire spread\".\n\n\"As part of this assessment, the building was operating an evacuation strategy,\" a spokesman said.\n\nValeo USL said it was \"not responsible for the construction of or subsequent amendments to the construction of the Cube buildings\", adding that the site's landlord was the firm Idealsite Ltd.\n\nThe latter company, which is registered in Lincolnshire and has a board of directors based in the Republic of Ireland, is yet to comment.\n\nThe high-pressure laminate cladding used at The Cube is not the same as the now-banned aluminium composite material (ACM) at Grenfell, Salford mayor Paul Dennett said.\n\n\"We have a bit of a cladding lottery,\" he added.\n\n\"The government has made resources available for ACM but this is high-pressure laminate, so we will be asking government for more funds to really deal with what is an industrial crisis.\n\n\"We need to do a full investigation of this building because it's not just about the cladding, it's about the actual structure of the cladding system and we need to investigate whether compartmentation has been breached and a whole host of different issues\".\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "A £5,000 reward has been offered for information about Ms Croucher's disappearance\n\nThe brother of missing woman Leah Croucher has died, their father has said.\n\nMs Croucher, 20, was last seen in Milton Keynes on 15 February.\n\nIn a Facebook post, her father John said he had spoken to his son Haydon on Thursday to reassure him, almost nine months after Leah's disappearance.\n\nHe said the 24-year-old died hours later, after police arrived at his house to tell him his son was \"fighting for life.\"\n\nMs Croucher was last seen by her parents at their home in Quantock Crescent on the evening of 14 February.\n\nShe told her family she was meeting a friend but police said the meeting did not happen.\n\nCCTV showed her walking about half a mile from her home at about 08:15 the next day.\n\nHaydon had appeared in court earlier this year accused of making threats to a man he described as Leah's ex-boyfriend.\n\nHe accepted a voluntary restraining order and the prosecution was dropped.\n\nMr Croucher said he had arranged to meet up with his son on Friday so they could spend the day that marked nine months since Leah's disappearance together.\n\nHe said his son was a \"kind, generous, funny, witty and loving person\".\n\nHe added: \"Be at peace Haydon. If Leah is up there with you look after each other as always, until we get there.\n\n\"We love and miss you both terribly. Our world could not be more broken than it is now.\"\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Boris Johnson with Jennifer Arcuri at an event in 2014\n\nThe US businesswoman at the centre of a misconduct controversy involving Boris Johnson has said he \"cast me aside like I am some gremlin\".\n\nIt is alleged that Jennifer Arcuri received favourable treatment during Mr Johnson's time as mayor of London due to their friendship, claims he denies.\n\nMs Arcuri told ITV she had kept his \"secrets\" but that her requests to him for media advice had been \"blocked\".\n\nThe Conservatives say any claims of impropriety are \"unfounded\".\n\nDuring the interview to be aired later, Ms Arcuri addressed the now prime minister directly, saying: \"I've been nothing but loyal, faithful, supportive, and a true confidante of yours.\n\n\"I've kept your secrets, and I've been your friend.\n\n\"And I don't understand why you've blocked me and ignored me as if I was some fleeting one-night stand or some girl that you picked up at a bar because I wasn't - and you know that.\n\n\"And I'm terribly heartbroken by the way that you have cast me aside like I am some gremlin.\"\n\nMs Arcuri appearing on the BBC's Talking Business programme in 2013\n\nHer latest interview, follows allegations, first reported in the Sunday Times in September, that Ms Arcuri's business was given £126,000 in public money along with privileged access to three foreign trade trips led by Mr Johnson when he was mayor, between 2008 and 2016.\n\nThe Greater London Authority (GLA) - whose job it is to oversee the conduct of the mayor - launched an investigation into the alleged conflict of interest following the paper's report.\n\nThat probe was paused after the authority referred the claims to the police watchdog, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).\n\nThe watchdog will now decide whether or not to investigate the prime minister for a potential criminal offence of misconduct in public office - before the GLA decides whether to continue its own probe.\n\nLast month, a government review ruled that a £100,000 government grant given to Ms Arcuri's business was \"appropriate\".\n\nMs Arcuri said she had tried to ask Mr Johnson for advice on how to handle media attention over the allegations, but was left feeling \"humiliated\" after being told \"there are bigger things at stake\" by an aide.\n\nShe added: \"I was brushed off as if I was one of Kennedy's girlfriends showing up to his White House switchboard, you know, here to do my, you know, calling\".\n\nMs Arcuri would not be drawn on the nature of their relationship during the interview, but said that she had come under pressure from friends to \"admit the affair\".\n\nIn response to the programme, the Conservative Party said it considered the decision to refer Mr Johnson to the police watchdog as \"vexatious and politically motivated\".\n\nA spokesman added that any claims of impropriety in office by Mr Johnson were \"untrue and unfounded\".", "Demolition work is being carried out by hand in an attempt to preserve the neighbouring buildings\n\nDemolition work has begun on a 143-year-old building in Glasgow which collapsed in a fire.\n\nThe blaze on Albert Drive in Pollokshields destroyed the shop where the fire is thought to have started a week ago, and the flats above it.\n\nMore than 40 properties near the four-storey building were evacuated and cordoned off for several days.\n\nResidents of at least 14 flats have still not been allowed back into their homes.\n\nThe fire started late last Sunday evening, and the building collapsed about six hours later, destroying the Strawberry and Spice Garden minimarket and two flats.\n\nNo one was seriously injured but one man was treated for the effects of breathing in smoke.\n\nAn exclusion zone put around the site cut off about 20 flats and more than 20 businesses, including a pharmacy, until Friday.\n\nNine of the businesses on Albert Drive are still inaccessible.\n\nGlasgow City Council said it had taken control of the site on Friday and would work with demolition experts over the weekend to make the site safe.\n\nThe initial demolition work will be done by hand from an elevated platform to try and preserve the surrounding properties, including two jewellers shops.\n\nMore than 20 businesses had to close for several days while the emergency services dealt with the site\n\nRachel Meach, who lives next to the fire damaged building, said they had been given no word of when they would be able to return home and were expecting a \"rough few months\".\n\nShe said: \"It's been really hard for everyone.\n\n\"The first few days we didn't even know what state our flat was in which was tough, but we were able to get the chief fire officer to go in and check.\"\n\nThe firefighter confirmed her family's possessions had survived the fire and managed to retrieve four years' work towards Ms Meach's PhD, along with her daughters' pet guinea pigs.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\n\"We're so overwhelmed at the response of our Pollokshields community,\" she said. \"It's like none other really.\n\n\"Within 24 hours the community, both people we knew and complete strangers, made sure we had a roof over our heads, the kids had uniform, clothes and toys and that we had food and toiletries too.\n\n\"The school also raised money for the families affected and got that to us immediately, which was a huge help.\"\n\nLocal councillor Jon Molyneux said there had been a \"really strong community response\" to the fire with people rallying around to support their neighbours.\n\nHe said: \"There are still people with needs and people who don't know that the future holds, and the uncertainty is difficult for them.\"\n\nThe community would need support to recover from the fire he added.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nYasmeen Tanveer, a community councillor and member of Pollokshields Primary School parent council, said they \"were full of praise for all of the service providers that had been involved\" in the operation, and the community that had donated goods to affected families.\n\nShe said they were still trying to trace all the residents of the buildings within the cordon to establish whether they needed help.\n\nThe primary school was working with Pollokshields Church of Scotland and Islamic Relief to get clothes, toiletries and food to those who needed it, she added.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Boris Johnson laid out his plans as he addressed the CBI conference\n\nPlanned cuts to corporation tax next April are to be put on hold, Boris Johnson has said, with the money being spent on the NHS and other services.\n\nThe rate paid by firms on their profits was due to fall from 19% to 17%.\n\nBut the PM told business leaders it may cost the Treasury £6bn and this was better spent on \"national priorities\", including the health service.\n\nLabour said business \"handouts\" had done real damage and the Tories would \"revert to type\" after the election.\n\nThe announcement does not mean any new money for the NHS, on top of the £20bn extra a year the Conservatives are promising to give it up to 2023. The BBC understands the cash will be used, in part, to fund existing pledges on GP training.\n\nWith just over three weeks to go before the 12 December election, the leaders of the three largest parties in England have been parading their business credentials at the CBI conference.\n\nJeremy Corbyn said business had \"so much to gain\" from a Labour victory in terms of investment while Jo Swinson said the Liberal Democrats were the \"natural party of business\" because they wanted to cancel Brexit.\n\nAddressing the audience of top executives and entrepreneurs, Mr Johnson said they had \"created the wealth that actually pays for the NHS\".\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nStressing his party's \"emphatic belief in fiscal prudence\", he said he had decided against going ahead with a further cut in corporation tax, a step first proposed by Chancellor George Osborne in 2016 to boost business in the wake of the Brexit referendum.\n\nMr Johnson said the UK already had the lowest rate of corporation tax of \"any major economy\" and further cuts would be \"postponed\".\n\n\"Before you storm the stage, let me remind you that this saves £6bn that we can put into the priorities of the British people including the NHS,\" he told the audience.\n\nCorporation tax is an important revenue-raiser, making up approximately 9% of the UK government's total tax take. The amount raised by the tax has risen by two-thirds in the past decade, as the rate has fallen from 28% to 19% and economic conditions have improved.\n\nBut many economists said the latest cut would be potentially counter-productive in terms of tax yields, with a study based on HMRC data last year suggesting it could mean £6bn a year in lost government revenues.\n\nIn response, CBI director Carolyn Fairbairn said the move could \"work for the country if it is backed by further efforts to the costs of doing business and promote growth\".\n\nBlink and you might have missed it, but the PM has just announced the single biggest tax-raising measure of the campaign so far.\n\nThe overnight headlines about Boris Johnson's CBI speech were about a £1bn cut to business taxes. It pays to read the small print.\n\nAll together, this leaves an extra £5bn a year for the Conservative manifesto to deploy in extra spending or, as seems likely, some crowd-pleasing pre-election personal tax cuts.\n\nI'm told the corporation tax move was Chancellor Sajid Javid's idea, and was discussed during plans for his aborted Budget earlier this month. The PM also confirmed Mr Javid would remain in post if he wins the election next month.\n\nCancelling the cut still leaves the UK with the lowest corporation tax rate in the G20, although not as low as Switzerland or Singapore.\n\nGiven the government's argument has long been that cuts to corporation tax raise revenue, it is interesting to see the PM now say that cancelling cuts will also raise revenue.\n\nIt is meant to show clear blue water between the Conservatives and Labour on fiscal credibility. In the event, there was barely a squeak out of the CBI audience about a significant multi-billion pound tax change.\n\nShadow Chancellor John McDonnell said Monday's freeze marked a \"temporary pause in the Tories' race to the bottom\" on business taxes.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by John McDonnell MP This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nLabour's plan has been to raise corporation tax to 26% - the 2011 level - which it says will generate billions to be spent on its priorities, including health and education.\n\nTurning to Brexit, the Conservative leader told the conference that while big business did not want the UK to leave the EU, his withdrawal deal would provide the certainty \"that you want now and have wanted for some time\".\n\nIf elected with a Commons majority, Mr Johnson is hoping to get the agreement on the terms of the UK's exit into law by 31 January, and begin talks with Brussels on a permanent trading relationship.\n\nHe also announced a review of business rates in England, with the aim of reducing the overall burden of the tax, as well as a cut in National Insurance contributions for employers, which already benefit from a reduction known as the employment allowance.\n\nIn his address, Mr Corbyn said business had nothing to fear from a Labour government, arguing that while the richest would pay more, there would also be \"more investment than you have ever dreamt of\".\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Jeremy Corbyn: \"I understand your concern over some of our plans\"\n\nHe said he would \"make no apologies\" for the party's plan to take rail, mail, water and broadband delivery into public ownership, saying it was \"not an attack\" on the free market and would bring the UK in line with the continent.\n\n\"It is sometimes claimed I am anti-business,\" he said. \"This is nonsense. It is not nonsense to be against poverty pay. It is not nonsense to say the largest corporations should pay their taxes, just as small companies do.\n\n\"It is not anti-business to want prosperity in every part of the country.\"\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nThe Labour leader also set out plans to train about 320,000 apprentices in jobs such as construction, manufacturing and design within the renewable energy, transport and forestry sectors.\n\nMs Fairbairn said the business community shared Labour's desire to increased investment but warned the opposition's \"massive instincts towards state intervention and ownership\" put that at risk.\n\nIn her first address to the CBI as leader of her party, Ms Swinson said no-one claiming to want to \"get Brexit sorted\" was on the side of business, due to the negative impact she said it would have on investment and access to labour.\n\n\"With Boris Johnson in the pocket of Nigel Farage and Jeremy Corbyn stuck in the 1970s, we are the only one standing up for you,\" she said.\n\nShe said her party would go further than the others and replace \"crippling\" business rates with a levy paid by commercial landlords based on land value, which she suggested would help \"rescue the High Street\".\n\nBrexit Party leader Nigel Farage, who is not attending the CBI event, said politicians' focus should be on helping small business and promoting what he claimed were the advantages of a no-deal Brexit.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. 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Please include your name, age and location with any question you send in.", "The SNP has called for TV licence decisions to be made independently of government, as it pledged to fight for free licences for over-75s.\n\nThe party argues that powers over licence fees should be removed from the UK government to avoid political \"game-playing\".\n\nThe BBC announced in June that free licences for over-75s would go, affecting up to 3.7m households.\n\nThe change is scheduled to come into effect next year.\n\nThe UK government announced in 2015 that the BBC would take over the cost of providing free licences for over-75s by 2020 as part of the licence fee settlement.\n\nUnder the agreement the BBC would determine, after consultation, what the policy should be - and then fund that policy.\n\nThe corporation has since said that the cost of maintaining the full benefit would jeopardise the future of BBC Two, BBC Four, the BBC News Channel, the BBC Scotland channel and Radio 5 Live, as well as many local radio stations.\n\nIn June it announced the licence would remain free to low income households, where one person receives pension credit, but other over 75-year-olds would be required to pay the fee, currently costing £154.50 a year.\n\nThe SNP now wants an independent body to rule on who should pay the licence fee and how much it should cost.\n\nThe party's Brendan O'Hara accused the Conservative UK government of having \"taken older people for granted for too long\".\n\nHe said pensioners should get a better deal, adding: \"SNP MPs will fight to reverse that decision and restore the free TV licence for older people.\n\n\"But more broadly, we need to stop future governments from similar game-playing and have the licence fee set independently of government.\"\n\nLabour has already pledged to keep free TV licences for over-75s if it wins power in the 12 December general election.\n\nThe party's shadow culture secretary told the Daily Mirror earlier this month that the removal of the benefit was \"utterly callous\" and \"disgraceful\".\n\nHe added: \"Four in 10 older people say the TV is their main source of company, but from next year 3.7m older people will lose their free TV licence\".\n\nIt has also been reported that Boris Johnson is looking to save free licences for older viewers as part of the Conservative election campaign.\n\nAccording to the Sun on Sunday, the prime minister ordered officials to find a way to ensure no over-75s would need to pay as a \"priority\".\n\nThe Lib Dems say scrapping free TV licenses for over-75s will have a \"huge impact\" on the mental wellbeing of older people.\n\nThey want to restore free TV licences for over-75s, and have these paid for by the UK government.\n\nUse the form below to send us your questions and we could be in touch.\n\nIn some cases your question will be published, displaying your name, age and location as you provide it, unless you state otherwise. 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Please ensure you have read the terms and conditions.\n\nIf you are reading this page on the BBC News app, you will need to visit the mobile version of the BBC website to submit your question on this topic.", "Last updated on .From the section European Football\n\nWales eased to a comfortable win in Azerbaijan to set up a winner-takes-all match with Hungary for automatic qualification for Euro 2020.\n\nKieffer Moore headed the dominant visitors into an early lead, which was doubled when Harry Wilson nodded into an empty net after Daniel James' fierce swerving shot rebounded off the crossbar and post.\n\nWales maintained their control in the second half and, although Moore and Wilson missed the best chances to extend their advantage, it mattered little as Ryan Giggs' side coasted to victory.\n\nCroatia secured top spot in Group E by beating Slovakia 3-1 on Saturday, meaning Wales can take the second qualifying place with a win over Hungary in Cardiff on Tuesday.\n\nA draw in that match could allow Slovakia to clinch second place with a win over Azerbaijan.\n\nRyan Giggs' side do have the back-up route of a guaranteed play-off place thanks to Sweden's win over Romania in Group F on Friday.\n\nBut having suffered so many agonising qualifying near misses in the past, Wales will be eager to take the lottery of a play-off out of the equation by beating Hungary to secure what would be only their third appearance at a major tournament.\n• None Who needs what in Euro 2020 qualifiers?\n\nHaving waited 58 years between their first and second appearances - the 1958 World Cup and the run to the semi-finals of Euro 2016 - Wales are anxious not to endure another long barren spell.\n\nThey travelled to Baku walking a qualification tightrope, knowing there was precious little room for error.\n\nAlthough they were still relying on results elsewhere, Giggs and his players were aware that to have any realistic hope of qualifying automatically they had to win here and then against Hungary in Cardiff on Tuesday.\n\nWales wanted to control their own destiny as best they could, and they seized control of this match with a purposeful start.\n\nWhereas Giggs' side were hesitant and disjointed against the same opponents in September, here they were confident and dominant in possession.\n\nThey built their attacks patiently and made an early breakthrough as Harry Wilson's looping corner to the back post was bundled in from close range by Moore.\n\nThe Wigan striker had a fine chance to score a second but his right foot was less effective than his head as his low shot was smothered by Emil Balayev in the Azerbaijan goal.\n\nThat was a rare misstep in an excellent display from Moore, who has already established himself as the focal point of Wales' attack despite only making his debut in September.\n\nThe miss did not matter as, three minutes later, Wales doubled their advantage when James cut inside from the left wing and unleashed a vicious shot towards the top far corner. The ball cannoned off the crossbar and post before sitting up invitingly for Wilson, who nodded it into the empty net.\n\nThe goal put Wales in total control at half-time, giving Giggs the luxury of already turning his attention to Tuesday's match against Hungary.\n\nGiggs said in the build-up to the match in Baku that he was planning for the fixture with one eye on the group finale in Cardiff.\n\nWales needed to win both matches so, although beating Azerbaijan was the initial priority, Giggs had to ensure his squad was poised to follow up this performance with a display of similar quality against tougher opposition in the form of Hungary.\n\nThat is why the former Wales and Manchester United captain left Aaron Ramsey on the bench at the Bakcell Arena.\n\nA series of injuries meant the Juventus midfielder had not yet featured in this qualifying campaign, and his return to full fitness was regarded as a major boost for these two matches.\n\nBut like Gareth Bale, who had not played since last month's draw with Croatia, Ramsey was lacking match fitness, which meant he would have to be managed carefully over the course of this double-header.\n\nWales' position of strength in Baku meant they were able to take Bale off after an hour, limiting his exertions and ensuring he avoided a third yellow card of the campaign which would have caused him to miss the Hungary match through suspension.\n\nRamsey took his place, a useful 30-minute workout for the former Arsenal playmaker, while keeping him fresh for Tuesday's crucial fixture.\n\nRamsey and Bale have not lost a qualifier while playing together since a 2-0 defeat in Bosnia-Herzegovina in October 2015, which was academic as Wales qualified for Euro 2016 that night anyway.\n\nAgainst Hungary on Tuesday, Wales will hope to have them back on the pitch together for the first time since November 2018, with fingers crossed they can maintain their proud record in what will be a match of huge significance.\n\nWales boss Ryan Giggs on Sky Sports: \"The performance like always could be better but the result was the main thing tonight. It's set up nicely for Tuesday.\n\n\"Kieffer is a threat and we recognised they might be a bit weak at set-pieces. We were pleased to get the big man on the scoresheet again.\n\n\"I thought the referee handled the game well and there were no silly fouls from us - going into Tuesday we wanted our best players available.\n\n\"We've played some good football at times which is pleasing. It could have been better but overall I was happy with the performance.\"\n• None Wales are unbeaten in eight meetings against Azerbaijan, winning seven games and drawing once; they have faced no other side as many times without losing\n• None Azerbaijan are winless in 12 European Championship qualifying matches (D4 L8), and have failed to keep in a clean sheet in their past 10 such games.\n• None Wales have won a European Championship qualifying match away from home for the first time this campaign, having not done so since September 2015 v Cyprus under Chris Coleman.\n• None Harry Wilson has both scored and assisted in the same game for Wales for the first time since March 2018 against China in the China Cup.\n• None Kieffer Moore has scored two goals in four appearances for Wales this season, one more goal than he has scored in 14 matches in 2019-20 for club side Wigan Athletic.\n• None Moore had 10 shots against Azerbaijan, five of which were on target; the last Wales player to have as many in a single match was Aaron Ramsey v Moldova in September 2017 (also 10).\n• None Tamkin Xalilzade (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick on the right wing.\n• None Attempt missed. Aaron Ramsey (Wales) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Morrell.\n• None Shahriyar Rahimov (Azerbaijan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.\n• None Attempt missed. Dimitrij Nazarov (Azerbaijan) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.\n• None Joe Morrell (Wales) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Navigate to the next page Navigate to the last page", "Jeremy Corbyn has hailed Labour's \"transformative\" manifesto after finalising the document in a meeting with senior party figures.\n\nThe Labour leader said a \"unanimous agreement\" was reached by key union backers and his shadow cabinet after six hours of talks in London.\n\nThe details in the manifesto for the general election on 12 December are expected to be released on Thursday.\n\nIt is billed as \"more radical\" than the document campaigned on in 2017.\n\nThe party has already announced a number of policies, including a part-nationalisation of BT and extra spending on infrastructure.\n\nBut members had to decide in the talks on Saturday whether to include some policies from its party conference, including on free movement of people from the EU to the UK.\n\nMr Corbyn said he was \"very, very proud\" of the contents of the manifesto that gives the \"promise of a better Britain\".\n\nSpeaking on the steps of the Institute of Engineering and Technology after the meeting, he said: \"That manifesto is a transformative document that will change the lives of the people of this country for the better.\n\n\"It will be a once in a generation opportunity to vote for a more egalitarian society that cares for all.\"\n\nThe BBC's Iain Watson said the party is expected to pledge additional support for women affected when the government in 2011 sped up plans to raise the age at which women could claim the state pension from 60 to 66.\n\nAhead of the talks, party figures were expected to debate whether to include a commitment to \"maintain and extend\" free movement rights for migrants, as demanded by delegates at September's party conference.\n\nThe party's 2017 manifesto stated that free movement - giving EU citizens the right to work and seek employment in the UK and UK citizens the same right in other EU countries - would end with Brexit.\n\nA small number of protesters gathered outside the meeting, chanting in support of free movement.\n\nThe Liberal Democrats earlier called on Labour to make a \"cast-iron commitment\" to preserve free movement rights in its manifesto.\n\nThe party's home affairs spokeswoman Christine Jardine said failing to do so would be a \"betrayal of future generations\".\n\nThe Lib Dems are pledging a \"fair, effective\" immigration system if it is elected - with plans to resettle 10,000 unaccompanied refugee children a year.\n\nHowever, some within Labour are concerned that a more open policy on immigration could alienate voters in Leave-voting areas.\n\nLen McCluskey - the leader of the Unite, the biggest Labour-supporting union - has called for new employment policies to address concerns about freedom of movement.\n\nAs he headed into the manifesto meeting, Mr Corbyn said it would be \"transformative\"\n\nOn Thursday, he denied a newspaper report that he had told Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to take a tough line on free movement of workers.\n\nBut he said Labour would \"protect all workers\" through labour market regulations.\n\n\"It won't stop the free movement of labour. It will effectively make certain that greedy bosses, agency companies, are not abusing working people,\" he said.\n\nThere was a disagreement during the talks over whether to incorporate the conference policy of extending freedom of movement for workers in the manifesto.\n\nFreedom of movement will continue if voters back Remain in the new referendum which Labour is pledging.\n\nIf voters back Leave, Labour would introduce its own immigration policy but, as the party wants a close relationship with the single market, it recognises there would be high levels of labour mobility.\n\nBut this would be underpinned by stricter regulation of the employment market to prevent migrant workers \"undercutting\" employees here and to stop migrants being exploited.\n\nSome policies were agreed and not yet announced, for example, a process for compensating women adversely affected by a more rapid rise in the state pension age than they anticipated.\n\nPrescriptions and dental checks will also be free in England too.\n\nOn Friday, Mr Corbyn confirmed an existing pledge to abolish university tuition fees will be included in the party's manifesto for the 12 December poll.\n\nHe also said bringing Royal Mail, rail and water utilities under public ownership \"are clearly going to be in our manifesto next week\".\n\nOther parties have also begun announcing policies ahead of the official launch of their manifestos later in the campaign.\n\nOn Saturday, both the Lib Dems and the Conservatives made rival pledges on tree planting.\n\nThe Conservatives also announced £500m of funding over the next five years to help support developing countries in protecting oceans.\n\nThe Conservatives and Labour are set to field candidates in every constituency in Britain, except Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle's seat in Chorley in Lancashire.\n\nThe Brexit Party has put forward 275 candidates, having stood aside in all the seats won by the Tories in 2017.\n\nFigures from PA suggest the party has also opted not to contest handfuls of other seats being defended by other parties, particularly in Scotland.\n\nThe so-called \"Clause Five\" party meeting offers an opportunity for senior figures to sign off on the party's manifesto.\n\nIt is attended by Labour's ruling National Executive Committee, including the shadow cabinet and trade union representatives.\n\nParty staffers present a draft document, whose different policy areas are discussed in turn.\n\nA vote is taken at the end of the meeting on the whole document, rather than voting section-by-section.\n\nThere are usually some small amendments. Party positions are unlikely to change - but will perhaps be clarified.", "Only 41 of the 353 councils who returned figures to central government reported a loss on their parking operations\n\nCouncils in England made a total of £930m from parking activities in a year, figures show.\n\nThe record figure during the past financial year is a 7% increase on 2017-18, the RAC Foundation says.\n\nSeventeen of the 20 councils making the most money are in London, with Westminster Council accruing the largest amount, at £69m.\n\nBrighton and Hove, Birmingham and Milton Keynes were the only three in the top 20 not in the capital.\n\nKensington and Chelsea was second in London, with a total of £37m.\n\nAny money made from parking activities - which includes fines and tickets - must be spent on local transport projects.\n\nThe study was carried out by transport consultant David Leibling, who analysed Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government data.\n\nLocal authorities received an income of £1.746bn from their parking operations in 2018-19, which included £454m from penalties, which is up 6% year-on-year.\n\nThe amount councils spent on running their day-to-day parking operations was £816m, not including interest payments or depreciation of assets such as car parks.\n\nDavid Renard, the Local Government Association's transport spokesman, said London had the highest number of vehicles moving about looking for spaces to park.\n\n\"I would expect the higher volume of vehicles moving around London means there'll be a higher level of infringement and fines,\" he said.\n\n\"[Councils] seek to ensure they can keep the traffic moving as efficiently as possible and that means people who infringe the regulations will get fined,\" he said.", "Highways England urged drivers to be patient during stoppages\n\nDrivers have been warned not to break the law by going the wrong way on the M5 to avoid long queues.\n\nHighways England said it had seen \"traffic driving the wrong way into Avonmouth\" following an accident northbound between J18 and J17 earlier.\n\nIt said in a tweet: \"This is illegal. You are putting yourselves, our roadworkers and other road users at great risk.\"\n\nTraffic that was being held has now been released, a spokesperson said.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Footage appears to shows Prince Andrew inside Jeffrey Epstein's New York residence in 2010\n\nPrince Andrew has given an unprecedented interview to the BBC about his relationship with US financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.\n\nThe friendship between the 59-year-old member of the Royal Family and Epstein has come under close scrutiny since the American killed himself in August while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.\n\nPrince Andrew said it was wrong of him to visit and stay at Epstein's house in 2010 after the financier's conviction but that he did not regret their entire friendship.\n\nHe also categorically denied having sex with Virginia Roberts, who alleges she was forced to have sex with the prince when she was 17 years old.\n\nHere's what we know about the links between Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein.\n\nPrince Andrew said he first met Epstein, a wealthy hedge fund manager, in 1999 through Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein's British girlfriend and a woman the prince said he had known since she was at university. That year was the first time the prince and the businessman were linked in press reports in the UK and US.\n\nPrince Andrew reportedly flew with Epstein on his private Gulfstream jet in February 1999, according to a log book seen by the Daily Mirror in 2015.\n\nThe destination was said to have been Epstein's private island, Little St James in the US Virgin Islands.\n\nThe Daily Mail also reported that 10 months earlier Epstein's logbook showed he had flown to the same location to meet the prince's ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson. The couple had divorced in 1996.\n\nEpstein and Ms Maxwell were among a star-studded guest list at a party hosted by the Queen in June 2000.\n\nThe Dance of the Decades event, which saw more than 600 guests descend on Windsor Castle, marked four royal birthdays including Prince Andrew's 40th. Prince Andrew, the Queen's third child, told the BBC that Epstein was there at his invitation, not the Royal Family's, but was to some extent Ms Maxwell's \"plus one\".\n\nThe duke at the time appeared to be part of the social circle of Ms Maxwell, whom Epstein later described as his best friend.\n\nPrince Andrew was pictured accompanying Ms Maxwell - daughter of the late newspaper tycoon Robert Maxwell - at private parties and celebrity functions both in the UK and in the US that year.\n\nThey were photographed together at the wedding of the prince's former girlfriend, Aurelia Cecil, near Salisbury in Wiltshire in September 2000.\n\nThe Duke of York and Ghislaine Maxwell leaving the wedding of his former girlfriend Aurelia Cecil in September 2000\n\nThe Duke of York and Ghislaine Maxwell were pictured at the event in Wiltshire\n\nPrince Andrew and Ms Maxwell were again photographed together at a Halloween party thrown by model Heidi Klum in Manhattan.\n\nMs Maxwell was pictured dressed in gold lame and wearing a blonde wig for the Hookers and Pimps-themed party.\n\nJust over a month later, in December 2000, the then 40-year-old prince threw Ms Maxwell a surprise birthday party at Sandringham, the Queen's estate in Norfolk, with Epstein among the guests.\n\nHe described it in the BBC interview as a \"straightforward shooting weekend\".\n\nJeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell at Sandringham in December 2000\n\nMs Maxwell and Epstein were photographed on a pheasant shoot at the estate around that time.\n\nPrince Andrew and Ms Maxwell went on a number of trips together including to Florida and Thailand, according to an Evening Standard report from January 2001, which claimed Epstein had joined them on five such occasions over the previous 12 months.\n\nPrince Andrew told the BBC that he used to see Epstein a maximum of three times a year but confirmed he had been on his private plane, stayed at his private island, and stayed at his homes in Palm Beach, Florida and New York.\n\nAllegations against Jeffrey Epstein started surfacing in 2005 when the parents of a 14-year-old girl told police in Florida that Epstein had molested their daughter at his Palm Beach home.\n\nThe financier was accused of paying girls under the age of 18 to perform sex acts at his Manhattan and Florida mansions between 2002 and 2005.\n\nHowever, a controversial secret plea deal in 2008 saw him plead guilty to a lesser charge of soliciting a minor for prostitution.\n\nHe received an 18-month prison sentence and was released on probation after 13 months.\n\nIn July 2019 he was charged in New York with further allegations of sex trafficking and conspiracy and was due to face trial next year.\n\nHe pleaded not guilty to all the charges but was facing up to 45 years in prison if convicted.\n\nIn July 2006, Jeffrey Epstein was invited to a masked ball at Windsor Castle to celebrate the 18th birthday of Princess Beatrice, Prince Andrew's elder daughter.\n\nThe theme of the evening was 1888, and the 500 guests donned period costumes.\n\nThe previous month, Epstein was charged with one count of solicitation of prostitution.\n\nPrince Andrew said Epstein had been invited via Ms Maxwell but that he wasn't aware at the time the invitation was sent out \"what was going on in the United States\".\n\nHe said Epstein never mentioned that he was under investigation.\n\nThe duke was photographed with Epstein in New York's Central Park in December 2010 - after the tycoon had served his sentence.\n\nPrince Andrew said he had travelled across the Atlantic to end his friendship with Epstein and was having that conversation with him when they were photographed in the park.\n\nPrince Andrew with Jeffrey Epstein in New York's Central Park in 2010\n\nThe prince told the BBC: \"I said, 'Look, because of what has happened, I don't think it is appropriate that we should remain in contact.'\"\n\nPrince Andrew said he attended a small dinner party while he was there but denied it was to celebrate Epstein's release.\n\nFootage released by the Mail on Sunday in August showed Prince Andrew inside the financier's Manhattan mansion around the same time.\n\nThe prince told the BBC that he regretted staying at Epstein's house during the visit, saying he \"let the side down\" by doing so. Pressed on reports that many young girls were coming and going from the house at the time, he said: \"I never saw them.\"\n\nEpstein's house was like a \"railway station\" with \"people coming in and out of that house all the time\", he added.\n\nPrince Andrew's connection to the convicted sex offender did attract criticism at the time.\n\nAfter several days of newspaper reports on the Epstein connection in spring of 2011, Prince Andrew was hit with a further blow when Sarah Ferguson admitted having accepted £15,000 from Epstein, to help pay off her debts.\n\nPrince Andrew's ex-wife Sarah Ferguson in 2011 - she is said to have accepted £15,000 from Epstein that year\n\nThe fallout saw him quit his role as a UK trade envoy in July 2011. Prince Andrew later acknowledged his friendship with Epstein had been a mistake.\n\nIn 2015 the duke was named in court papers as part of a US civil case against Epstein.\n\nPrince Andrew was not party to the proceedings but was identified when a motion was filed in the court, as part of the evidence.\n\nAccording to the Guardian, one of Epstein's accusers, Virginia Roberts - now Virginia Giuffre - said she was ordered to give the prince \"whatever he required\".\n\nPrince Andrew with Virginia Roberts in early 2001, said to have been taken at the home of Ghislaine Maxwell, who is standing behind the pair\n\nMs Giuffre claimed in court papers in Florida she was forced to have sex with the prince on three occasions - in London, New York and on a private Caribbean island owned by Epstein - between 2001 and 2002, including when she was underage under Florida law.\n\nThe details were later officially struck from the court records when a judge ruled they were unnecessary to the case, saying they were \"immaterial and impertinent\" to the \"central claim\".\n\nSeparately, an allegation by a woman called Johanna Sjoberg that Prince Andrew touched her breast while they sat on a couch in Epstein's Manhattan apartment in 2001 was contained in documents from a defamation case. These documents were made public when they were released by a judge in August 2019.\n\nMs Giuffre had brought the defamation case against Ms Maxwell. She was alleged to have procured underage girls for Epstein and his friends, but she has always denied the allegations.\n\nPrince Andrew said he had \"no recollection\" of ever meeting Ms Giuffre. He said he was looking after his children on the day in March 2001 that she alleges they went to a nightclub in London and later had sex in Ms Maxwell's house in the Belgravia area.\n\nThe prince said he had taken his daughter Beatrice to a Pizza Express restaurant in the town of Woking that afternoon for a party.\n\nHe said he remembered it \"because going to Pizza Express in Woking is an unusual thing for me to do, a very unusual thing for me to do\".\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Prince Andrew: \"I would like to reiterate and reaffirm the statements that have been issued on my behalf by the palace\"\n\nPrince Andrew said he had no recollection of a photo being taken, reportedly by Jeffrey Epstein, of him and Virginia Giuffre together in Ms Maxwell's house where his arm is around her waist.\n\n\"Nobody can prove whether or not that photograph has been doctored but I don't recollect that photograph ever being taken,\" he said, adding that \"hug[s] and public displays of affection are not something that I do\".\n\nAsked whether he had sex with her in a bedroom in that house, he said: \"I can absolutely categorically tell you it never happened.\"\n\nBuckingham Palace has issued outright denials of all allegations against Prince Andrew.", "Live insects will not be eaten in this year's I'm A Celebrity, in a \"permanent\" change to the reality TV show.\n\nI'm A Celebrity has previously been criticised for using live bugs in its 'bushtucker trials'.\n\nSome tasks on the ITV show have included insects being eaten alive or dumped onto contestants.\n\nThe stars could still be covered in bugs during filming in Australia but any eaten will already be dead.\n\n\"Producers have taken a look at the trials and decided that no live critters would be eaten in the trials this year,\" BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat has been told.\n\nAn ITV source said: \"They have been planning this for some time and actually last year beach worms were the only critters eaten live but this time around they've decided to implement the change fully and permanently.\"\n\nInsects like this witchetty grub have been eaten alive on previous series of I'm A Celebrity\n\nThis year's line-up includes former Girls Aloud singer Nadine Coyle, ex-footballer and broadcaster Ian Wright and Radio 1 DJ Adele Roberts.\n\nThe move has been welcomed by wildlife presenter Chris Packham, who says he's \"very pleased\" at ITV's decision, but describes it as \"a first step.\"\n\n\"I hope this is the start of some significant change,\" he told BBC Radio 5 Live.\n\n\"What's long concerned me about the programme is that is portrays animals in the wrong way.\n\n\"There was never any ambiguity that eating live invertebrates was abuse and also exploitation for entertainment.\"\n\nChris also criticised the show for stereotyping animals like rats and snakes as \"bad organism.\"\n\nHe also said he thought ITV's decision was part of a change in global thinking due to the current climate crisis.\n\n\"We're going to have to make changes,\" he added.\n\n\"That means you and I making changes in our lives, that means TV producers making changes in the way they make their programmes.\"\n\nListen to Newsbeat live at 12:45 and 17:45 weekdays - or listen back here.", "Large parts of central Venice are under water again, as another exceptionally high tide inundated the Italian city.\n\nThree of the worst 10 floods since records began in Venice, nearly a hundred years ago, have now happened in a week.", "The London Marathon has also introduced measures to crack down on plastic waste\n\nRunners at north Wales' largest running event were warned they would be disqualified if they dropped litter during the race.\n\nOrganisers of Sunday's Conwy Half Marathon said the measures had been introduced as plastic was becoming an \"increasing problem\".\n\nThe Run Wales website said runners would also be \"taken off the results if seen discarding their rubbish outside of a water stop or not with a marshal\".\n\nOrganisers have not yet said if anybody had been disqualified following the race, which started in front of the town's castle at 10:00 GMT.\n\nRun Wales is following a growing trend among race organisers to reduce the environmental impact of events.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nIn April 2019, the London Marathon trialled several measures to reduce litter after clearing 47,000 plastic bottles from the streets in 2018.\n\nThese included using compostable cups rather than plastic bottles at some stations along the route, and using plastic bottles made wholly or partly from recycled plastic.\n\nThis year's Cardiff Half Marathon used 100% recyclable plastic bottles, recycled paper for all print advertising and medals made from recycled zinc.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Jeremy Corbyn: \"I don't want us to become an isolated society\"\n\nThe Conservatives have set out plans for an \"equal\" immigration system after Brexit as Jeremy Corbyn said he still expected a \"great deal\" of movement of people from the EU to the UK.\n\nForeign Secretary Dominic Raab outlined plans to change the rules on benefits which EU nationals can claim in time if they live and work in the UK.\n\nBut he said there would be no arbitrary target for total immigration levels.\n\nThe Labour leader said immigration was vital for growth and public services.\n\nIn a BBC interview, Mr Corbyn defended the principle of free movement, which lets EU citizens travel, live, study and work in any member country but which is currently set to end at the start of 2021.\n\nMigration from the EU had \"enriched\" the country, he said, and this had to be a part of the close economic relationship he wanted to build with the continent going forward.\n\nPressed on whether this would involve retaining freedom of movement of people, he said immigration would form part of Labour's Brexit renegotiation if it won the election, but added \"there will be a great deal of movement\".\n\nThe Lib Dems said the Conservatives' plans were based on the false assumption that overseas workers were trying to \"do us over\".\n\nAnd business groups said migrant labour was needed at \"all skills levels\" if the UK was to upgrade its infrastructure and housing.\n\n\"When we hear talk about brightest and best, I think that is a worry,\" Carolyn Fairbairn, the director of the CBI employer's group told Sky News.\n\n\"If you do want to build 200,000 houses a year, you don't just need the architects and the designers, you need the carpenters, you need the electricians, you need the labourers.\"\n\nThe Conservatives have said from the start of 2021, when the post-Brexit transition period ends, immigration rules will apply to EU nationals and non-Europeans in the same way, with no preferential treatment for any group.\n\nEarlier this week, Prime Minister Boris Johnson also said that if he won the election, he would try to reduce the number of so-called \"unskilled\" migrants coming into the UK.\n\nThe issue of immigration has slipped down the list of voter concerns since the Brexit referendum, now at its lowest point for almost two decades.\n\nHowever, with public services stretched and the NHS under particular pressure, the Conservatives want to respond to the argument that people from overseas add to the burden on the welfare state.\n\nExtending the immigration health surcharge to EU as well as non-EU migrants after the end of free movement is logical, but increasing the charge by 56% carries risks.\n\nThe UK government is hoping foreign workers can fill desperate shortages of staff in health and social care. But nurses, doctors and carers are less likely to move to Britain if there are rising costs for them on arrival. Last week, the Tories promised to make it cheaper for foreigners coming to work in the NHS by reducing the cost of a visa. Today's announcement appears to do the opposite.\n\nFor all the political parties, there is a balance to be struck between the concerns of some communities which fear immigration will constrain access to jobs and services, and the concerns of employers who argue restricting access to foreign workers may hamper their ability to create jobs or deliver services.\n\nThe Conservatives say they would introduce an Australian-style points-based system, which would consider migrants' skills and whether they meet certain criteria.\n\nIn recent years, the party had a long-standing goal - first introduced by David Cameron and also a promise in the 2017 election manifesto - to cut net migration to less than 100,000 a year. But the government never came close to meeting the target and faced repeated calls to drop it.\n\nAnnouncing more details of their immigration policy on Sunday, the Conservatives said the \"vast majority\" of migrants would need a job offer to come to the UK to work - although there will be a \"small number of exceptions\" for example high-skilled scientists.\n\nRules on claiming benefits will be \"equalised\", meaning that like other migrants, EU citizens would have to wait five years before they can access benefits and will not be able to send child benefit payments abroad.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Dominic Raab: \"What you don't want to do is encourage cheap labour from abroad\"\n\nAnd the immigration health surcharge - the payment charged to migrants to use the NHS - would apply to all migrants, both EU and non-EU, and would be raised from £400 to £625 a year.\n\nMr Raab told the BBC's Andrew Marr show that such \"granular controls\" would help reduce pressure on the public services while ensuring the UK had access to the labour it needed, particularly in the health service.\n\nWhile the Conservatives were committed to bringing down the overall volume of immigration, he said he would \"not fix an arbitrary target\".\n\n\"We want to be able to plug gaps in specific sectors, whether it is the NHS or elsewhere but what you don't want to do is encourage a reliance on cheap labour from abroad which has a depressing effect on wages,\" he said.\n\nAlso appearing on Andrew Marr, Mr Corbyn said a future Labour government would not \"turn its back\" on migration from the EU and suggested it would make it easier for the partners and families or those who had settled in the UK to join them.\n\n\"There has to be a recognition that our economy and society has been enriched massively by people who have made their homes here,\" he said. \"No Labour government led by me will bring in a hostile environment.\"\n\nBut Mr Corbyn deflected questions on whether free movement could continue in its current form, saying people would have to wait until Labour's manifesto is published on Thursday for more details. He also declined to say whether he wanted the UK to leave or remain in the EU.\n\nThe BBC's Iain Watson said there had been a disagreement at a key meeting on Saturday - when Labour's ruling body approved the party's manifesto - on whether to incorporate Labour's conference policy of extending freedom of movement for workers.\n\nMr Corbyn said freedom of movement would continue if voters back Remain in the new referendum pledged by Labour.\n\nBut if voters back Leave, Labour would introduce its own immigration policy, recognising there would have to be high levels of labour mobility.\n\nThis, he added, would be underpinned by stricter regulation of the employment market to prevent migrant workers \"undercutting\" employees here and to stop migrants being exploited.\n\nLib Dem leader Jo Swinson told LBC that immigration was a \"mutual good thing\" and her party would oppose all of the changes to benefits and NHS charges being talked about by the Conservatives.\n\nAnd the SNP's leader Nicola Sturgeon said Scotland needed to maintain a healthy level of inward migration to avoid a long-term decline in the working-age population and the negative impact this would have on taxpayer-funded public services.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. British Special Forces have been accused of covering up the killings of four young Afghans in 2012\n\nThe UK government and armed forces have been accused of covering up the killing of civilians by British troops in Afghanistan and Iraq.\n\nAn investigation by BBC Panorama and the Sunday Times has spoken to 11 British detectives who said they found credible evidence of war crimes.\n\nSoldiers should have been prosecuted for the killings, say insiders.\n\nThe Ministry of Defence (MoD) said it rejected the unsubstantiated allegation of a pattern of cover-ups.\n\nForeign Secretary Dominic Raab told the BBC \"all of the allegations, that had evidence, have been looked at\".\n\nHe said \"the right balance\" had been struck over decisions whether or not to investigate alleged war crimes.\n\nThe new evidence has come from inside the Iraq Historic Allegations Team (IHAT), which investigated alleged war crimes committed by British troops during the occupation of Iraq, and Operation Northmoor, which investigated alleged war crimes in Afghanistan.\n\nThe government decided to close IHAT and Operation Northmoor, after Phil Shiner, a lawyer who had taken more than 1,000 cases to IHAT, was struck off as a solicitor following allegations he had paid fixers in Iraq to find clients.\n\nBut former detectives from IHAT and Operation Northmoor said Phil Shiner's actions were used as an excuse to close down criminal investigations. None of the cases investigated by IHAT or Operation Northmoor resulted in a prosecution.\n\nOne IHAT detective told Panorama: \"The Ministry of Defence had no intention of prosecuting any soldier of whatever rank he was unless it was absolutely necessary, and they couldn't wriggle their way out of it.\"\n\nAnother former detective said the victims of war crimes had been badly let down: \"I use the word disgusting. And I feel for the families because... they're not getting justice. How can you hold your head up as a British person?\"\n\nPanorama has re-examined the evidence in a number of alleged war crimes cases. One such case investigated by IHAT was the shooting of an Iraqi policeman by a British soldier on patrol in Basra in 2003.\n\nRaid al-Mosawi was serving as an Iraqi policeman in Basra when he was shot dead\n\nRaid al-Mosawi was shot in an alleyway as he left his family home, and later died from his wounds. The incident was investigated at the time by the British soldier's commanding officer, Maj Christopher Suss-Francksen.\n\nWithin 24 hours, Maj Suss-Francksen concluded the shooting was lawful because the Iraqi police officer had fired first and the soldier had acted in self-defence.\n\nHis report said another British soldier had seen the shooting and confirmed the Iraqi had fired first.\n\nIHAT detectives spent two years investigating the case and interviewed 80 British soldiers, including the soldier who had supposedly witnessed the shooting. But he told detectives he was not in the alleyway.\n\nIn his statement to IHAT, this soldier directly contradicted Maj Suss-Francksen's report: \"This report is inaccurate and gives the impression that I was an eyewitness. This is not true.\"\n\nRaid's brother shows where the soldier was when he fired the fatal shot\n\nThe soldier said he had only heard one shot, which suggested the policeman had not fired at all. This was confirmed by other witnesses interviewed by IHAT.\n\nDetectives concluded the soldier who shot Raid should be prosecuted for killing the Iraqi police officer and Maj Suss-Francksen should be charged with covering up what happened. But military prosecutors have not taken anyone to court.\n\nMaj Suss-Francksen's lawyer said: \"My client has not seen the IHAT material and is unable to offer any comment on the quality or reliability of the evidence gathered by the IHAT investigators or why it was insufficient to satisfy a prosecution of any soldier under UK law.\"\n\nOperation Northmoor was set up by the government in 2014 and looked into 52 alleged illegal killings.\n\nIts closure was announced by the government before Royal Military Police detectives even had a chance to interview the key Afghan witnesses.\n\nOne Northmoor detective said: \"I wouldn't write off a job until I have spoken to both parties. If you are writing off a job and the only thing you have got is the British account, how is that an investigation?\n\n\"My view is that every one of those deaths deserved to be examined and due process of law to take place.\"\n\nThe MoD said military operations are conducted in accordance with the law and there had been an extensive investigation of allegations.\n\n\"Investigations and decisions to prosecute are rightly independent from the MoD and have involved external oversight and legal advice,\" a spokesperson told the BBC.\n\n\"After careful consideration of referred cases, the independent Service Prosecuting Authority decided not to prosecute.\"\n\n\"The BBC's claims have been passed to the Service Police and the Service Prosecuting Authority who remain open to considering allegations.\"\n\nQuizzed about the allegations on the Andrew Marr Show on Sunday, Mr Raab said the UK wanted \"to have accountability where there's wrongdoing\".\n\nForeign Secretary Dominic Raab told Andrew Marr that prosecuting authorities for the British armed forces are \"some of the most rigorous \"\n\nHe said: \"What we're quite rightly doing is making sure spurious claims or claims without evidence don't lead to the shadow of suspicion, the cloud of suspicion hanging over people who have served their country for years on end - and we've got the right balance.\"\n\nMr Raab refused to be drawn on whether these claims were new to him, and said that prosecuting authorities for the British armed forces are \"some of the most rigorous in the world\".\n\nMeanwhile, a lawyer who has represented several soldiers investigated by IHAT, dismissed the claims of war crimes as \"flawed, baseless and biased\".\n\nHilary Meredith, chair of Hilary Meredith Solicitors, said the claims were a \"witch hunt against our brave servicemen\" which \"had no credibility whatsoever\".\n\nShe added: \"Solicitor Phil Shiner, who masterminded countless false claims, was struck off the role of solicitors for good reason - he was found guilty of charges including dishonesty over false witness accounts about UK soldiers' actions.\"\n\nPanorama, War Crimes Scandal Exposed is on BBC One at 21:00 GMT on Monday 18 November.", "Brexit Party candidate Ann Widdecombe and leader Nigel Farage both said they had been approached\n\nCalls are growing for an investigation into claims the Tories offered peerages to Brexit Party election candidates to persuade them to stand down.\n\nPolice say they are assessing two allegations of electoral fraud.\n\nLabour peer Lord Falconer has urged the Metropolitan Police and prosecution service to launch an investigation, saying the claims raised \"serious questions\" about the integrity of the 12 December election.\n\nThe PM says the claims are \"nonsense\".\n\n\"I am sure there are conversations that take place between politicians of all parties but certainly nobody's been offered a peerage,\" Boris Johnson said on Friday.\n\nThe claims - first made public by the Brexit Party's Nigel Farage - came after the Brexit Party announced it would not field candidates in any seats won by the Conservatives in 2017, to avoid splitting the pro-Brexit vote.\n\nBut the party said it would contest all other seats, prompting pressure from Conservatives who urged Mr Farage to withdraw more candidates to help Mr Johnson win a majority in Parliament.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nIn a video posted on Twitter earlier this week, Mr Farage claimed he and eight other Brexit Party figures had been offered jobs \"in the (Brexit) negotiating team and in government departments\" while there had been \"hints at peerages too\".\n\nAnn Widdecombe, a Brexit Party candidate, said she was prepared to swear on the Bible that she had been approached with an offer of \"a role\" in the next phase of Brexit negotiations.\n\nA Conservative source also told the BBC that the Brexit Party candidate in Peterborough, Mike Greene, had been offered an unpaid role in education in the hope it would convince him to stand aside.\n\nThe Brexit Party candidate's team said Mr Greene would definitely be running in the Cambridgeshire constituency, which Labour held narrowly at a by-election in June.\n\nIn a letter, Lord Falconer, the former Lord Chancellor, said he wanted to raise the issue \"as a matter of urgency\".\n\nHe wrote to Cressida Dick, the Met Police commissioner, and Max Hill, the director of public prosecutions, saying: \"I believe these allegations raise serious questions about the integrity of the upcoming general election, and in particular whether senior individuals at CCHQ (Conservative Campaign Headquarters) or No 10 have breached two sections of the Representation of the People Act 1983.\"\n\nLord Falconer added: \"These are exceptionally serious allegations which the DPP must, in accordance with his statutory duty, fully investigate as a matter of urgency.\n\n\"In addition, in order to maintain public confidence in the integrity of our electoral processes and this election, it is crucial that the Metropolitan Police also examine these accusations.\"\n\nSpeaking on the BBC's Today programme, Lord Falconer said: \"The law is that if somebody corruptly induces or procures another person to withdraw from being a candidate at an election, that's both a crime and a corrupt practice in an election, which can lead an election to be set aside.\n\n\"From my point of view, it looks as if the Conservatives might be going well beyond electoral law in trying to win this election by persuading Brexit UK candidates not to stand.\"\n\nLabour party chairman Ian Lavery said: \"This could be political corruption of the highest order and, in addition to that, it could be seen as criminal activity.\"\n\nHe said there should \"undoubtedly\" be an investigation.\n\nResponding to the claims, Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson said: \"Nothing would surprise me about the Conservatives these days given what they've been prepared to do.\n\n\"If Boris Johnson's prepared to lie to the Queen, lie to the country, you know, I'm going to stop being shocked at where his lack of boundaries lies.\"\n\nThe SNP has also backed a probe into the allegations, insisting there should be an urgent inquiry by the Cabinet Office.\n\nTommy Sheppard, the SNP candidate for Edinburgh, called for a \"full and frank investigation\".\n\nThe Met Police said it was assessing two allegations of electoral fraud and malpractice in relation to the general election.\n\nThe lord chancellor is a role dating back many centuries, the holder of which is also head of the Ministry of Justice.", "* No rises in income tax or National Insurance rates * Raise the threshold at which individuals pay National Insurance to £9,500 in the first Budget and, later, to £12,500 * Raise the national living wage to £10.50 an hour by 2024 for those over the age of 21 * Keep the triple lock, the winter fuel payment, the older person’s bus pass and other pensioner benefits * Continue the roll-out of universal credit system\n\n* Introduce a \"real living wage\" of £10 an hour in 2020 for all workers over the age of 16 * Scrap universal credit, the \"bedroom tax\" and the two-child benefits limit, and increase the Carer’s Allowance for unpaid full-time carers * Scrap the rise in the state pension age, leaving it at 66, and compensate women hit by the decision to accelerate the timetable for raising the age * Increase statutory maternity pay from nine to 12 months, double paternity leave from two weeks to four and increase statutory paternity pay * Move to a 32-hour average working week within the next decade, with no loss of pay\n\n* Increase work allowances under universal credit enabling people to work for longer before benefits are cut and introduce a second earner work allowance * Reduce the wait for the first benefits payment from five weeks to five days * Scrap the two-child limit on family benefits, the \"bedroom tax\" and the overall benefits cap * Scrap the Work Capability Assessment and reinstate the Independent Living Fund * Right to request a fixed-hours contract after 12 months for zero-hours and agency workers\n\n* Rights for workers to be notified of their shifts one month in advance * The right to bereavement leave following a death in the immediate family * Lower cap on pension fund management fees * Tax breaks for companies that offer longer-term secure career contracts to staff\n\n* £86.2bn a year for a universal basic income, replacing the tax and benefits system, to be paid for by a carbon tax * Increase the living wage to £12 and extend it to workers aged between 16 and 21 * Merge income tax, National Insurance, capital gains tax, inheritance tax and dividend tax into a single consolidated income tax * Replace council tax and business rates with a land value tax * 40% quota for women on major company boards\n\n* 12-month review of universal credit and bring in reforms within two years * Review the decision to accelerate the timetable for raising women's state pension age, affecting women born in the 1950s\n\n* End the Work Capability Assessment and replace it with a system using qualified medical practitioners * Scrap the \"bedroom tax\" * No benefits paid to foreign nationals resident in the UK until they have paid tax for five years * Minimise the use of zero-hour contracts\n\n* £35 a week payment for every child in a low-income family * Tax credit of up to £25 a week for tenants in the private sector who spend more than 30% of their income on rent and utility bills * Powers over social security devolved to Wales * Abolish the \"bedroom tax\" * Universal free childcare for 40 hours a week\n\n* Demand UK government halts the rollout of Universal Credit until \"fundamental flaws\" are addressed * Oppose and increase to the state pension age and campaign against decision to accelerate the timetable for raising women's pension age, affecting women born in the 1950s * Press for the statutory living wage to rise to at least the level of the real living wage * Increase shared parental leave from 52 to 64 weeks, with the additional 12 weeks to be the minimum taken by the father * Make the minimum wage for 16 to 24-year-olds the same as for over 25s, and ban unpaid trial shifts\n\n* Stronger regulation of the gig economy, and oppose deregulation of employment rights * Stronger focus on careers advice * Support a fairer UK-wide welfare system and revised package of welfare mitigations for NI * Scrap the \"bedroom tax\" * Overhaul bereavement benefits\n\n* Personal tax allowance should rise in line with inflation each year * Raise the national living wage to £10.50 by the end of the parliamentary term * End the freeze on benefits by increasing them in line with inflation * Restore free television licences for over-75s but in the longer term abolish the licence fee entirely * Retain the pensions triple lock and retain winter fuel payments\n\n* Abolish zero-hours contracts * Introduce a real living wage * Establish a new \"welfare mitigation package\" that protects the most vulnerable\n\n* Increase childcare provision from 12.5 hours per week to 20 hours per week, potentially increasing to 30 hours once new budget is agreed * Regulation of zero-hours contracts * Introduce a \"true living wage\" to reflect rising costs of living * Scrap universal credit, the bedroom tax and the two-child limit * End the freeze on benefits\n\n* Extend mitigation measures on key issues such as the bedroom tax, which are due to expire in March * Restore TV licenses for over-75s and retain the triple-lock protection for pensions * Create and implement a new childcare strategy\n\n* No rises in income tax or National Insurance rates * Raise the threshold at which individuals pay National Insurance to £9,500 in the first Budget and, later, to £12,500 * Raise the national living wage to £10.50 an hour by 2024 for those over the age of 21 * Keep the triple lock, the winter fuel payment and other pensioner benefits * Continue the roll-out of universal credit system\n\n* Increase the number of employers paying a living wage in Wales and introduce a \"real living wage\" of £10 an hour in 2020 for all workers over the age of 16 * Scrap universal credit, the \"bedroom tax\" and the two-child benefits limit, and increase the Carer’s Allowance for unpaid full-time carers * Scrap the rise in the state pension age, leaving it at 66, and compensate women hit by the decision to accelerate the timetable for raising the age * Increase statutory maternity pay from nine to 12 months, double paternity leave from two weeks to four and increase statutory paternity pay * Move to a 32-hour average working week within the next decade, with no loss of pay\n\n* Increase work allowances under universal credit enabling people to work for longer before benefits are cut and introduce a second earner work allowance * Reduce the wait for the first benefits payment from five weeks to five days * Scrap the two-child limit on family benefits, the \"bedroom tax\" and the overall benefits cap * Scrap the Work Capability Assessment and reinstate the Independent Living Fund * Right to request a fixed-hours contract after 12 months for zero-hours and agency workers\n\n* £86.2bn a year for a universal basic income, replacing the tax and benefits system, to be paid for by a carbon tax * Increase the living wage to £12 and extend it to workers aged between 16 and 21 * Merge income tax, National Insurance, capital gains tax, inheritance tax and dividend tax into a single consolidated income tax * Replace council tax and business rates with a land value tax * 40% quota for women on major company boards\n\n* 12-month review of universal credit and bring in reforms within two years * Review the decision to accelerate the timetable for raising women's state pension age, affecting women born in the 1950s\n\n* Raise the threshold at which individuals pay National Insurance to £9,500 in the first Budget and, later, to £12,500 * Raise the national living wage to £10.50 an hour by 2024 for those over the age of 21 * Keep the triple lock, the winter fuel payment and other pensioner benefits * Continue the roll-out of universal credit system * New \"collective\" workplace pension schemes and new controls on transferring pensions and a review of state pension inequality for Waspi women\n\n* Introduce a real living wage of £10 an hour in 2020 for all workers over the age of 16, giving about 700,000 Scottish workers a pay rise * Scrap universal credit and increase child benefit * Scrap the rise in the state pension age, leaving it at 66 and compensate women hit by the decision to accelerate the timetable for raising the age * Move to a 32-hour average working week within the next decade, with no loss of pay * Increase statutory maternity pay from nine to 12 months, double paternity leave from two weeks to four and increase statutory paternity pay\n\n* Reverse cuts to universal credit * Reduce the wait for the first benefits payment * Introduce universal access to basic services * Increase provision of free meals for children, with a particular focus on breakfast * Increase access to free sanitary products\n\n* 12-month review of universal credit and bring in reforms within two years * Review the decision to accelerate the timetable for raising women's state pension age, affecting women born in the 1950s\n\n* Abolish zero-hours contracts, close the gender pay gap, and ensure that everyone is paid a \"real living wage\" * Bring in a universal basic income * Remove differential rates of minimum wage for under-25s and introduce a living wage for everyone * Scrap universal credit * Support for the Waspi women (Women Against State Pension Inequality)\n\n* Scrap welfare reforms include PIP, Universal Credit and the bedroom tax * Develop a state-owned National Childcare Agency * Repeal all anti-trade union laws * Ban zero hours contracts and implement a real living wage\n\n* 40% of board members in public companies and public sector boards to be women * Worker representation to be established on the boards of larger companies * Ban “zero-hours” contracts * Increase child benefit", "Chinese soldiers in Hong Kong have left their barracks to help dismantle barricades built by protesters.\n\nDressed in shorts and T-shirts, they also cleaned up debris left on the streets after a week of violent anti-government demonstrations.\n\nIt is thought to be the first time since the protests erupted that Chinese soldiers have taken to the streets.", "There were three big questions and a whole pile of smaller ones that needed answering in this interview.\n\nOn the big three, the Duke of York was pressed time and time again - did he have sex with Virginia Giuffre (then called Virginia Roberts), as she claims? Why did he go back to see (and stay with) Jeffrey Epstein two years after the businessman's conviction and imprisonment for child sex offences? And how did he explain the photograph of him with his arm round the waist of the 17-year-old Virginia Giuffre.\n\nAbout his visit to New York in 2010 when he stayed at Epstein's house, Prince Andrew was, if not remorseful, then clear that (with hindsight) he had done the wrong thing. He had gone there to tell Epstein that their friendship was over, he said.\n\nHe said he did not speak to Epstein once he knew about the 2006 Palm Beach Police investigation into possible child sex offences. Nor did he speak to him or contact him when he was in prison. Then in 2010 he flew to New York and stayed with him - it was more \"convenient\", he said - for the sole purpose of telling him they could no longer be friends. By this point they had not seen each other for four years.\n\nTo have done it by phone would have been \"chicken\" and he is \"too honourable\" at times, he said. So, he says, he did the wrong thing for the right reasons. It was pretty much the only time in the interview that he admitted having made any kind of mistake over his 11-year relationship with Epstein.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Prince Andrew says he has wracked his brains but cannot recall any incident involving Virginia Roberts.\n\nAbout the claim by Virginia Giuffre that she slept with the prince three times, there was a categorical denial, alongside a string of reasons why her story did not add up.\n\nShe says he bought her a drink in a nightclub; he said he doesn't know where the bar is in that club. She says he was sweating heavily as he danced with her; he says he didn't sweat at all back then because of an obscure medical condition that's now gone away. She says he slept with her; he said he was at home after taking one of his daughters to a party in a pizza restaurant.\n\nHe said he didn't remember her, he didn't recollect her and again he absolutely categorically denied sleeping with her.\n\nMs Giuffre says she was abused by the prince in Ghislaine Maxwell's London home, where she was pictured in 2001\n\nAnd the photo of the prince with his arm slipped around Virginia Giuffre's naked midriff? It has plagued Prince Andrew and the palace, undercutting their blunt denials. No recollection, said the prince. No explanation.\n\nOver the past few months, so-called \"friends\" of the prince have mounted a whispering campaign about the photo trying to undercut its authenticity.\n\nHe wouldn't go so far but instead suggested he never wore the kinds of clothes he was wearing in the photo - travelling clothes - when in London, preferring a suit and tie, and that he never went to the upper floor of the house where the photo was taken. He just couldn't remember the photo, he said, and was at a loss to explain where it came from.\n\nThere was notably little in the way of apology or remorse in the interview. Aside from that visit to Epstein's house in 2010, Prince Andrew does not think he has done anything wrong.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Prince Andrew on Epstein: 'There was no indication, absolutely no indication'\n\nHe does not regret the friendship with Epstein, a man who by many accounts used and abused young girls for many years. It had, he said, \"some seriously beneficial outcomes\".\n\nIn one horrible moment he described Epstein as having behaved \"in a manner unbecoming\", as if the convicted sex offender had simply passed the port round the wrong way in the regimental mess. He was picked up on that quickly, and apologised. \"I'm being polite,\" Prince Andrew said.\n\nPrince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein pictured walking in New York's Central Park in 2010\n\nNothing struck him as suspicious in the various Epstein households that he visited. The Miami Herald has painstakingly put together a picture in Palm Beach of a place where three or four young (14 and 15-year-old) girls might visit a day to give Epstein massages, during which he would sexually abuse many of them.\n\nBut the prince was at pains to point out that he didn't know Epstein that well really, he might drop in a few times a year, and he said that Epstein \"may have changed his behaviour patterns\" so as to cover up his behaviour.\n\nPrince Andrew met Epstein through the businessman's girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell back in 1999. He said he had seen Ms Maxwell in late spring this year.\n\nDid they talk about their one-time friend, Jeffrey Epstein, who had accompanied Ms Maxwell to Windsor Castle and to Sandringham, who had laid his personal jet and houses and holiday island at Prince Andrew's disposal?\n\nNo, the prince replied, there was nothing to discuss: \"He wasn't in the news. We'd moved on.\"\n\nPrince Andrew & the Epstein Scandal: The Newsnight Interview was shown on BBC Two on 16 November 2019 and can be seen on BBC iPlayer in the UK and the full interview can also be seen on YouTube.", "Operation Northmoor was set up in 2014 to examine allegations of executions by British Special Forces.\n\nIt had linked dozens of suspicious killings on night raids.\n\nOne of those included three children and a 20-year-old man who were killed by a British soldier in 2012 in the village of Loy Bagh in Afghanistan.\n\nBritish detectives have now told Panorama that Special Forces tried to cover-up what happened to avoid being prosecuted for war crimes.\n\nRead more: UK government and military accused of war crimes cover-up\n\nYou can watch 'War Crimes Scandal Exposed' on Monday 28th November on BBC One at 21:00 GMT.", "Firefighters have extinguished the blaze at The Cube in Bolton\n\nCladding on a block of student flats that was hit by a major blaze is a cause for \"concern\", Greater Manchester's mayor has said.\n\nTwo people were hurt when about 100 residents fled The Cube in Bolton after a blaze on Friday.\n\nMayor Andy Burnham said its cladding was not the same as at Grenfell Tower, where 72 people died in 2017.\n\nBut cladding is a \"bigger issue... than we have so far faced up to,\" Mr Burnham admitted.\n\nResidents of The Cube were also confused as to whether there was actually a fire in the building on Friday because, as one said, fire alarms go off \"almost every day\".\n\nUrban Student Life (USL), which manages the property, said all residents were successfully evacuated after the blaze broke out at about 20:30 GMT on Friday.\n\nIn a statement, they said two students were treated for \"minor injuries\" on site, where up to 200 firefighters tackled the blaze.\n\nOne witness said the fire was \"climbing up\" the building\n\nAssistant chief fire officer Dave Keelan, of Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) said: \"The fire... really did spread very quickly and that was evident to see on the footage that's on social media.\"\n\nHe said an investigation had been launched into the blaze.\n\nMr Burnham said: \"[The Cube] does not have the same ACM cladding [that was on Grenfell Tower] but nevertheless it does have a form of cladding that causes concern and raises issues that will have to be addressed.\"\n\nHe said he would talk to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who visited the Bolton site earlier, about whether \"we need to go further to remove cladding from these buildings and give families peace of mind\".\n\nSalford mayor Paul Dennett said he would be asking the government for more money to remove flammable cladding, adding there was \"an industrial crisis\" around the issue.\n\nRoy Wilsher, chief of the National Fire Chiefs Council, said the fire \"once again highlights how changes to building regulations need to be moved on at a much quicker pace\".\n\nThe fire has led to damage on all floors of the six-storey building\n\nOn the issue of the fire alarms, resident Afnan Gohar said she thought it was a \"false alarm\"\n\n\"We didn't take notice of it until a girl came running and screamed, telling us to get out and we didn't believe it at first,\" she said.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nMelissa McGarrigle said: \"The fire alarms in the corridor went off but they aren't particularly loud, especially if you're asleep.\n\n\"It just doesn't feel real, everyone thought it was just the fire alarms acting up as usual until we heard people screaming.\"\n\nThe fire started on the fourth floor, the property management firm said\n\nWitness Ace Love, 35, said the fire \"kept getting more intense, climbing up and to the right because the wind was blowing so hard\".\n\n\"We could see it bubbling from the outside and then being engulfed from the outside,\" he added.\n\n\"A lot of students got out very fast, someone was very distressed, the rest were on phones calling for help.\n\n\"The fire got worse and worse, to the point where you could see through the beams, it was just bare frame.\"\n\nEva Crossan Jory, vice president of welfare for the National Union of Students (NUS), said it had been \"calling for a number of improvements in fire-safety measures in student accommodation\" across the UK.\n\n\"It shouldn't take another fire to put the issue of building safety back on the agenda,\" she said.\n\n\"Student safety must always be the first priority for accommodation providers and the government.\"\n\nIn 2016, Urban Student Life (USL) was criticised in a tribunal ruling for not providing clear written guidelines on fire safety procedures or displaying fire safety notices in one of its student accommodation blocks in Leeds.\n\nLeeds City Council sent in fire authority officers to inspect the building, who declared at the time it was not fit for use.\n\nMatt Wrack, general secretary of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU), said the latest fire was \"deeply troubling\".\n\n\"This is not how any building should react to a fire in the 21st century, let alone a building in which people live,\" he said.\n\n\"It's time for a complete overhaul of UK fire safety before it's too late.\"\n\nPrime Minister Boris Johnson met people helping residents after the fire in Bolton\n\nLes Skarratts, of the FBU in the north-west, said there would be \"hard lessons to learn as the circumstances become clearer in the coming days\".\n\nForty fire engines were called to the scene of the blaze, which affected every floor.\n\nProf George E Holmes, vice-chancellor of the University of Bolton, whose students live at the block, said: \"I can't say enough about how pleased we were with the response - it's been amazing from all emergency services.\"\n\nFootball fans attending Bolton Wanderers' match were asked to donate items for evacuated residents.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nThe university said it was supporting students, who are being offered temporary accommodation in other student halls and in some hotels.\n\nGMFRS has asked residents who are not yet accounted for to contact authorities to let them know they are safe.\n\nMr Keelan added a team has \"concentrated purely on the high-rises across Greater Manchester to make sure that we learn from Grenfell\".\n\n\"The evacuation procedure and subsequent training - and putting it into practice last night - has paid absolute dividends,\" he told a press conference.\n\n\"We are going to continue to be here throughout the day and working very closely with the building owner to move this forward in the coming days.\"\n\nHave you been affected by the fire? Share your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk.\n\nPlease include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. You can also contact us in the following ways:\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nDemocratic Governor John Bel Edwards has secured a second term as Louisiana governor after a tightly fought election race.\n\nMr Edwards faced a strong challenge from Republican Eddie Rispone, winning with 51% of the vote.\n\nIt comes as a blow to President Donald Trump who backed his fellow Republican.\n\nMr Trump visited the state three times during the past two weeks, turning the race into a test of his own popularity in the southern state.\n\n\"Tonight, the people of Louisiana have chosen to chart their own path,\" Mr Edwards told a crowd of supporters on Saturday.\n\n\"And as for the president, God bless his heart,\" he added, drawing laughter from some onlookers.\n\nMr Edwards, 53, was first elected governor in 2015 and remains the only state-wide elected Democrat in the historically Republican state.\n\nHe positioned himself as a conservative Democrat, supporting the expansion of Obama-era healthcare reforms but opposing abortion and gun restrictions.\n\nRepublican contender Eddie Rispone positioned himself as a \"conservative outsider\" with backing from President Trump\n\nThe campaign also drew on the success of tax increases under his first term, which helped to end the state's overwhelming financial deficits. The new money has been used to fund investment in public colleges and the first pay rise in a decade for teachers.\n\nHis Republican rival, Mr Rispone, billed himself as a \"conservative outsider\" in the mould of President Trump, and spent over $12m (£9.3m) of his own money on the race.\n\nBut he avoided many traditional public events during the campaign, and often side-stepped questions about his plans for tax cuts and constitutional reform.\n\n\"We have nothing to be ashamed of,\" Mr Rispone told supporters after receiving news of his defeat. \"We had over 700,000 people in Louisiana really want something better and something different.\"\n\nSaturday's election marked the second Democratic victory in a traditionally Republican state this month, after Republicans lost the governorship race in Kentucky.", "We knew this was going to be a strange election. It's been a strange few years.\n\nBut while the parties are eagerly trying to stick to their familiar scripts - the Tories on Brexit, the Labour Party on public services, something far less recognisable is going on too in this campaign.\n\nIt started with Ian Austin last week, the former Labour MP who urged voters to choose Boris Johnson instead.\n\nAnd it's fully breaking out on the other side too.\n\nDavid Gauke, who only resigned from the cabinet a few months ago, has publicly urged voters to take a good look at the Liberal Democrats, saying that a Boris Johnson majority would be bad for the country.\n\nRead the latest blog from Laura here.", "Zia Uddin kept condoms in the control room where he sexually assaulted the girls\n\nA Primark security guard has been found guilty of sexually assaulting teenage girls he accused of shoplifting.\n\nZia Uddin, 27, from east London, attacked four 15-year-old girls while working at the Kingston store in 2017.\n\nUddin threatened the teenagers with calling the police and their parents if they did not perform sexual acts on him in the control room of the store.\n\nHe was convicted of one count of rape and four counts of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity.\n\nKingston Crown Court heard Uddin's colleagues had noticed his strange behaviour, which included making requests to delete CCTV, and not properly completing paperwork on shoplifting.\n\nHe was also known to keep condoms in the control room, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said.\n\nOnce detained, some victims offered to pay for the items they had stolen, suggested they could work in the store to make amends, or even never enter the shop again.\n\nZia Uddin knew where the \"blind spots\" were on the Kingston branch's CCTV\n\nHowever, once alone in the back office, Uddin, from Manor Park in Newham, made clear he was only interested in sexual acts in exchange for letting them go.\n\nProsecutors said one girl only did as he asked because \"there was no other choice\" and it was the only way out of the situation.\n\nGraham Partridge, from the CPS, said Uddin \"preyed on young girls in a vulnerable situation\".\n\n\"He abused his authority by telling them to perform sexual acts for him on the promise they would then be released without their parents or the police being informed about what they had done.\n\n\"Having worked in security, Uddin was also well aware of the CCTV camera 'blind spots' and took advantage of these in order to carry out his offending.\"\n\nHe added that Uddin claimed all the victims were liars and refused to take responsibility for his actions.\n\nUddin will be sentenced next Tuesday.\n\nA spokeswoman for Primark said: \"This has been a horrendous ordeal for the victims and their families and we are truly sorry for what they have suffered. Our thoughts are very much with them.\n\n\"The nature of these offences is shocking and distressing.\n\n\"Zia Uddin abused the trust that was placed in him by his employer, Brooknight Security, and by us, by taking advantage of his victims, who were young and vulnerable.\"\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Hospitals across England have been told to cancel non-emergency operations in the new year to prepare for a post-Christmas surge in patients.\n\nThe first weeks of January are often the busiest of the year with winter illnesses peaking, combined with the growing day-to-day demand in A&E.\n\nSo an emergency panel of NHS bosses is urging hospitals to cut back on their routine work, such as knee and hip ops.\n\nThey hope it will give hospitals some breathing space to cope.\n\nPublicly, no figure is being put on the number of operations that should be put off, although the BBC understands hospitals are working on the basis of doing 10% fewer.\n\nThat would mean in the region of 15,000 operations not taking place in the first two weeks of January.\n\nThe panel has suggested hospitals use the staff freed up by the move to set up \"hot clinics\" staffed by experts in conditions such as respiratory illness to take the pressure off A&E.\n\nThe directive is the first to be issued by the NHS National Emergency Pressures Panel, a new group of senior doctors, nurses and managers set up to advise NHS England.\n\nCan't find your health trust? Browse the full list Rather search by typing? Back to search\n\nIf you can't see the NHS Tracker, click or tap here.\n\nPanel chair Prof Sir Bruce Keogh said it would be sensible for hospitals to curtail the amount of planned work they are doing until at least mid January.\n\n\"NHS staff are working flat out to cope with seasonal pressures and ensure patients receive the best possible care.\n\n\"However, given the scale of the challenge, hospitals should be planning for a surge that comes in the new year by freeing up beds and staff where they can to care for our sickest patients.\"\n\nHe said this would reduce the need for last-minute cancellations which were unfair on patients.\n\nIt comes as figures released on Thursday showed pressures had already started building.\n\nThe weekly bulletin from NHS England showed over 1,000 beds were closed because of the vomiting bug Norovirus - nearly 10% of the hospital bed-stock - while ambulances were increasingly likely to find themselves delayed when they dropped off patients at A&E.\n\nPauline Philip, the NHS national director for emergency care, said it was a sensible move.\n\nShe also urged hospitals to make the most of the extra £350m winter funding provided by the government, which was released into the system last week.\n\nAnd she added: \"There is still time for the public to play their part by ensuring they have their flu jab and by using local pharmacies and NHS 111.\"\n\nProf Derek Alderson, president of the Royal College of Surgeons, welcomed the move as it provided clarity over what should be done as pressures grow.\n\nBut he said it was still pretty \"short notice\" for those patients who face having their operations cancelled.\n\nAnd he urged hospitals to prioritise cancer treatment and other planned operations that, if cancelled, would harm patients.", "Mr Harris served as a junior minister under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown\n\nA former Labour minister has urged voters to back the Conservatives in the general election to keep \"extremist\" Jeremy Corbyn out of power.\n\nTom Harris claimed that Mr Corbyn had \"instinctively sided with our country's enemies\" over the years.\n\nAnd he said the prospect of the Labour leader becoming prime minister \"chilled him to the bone\".\n\nMr Harris was the Labour MP for Glasgow South between 2001 and 2015, and is a long-standing critic of Mr Corbyn.\n\nThe former junior transport minister, who led the Vote Leave campaign in Scotland ahead of the EU referendum, made his plea to voters in an article in the Scottish Daily Mail.\n\nThe piece was published in Wednesday's edition as Mr Corbyn prepared to make a two-day visit to Scotland ahead of the election on 12 December.\n\nAhead of the trip, the Labour leader said the election would be \"a once-in-generation chance to transform Scotland and the whole UK\".\n\nMr Corbyn also pledged to deliver \"massive investment\" in Scotland if he becomes prime minister, adding: \"When Labour wins, Scotland wins.\"\n\nBut Mr Harris, who left Labour last year, told the BBC's Good Morning Scotland programme that Mr Corbyn represented a strain of left-wing politics that was \"complete anathema\" to the traditional Labour party.\n\nHe added: \"He is not somebody who can be trusted with the security of the nation. He is a man who has instinctively sided with our country's enemies over the years that he has been an MP.\n\n\"The idea of him becoming prime minister just chills me to the bone and the only way of stopping Corbyn becoming PM is to vote to vote for Boris Johnson and the Conservatives. It is a very simple, logical conclusion.\"\n\nHe claimed that the security services in countries such as the US and Australia viewed Mr Corbyn with \"great concern\" because they \"just don't feel that this is a man who can be trusted with the fundamental responsibility of protecting the country\".\n\nAnd he accused Mr Corbyn of being ready to \"betray\" the Scottish people and the Scottish Labour Party by allowing a second referendum on independence.\n\nLast week, Mr Harris backed former Labour MP Ian Austin's public desertion of the party, telling the Daily Mail: \"Like Ian, I will be far happier with a Boris Johnson government.\"\n\nElsewhere on the election campaign trail, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the UK faces \"a historic choice\" on 12 December as \"the country can either move forwards with policies that will deliver years of growth and prosperity, or it can disappear into an intellectual cul-de-sac of far-left Corbynism.\"\n\nThe SNP insisted it was the only party that could beat the Conservatives in Scotland and \"lock Boris Johnson out of Downing Street\".\n\nThe Scottish Liberal Democrats will focus their day's campaigning on a pledge to invest in nurseries and provide free care for children from nine months old.", "An old hand once offered me a wise piece of advice: if an opinion poll generates a strong headline it will probably turn out to be wrong.\n\nSo it is sensible to treat the polls with caution. At this stage of the 2017 general election, the world was debating whether Theresa May's majority would be above or below 100.\n\nBut opinion polls can provide a helpful snapshot of the electorate's thinking at the moment they are conducted.\n\nWith four weeks to go until election day, there appear to be two clear strands in the current polls.\n\nFirst, Boris Johnson is ahead, in part because the Leave vote is rallying behind the Conservatives.\n\nThe second theme is that the Remain vote is splintering. That explains, in part, why Labour is so far behind the Tories and why the Liberal Democrats are continuing to enjoy a revival.\n\nAt this point a second rule of opinion poll reporting applies. Political parties will loftily claim they have better things to worry about than opinion polls, all the while spending a fortune on \"private\" polls and poring over every detail of published polls.\n\nDowning Street believes the only way Boris Johnson can deliver his Brexit deal and the subsequent future EU trade negotiations is by securing a credible parliamentary majority - 330 seats is effectively the minimum.\n\nThe Remain side - many Labour candidates and the Lib Dems as a whole - think Boris Johnson is highly likely to win the largest number of seats at the election. And so their most realistic ambition is to deny him a parliamentary majority. The way to do that is to play the classic underdog card of saying: put a check on the frontrunner.\n\nThe argument will have to be phrased carefully because of course, everyone insists they are on course for victory. But expect an argument along these lines: with a majority Boris Johnson can do what he likes on Brexit, so rein him in.\n\nThis is where the former Conservative Lord Chancellor David Gauke enters the picture.\n\nOne of Gauke's principal arguments for running as an independent in South West Hertfordshire - where he has been the MP since 2005 - is the fear that an unrestricted Boris Johnson government would threaten a no-deal Brexit through refusing to extend the transition period beyond December 2020.\n\nThe transition, dubbed the \"membership minus votes\" period, when the UK has all the benefits and obligations of EU membership without a say on the rules, is due to run out at the end of December next year. It can, in theory, be extended by one or two years.\n\nGauke - who lost the whip in September for voting to block a no-deal Brexit - agreed to vote for Johnson's new Brexit deal in October after being given a specific undertaking in the Commons by Robert Buckland. Buckland, his successor as Lord Chancellor, said MPs would be able to vote before 1 July on whether to extend the trade talks by one or two years.\n\nTalks are due to take place during the transition period that will kick in after the UK leaves the EU on 31 January.\n\nHowever if the prime minister wins a majority, the Buckland commitment will probably die. While Brexiteer cabinet ministers are delighted, more pro-European cabinet ministers are disappointed.\n\nIf Johnson fails to secure a majority, the Buckland commitment could return to life. It may be the price the prime minister has to pay to stay in office.\n\nDavid Gauke may provide the Remain side with a rallying cry on the threat of a new no-deal Brexit. But the pro-Europeans are divided, as the Liberal Democrats demonstrated when they pledged to stand against Gauke.\n\nBoris Johnson, by contrast, is rapidly becoming the unofficial leader of the Leave side, even as The Brexit Party's Nigel Farage ditched plans to take on the Tories in more than 300 seats.\n\nAnd a united political force will always have an easier job in imposing its will.\n\nYou can watch Newsnight on BBC Two at 22:30 on weekdays. Catch up on iPlayer, subscribe to the programme on YouTube and follow it on Twitter.", "Little is known about the ape as only a few fossils are known, including this jawbone\n\nA fossilised tooth left behind by the largest ape that ever lived is shedding new light on the evolution of apes.\n\nGigantopithecus blacki was thought to stand nearly three metres tall and tip the scales at 600kg.\n\nIn an astonishing advance, scientists have obtained molecular evidence from a two-million-year-old fossil molar tooth found in a Chinese cave.\n\nThe mystery ape is a distant relative of orangutans, sharing a common ancestor around 12 million years ago.\n\n\"It would have been a distant cousin (of orangutans), in the sense that its closest living relatives are orangutans, compared to other living great apes such as gorillas or chimpanzees or us,\" said Dr Frido Welker, from the University of Copenhagen.\n\nThe research, reported in Nature, is based on comparing the ancient protein sequence of the tooth of the extinct ape, believed to be a female, with apes alive today.\n\nObtaining skeletal protein from a two-million-year-old fossil is rare if not unprecedented, raising hopes of being able to look even further back in time at other ancient ancestors, including humans, who lived in warmer regions.\n\nThere is a much poorer chance of being able to find ancient DNA or proteins in tropical climates, where samples tend to degrade quicker.\n\n\"This study suggests that ancient proteins might be a suitable molecule surviving across most of recent human evolution even for areas like Africa or Asia and we could thereby in the future study our own evolution as a species over a very long time span,\" Dr Welker told BBC News.\n\nGigantopithecus blacki was first identified in 1935 based on a single tooth sample. The ape is thought to have lived in Southeast Asia from two million years ago to 300,000 years ago.\n\nMany teeth and four partial jawbones have been identified but the animal's relationship to other great ape species has been hard to decipher.\n\nThe ape reached massive proportions, exceeding that of living gorillas, based on analysis of the few bones that have been found.\n\nIt is thought to have gone extinct when the environment changed from forest to savannah.", "The campus of one of Hong Kong's top universities turned into a battleground on Tuesday as student protesters fought with police well into the night.\n\nAfter police entered the campus, protesters set up roadblocks, formed human chains to pass supplies, and made weapons including petrol bombs.\n\nOthers fought back with bows and arrows, as police fired volleys of tear gas and rubber bullets at the crowd.\n\nThe BBC spoke to some of the students at the scene.", "Caution among UK shoppers has led to a tough year so far for toy retailers, as parents search for deals and cut back on impulse buys.\n\nUK toy sales were down by 8% in the year so far, compared with the same period last year, leaving retailers dreaming of a bumper Christmas.\n\nBut economic uncertainty and Brexit planning could lead to shortages of the most popular toys.\n\nOthers may be sold off cheaper if sales fail to match retailers' expectations.\n\nAbout 30% of annual spending on toys comes at Christmas, with £86 spent on the typical child up to the age of 11, according to analysts NPD.\n\nThe industry is banking on festive sales turning around a poor year so far. The 8% drop in UK sales was worse than a 3% drop in international toy sales, said Frederique Tutt, global industry analyst for NPD. Sales last year were also flat, suggesting more than a seasonal downturn.\n\nShe said this was driven by a lack of consumer confidence and High Street woes in general, rather than issues specific to the toy industry.\n\nParents and grandparents have made fewer impulse buys outside of birthdays and Christmas, partly as they are less likely to be in stores.\n\n\"You do not get the same Willy Wonka-type excitement on the internet as children do in a toy shop,\" said Gary Grant, who chairs the committee which selects the 2019 DreamToys list of \"must-have\" toys.\n\nBlockbuster film releases had been earmarked as a saviour for the industry this year, owing to the sale of spin-off toy merchandise which account for 10% of the market. The two brands which have previously broken records for film-licensed products - Star Wars and Frozen - will see new films released before Christmas.\n\nBut Mr Grant said the financial reality for many families was that buying a toy after watching a film would be a substitute for another toy purchase, not necessarily an additional purchase.\n\nLicensed products in general have accounted for 23% of toy sales so far this year, but Ms Tutt said this sector was no longer dominated by blockbuster film releases.\n\nSome of the hotly tipped toys this year have links to YouTube stars and are marketed on social media. The fragmentation of entertainment channels has made it difficult for the big film brands to repeat previous success - although some, such as Harry Potter - have had some joy.\n\n\"Children move on to the next thing very quickly, so there is a relatively short window of opportunity to make sales,\" she said.\n\nThe extra planning required by the potential for the UK leaving the EU on 31 October led many manufacturers and retailers making early decisions on orders for the coming Christmas.\n\nThat, according to Mr Grant, could mean a shortage of certain toys before Christmas which suddenly become popular. A cautious approach by manufacturers may add to this concern.\n\nThere are already suggestions of shortages of the L.O.L Surprise! 2-in-1 Glamper\n\nHowever, there was also the chance that retailers could have over-ordered certain toys, leading to the potential for big discounts on those at some point before Christmas.\n\nThat, he said, would impact the cash taken by retailers, in addition to the extra management time and cost during the year that was caused by Brexit planning.\n\nHe predicted that a pick-up in the UK economy and consumer confidence would bring shoppers back to the High Street to spend money, but it was difficult to know when such an improvement would come.", "John Lawler died following treatment at the Chiropractic 1st clinic in York\n\nA chiropractor whose patient's neck broke during treatment has told an inquest she had \"never experienced anything\" like it.\n\nArleen Scholten was treating 80-year-old John Lawler at Chiropractic 1st in York in August 2017 when he became unresponsive.\n\nHis family were later told in hospital his neck was fractured. He died the next day.\n\nA criminal investigation into his death ruled out any charges.\n\nGiving evidence on the second day of the inquest, Mrs Scholten, said she had trained in Canada and had been practising for 16 years and moved to the UK in 2005.\n\nMr Lawler had come to her at the end of July for an initial assessment complaining of aches in his legs.\n\nShe was told Mr Lawler had back surgery a decade ago for spinal stenosis and had metal rods inserted in his lower back.\n\nMrs Scholten said despite this she believed she could relieve some of his pain by what she described as \"gentle manipulation\".\n\n\"I did think I could help. I would never start care unless I thought I could help,\" she said.\n\nMrs Scholten said treatment involved a hand-held activator, which applies a light pressure to the patient, and dropping a section of the treatment table to \"stretch\" the joint tissues.\n\nOn 11 August she began treatment in the usual way.\n\n\"I used a drop and he let out a groan and said 'my arms don't feel right'.\n\n\"I waited a couple of seconds and asked him if he was okay and he said again 'my arms don't feel right'.\"\n\nShe said it was something she had never experienced in her 16 years of adjusting people.\n\nMr Lawler's widow told the inquest on Monday he had shouted \"you are hurting me\" at this point, however Mrs Scholten said she did not hear him say that.\n\nMrs Scholten said she managed to get him to a chair before asking her receptionist to call an ambulance.\n\nShe told paramedics she had been applying \"gentle manipulation\" but did not tell them about using the drop treatment.\n\nShe said she was in a \"complete and utter state of panic\" and could not explain why she had not mentioned that element of treatment.\n\nFor the family, Mr Richard Copnall, said given the rods in his lower back he was surely not a \"suitable\" patient for chiropractic treatment.\n\nMrs Scholten said she had treated other patients who had had back surgery before.\n\n\"I felt I could help him, I wanted to help him,\" she said.\n\nShe said what happened on the 11 August was \"rare and unusual\".\n\n\"I've never experienced anything like this.\"\n\nFollow BBC Yorkshire on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Send your story ideas to yorkslincs.news@bbc.co.uk.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "A court order protecting the identity of two police officers charged in connection with the death of Dalian Atkinson has been lifted by a judge.\n\nThe ex-Aston Villa striker, 48, died after he was restrained by police and Tasered at his father's house in Telford, Shropshire, in 2016.\n\nA second officer, Mary Ellen Bettley-Smith, is charged with assault causing actual bodily harm.\n\nJudge Simon Drew QC, sitting at Birmingham Crown Court, overturned the Contempt of Court Act order, allowing the naming of the officers after submissions by media organisations.\n\nBoth officers were present at the hearing, at which their lawyers agreed that anonymity could not be justified, instead arguing that their home addresses should not be revealed in media reports.\n\nThe officers had been granted the interim order banning publication of their names last week after it was argued there were risks to their safety.\n\nLawyers acting for six media organisations argued that the anonymity orders were an \"unjustified\" and represented a serious interference with common law open justice principles.\n\nAn alternative charge of an unlawful act manslaughter has been put forward by the CPS for PC Monk.\n\nPC Bettley-Smith has indicated that she will plead not guilty.\n\nThe 29-year-old officer and her 41-year-old colleague are both from Shropshire, but a court order prevents the media from reporting their home addresses.\n\nMr Atkinson, who also played for Ipswich and Sheffield Wednesday, was detained outside an address in Trench, Telford at about 01:30 on 15 August 2016.\n\nHe was taken by ambulance to the Princess Royal Hospital, where he died.\n\nBoth defendants are next expected to appear in court on 9 December for a plea and trial preparation hearing.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Adam Schiff, the Democratic Chairman of the Intelligence Committee overseeing the impeachment inquiry, began laying out the questions they seek to answer during the hearings.\n\nHe described the precedent for the future of how presidents act in office.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Former minister David Gauke: \"A Conservative majority... will take us in the direction of a very hard Brexit\"\n\nFormer justice secretary David Gauke says a Conservative majority at the upcoming election would be a \"bad outcome for the country\".\n\nMr Gauke - who confirmed he will run as an independent in 12 December poll - was among the MPs expelled from the Tories by Boris Johnson after he voted against a no-deal Brexit.\n\nHe said a majority led by Mr Johnson would mean a \"very hard Brexit\".\n\nBut Tory Minister Michael Gove said his former colleague was \"precisely wrong\".\n\nMr Gove told BBC Breakfast the Conservatives were pursuing \"a good Brexit deal which works for whole UK [and] which will enable us to have a relationship with the EU based on free trade and friendly co-operation.\"\n\nResponding to Mr Gauke's comments, Mr Johnson said: \"We are fighting for every vote we can get. I regret we haven't got his support, but we will do our best in the campaign ahead.\"\n\nMr Gauke confirmed his decision to stand in South West Hertfordshire - where he has been the MP since 2005 - at a political awards ceremony on Tuesday.\n\nBut he has urged voters in some constituencies to vote for the Liberal Democrats\n\nSpeaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Mr Gauke attacked the policy of the Conservatives to not extend the implementation period for Brexit past December 2020.\n\nDuring these months, the UK would stick to the EU rules on issues such as freedom of movement.\n\nThe Tories plan to negotiate a free trade agreement with the European Union during that time, but have pledged to leave without one if no deal is reached by the deadline.\n\nBrexit Party leader Nigel Farage cited the pledge as one of the reasons for his decision not to stand candidates in the 317 seats won by the Tories at the last general election, in 2017.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Tory Minister Michael Gove says the UK \"can secure a free trade deal by the end of 2020\"\n\nMr Gauke said \"one simply cannot renegotiate a trade deal in that time period\", and leaving without a deal would be \"disastrous for the prosperity of our country… [making] whole sectors unviable\".\n\nBut he said Mr Johnson was so \"boxed in\" to the plan that he couldn't change his mind even if he wanted to - and he showed no sign of that.\n\n\"He would have letters flooding in to the chairman of the 1922 committee [trying to oust him] and Nigel Farage would be out making a lot of noise,\" said Mr Gauke.\n\n\"I don't think that either the parliamentary party or the wider Conservative membership would allow him to do that. He is boxed in unless Parliament is in a position to force him to extend.\"\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nMr Gauke said his comments were not a personal attack on Mr Johnson, although he said the PM \"lacks qualities some would ideally want in prime minister\".\n\nBut he urged voters to support \"the centre ground\" in the election so they could stop a hard Brexit, even lending their support to the Liberal Democrats if needs be.\n\n\"I have to say I am impressed by [Lib Dem leader] Jo Swinson and if I was living in a lot of constituencies I would lend my vote,\" he told Today.\n\n\"I have reluctantly come to that view,\" he said. \"I thought the best outcome for our country was for us to unite behind some kind of soft Brexit [but] that option isn't there any more. The country is too polarised and there isn't the support for it.\n\n\"[Mr Johnson's plan] is a harder Brexit than what was promised to the British people in 2016.\n\n\"Because the consequences of the Johnson deal are so significant, we do need to check back in with the people, and it is perfectly possible to get a parliamentary majority for that after the election.\"\n\nJust four months ago David Gauke was a cabinet minister and regarded as one of the safest pair of hands in the Tory Party.\n\nHe is now urging voters to stop Boris Johnson from winning a majority.\n\nHis decision to stand as an independent candidate is prompted by his fear that Mr Johnson is \"boxed in\" to a no-deal Brexit by his refusal to consider any extension of the transition period beyond December 2020.\n\nAn impossible timetable, Mr Gauke believes, in which to secure a trade deal - and a view shared by many hard line Brexiteers.\n\nMr Gauke is one of only a small band of former Tory rebels who've chosen to fight on, rather than to quit politics altogether.\n\nBut Lib Dem sources said they were unlikely to stand aside in his Hertfordshire seat.\n\nMeanwhile, Downing Street has shrugged off his decision and later Mr Johnson will repeat his Brexit message - that his deal is the only way to get Britain out of the rut and end the \"groundhoggery\".\n\nChancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Mr Gove, said his former colleague was \"a good friend, but I think on this issue he's got it precisely wrong\".\n\nHe told Breakfast: \"The only way that we can Brexit done is by making sure we do have a functioning majority government.\n\n\"We're going to get a good deal with the EU and we're going to get it by the end of 2020.\"\n\nMr Gove added: \"One of the problems that we've had is that Parliament has engaged in endless dither and delay on this, and that's because we haven't had a strong majority.\"\n\nEarlier, Gagan Mohindra was chosen as the Conservative candidate for Mr Gauke's constituency.\n\nMr Mohindra is a member of Essex County Council and Epping Forest District Council.\n\nSome parties are yet to choose their candidates for South West Hertfordshire, but Tom Pashby has been selected for the Green Party and Sally Symington will represent the Liberal Democrats.\n\nMr Gauke is not the first politician to call on the public to back a rival party in the December election.\n\nOn Monday, his fellow former Tory MP Nick Boles launched a scathing attack on both Mr Johnson and Mr Corbyn in the Evening Standard, and said people should vote Lib Dem.\n\nThis came after two former Labour MPs - Ian Austin and John Woodcock - said the electorate should back Mr Johnson as Mr Corbyn was \"completely unfit\" to be PM.\n• None Tories choose candidate to take place of Gauke", "It looks nicer on the outside than on the inside, apparently\n\nCity of London regulators tasked with mucking out the financial stables have been making a \"shameful\" mess of their own, it has emerged.\n\nFinancial Conduct Authority staff have been upbraided for leaving their HQ in an \"unacceptable\" state.\n\nChief operating officer Georgina Philippou complained of \"bad behaviour\" including \"colleagues defecating on the floor in toilet cubicles\".\n\nCatering and security teams had been verbally abused, she said.\n\nMs Philippou made the complaints in a letter to the 4,000 employees at the FCA's Stratford headquarters that was posted on the authority's intranet.\n\nShe said she was \"ashamed\" at the behaviour of a \"minority of colleagues\".\n\nAs first reported by the Evening Standard newspaper, she outlined a series of incidents, including:\n\nMs Philippou said: \"You may have heard about some of these behaviours already and I'm sure others will come as a shock.\n\n\"This kind of behaviour is unacceptable and will not be tolerated here.\"\n\nThe FCA has been responsible for regulating the conduct of the UK's financial firms and markets since 2013. It moved from Canary Wharf to its current home in July last year.\n\nAn FCA spokesperson said: \"There has been a small number of incidents of bad behaviour towards our colleagues and building.\n\n\"We have a duty as an employer to highlight this sort of poor behaviour and our senior management are very clear it is simply unacceptable.\n\n\"We value all of our staff and it is only right that we call out poor behaviour when we see it. Judging from the feedback we have received on the article, our staff agree.\"\n\nKPMG has also had to warn staff about their behaviour\n\nBosses at audit giant KPMG were also forced to warn staff about their conduct at work in 2018.\n\nAn email to workers at its Reading office seen by the BBC warned: \"We have had some incidents recently where the first floor accessible toilet sink is being used as a toilet, not for urinating.\n\n\"This is not the behaviour we expect from KPMG staff.\"\n\nA KPMG spokesperson told the BBC: \"This was an isolated incident which occurred in one of our offices well over a year ago and was clearly totally unacceptable.\n\n\"Where there is behaviour that falls short of the standards we expect we are quick to call it out, as we have done here.\"\n\nDo your work colleagues have any unsanitary habits? Share your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk.\n\nPlease include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. You can also contact us in the following ways:\n• None Five rules for eating at your desk", "Royal Mail has won its legal battle to prevent a postal strike after the High Court backed its application for an injunction.\n\nThe decision is a setback for union plans to stage strikes in the run-up to the general election and Christmas.\n\nLast month, 100,000 Royal Mail staff were balloted and voted to take action over job security and terms.\n\nBut Royal Mail argued that the ballot had \"potential irregularities\" and was null and void.\n\nThe Communications Workers Union (CWU) said its members were \"extremely angry and bitterly disappointed\".\n\nIt also accused Royal Mail of a \"cowardly and vicious attack on its own workforce\" and said it intended to appeal.\n\nShane O'Riordain, director of corporate affairs at Royal Mail, said it had not taken the decision to go to the High Court lightly.\n\n\"We sought to reach resolution outside the courts. We asked CWU to confirm it would refrain from taking industrial action, based on clear evidence of planned and orchestrated breaches by CWU officials of their legal obligations.\"\n\nMembers of the CWU voted by 97% in favour of a nationwide strike, saying the company had failed to adhere to an employment deal agreed last year.\n\nRoyal Mail denied this and said it had evidence of CWU members coming under pressure to vote \"yes\" in the ballot.\n\nThis included, the company said, union members \"being encouraged to open their ballot papers on site, mark them as 'yes', with their colleagues present and filming or photographing them doing so, before posting their ballots together at their workplace postboxes\".\n\nRoyal Mail said this amounted to a \"de facto workplace ballot\", contrary to rules on industrial action, to maximise the turnout and the \"yes\" vote.\n\nThe CWU thought the ballot result couldn't have been clearer - a 97% vote in favour of strike action on a turnout of 76%.\n\nBarring the result of any appeal, the CWU will have to go back to the drawing board and re-ballot its 110,000 members.\n\nIt's not a quick process and there's a strict code of practice to follow which takes at least a month.\n\nRealistically, it seems there's little chance of strike action before the new year, meaning postal workers have lost their moment of maximum leverage.\n\nA Christmas strike plus a threat to postal votes during the election would have been very damaging for the Royal Mail. It'll now be breathing a temporary sigh of relief. But the dispute, which covers a wide range of issues, is far from over.\n\nRoyal Mail's procedures state that employees cannot open their mail at delivery offices without the prior authorisation of their manager.\n\nBut CWU lawyers argued there was no evidence of interference with the ballot and that \"legitimate partisan campaigning\" by the union in favour of a \"yes\" vote did not violate the rules.\n\nIn the High Court, Mr Justice Swift said in his judgement: \"This was an interference that was accurately described as improper. Strike ballots should be postal ballots. Each voter should receive a voting paper at home.\n\n\"What CWU did was a form of subversion of the ballot process. It was an interference with voting.\"\n\nIf the action had gone ahead, it would have been Royal Mail's first national postal strike in a decade. In the 2017-18 financial year, Royal Mail delivered about 14.4 billion letters and 1.2 billion parcels.", "There are 650 constituencies in the UK but most of the campaigning for the general election will take place in a smaller number.\n\nAs ever, much of the focus will be on marginal constituencies - places where the winning majority in 2017 was small.\n\nHowever, at this election the parties will also be targeting a large number of constituencies beyond the marginal seats.\n\nThere will be a lot of focus on areas that voted strongly to Leave or strongly to Remain in the EU referendum - even where the majorities are large. Big swings cannot be ruled out.\n\nA striking aspect of the 2017 general election was that the result in lots of constituencies was very close.\n\nThe normal working definition for a marginal seat is one where the majority is under 10%, which usually means under about 5,000 votes - although that does depend on turnout and the size of the constituency.\n\nThen, within that group of seats, there are the ultra-marginals: places where the majority is under 2% - about 1,000 votes.\n\nIn 2017 there were 51 of these ultra-marginals - considerably more than in previous elections. In fact there were eight seats with a majority under 50.\n\nAll those will be hotly contested. The Conservatives will be hoping to win back some of the seats they lost last time - like Canterbury, Keighley and Kensington - while Labour will try to take seats where it got within a whisker - such as Arfon, Pudsey and Southampton Itchen.\n\nAnd the Lib Dems will hope to win seats they've previously held like Richmond Park, St Ives and Sheffield Hallam.\n\nIn Scotland there are 46 marginal seats, using the 10% definition, out of a total of 59. So almost all the constituencies are potentially in play.\n\nOf particular interest will be the 21 seats lost by the SNP in 2017. Nearly all voted Remain in the EU referendum so the SNP hopes its anti-Brexit stance will help it to recapture as many of them as possible.\n\nIn many cases it would only take a small shift - places like Stirling and Gordon, held by the Conservatives, and Rutherglen & Hamilton West and Midlothian, both held by Labour.\n\nAnother seat to keep an eye on is Fife North East. It's the most marginal constituency in the whole country with an SNP majority over the Liberal Democrats of just two votes. In fact, that's the smallest majority in any seat this century.\n\nIt's not just Scotland where Brexit will influence which seats are targeted. Strongly Leave and strongly Remain areas are likely to be crucial.\n\nThe Conservatives are hoping to capture longstanding Labour constituencies that voted heavily to Leave - even those outside the normal marginal range.\n\nThe map shows that these are concentrated in the Midlands and parts of the north of England - seats like West Bromwich West, Bolsover, and Hyndburn.\n\nHowever, the Brexit Party has a similar goal. It describes Hartlepool as its number one target.\n\nOn the other hand, the Liberal Democrats are targeting heavily-Remain seats, mostly in the south of England, even though some have quite big majorities. Places like St Albans, Winchester, and Cambridge.\n\nAnother feature of the Brexit battle at this election is the agreement made by the Liberal Democrats, Plaid Cymru and Green Party to stand aside for one another in 60 seats across England and Wales.\n\nIt's impossible to know whether this will affect who wins any of the constituencies but it should give a boost to Plaid in places like Llanelli and Ynys Mon and to the Lib Dems in seats including Hazel Grove and Thornbury & Yate.\n\nWhere parties choose to put up candidates could have a bigger impact in Northern Ireland than anywhere else.\n\nIn Belfast South, for example, Sinn Fein is standing aside in favour of the SDLP to increase its chances of ousting the DUP. The SDLP will return the favour in Belfast North.\n\nMeanwhile in Fermanagh & South Tyrone the DUP will stand aside to assist the UUP, as it did in 2017.\n\nAnother seat to keep an eye on is Foyle where it's a different story. It's the most marginal constituency in Northern Ireland and was a Sinn Fein gain from the SDLP last time.\n\nOne of the features of recent general elections has been Labour's increasing dominance in London.\n\nAs a region it used to be fairly representative of the whole country, politically speaking, but over time that has changed. In 2017 Labour won 49 of the 73 seats across the city.\n\nThere's also evidence that the effect has started to spill out from central London to the outskirts and to constituencies in the surrounding areas.\n\nThat seems to be linked to an increase in the number of people leaving London - especially those in their 30s and 40s.\n\nLabour will be hoping that this demographic change could help it in seats like Chingford & Woodford Green, Crawley, and Milton Keynes South - all popular destinations for people leaving London.", "The image showed Mel B performing at the Brit Awards in 1997\n\nMelanie Brown has clarified that a \"miscommunication\" with Tesco over the use of an image of her led to her complaining to the supermarket giant.\n\nTesco pulled an advert for Clubcard Plus which featured her as Scary Spice after she voiced objections on Monday.\n\nThe ad read: \"Stop right now. You get 10% off two big shops a month for £7.99,\" a play on the hit single Stop.\n\n\"I did this campaign for Women's Aid to raise awareness and to raise funds,\" Brown wrote in a new Instagram post.\n\n\"There was NEVER any issue about me being unhappy with my image being used and there was NEVER any issue about Tesco being given permission to use the image.\"\n\nIt's understood Brown had expected the charity, which supports women and children who have experienced domestic violence, to feature more prominently in the advertising campaign.\n\nIn a comment on the original post, Brown's mother said the advert \"should have had the Women's Aid charity on it\".\n\nBut she said she could \"hardly see the writing at the bottom\" where it featured on the finished product.\n\nThis Instagram post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Instagram The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip instagram post by officialmelb This article contains content provided by Instagram. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Meta’s Instagram cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nBrown said: \"There was a miscommunication between some of the parties dealing with it but luckily Tesco has been amazing. Women's Aid sadly lost funding a few weeks ago which was why I decided to do this campaign.\n\n\"I'm really pleased that Tesco understands how important Women's Aid is to me, and has agreed to match my fee in donation to the charity.\"\n\nBrown originally used her Instagram account to ask Tesco's CEO to contact her \"urgently\". Tesco said the image was cleared for use but pulled it as Brown was \"unhappy\".\n\nA Tesco spokesman said: \"Here at Tesco we are really big fans of Mel B and were excited to feature her photo in our campaign.\n\n\"We had authorisation to use this image, but we're sorry Mel B is unhappy so we've stopped using it.\"\n\nThe image was purchased by Tesco through Getty Images and a contract was signed with Getty and Brown's agent.\n\nThe advert was part of Tesco's latest campaign, featuring cultural references from the past century for its 100th anniversary with the tagline: \"Prices that take you back.\"\n\nThe photo of Brown in a leopard print catsuit was taken at the Brit Awards in 1997, during the Spice Girls' heyday.\n\nOther celebrities, including Morecambe and Wise, have also been used in the campaign.\n\nThe comedy duo replaced Mel B on Tesco's Twitter banner on Monday evening.\n\nFollow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nA jury has been shown CCTV of a man accused of murdering a British backpacker pushing a suitcase said to contain her body.\n\nGrace Millane, of Wickford, Essex, died on the night before her 22nd birthday while travelling in New Zealand.\n\nThe suspect, who cannot be named for legal reasons, denies murder.\n\nHe had been on a date with Ms Millane the day before he left his Auckland hotel with two suitcases. Prosecutors claim Ms Millane was in one of them.\n\nThe court heard the suitcase was then buried in woodland outside the city.\n\nProsecutors allege the suspect strangled Ms Millane before disposing of her body.\n\nBut the defendant claims the University of Lincoln graduate died on 1 December after they engaged in consensual rough sex.\n\nGrace Millane died on the night before her 22nd birthday while travelling in New Zealand\n\nThe footage showed the man buying a suitcase, shovel and cleaning products as well as hiring a car in the days after Ms Millane's death.\n\nIn his police interview the man told officers he had been in a drunken stupor until 09:00 or 10:00 on 2 December - however the CCTV showed him buying a suitcase at 08:14.\n\nHe told police officers they could have the bag which was \"still in my room\" and had not been used.\n\nHowever, footage also showed him buying a second grey suitcase.\n\nThe court was shown footage of the defendant buying a shovel\n\nAuckland High Court also heard from a woman who went on a Tinder date with the 27-year-old defendant the day after Ms Millane's death.\n\nShe said: \"He said he had heard of a guy who had asked his girlfriend to have rough sex with him, strangulation and asphyxiation.\n\n\"He has tried to revive her but she died and he got sent down for manslaughter.\"\n\nGrace Millane was found buried in the Waitakere Ranges, near Auckland\n\nShe said he had been \"intense\" while talking about it and empathetic with the man in the story.\n\nHe also discussed how his police officer friends had been struggling due to the number of bodies being buried in Waitakere Ranges, the area where Ms Millane's body was discovered.\n\nAfter Ms Millane's death the man washed the rental car and left the shovel at the car wash and was also seen putting items, the crown says her personal effects, in a bin in an Auckland park, the jury was shown.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Kate Griffiths was selected as the Tory candidate for Burton\n\nThe estranged wife of a former Tory MP who sent thousands of sexual messages to two women has been selected as the candidate for his seat.\n\nAndrew Griffiths, 49, who is standing down from frontline politics, has said he is backing his wife, Kate.\n\nShe was selected as the Tory candidate for Burton on Thursday.\n\nHowever, Mrs Griffiths said she was divorcing her husband, and had not sought, and does not accept, his offer of political support.\n\nMr Griffiths resigned as small business minister in July after a newspaper reported he sent the women more than 2,000 messages in 21 days, weeks after the birth of his first child.\n\nHe was cleared of wrongdoing by the parliamentary standards watchdog, which said it found no evidence he sent the messages while engaged in parliamentary activities.\n\nA Conservative party investigation found he may have breached the Conservatives' code of conduct but said \"given his state of mental health both now and at the time\" further action would be inappropriate.\n\nIn a statement, Mrs Griffiths said the last 18 months had been the \"most difficult\" of her life but she had found a \"strength and resilience I didn't know I had\".\n\nAndrew Griffiths said he \"cared passionately\" about the Tory party and the constituency\n\nMrs Griffiths said she left Mr Griffiths \"on the day that he told me about the behaviour that was published in the press\" and their divorce is being finalised.\n\n\"I am not able to say more about this now as legal proceedings are ongoing but I want to make it clear that I have not sought, nor do I accept Andrew's offer of political support,\" she said.\n\nShe said, if elected, she wanted to be an advocate for abuse survivors.\n\nAnnouncing his decision not to stand, Mr Griffiths, who became the MP in May 2010, said he still \"cared passionately\" about the constituency.\n\n\"I'm invested in this place, I have put my whole life into it and I also love the Conservative party,\" he said.\n\nOther candidates confirmed to be standing for the seat so far are:\n\nThe BBC news page for the constituency will be updated with full 2019 candidate information after the close of nominations later this month.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nLabour leader Jeremy Corbyn has rowed back on comments that he would not back a Scottish independence referendum in the \"first term\" of a new government.\n\nFirst Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said the SNP will not help Mr Corbyn into power unless he accepts the \"principle\" of a second referendum.\n\nMr Corbyn initially told reporters that this would not happen in the first five-year term of a Labour government.\n\nHe later clarified that it would not be a priority in the \"early years\".\n\n‬Mr Corbyn was speaking in Glasgow at the beginning of a two-day campaign visit to Scotland, which will conclude with a rally in Edinburgh on Thursday.\n\nLabour has previously said it would not back an independence referendum in 2020, but could change its position if the SNP wins the next Scottish Parliament election in 2021.\n\nMr Corbyn told journalists in Glasgow that there would be \"no referendum in the first term of a Labour government, because I think we need to concentrate completely on investment in Scotland\".\n\nThis appeared to go further than the party's previous comments on the prospect of indyref2 if it wins power.\n\nBut a few hours later, Mr Corbyn reverted back to Labour's previous position by saying that he would \"not countenance an independence referendum in the early years of a Labour government because our priorities will be elsewhere.\"\n\nJeremy Corbyn was greeted in Glasgow by Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard\n\nPressed further on whether he would grant a vote if the SNP won the Holyrood election, Mr Corbyn replied: \"I'm not in favour of it at all because I think the priorities for Scotland are ending inequality, poverty and injustice across Scotland and independence will bring with it an economic problem for Scotland.\"\n\nHe also told BBC Scotland editor Brian Taylor that: \"In the early years of a Labour government I want to concentrate totally on investment all across the UK, including the £70bn I want to invest in Scotland.\"\n\nA Labour source said the party would absolutely rule out a poll in 2020, and repeated Mr Corbyn's claim that the party would win the 2021 Scottish election.\n\nPrime Minister Boris Johnson has claimed that an \"alliance\" between Labour and the SNP if there is a hung parliament would \"ruin 2020\" with two referendums - one on independence and another on the EU.\n\nNicola Sturgeon has said Mr Corbyn must accept the \"principle\" of a new independence poll to win SNP backing\n\nMs Sturgeon has insisted that Mr Corbyn should not \"pick up the phone\" to ask for the support of SNP MPs unless he is ready to accept the \"principle\" of a second independence referendum, as well as ending austerity and offering further powers to Holyrood.\n\nResponding to Mr Corbyn's comments, she said: \"‪I won't help him in power, to get into power, to stay in power if he doesn't accept the principle that whether there is a referendum in Scotland and what the timescale of that referendum should be should be determined by the people of Scotland.\"\n\nShe called it a \"basic issue of democracy\" but claimed it was \"highly unlikely\" Labour would give up a chance at being in government by rejecting an independence referendum.\n\nMs Sturgeon added: \"The reason that I think Jeremy Corbyn keeps getting into a mess on this question is that he knows that it is not democratically acceptable or democratically sustainable to block the right of the Scottish people to choose their future.\"\n\nWhen Jeremy Corbyn became Labour leader, the party hoped he'd make the SNP look like moderate centrists and he would win back left wing voters to the red corner. But that project has had only limited success.\n\nMost of their voters have been lost to the SNP. And many of those who still vote Labour in Westminster elections are sympathetic to the idea of Scottish independence - or at least to having another referendum to allow Scotland to decide.\n\nSo you'd think the Labour Party's flirtation with the idea of allowing a second vote on independence would be welcome. But instead it appears to have thrown confusion into the debate.\n\nWhile the SNP are ferociously in favour of independence, and the Tories (and Lib Dems) implacably opposed, Labour seem lost in the middle. Squeezed out of the biggest debate in Scotland.\n\nAs he arrived for the Glasgow campaign, Mr Corbyn was heckled by a Church of Scotland minister who branded him a \"terrorist sympathiser\".\n\nAs Mr Corbyn was telling reporters about a scarf given to him by a charity group, Richard Cameron - the minister at the local Scotstoun Parish Church - shouted that he thought the Labour leader would be wearing an \"Islamic jihad scarf\".\n\nHe added: \"Who's going to be the first terrorist invited to the House of Commons when you're prime minister?\"\n\nA spokeswoman for the Church of Scotland rebuked Mr Cameron, saying: \"Whilst we may occasionally robustly challenge policy issues with which we disagree, we always intend to do that in a way that is polite and measured and allows for reasoned debate.\"\n\nMr Johnson will say he wants to avoid \"more political self-obsession\"\n\nThe Conservatives and the Lib Dems have both positioned themselves in opposition to a second independence referendum.\n\nSpeaking at an electric vehicle manufacturer in the West Midlands, Boris Johnson said everyone in the UK faces \"a historic choice\" on 12 December.\n\nHe said: \"At this election, the country can either move forwards with policies that will deliver years of growth and prosperity, or it can disappear into an intellectual cul-de-sac of far-left Corbynism.\n\n\"We can honour the wishes of the people, or else we can waste more time, at the cost of a billion pounds per month, and have two more referendums, one on Scotland and one on the EU - an expense of spirit and a waste of shame, more political self-obsession.\"\n\nScottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie said his party \"will never support another independence referendum\".\n\nSpeaking at a nursery in Dunfermline while promoting his party's childcare policy, he said: \"It's really important we move on, we learn the lessons from Brexit rather than trying to repeat them with independence.\n\n\"Let's try to tackle things like childcare expansion, let's tackle the climate emergency, deal with mental health service problems that we've got in this country. We've had enough of the division and damage over the constitution.\"", "Rape prosecutors in England and Wales were given a conviction rate target which was never made public.\n\nBBC Newsnight has had access to a Law Society Gazette investigation, which found that from 2016 prosecutors were judged against a 60% target of cases ending in conviction.\n\nThis may have caused prosecutors to drop weaker cases, campaigners say.\n\nThe Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said the target was used for \"benchmarking\" - and has been dropped.\n\nThe CPS decides whether cases investigated by the police go to trial.\n\nRape convictions in England and Wales are at their lowest level since 2008, despite record levels of allegations.\n\nAccording to guidance set down in the Code for Crown Prosecutors, decisions should be based on two things: whether it's in the public interest, and if the case has more than a 50% chance of a conviction.\n\nBut from 2016, rape prosecutors were also asked to consider a conviction rate target called a \"level of ambition\" of 60%.\n\nOne way to achieve improved conviction rates is by prosecuting only the strongest cases.\n\nIf 10 rape cases are prosecuted and five of them result in convictions, the conviction rate is 50%. But if only the strongest three cases are prosecuted and all three result in convictions, the conviction rate goes up to 100% - but fewer rapists have been brought to justice.\n\nThe 60% rape conviction rate target was never made public by the CPS, but was discovered by the Law Society Gazette after a trawl through CPS inspection reports.\n\nIn one such report, inspectors criticised the Cheshire-Merseyside regional CPS for missing the target in 2017. Their conviction rate was 57.3%, down from 65.4% the previous year, but their actual number of rape convictions had gone up from 100 to 138 in the same period.\n\nThe following year, the same team introduced a \"more stringent triage process for police files\" on rape.\n\nTheir number of convictions dropped to 81 - the lowest for years - but by prosecuting fewer cases they actually exceeded the CPS target. Their conviction rate was 68%.\n\nNewsnight has also spoken to a source who attended a training session for specialist rape prosecutors in 2017.\n\nThe source said senior CPS lawyers told prosecutors that the CPS would like to see conviction rates of 61% or 62% for rape cases.\n\nHarriet Wistrich from the Centre for Women's Justice said the use of conviction targets was \"extremely worrying\"\n\nA coalition of women's organisations, represented by the Centre for Women's Justice (CWJ), has launched a legal case against the service for what it says is an unlawful change in approach by the CPS.\n\nLawyer Harriet Wistrich, founder of the CWJ, told Newsnight: \"What a change in the conviction rate would suggest is if they're being targeted to improve their convictions, the easiest way to do that is to take weaker cases out of the system.\n\n\"If those that rape are not being held to account, they will feel they can continue doing so with impunity.\"\n\nIn response to the investigation, the CPS said it had stopped using \"conviction levels of ambition\" in April 2018.\n\n\"We acknowledged they were not an appropriate tool to measure our success in bringing the right cases to court,\" a spokesman said.\n\nThe CPS has repeatedly denied any change in policy on rape that might account for the collapse in prosecutions.\n\n\"We are clear that all our cases should be assessed on whether there is a realistic prospect of conviction based on individual merit - no other reason,\" the spokesman added.\n\nConviction rate targets were not only applied to rape.\n\nA 75% target was applied to domestic violence cases, while the target for hate crime cases was an 85% level of conviction. An 85% conviction rate target was also applied to all magistrate court cases, with those in the Crown Court subject to a slightly lower level, 81.5%.\n\nA CPS spokesman said: \"While it is important that we track trends, and constantly strive to improve performance, no individual charging decision is influenced by any factor other than the merits of the case.\"\n\nYou can watch Newsnight on BBC Two at 22:30 on weekdays. Catch up on iPlayer, subscribe to the programme on YouTube and follow it on Twitter.\n• None Why do so few rape cases go to court?", "UK inflation rose at its lowest pace in almost three years last month as the energy cap kept a lid on the price of electricity, gas and other fuels, according to official statistics.\n\nThe Office for National Statistics (ONS) said consumer prices rose 1.5% in October, against 1.7% in September.\n\nThe slower pace of price rises could boost household spending power as wages are rising faster than inflation.\n\nONS data released on Tuesday showed that average earnings, excluding bonuses, increased by 3.6% in the three months to September.\n\nThe October inflation number was lower than the 1.6% forecast by economists, although the Bank of England has said inflation could slip to 1.25% early next year - well below its 2% target.\n\nA spokesperson for the ONS said: \"A fall in utility prices due to a lowering of the energy price cap helped ease inflation in October. However, this was partially offset by rising clothing prices.\"\n\nPrices of clothes and footwear rose by 1% on the previous month, the ONS said, with the most significant price moves being in ladies' formal trousers and branded trainers.\n\nThe Bank's policy makers expect the decline in inflation to continue in the first half of next year, due partly to the impact of the energy price cap and a likely reduction in water bills.\n\nBut they think those factors will fade and inflation will move back towards the target in the latter part of 2020. So the October data doesn't very much change the argument about the next move in interest rates.\n\nTwo big uncertainties are perhaps more likely to move the dial: Brexit and the slowdown in the global economy.\n\nIndeed the Bank has already signalled as much. Persistent Brexit-related uncertainty and further weakness in global growth could mean it \"might need to reinforce the expected recovery in UK GDP growth and inflation\" - in other words cut interest rates.\n\nIf those risks don't materialise a rise would be more likely. But no move is imminent.\n\nGas and electricity prices fell by 8.7% and 2.2% respectively in October from September.\n\nOfgem said that around 15 million households on default deals or pre-payment meters will see lower bills this winter as a result of its latest cap on prices which took effect from October.\n\nThe cap means that households should typically pay £75 less a year.\n\nHoward Archer, chief economic advisor to the EY Item Club, said the inflation figures were \"decent news for consumer purchasing power\".\n\nThe 3.6% rise in wages in the three months to September compares with an inflation rate of 1.8% over the period.\n\nJing Teow, economist at PwC, said: \"The continued trend of falling inflation since late 2017, coupled with the steady rise in wages since 2018, has boosted household spending power, which has supported UK economic growth over the past two years.\"\n\nBut she said there were signs that pay growth was \"cooling off\" since peaking in June this year, which might also put less pressure on firms to raise prices.\n\nThe inflation rate has implications for interest rates. Ruth Gregory, senior UK economist at Capital Economics, said the falls in energy prices meant that the drop in inflation was not \"a reflection of a weakening in underlying inflationary pressures\".\n\nShe expects a further fall in utility prices in April next year.\n\n\"Overall, the figures do little to change our view that inflation will spend more time below 2% than above it in 2020 and that if Brexit is delayed further, interest rates will be cut in May 2020,\" she said.\n\nEmma-Lou Montgomery, associate director for personal investing at Fidelity International, also said there could be pressure to cut in rates - currently at 0.75% - early in 2020.\n\nBut Samuel Tombs, chief UK economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, said the inflation measure should rise back to 2% in the second half of 2020 so he doubted that rates would be cut soon.", "Royal Mail has failed to have a record £50m fine from Ofcom overturned.\n\nThe fine, announced in August 2018, related to its actions in 2014 when Whistl, then known as TNT, was trying to become its first competitor in wholesale mail delivery.\n\nOfcom's investigation followed a complaint by Whistl that Royal Mail had abused its dominant market position.\n\nRoyal Mail challenged the fine, but on Tuesday, the Competition Appeal Tribunal dismissed its application.\n\nAn Ofcom spokesperson said: \"We found that Royal Mail pursued a deliberate strategy of pricing discrimination against Whistl, which was its only major competitor for delivering business mail.\n\n\"Royal Mail had a special responsibility to ensure its behaviour was not anti-competitive.\n\n\"We hope that our fine, which has been upheld in full by the Tribunal, will ensure that Royal Mail and other powerful companies take their legal duties very seriously.\"\n\nOfcom's investigation had found that Royal Mail price rises in 2014 meant any wholesale customers, such as Whistl, which wanted to compete with it would have to pay higher prices in the remaining areas where it used Royal Mail for delivery.\n\nWhistl said it was pleased that the Ofcom ruling had been upheld.\n\n\"Royal Mail's actions had a hugely negative impact on investment in, and the competitive health of, the UK postal sector,\" Whistl said.\n\nWhistl said it was now looking at its options to decide whether to seek damages.\n\nRoyal Mail said it was disappointed by the tribunal's decision.\n\n\"We are considering all legal options, including whether to seek permission to appeal and to request that payment of the penalty, which would otherwise become payable, be stayed pending any appeal.\n\n\"We will provide an update once we have completed our legal review,\" it said.\n\nIt had argued that it raised prices to protect the Universal Service, which means post is charged at the same rate, regardless of where it is sent across the UK.\n\nUnlike its competitors, it is required to continue providing such pricing.\n\nThe CAT decision was announced as Royal Mail was asking the High Court to stop a postal strike, claiming that the ballot of workers had \"potential irregularities\".\n\nA strike threatens to disrupt postal voting in the run-up to the general election, as well as Christmas post.\n\nRoyal Mail says the the strike ballot \"was unlawful and, therefore, null and void\", but the Communications Workers Union \"refutes\" Royal Mail's claim.", "The Conservatives have suspended a number of members over claims of Islamophobic social media posts.\n\nThe Guardian says it has seen details of racist content posted, shared or endorsed by 25 sitting and ex-Tory councillors.\n\nThe Conservatives say they take \"swift action... on not just anti-Muslim discrimination, but discrimination of any kind\".\n\nBut in a tweet Labour accused the party of \"showing their true colours\".\n\nThe Guardian says it handed a dossier containing the allegations, produced by an anonymous Twitter user, to the Conservative Party.\n\nCabinet Office minister Michael Gove reiterated the party's pledge to hold an investigation into Islamophobia and other forms of prejudice within the party, and promised it would start before the end of the year.\n\nA Conservative spokesperson said the individuals named in the dossier had been \"suspended immediately, pending investigation\".\n\n\"The Conservative Party will never stand by when it comes to prejudice and discrimination of any kind.\n\n\"That's why we are already establishing the terms of an investigation to make sure that such instances are isolated and robust processes are in place to stamp them out as and when they occur.\"\n\nIt is understood not all the names provided in the dossier are members of the Conservative Party, but the party was unable to say how many members had been suspended.\n\nResponding to the disclosures, the Muslim Council of Britain said Islamophobia was \"endemic\" in the Conservative Party.\n\nIt comes as the Conservative Party faces calls to hold an independent inquiry into Islamophobia following incidents highlighted to the party and in the media.\n\nEarlier this year a number of Conservative Party members were suspended, after the BBC highlighted 20 cases to the party of members posting or endorsing Islamophobic material online.", "All six Friends actors are in talks for a one-off unscripted reunion show, according to reports in the US.\n\nThe Hollywood Reporter and Variety claim the special programme would be shown on new streaming site HBO Max.\n\nHowever it would apparently not involve fully reviving the hit sitcom, which ran from 1994-2004.\n\nHBO Max secured the US rights to all 10 seasons of Friends for $425m (£340m) for its service, which is due to launch in April 2020.\n\nThe show will move from Netflix, where it has found a new lease of life with younger audiences, being the second most-watched show in 2018 - according to Nielsen data.\n\nJennifer Aniston, who played Rachel on the show, recently joined Instagram and attracted almost five million followers in 12 hours after posting a selfie alongside co-stars Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer.\n\nShe later cryptically told US talk show host Ellen DeGeneres they were \"working on something\".\n\nShe said: \"We would love for there to be something, but we don't know what that something is. So we're just trying.\"\n\nWhile one or two of the stars have worked together on various other projects, including the spin-off series Joey - which saw Schwimmer direct LeBlanc in several episodes - all six have not been seen together publicly since the show finished.\n\nHBO Max has not commented on the reports.\n\nFollow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.", "Sarah Barrass, 35, and Brandon Machin, 39, were half-siblings in a secret sexual relationship, police said\n\nThe parents of six children murdered their two teenage sons the day after a bid to poison them failed.\n\nSarah Barrass and Brandon Machin, who is her half-brother, strangled Tristan and Blake Barrass, aged 13 and 14, in Shiregreen, Sheffield, in May.\n\nThe court heard how Barrass, 35, would regularly tell her children: \"I gave you life, I can take it away.\"\n\nBarrass and Machin, 39, were both sentenced to a minimum of 35 years in prison at Sheffield Crown Court.\n\nThey have both previously admitted murder, conspiracy to murder all six of their children, including Blake and Tristan, and five counts of attempted murder.\n\nThe court heard how Barrass strangled Tristan with her dressing gown cord, before Machin strangled Blake with his hands.\n\nThey then put plastic bags over the boys' heads, suffocating them.\n\nSouth Yorkshire Police said Barrass, of Gregg House Road, Shiregreen, and Machin, of Burngreave Road, had been in a secret sexual relationship for years.\n\nBlake (left) was strangled by Machin, and Tristan was strangled by Barrass\n\nFearing they would be found out by the authorities and their children taken into care, they hatched a plot to kill them. Police said the plan was for Machin to discover what had happened and raise the alarm.\n\nOn the evening of 23 May, Barrass tried to poison the four eldest children, by collecting tablets prescribed to one of the children for ADHD and forcing them to swallow them.\n\nKama Melly QC, prosecuting, said: \"None of the children wanted to take the tablets but were forced to do so.\n\n\"The defendants expected the tablets to kill the children overnight.\"\n\nWhen it became apparent the plan had failed, Barrass began to search online for other ways of killing her children, including suffocation, strangulation and drowning.\n\nShe contacted Machin to tell him they were still alive and the pair then strangled the boys and placed bin bags over their heads \"to ensure their certain death\", Ms Melly said.\n\nThe defendants then ran a bath and repeatedly tried to drown one of the younger children.\n\nWhen that too failed, Barrass took the surviving children - two of whom are under the age of 13, and two under three - to the bedroom and phoned the police.\n\nBikers provided an escort for the funeral of Tristan and Blake in August\n\nThe court heard Barrass had previously approached the local authority to ask for help with her children.\n\nMs Melly said the mother sent a message to a friend which said: \"I've thought of every possible solution to this mess.\n\n\"I love my kids too much to kill them, I can't put them into care for the same reason.\"\n\nBryan Cox QC, mitigating for Barrass, said she was \"profoundly damaged by her childhood\".\n\nHe said: \"The defendant was desperate to prevent her children being taken into care.\n\n\"She couldn't cope with the prospect of them being removed.\"\n\nThe court heard she told police she planned to kill the younger two children and herself, after the older four had died.\n\nMr Justice Goss, sentencing, said to Barrass: \"You considered your love for them and fear of being parted from them entitled you to take their lives as well as your own.\"\n\nSpeaking after the sentencing, Edmund Hulbert from the Crown Prosecution Service said: \"This was an appalling crime in which two young lives were lost, and a family torn apart, leaving a community in shock.\n\n\"Two of the surviving children witnessed their older siblings being attacked and the trauma that all the children have experienced, and will continue to experience, is unimaginable.\n\n\"It is paramount now that the surviving children are allowed to rebuild their lives in peace.\"\n\nMatthew Saunders, a friend of the murdered boys, said outside court: \"A piece of all our hearts died on 24 May 2019, which we will never get back.\n\n\"Blake and Tristan leave a huge empty void in our lives, and we did not get chance to say goodbye.\n\n\"We are relieved justice has been served, but it should never have come to this.\"\n\nFollow BBC Yorkshire on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Send your story ideas to yorkslincs.news@bbc.co.uk.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nRylan Clark-Neal has now raised more than £1 million for Children In Need by singing non-stop karaoke for 24 hours.\n\nThe presenter belted out 231 songs, assisted by more than 90 celebrity guests, including Rick Astley, Nicole Scherzinger and Craig David.\n\nHe ate spoonfuls of honey every hour to keep his vocal cords coated - along with the occasional Pudsey donut.\n\n\"I am in such a state,\" Clark-Neal told Radio 2's Zoe Ball as he approached the end of the challenge on Wednesday.\n\n\"It doesn't feel real. None of it feels real.\"\n\nThe crooning marathon was broadcast live on BBC Radio 2 and the BBC red button. In the last half hour of his challenge the star raised more than £200,000 - with the tally reaching £845,239 by the time he finished at 09:15 GMT.\n\n\"That's unbelievable, thank you so much,\" said the star.\n\nDonations continued to flood in after Rylan took a well-deserved rest, taking the tally past the £1 million mark by Thursday morning.\n\n\"That sore throat today is totally worth it, @Rylan!\" tweeted Radio 2. \"We are so incredibly proud to announce that we've hit ONE MILLION POUNDS (£1,027,776 to be precise!)\"\n\nSorry, we're having trouble displaying this content. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nThe final grand total will be revealed during Friday night's Children In Need broadcast on BBC One.\n\nRylan's challenge saw him duet with Dermot O'Leary on You Don't Bring Me Flowers, rap with Trevor Nelson and DJ Spoony on a version of Rapper's Delight, and dance with Strictly contestants Saffron Barker and AJ Pritchard.\n\nRylan said he was inspired to keep singing by the memories of a recent visit to a Children In Need-funded youth club.\n\nRylan was joined by Denise Van Outen and Kimberley Walsh during his 24-hour challenge\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post 2 by BBC Radio 2 This article contains content provided by Twitter. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nThe star met the disadvantaged children helped by the Southend Association of Voluntary Services (Turning Tides) project in Essex - playing Hungry Hippos and taking part in arts and crafts lessons.\n\n\"It was amazing and, do you know what, I didn't actually think about this when I signed up to do this,\" said the Strictly: It Takes Two presenter.\n\n\"I didn't really think that I would need that, but actually visiting the project and meeting all the kids and volunteers and speaking to them and understanding how much this money impacts their lives, when I am sort of dying at four o'clock in the morning trying to garble together a song I know what I'm doing it for now.\"\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Rylan Clark-Neal is reliving his X Factor days as he takes on a singing marathon.\n\nHis final song was Tina Turner's The Best - for which he was joined by M People star Heather Small.\n\nAs it ended, the 31-year-old sank to the floor in relief and Zoe Ball played him the bells of St Margaret's Church in his hometown of Stanford-le-Hope, Essex, which were ringing in his honour.\n\nRylan's charity feat came eight months after Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman danced non-stop for 25 hours on Radio 2 in aid of Comic Relief.\n\nIn 2017, Sara Cox also boogied for 24 hours in an 80's Danceathon, while Dermot O'Leary kicked off the challenges in 2015 with another 24 hours of dance - live on the plaza outside BBC New Broadcasting House.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nFollow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.\n• None Behind the scenes as Rylan sings for 24 hours. Video, 00:01:05Behind the scenes as Rylan sings for 24 hours", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The BBC's David Shukman views the scale of the flooding in the Doncaster area from a helicopter\n\nSome residents in a flood-stricken village could be out of their homes for up to three weeks as efforts continue to make the area safe.\n\nDoncaster Council said 1,900 people had been taken to safety, with the village of Fishlake being one of the worst hit.\n\nAbout 200 Army workers are in South Yorkshire supporting the flood effort.\n\nThe prime minister visited flood-hit Stainforth to see the emergency response. But some onlookers shouted at him to say \"you took your time\".\n\nOne resident told Boris Johnson: \"I'm not very happy about talking to you so, if you don't mind, I'll just mope on with what I'm doing.\"\n\nMr Johnson said he understood the strength of feeling as \"you cannot underestimate the anguish that a flood causes\".\n\nShelley Beniston, who is organising supply runs in Fishlake, told Mr Johnson there had not been enough help from authorities.\n\nWhen the prime minister asked if there was anything he could do to help, she replied: \"I think it's more or less all coming in now, a little bit too late though.\"\n\nThe PM said the government was \"plainly going to have to do more\" to equip places with flood defences.\n\nSpeaking in Warwickshire on Wednesday evening Mr Johnson added: \"We as a country need to be investing in the long term in flood defences.\n\n\"We have already put £2.6bn in as a government and we've ensured that places that are particularly vulnerable get more per capita.\n\n\"That's why I stress importance of investment in infrastructure\".\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Boris Johnson got a frosty reception from some residents in South Yorkshire\n\nDoncaster Council said every effort was being made to increase pumping so people could return home sooner but more widespread rain is forecast, with warnings in place for large parts of the country.\n\nMet Office spokesman Grahame Madge said: \"Obviously the prospect of any more rainfall is troubling for people in areas where catchments are already full.\n\n\"Taking on more rainfall is only going to add to the problems that are already there.\"\n\nSouth Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said it was monitoring the weather \"closely\" and had \"resources on the ground and on standby if needed\".\n\nAssistant chief fire officer Steve Helps advised residents to \"watch the news, monitor the weather forecast and of course to take direction from the police, the emergency services or local authorities\".\n\nElectricity supplier Northern Powergrid said it had brought in additional staff and resources in case of problems.\n\nIt said it was putting in flood barriers around two electricity substations which power around 15,000 homes and businesses in the Doncaster area.\n\nPersonnel from the Light Dragoons have laid sandbags in Stainforth, near Doncaster, in a bid to shore up the village's bridge.\n\nAbout 500 homes have been flooded in Doncaster with 1,200 properties evacuated in areas hit by the floods.\n\nHundreds of people in Fishlake have fled their homes after the village was submerged and the fire service has been working to rescue people.\n\nThe council said the village was not safe and that \"a return to properties is discouraged in the strongest possible terms\".\n\nRoads into Fishlake remain closed and the Environment Agency said people should not attempt to enter the area.\n\nSoldiers have been helping move sandbags in areas affected by the flooding\n\nDoncaster Council said the Environment Agency, along with emergency services, were working hard to make the area safe but \"the latest estimates suggest a safe return could be up to three weeks away for some residents\".\n\nScott Godfrey, landlord of the Hare and Hounds, has been using the pub as a refuge, giving affected residents accommodation and hot food as well as delivering meals to people stranded in their homes.\n\nHe said they had been let down by the council \"big style\" because it had rowed back on its promise of helping with provisions to send out to villagers.\n\n\"We had 45 residents that were stranded who wanted meals. Luckily everyone pulled together and we managed to get some hot meals out,\" he said.\n\nThe authority said it would now be offering humanitarian aid to those who have remained in Fishlake but added this should not be attempted by residents.\n\nMeanwhile, the neighbouring village of Stainforth has been coming to the aid of those evacuated from their homes.\n\nOn Tuesday, Mr Johnson announced more support for communities affected by flooding following a meeting of the government's emergency Cobra committee.\n\nIt came amid criticism from Labour and the Liberal Democrats who said he should declare a \"national emergency\".\n\nMr Johnson said authorities were working \"flat out\" and a request had been made for \"a little bit more help\" from the military in getting sandbags and other defences to some of the affected areas.\n\nJon Trickett, shadow minister for the Cabinet Office, said Mr Johnson's proposals were \"too little too late\".\n\n\"You can't trust Boris Johnson to look out for the North or the Midlands or protect our communities from flooding,\" he said.\n\nOther measures announced on Tuesday were:\n\nFlooding wiped out the stock of Re-Read, a social enterprise that gives free books to children\n\nReferring to the response for people affected by the flooding, Mr Johnson added: \"I know there will be people who feel that that isn't good enough.\n\n\"I know there will be people who are worrying about the damage to their homes, who will be worried about the insurance situation, worried about the losses they face.\n\n\"All I want to say to those people is that there are schemes to cover those losses.\"\n\nJeremy Corbyn and Ed Miliband spoke to affected residents in the Bentley suburb of Doncaster\n\nMany homeowners in South Yorkshire are keeping sandbags at their homes in case the floods return\n\nThe five severe flood warnings along the River Don in South Yorkshire have been removed, but 20 flood warnings - meaning \"flooding is expected\" - remain in place.\n\nLast week extensive downpours meant several areas were struck by a month's worth of rain in a single day.\n\nBaby Indie was born to Dan Greenslade and Jade Croft on Friday\n\nA couple who became new parents on Friday and hours later were told their home in Fishlake was underwater, have described the support they have received from local people as \"invaluable\".\n\n\"Thank God for the people of Stainforth, and other people around for the support that they've shown,\" said Dan Greenslade.\n\nMeanwhile, a Doncaster salon offered free \"pamper\" sessions for local children affected by flooding, and dozens of swans were rescued from oil from an upturned barge in Rotherham and cars which had been trapped in flood water.\n\nChurches and community centres have collected toiletries, clothes, cleaning products and food for the hundreds of people displaced from their homes.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Rare footage of a grey seal birth has been filmed by BBC East on a beach that has an established colony.\n\nThe pup will spend the next six weeks on the sands at Horsey in Norfolk before heading out to sea.\n\nMore than 2,000 were born at the colony in 2018 and 80,000 people visited the site to catch a glimpse of them.\n\nThe beach is open to the public, but wildlife groups say it is important to keep your distance from the seals and keep dogs on leads to prevent mothers from abandoning their pups.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Boris Johnson: \"Our ambition is unlock the whole nation's potential\"\n\nDelivering Brexit would help the UK close the \"opportunity gap between rich and poor\", Boris Johnson has said.\n\nIn his first big speech of the election campaign, he promised to boost regional industry and drive a \"clean energy revolution\" after the UK leaves the EU.\n\nHe said a future Tory government would double investment in high-tech research and development to £18bn.\n\nBut earlier former Tory David Gauke said Mr Johnson's plan will lead to a \"bad outcome for the country\".\n\nAnd Labour said Mr Johnson's Brexit deal was flawed and another referendum was needed.\n\nSpeaking during a visit to an electric taxi manufacturer near Coventry, the PM set out his vision for post-Brexit Britain, saying his goal was to unite the country and \"level up\" economic performance by boosting the regions.\n\nHe said the UK must be at the heart of the world's \"green revolution\", harnessing the power of science, innovation and technology to tackle climate change and create high-skilled, high wage jobs.\n\nA Tory victory on 12 December would see the UK leave the EU in January, he said, and that would be good for the country's \"politics, economy and psychological health\" after months of paralysis.\n\n\"We must get Brexit done because we are democrats,\" he said, saying while Leave voters wanted the result of the 2016 referendum result to be respected, Remain voters also accepted the \"wrangling had to end\".\n\nBut he departed from excerpts of the speech briefed to the media on Tuesday, leaving out references to Brexit \"groundhoggery\" and claims that calls for another Brexit referendum and a further vote on Scottish independence were a form of \"onanism\", or masturbation.\n\nAsked about this at a press conference after the speech, he blamed it on a \"stray draft\" of the speech released to the media.\n\nThe Tory leader said the UK's economic fundamentals were sound, but he compared the country to a \"cup-winning horse trying to run on three legs\" with huge untapped potential and often \"vastly different\" educational outcomes.\n\n\"If every child had the same start and the same encouragement, think of the all untapped talent in this country,\" he said.\n\n\"Yet the solution to that inequality is within our grasp... not just to close the opportunity gap between rich and poor but also between the regions of this country.\"\n\nHe promised to make the \"small improvements in life that people are craving\" by addressing transport bottlenecks, improving rural bus services and broadband connections. He also said British apprentices must be employed on all \"big new public sector\" contracts after Brexit.\n\nMr Johnson said the UK must be at the heart of the world's \"green revolution\"\n\nTo demonstrate his party's support for enterprise, he said a future Tory government would double funding for research and development to £18bn in the next Parliament, which would amount to the \"biggest ever increase in support for R&D\".\n\n\"We proudly back businesses across this country because they are creating the wealth that actually pays for the NHS and everything else.\"\n\nA Labour victory, he claimed, would lead to a \"Technicolor coalition\" with the SNP, prolonging the uncertainty for business over Brexit and the future of the UK.\n\nThe PM is facing claims from a former cabinet colleague that his election would lead to a \"very hard Brexit\" after Mr Gauke attacked the policy of the Conservatives to not extend the implementation period for Brexit past December 2020.\n\nThe Tories plan to negotiate a free trade agreement with the European Union during that time, but have pledged to leave without one if no deal is reached by the deadline.\n\nBrexit Party leader Nigel Farage cited the pledge as one of the reasons for his decision not to stand candidates in the 317 seats won by the Tories at the last general election, in 2017.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. David Gauke says a Conservative majority will move the UK towards \"a very hard Brexit\"\n\nMr Gauke said \"one simply cannot renegotiate a trade deal in that time period\", and leaving without a deal would be \"disastrous for the prosperity of our country… [making] whole sectors unviable\".\n\nBut Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Michael Gove, said his former colleague was \"wrong\".\n\nHe defended the progress the prime minister has made on Brexit, telling BBC Radio 4's Today programme: \"People throughout the summer said that Boris Johnson would not be able to secure a deal with the EU.\n\n\"The withdrawal agreement will never be reopened, they said. The backstop is unviable, you won't get it changed.\n\n\"They are people who have been left with oeuf on their faces because he succeeded in securing that deal in defiance of the sceptics and the cynics, and we can secure a free trade agreement by the end of 2020.\"\n\nMPs backed Mr Johnson's Brexit deal in principle before Parliament was dissolved. But they refused to endorse his timetable to rush it through in days, meaning the PM had to abandon his \"do or die\" pledge to take the UK out by the 31 October deadline.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Jeremy Corbyn: \"A cyber attack against a political party in an election is suspicious\"\n\nLabour is reportedly suffering a second cyber-attack after saying it successfully thwarted one on Monday.\n\nThe party says it has \"ongoing security processes in place\" so users \"may be experiencing some differences\", which it is dealing with \"quickly\".\n\nThe Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack floods a computer server with traffic to try to take it offline.\n\nThe BBC's Gordon Corera has been told Monday's attack was not linked to a state.\n\nEarlier, a Labour source said that attacks came from computers in Russia and Brazil.\n\nOur security correspondent said he had been told the first attack was a low-level incident - not a large-scale and sophisticated attack.\n\nA National Cyber Security Centre spokesman said the Labour Party followed the correct procedure and notified them swiftly of Monday's cyber-attack, adding: \"The attack was not successful and the incident is now closed.\"\n\nMeanwhile, Labour has denied that there has been a data breach or a security flaw in its systems after the Times reported the party's website had exposed the names of online donors.\n\nFollowing reports of a second cyber-attack, a Labour Party spokesperson said: \"We have ongoing security processes in place to protect our platforms, so users may be experiencing some differences. We are dealing with this quickly and efficiently.\"\n\nDDoS attacks direct huge amounts of internet traffic at a target in an effort to overwhelm computer servers, causing their software to crash.\n\nThey are often carried out via a network of hijacked computers and other internet-connected devices known as a botnet.\n\nThe owners of which may be unaware their equipment is involved.\n\nDDoS attacks are not normally recognised as being a hack as they do not involve breaking into a target's systems to insert malware.\n\nThey can vary in sophistication and size, and are sometimes used as a diversionary tactic to carry out a more damaging attack under the radar.\n\nSeveral companies provide services to repel DDoS attacks, but they can be costly.\n\nThe BBC has confirmed that Labour is using software by the technology company Cloudflare to protect its systems.\n\nThe US-based company boasts it has 15 times the network capacity of the biggest DDoS attack ever recorded, meaning it should be able to absorb any deluge of data directed at one of its clients.\n\nBBC political correspondent Jessica Parker said \"Labour Connects\", a tool for campaigners to design and print materials was disrupted on Monday and was \"closed for maintenance\" on Tuesday morning.\n\nA message on the site on Monday said it was experiencing issues \"due to the large volume of users\".\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nLabour leader Jeremy Corbyn said Monday's cyber-attack was \"very serious\" and also \"suspicious\" because it took place during an election campaign.\n\n\"If this is a sign of things to come, I feel very nervous about it,\" he said.\n\nIn a letter sent to Labour campaigners, Niall Sookoo, the party's executive director of elections and campaigns, said: \"Yesterday afternoon our security systems identified that, in a very short period of time, there were large-scale and sophisticated attacks on Labour Party platforms which had the intention of taking our systems entirely offline.\n\n\"Every single one of these attempts failed due to our robust security systems and the integrity of all our platforms and data was maintained.\"\n\nLabour's general secretary Jennie Formby said on Twitter the attack was a \"real concern\" but she added she was proud of the party's staff who \"took immediate action to ensure our systems and data are all safe \".\n\nEmily Orton, from Darktrace, an AI company for cyber-security, told BBC Radio 4's The World at One: \"Really this is the tip of the iceberg in terms of the types of threats that, not just the Labour Party, but all political parties are going to be without a doubt experiencing on a daily basis.\"\n\n\"I think anyone involved in politics and in government need to be preparing themselves for a lot more stealthy, sophisticated attacks than this,\" she added.\n\nThe Times has revealed that Labour exposed the names of people who had donated money via an online tool.\n\nThe details could be found via an RSS web feed generated by the site's code, which most browsers provide a way to inspect.\n\nIn most cases the information was limited to the donors' first names and the sums given.\n\nBut because some people had mistakenly added their surname to the first name input box, this too was disclosed.\n\nLabour denies this represented a security flaw or that a reportable data breach had occurred. It also believes that only a small number of full names were exposed.\n\nHowever, it made changes to shut down the RSS feed last night.\n\n\"The Labour Party takes its responsibilities for data protection extremely seriously,\" a spokesman said.\n\n\"If any concerns are raised, we assess them in line with our responsibilities under GDPR [General Data Protection Regulation ] and the Data Protection Act.\"\n\nThe Information Commissioner's Office told the BBC: \"We will not be commenting publicly on every issue raised during the general election.\n\n\"We will, however, be closely monitoring how personal data is being used during political campaigning and making sure that all parties and campaigns are aware of their responsibilities.\"\n\nOver the next five weeks, we want to help you understand the issues behind the headlines.\n\nKeep up to date with the big questions in our newsletter, Outside The Box.\n\nSign up to our 2019 election newsletter here.", "Greta Thunberg on La Vagabonde with Riley Whitlum, Nikki Henderson, Elayna Carausu and baby Lennon\n\nClimate activist Greta Thunberg will sail from the US to a UN climate summit in Spain by hitching a ride with two sailing YouTubers.\n\nThe 16-year-old had planned to travel to Chile, but the country pulled out of hosting the COP25 climate meeting because of protests there.\n\nOn Facebook, she announced: \"So happy to say that I'll hopefully make it to COP25 in Madrid.\"\n\nShe refuses to travel by air because of its environmental impact.\n\nMs Thunberg had planned to travel slowly to Chile through the Americas. Two weeks ago, she put out a call for help on social media.\n\nBut last month, Chilean President Sebastián Piñera announced that the South American country could no longer host the event after serious anti-government protests.\n\nMs Thunberg will now sail from Virginia in the US to Spain on the French 48ft sailing catamaran La Vagabonde.\n\nShe will travel with Australian YouTubers Riley Whitlum and Elayna Carausu, as well as Briton Nikki Henderson - who is a professional yachtswoman.\n\nTheir boat uses solar panels and hydro-generators for power.\n\nSpain offered to host the summit at the end of October. About 25,000 people are expected to attend.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The climate activist and former US president met to discuss climate change.", "A draft copy of a review into the HS2 high-speed railway linking London and the North of England says it should be built, despite its rising cost.\n\nThe government-commissioned review, launched in August, will not be published until after the election.\n\nIt says the project might cost even more than its current price of £88bn.\n\nMembers of the panel which produced the review have told the BBC that the draft recommends that HS2 should be built with only relatively minor alterations.\n\nThese include reducing the number of trains per hour from 18 to 14, which is in line with other high-speed networks around the world.\n\nThe document says that even the most controversial stretch of the railway - linking west London to central London - should go ahead.\n\nBusiness leaders and politicians in the North of England have welcomed the review's preliminary findings.\n\nBut the draft does not have the support of the review's deputy chair, Lord Berkeley.\n\nIn a letter seen by the BBC, he criticised the review's \"lack of balance\" and said the cost of the scheme had not been properly scrutinised.\n\nIn the letter, sent to Doug Oakervee, the chairman of the review panel, Lord Berkeley said about the review: \"I cannot support its conclusions or recommendations.\n\n\"My concerns are about the process of the report's preparation and its outcome.\n\n\"We had to complete the work in a very short time. I also detected a trend in may of the discussions within the review to accept that HS2 will go ahead.... rather than look at the pros and cons of alternative options.\n\n\"I reserve the right to publish my own alternative report in due course.\"\n\nMr Oakervee said he regretted that Lord Berkeley \"feels unable to give his support.\"\n\n\"He participated fully in panel discussions that have seen all other members converge their views, based on the extensive evidence considered,\" Mr Oakervee added.\n\nA report in The Times says that the review found that without HS2, \"large ticket price rises\" would be needed to discourage people from travelling at peak times.\n\nHenri Murison, director of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership, said: \"The Northern Powerhouse Independent Review on HS2 said that there were no identified credible alternatives to HS2 in order to deliver the same capacity, and that it has the potential to unlock greater growth in the North and Midlands.\n\n\"It is welcome that their recommendations are mirrored by the government's own Oakervee Review.\"\n\nHowever, Penny Gaines, chairwoman of the Stop HS2 campaign, said: \"HS2 was a bad project when it was originally announced and was supposed to cost £33bn, it was a bad project when it was supposed to cost £55bn and it is a bad project now the cost is expected to be more than £88bn.\n\n\"It should be cancelled as soon as possible, so the government can focus on the real transport priorities.\"", "The valve to cut the water was in a field which Pickle the pig called home\n\nA \"startled pig\" confronted engineers as they repaired a burst water main in London, before it was coaxed away with a bag of crisps.\n\nThe pipe burst in Lamberts Road, Surbiton, damaging nearby railway equipment, which caused train delays.\n\nThames Water said the valve to cut the water was in a field occupied by a pet pig called Pickle and engineers were concerned about disturbing it.\n\nIt is not known what flavour crisps were used to entice the pig away.\n\nThe water main burst beside the railway track in Surbiton, south-west London\n\nDamage caused by the flooding of tracks and signalling equipment meant limited trains were able to run along the line.\n\nNetwork Rail said engineers had inspected the railway embankment and all tracks have been reopened.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by Thames Water This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nThames Water said engineers \"were quickly on site\" to deal with the burst 120cm (48in) pipe, but they had been unable to initially carry out the work because of Pickle's reaction.\n\nA spokesperson said the animal \"wasn't particularly angry or aggressive\" but \"startled that we were in his field\".\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. 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End of twitter post 2 by SWR Help\n\nEarlier reports said the animal was \"acting aggressively\".\n\nThe pet was coaxed away \"to make sure both he and our engineers would stay safe\", they added.\n\nPickle was not thought to be aware of the drama he had caused\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "US rapper Kodak Black has been sentenced to 46 months in prison after pleading guilty to weapons charges.\n\nThe 22-year-old, who had a US number one album last December, admitted falsifying information on background forms to buy four guns.\n\nHe was arrested before his set at Miami's Rolling Loud festival in May.\n\nOne of the guns he bought was used in an attempted shooting in March. Prosecutors said \"a rival rap artist was the intended target\".\n\nHowever, he has not been charged in relation to that shooting.\n\nReal name Bill K Kapri, the hip-hop star faced a maximum of 10 years in prison, and prosecutors had pushed for a sentence of eight years. The court heard he was alleged to have beaten up a prison guard while awaiting sentencing.\n\nUS District Judge Federico Moreno acknowledged that Black had made anonymous donations to charity in the past.\n\nBlack's lawyer Bradford Cohen told BBC News: \"After the court was apprised of all the facts and circumstances of this case and the good charitable work that Bill has done over the years, the court rejected the government's request of 96 months and sentenced Bill to 46 months.\"\n\nThe MC has had a number of legal charges and spells in prison in recent years, and is known for his violent lyrics.\n\nHis debut studio album Painting Pictures went to number three in the US in 2017.\n\nThe follow-up went to number two, and a third album, Dying to Live, reached number one last December. Two hit singles - Zeze and Tunnel Vision - have reached the Billboard top 10.\n\nFollow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.", "Neil McEvoy said he used a mobile phone to make the recordings\n\nPolice have launched an inquiry after a politician made secret recordings of the man who was in charge of overseeing three complaints about him.\n\nWelsh Assembly Member Neil McEvoy claimed his recordings of standards commissioner Sir Roderick Evans revealed sexism and bias.\n\nSir Roderick, who resigned on Monday, said much of what had been shared was out of context and misleading.\n\nIndependent AM Mr McEvoy said he had acted lawfully.\n\nSouth Wales Police said it had \"commenced an investigation following a referral from the National Assembly for Wales concerning allegations of covert recordings\".\n\nOpening assembly business on Tuesday, presiding officer Elin Jones said police had been asked to look into how the recordings were made and investigate their legality.\n\n\"The covert recording of private conversations on the assembly estate is a serious breach of trust,\" she said.\n\nShe alleged the recordings included confidential evidence by a witness during an investigation into Mr McEvoy's conduct.\n\nAssembly authorities have begun the process of finding an acting commissioner and Ms Jones told the assembly no complaints would be dropped as a result of Sir Roderick's resignation.\n\nMr McEvoy recorded hearings held by the commissioner as he conducted his investigation into the former Plaid Cymru AM, using a mobile phone he said was either in his jacket, bag or on a table.\n\nThey recorded conversations held while the South Wales Central AM was out of the room and others on the recordings were unaware he had made them.\n\nSir Roderick Evans had been standards commissioner since 2017\n\nMr McEvoy defended his secret recordings of Sir Roderick and his staff in a press conference on Tuesday.\n\nAccusing Sir Roderick of presiding over a \"locker room culture\", he claimed the commissioner aired \"really sexist views\" about \"female lawyers who - of course because they're female - they're emotional\".\n\nHe added: \"There was a provocative and politically incorrect culture in the commissioner's office that came across through the recordings.\"\n\nMr McEvoy alleged he heard a joke made about women politicians and a comment that former Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood should \"wind her neck in\".\n\nSir Roderick, a former high court judge and pro-chancellor of Swansea University, previously said Mr McEvoy's conduct was \"wholly unacceptable\" and \"undermines the integrity of the complaints procedure\".\n\nThe office of the standards commissioner had no further comment to make about Mr McEvoy's press conference.\n\nThe controversy erupted in the assembly chamber on Tuesday, when Brexit Party Senedd leader Mark Reckless was told by Ms Jones to stop quoting from a transcript of the recordings.\n\nShe also demanded he withdraw an accusation that she was biased, to which he replied: \"The truth or otherwise of the allegation, I withdraw it.\"\n\nElin Jones said no complaints would be dropped as a result of Sir Roderick's resignation\n\nHe faces three investigations - one relating to £5,000 of building work on his constituency office.\n\nIn a transcript of the recordings released to the media by Mr McEvoy's office, Sir Roderick is reported saying the authenticity of two quotes \"couldn't be demonstrated\".\n\n\"We have to consider if they are forgeries or whatever, [and] whether he should be reported to the police,\" he added.\n\nMr McEvoy said he had taken the cheapest quote available: \"The quotes were nothing to do with me. I took them in good faith.\"\n\nHe said the builder was \"just somebody that I knew.\"\n\nThe second matter was about him losing his temper with Labour AM Mick Antoniw - he admitted being \"aggressive to him,\" but felt Mr Antoniw was arrogant.\n\n\"If the individual was really offended by my behaviour, and he was upset by it, then I apologise to Mick,\" he added.\n\nHe also faced an allegation he misused assembly funds for political campaigning.\n\nDismissing this, Mr McEvoy said: \"Strange that, isn't it, a Plaid Cymru member using his office for the benefit of Plaid Cymru.\"\n\nHe was a Plaid Cymru member until 2018, when he was expelled.", "The Labour Party has vowed to close the gender pay gap by 2030 if it wins the election.\n\nThe difference between men's and women's average pay would take another 60 years to close under a Conservative government, the party said.\n\nBut the Conservative Party said that Labour was \"over-promising\".\n\nThe Tories said the pay gap was at a record low and that there had been \"huge progress since 2010\" in terms of the number of women in work.\n\nThe gender pay gap is the percentage difference between average hourly earnings for men and women.\n\nThe Fawcett Society said it would take until almost 2080 for the gender pay gap to close at the current rate.\n\nThe Trades Union Congress (TUC) puts that at about 35 years.\n\nAs well as the new 2030 pay gap target, Labour also restated some policies that will become manifesto commitments.\n\nThese included introducing a \"real living wage\" of £10 per hour and creating a Worker's Protection Agency with HMRC with powers to fine organisations that fail to report gender pay.\n\nLabour said the new agency would check firms with more than 250 employees were meeting gender equality criteria on recruitment, career progression, pay and work-life balance.\n\nThose that did would become certified. Labour would then lower that threshold by the end of 2020 to workplaces with 50 employees.\n\nIt will also extend maternity pay from nine to 12 months and introduce free childcare for two to four-year-olds.\n\nDawn Butler, Labour's shadow women and equalities secretary, said: \"Labour's real living wage, robust gender pay auditing - including fining organisations that fail to take action - will help us deliver real change and meet this ambitious target.\"\n\nBut Liz Truss, who was the Conservative Women and Equalities Minister, said: \"Yet again (Jeremy) Corbyn's Labour are overpromising something they cannot deliver.\n\nShe said Mr Corbyn's focus would not be on opportunities for women.\n\nThe Tories said the pay gap was \"at a record low\" having fallen from 27.5% in 1997 to 17.3% in 2019 for all employees.\n\nThe party added that female employment was at 71.8% according to the latest figures, close to a record high, and that it had launched a \"roadmap for gender equality\".\n\nMatthew Fell, CBI chief UK policy director, said firms shared the Labour Party's goal but: \"Creating inclusive workplaces where everyone can thrive is the only way to tackle gender inequality at work.\"\n\nHe said the gender pay gap was caused by a wide range of factors - such as the availability of childcare, career progression and improved careers advice - which required business and government to work in partnership to bring change.\n\nBut he said that Labour's gender equality certification plan would add \"bureaucracy\" for businesses.\n\nThe causes of the gap aren't simple. Women are far more likely than men to take substantial parental leave, which can hamper career progression.\n\nStudies have shown that the more kids you have, the less likely you are as a woman to enjoy the same pay as men of the same age; and affordability of childcare is crucial to woman returning to work.\n\nBut closing the gender pay gap is a knotty problem.\n\nThe CBI, for example, says it shares the Labour Party's ambition to close the gender pay gap as quickly as possible.\n\nBut it doubts whether a system of fines and government certification will do the job.\n\nAll of the measures Labour laid out to achieve it have already been announced; no new money is being promised.\n\nDo you have any other questions about elections in the UK?\n\nIn some cases your question will be published, displaying your name and location as you provide it, unless you state otherwise. Your contact details will never be published. 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General election 2019: SNP to take legal action over ITV election debate\n\nThe SNP is to take legal action against ITV over its exclusion from the broadcaster's general election debate.\n\nITV plans to show a head-to-head debate between Conservative leader Boris Johnson and his Labour counterpart Jeremy Corbyn next week.\n\nBut SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon said it was \"fundamentally unfair\" to not include her party, which is the third-largest in the UK.\n\nThe Lib Dems have already launched a legal challenge to ITV's plan.\n\nMs Sturgeon said the decision to only invite Mr Johnson and Mr Corbyn to take part in the televised debate on 19 November \"fails to recognise that the UK is no longer a two party state\".\n\nShe added: \"The SNP is the third party in terms of Commons representation in the last Parliament, we are the governing party of Scotland and we are one of the biggest political parties in the whole of the UK in terms of membership.\n\n\"It is also entirely possible that we will hold the balance of power in the House of Commons after this election - making it all the more important that our perspective is heard and indeed scrutinised.\n\n\"To exclude the SNP would be a fundamental breach of broadcasters' obligations to fully and properly represent and reflect the views of the whole UK.\"\n\nJeremy Corbyn and Boris Johnson will be the only two politicians to take part in next week's primetime ITV debate\n\nMs Sturgeon said her party would be launching a fundraiser to support the costs of the legal challenge, which she wants to be heard on Monday alongside the one from the Liberal Democrats.\n\nBut she said that, unlike the Lib Dems, the SNP would be \"arguing not just for the SNP but for other parties to have a place in this debate as well, just as was the case in the ITV leaders' debate of 2015\".\n\nWhen ITV announced its plans, the channel said it would hold a live interview-based programme alongside the leaders' head-to-head to allow other parties to comment.\n\nIt also said it would host another multi-party debate ahead of the election on 12 December.\n\nThe BBC will host a live head-to-head debate between Mr Johnson and Mr Corbyn in Southampton on 6 December, and will also broadcast a seven-way podium debate between senior figures from the UK's major political parties on 29 November, live from Cardiff.\n\nAnd BBC Scotland will stage a televised debate between the SNP, Conservatives, Labour and Liberal Democrats on 10 December, although the Scottish Greens have criticised the decision not to include them.", "Chris Davies had been an MP since 2015 but was unseated by a petition after admitting submitting two false expenses invoices\n\nA former MP who lost his seat following a conviction for a false expenses claim has quit the general election after briefly becoming the Conservative candidate for Ynys Mon.\n\nChris Davies pulled out after other Welsh Tories criticised his selection.\n\n\"I will not want to put my wife and family through any more distress,\" the former Brecon and Radnorshire MP said.\n\nA senior Welsh Conservative source told the BBC the campaign had been \"shaky to say the least\".\n\n\"The candidate selection has been seriously flawed and chaotic,\" the source added.\n\nAnother claimed a Conservative AM had been approached to stand in Ynys Mon on Wednesday - the approach was rejected.\n\nAnnouncing his decision to withdraw from the election, Mr Davies said: \"Given the reaction in the media to the idea of me being a candidate, I have decided to pull out of the selection process.\"\n\nConservative AM Nick Ramsay said Mr Davies had \"done the right thing\".\n\n\"As John Major once said, when the curtain falls, it's time to leave the stage,\" he tweeted.\n\nIt leaves Ynys Mon without a Tory candidate, with the deadline for candidate selection on Thursday.\n\nMr Davies lost a by-election in Brecon and Radnorshire triggered by a recall petition earlier this year.\n\nHe admitted two charges of a false expenses claim in March at Westminster Magistrates' Court after trying to split the cost of £700 worth of pictures between two office budgets by creating fake invoices, when he could have claimed the amount by other means.\n\nMr Davies made an \"unreserved apology\" and was ordered to complete 50 hours of unpaid work and was fined £1,500.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nNews of his selection for Ynys Mon broke on Tuesday night, prompting incredulity from Angela Burns, Welsh Conservative AM for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire.\n\nClaiming Mr Davies had been imposed by the party, she said: \"You couldn't make it up.\"\n\n\"It is inexplicable,\" another Welsh Conservative source said.\n\nMr Davies had tried and failed to win selection as the general election candidate in Brecon and Radnorshire again before the Ynys Mon selection was made.\n\nBut Mr Davies withdrew after he realised he would not be able to command support on Anglesey, the source claimed.\n\nOne Conservative told BBC Wales there was a \"feeling within the party that Chris Davies had paid the penalty and deserved another try\".\n\nHowever there had been \"huge resistance\" from within the party locally and that is why Mr Davies had withdrawn, the source added, realising he would not be able to command support in Anglesey.\n\nThe local party were only made aware of his selection on Tuesday, the source said.\n\nLord Davies of Gower, Welsh Conservative chairman, had defended the selection before Mr Davies quit, saying: \"Chris made a mistake and has paid the price. He must now be allowed to move on.\"\n\nThe constituency of Ynys Mon includes the island of Anglesey and the smaller Holy Island.\n\nThe Conservatives held the seat - previously known as Anglesey - between 1979 and 1987, followed by Plaid Cymru until 2001, and since then by Labour.\n\nLabour has selected Mary Roberts for the 12 December poll, while Plaid Cymru has picked Aled ap Dafydd.\n\nMs Roberts said: \"Chris Davies has rightly withdrawn. The Welsh Conservatives are in complete disarray.\"\n\nPlaid's candidate said: \"For the Tories to consider that he was suitable in the first place shows how out of touch they are.\"\n\nDeputy leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats Baroness Christine Humphreys said the Conservatives had \"demonstrated their utter contempt\" for Ynys Mon voters.\n\nThe summer by-election cut the Conservative working majority to just one when Jane Dodds overturned Mr Davies's 8,038 majority to beat Conservative Chris Davies by 1,425 votes.", "Last updated on .From the section Cycling\n\nBy Jack Skelton BBC Sport at the tribunal in Manchester\n\nEx-British Cycling technical director and Team Sky head coach Shane Sutton furiously denied claims he is a \"doper\" before storming out of Dr Richard Freeman's medical tribunal.\n\nDr Freeman alleges the testosterone he ordered to British Cycling headquarters in 2011 was on behalf of Sutton.\n\nIn staggering, confrontational exchanges between Sutton and Dr Freeman's lawyer, Mary O'Rourke QC, Sutton repeatedly denied this and her claim he doped during his racing career.\n\nA livid Sutton then left the tribunal in Manchester after calling Dr Freeman \"spineless\".\n\nAn official could not persuade Sutton to return and he is set to decide on Wednesday whether he will resume giving evidence, as planned, on Thursday.\n\nThe tribunal is set to resume at 11:30 GMT on Thursday, with Wednesday a planned day off.\n\nFormer British Cycling and Team Sky medic Dr Freeman is facing an allegation he ordered 30 Testogel sachets to the National Cycling Centre in May 2011 knowing or believing it was intended for an athlete to enhance performance, which he denies.\n\nSutton's highly anticipated first appearance at the tribunal started at 14:00 after a day-and-a-half delay because of private legal argument.\n\nDr Freeman has admitted to 18 of the 22 allegations against him, including that he asked supplier Fit4Sport to falsely claim the Testogel had been sent in error.\n\nIn a public session before Sutton gave evidence, Miss O'Rourke said the defence's case is that Sutton is a \"habitual and serial liar\" as well as \"a doper, with a doping history\".\n• None Miss O'Rourke said she had evidence from an anonymous witness who saw Sutton inject himself with testosterone at his home in Rowley Regis in the late 1990s\n• None Sutton strenuously denied the claim, calling it \"laughable\" and that he had never tested positive in around 100 tests during his career\n• None Miss O'Rourke claimed several witnesses had come forward in the last two weeks to say Sutton is \"a liar, a doper and a bully\"\n• None He told Miss O'Rourke he would \"do you for defamation\" and that he wanted her to \"retract\" that claim because she had \"no evidence\"\n• None Sutton repeatedly told Dr Freeman to \"take down the screen\", \"man up\" and \"look me in the eye\"\n• None Miss O'Rourke said that Sutton had sent Dr Freeman a text at the end of last year that read: \"Be careful what you say, don't drag me in, you won't be the only person I can hurt\"\n• None Referring to Dr Freeman's claim that the testosterone was to treat Sutton's alleged erectile dysfunction, the Australian said: \"My wife wants to come here and testify you're a liar\"\n• None Sutton swore on the life of his three-year-old daughter he did not order the delivery of Testogel in 2011 and said he was willing to take a lie detector test if needed\n• None Sutton said he had \"no idea\" why Dr Freeman had ordered the Testogel but that he \"would've helped him work out a way through it\" if Freeman had come to him at the time\n• None He called Miss O'Rourke a \"bully\" and criticised her for what \"you've put my family through\"\n\nAfter around two hours of increasingly hostile exchanges during Miss O'Rourke's cross-examination on Tuesday, Sutton announced he was leaving the hearing and departed with an extraordinary outburst.\n\nDespite calling Dr Freeman a \"good friend\", Sutton made a series of claims about his former colleague and called him \"spineless\" for sitting behind a screen as Sutton gave evidence.\n\n\"I'm going to leave the hearing now, I don't need to be dragged through this,\" said Sutton.\n\n\"I'm going to go back to my little hole in Spain, enjoy my retirement, sleep at night knowing full well I didn't order any [testosterone] patches.\n\n\"The person lying to you is behind the screen, hopefully one day he will come clean and tell you why. He's a good bloke, a good friend, I've no argument with him.\n\n\"I'm happy with what I achieved in my career, I wish Richard Freeman all the best going forward, no one is better bedside than him.\n\n\"Dr Freeman went through a messy divorce, he turned up to work drunk on several occasions - he was like the Scarlet Pimpernel.\n\n\"I covered for him when we couldn't get hold of him.\n\n\"I'm not lying, I've told the truth, don't ask me any more questions.\n\n\"I'm not getting dragged by this mindless little individual [O'Rourke] living in her sad world, who is defending someone who has admitted to telling a million lies to you and the rest of the world but can't come out and tell the truth.\n\n\"He is hiding behind a screen, which is spineless, Richard, you're a spineless individual.\"\n\n'Am I the one on trial here?'\n\nMiss O'Rourke said on 7 November she would attempt to question the \"integrity and credibility\" of Sutton and earlier on Tuesday said she had 100 questions planned for him.\n\nOnly three questions in, Sutton became impatient, stating his former career as a rider was \"irrelevant\", as were other questions about his level of knowledge of doping practices in cycling history.\n\nSutton directed his ire at Miss O'Rourke, asking for \"an apology\" for her claims and at one point asking, \"Am I the one on trial here? I feel like I'm the criminal.\"\n\nWhen Miss O'Rourke put it to Sutton that his claim he did not know what Testogel was until asked about it by UK Anti-Doping in 2016 was either him \"having a laugh\" or a \"blatant lie\", Sutton replied: \"There is only one joke in this room and that's you.\"\n\nHe also turned to the press gallery at one stage and said: \"I hope you are getting all this.\"\n\nSutton added there was \"nothing sinister\" in him telling the General Medical Council's legal team that he and former British Cycling chief Sir Dave Brailsford were worried about being involved in this case and it was only because \"the buck stops with you\" as the head of an organisation.\n\nBefore Sutton's appearance, the independent medical practitioners tribunal ruled that the general topic of erectile dysfunction could be the subject of questions to him in public.\n\nYet Sutton brought up the subject before Miss O'Rourke could ask, shortly before he stormed out, adding: \"I would have no problem telling the GMC it was for me, but I never ordered it.\"\n\nIf Sutton chooses not to return to the hearing on Thursday, Miss O'Rourke is hoping to call former British Cycling head of medicine Dr Steve Peters for cross-examination.\n\nSutton said Dr Peters had \"phoned me the other night\" and will \"verify everything I've had to say\".\n\nThe testosterone delivery was brought to Dr Peters after former physio Phil Burt, who is due to give evidence on Friday, discovered it.\n\nDr Peters has claimed Dr Freeman contacted supplier Fit4Sport the same day the order arrived to confirm it was sent in error and Dr Peters said he then asked Freeman to return it.\n\nDr Peters said he was satisfied after being shown an email from the supplier \"confirming\" that the Testogel had been returned and destroyed, which Dr Freeman now admits was false.\n\nThe hearing, which is to determine Dr Freeman's fitness to practise medicine, continues.", "Joseph McCann is accused of 37 offences against 11 alleged victims\n\nA man embarked on a series of \"depraved\" sex attacks on women and children, one as young as 11, a court has heard.\n\nJoseph McCann is accused of 37 offences against 11 alleged victims, including rapes, kidnap and false imprisonment, over two weeks in April and May.\n\nThe Old Bailey heard the 34-year-old snatched two women off London streets and told one he would \"never release her\" as he raped her multiple times.\n\nThe jury was told the defendant's \"spree of sex attacks\" started in Watford before continuing in London, Greater Manchester and Cheshire.\n\nOne 21-year-old woman was grabbed at knifepoint and bundled into a car as she walked home from a Watford nightclub on 21 April.\n\nProsecutor John Price QC said she was released later that morning in a \"state of great distress\".\n\nA 25-year-old woman was abducted as she walked home in Walthamstow, east London, just after midnight on 25 April.\n\nMr Price said the defendant told her \"to stop screaming or he would stab her\" then dragged her into a car \"and drove off\".\n\nThe court heard the woman was raped \"many times\" by Mr McCann in various locations over the next 14 hours and subjected to acts of \"shocking depravity and violence\".\n\n\"He made her call him 'daddy' and say that she was a child. At one point the man parked the car near to a school, saying that he wanted to make her rape a child,\" Mr Price said.\n\nLater the same day, and while still holding the woman prisoner, the defendant abducted a 21-year-old woman in Edgware, north London, as she walked along the street with her sister, the court heard.\n\nCCTV of the woman being bundled into a silver people carrier just after midday was played to the jury.\n\nMr Price said she \"suffered a similar fate\" to the 25-year-old woman before the pair managed to escape while in Watford where Mr McCann had booked a hotel room for two nights.\n\nHe told the jury they would have come to \"further harm\" but one of the women hit their captor over the head with a vodka bottle and some builders \"bravely\" intervened to prevent them being recaptured.\n\nThe attacks resumed 10 days later in the North West of England where, over 12 hours on 5 May, three women, three young girls and a boy of 11 were assaulted, the Old Bailey heard.\n\nMr McCann allegedly conned his way into a mother's Greater Manchester home where he tied her to the bed and raped her 17-year-old daughter and 11-year-old son.\n\nThe court heard he then abducted a 71-year-old woman who was in her car at a Morrisons car park.\n\nHe raped her and also sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl before both managed to escape at Knutsford Service Station on the M6, the court heard.\n\nThe 34-year-old is accused of then snatching two 14-year-old girls in Cheshire.\n\nMr McCann, who was not in court, is charged with:\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Parts of Venice have been left under water by record flooding\n\nSevere flooding in Venice that has left much of the Italian city under water is a direct result of climate change, the mayor says.\n\nThe highest water levels in the region in more than 50 years would leave \"a permanent mark\", Venice Mayor Luigi Brugnaro tweeted.\n\n\"Now the government must listen,\" he added. \"These are the effects of climate change... the costs will be high.\"\n\nThe waters in Venice peaked at 1.87m (6ft), according to the tide monitoring centre. Only once since official records began in 1923 has the tide been higher, reaching 1.94m in 1966.\n\nImages showed popular sites left completely flooded and people wading through the streets as Venice was hit by a storm.\n\nSt Mark's Square - one of the lowest parts of the city - was one of the worst hit areas.\n\nSt Mark's Basilica was flooded for the sixth time in 1,200 years, according to church records. Pierpaolo Campostrini, a member of St Mark's council, said four of those floods had now occurred within the past 20 years.\n\nThe mayor said the famous landmark had suffered \"grave damage\". The crypt was completely flooded and there are fears of structural damage to the basilica's columns.\n\nThe city of Venice is made up of more than 100 islands inside a lagoon off the north-east coast of Italy.\n\nTwo people died on the island of Pellestrina, a thin strip of land that separates the lagoon from the Adriatic Sea. A man was electrocuted as he tried to start a pump in his home, and a second person was found dead elsewhere.\n\nMr Brugnaro said the damage was \"huge\" and that he would declare a state of disaster, warning that a project to help prevent the Venetian lagoon suffering devastating floods \"must be finished soon\".\n\n\"The situation is dramatic. We ask the government to help us,\" he said on Twitter, adding that schools would remain closed until the water level subsides.\n\nHe also urged local businesses to share photos and video footage of the devastation, which he said would be useful when requesting financial help from the government.\n\nPeople throughout the city waded through the flood waters.\n\nA number of businesses were affected. Chairs and tables were seen floating outside cafes and restaurants.\n\nIn shops, workers tried to move their stock away from the water to prevent any further damage.\n\nOne shopkeeper, who was not named, told Italy's public broadcaster Rai: \"The city is on its knees.\"\n\nThree waterbuses sank, but tourists continued their sightseeing as best they could.\n\nOne French couple told AFP news agency that they had \"effectively swum\" after some of the wooden platforms placed around the city in areas prone to flooding overturned.\n\nOn Wednesday morning, a number of boats were seen stranded.\n\nA project to protect the city from flooding has been under way since 2003 but has been hit by soaring costs, scandals and delays.\n\nThe so-called Mose project - a series of large barriers or floodgates that would be raised from the seabed to shut off the lagoon in the event of rising sea levels and winter storms - was successfully tested for the first time in 2013.\n\nThe project has already cost billions of euros in investment. According to Italy's infrastructure ministry, the flood barriers will be handed over to the Venice city council at the end of 2021 following the \"final phase\" of testing.\n\nItaly was hit by heavy rainfall on Tuesday with further bad weather forecast in the coming days. Venice suffers flooding on a yearly basis.\n\nThe recent flooding in Venice was caused by a combination of high spring tides and a meteorological storm surge driven by strong sirocco winds blowing north-eastwards across the Adriatic Sea. When these two events coincide, we get what is known as Acqua Alta (high water).\n\nThis latest Acqua Alta occurrence in Venice is the second highest tide in recorded history. However, if we look at the top 10 tides, five have occurred in the past 20 years and the most recent was only last year.\n\nWhile we should try to avoid attributing a single event to climate change, the increased frequency of these exceptional tides is obviously a big concern. In our changing climate, sea levels are rising and a city such as Venice, which is also sinking, is particularly susceptible to such changes.\n\nThe weather patterns that have caused the Adriatic storm surge have been driven by a strong meridional (waving) jet stream across the northern hemisphere and this has fed a conveyor belt of low pressure systems into the central Mediterranean.\n\nOne of the possible effects of a changing climate is that the jet stream will be more frequently meridional and blocked weather patterns such as these will also become more frequent. If this happens, there is a greater likelihood that these events will combine with astronomical spring tides and hence increase the chance of flooding in Venice.\n\nFurthermore, the meridional jet stream can be linked back to stronger typhoons in the north-west Pacific resulting in more frequent cold outbreaks in North America and an unsettled Mediterranean is another one of the downstream effects.", "Former chief of the Armed Forces Lord Bramall has died at the age of 95.\n\nThe Normandy D-Day veteran, who oversaw the Falklands campaign, retired from the House of Lords in 2013.\n\nLord Bramall was awarded a military cross in 1945 for his bravery during World War Two.\n\nIn his later years, he was falsely accused in 2014 of child sexual abuse by the paedophile and fantasist Carl Beech.\n\nHe was too ill to attend the trial of Beech in person earlier this year. Beech was later jailed for making the false allegations.\n\nLord Bramall's wife died in 2015 before detectives announced they were not charging him.\n\nA field marshal and baron, Lord Bramall served during the Normandy landings and commanded UK land forces between 1976 and 1978.\n\nHe became chief of the general staff - the professional head of the Army - in 1979, and in 1982 he oversaw the Falklands campaign.\n\nLater that year he became chief of the defence staff - the most senior officer commanding the UK's armed forces - and served until 1985.\n\nHe went on to have a 26-year career in the House of Lords.\n\nLord Bramall - known to his family and friends as Dwin, from his first name Edwin - spoke out in the House of Lords against the involvement of the UK in the Iraq war.\n\nDuring a debate in 2004, he said: \"We really should know by now that, unlike naked aggression, terrorism cannot be defeated by massive military means, but by concentrating more on the twin pillars of competent protection and positive diplomacy.\"\n\nHe also spoke out against the UK's nuclear missiles, telling the Lords in 2007 that abandoning Trident \"could be seen as a bold and striking decision intended to show that the country is resolved to return to the position of moral and ethical standards for which it was once widely recognised\".\n\nThe Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament praised Lord Bramall over his comments.\n\nAlso paying tribute was former defence minister Tobias Ellwood, who tweeted that Lord Bramall had been an \"inspirational leader\".\n\nEx-defence secretary Lord Heseltine called him an \"outstanding soldier\", adding: \"From his earliest experiences in the liberation of Europe and the D-Day landings, to his distinguished tenure as chief of the defence staff, he was a man who inspired confidence.\n\n\"His public humiliation following the scandalous allegations was one of the most disgraceful episodes of my political life.\n\n\"The country has lost a great patriot who deserved better from us.\"\n\nFormer Conservative MP Harvey Proctor, who was also wrongly accused by Beech, paid tribute to Lord Bramall and said the country was \"poorer for his death\".\n\n\"He will be remembered as a military leader of enormous stature, courage and ability,\" Mr Proctor said.\n\nLord Bramall will be remembered as a war hero, despite the false claims towards the end of his life.\n\nHe joined the Army at the age of 18 and took part in the D-Day landings.\n\nIn Normandy, he was wounded twice but quickly returned to duty. For his bravery he was awarded the military cross.\n\nHe served in Borneo and then west Germany at the height of the Cold War as he rose through the ranks. By the time of the Falklands War he was the head of the Army. He retired in 1985 as a field marshal.\n\nHe was still respected as a strategic thinker - warning of the dangers of the Iraq invasion in 2003.\n\nHe also questioned the cost of renewing Britain's Trident nuclear weapons system.\n\nHis reputation still survived, despite what he called the ridiculous allegations made by a fantasist who wrongly claimed he was part of an establishment paedophile ring.\n\nPaying tribute to Lord Bramall, chief of the defence staff General Sir Nick Carter said his \"many admirers\" would be \"deeply saddened\" to hear of his death.\n\n\"He was a remarkable soldier who served our country with great bravery and dedication over many decades, inspiring his many subordinates, and overseeing significant change as a chief of staff that we still benefit from today,\" he said.\n\nMeanwhile, Conservative parliamentary candidate Nigel Evans focused on the impact of the false allegations, tweeting: \"I trust more than a few people will hang their heads in shame following this news. He deserved so much better from the police. RIP Lord Bramall.\"\n\nThe BBC's home affairs correspondent Dominic Casciani said Lord Bramall's last years were \"dominated\" by Operation Midland, the Metropolitan Police's probe into Beech's false claims.\n\nMetropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick said she was \"very sad\" to learn of his death.\n\n\"I met him recently to apologise personally for the great damage the Metropolitan Police investigation into Carl Beech's false allegations has had on him and his family,\" she said in a statement.\n\n\"I was struck by his selflessness and generosity in the issues he wanted to discuss, focusing on a desire to ensure the lessons from Operation Midland had been learnt by the Met.\n\n\"It was very humbling to be in his company and hear first-hand his experience.\n\n\"He was a great man, a brilliant soldier and leader, and much-loved family man. He was a true gentleman and will be hugely missed.\"\n\nLord Bramall, a father-of-two, thumped the desk and called the allegations \"ridiculous\" when he was questioned by police in 2015.\n\nFootage of his police interview, which happened weeks after his home was raided, was played at Beech's trial.\n\n\"I am absolutely astonished, amazed and bemused,\" Lord Bramall said in that interview.\n\n\"I find it incredible that anybody should believe that someone of my career standing, integrity, should be capable of any of these things, including things like torture - unbelievable.\"", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Are electric cars as 'green' as you think?\n\nTesla's chief executive, Elon Musk, has said Berlin will be the site of its first major European factory as the carmaker's expansion plans power ahead.\n\n\"Berlin rocks,\" Mr Musk said, adding Tesla would build an engineering and design centre in the German capital.\n\nTesla previously said it aimed to start production in Europe in 2021.\n\nThe moves come as the firm, which has also invested heavily in a Chinese factory, faces intensifying competition in the electric vehicle industry.\n\nMr Musk made the announcement at an awards ceremony in Germany on Tuesday. The company already has an assembly site in the Netherlands, but the plans for Germany are on a far larger scale.\n\n\"Everyone knows that German engineering is outstanding and that's part of the reason we are locating our Gigafactory Europe in Germany,\" he said.\n\nMr Musk also cited risks surrounding the UK's exit from the EU for his decision, according to AutoExpress.\n\n\"Brexit [uncertainty] made it too risky to put a Gigafactory in the UK,\" he told the trade magazine.\n\nMr Musk said the facility would be located near the new Berlin airport and later gave more details on what the factory would produce on Twitter.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by Elon Musk This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nThe focus on Germany comes amid rising appetite for electric cars in Europe.\n\nOver the coming years, the biggest electric car production plants will be in Germany, France, Spain and Italy, industry analysis shows.\n\nSome 16 large-scale lithium-ion battery cell plants are confirmed or due to begin operations in Europe by 2023.\n\nElon Musk has long been pondering where to put his European facility known as a \"gigafactory\".\n\nMr Musk's announcement on Tuesday night came ahead of the Prime Minister giving a televised election speech from an electric car factory. It has long been an aim of government policy to attract such a gigafactory to the UK, but international investors are yet to bite.\n\nThe disruption of a possible no-deal Brexit has weighed down industry investment. But even the current deal proposed by the government would involve checks for customs and the origin of parts, that are difficult for the car industry and electric car industry in particular.\n\nWhile Mr Musk in 2014 expressed a long term desire to open a UK factory, that wasn't expected this soon. However, industry sources had been more hopeful that Mr Musk would choose the UK for his research and development facility in the UK. That too will be situated in Germany.\n\nTesla's European plan comes as the carmaker also moves ahead with a $2bn (£1.6bn) factory in Shanghai.\n\nThe firm is looking to ramp up production in China, the world's biggest car market, where sales have been hurt by tariffs triggered by the US-China trade war.\n\nThe Shanghai facility will produce Model 3 and Model Y cars. The automaker reportedly showed off its new China-made vehicles to local media this week.\n\nStill, Tesla has struggled with years of losses, fuelling investor doubts and casting a shadow over its shares in recent years.\n\nThe firm has yet to turn an annual profit, although it recorded positive results in the final two quarters of 2018.\n\nLast year, Tesla took aggressive steps to slash expenses, cutting thousands of jobs and reining in other spending.", "Hospitals in England are now seeing very high rates of patients with flu, according to Public Health England figures.\n\nA sharp rise in cases seen by GPs in the past week - up 78% on the week before - suggests it could be the worst flu season for seven years.\n\nBut PHE said the current levels of flu were \"not unprecedented\".\n\nDeaths from flu remained static with 27 in the past seven days.\n\nAround 5,000 people were admitted to hospital with flu in the first week of January, based on PHE figures for 22 out of 137 trusts.\n\nProf Paul Cosford, medical director from Public Health England, said: \"The levels of flu being seen are high and of course that is contributing to the pressures in the NHS, but they are not unprecedented levels.\"\n\nHe also suggested the coverage of the so-called Aussie flu outbreak was a little misleading, saying that while it was circulating at \"significant\" levels there were two other strains that were also causing problems.\n\nThese strains are an unknown type of influenza A and influenza B - which is normally a milder strain - but appears to be affecting older people in care homes.\n\nThe H3N2 strain - an influenza A virus - has been dubbed 'Aussie flu' because it is the same strain that recently caused big problems for Australia during their winter.\n\n18-year-old Bethany Walker died after contracting the flu and developing pneumonia\n\nThis year's flu vaccine is designed to protect against this strain and some other ones.\n\nFigures in Scotland show a doubling of flu cases in the past week but mortality rates related to the virus were still said to be low.\n\nHowever, an 18-year-old student from Wester Ross died after her flu developed into pneumonia.\n\nIn Wales, a large rise in flu cases has prompted advice to stay away from some hospitals.\n\nThe rate of hospital admissions in England rose by over 50% in the first week of January to 7.38 per 100,000.\n\nIn the same week, the GP consultation rate was 37.3 per 100,000 compared to 21 per 100,000 the week before.\n\nNearly 22,000 patients went to see their GP with flu in the first week of 2018, the Royal College of GPs said, and there was also a rise in people seen with the common cold, acute bronchitis, respiratory system diseases and asthma.\n\nSorry, your browser cannot display this map\n\nFlu symptoms can come on very quickly and can last for a week or more.\n\nSymptoms include a fever (temperature above 38C), aches, headache, tiredness, a chesty cough, tummy pain and loss of appetite.\n\nChildren can also get pain in their ears and appear lacking in energy.\n\nFlu can be particularly unpleasant for certain people, such as the over-65s, pregnant women and those with other serious health conditions.\n\nHealth officials say getting the vaccine every year is the best way to protect against flu.", "Trump was just asked about the impeachment hearing during his press conference with the Turkish leader.\n\nHe took the first question from the pro-Trump One America News Network.\n\n\"You're talking about the witch hunt, is that what you mean?\" the president said. \"I hear it's a joke.\"\n\nNoting that he did not have time to watch the hearing, he said: \"This is a sham, it shouldn’t be allowed.\"\n\nHe again maintains his call with Zelensky was \"perfect\".\n\n\"I'm gonna find out who's the whistleblower, because the whistleblower gave a lot of very incorrect information about my call,\" Trump said.\n\nThe president added that he will be releasing a second call, presumably with Zelensky, \"which actually was the first of the two\" on Thursday.\n\nTrump said he's heard the congressional evidence was just \"all third-hand information, nothing direct at all. Can't be direct, because I never said it.\"", "US President Donald Trump has said he did not watch Wednesday's public hearing in the impeachment inquiry against him \"for one minute\".\n\nHe dismissed the process as a \"witch-hunt\", a \"joke\", and \"a hoax\".\n\nThe president said the phone call with the Ukrainian president around which the inquiry centres was \"perfect\" and \"highly appropriate\".\n\nHe was speaking at a press conference with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and said their meeting was \"much more important\" than the hearing.\n\nHowever, Mr Trump had earlier retweeted clips of the hearing.", "The Conservative Party has suspended party members named in new allegations of Islamophobic social media posts, allegedly made by 25 current and former Conservative councillors.\n\nThe Guardian says it has seen a so-called \"dossier\" compiled by an anonymous Twitter user who says they campaign against racism.\n\nThe dossier contains alleged details of Islamophobia and racist social media content posted, shared or endorsed by 25 sitting and former Conservative councillors. Not all the names provided are understood to be party members.\n\nA Conservative Party spokesperson said: “All those found to be party members have been suspended immediately, pending investigation.\n\n\"The swift action we take on not just anti-Muslim discrimination, but discrimination of any kind, is testament to the seriousness with which we take such issues.\n\n“The Conservative Party will never stand by when it comes to prejudice and discrimination of any kind.\n\n\"That’s why we are already establishing the terms of an investigation to make sure that such instances are isolated and robust processes are in place to stamp them out as and when they occur.”", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Donald Tusk: \"I could have been fired for saying this\"\n\nOutgoing European Council President Donald Tusk has urged British voters not to \"give up\" on stopping Brexit.\n\nAs campaigning ramps up ahead of next month's general election, he warned that leaving the EU would leave the UK a \"second-rate player\".\n\nIn a speech, he also said Brexit would likely mark the \"real end of the British Empire\".\n\nHe is due to step down from his role next month, having held the post for five years.\n\nMr Tusk's intervention comes as Conservative leader Boris Johnson said the UK Parliament was \"paralysed\" and had refused \"time and again to honour the mandate of the people and to deliver Brexit\".\n\nFormer head of the UK diplomatic service Sir Simon Fraser said he believed Mr Tusk was a friend of the UK but argued making the comments was \"not the right thing to do\".\n\n\"I think the principle that politicians don't comment on the electoral affairs of other countries is a wise principle,\" he added.\n\nMeanwhile, the UK has continued to refuse to put forward a candidate for the next European Commission, which is due to take office next month if approved by MEPs.\n\nThe BBC understands the UK's EU ambassador has written to the Commission saying that a candidate will not be put forward due to the election.\n\nIn the letter, Sir Tim Barrow is understood to say pre-election rules prevented ministers from putting forward nominees for jobs at EU institutions until after polling day.\n\nHowever, he is understood to have insisted the UK does not want to stop the Commission being formed as soon as possible.\n\nMr Johnson is hoping to win a majority in 12 December's election so that he can take the UK out of the EU on 31 January with the deal he negotiated with Brussels.\n\nBut Labour is promising to renegotiate that deal and put it to a referendum, with the option of remaining in the EU, if it wins the election - and smaller opposition parties are campaigning to Remain.\n\nSpeaking at the College of Europe in Bruges, Mr Tusk said: \"Brexit may happen at the beginning of next year.\n\n\"I did everything in my power to avoid the confrontational no-deal scenario and extend the time for reflection and a possible British change of heart\".\n\n\"The UK election takes place in one month. Can things still be turned around?\n\n\"The only words that come to my mind today are simply: Don't give up.\n\n\"In this match, we had added time, we are already in extra time, perhaps it will even go to penalties?\"\n\nDonald Tusk's term of office ends in a few weeks' time.\n\nWhich means he's prepared to brave accusations that he's interfering in the general election.\n\nAnd that he feels free to challenge the sense developing among the rest of the EU, that it would be better if the UK left as soon as possible.\n\nSpeaking at the College of Europe in Bruges tonight, he quoted the philosopher Hannah Arendt to encourage those campaigning for Britain to remain.\n\nHis message was simply not to give up.\n\nThe EU has accepted an extension to the Brexit deadline, meaning the UK is now due to leave at the end of January 2020.\n\nMr Tusk has repeatedly hinted he would like to see the UK stay in the bloc - but his comments, in the midst of an election campaign - are likely to be controversial.\n\nHe acknowledged this in his speech, adding his remarks were \"something I wouldn't have dared to say a few months ago, as I could be fired for being too frank\".\n\nHe added that a \"longing for the Empire\" could be heard in the voices of Brexiteers who strive to make the UK \"global again\" through leaving the EU.\n\n\"But the reality is exactly the opposite. Only as part of a united Europe can the UK play a global role,\" he added.\n\n\"One of my English friends is probably right when he says with melancholy that Brexit is the real end of the British Empire.\"\n\nMr Tusk is due to stand down from his role on 1 December, when he will be replaced by former Belgian PM Charles Michel.\n• None A really simple guide to the election", "Footage of a bright fireball was captured by home security systems as it travelled across the sky. The American Meteor Society said it received more than 120 reports of a meteor sighting.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Former Labour MP Ian Austin tells the BBC's Today programme that Jeremy Corbyn is \"completely unfit to lead our country\"\n\nLabour voters should support Boris Johnson in the general election, former Labour MP Ian Austin has said.\n\nThe former minister resigned from the party in February, accusing leader Jeremy Corbyn of failing to tackle anti-Semitism.\n\nMr Austin, MP for Dudley North, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that Mr Corbyn was \"completely unfit\" to be PM.\n\nShadow chancellor John McDonnell said the comments were unsurprising as Mr Austin \"now works for the Tory party\".\n\n\"What else do you expect him to do,\" he said, \"when you are employed by the Tories you speak on behalf of the Tories?\"\n\nIn response, Mr Austin said it was \"a complete lie\" to say he was working for the Tories. He said he had been appointed by the government as a trade envoy, an unpaid role, in July \"along with 27 other MPs and peers from different parties\".\n\nAnother ex-Labour MP, John Woodcock, said he would be voting Conservative at the election and urged others to do the same. Mr Woodcock has been appointed as special government envoy to tackle violent extremism.\n\nChief Secretary to the Treasury Rishi Sunak called Mr Austin's comments a \"truly devastating indictment of Jeremy Corbyn's leadership\".\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. \"He's now employed by the Tories\": John McDonnell hits back at ex-Labour MP Ian Austin's comments on Corbyn\n\nSpeaking to the Express and Star newspaper, Mr Austin also announced he would be standing down as MP for Dudley North - a seat he held at the 2017 election with a majority of just 22.\n\nHe said: \"I am so sorry that it has come to this, but as has always been the case, I have to do what I think is right.\"\n\nHe added: \"I must do everything I can to stop Jeremy Corbyn from getting into power.\"\n\nMr Austin became a Labour councillor in Dudley in his twenties, later working as a press officer for Gordon Brown.\n\nHe was elected MP for Dudley North in 2005 and served in Mr Brown's government from 2008 to 2010.\n\nMr Austin quit the party earlier this year, blaming Mr Corbyn for \"creating a culture of extremism and intolerance\" and accused the Labour leadership of failing to tackle anti-Semitism in the party.\n\nTom Watson has said he is stepping down as Labour deputy leader\n\nHis comments came after Tom Watson announced he was stepping down as Labour's deputy leader and as an MP.\n\nHe said the decision was \"personal, not political\" and that he would continue to campaign for the party.\n\nBut Mr Austin said: \"If Tom thought that Jeremy Corbyn was fit to lead our country and fit to form a government, then he would have been in that cabinet. Would he really be standing down?\"\n\nHe said Mr Watson was \"appalled\" by \"the scandal of anti-Semitism that has poisoned the Labour Party under Jeremy Corbyn's leadership\".\n\nShadow chancellor John Mc Donnell said those who had expressed anti-Semitism accounted for \"less than 0.1% of the Labour Party membership\".\n\nAsked about the Jewish Chronicle's front page - which urges non-Jewish voters not to support Labour - he said he was \"sad about it\" but insisted the party was doing \"everything they asked of us\" to tackle anti-Semitism.", "Crispin Aylett QC told the jury to 'put aside any sympathies' they may have in the Jodie Chesney murder trial\n\nThe fatal stabbing of a teenage girl in an east London park had \"nothing to do with drugs but everything to do with an ambush,\" a court has heard.\n\nJodie Chesney, 17, was knifed in the back on 1 March as she chatted with friends in Harold Hill.\n\nIn his closing speech, prosecutor Crispin Aylett QC told the Old Bailey jury Jodie was \"a victim of a brutal act of unprovoked violence\".\n\nAll four defendants, aged between 16 and 20, deny murder.\n\nMr Aylett said Jodie's death was \"but another example\" of the \"terrible consequences of the carrying and using of knives\".\n\nHe added: \"It seems every day now in our city, another young life is lost to a knife.\n\n\"I am sorry to say that your verdicts in this trial will not bring this to an end.\"\n\nManuel Petrovic and Svenson Ong-a-Kwie both admitted being drug dealers in the Harold Hill and Collier Row areas of east London\n\nManuel Petrovic, 20, from Romford, Svenson Ong-a-Kwie, 19, from Collier Row, a 16-year-old boy and a 17-year-old boy have been on trial since September.\n\nMr Aylett said all four defendants had \"drifted into a life of crime whether stealing motorbikes or drug dealing\".\n\nOn the night Jodie died, Mr Ong-a-Kwie \"urgently\" asked Mr Petrovic for a lift from Collier Row to Harold Hill, the jury was told.\n\nJodie Chesney had been drinking and socialising with friends in Amy's Park, Harold Hill, when she was stabbed in the back\n\nMr Petrovic drove the group in his black Vauxhall Corsa to Retford Road and waited while Mr Ong-a-Kwie and the 17-year-old went into Amy's Park.\n\n\"This was an ambush,\" Mr Aylett added: \"The car need to be turned around so they could get away quickly.\n\n\"We now know the two in the park were Svenson and the boy, I say now know because the police were not told this before.\"", "A Belfast doctor who killed his mother had been raised by her \"in almost third-world conditions\" and in an atmosphere of \"intimidation and bullying\", a court has heard.\n\nAnne O'Neill, 51, was found in the garden of her parents' home at Ardmore Avenue in Finaghy on 21 October, 2017.\n\nHer son, Declan Kevin O'Neill, 29, attacked her with a chisel.\n\nHe admitted murdering her in court in September.\n\nIt was a \"brutal killing\" during which neighbours heard her screams for help, prosecutors said.\n\nHowever, relatives asked the court to show \"mercy\" as Mrs O'Neill, a retired nurse, had been a \"controlling personality\" who had driven her son \"beyond his limits\".\n\nThe judge will rule on the conditions of O'Neill's sentence next Thursday.\n\nThe court was told how Anne O'Neill's children had grown up with \"relentless emotional violence\" and \"domestic abuse\".\n\nThey slept on mattresses, in a home which had no bathroom and little furniture - their clothes were kept in cardboard boxes.\n\nDuring the attack, the victim was heard to scream \"leave me alone, Declan\" and \"somebody help me\".\n\nShe suffered severe head injuries. Her son was arrested at the apartment he shared with his partner a short time later.\n\nPolice found the shower had been recently used, clothes were in the washing machine and a bag with a rubber mask, tape and metal chisel was lying in a communal area of the building.\n\nTraces of Mrs O'Neill's blood and hair was found on the chisel and in O'Neill's car.\n\nThe litany of abuse Anne O'Neill's children claimed they suffered was both shocking and upsetting in court.\n\nAs family members watched from the public gallery, Declan O'Neill shook continuously and sobbed in the dock.\n\nAt one point, Mr Justice Colton reflected that it was difficult to avoid concluding Anne O'Neill herself had a mental illness.\n\nDefence lawyers said O'Neill, of Malone Avenue, changed his plea to guilty and \"surrendered his [legal] fight\" in September to spare any further distress to his family.\n\nIt was argued he would have been able to argue diminished responsibility due to his mental state at the time of the killing.\n\n\"His mother controlled his daily life,\" the court was told.\n\nThe victim's mother said in a statement: \"There are too many examples of the controlled life they had to lead for me to begin to explain.\"\n\nThe victim's daughter revealed in her statement to the court that her mother had on one occasion \"held me by the throat against a wall\" and \"hit me with a brush\".\n\nShe said the children had a lifetime of their mother calling them names and \"being horrible\" and it had \"a profound effect\".\n\nIt was \"a very difficult upbringing\", she said.\n\n\"I always knew the way she treated us was not normal.\n\n\"Our whole childhood and right into our adult lives was destroyed,\" she added.\n\nShe said both children were \"trapped\" and Anne O'Neill \"constantly blackmailed\" them.\n\nFollowing his arrest, O'Neill told police in an interview: \"I didn't mean to.\n\n\"You don't know what it's like every day - thousands of pounds of debts in my name.\n\n\"[She] keeps taking money off me.\"\n• None Doctor is sentenced to life for mother's murder", "Education Secretary Gavin Williamson said media reports had highlighted issues over the use of unregulated accommodation for children in care\n\nThe education secretary has written to council leaders in England to express \"concern\" over the use of unregulated accommodation to house under-16s.\n\nGavin Williamson said these placements for children in care should be \"eliminated\".\n\nThis type of accommodation is not registered to deliver care.\n\nBut in October, Newsnight found that more than 100 children under 16 in England and Wales were living in such places, on any given night.\n\nMr Williamson said he could not \"imagine a circumstance under which a child under the age of 16 should be living in an independent or semi-independent setting\".\n\nUnregulated accommodation is often flats and houses with support workers on site or visiting, but can also be hostels and lodgings or even hotels and holiday parks.\n\nRunning an unregistered home that provides support but not care for children under 16 is not illegal.\n\nBut it is potentially a criminal offence to run a children's home that provides care without registering with the regulator Ofsted or the Welsh Care Inspectorate.\n\n\"I am concerned about the number of children under 16 placed in settings that are not registered with Ofsted, so should not be delivering care, and I am certain that you will want to pay immediate and close attention to those placements,\" Mr Williamson wrote to local authority chief executives.\n\n\"I look forward to working together to make sure these types of placements are eliminated,\" he added.\n\n\"Such settings must only be used for older children who are ready to live with the level of independence afforded by these settings.\"\n\nTeenagers in semi-independent care are treated as young adults and expected to do things like open bank accounts, wash clothes and buy food.\n\n'Amy', who lived in an unregulated home when she was 17, said the minister's concern was \"completely right\".\n\n\"It's just neglect to put under 16s in these places,\" she told Newsnight.\n\n\"They need to be finding better places to put kids. They're creating more problems for society in the future. \"\n\n'Emma', who was placed in an unregulated placement last year at the age of 15, also welcomed the intervention.\n\n\"It is not the right environment for someone so young,\" she said.\n\nThe mother of a boy, 15, placed in an unregulated home, told Newsnight she was horrified when she realised the placement was not registered with Ofsted.\n\n\"Ofsted is important to me because it is telling me that a place is fit for purpose and has been checked.\"\n\nThe placement was more than 100 miles from the family home.\n\n\"I was told it would be for twelve weeks only. But my son was there for nearly a year. He received no structured education for most of the time he was there and often stayed in bed until 4 pm.\"\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Chris Wild tells Newsnight 'there's something wrong' with the care system\n\nLocal authorities can pay to place children in unregulated accommodation if they deem it to be in a child's best interests, a place in registered accommodation cannot be found or a court approves the placement.\n\nThe BBC previously learned children as young as 11 years old are being placed in these homes.\n\nA freedom of information request carried out by Newsnight revealed that at least 63 local authorities placed under-16s in unregulated accommodation in the past three years.\n\nChris Wild, who manages a home for teenagers aged 16 and above, said he has refused to take children under 16 because it was \"unsafe\".\n\n\"At 15 you might be in care with an 18-year-old, who's been arrested for something sinister, or is affiliated with county lines drugs,\" he told Newsnight.\n\nNewsnight has been investigating this part of the care sector, as part of its Britain's Hidden Children's Homes series.\n\nPreviously, the programme revealed that, according to figures from the Department for Education, about 5,500 looked after children in England were living in unregulated accommodation, up 70% from 2,900 10 years ago.\n\nYou can watch Newsnight on BBC Two at 22:30 on weekdays. Catch up on iPlayer, subscribe to the programme on YouTube and follow it on Twitter.", "Bill Gates has become the latest billionaire to express concern for presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren's plan for a new tax on the super-rich.\n\nAt a conference, the philanthropist and Microsoft founder said it would stifle business innovation in America.\n\nMs Warren, a Democratic front-runner in the 2020 presidential race, has offered to meet Mr Gates in response.\n\nIt comes after criticism of Ms Warren's policy from figures like Jamie Dimon, head of banking giant JP Morgan.\n\nUnder the original plan, households with a net worth between $50m (£39m) and $1bn (£780m) will be charged with a 2% \"wealth tax\" every year. This would rise to 3% for any households with a net worth of over $1bn.\n\nBut last week, Ms Warren suggested doubling the latter rate - from 3% to 6%. She said the money raised from this new tax would be used to fund her healthcare plan, which is expected to cost the federal government $20.5tn over 10 years.\n\nMr Gates hit back at the idea during a talk at the New York Times DealBook conference in New York on Wednesday.\n\n\"I'm all for super-progressive tax systems,\" he said. \"I've paid over $10bn in taxes. I've paid more than anyone in taxes. If I had to pay $20bn, it's fine.\n\n\"But when you say I should pay $100bn, then I'm starting to do a little math about what I have left over. Sorry, I'm just kidding,\" he added.\n\n\"So you really want the incentive system to be there and you can go a long ways without threatening that.\"\n\nMr Gates is the second-richest person in the world, according to Forbes magazine, with a net worth of $106.2bn.\n\nWhen asked if he would be willing to meet with her about the policy, Mr Gates said he wasn't sure if Ms Warren would \"sit down with somebody who has large amounts of money\".\n\nHours after his comments, Ms Warren said she would \"love\" to meet Mr Gates to explain her plan in more detail.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by Elizabeth Warren This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nTax reform has become a key talking point among contenders for the US presidential election. The debate has been partially spurred by tax reform under Donald Trump's administration, which the president dubbed \"the biggest tax cut in history\".\n\nMr Trump said cuts would help to boost the economy, but critics argue they disproportionately benefit the country's wealthiest individuals.\n\nEarlier this year, a group of America's richest people penned an open letter calling on presidential candidates to roll out a wealth tax on the super-rich.\n\n\"America has a moral, ethical and economic responsibility to tax our wealth more,\" they said in a letter, proposing that the money be spent on tackling climate change and economic inequality.\n\nSignatories included investor George Soros and Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes. The group said they were non-partisan and not endorsing any candidate.", "Nicola Sturgeon wants to hold a referendum in the second half of 2020\n\nFurther legislation would need to be tabled at Holyrood before a new referendum on independence could be held, ministers have confirmed.\n\nThe Scottish government wants to hold a new ballot in 2020 and has tabled the Referendums Bill to pave the way.\n\nHowever MSPs have now been told that a further \"short bill\" will be needed to legislate for an independence vote.\n\nThe pro-UK parties have opposed the Referendums Bill at Holyrood, but is set to pass with SNP and Green backing.\n\nThe issue of a referendum has become a key topic of debate in the general election campaign, with the SNP putting it \"at the heart\" of their platform and Labour and the Conservatives disputing whether they would agree to hold one in future.\n\nFirst Minister Nicola Sturgeon wants to have a new vote in the second half of 2020, and has targeted having the Referendums (Scotland) Bill in law \"by the new year\" as part of the preparations for this.\n\nShe has also pledged to formally request a transfer of power from Westminster - similar to the agreement prior to the 2014 referendum, which she said would put the legality of the vote \"beyond any doubt\" - before Christmas.\n\nHolyrood's three pro-UK parties oppose the bill, but are outnumbered by the pro-independence SNP and Greens\n\nThe legislation sets the general framework for any referendum, and as drafted would give ministers the power to set the date, question and campaign period of any poll later.\n\nHowever after complaints that this handed too much leeway to ministers, Holyrood's constitution committee said new primary legislation should be needed for any ballot on a constitutional issue.\n\nConstitutional Relations Secretary Mike Russell told MSPs that he was \"happy to accept this\", underlining that this would mean further legislation would now be needed before a new independence poll.\n\nHe said: \"I agree that normally a short bill should be the way to trigger a referendum and I can confirm that any proposal for a future Scottish independence referendum should now require a short bill.\"\n\nMr Russell also said he would reconsider the issue of whether the Electoral Commission would be allowed to test the question of any future independence referendum.\n\nThe watchdog would normally be brought in to test the question for any plebiscite, but the bill as it stands would not require this if the \"yes\" or \"no\" question used in 2014 was repeated.\n\nMr Russell has previously argued that there is no need to re-test questions, and Ms Sturgeon has claimed the move was part of an attempt to \"rig\" the referendum by her opponents.\n\nThe Scottish government has argued that the 2014 referendum provides \"clear precedent\" for a question\n\nThe Commission \"firmly recommend\" they are allowed to test again, and Holyrood's constitution committee unanimously said ministers \"must recognise the weight of evidence in favour\" of this and come to an agreement with the watchdog.\n\nOn Thursday, Mr Russell offered instead to amend the bill to give previously tested questions a \"shelf life\" of two parliamentary terms.\n\nHowever, he added: \"Some of those who propose testing every question even if it has been tested before are doing so out of principle, and I respect that.\n\n\"I entirely accept that it is right for me to look at this issue again in the light of those views and the evidence that the committee has received and consider if I should go even further.\n\n\"I am therefore in agreement that I should discuss the matter with the Electoral Commission and come back at stage two with any proposal that may arise from those discussions.\"\n\nMr Russell may ultimately be forced to back down, as Scottish Green co-leader Patrick Harvie said the case for his \"shelf life\" proposal was \"not overwhelming\".\n\nHe said politicians could not choose to only trust independent watchdogs when they agree with their decisions, saying: \"If there is time to conduct question testing, then I struggle to see why that testing should be dispensed with.\"\n\nMike Russell said he was read to \"look again\" at the issue of Electoral Commission testing\n\nThe legislation looks set to pass through Holyrood with support from the SNP and Greens - but all three of the unionist opposition parties said they would oppose it.\n\nThe Scottish Conservatives have pledged to oppose independence \"every step of the way\", and said they would vote against the \"bad bill\" at every stage.\n\nConstitution spokesman Adam Tomkins said it was \"vital\" that the Electoral Commission is \"not only permitted, but required by law\" to test all referendum questions.\n\nHe said there was \"no good reason\" for avoiding testing, calling the move \"nothing other than another ill-conceived power grab from a minister desperate for indyref2\".\n\nLabour's Alex Rowley said there was no need for a new independence vote until the \"current constitutional crisis\" of Brexit is resolved, saying it was \"impossible to put a clear proposition to the Scottish people\" at present.\n\nHe said the \"flawed\" Referendums Bill was \"the SNP indyref2 bill\" and an attempt to \"rig\" the vote, saying Labour could not support it on that basis.\n\nAnd Lib Dem MSP Mike Rumbles said the bill was a \"fraud\" and a \"waste of taxpayers money\", and said the SNP would \"face electoral consequences sooner rather than later\".\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Why Are The Police Putting Down Their Guns?\n\nHundreds of firearms officers hand in their permits to carry weapons.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Grace Millane's last movements were captured on CCTV\n\nBritish backpacker Grace Millane and the man accused of her murder were spotted kissing on CCTV while on a Tinder date, a court heard.\n\nFootage shows them in bars and at the hotel where Miss Millane is alleged to have been killed in New Zealand.\n\nMiss Millane, from Wickford, Essex, was on a round-the-world trip when she died in Auckland, last December.\n\nDuring the date Miss Millane messaged a friend about the defendant, saying \"I click with him\", the jury heard.\n\nReferring to the footage \"just short of six terabytes of data, which is a significant amount\" was examined, detective Adam Bicknell told Auckland High Court.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by Simon Atkinson This article contains content provided by Twitter. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nIt shows Miss Millane leaving the Base Backpackers hostel and walking to the Sky City entertainment complex, where she met and embraced the 27-year-old defendant, who cannot be be named for legal reasons.\n\nThe trial earlier heard how the man accused of Miss Millane's murder went on a further Tinder date while her body was in a suitcase in his hotel room.\n\nGrace Millane's parents are attending the trial in Auckland\n\nMiss Millane, was last seen in Auckland on 1 December, before her body was found a week later.\n\nReferring to the messages she sent during the date, a letter by her university friend Ameena Ashcroft was read to the jury.\n\nIn it, she said Miss Millane told her she was \"getting smashed\" and the date was going \"really good\".\n\nThe prosecution believes the suspect was not concerned or distressed by the death\n\nIn the hours before she disappeared Miss Millane and the defendant were seen at a burger bar in the Sky City development, before going to a Mexican cafe and then the Bluestone Room in Durham Lane.\n\nIn the hours before she disappeared Miss Millane and the defendant were seen in the Sky City Development\n\nFootage shows they spent just over an hour at the venue, during which time the defendant leaned across and kissed Miss Millane lightly, before then putting his hand on the back of her head and kissing her in a more sustained manner.\n\nThey continued kissing and talking for a while, before leaving and walking arm-in-arm down the street and into the lobby of CityLife at 21:40.\n\nThey entered the lifts and Miss Millane followed the accused out of the lift to his apartment on the third floor of the hotel.\n\nProsecutors allege she was strangled to death in the apartment.\n\nOn the face of it this was, as the lead prosecutor put it , \"the sort of evening many a young person travelling the world would enjoy\".\n\nMeeting someone, touring bars, drinking and chatting. There were lots of smiles from Grace Millane on the CCTV footage played to the court room .\n\nA text message exchange with a friend in one of those bars read out in court was an emoji-packed carefree stream of consciousness from a young woman having a good time.\n\nBut knowing what happened next meant watching those shots of Grace was chilling. I'm told the Millane family had already been taken through the CCTV by police.\n\nLater there were images of a different sort. Seen only by the jurors - intimate pictures of Grace Millane that the killer took on his phone after Grace had died.\n\nHer mother Gillian sobbed as a police detective in the witness box was asked about the pictures - until it became too much and she hurried out - unable to bear hearing any more.\n\nThe defence team argues Ms Millane died by accident during consensual sex, saying \"acts designed to enhance sexual pleasure went wrong\".\n\nThe court has been told he buried her later in a suitcase in the Waitakere Ranges, near Auckland.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nMiss Millane's death prompted an outpouring of public grief in New Zealand with the country's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern apologising to her family.\n\nThe young woman had been on a round-the-world trip, travelling alone in New Zealand for two weeks, following six weeks in South America.\n\nThe trial is expected to last one month.", "A Scottish tourist is suspected to have died in a shark attack after his severed hand and wedding ring were found inside the animal.\n\nThe 44-year-old man was last seen snorkelling off the French island of Reunion, near Madagascar, over the weekend.\n\nIt is believed he was on a week-long holiday with his wife in Saint-Gilles.\n\nHis hand, identified by his wedding ring, was found inside a tiger shark which was caught for research purposes.\n\nLocal resident Erick Quelquejeu told BBC Scotland the man had left his wife for just \"a few minutes\" to go for a swim.\n\nMr Quelquejeu told BBC Scotland the beaches have signs warning people against swimming\n\nMr Quelquejeu said: \"It's an area enclosed by a reef, there's a very slight passage where it goes deeper into the ocean but actually it's really well protected by the reef.\"\n\nHe added: \"His wife was really scared by what happened. Many helicopters, many planes, swimmers and boats went to try and find the guy in the ocean but couldn't find him for a few days.\n\n\"Apparently they found a shark a few days ago with his hand so we are really not sure how it happened.\"\n\nMr Quelquejeu said that many beaches on the west coast of the island were well signposted, warning people against swimming because of previous shark attacks. There were also warnings at the airports.\n\nThe island has put measures in place to protect people from shark attacks\n\n\"There are a lot of shark attacks on Reunion island but we are quite aware about that now,\" he added.\n\n\"It's something we don't hide from anybody. All the places around the island where you can't swim - where there's not a natural reef - there are signs in front of the beach to warn people.\n\n\"Even at that you have a few boats that go around the west area of the island - because that's where all the beaches are - to protect them, to watch if anyone makes that mistake anyway.\"\n\nThe shark was among several caught on Monday and Tuesday in the Indian Ocean by the Centre de Securite Requin (CSR).\n\nIt was found just over four miles (7km) from the lagoon where the man was last seen. The shark was examined on Wednesday morning.\n\nIt is not yet known whether the man drowned and was subsequently eaten by the shark, or whether he was attacked by it.\n\nA spokesman for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said: \"We are providing support to the family of a British man who died while snorkelling in La Reunion and are in contact with the local authorities.\"\n\nThere have been two fatal shark attacks this year at Reunion, which is in the Indian Ocean.\n\nLocal authorities have implemented a ban on swimming and water sports across almost all of the island's beaches following attacks in 2013.\n\nFrench President Emmanuel Macron said last month that he would like to see water sports reintroduced by 2022, but added that he wanted \"to be sure\" that it would be safe to do so.", "Virgin Media is ditching telecoms group BT and switching its three million mobile phone customers to the network run by Vodafone.\n\nCustomers are being promised a host of new services and will not have to change Sim cards, Virgin Media said.\n\nThe cable group's current contract with BT, which owns the EE network, expires in 2021, although Virgin will launch 5G services with Vodafone before then.\n\nThe contract is reportedly worth about £200m to BT, whose shares fell 4.7%.\n\nVirgin Media chief executive Lutz Schuler said: \"This agreement with Vodafone will bring a host of fantastic benefits and experiences to our customers, including 5G services in the near future.\n\n\"Twenty years ago, Virgin Mobile became the world's first virtual operator and this new agreement builds on that heritage.\n\n\"It will open up a whole new world of opportunity for Virgin Media as we focus on becoming the most recommended brand for customers and bring our mobile and broadband connectivity closer together in one package for one price.\n\n\"We want our customers to have a limitless experience - it's now the right time to take a leap forward with Vodafone to grow further and faster.\"\n\nMeanwhile, Vodafone UK chief executive Nick Jeffery said the deal combines \"two great British brands... combining our strong heritage in innovation\".\n\nAnalyst Paolo Pescatore, from PP Foresight, said: \"For Vodafone, this is a great coup as it continues to turn around its fortunes in the highly competitive UK market.\"\n\nVirgin Media is owned by US telecoms giant Liberty Global, which is also rumoured to be in talks with Sky to invest in a full-fibre network.\n\nWednesday's Vodafone deal, along with any tie-up between Liberty and Sky, raises the competitive pressure on BT, which is investing heavily in upgrading its own network.\n\nA BT spokesperson said: \"The successful relationship between BT and Virgin Media spans nearly 20 years and they remain a highly valued customer.\n\n\"Our EE network is consistently ranked number one for speed and coverage in independent benchmarking tests, providing our EE customers... with the UK's best mobile experience.\"", "The UK's competition watchdog has raised concerns train ticket prices could rise under the new operators of the West Coast Rail franchise.\n\nFirstGroup and Trenitalia won the contract to run the rail route between London Euston and Glasgow or Edinburgh.\n\nThe Competition and Markets Authority said that on 21 routes, passengers would have little or no option but to choose a service run by FirstGroup.\n\nFirstGroup said there were no competition issues on most routes.\n\nThe CMA said that following the first phase of an investigation into the new contract, it discovered that on 17 routes between Preston and Scotland passengers could only choose from West Coast Rail, operated by the joint venture between FirstGroup and Trenitalia, or from TransPennine Express, which is operated solely by FirstGroup.\n\nIt also pointed out that there were four routes between Oxenholme in the Lake District and Carlisle where travellers could only choose between the joint venture, TransPennine Express, and from one other company.\n\n\"The CMA is concerned this could lead to higher fares and less availability of cheaper tickets because train passengers would have no alternatives, or limited options, to choose from,\" it said.\n\nA spokesman for FirstGroup, said: \"We have been discussing our plans for the new West Coast Partnership franchise with the CMA for several months and we are pleased that on the vast majority of routes, it has found no competition issues.\n\n\"Now that this update gives more clarity, we look forward to submitting our proposals which we envisage will satisfy their concerns.\"\n\nThe CMA said that in previous cases, when it had raised competition concerns with rail companies, its concerns were resolved \"by the companies agreeing to price caps on affected lines\".\n\nBut it said that if FirstGroup and Trenitalia's proposals to guard against higher prices were insufficient, the CMA would launch a more in-depth investigation into the issue.\n\nFirstGroup and Trenitalia won the contract to run the West Coast Rail franchise following a controversial process that saw Stagecoach banned from bidding for the contract in a row over pensions.\n\nStagecoach ran the franchise with Virgin Trains for more than 20 years.", "Confused by the latest election developments? Got a question about polling or policy? Or is there anything else you'd like us to explain?\n\nSend your questions to BBC News via the form on this page and we'll do our best to answer them.\n\nToday we have been answering questions specifically from younger people, like this one from Stephen Blaney in Manchester:\n\nQ - Can a candidate standing for a constituency demand a recount at the general election?\n\nA - According to the Electoral Commission \"any candidate or election agent may request to have the votes recounted or, following a recount, recounted again\".\n\nThe final decision as to whether a recount is allowed is taken by the returning officer (though usually by the acting returning officer, as the former post is largely ceremonial), who has overall responsibility for the conduct of the election in that constituency.\n\nThey will decide if the request is a reasonable one, for example when two or more candidates are separated by a small number of votes.\n\nYou can read more answers to questions from young people here.", "Glasgow has been listed as the top cultural and creative centre in the UK in a report from the European Commission.\n\nFollowing in the top five were London, Bristol, Brighton and Manchester, with Edinburgh just missing out in sixth place.\n\nDundee was the next Scottish city to be ranked, coming in 12th.\n\nGlasgow came first for \"openness, tolerance and trust\" and \"cultural participation and attractiveness\".\n\nThe study ranks 190 cities in 30 European countries on various factors.\n\nGlasgow band Mogwai on stage in the Clyde Auditorium\n\n\"Cultural vibrancy\", \"creative economy\", and the ability to bring in creative talent and nourish cultural engagement were all taken into account.\n\nEdinburgh came first for cultural venues and facilities in the UK.\n\nThe report said: \"Glasgow was one of the first European capitals of culture, in 1990. Known as an industrial city, it has now gained recognition as a creative and cultural centre of European importance.\"\n\nThe Simon Fraser University play in Buchanan Street during the Piping Live! festival\n\nCelebrations to mark the Chinese Lunar New Year\n\nGlasgow boasts over 100 cultural organisations and is home to five of Scotland's six national performing arts companies: the Royal Scottish National Orchestra; National Theatre of Scotland; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Scottish Opera and Scottish Ballet.\n\nThe council said that Glasgow's museums have more visitors than in any UK city outside London.\n\nEight Turner Prize winners have been born, trained or worked out of Glasgow in recent years, and the city's Tramway hosted the event in 2015.\n\nAn exhibition by artist Jenifer West at the Tramway theatre\n\nA visitor looks at 'DOUG' by artist Janice Kerbel ahead of the 2015 Turner Prize\n\nChildren making artworks at the Gallery of Modern Art\n\nBridget McConnell from Glasgow Life, the organisation that delivers cultural and sports events for Glasgow City Council, said: \"We always knew Glasgow was a global cultural leader and we're delighted that the European Commission has confirmed our position of the UK's leading cultural and creative city.\n\n\"Glasgow is a city bursting with energy, passion and creativity and filled with artists, designers, creators and innovators.\n\n\"We have world-class museums and galleries, incredible architecture and history and, as a Unesco City of Music, there's nowhere better to enjoy a gig.\n\n\"What's more, our openness, tolerance and trust has been rated as the best in Europe, confirming what we already know, that our people make Glasgow the best city in the world.\"\n\nFans at a Post Malone concert at the SSE Hydro", "Video caption: Remembrance Day: D-Day veteran and schoolboy on what it means to them\n\nRemembrance Day: D-Day veteran and schoolboy on what it means to them", "Swindon Borough Council has asked people to ignore the letter as it was sent \"by mistake\"\n\nA council that wrongly warned thousands of voters they would not be able to vote in the general election has been criticised for the blunder.\n\nSwindon Borough Council admitted nearly 3,000 voters were contacted in error.\n\nResidents were told in the letter they would be \"removed from the Register of Electors\" as they were \"not entitled to remain registered\" at their property.\n\nThe council has asked people to ignore the letter as it was sent \"by mistake\".\n\nOriginally it was thought the letters had been sent to 1,500 voters but the council has since said about 3,000 people were contacted.\n\nJennifer Miles said she had a \"borderline heart attack\" when her letter arrived at her home, adding: \"I was absolutely aghast.\"\n\n\"It's these kind of things that make people nervous or disillusioned about going out to vote, and that's negative for society,\" she said.\n\n\"Swindon is a marginal constituency and the vote really, really does matter here.\"\n\nThis is a cock-up rather than a conspiracy, but the timing is pretty dreadful.\n\nAbout 3,000 people were sent a letter by mistake suggesting they may not be able to vote, in a town which historically is known to be a close race at election time.\n\nThe fact councils send out letters like this isn't unusual, they all regularly check up on who is registered to vote at each address to reduce the risk of voter fraud.\n\nBut the error here, we're told, is who those letters got sent to. The council's printers used the wrong distribution list - if you have such a letter and it's dated 4 November, ignore it. You will get another very soon explaining what's happened, and you will still get your polling card.\n\nSouth Swindon was particularly close last time around - in a constituency of 70,000, the Tories won a majority of just 2,400.\n\nSo it's easy to see why political campaigners across the spectrum are worried and clearly angry about anything that could stop local people voting on 12 December.\n\nThe letter, dated 4 November, said the Conservative-run council was reviewing its \"registration entitlement\" and it was the authority's \"opinion\" that the resident was \"not entitled to remain registered at this property\".\n\nRecipients were warned that if they did not appeal against the decision within 14 days they would be removed from the electoral register.\n\nAnother person who received the letter, Anthony Clarkson, said: \"I couldn't believe what I was reading. I thought it must have been some sort of scam.\"\n\nAndrew Whitford, another recipient, said he thought it \"could affect the outcome of the general election and should be investigated completely\".\n\nSouth Swindon Labour parliamentary candidate Sarah Church said: \"Any hint of removing anyone's right to vote is simply unacceptable and a mistake on this scale is really unforgivable.\"\n\nMs Church is due to stand against Conservative Robert Buckland, the Brexit Party's Justin Stares, Liberal Democrat Stan Pajak and Steve Thompson for The Green Party.\n\nMr Buckland called it an \"unacceptable error\" and Mr Pajak described it as a \"threat to democracy\".\n\nIn a statement, the council said anyone who received a letter should ignore it.\n\n\"The error occurred after our printers used an incorrect distribution list,\" it said.\n\nThe authority added it would be writing to every resident who had received a letter in error to explain what had happened and to apologise.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Warrants were carried out at Danygraig Nursing Home (pictured) and Ashville Residential Care Home\n\nThree men have been arrested amid allegations that staff at two care homes were victims of modern day slavery.\n\nGwent Police and the National Crime Agency (NCA) carried out warrants at Danygraig Nursing Home in Newport and Ashville Residential Care Home in Brithdir on Thursday morning.\n\nTwo Newport men, aged 53 and 64 and a third from Surrey, 43, are in custody.\n\nA reception centre for potential victims has been set up.\n\nA number of police remain outside Ashville Care Home and officers are also focusing on a nearby house where local people have said a group of up to 13 women live, according to BBC Wales reporter Nelli Bird, who is at the scene.\n\nOne neighbour said they saw police arrive at the house at around 06.30 GMT.\n\nThe neighbour, who did not want to be named, said: \"I went to have a nose through the window. There was a lady stood there on her own.\n\n\"Then about half hour later two men came. They were going to put the door through but then they let them in through the back.\n\n\"[The women] are back and forth, they're always dragging suitcases around.\n\n\"There are men coming back and forth. They're always partying in there.\n\n\"The youngest looks about 18, oldest could be 40 or 50.\"\n\nDet Ch Supt Nicky Brain said: \"The offences that are being investigated are serious...\n\n\"We would like to reassure [residents and their families] that this investigation is not as a result of any concerns raised regarding crimes committed against people residing in these homes.\"\n\nGwent Police said officers from its human trafficking team were working with partner agencies including the British Red Cross, the Salvation Army and New Pathways.\n\nIn a joint statement, Newport council and Caerphilly council said they were working with Aneurin Bevan University Health Board and Care Inspectorate Wales to \"ensure a continuation of care\".\n\n\"We appreciate families may be concerned as a result of today's events but we would like to reassure them that their loved ones are safe and their well-being is our priority,\" it continued.\n\nModern slavery is defined as the recruitment, movement, harbouring or receiving of children, women or men through the use of force, coercion, abuse of vulnerability, deception or other means for the purpose of exploitation.\n\nIt is a crime under the Modern Slavery Act 2015.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "George Kent, Marie Yovanovitch and Bill Taylor have all testified in the ongoing impeachment inquiry\n\nCongressional Democrats have announced the first public hearings next week in an inquiry that may seek to remove President Donald Trump from office.\n\nThree state department officials will testify first. So far lawmakers from three key House committees have heard from witnesses behind closed doors.\n\nThe impeachment inquiry centres on claims that Mr Trump pressured Ukraine to publicly announce an investigation into political rival Joe Biden.\n\nHouse Intelligence Committee chairman Adam Schiff, who is overseeing the inquiry, told reporters on Wednesday that an impeachment case was building against the president.\n\nHe said: \"We are getting an increasing appreciation for just what took place during the course of the last year - and the degree to which the president enlisted whole departments of government in the illicit aim to get Ukraine to dig up dirt on a political opponent.\"\n\nMr Trump has been making discredited corruption claims about former US vice-president Joe Biden, whose son Hunter Biden once worked for a Ukrainian gas company.\n\nThe Capitol Hill hearings will now be broadcast live, with both Democratic and Republican lawmakers questioning witnesses.\n\nOne of the first to appear will be Bill Taylor, acting US ambassador to Ukraine, who delivered some of the most explosive private testimony last month.\n\nOn Wednesday - a week ahead of his scheduled public hearing - House Democrats released a transcript of his evidence.\n\nIt shows Mr Taylor told lawmakers it was his \"clear understanding\" that the president had withheld nearly $400m (£310m) in US military aid because he wanted Ukraine to investigate the Bidens.\n\nJoe Biden is a Democratic front-runner for the presidential election a year from now.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. What does it take to impeach a president?\n\nAlso scheduled to testify publicly next Wednesday is career state department official George Kent.\n\nMr Kent reportedly told lawmakers that department officials had been sidelined as the White House put political appointees in charge of Ukraine policy.\n\nHe testified that he had been warned to \"lay low\" by a superior after expressing concern about Mr Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, who was lobbying Ukraine to investigate the Bidens. Mr Giuliani has denied wrongdoing.\n\nFormer US ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, who was recalled in May after falling from favour with the White House, is due to testify on Friday next week.\n\nShe told the hearing last month that she had felt threatened by Mr Trump's remark to Ukraine's president that was \"going to go through some things\".\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. What we know about Biden-Ukraine corruption claims\n\nThe military aid to Ukraine was released in September, after a whistleblower raised the alarm about a 25 July phone call in which Mr Trump asked the Ukrainian president to investigate the Bidens.\n\nThe whistleblower's complaint prompted House Democrats to launch the impeachment inquiry.\n\nImpeachment is the first part - the charges - of a two-stage political process by which Congress can remove a president from office.\n\nIf, following the hearings, the House of Representatives votes to pass articles of impeachment, the Senate is forced to hold a trial.\n\nA Senate vote requires a two-thirds majority to convict and remove the president - unlikely in this case, given that Mr Trump's party controls the chamber.\n\nOnly two US presidents in history - Bill Clinton and Andrew Johnson - have been impeached, but neither was convicted.\n\nPresident Richard Nixon resigned before he could be impeached.", "Both major political parties have dropped a key target that would see the national debt falling over time.\n\nThe move will allow tens or even hundreds of billions more in investment spending on hospitals, schools, housing and public transport.\n\nShadow chancellor John McDonnell said Labour would change the way public spending is accounted for, freeing it up to spend.\n\nChancellor Sajid Javid also plans to relax his debt rules and spend more.\n\nHe said his new rule would allow 3% of GDP in investment on public infrastructure projects - potentially an additional £100bn over current plans.\n\nThis would allow the party to spend more on hospitals, schools, roads, railways and broadband, he said.\n\nMr Javid said he still expected the debt to be lower at the end of the next parliament, but this was not a hard-and-fast stricture.\n\nLike Labour, he also channelled some of the same arguments about taking advantage of cheap borrowing.\n\nLabour's plan is a major revolution in fiscal targeting, designed to allow hundreds of billions in extra investment spending to grow public sector assets.\n\nMr McDonnell described the new approach as targeting \"public sector net worth\", saying that it was akin to how companies report their balance sheets. It also builds on a new set of figures that the Office for National Statistics has started to report regularly.\n\nIt means there will be little incentive to use off-balance sheet mechanisms, such as the much-criticised Private Finance Initiative.\n\nBut it also means a much more generous treatment for Labour's plan to nationalise some privately owned utilities, because the funding required will be offset by the acquisition of the asset - the company.\n\nIt is radical too. It relies on the continuation of the current very low borrowing rates offered to governments around the world.\n\nAnd while there is an emerging international consensus on taking advantage of these cheap rates to boost growth, at a time when central banks are running out of ammunition, there is a limit.\n\nThere is a new post-austerity consensus on spending more for the future.\n\nThe dividing line is whether it is tens of billions required or hundreds of billions. And who voters trust to spend it well.", "Airbnb says it will verify every single property on its platform after a news website found a series of scams.\n\nIn October, Vice News uncovered a pattern of false or misleading property listings posted on the rentals site.\n\nAirbnb said it would review every property by December 2020, and also promised to refund customers if they were misled by inaccurate listings.\n\nIt is the first time Airbnb, which launched in 2008, has pledged to verify every home promoted on its platform.\n\nDuring its investigation, Vice News spoke to several people who had booked accommodation on Airbnb and been scammed.\n\nWhen the guests arrived for their holiday, they typically received a last-minute phone call from the landlord saying the property was no longer available, due to an emergency or double-booking.\n\nThey would then be moved to another property, often in a different area and without the amenities promised in the original booking.\n\nIn many cases the guests felt they had no option but to stay at least one night, after arriving late at night in a city far from home.\n\nBut they say Airbnb then refused to give them a full refund despite the misleading bookings.\n\nIn a series of tweets, Airbnb chief executive Brian Chesky said: \"Airbnb is in the business of trust. We are making the most significant steps in designing trust on our platform since our original design in 2008.\"\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by Brian Chesky This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nAdam French, a consumer rights expert from Which?, told the BBC: \"Holiday booking fraud is on the rise, with people losing millions every year to fraudsters tricking them out of their money with holiday lettings that do not actually exist.\n\n\"Steps from Airbnb to finally verify all of its listings are positive, but the industry must do more to ensure people are no longer being stripped of their money and having their holiday plans left in tatters.\"\n\nOn 2 November, Airbnb said it would ban \"party houses\" after a mass shooting at a California home rented through the company left five people dead.\n\nAnd in 2017, it changed its security policy, after a BBC investigation found criminals were hijacking accounts and burgling homes.", "Jodie Chesney was stabbed to death just weeks before completing her Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award\n\nTwo teenagers have been convicted of murdering teenage girl scout Jodie Chesney, who was ambushed by a drug dealer who mistook her for a rival. She was stabbed to death while simply sitting with friends in an east London park.\n\nFriday night, college is out and Jodie is looking forward to spending time with her friends. It was all planned - she would meet the group at Amy's Park in Harold Hill, Romford. There she would listen to music and unwind after a busy week.\n\nThe 17-year-old had spoken to her father, Peter Chesney, that morning - 1 March. It was his birthday.\n\n\"She popped her head around the stairs and wished me a happy birthday,\" says Peter. \"She said that my present would arrive in the post the next day - and that she was sorry it was late.\"\n\nClosing the door behind him, he could never have known that that would be the last time he would see his daughter alive.\n\nSitting on a bench in the home he shared with his two daughters and his partner Joanne, Peter looks up at pictures of Jodie on top of the piano, a shrine perfectly placed on the instrument she loved playing so much.\n\nRemembering the \"shy little girl\" growing up, Peter says his daughter had started playing piano in school.\n\n\"She played really well. She loved playing classical music like Ludovico Einaudi and Beethoven.\"\n\nJodie loved the colour purple - she even dyed her hair that colour on various occasions.\n\nHer head teacher at Havering Sixth Form College, Paul Wakeling, says those who knew Jodie knew her as an \"amazingly weird\" young girl.\n\n\"She was very quirky and different as is evident by her hair colours. She was artistic and a loving and caring student.\"\n\nEducation was important to Jodie, and she would \"always want to do well\", her father adds.\n\n\"She loved school and her subjects. She was in the middle of studying for her A-levels in Photography, Psychology and Sociology.\n\n\"Photography was her favourite. She would often go down to the South Bank on her own and take pictures.\"\n\nHer best friend Clarice Sharp, 18, describes Jodie as helping her come out of her shell.\n\n\"I was an introvert,\" she says. \"But when I met Jodie she made me realise the world was a great place to live in.\n\n\"We would go shopping together, or go to the movies. We loved pizza. I can't even eat pizza now without thinking of how we would fight over the last slice.\"\n\nA determination of getting the most out of life also saw Jodie getting involved with the girl scouts.\n\nProud to wear her scout uniform, Jodie had not long completed her Bronze and Silver Duke of Edinburgh award.\n\n\"Jodie was simply a beautiful person whose life was cut short just as she was blossoming into a wonderful young woman,\" Peter says.\n\nShe was weeks away from finishing her Gold Award before she was stabbed to death.\n\nAt 21:20 on 1 March, Jodie and her friends were well into their night in Amy's Park, sitting on a bench, listening to music and smoking cannabis.\n\n\"It was a normal Friday night,\" Clarice says. \"Lots of laughing and joking.\n\n\"Earlier that day we had just been chatting about make-up and some boots she had just bought.\"\n\nIt had been dark for some time when Jodie's boyfriend, Eddie Coyle, noticed two figures coming out of the darkness towards them.\n\nJodie was sitting on a bench table with her back to them.\n\nWithin a few minutes, calm turned to chaos for the teenager and her friends.\n\nJodie was stabbed in the back in an unprovoked and almost silent attack by who we now know was 19-year-old Svenson Ong-a-Kwie.\n\nShe collapsed to the ground. The knife came within millimetres of fully passing through her body.\n\nDuring the trial, Mr Coyle told an Old Bailey jury Jodie had \"screamed\" out in shock.\n\n\"She didn't know what had happened. We just thought they had stolen our bags,\" the 18-year-old said.\n\n\"But then she started screaming continuously, very loud, and it lasted about two minutes straight.\n\n\"Then she began to faint. At this time she was falling off the bench.\"\n\nIt was only when he shone his iPhone torch on to Jodie's back he realised how bad she had been hurt.\n\nThe white lining of her burgundy denim jacket was covered in blood.\n\nHe would later learn that Jodie's wound was 18cm deep and penetrated her right lung, causing heavy bleeding.\n\nAs her attackers fled the scene, a local resident who heard the screams ran out to help and called 999.\n\nWhen an ambulance arrived at 21:30, Jodie showed no sign of life.\n\nJodie's father Peter, who described his daughter as a \"proud geek\", was celebrating his birthday in Dirty Martini in central London when his brother, Dave Chesney, received news of Jodie's injury.\n\n\"My brother got a phone call to say that the police were on their way to pick me up because Jodie had been attacked,\" he says.\n\n\"As you can imagine I was deep in shock. One minute I'm laughing the next minute Jodie has been attacked.\"\n\nThe police told Peter they were taking him one mile north to The Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, to see Jodie.\n\nPeter never made it to hospital - and neither did Jodie.\n\nDespite doctors performing emergency surgery en route to hospital, Jodie was pronounced dead at 22:26 on the forecourt of an Esso Garage in Gants Hill, Ilford.\n\n\"I heard over the radio someone telling them to reroute to my house because Jodie had gone,\" Peter says.\n\n\"At that moment I just lost my composure and dropped on my knees. I cried all the way home.\"\n\nThroughout the night, members of Jodie's family made their way to Peter's house to offer support.\n\n\"Fences got punched, people were getting angry and then getting sad and then not understanding what was going on,\" Peter says.\n\n\"There and then - my life fell apart.\n\n\"She died, but there was no reason why she died.\"\n\nPurple ribbons were tied to bollards outside the Old Bailey on the morning of Jodie Chesney's murder trial\n\nIt was a miserable rainy Monday morning on 16 September 2019 - the first day of an eight-week trial of two teenagers and two men accused of Jodie's murder.\n\nIt's a 13-mile journey from Peter's home in east London to the Old Bailey, though it felt like an eternity for the 39-year-old.\n\nEn route he passed children wearing school uniforms on bikes on their way to Jodie's old school.\n\nSvenson Ong-a-Kwie was a known drug dealer in the Harold Hill and Collier Row areas of east London\n\nThe taxi drove through rush hour traffic from Dagenham into the city - a route which Peter frequently used for his work commute.\n\nThis journey, however, had a completely different feel.\n\nSpeaking that day, a nervous Peter said: \"This will be the first time I come face to face with the suspects. Seeing them will make me want to destroy them. But I have to control myself.\n\n\"I just want to know why. Why Jodie? She did absolutely nothing to anybody.\"\n\nMet Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick visited the scene where Jodie Chesney was stabbed to death\n\nThe public gallery was packed with members of Jodie's family and friends, all wearing a purple ribbon in her memory.\n\nOutside the Old Bailey, purple ribbons were tied to posts and pillars, reminding passers by of the tragedy.\n\nPeter sat in the court and listened to those involved in his daughter's murder deny any involvement.\n\nIt was too much for him to attend everyday.\n\n\"It was just killing me. Someone said to me why was I putting myself through this?\" he said.\n\nBut one day that Peter did attend, was to hear Ong-a-Kwie's evidence.\n\nThe 19-year-old told jurors he was driven to Harold Hill on the evening of 1 March to drop off drugs.\n\nSvenson Ong-a-Kwie disposed of his trainers the morning after Jodie was killed\n\nBut jurors heard how Ong-a-Kwie was looking to take out a rival drug dealer who was encroaching on his turf.\n\nCCTV footage of the defendant and his 17-year-old accomplice was shown to the jury. An expert concluded Ong-a-Kwie was holding an object at waist height which reflected light.\n\nThe prosecution claimed this was a knife, while Ong-a-Kwie claimed it was his mobile phone.\n\nCell site evidence also proved Ong-a-Kwie's phone was turned off minutes before Jodie was stabbed.\n\nThe prosecution claimed he mistook Jodie and her friends as his rivals, stabbing Jodie in an \"unprovoked ambush\".\n\nOng-a-Kwie insisted it was his 17-year-old co-defendant who had stabbed Jodie that night.\n\nBut witness statements from Jodie's friends proved the killer was a dark-skinned tall man in a tracksuit who stood up on the bench before swinging a knife into the innocent girl's back.\n\nJodie's boyfriend, Eddie Coyle, was a witness during the trial\n\nHis movements after the murder added to the suspicion. He burnt his clothes, dumped his trainers and threw his iPhone into a bin.\n\nThis behaviour and the evidence convinced the jury, who subsequently found Ong-a-Kwie, of Collier Row, guilty of Jodie's murder.\n\nThey also found the 17-year-old, of Barking, who also went into the park with Ong-a-Kwie, guilty of murder.\n\nManuel Petrovic, and the 16-year-old boy, both of Romford, were acquitted of all charges.\n\n\"Jodie's murder was the terrible but predictable consequence of an all-too casual approach to the carrying - and using - of knives,\" prosecutor Crispin Aylett QC said.\n\nThrough all the sadness and despair, Peter is determined to positively mark his daughter's life.\n\nHe set up The Jodie Chesney Foundation, a charity which will aim to tackle knife crime through supporting the parents of children and youths caught up in drug dealing and violence.\n\n\"Many charities go into schools, but I think I can be inspirational because it has happened to me,\" he says.\n\n\"I can get the message across to kids and parents the real effect as to what this does. How it destroys families.\n\n\"I strongly believe it all starts at home. Parents, first and foremost, must take that responsibility - that's a given.\"\n\nDuring the trial the prosecution said all four of the defendants accused of Jodie's murder had \"broken homes\" and had \"drifted into a life of crime\".\n\n\"What I've been told by local councillors and MPs is that no-one is really there to help the parents as much as they can be - so we are going to fill that void.\"\n\nFor Peter, although he has lost his daughter, he says he will not \"give in to hate\".\n\n\"I'm not going to spend my life hating and I know Jodie would not want that of me.\n\n\"She's going to want me to be the best version of myself and sitting here with hate is only going to eat me up inside.\"\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "More than half of students are ready to vote tactically in the general election, with Brexit the key factor, according to research.\n\nThe analysis from the Higher Education Policy Institute (Hepi) says 53% will vote in a way to maximise the chances of their side of the Brexit divide.\n\nThe poll of more than 1,000 undergraduates shows 74% oppose Brexit.\n\nHepi director Nick Hillman says for many students it would be \"full-on tactical voting because of Brexit\".\n\nThe 12 December election date means many students will be back in their family home for Christmas - but they will still have the option to vote in their university constituency, or from their home address.\n\nBut the polling analysis from Hepi, using data from YouthSight polling firm, shows more students expecting to vote tactically than in the previous election, with Brexit driving much of the decision making.\n\nThe polling shows 53% would vote tactically, 15% would be unwilling and 33% were \"neutral\".\n\nIn 2017, there were 47% ready to vote tactically.\n\nTactical voting for students could be choosing in which seat to vote or whether to back a candidate more likely to win, who otherwise might not be their first choice.\n\nMr Hillman says rather than student-focused issues - such as tuition fees - Brexit seems more influential on voting intentions.\n\nAccording to the pollsters, Brexit seems to be intensifying as a factor for student voters, rather than diminishing.\n\nAmong student voters, 70% want another referendum and 75% expect Brexit to have a negative impact on their future prospects.\n\nFor student voters, 71% said Brexit would have an influence on their voting.\n\nIn the 2017 general election, the student vote was seen as delivering some big swings to Labour, helping them to take seats with a significant student population, such as Canterbury and Portsmouth South.\n\nBut Mr Hillman, a former special adviser to a Conservative universities minister, says this is now a different student electorate.\n\n\"Most of today's full-time undergraduates were not at university when the 2016 referendum took place, nor when the 2017 election occurred,\" he said.\n\n\"They are literally different people to past student voters. But the majority of today's students are strongly pro-Remain. They want another referendum and most say Brexit could affect how they vote at this election.\n\n\"A sizeable number are willing to consider full-on tactical voting because of Brexit.\"\n\nThe survey was carried out across UK universities in October, before the election was called.\n\nYouthsight, which conducted the poll, has a panel of 150,000 people aged 16-30 which it uses for research projects.", "The union has warned that further strikes could come \"at any time\"\n\nLufthansa has cancelled 1,300 flights after it lost a last-minute legal bid to halt a strike by cabin crew.\n\nThe two-day action over pay and conditions began at midnight local time. About 180,000 passengers are set to face travel disruption.\n\nThe UFO union said it would hit all Lufthansa flights from German airports.\n\nFlights by Lufthansa's other airlines including Eurowings, Swiss, Austrian Airlines, and Brussels Airlines are not affected, the airline said.\n\nLufthansa has cancelled 700 flights on Thursday and 600 on Friday, amounting to about one-fifth of its planned flights over the 48-hour period.\n\nThousands of passengers are set to face disruption\n\nIt said it regretted the inconvenience caused, adding: \"We will do everything we can to minimise the impact of this massive strike on our customers.\"\n\nOn Wednesday, a Frankfurt labour court rejected Lufthansa's application to prevent the strike, which is part of a long-running dispute at the airline.\n\nLufthansa has said passengers travelling between German airports can exchange their tickets online for rail tickets. Other passengers will be offered alternative flights.\n\nThe union's vice-president, Daniel Flohr, has warned that further strikes could come \"at any time\".", "Last updated on .From the section Tottenham\n\nTottenham forward Son Heung-min said he was \"really sorry\" for his tackle which led to Everton midfielder Andre Gomes' horrific ankle injury.\n\nGomes had surgery on Monday after he suffered a fractured dislocation to his right ankle in Sunday's league draw.\n\nSon was sent off for his tackle on Gomes and was visibly distressed.\n\n\"It has been a really tough few days,\" Son told BT Sport after scoring twice in Spurs' 4-0 Champions League win at Red Star Belgrade.\n\n\"I have realised how lucky I am with all the support I have had from the fans and my team-mates,\" he added.\n\n\"I can say I'm really sorry for the accident and the situation but I had to focus for the team and I had to keep going and it was the right response to all the people who have supported me.\"\n• None Football Daily podcast: A clean sheet for Kyle Walker and Son doubles up for Spurs\n\nSon scored two goals in four minutes as second-placed Tottenham easily won their Group B game to open up a four-point gap over Red Star Belgrade in third.\n\nThe South Korean did not celebrate his first goal, instead clasping his hands and bowing his head.\n\nHis red card for the tackle on Gomes at Goodison Park was overturned by the Football Association on Tuesday following an appeal by Tottenham.\n\nSpurs boss Mauricio Pochettino had described Son as \"devastated\" following the incident, while team-mate Dele Alli said he \"couldn't pick his head up\".\n\nEarlier on Wednesday, Gomes thanked fans on social media for their support.\n\n\"I am already at home with my family. I would like to thank you all for the supportive messages,\" he posted on Twitter .", "Parts of the cliff face have collapsed into gardens\n\nThirty-five homes have been evacuated in Nottinghamshire after a mudslide.\n\nPolice and fire service crews were called to the former Berry Hill Quarry, Mansfield, just before 17:00 GMT after reports part of a cliff was giving way.\n\nMansfield District Council confirmed it attended Bank End Close \"following concerns for the safety of people living in the houses\".\n\nA number of roads have been closed in the area. There are no reports of any injuries.\n\nEmergency accommodation has been offered to those affected\n\nThe fire service said two crews had been sent to the scene and residents were being evacuated from the area as a precautionary measure.\n\nResident Natalie Palmer said: \"Me and my daughter were in the living room when we heard a really loud noise and looked out of the window.\n\n\"We realised the cliff was coming down and for a moment it looked like it was all going to come down. We were really worried.\"\n\nThe district council said it had offered emergency accommodation to those affected.\n\nThe region has seen heavy rain throughout the day, following days of persistent rainfall.\n\nA number of roads have also been closed in the county, including the A1.\n\nFollow BBC East Midlands on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@bbc.co.uk.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "The Duchess of Cornwall visited a farmers' market with her husband, Prince of Wales, on Wednesday afternoon\n\nThe Duchess of Cornwall has pulled out of a memorial event due to a chest infection, Clarence House has said.\n\nThe 72-year-old was due to visit the Field of Remembrance in the grounds of Westminster Abbey with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex on Thursday.\n\nHowever, a spokeswoman said that Camilla's doctor told her to cancel her engagements because the infection had \"got progressively worse\" of late.\n\nThe duchess also missed an event on Wednesday due to the illness.\n\nShe and the Prince of Wales were pictured on a visit to a farmers' market in west London earlier that day.\n\nBut the duchess was forced to cancel her scheduled appearance at a gala dinner in London to mark the 200-year anniversary of Prince Albert's birth.\n\nThe Duke and Duchess of Sussex stood with veterans during a rendition of the Last Post during their visit to Westminster Abbey\n\nMembers of the Royal Family have been taking part in memorial events ahead of Remembrance Sunday.\n\nOn Thursday, Camilla, who is patron of the Poppy Factory, had been due to attend the 91st Westminster remembrance alongside Prince Harry and Meghan.\n\nIt is thought the event would have been her first public outing alongside the couple without her husband, the Prince of Wales.\n\nThe Duke and Duchess of Sussex paid their respects to servicemen and women who have died in conflicts by planting tiny crosses in the grounds of Westminster Abbey.\n\nAbout 70.000 small crosses have been erected by regiments and military units since the tradition began in 1928.\n\nRegiments, military associations and other organisations have laid crosses in the grounds\n\nDuring the visit, Harry spoke with his great-grandmother's former driver Arthur Barty, who was representing his former unit The Black Watch.\n\nMr Barty, who drove the Queen Mother for 27 years until her death in 2002, said: \"I covered almost 100,000 miles with the Queen Mother.\n\n\"I never thought for a minute I would meet His Royal Highness or Her Royal Highness but it was an absolute pleasure to chat to them.\"\n\nOn Sunday, the Queen will lead senior royals in paying tribute to those who have lost their lives in armed conflict during the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph in Whitehall.\n\nLast year, the Duke of Edinburgh, 97, did not attend the service, having retired from his public duties in 2017.", "Two Celtic fans were taken to hospital after being stabbed by masked men outside a bar in Rome.\n\nThe men had been drinking in the Flann O'Brien pub ahead of Thursday's Europa League match against Lazio.\n\nBoth fans are understood to have been stabbed in the leg but their injuries are not life-threatening.\n\nOne of the men, aged 52, is still in hospital but the other has been released. Police said an investigation was ongoing.\n\nTensions were high after warnings that Lazio fans wanted revenge for a controversial banner unfurled by Celtic fans at a match in Glasgow last month.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Lazio v Celtic: 'We just want the fans to have a celebration' - Neil Lennon\n\nThe banner showed the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini hanging upside down.\n\nA statement released by Celtic said: \"Celtic can confirm that two fans have been injured after being stabbed last night. Both will receive every support from the club and the British consulate in Rome.\n\n\"Again, we would strongly advise supporters to closely follow all guidance issued by the club.\"\n\nThe club has also issued safety advice to fans ahead of the match.\n\nBBC Scotland's sports news correspondent Chris McLaughlin, who is in Rome for the game, said local police and Celtic officials were \"well aware\" of the threat of reprisals.\n\nHe said: \"Lazio are a club that has right-wing leanings and their fans have a reputation for violence.\n\n\"There were reports of violence last night around 11 o'clock local time and a police source told me that two men had been taken to hospital.\n\n\"Both had been stabbed in the leg and both, I am told, were Celtic fans. Reports this morning suggested that one of the men is a German.\n\n\"There were also reports on social media last night that other bars around the city were attacked.\"\n\nFans were targeted at the Flann O'Brien pub\n\nHe added: \"In terms of the Flann O'Brien pub, I'm told that around five or six masked men appeared from a side street and started to attack the Celtic fans randomly, for no apparent reason.\"\n\nAbout 10,000 Celtic fans are expected in Rome for the match and an extra 1,000 police officers will be on the streets.\n\nChris McLaughlin told BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme: \"They are used to dealing with large European games and large domestic fixtures here in Rome.\n\n\"So they were well aware and, to be fair, well prepared for this. But there were warnings from Celtic for fans not to wear their colours when they were out and about on the streets last night.\n\n\"The police said to me, we don't have a problem with that. The Celtic fans can come here, they can party, they can drink - we are ready. Of course, when it comes to situations like this, there is only so much the police can do.\n\n\"Most fans I spoke to said they would heed the warnings, won't wear Celtic tops at night and will stay within the bars. Most said they were quite happy to be here and the locals had been very welcoming. But what happened in some of the bars last night is clearly worrying.\"\n\nCeltic fan Keith Allan said violence erupted \"from nowhere\" after a group of Italian men entered the bar.\n\nHe said: \"The Lazio boys came in the top door and worked their way through the boozer. They were asking all the Scottish boys if they had spare tickets.\n\n\"Then they came outside and one of them just stabbed a Scottish boy in the leg. Then it all kicked off and he got battered with a chair.\"\n\nMr Allan, from York, added: \"All the Celtic boys came into the pub and staff pulled all the shutters down. Then the police came and got rid of all the Lazio fans. They were kicking hell out of the doors and windows.\n\n\"It was quite scary, but there are a lot of Celtic boys in town. \"\n\nIn a separate incident elsewhere in Rome, Celtic fans were also targeted at the Baccanale bar.\n\nTravelling supporter Sam Houston, from Jordanhill in Glasgow, said about 15 hooded men threw chairs at the pub's locked windows and doors in a bid to get to fans inside.\n\nCeltic fans had previously held up a banner showing Italian dictator Benito Mussolini hanging upside down\n\nHe said: \"We retreated to the back of the bar and the staff put the big metal shutters down and we just had to wait.\n\n\"It was horrible. We had heard all the stuff about the warnings that have been put in place. But we thought that if we were in this quiet pub we would be fine.\n\n\"We weren't singing, we weren't drawing attention to ourselves - were just having a quiet drink.\n\n\"But this group were definitely out looking for Celtic fans.\"\n\nHe added: \"We had no idea what they were carrying or if they had weapons.\n\n\"No-one was going to act brave and try and fight back. We were all just staying at the back of the bar and fearing for our lives.\n\n\"After about 15 minutes, the bar staff told us it was all clear. We headed out and a group of riot police who were out looking for the gangs escorted us to a taxi rank and we got away safely.\"", "Jodie Chesney was killed a few weeks before completing her Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award\n\nOne of Jodie Chesney's alleged killers has been accused of throwing his business partner \"under the bus\" over the teenager's death.\n\nDrug dealer Manuel Petrovic drove Svenson Ong-a-Kwie and two youths to the park where Jodie was fatally stabbed on 1 March.\n\nMr Petrovic denied he was trying to \"rewrite the truth\".\n\nHe, along with Mr Ong-a-Kwie and two youths, aged 16 and 17, deny murder and are on trial at the Old Bailey.\n\nCross-examining Mr Petrovic, Mr Ong-a-Kwie's lawyer accused him of distancing himself from his co-accused.\n\nCharles Sherrard QC said: \"What I suggest is that you have, from the minute you were arrested, decided your best tactic is to present yourself as a particular type of person - somebody who is too nice, the older brother type, and wherever possible, distanced yourself from Svenson.\"\n\nManuel Petrovic (left) described Svenson Ong-a-Kwie (far right) as \"business associates\"\n\nMr Sherrard continued: \"And in distancing yourself you have chosen to rewrite the truth and metaphorically throw him under the bus.\"\n\nThe 20-year-old repeated: \"That's not correct.\"\n\nMr Sherrard asserted that it was Mr Petrovic that 19-year-old Mr Ong-a-Kwie turned to when he needed a lift to Harold Hill on the night of 1 March.\n\nHe turned to him again when he needed fresh clothes and trusted him with a \"drug line\", it was claimed.\n\nBut Mr Petrovic told jurors: \"It was more business associates than friends but I would not not class him as a friend.\"\n\nAsked why he picked up Ong-a-Kwie on 1 March, leaving customers waiting, he said: \"It's not out of the blue, he would help me out on occasions so I would try to help him out too.\"\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Justin Jackson doused the officers during disorder as police tried to arrest a youth riding a stolen motorbike\n\nA man who doused eight police officers with a watering can full of petrol and left them fearing for their lives has been jailed.\n\nJustin Jackson, 28, doused the officers in the flammable liquid during disorder in Basildon, Essex on 5 May.\n\nOne officer said that he remembered thinking at the time \"we could all go up in flames here like Roman candles\".\n\nJackson, of Ward Close, was jailed for three years and nine months at Basildon Crown Court.\n\nHe had admitted eight counts of administering a noxious substance with intent to cause injury at an earlier hearing.\n\nProsecutor Joe Bird told the court that disorder had broken out as police tried to arrest a youth riding a stolen motorbike and people interfered with attempts to arrest him.\n\nDuring this disorder, Jackson \"armed himself with a watering can full of petrol\" then \"brings it to the scene and sprays officers with it\", Mr Bird said.\n\nTemporary Supt Jonathan Baldwin said: \"At the time of the incident while being covered with petrol I remember thinking 'we could all go up in flames here like Roman candles'.\"\n\nHe added: \"It was one of those days I realised I might not have got home at all.\"\n\nAlison Gurden, defending, said Jackson had written a letter of apology in which he said: \"I'm deeply sorry for what I've done and I can only imagine the fear they felt.\"\n\nJudge Samantha Cohen said Jackson did it to prevent them from making arrests.\n\nShe said: \"Initially some (of the officers) thought they were splashed with a disfiguring acid or bleach, but when they smelled it was petrol they feared they would be set alight.\"\n\nMeanwhile, Jackson's mother Janine Justin, 47, of Ward Close, was given a suspended nine-month prison sentence after being found guilty of possessing an offensive weapon in a public place.\n\nThe court heard she had threatened police officers with a hammer during the disorder.\n\nAfter the sentencing, Supt Baldwin said that \"to say that it does not have an effect on us is incorrect\".\n\n\"We have had a lot of support from the organisation and colleagues and specialists to help us,\" he said.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "A Children in Need album featuring stars like Jodie Whittaker and Olivia Colman has been removed from the race to be number one in this week's chart.\n\nThe Official Charts Company said Got It Covered, which features actors each singing a song, was heading for the top spot in the main album chart.\n\nBut it has now been moved to the compilations chart.\n\nChildren in Need chief executive Simon Antrobus said he was \"deeply saddened\" by the decision.\n\nOn Monday, the Official Charts Company said the album, which also includes tracks sung by David Tennant, Helena Bonham Carter and Suranne Jones, was 4,000 sales ahead in the race to be number one in the main chart.\n\nGentleman Jack and Broadchurch actor Shaun Dooley, who covered Taylor Swift's Never Grow Up, wrote on Twitter that he was \"saddened & angry\", pointing out that the decision could stop the CD from being stocked in supermarket chart racks.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by Shaun Dooley This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nThe Official Charts Company said it had decided that the album was a various artists' compilation and so should not be in the main chart.\n\nMr Antrobus said: \"I'm deeply saddened that the industry has chosen to pull the album from the number one race after announcing it was well on its way to securing the top spot this week.\n\n\"Got It Covered is the result of an inspiring collaboration by some of the UK's biggest stars in support of disadvantaged children and young people and this very special project has clearly captured the public's imagination.\n\n\"It's sad that a charity album solely for the benefit of children should be denied the chance of further promotion and celebration which inevitably would lead to more money being raised.\"\n\nDavid Tennant covered The Proclaimers' Sunshine on Leith, and Helena Bonham Carter performed Joni Mitchell's Both Sides Now\n\nChildren in Need is the BBC's corporate charity, and the album's release came ahead of the annual fundraising night on 15 November. The recording sessions were shown on a BBC One documentary.\n\nA BBC statement said: \"This is extremely disappointing, we know many of the contributors are also saddened by the news. It's important to remember what this album is about - helping the lives of disadvantaged children in need.\n\n\"The public have been buying the album in huge volumes and that should be recognised. They should think again.\"\n\nA spokesperson for the Official Charts Company apologised for not identifying it as a compilation sooner. A statement said: \"We understand and sympathise with Children In Need's concerns that their album will no longer feature in the UK's artist albums chart.\n\n\"The album is on course to take the number one spot on the compilation albums chart and be the biggest-selling album of the week - which is a huge achievement, while raising money for such a deserving cause.\n\n\"Got It Covered was described to us pre-release as an artist album, but on release it was clear that it was a various artists compilation, as it is widely credited as across retail and music services. We are sorry this fact was not picked up sooner, and we are huge supporters of all the incredible and important work Children in Need do and would urge everyone to continue to go out and buy the album.\"\n\nChart rules say the only compilations allowed in the main artist album chart must be by a single artist or orchestra, or soundtracks where all recordings are performed by the cast.\n\nFollow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "\"If it sticks we'll be fine\" - hammer the core message, again and again, and plot a path to victory.\n\nThat's how one cabinet minister reckons the Tories can win.\n\nAfter the last couple of extremely bumpy days for their party, they are hoping this will be a campaign where surprises are not a regular feature.\n\nInstead, they and many of their colleagues reckon the plea for a majority to sort out the Brexit-induced mess of the last few years super fast will find resonance on the doors, saying they are already hearing voters quote back the '\"get Brexit done\" slogan.\n\nAnother cabinet minister says \"it's not Parliament versus the people, it's more positive than the pitchfork, but it feels good on the ground - we are hearing from a lot of people they do reckon it's Parliament that's out of touch\".\n\nEvents of the last 48 hours have shown already, as I wrote on Tuesday night, that events come crashing into parties' hopes and fears pretty fast and knock them off course.\n\nThere is another fear among some Conservatives though. The strategy coming out of Tory HQ is crystal clear - end the political agony of Brexit, attract extra Leave voters who are fed up, while hanging on to as many of their existing seats as they can.\n\nBut, with such a Brexit-heavy message, will they - can they - do both at the same time?\n\nOne former minister (one of a tiny number who predicted a hung Parliament last time round!) fears \"this campaign is for the 52%, and the problem is that it is not the same electorate\".\n\nIn their area, the highest turnout in the 2016 referendum was in a Labour part of the constituency, where people chose overwhelmingly to Leave. But in general elections in that same ward, the turnout is lowest.\n\nAnd it's not just the question that's been much discussed - would Leave voters who wouldn't normally dream of voting Tory vote for Boris Johnson because of Brexit - that matters. It's how motivated that group will be.\n\nThe same senior Tory worries there just won't be enough voters and many of their normal voters are so cross about Brexit that, \"we have lost the professional classes\".\n\nNo-one would deny that Brexit has changed the political arithmetic, but the sums may not add up for the Conservatives at all.\n\nOther senior figures argue that it won't be as one dimensional. One cabinet minister says \"the pool is larger than during the referendum. There will be a strong economy argument that will work in Lib Dem-facing seats\" - broadly hoping there will be a reason for those Remain-tending Tories to stick with the party.\n\nThere's a big speech from the chancellor tomorrow morning that might start to build that too. One No 10 insider says \"we have to appeal to a bunch of richer, better-educated Tory Remainers who might be tempted by the Lib Dems\".\n\nThat is why another minister is so relieved their party is going into the election with a Brexit deal. \"It's changed everything,\" they say.\n\nIn other words, they don't have to knock on doors and argue for leaving the EU in eight weeks' time with potential economic turmoil.\n\nAround the country in the next few weeks, Boris Johnson and his team of Vote Leavers will make arguments as bold and likely as brash as they did in 2016. But it's not the same year, not the same political atmosphere, and potentially, not the same voters who'll make the difference.", "Christopher (left) and Ronan Hughes are wanted on suspicion of manslaughter and human trafficking\n\nHomes belonging to two brothers wanted for questioning about the deaths of 39 people in a lorry in Essex have been searched by the Irish authorities.\n\nRonan and Christopher Hughes have links to Armagh in Northern Ireland and Monaghan in the Republic of Ireland.\n\nTwo County Monaghan homes owned by the pair were among 10 properties searched by Ireland's Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB), according to police sources.\n\nCAB seized vehicles and cash as part of its year-long smuggling investigation.\n\nThe bureau also secured court orders to freeze 20 bank accounts holding about €200,000 in total.\n\nThe CAB investigation is focused on \"a group suspected of being involved in various international smuggling activities\".\n\nHowever, that investigation has \"intensified over the past two weeks\" according to a statement issued by gardaí (Irish police).\n\nTwo lorry tractors and trailers were seized last week as part of the investigation\n\nThe statement, issued on Thursday morning, said the CAB investigation was \"not linked to the ongoing Essex Police investigation\".\n\nHowever, it is understood that the discovery of 39 bodies in a lorry in Essex on 23 October has given added impetus to CAB's long-running investigation into international smuggling.\n\nThe 10 County Monaghan properties searched by CAB staff on Thursday consisted of seven homes and three industrial premises, which were described by gardaí as sheds or yards.\n\nThe items seized during the raids included two BMW cars; a Volkswagen van and a Mitsubishi Shogun.\n\nOne of the cars seized in County Monaghan\n\nCash in different currencies was also found, with CAB seizing €1,400, $900 and £600.\n\nIn addition to the four vehicles seized in Monaghan on Thursday, a Northern Ireland-registered lorry and a Bulgarian-registered lorry were seized at Dublin Port last Tuesday as part of the same investigation.\n\nGarda sources also confirmed that some of the material seized belongs to 40-year-old Ronan Hughes and his 34-year-old brother Christopher.\n\nThe Hughes brothers were identified as suspects in the lorry deaths investigation by Essex Police at the end of last month.\n\nInvestigating officers said at the time the pair were wanted on suspicion of manslaughter of the 39 Vietnamese victims.\n\nEarlier on Thursday, the force said all 39 people have been formally identified but their names are not yet being released.\n\nThis article was based on public announcements and appeals made by Essex Police at the relevant time. Christopher Hughes denies any involvement in these offences and Essex Police has since confirmed no further action will be taken against him. Since the publication of this article, his older brother, Ronan Hughes, 41, and Maurice Robinson, 26, both of County Armagh, have pleaded guilty to manslaughter. On 21 December 2020, the Crown Court, sitting at the Old Bailey, found Eamonn Harrison, 24 of Newry, County Down, and Gheorghe Nica, 43 of Basildon, Essex, guilty of manslaughter and Christopher Kennedy, 24, of County Armagh, and Valentin Calota 38, of Birmingham, guilty of conspiring to assist illegal immigration. Alexandru-Ovidiu Hanga, 28, of Tilbury, Essex, and Gazmir Nuzi, 43, of Tottenham, north London, admitted assisting unlawful immigration. All defendants were sentenced in January 2021.\n• None Bodies found in lorry have all been identified", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nSeveral people were injured when parts of a ceiling collapsed during a Piccadilly Theatre show in London's West End.\n\nThe venue in Denman Street was packed on Wednesday for a performance of the Arthur Miller play Death of a Salesman, starring US actor Wendell Pierce.\n\nAudience members \"heard dripping sounds indicating water was coming through the ceiling,\" according to the theatre production company.\n\nMore than 1,000 people were evacuated.\n\nFour people were taken to hospital after three men and two women were treated at the scene by paramedics.\n\n\"We are ascertaining the extent of the situation, and will be providing an update on future performances as soon as possible,\" the Ambassador Theatre Group said.\n\nThe production team said three special performances of the play would take place at the Young Vic theatre on Friday night, as well as a matinee and evening performance on Saturday.\n\nThe performances at the Piccadilly Theatre for the rest of the week have been cancelled.\n\nRescue units were sent to the theatre by London Fire Brigade after the collapse\n\nWendell Pierce, who plays Willy Loman in the show which opened on Monday, said: \"First, I hope those injured last night are recovered and healing.\n\n\"Their well-being is the most important thing. I am also so grateful that the Death of a Salesman company is able to continue performances of Arthur Miller's great play.\n\n\"The nightly audience response has been overwhelming, and I would like to thank the Young Vic for enabling us to continue on this special journey.\n\n\"In the time-honoured tradition of the theatre, the show must go on.\"\n\nHe apologised for having to stop the performance and evacuate the theatre.\n\nA video shared on social media shows the US actor outside the venue asking the crowd to come back and see the play another time.\n\n\"We're so honoured that you came tonight. We are so sorry that this happened,\" he said.\n\nTicket holders for the cancelled performances will be contacted to make arrangements for the performances at the Young Vic.\n\nWendell Pierce with Dominic West (left), his co-star from acclaimed crime drama The Wire, at the play's opening night on Monday\n\nBBC journalist Iain Haddow, who was in the audience, said the collapse happened about 20 minutes into the show.\n\nHe said that before the ceiling caved in there had been a steady drop of water \"which turned progressively into a stream\" - although it was not raining at the time - and said there was some panic when the ceiling fell in.\n\nHe said that outside the theatre there was scaffolding and building work going on.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nIn December 2013, 76 people were injured, seven seriously, when part of a ceiling at London's Apollo Theatre collapsed during a show, while 1,200 people had to leave the Queen's Theatre in Shaftesbury Avenue, following a small fire during a matinee performance of Les Miserables.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Environmental campaigners in Edinburgh during a mass global \"climate strike\" protest in September\n\nA phrase which hit headlines after millions of people joined climate change protests around the world has been named 2019's word of the year.\n\n\"Climate strike\" was picked by Collins Dictionary after being used on average 100 times more this year than in 2018.\n\nThe term was first recorded four years ago when pupils skipped school to protest over global warming - but the movement has grown over the last year.\n\nCollins said it has also recognised the word \"non-binary\" as a specific term.\n\nLexicographers said it added non-binary in recognition of \"changes in how people relate to each other and define themselves\".\n\nNon-binary people do not identify as either male or female and often prefer the pronouns they or them instead of he or she.\n\nIt comes after pop star Sam Smith said this year that they identified as non-binary, joining other celebrities including Me Too campaigner Rose McGowan and Queer Eye star Jonathan Van Ness.\n\nSinger Sam Smith said \"I'm not male or female\" during an interview in March\n\nAlso added by Collins are the terms \"double down\", \"influencer\", \"hopepunk\" (a TV genre) and \"deepfake (\"a digital imaging technique\").\n\nThe 2019 word of the year - which will get its own entry in the next edition of the dictionary - is defined by Collins as \"a form of protest in which people absent themselves from education or work in order to join demonstrations demanding action to counter climate change\".\n\nIt is the second year in a row that an environmental term has been picked as word of the year, after \"single-use\" in 2018.\n\nThe term climate strike was first registered in November 2015 during the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris when the first event of its kind took place.\n\nBut the movement was reignited thanks to Swedish teenage activist Greta Thunberg.\n\nOn 20 August 2018, Thunberg sat outside Sweden's parliament carrying a \"school strike for climate change\" sign and saying she was refusing to attend classes until Swedish politicians took action.\n\nGreta Thunberg is credited with launching the wave of school strikes for climate change this year\n\nThe movement snowballed with students around the world missing school to demand action on global warming, and in September millions of people took part in a global climate strike.\n\nBBC News first appeared to use the term on its website in February 2019, and used it again the following day when covering the wave of protests in the UK.\n\nThe Oxford English Dictionary also choose their own word of the year, opting for \"toxic\" in 2018, \"youthquake\" in 2017 and \"post-truth\" in 2016.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Passengers faced disruption as parts of the building were closed\n\nA pilot on a plane has accidentally set off a hijack alarm and sparked a major security alert at Schiphol airport in the Dutch city of Amsterdam.\n\nDutch military police tweeted at about 19:30 (18:30 GMT) to say they were investigating a \"suspicious situation\".\n\nPart of the airport - one of Europe's busiest - was then closed off as police responded to the reported threat.\n\nBut about an hour later, Air Europa announced that a pilot had accidentally triggered the alarm.\n\n\"False alarm. In the flight Amsterdam-Madrid this afternoon was activated, by mistake, a warning that triggers protocols on hijackings at the airport,\" the airline tweeted.\n\n\"Nothing has happened, all passengers are safe and sound waiting to fly soon. We deeply apologise.\"\n\nShortly before their announcement, Dutch military police confirmed all passengers and staff had been safely evacuated from the Madrid-bound flight.\n\nImages posted on social media showed parts of the airport's D-pier cordoned off to the public, with passengers waiting around for information.\n\nThe alert caused parts of the airport to be closed off to passengers\n\nFlights still landed at other parts of the airport during the disruption, but emergency services scrambled and some flights were held on the tarmac.\n\nRoberto Carrera, 38, landed at the airport in the midst of the alert at about 19:45 local time.\n\n\"The pilot let us know an incident may have happened,\" he told the BBC in a phone interview.\n\nMr Carrera said he and other passengers on his flight from Dublin were then held on the tarmac for about an hour before they were allowed to disembark.\n\nHe saw police in the terminal but described the atmosphere in the airport as calm overall, despite the disruption.\n\nThe incident was described as a GRIP-3 situation, Dutch officials said, meaning an incident or serious event with major consequences to a local population.\n\nRegulation documents published by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) explain that pilots can use a special transponder beacon code, typing 7500, to raise an alert for unlawful interference in the case of a hijacking.\n\nIt remains unclear if this is what happened during the false alarm on Wednesday.\n\nAmsterdam's airport is one of the busiest transport hubs in Europe, handling more than 70 million passengers a year.\n• None 'The longest and most spectacular plane hijack'", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nVoters in Kansas City, Missouri, overwhelmingly approved the removal of Martin Luther King's name from a major road, months after it was renamed.\n\nThe proposal to remove Dr King's name claimed almost 70% of a public vote, preliminary results show.\n\nThe council voted in January to rename The Paseo, a 10 mile (16km) boulevard in the city's mostly black east side.\n\nBut the change sparked a battle, with opponents arguing that residents had not been properly consulted.\n\nSome residents said they felt their neighbourhood was losing its identity.\n\nOpponents of the name change set up the Save The Paseo group earlier this year. In April, it gathered enough signatures to put the removal to a vote.\n\nMore than 1,000 streets worldwide are said to bear the name of Dr King, with at least 955 found in the US. Kansas City is one of the only major US cities without a street named after the civil rights icon.\n\nMartin Luther King is honoured by many cities, including Berkeley California\n\nThose who wanted Dr King's name removed said they respect his legacy, but criticised the council's decision to push the change through by waiving a requirement that 75% of property owners on the boulevard should approve it.\n\n\"I overwhelmingly heard from my constituents that they did not want it,\" Alissia Canady, who served as councilwoman for the district that encompasses The Paseo, told the BBC. \"There were African American property owners that did not agree with this way of honouring Dr King.\"\n\nMs Canady, who is black, said the council had been aware that \"the political will was not there\".\n\n\"They rushed to put the signs up with the hope that once the signs were up people would be afraid to take them down. That was the rhetoric: Kansas City can't be the city that takes Dr King's name down,\" Ms Canady says.\n\nThe Kansas City Chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) - an organisation founded by Dr King - led efforts to keep the street's name in his honour. They did not respond to a request for comment.\n\nMartin Luther King was the most visible and inspirational figure in the US civil rights movement\n\nRev Vernon Howard, president of Kansas City's SCLC, told The Associated Press news agency that renaming the street Dr Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard was meant to be a symbol for the city's black children.\n\n\"Only if you are a black child growing up in the inner city lacking the kind of resources, lacking the kinds of images and models for mentoring, modelling, vocation and career, can you actually understand what that name on that sign can mean to a child in this community,\" Mr Howard said.\n\nIf the sign is taken down \"the reverse will be true\", he added.\n\nTensions between the SCLU and Save The Paseo reached a high point last Sunday, when a silent protest was staged at a church rally held by those pushing to keep Dr King's name. Protesters refused requests by pastors to sit down, fuelling accusations of racism.\n\nBut Ms Canady, who worked with Save The Paseo, says the charges are \"a deflection of what the real issue was\".\n\nShe continued: \"Residents should not be silenced by special interest groups.\"\n\n\"We pushed a reset button,\" Ms Canady said. \"Now everyone has to go back to the drawing board to find a way where we can all celebrate Dr King, and that's a huge opportunity for Kansas City.\"", "Video caption: CCTV of Jodie Chesney walking with friends in Harold Hill CCTV of Jodie Chesney walking with friends in Harold Hill\n\nOn Friday 1 March 2019, Jodie and her friends decided to go to Amy's Park, Harold Hill, to listen to music and smoke cannabis.\n\nJodie attended Havering Sixth Form College where she studied psychology, sociology and photography and was also an active scout member and volunteer.\n\nIt was an \"ordinary\" Friday night for the group of friends, until Jodie's boyfriend Eddie Coyle, 18, noticed two figures coming towards them in the darkness.\n\nWithin a few seconds, calm turned to chaos, as one of the two boys plunged a knife into Jodie's back in an unprovoked attack.\n\nShe collapsed to the ground.\n\nHer boyfriend Eddie told the court how she screamed before fainting.\n\n\"She was in shock at first,\" the 18-year-old recalled. \"She did not know what had happened. We just thought they had stolen our bags.\"\n\n\"But then she started screaming continuously, very loud, and it lasted about two minutes straight.\n\n\"After she stopped screaming she began to faint. At this time she was falling off the bench.\"", "Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has outlined plans for a £150bn social transformation fund to be spent over five years under a Labour government.\n\nDuring a speech in Liverpool, he said it would deal with the \"human emergency created by the Tories\". The money would be spent on upgrading or replacing public services such as schools, hospitals, care homes and council housing.", "Jordan (left) and partner Ben were falsely accused by a vigilante paedophile hunter group\n\nA couple have been falsely accused of trying to meet a child, during a sting that was filmed by so-called paedophile hunters and live-streamed to an audience of thousands on Facebook.\n\nJordan and Ben, from West Sussex, had been visiting Jordan's sister in Hull when they were confronted by a number of people outside her home.\n\nThe pair received homophobic abuse, before police came to arrest them.\n\nYorkshire Child Protectors has since apologised for what happened.\n\nJordan and Ben, who did not want to give their surnames for fear of reprisals, said they set off for Hull on Monday.\n\nBen, 31, said: \"When we parked up a car blocked us in and people got out. We thought we were being robbed.\n\n\"They took us to the end of the road and cornered us so we couldn't escape and put the cameras in our faces.\"\n\nThe police were called and Jordan and Ben were arrested and their phones were taken.\n\nIt was during this time their innocence was proven, as the decoy was still receiving messages from the actual suspect.\n\nBen said: \"We were eventually released and they had put up a post to say they were sorry and got it wrong.\"\n\nHe added: \"We are fearful of our lives.\"\n\nBen also said he and Jordan were looking to sue Yorkshire Child Protectors.\n\nThe group's apology read: \"We at YCP take responsibility for our part played in these innocent men being arrested but we won't be taking all the blame.\"\n\nThe group, which said it was \"heartbroken\" for the two innocent men, explained that it had received false information from other vigilante organisations.\n\nYCP added that it was \"truly sorry\" and that the men would be receiving a personal message of apology.\n\nHumberside Police declined to comment on Monday's arrests but the force has previously warned against vigilante groups carrying out stings, saying they can create more problems than they solve.\n\nFollow BBC South East on Facebook, on Twitter, and on Instagram. Send your story ideas to southeasttoday@bbc.co.uk.", "A police officer has been charged with the murder of retired footballer Dalian Atkinson who died after being tasered.\n\nThe ex-Aston Villa striker, 48, was restrained by police officers at his father's house in Telford, Shropshire, on 15 August 2016.\n\nA second police officer, also from the West Mercia Police force, has been charged with assault causing actual bodily harm.\n\nBoth were bailed after appearing at Birmingham Crown Court.\n\nThe Crown Prosecution Services (CPS) has not named the officers because it believes their defence will apply for them to remain anonymous.\n\nJudge Simon Drew allowed the officers' identities to remain undisclosed over concerns there may be a threat to their lives, although this will be reviewed at a hearing next week.\n\nAn alternative charge of an unlawful act manslaughter has also been put forward by the CPS for the officer charged with murder, known as \"Officer A\".\n\nThe second officer, \"Officer B\", indicated she would plead not guilty and was bailed after an earlier appearance at Birmingham Magistrates' Court.\n\nOfficer A did not indicate a plea but was also granted bail at a later hearing at the city's crown court.\n\nDalian Atkinson started his career in Ipswich in the 1980s\n\nThe CPS made the decision to press charges following an investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).\n\nMr Atkinson's family has been informed, a spokesperson said, and issued a statement welcoming the decision but they \"regret that already more than three years have passed since Dalian died\".\n\nPolice officers attended Meadow Close in Trench, Telford, where Mr Atkinson was detained outside an address at about 01:30 BST.\n\nHe was taken by ambulance to the Princess Royal Hospital where he later died.\n\nIt's rare for a police officer to be charged with murder following the death of someone they were in contact with on duty.\n\nThe last time this happened in the UK was five years ago, when Anthony Long, a retired Metropolitan Police firearms officer, was charged with the murder of robbery suspect Azelle Rodney.\n\nHe was shot dead in north-west London in 2005, but 10 years later Mr Long was acquitted.\n\nThe exact circumstances of Dalian Atkinson's death haven't been revealed and it is not known whether the Taser contributed to, or caused, his death.\n\nHowever this is believed to be the first time an officer has been charged with murder after a person has been tasered by police.\n\nRelatives said the former footballer was suffering from a number of health issues and had a weak heart when the Taser was deployed.\n\nMr Atkinson started his career at Ipswich Town before moving to Sheffield Wednesday, Real Sociedad, Aston Villa and Fenerbahçe in Turkey.\n\nHe is best remembered for scoring the Match of the Day goal of the season in 1992-93 when he dribbled the ball from inside his own half before chipping the Wimbledon keeper from the edge of the penalty area.\n\nIn a statement, West Mercia Police said: \"Our thoughts continue to remain with the family and friends of Dalian Atkinson at this difficult time.\"\n\nChief Constable Anthony Bangham said it would not be appropriate to comment on the circumstances around Mr Atkinson's death, but added he would ensure the officers in question \"have the appropriate support throughout the forthcoming criminal justice process\".\n\nThe IOPC said it appreciates the \"patience\" shown during their investigation, which concluded in October 2018.\n\nActions of a third police officer, who was also investigated over Mr Atkinson's death, were not referred to the CPS, the watchdog added.\n\nBoth defendants are next expected to appear in court on 9 December. However, a hearing on Wednesday will decide whether they can be named following an application by the media.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Detective Inspector Perry Benton explains how the Met Police pieced together evidence to catch Jodie's killers\n\nTwo teenagers have been found guilty of murdering 17-year-old Jodie Chesney in a park in east London.\n\nJodie was stabbed in the back in a case of mistaken identity as she socialised with friends in Harold Hill on 1 March.\n\nDrug dealer Svenson Ong-a-Kwie, 19, and a 17-year-old boy were both convicted of murder following an eight-week trial at the Old Bailey.\n\nManuel Petrovic, 20, of Romford, and a 16-year-old boy were both cleared of murder and manslaughter.\n\nThe jury spent less than six hours deliberating their verdicts on all four defendants.\n\nJudge Wendy Joseph QC said Ong-a-Kwie and the 17-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, would be sentenced on 18 November.\n\nSvenson Ong-a-Kwie was one of two people to be found guilty of Jodie's murder\n\nFollowing the guilty verdicts, Det Ch Insp Dave Whellams, of Scotland Yard, said the murder of \"girl next door\" Jodie had \"shocked a nation\".\n\nHe added: \"It could have been anybody's daughter. She was a very nice girl, she had a small circle of friends, she did well at school, worked in the community.\n\n\"They have gone there purposefully to stab somebody and they have not cared who they stabbed. They stabbed a 17-year-old girl in the back for no reason.\"\n\nThe 17-year-old was stabbed once in the back while she was socialising with friends in Amy's Park\n\nThroughout the trial it was never disputed that Ong-a-Kwie and the teenager were the two people who went into Amy's Park on the night Jodie was stabbed.\n\nThe pair blamed each other for the stabbing, while Ong-a-Kwie admitted burning his clothes with a cigarette lighter.\n\nJurors heard Jodie had her back to her attackers and the knife almost passed right through her body.\n\nAfter being stabbed the teenager screamed and fell into the arms of her boyfriend Eddie Coyle, the court was told.\n\nFrantic efforts were made to save her but she was pronounced dead in a petrol station in Gants Hill about an hour later.\n\nJodie's boyfriend Eddie Coyle described the motion the attacker used to stab her\n\nFollowing the verdict, Peter Chesney said his daughter's murder had \"destroyed my life\".\n\n\"I have no idea how I am going to continue with my life or even come to terms with the loss,\" he said.\n\nJodie's sister Lucy wrote in a victim impact statement that she had been \"dreading my life rather than looking forward to it\" following the 17-year-old's death.\n\n\"Jodie was not only my sister she was my best friend. Losing her is like losing half of myself.\"\n\nShe added that she was now \"anxious about everything\" as \"if someone as good and pure as Jodie could be murdered, it could happen to anyone and I spend everywhere I go looking over my shoulder because of it\".\n\nWitnesses described Amy's Park as being \"very dark\" at the time of the attack\n\nProsecutor Crispin Aylett QC told the jury Jodie was \"a victim of a brutal act of unprovoked violence\".\n\nHe described the girl's death as \"another example\" of the \"terrible consequences of the carrying and using of knives\".\n\n\"It seems every day now in our city another young life is lost to a knife,\" he said.\n\nDuring his evidence, Mr Petrovic admitted driving the group to Harold Hill but denied any knowledge of what happened in Amy's Park.\n\nHe told jurors he was \"glad he was arrested because he had nothing to hide\".\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Last updated on .From the section Athletics\n\nDiamond League meetings will no longer feature the 200m, 3,000m steeplechase, discus or triple jump at all of its events in 2020.\n\nAthletics' governing body the IAAF said it did research on the popularity of events and wished to cut the length of meetings for a \"90-minute broadcast\".\n\nThere will be 12 disciplines staged at each of the 15 Diamond League meetings.\n\nThe 3,000m steeplechase and 200m will feature at 10 meetings, while two will stage the discus and triple jump.\n\nNone of the four disciplines removed from the 'core' list will form part of the Diamond League Final in Zurich in September.\n\n\"Our objective is to create a faster-paced, more exciting global league that will be the showcase for our sport. A league that broadcasters want to show and fans want to watch,\" IAAF president and Diamond League chairman Lord Coe said.\n\n\"However, we understand the disappointment of those athletes in the disciplines not part of the 2020 Diamond League season.\"\n\nBritish sprinter Adam Gemili appeared to show his surprise over the move by tagging the Diamond League Twitter account in a tweet featuring a gif of actor Tom Hanks mouthing \"really?\".\n\nThe 2020 Diamond League begins in Doha on 17 April.\n\nThe IAAF said its decision followed research on the popularity of events which was conducted in China, France, South Africa and the USA, while surveys were carried out in Belgium, Great Britain and Switzerland.\n\nClick-throughs on Diamond League social media videos also helped guide the governing body.\n\nDiscus, triple jump and the 3,000m steeplechase ranked lowest in terms of popularity, while the 200m was taken off the core list as organisers felt its inclusion alongside the 100m meant the schedule would be \"too congested, particularly in an Olympic Games year\".\n\nFormer world 400m hurdles champion Dai Greene tweeted: \"There's no such thing as a boring event, it's how you present it to the public that's the problem.\"", "China's Jingye Group has emerged as the frontrunner to buy British Steel out of insolvency, according to reports.\n\nA possible deal has emerged after a preliminary offer from Turkish company Ataer faltered in late October, leaving the company in limbo.\n\nSince May, British Steel has been kept running by the government as it seeks a buyer for the business.\n\nThe Official Receiver, which is handling the insolvency process, declined to comment.\n\nSome 5,000 jobs hang in the balance at British Steel's Scunthorpe plant, and another 20,000 in the supply chain.\n\nJingye Group, which also makes steel, is reportedly looking to reach an agreement in principle by next Monday.\n\nA spokesperson for Jingye confirmed talks are ongoing but would not provide detail on the timing of any potential bid.\n\nIts chairman, Li Ganpo, visited British Steel sites last week and met with Scunthorpe MP Nic Dakin and Andrew Percy, representative for the Brigg and Goole constituency.\n\nMr Percy said he had been assured that if Jingye succeeds in buying British Steel, it would protect the company.\n\n\"They have assured us that if they do progress with this acquisition, they have every intention of investing to expand production to serve the UK and European market,\" he told the Grimsby Telegraph.\n\n\"That's really important and what they wanted from us was assurance from the government and the council about support we could give and we said we are committed to work together for that.\"\n\nBritish Steel was put into compulsory liquidation in May after rescue talks with the government broke down.\n\nAtaer - which is a subsidiary of Turkey's state military retirement scheme Oyak and owns 50% of the country' biggest steel producer - signed a preliminary agreement to buy British Steel in August.\n\nBut hopes faded in October when the Official Receiver said the parties had failed to agree terms.\n\nThere is no guarantee an agreement will be struck with Jingye, which has returned to the bidding process after having previously pulled out.\n\nIf an offer is formally tabled it would also take weeks of legal work and administration to finalise.\n\nAccording to the Financial Times, the Chinese firm would aim to increase production at Scunthorpe from 2.5 million tonnes each year to more than 3 million.\n\nIt also wants to upgrade the plant and improve efficiency, although it reportedly views cutting costs as crucial as well.\n\nJingye was founded in 1994 and has 23,500 employees. Along with steel it also owns interests in hotels, chemicals and real estate.It is not the only bidder left in the race for British Steel. UK-based industrial metals conglomerate Liberty House is considered to be an outside contender.\n\nTalks with Ataer are also continuing, the Official Receiver said in late October.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Johnson: 'Come with us to get Brexit done'\n\nBoris Johnson has launched the Conservative Party's election campaign, saying his Brexit deal \"delivers everything I campaigned for\".\n\nSurrounded by supporters holding signs with messages including \"Get Brexit Done\", he told activists he had \"no choice\" but to hold an election.\n\nParliament is \"paralysed\" and \"blocked\", he said in Birmingham.\n\nHe said once Brexit was done, a Tory government could get on with \"better education\" and \"better infrastructure\".\n\nEarlier, the prime minister met the Queen at Buckingham Palace, marking the official start of the election period in the run-up to the 12 December poll.\n\nBut Mr Johnson's plans to grab the headlines for his party's campaign launch were blown off course by the resignation of a cabinet minister - an unusual event during an election campaign.\n\nWelsh Secretary Alun Cairns has quit the cabinet after claims he knew about a former aide's role in the \"sabotage\" of a rape trial.\n\nIt comes after two Conservative candidates were forced to apologise for comments about victims of the Grenfell tragedy.\n\nOpening the party's campaign launch, the Mayor of the West Midlands, Andy Street said the party's success in the area showed \"when Conservatives work together at all levels we can do tremendous things\".\n\nHome Secretary Priti Patel followed, telling a crowd of supporters: \"This election is a choice between real change or simply more uncertainty, more dither and more delay.\"\n\nAnd Conservative Party chairman James Cleverly said: \"We need to break the Brexit deadlock and get on with delivering on voters priorities - something the last Parliament proved incapable of doing.\"\n\nMr Johnson told the audience the deadlock over Brexit had been like a \"bendy bus jack-knifed on a yellow box junction [which] no-one can get round it and it is blocking in every direction\".\n\n\"We can't go on like this,\" he added.\n\nHe said the thing he was \"most proud of\" during his 100 days in office was his Brexit deal.\n\nTurning his fire on his election opponents, Mr Johnson accused the Labour Party of \"always running out of other people's money\" and despite making a raft of his own spending promises, the party leader said Labour \"know themselves that their policies for the economy are ruinous\".\n\nInstead, he says voters should \"come with us\" and support Tory measures on education, the police and immigration.\n\nIn contrast, he said a Labour victory would result in another referendum and a second vote on Scottish independence.\n\n\"If I come back with a working majority, I will get Parliament working again.\"\n\nElsewhere, as the starting pistol is fired on five weeks of official campaigning:\n\n\"If it sticks we'll be fine\" - hammer the core message, again and again, and plot a path to victory. That's how one cabinet minister reckons the Tories can win.\n\nAfter the last couple of extremely bumpy days for their party, they are hoping this will be a campaign where surprises are not a regular feature.\n\nInstead, they and many of their colleagues reckon the plea for a majority to sort out the Brexit-induced mess of the last few years super fast will find resonance on the doorsteps, saying they are already hearing voters quote back the '\"get Brexit done\" slogan.\n\nAnother cabinet minister says \"it's not Parliament versus the people, it's more positive than the pitchfork, but it feels good on the ground - we are hearing from a lot of people they do reckon it's Parliament that's out of touch\".\n\nEvents of the last 48 hours have shown already, as I wrote on Tuesday night, that events come crashing into parties' hopes and fears pretty fast and knock them off course.\n\nThere is another fear among some Conservatives though. The strategy coming out of Tory HQ is crystal clear - end the political agony of Brexit, attract extra Leave voters who are fed up, while hanging on to as many of their existing seats as they can.\n\nBut, with such a Brexit-heavy message, will they - can they - do both at the same time?\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Boris Johnson: \"I've been wanting to chew my own tie in frustration\"\n\nParliament was dissolved - or formally shut down - at just after midnight, meaning all MPs revert to being members of the public. Government ministers keep their posts.\n\nThe PM's audience with the Queen lasted about 20 minutes. While the election has already been approved by MPs, the monarch still needed to sign a royal proclamation confirming the end of the last Parliament.\n\nAt his own campaign event, Mr Corbyn said he would be a \"very different kind of prime minister\" who \"only seeks power in order to share power\".\n\nHe said Labour is \"well prepared and utterly determined\" to win power to \"transform\" the country and said recent comments by Tory candidates about the Grenfell tragedy were \"shameful\" and suggested his opponents felt there were \"above us all\".\n\nHe said the election was a once-in-a-generation chance to \"tear down the barriers that are holding people back\" and to \"rebuild\" the NHS, schools and the police force.\n\nThe Labour leader said his Brexit strategy was to unite people, with a second referendum on a \"sensible set of proposals\" rather than the \"disaster\" of a US trade deal with Donald Trump.\n\nMr Corbyn has previously said a new Scottish independence referendum was not \"desirable or necessary\" - but the SNP's Nicola Sturgeon said she believed Labour would give the go-ahead for one if in government.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nThe force said in a statement: \"Officers attended the scene and located 15 people in the rear of the vehicle.\n\n\"At this early stage of our investigation, we believe they are all over the age of 16.\"\n\n\"Colleagues from the ambulance and the fire service attended the scene and carried out initial medical checks.\"\n\nOf those people found in the lorry, 14 have been taken into custody and one person has been taken to hospital for further medical examination, although their condition is not thought to be serious.\n\n\"A road closure has been put in place on the A350 at the Kington Langley crossroads while the lorry is recovered,\" the force continued.\n\n\"In addition, one man, aged in his 50s, has been arrested on suspicion of assisting with illegal entry and taken to Swindon custody for further questioning.\"\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "MSPs vote to back the general principles of the Referendums (Scotland) Bill , with 65 MSPs backing it and 55 against.\n\nThe Scottish government wants to hold a new ballot in 2020 and has tabled the Referendums Bill to pave the way.\n\nThere have been calls for parts of the bill to be amended, in particular over whether the Electoral Commission would test the question for \"indyref2\".\n\nConstitution Secretary Mike Russell told MSPs he would discuss the issue of an indyref2 question with the Electoral Commission and introduce an amendment requiring a short bill to instigate the referendum.\n\nAdam Tomkins, speaking for the Scottish Tories, insisted his party would oppose any attempt at another independence referendum every step of the way.\n\nThis was echoed by Labour MSP Alex Rowley who said \"the bill is flawed, vote it down\".\n\nScottish Green Party co-convener Patrick Harvie backed the bill but called for the indyref2 question to be tested.\n\nThe Lib Dems reiterated their opposition through Mike Rumbles, who called it \"bad legislation\".", "'I know where your mum lives and snitches get stitches'\n\nAfter being arrested at his sister's address in Leicester and being interviewed by police in east London, Manuel Petrovic was charged with Jodie's murder on 9 March - a week after the fatal stabbing. Mr Petrovic was remanded into custody at Belmarsh Prison - and he told jurors he and Svenson Ong-a-Kwie had a \"heated\" chat in prison. \"He came to my door at one point,\" Mr Petrovic said. \"He asked me to go on a visit with someone. \"Someone called Kevin. I said I did not know a Kevin. \"He said, 'I know where your mum lives' and 'snitches get stiches or something'. \"I can't remember what I said that day and that was it.\" The following day, Mr Petrovic said the pair met again in the exercise yard at Belmarsh. The 20-year-old told jurors: \"He came to me and said sorry for what he had said the day before. \"He said I was only the driver, I was not involved and I should be going home.\"", "The bodies were discovered in a lorry trailer in the early hours of 23 October\n\nThe 39 Vietnamese people found dead in a refrigerated lorry have all been formally identified, police said.\n\nEssex Police had been working with Vietnamese officials to identify the 31 men and eight women found dead in Grays, Essex, on 23 October.\n\nA series of files have been handed to Essex senior coroner Caroline Beasley-Murray.\n\nThe force said it wanted to give families time to take in the news before making the names public.\n\nThe victims came from Vietnamese provinces Haiphong, Hai Duong, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh and Hue, according to police in the country.\n\nAssistant Chief Constable for Essex Tim Smith said identification was \"an important step\" in the investigation.\n\nThe bodies were found on the Waterglade Industrial Estate after the container had travelled to nearby Purfleet from Zeebrugge, in Belgium.\n\nThe driver of the lorry, Maurice Robinson, from Northern Ireland, appeared in court last week charged with a number of offences, including 39 counts of manslaughter.\n\nExtradition proceedings have also begun against 22-year-old Eamonn Harrison, who was arrested in Dublin on a European Arrest Warrant.\n\nPolice are also seeking two brothers from Northern Ireland, Ronan and Christopher Hughes, who are wanted on suspicion of manslaughter and people trafficking.\n\nThere have been 11 arrests in two provinces of Vietnam in relation to the deaths.\n\nPham Thi Tra My and Nguyen Dinh Luong's families are concerned they may be among the victims\n\nAssistant Chief Constable Smith said: \"It is only right that we provide an opportunity for family members to take in the news confirming the death of their loved ones before releasing any further information.\n\n\"Our thoughts remain with the families and friends of those whose tragic journey ended on our shores.\"\n\nThe Reverend Simon Nguyen, who led the service, said the victims lost their lives \"seeking freedom, dignity and happiness\"\n\nA service was held in memory of the victims at the Church of the Holy Name and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in east London on Saturday evening.\n\nCoroner Mrs Beasley Murray offered her \"deepest condolences\" to the victims' families.\n\nThis article was based on public announcements and appeals made by Essex Police at the relevant time. Christopher Hughes denies any involvement in these offences and Essex Police has since confirmed no further action will be taken against him. Since the publication of this article, his older brother, Ronan Hughes, 41, and Maurice Robinson, 26, both of County Armagh, have pleaded guilty to manslaughter. On 21 December 2020, the Crown Court, sitting at the Old Bailey, found Eamonn Harrison, 24 of Newry, County Down, and Gheorghe Nica, 43 of Basildon, Essex, guilty of manslaughter and Christopher Kennedy, 24, of County Armagh, and Valentin Calota 38, of Birmingham, guilty of conspiring to assist illegal immigration. Alexandru-Ovidiu Hanga, 28, of Tilbury, Essex, and Gazmir Nuzi, 43, of Tottenham, north London, admitted assisting unlawful immigration. All defendants were sentenced in January 2021.", "Police were called to Hillingdon Civic Centre on High Street in Uxbridge\n\nAn 18-year-old man has been stabbed to death in a west London council's central offices.\n\nThe victim was stabbed in the chest in Hillingdon Civic Centre on High Street, Uxbridge, at about 16:40 GMT.\n\nHe was taken to hospital but pronounced dead less than an hour later. Another teenage boy was also stabbed during the attack.\n\nA 17-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder, Scotland Yard said.\n\nThe other injured teenager suffered a knife injury to his ear, but his injuries were not considered life-threatening.\n\nAnother teenager suffered a knife injury to his ear during the attack\n\nThe Met has granted itself enhanced stop-and-search powers, under section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act.\n\nThis allows officers to search anyone in a designated area without \"reasonable grounds\".\n\nDet Ch Insp Noel McHugh described the stabbing as \"a tragic loss of life\".\n\nHillingdon Civic Centre was cordoned off by police tape while forensic officers investigated\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "A Sheffield business is warning drivers in Sheffield of a large build-up of surface water on the A61.\n\nStaves Estate Agents, on Chesterfield Road, Woodseats shared the video of cars driving through water.\n\nMuch of the area has been affected by the recent heavy rainfall , prompting South Yorkshire Police to warn motorists to \"please drive with caution and reduce speed to allow time to react.\"", "A New York judge has ordered President Donald Trump to pay $2m (£1.6m) for misusing funds from his charity to finance his 2016 political campaign.\n\nThe Donald J Trump Foundation closed down in 2018. Prosecutors had accused it of working as \"little more than a chequebook\" for Mr Trump's interests.\n\nCharities such as the one Mr Trump and his three eldest children headed cannot engage in politics, the judge ruled.\n\nMr Trump hit out at the ruling, saying \"every penny\" went to charity.\n\n\"I am the only person I know, perhaps the only person in history, who can give major money to charity ($19m), charge no expense, and be attacked by the political hacks in New York State,\" he wrote in a statement posted to Twitter.\n\nHe accused New York's attorney general, Letitia James, who brought the civil lawsuit, of \"deliberately mischaracterising this settlement for political purposes\" and called New York \"a corrupt state\".\n\nJudge Saliann Scarpulla said Mr Trump had \"breached his fiduciary duty\" by allowing funds raised for US veterans to be used for the Iowa primary election in 2016.\n\nThe money was raised in a televised fundraiser during a Republican primary debate that Mr Trump skipped.\n\n\"I direct Mr Trump to pay the $2,000,000, which would have gone to the Foundation if it were still in existence,\" the judge wrote, saying it must be paid by Mr Trump himself and should go to eight charities he has no relationship to.\n\nMr Trump said the case had been resolved and that he was \"happy to donate\" $2m to the Army Emergency Relief, Children's Aid Society, City Meals-on-Wheels, Give an Hour, Martha's Table, United Negro College Fund, United Way of Capital Area and the US Holocaust Memorial Museum.\n\nMs James said Mr Trump had admitted to \"personally misusing funds at the Trump Foundation\".\n\nShe had asked Judge Scarpulla to ban Mr Trump from ever running a charity again. However, this was not imposed.\n\nDonald Trump Jr, Eric Trump and Ivanka Trump - who were also directors of the Trump Foundation - are required to undergo mandatory training \"on the duties of officers and directors of charities\", Ms James said.\n\nThe case was opened following an investigation into the Trump Foundation by the Washington Post in 2016.\n\nYou may also want to watch:\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Trump impeachment: What you might have missed", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The Liberal Democrats, Plaid Cymru and the Green Party have agreed not to stand against each other.\n\nThe Liberal Democrats, Plaid Cymru and the Green Party have formed an electoral pact, agreeing not to stand against each other in dozens of seats.\n\nThe deal between the three anti-Brexit parties will cover 60 constituencies across England and Wales.\n\nChair of the Unite to Remain group Heidi Allen said it was \"an opportunity to tip the balance of power\".\n\nThe three parties all support another Brexit referendum and want the UK to remain in the EU.\n\nTheir pact means that, in Wales, two of the parties will agree not to field a candidate, boosting the third candidate's chances of picking up the Remain vote.\n\nIn England, it will simply be a two-way agreement between the Lib Dems and the Greens.\n\nLib Dem candidate Layla Moran said the Unite to Remain group had approached Labour about pacts, but \"they said no [and] they didn't even enter into those conversations\".\n\nIn a speech in Liverpool earlier, Labour's shadow chancellor, John McDonnell, said: \"We will never enter pacts, coalitions, or deals like that - ever.\"\n\nAnd the SNP's Stephen Gethins said: \"If other parties want to deliver a Remain message in Scotland, they know they have to get behind the SNP.\"\n\nThursday marks exactly five weeks until the UK general election on 12 December.\n\n\"We are delighted that an agreement has been reached,\" said Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson. \"This is a significant moment for all people who want to support Remain candidates across the country.\"\n\nThe pact follows a similar deal earlier this year in the Brecon and Radnorshire by-election, when Plaid Cymru and the Greens agreed not to put forward a candidate but instead gave way to the Lib Dems' Jane Dodds. She went on to defeat the Conservative incumbent, Chris Davies.\n\nLib Dem MP Jane Dodds (third from left) celebrates her by-election win\n\nIt's impossible to know in advance whether this will affect who wins any of the constituencies.\n\nNone of them would have had a different result in 2017 if Liberal Democrat, Plaid Cymru and Green votes had been added together.\n\nIt's also likely that Brexit will have a bigger influence on how people vote at this election, so the idea of having a united candidate for Remain could give them a boost.\n\nThere are some seats already held by one of the parties where their majorities will be bolstered, such as Arfon and Bath.\n\nAnd there are other places where it makes it a bit easier to win, such as Cheltenham, Montgomeryshire and Winchester - all places the Lib Dems are gunning for - and Ynys Mon, a target for Plaid.\n\nIn England, the Greens will stand aside for the Lib Dems in 40 seats including Totnes, York Outer, Winchester and Twickenham.\n\nAnd the Green Party will run unchallenged by the Lib Dems in nine seats including the Isle of Wight, Bristol West, Exeter and Brighton Pavilion - where Caroline Lucas is the Greens' only MP.\n\nThe pact comes after Plaid Cymru's leader Adam Price wrote to several pro-Remain parties earlier this year, calling on them to work together in a snap general election.\n\nIn Wales, the plan will involve the Lib Dems and Greens standing their candidates aside for Plaid Cymru in seven seats including Pontypridd.\n\nThe deal does not involve the Ceredigion seat - which is currently held by Plaid Cymru but is a top election target for the Lib Dems.\n\nHowever Mike Powell, who had been the Lib Dem candidate in Pontypridd, said he would run as an independent against Plaid Cymru.\n\nHe told Radio 4's World at One: \"I think the people deserve to have an opportunity to vote for someone who is going to represent the people of Pontypridd, rather than standing to represent a cause to remove Wales from the United Kingdom.\n\n\"I know there is an awful lot of members in the Welsh Liberal Democrats who are extremely unhappy with the way these negotiations have been dealt with.\"\n\nThe prospective parliamentary candidates for Pontypridd chosen by their parties so far include Alex Davies-Jones (Labour), Steve Bayliss (the Brexit Party) and Fflur Elin (Plaid Cymru).\n\nIn Northern Ireland the Green Party has said it will not stand candidates in East, West or North Belfast.\n\nGreen Party NI leader Clare Bailey said she was \"prepared to put the need to have pro-Remain MPs returned ahead of party interest\".\n\nSinn Fein leader Michelle O'Neill welcomed the move, which she said would maximise \"the representation of pro-Remain and progressive candidates facing down DUP Brexiteers across Belfast\".\n\nLast week, Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage called on Boris Johnson to form a similar election pact. He wanted the PM to drop his Brexit deal and then agree to stand aside candidates for each other.\n\nMr Johnson rejected the offer and said he would not enter election pacts.", "Dr Peter Hutchinson stopped teaching after an internal investigation in 2015\n\nA Cambridge academic accused of sexually harassing 10 students has resigned, two weeks after his college confirmed that he remained in his post.\n\nDr Peter Hutchinson stopped teaching at Trinity Hall in 2015, following an internal inquiry into the allegations.\n\nBut a row erupted after he attended a lecture in 2017, after which Trinity Hall said, as an emeritus fellow, he could still attend college events.\n\nDr Hutchinson said he had now resigned in the \"best interests of the college\".\n\nThe former lecturer in modern and medieval languages said the resignation was also in the interests of his \"health and family\".\n\nTrinity Hall says it will now \"review its decision-making processes\" and how cases of \"harassment and other disciplinary issues\" are handled.\n\nIn 2015, following complaints of sexual harassment from 10 Trinity Hall students, Dr Hutchinson agreed to stop teaching and from attending \"any social events at which students might be present\".\n\nHowever, in November 2017 he went to a lecture at the college to which he had been invited.\n\nThe following month Trinity Hall said Dr Hutchinson was \"withdrawing permanently from the college\" as a result.\n\nHowever, legal documents obtained by the BBC show that was not agreed by Dr Hutchinson and he had threatened to sue Trinity Hall.\n\nAfter the BBC contacted Trinity Hall, it later confirmed this was because he had been invited \"in error\" to the lecture at the time.\n\nLast month the college sought to further clarify the situation, saying that because the former lecturer had become an emeritus fellow upon his retirement, he would continue to attend certain college events and to exercise his dining rights.\n\nHe was entitled to emeritus status, which includes special privileges such as the right to have free meals in college, because he had taught there for more than 25 years.\n\nThe decision saw more than 1,300 students, alumni and academics at Trinity Hall and Cambridge University sign an open letter calling for Dr Hutchinson to be banned.\n\nThe BBC understands former students had also asked to be removed from alumni-databases, withdrawn donations, lobbied sponsors and sent in torn-up degree certificates.\n\nCleodie Rickard was one of the complainants against Dr Hutchinson\n\nCleodie Rickard, 23, a complainant who graduated in Arabic and Middle Eastern studies in 2018, called the college's handling of the case \"wholly insufficient, offensive and negligent\".\n\nBBC News has spoken to three staff members who said they left the college with \"serious concerns\" over the decision to allow Dr Hutchinson to keep his post.\n\nThe BBC understands one resigned, one chose not to remain affiliated with Trinity Hall and another cited the handling of Dr Hutchinson's case for not renewing their job.\n\n\"We sent the message that appeasing one retired male insider was worth more than keeping our word to the student body who had trusted us,\" one academic said.\n\nIn a statement, the Master of Trinity Hall, Dr Jeremy Morris, said: \"Dr Peter Hutchinson has resigned from his post as emeritus fellow of Trinity Hall, Cambridge with immediate effect. The college has accepted his resignation.\n\n\"We have listened carefully to concerns raised about how the situation with Dr Hutchinson was handled procedurally and how decisions made by the governing body were communicated.\"\n\nHe said \"the safety and welfare of everyone at Trinity Hall is, and has always been, of paramount importance\".", "Last updated on .From the section Champions League\n\nDefender Kyle Walker had to play in goal for the closing stages as Manchester City held on to draw with Atalanta in the Champions League.\n\nWalker replaced substitute goalkeeper Claudio Bravo, who was sent off for a sliding tackle on Josip Ilicic outside the box, having replaced first-choice keeper Ederson at half-time.\n\nRaheem Sterling had given the visitors a 1-0 lead in the first half of their group-stage game before Chelsea loannee Mario Pasalic equalised four minutes after the restart.\n\nCity striker Gabriel Jesus also missed a first-half penalty in a bizarre game at the San Siro.\n• None 'One of the most fun things in football' - Walker dons the gloves and everyone loves it\n• None Champions League permutations: Who is through and who can still progress?\n• None Football Daily podcast: A clean sheet for Kyle Walker and Son doubles up for Spurs\n\nA victory would have sent City through to the last 16 but they remain five points clear at the top of Group C despite failing to win for the first time in the group stages this season.\n\nThings went to plan after seven minutes when Sterling coolly slotted into the bottom corner following a brilliant backheel flick from Jesus.\n\nBut the Brazilian forward's penalty miss and Pasalic's thumping header early in the second half rocked the boat - City were no longer in control and Atalanta were posing a threat.\n\nWith Ederson substituted at half-time for a suspected injury, there was nervousness at the back and Bravo's rash tackle meant an outfield player was forced to go in goal.\n\nUp stepped Walker, after a six-minute delay while Bravo's red card was checked by the video assistant referee, and his first action was to make a smart save from Ruslan Malinovskyi's free-kick.\n\nWalker, only the third outfield player to go in goal during a Champions League match, actually made more saves than both of Manchester City's recognised keepers during the game.\n\nThe moment Bravo came on, City looked nervous at the back.\n\nThe Chile international played with fire on several occasions, coming out of his box to make a diving header and taking his time with clearances while being pressed by Atalanta's forwards.\n\nHe conceded within four minutes of coming on - though he could do nothing about Pasalic's terrific header, which came at him with pace from an unmarked position in the box.\n\nAnd when Bravo came charging out of his area sliding, bringing down Ilicic and consequently being shown a red card, it caused chaos for City, who had no other keepers on the bench to turn to.\n\nWalker was given instructions on the sidelines while the big screen in the stadium showed 'VAR check' but it took six minutes for his substitution to be made.\n\nHe high-fived Riyad Mahrez, who was sacrificed on his behalf, before running straight over to the goalposts and organising the defence into a wall to prepare for the free-kick.\n\nMalinovskyi, who had come on for Atalanta during the six-minute wait, hit it low and straight down the middle but Walker got his body behind it and gobbled up the rebound, to great cheers from the travelling City fans.\n\nManchester City should have had the game wrapped up in the first half but instead, spent the final seven minutes of stoppage time keeping the ball in the corner to prevent Atalanta from having a shot at Walker.\n\nIn the first half, City had eight shots, including six inside the box and had Jesus scored his spot kick, they would have been 2-0 up after 43 minutes.\n\nJesus, who has missed three of his seven penalties in all competitions for City, had a chance early on too when he was played in by Kevin de Bruyne, but his first touch let him down.\n\nAnd when asked whether Jesus' penalty miss affected the game, Guardiola told BT Sport: \"Definitely. Football is emotion.\"\n\nSterling also came close - missing Mahrez's cross by inches at the back post before the ball was taken away from him as he was about to shoot from a few yards out.\n\nThey were ultimately punished for their lack of ruthlessness and sloppiness at the back - something Liverpool will hope to take advantage of when the two Premier League rivals go head-to-head in Sunday's game at Anfield.\n\nAtalanta had lost their previous three group games and this was their first point in the Champions League this season.\n\n'In the second half we suffered'\n\nManchester City boss Pep Guardiola on BT Sport: \"In this competition you know you have your chances and moments and you have to take it. But with the problems we have, we made a good first half. First half, we were outstanding and second, we suffered. In the last 15 minutes we had the issue with the new keeper.\n\n\"The second half we didn't do exactly what we should do. It was few chances conceded against one of the teams who create more. It was a perfect result away and we need one more point to go though.\n\n\"When we land in Manchester we will think about the next game in the Premier League.\"\n\nA first for Bravo - best of the stats\n• None Manchester City failed to win a Champions League group stage game they were winning at half-time for just the second time, also doing so against CSKA Moscow in October 2014 (2-2)\n• None City have been shown more red cards in their 18 games in all competitions this season (3) than they were in 61 games last term (2)\n• None This was Guardiola's 600th game in charge of a top-flight club in all competitions (W440, D95, L65)\n• None Six of Sterling's 19 Champions League goals have been against Italian sides, more than he's scored against opponents from any other country in the competition.\n• None Bravo became the first substitute goalkeeper to be sent off in Champions League history\n• None Gabriel Jesus has missed three of his seven penalties taken in all competitions for Manchester City, with this his first failure in the Champions League\n\nManchester City travel to Anfield for a crucial Premier League fixture against leaders Liverpool on Sunday (16:30 GMT), hoping to close their six-point gap at the top. City are back in European action on Tuesday, 26 November when they host Shakhtar Donetsk at Etihad Stadium.\n• None Benjamin Mendy (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.\n• None Attempt saved. Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.\n• None Timothy Castagne (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Navigate to the next page Navigate to the last page", "Special adviser Geraint Evans (left) sent Alun Cairns (centre) an email about Ross England in August 2018\n\nThe victim in the collapsed rape trial that led to Alun Cairns' resignation as Welsh secretary said the case shows why women do not alert police.\n\nMr Cairns said he did not know about a former aide's involvement in the collapse of her trial until last week.\n\nBut he resigned after BBC Wales obtained an email sent to him discussing the case over a year ago.\n\nA spokesman for Alun Cairns said he and his staff supported the victim in a \"kind, caring and considerate way\".\n\n\"It is important to reiterate that Mr Cairns had no role or association with the trial.,\" the spokesman added.\n\nThe victim has called for Mr Cairns to quit as a general election candidate.\n\nThe politician, who still intends to stand for the Conservatives in Vale of Glamorgan, denies any wrongdoing.\n\nThe Conservative Party had said Mr Cairns was \"completely unaware\" until last week of the details of the case, which collapsed in April 2018 when his former aide Ross England, a witness, was accused by the trial judge of deliberate sabotage.\n\nBut an email sent on 2 August 2018 shows Mr Cairns received an update regarding Mr England's situation.\n\nIt was sent to Mr Cairns by Geraint Evans, his special adviser, and copied to Richard Minshull - the director of the Welsh Conservatives - and another member of staff.\n\nIt said: \"I have spoken to Ross and he is confident no action will be taken by the court.\"\n\nFour months after that email was sent, Mr England was selected to represent the Conservative Party in the Vale of Glamorgan for the 2021 Welsh assembly election.\n\n\"It is because of situations like this that women don't come forward and report rape,\" the victim - who cannot be named for legal reasons and who previously worked in Mr Cairns' constituency office - told BBC Wales.\n\n\"I think Alun Cairns did the right thing resigning,\" she said. \"However, I feel that the way he has handled this does not reflect well on the Conservative Party and raises serious questions as to whether he's a suitable candidate to be standing in the general election.\n\n\"What he did was to minimise my experience as a rape victim.\n\n\"He was aware that Ross England had delayed my right to justice and made me go through another trial and still felt that he was a suitable candidate.\n\n\"This brings into question his judgment and the party's judgment.\"\n\nRoss England has been suspended as a Tory party candidate for the Welsh Assembly election\n\nLord Davies of Gower, who has been the chairman of the party in Wales since 2017, said he \"deeply regrets\" the situation has arisen but added: \"There will be an apology if I find out that one should be forthcoming.\n\n\"I'm very sorry that this has happened to her. There is nothing I can do about it. It all happened before I became chairman of the party. I deeply regret it and I will deal with it very sympathetically,\" he told BBC Radio Wales.\n\nIn his resignation letter, Mr Cairns said: \"This is a very sensitive matter, and in light of continued speculation, I write to tender my resignation as secretary of state for Wales.\n\n\"I will co-operate in full with the investigation under the ministerial code which will now take place and I am confident I will be cleared of any breach or wrong doing.\"\n\nIn a statement issued last week, Lord Davies said he could \"categorically state\" that he and Mr Cairns were \"completely unaware of the details of the collapse of this trial until they became public this week\".\n\nFollowing Mr England's selection to stand as an AM, Mr Cairns endorsed the candidate as a \"friend and colleague\" with whom \"it will be a pleasure to campaign\".\n\nMr England was suspended from his candidacy and his employment with the Conservative Party last week.\n\nAt the rape trial Mr England, giving evidence, made claims he had had a casual sexual relationship with the victim, which she has denied.\n\nThe judge Stephen John Hopkins had earlier told the trial evidence of the sexual history of the victim was inadmissible.\n\nHe told Mr England: \"You have managed single-handed, and I have no doubt it was deliberate on your part, to sabotage this trial… get out of my court.\"\n\nThe defendant James Hackett, a friend of Mr England's, was subsequently convicted of rape at a retrial.\n\nRoss England gave a speech at the Welsh Conservatives' conference in 2016\n\nMr Cairns is facing further pressure to resign his candidacy in the upcoming general election from other parties.\n\nOn Wednesday, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn questioned the \"moral right\" of Mr Cairns to stand, while Plaid Cymru's Liz Saville Roberts said he should do the \"honourable thing\" and withdraw.\n\nWelsh Liberal Democrat leader Jane Dodds said he was \"not fit to represent Wales\".\n\nAssembly Tory leader Paul Davies has distanced himself from Mr England, saying he had fallen short of the standards expected of a Conservative candidate.\n\nShazia Awan-Scully, a former Conservative Party member who ran to be an MP in 2010, said the actions of the party \"alienate women\".\n\n\"It says everything about the moral state of the party right now that the prime minister thinks it's OK for Alun Cairns to stand as a candidate I think it's absolutely disgraceful,\" she added.\n\nA spokeswoman for the Welsh Conservatives said the party encouraged women, adding it had \"elected some strong female candidates for the forthcoming general election and look forward to selecting even more\".\n\nOther candidates standing in the Vale of Glamorgan include Sally Stephenson, for the Welsh Liberal Democrats, Belinda Loveluck-Edwards for Welsh Labour and Ian Johnson for Plaid Cymru.\n\nThe close of nominations is 14 November.", "Hundreds queued for designer discounts at Chris Brown's house. The US singer announced that he would be selling clothes and accessories at a fraction of the normal price via social media.\n\nBrown previously received five years probation and a community service order for the assault of Rihanna, his girlfriend at the time.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Tom Watson: \"This is a very personal decision for me, I've got lots of other things I want to do in life\"\n\nLabour's deputy leader Tom Watson is stepping down from his role and will not run as an MP in the December election.\n\nHe says he will continue to campaign for the party, and the decision was \"personal, not political\".\n\nLabour leader Jeremy Corbyn thanked Mr Watson for his service, adding: \"This is not the end of our work together.\"\n\nMr Watson has often been at odds with the leadership and faced an attempt to oust him at Labour's conference.\n\nAs an ardent Remainer, Mr Watson was also at odds with his own constituency, which voted 66% in favour of Leave at the 2016 referendum.\n\nIn his letter to Mr Corbyn, the former MP for West Bromwich East thanked the leader \"for the decency and courtesy you have shown me over the last four years, even in difficult times\".\n\nHe added: \"Our many shared interests are less well known than our political differences, but I will continue to devote myself to the things we often talk about\" - including gambling regulation, stopping press intrusion and campaigns on public health.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by Tom Watson This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nHe also said that after the election, he \"won't be leaving politics altogether\" - with plans to work on public health campaigns and release a book about his own struggle with type 2 diabetes.\n\nHe told the BBC that after 35 years in front-line politics, he wanted to \"take a leap and do something new\", but he said he would be out campaigning for the Labour Party to make sure a Labour government is elected.\n\n\"In politics you have got to know when to step away and for me this is a personal decision. There's lots I have got going on in the future. I just think I need a complete change after a long period of frontline politics and I am rather looking forward to it,\" he said.\n\nTom Watson and Jeremy Corbyn seem keen to part on good terms but their supporters were often at loggerheads.\n\nMr Watson was at the head of a group of around 100 moderate or centrist Labour MPs which called itself the Future Britain group.\n\nLabour's deputy set the group up in March and it was widely assumed it was a means of keeping critics of Jeremy Corbyn inside the party following the inauguration of the ill-fated Independent Group of MPs.\n\nIt was more than a mutual support group - it also intended to develop social democratic policies rather than simply cede the agenda to the left.\n\nBut it has lost its well-known figurehead tonight and the question now is whether some of its members will follow Tom Watson out of Westminster, convinced that dragging Labour back to the pre-Corbyn era is a lost cause.\n\nThat answer may come in the election of Mr Watson's successor - or successors as Jeremy Corbyn apparently favours two gender-balanced deputies.\n\nA Blairite or Brownite candidate is unlikely to succeed.\n\nBut whether an MP on the soft left - beyond Mr Corbyn's circle - succeeds him, could determine whether the party remains a broad church.\n\nIn his reply, Mr Corbyn said: \"Few people have given as much to the Labour movement as you have and I know that many thousands of members and trade unionists you have inspired and worked with over the years will be very sorry to see you go.\"\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post 2 by Jeremy Corbyn This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nMr Watson was elected deputy leader in 2015 on the same day that Mr Corbyn won his own ballot to run the party.\n\nBut the pair come from different political wings of Labour.\n\nMr Watson was a close ally of former Prime Minister Gordon Brown and worked in the top team of previous party leader Ed Miliband.\n\nBut Mr Corbyn was on the backbenches during this period and further left on the political spectrum than his deputy.\n\nSince the pair have been running Labour, there have been a number of public disagreements, including most recently over the party's Brexit position.\n\nWhile Mr Corbyn has refused to say how he would campaign in a further referendum - as promised by the leader if Labour wins the election - Mr Watson has called for the party to \"unequivocally back Remain\".\n\nThe day before the party's conference in September, there was also an attempt to kick Mr Watson out of his post by the chief of the left wing campaign group Momentum, Jon Lansman.\n\nHowever, the motion Mr Lansman tabled at a meeting of the National Executive Committee was dropped after Mr Corbyn intervened.\n\nIn recent months, Mr Watson has also faced criticism for meeting Carl Beech, the paedophile fantasist who falsely accused VIPs of sexually abusing him.\n\nHe was accused of giving \"oxygen\" to Beech's claims, but Mr Watson said he met Beech to offer him reassurance on behalf of the police.\n\nDaniel Janner, the son of the late MP Lord Janner who was falsely accused by Beech, said Mr Watson's position had become \"untenable\" and he \"has stood down because he would have been defeated\".\n\nA number of former Labour MPs have paid tribute to Mr Watson.\n\nLondon Mayor Sadiq Khan said his \"energy, passion for politics and commitment to campaigning - whether fighting against Tory austerity or for better regulation of the gambling industry - will be much missed\".\n\nJess Phillips, who also represented a seat in the West Midlands before Parliament dissolved for the election, told the BBC: \"It's so very, very sad. I feel genuinely sad.\n\n\"I think the Labour Party needs to fight the election hard and then do some serious work to make sure we are the best we can be.\"\n\nThe Jewish Labour Movement also called the decision \"shocking and saddening\", saying he had been a \"strong ally in the fight against anti-Semitism in the Labour Party\".", "Risto Mattila photographed the \"ice eggs\" on Hailuoto Island on Sunday\n\nThousands of egg-shaped balls of ice have covered a beach in Finland, the result of a rare weather phenomenon.\n\nAmateur photographer Risto Mattila was among those who came across the \"ice eggs\" on Hailuoto Island in the Gulf of Bothnia between Finland and Sweden.\n\nExperts say it is caused by a rare process in which small pieces of ice are rolled over by wind and water.\n\nMr Mattila, from the nearby city of Oulu, told the BBC he had never seen anything like it before.\n\n\"I was with my wife at Marjaniemi beach. The weather was sunny, about -1C (30F) and it was quite a windy day,\" he told the BBC.\n\n\"There we found this amazing phenomenon. There was snow and ice eggs along the beach near the water line.\"\n\nMr Mattila said the balls of ice covered an area of about 30m (100ft). The smallest were the size of eggs and the biggest were the size of footballs.\n\n\"That was an amazing view. I have never seen anything like this during 25 years living in the vicinity,\" Mr Mattila said.\n\n\"Since I had a camera with me I decided to preserve this unusual sight for posterity.\"\n\nBBC Weather expert George Goodfellow said conditions needed to be cold and a bit windy for the ice balls to form.\n\n\"The general picture is that they form from pieces of larger ice sheet which then get jostled around by waves, making them rounder,\" he said.\n\n\"They can grow when sea water freezes on to their surfaces and this also helps to make them smoother. So the result is a ball of smooth ice which can then get deposited on to a beach, either blown there or getting left there when the tide goes out.\"\n\nSimilar sights have been reported before, including in Russia and on Lake Michigan near Chicago.\n\nIn 2016 residents of Nyda in Siberia found giant balls of ice and snow covering an 18km (11-mile) stretch of coastline.\n\nThey ranged from the size of a tennis ball to almost 1m (3ft) across.\n\nThe giant balls of ice and snow amazed villagers in Nyda, on the Yamal Peninsula in Siberia", "Labour's deputy leader Tom Watson has announced he is stepping down from his role after the general election, and will not be standing as an MP.\n\nMr Watson said it was for \"personal not political\" reasons and was the the right time for a change.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Alun Cairns resigned the same day the Conservatives' election campaign began\n\nThe resignation of Alun Cairns as Welsh Secretary has big implications for the Welsh Conservatives.\n\nIt raises many questions to which we do not know the answers.\n\nIt leaves their general election campaign in disarray, because as Welsh secretary Mr Cairns was supposed to be leading that campaign.\n\nAs things stand, it is not clear who that person will be.\n\nWho from the current cohort of Welsh Tory politicians could be called up? Could it be Paul Davies, the low-profile leader of the party in the Welsh assembly?\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Looking back on the political career of Alun Cairns\n\nMeanwhile, the party is hoping to make gains in leave voting seats in the north east of Wales.\n\nThey have been targets for the party for a long time and efforts were made to move onto Labour's turf in the region in 2017.\n\nWe will have to see what impact this row will have on their chances.\n\nAnother question is whether Mr Cairns' resignation from government will draw a line under the questions of who in the party knew about Ross England's role in the collapse of the rape trial before they selected him as a candidate.\n\nThe leaked email that prompted Mr Cairns' resignation was also sent to the party's director, Richard Minshull.\n\nAnd the chairman, Byron Davies, has yet to clarify his statement that he could \"categorically\" state that neither he nor Mr Cairns knew about the details of the collapse of the trial until last week.\n\nWill Paul Davies lead the Welsh Conservative campaign?\n\nAnd what of Mr Cairns' hopes of re-election?\n\nHis constituency - the Vale of Glamorgan - is seen as a marginal and he had a majority of 2,190 in 2017.\n\nLabour have had high hopes of a gain here. They have the seat in the Welsh assembly and held it through the Blair years.\n\nAnd will a new secretary of state be appointed? Who could that be - when there is no obvious deputy ready to take over?\n\nAnd what about the rape survivor's observation yesterday - that not a single senior Welsh Conservative has apologised for party selecting a man accused by a judge of deliberately sabotaging her rape trial, as a candidate?", "Patricia Arce was covered in red paint and had her hair cut off\n\nThe mayor of a small town in Bolivia has been attacked by opposition protesters who dragged her through the streets barefoot, covered her in red paint and forcibly cut her hair.\n\nPatricia Arce of the governing Mas party was handed over to police in Vinto after several hours.\n\nIt is the latest in a series of violent clashes between government supporters and opponents in the wake of controversial presidential elections.\n\nAt least three people have died so far.\n\nA group of anti-government protesters was blocking a bridge in Vinto, a small town in Cochabamba province in central Bolivia, as part of their ongoing demonstrations following the presidential election on 20 October.\n\nRumours spread that two opposition protesters had been killed nearby in clashes with supporters of incumbent president, Evo Morales, prompting an angry group to march to the town hall.\n\nPolice officers escorted Ms Arce to a health centre after the protesters released her\n\nThe protesters accused Mayor Arce of having bussed in supporters of the president to try and break a blockade they had set up and blamed her for the reported deaths, one of which was later confirmed.\n\nAmid shouts of \"murderess, murderess\" masked men dragged her through the streets barefoot to the bridge. There, they made her kneel down, cut her hair and doused her in red paint. They also forced her to sign a resignation letter.\n\nMs Arce was eventually handed over to the police who took her to a local health centre.\n\nProtesters also set alight parts of the town hall\n\nHer office was set alight and the windows of the town hall were smashed.\n\nThe person killed in clashes between supporters and opponents of President Morales was identified as 20-year-old student Limbert Guzmán Vasquez. Doctors said Mr Guzmán Vasquez had a fractured skull which may have been caused by an explosive device.\n\nHe is the third person to be killed since the clashes between the two sides erupted on 20 October.\n\nTension has been running high since election night when the results count was inexplicably paused for 24 hours.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. \"This is not Cuba neither Venezuela,\" Bolivian protesters chanted last month\n\nThe suspension prompted suspicions among supporters of opposition candidate Carlos Mesa that the result had been rigged to allow Mr Morales, who has been in power since 2006 to stay on for another five years.\n\nThe final result gave Mr Morales just over the 10-percentage-point lead he needed to win outright in the first round of the presidential election.\n\nElection observers from the Organization of American States (OAS) expressed their concerns and an audit by the body is currently underway. However, Mr Mesa has rejected the audit arguing that it was agreed without his or his party's input.\n\nMr Morales has accused Mr Mesa of staging a coup d'etat and supporters of each side have squared off in La Paz and other cities.", "Election officers have hit back angrily at calls from the education secretary for general election polling stations not to be placed in schools.\n\nGavin Williamson wanted to avoid disruption to school nativity plays and Christmas concerts, which could clash with the 12 December election day.\n\nBut election officers have written to the education secretary to express their \"extreme disappointment\".\n\nThey say in many areas there are \"no alternatives\" to using schools.\n\nThis week Mr Williamson wrote to returning officers telling them that councils would be funded to find alternative venues for polling stations - and not to use schools as places to vote.\n\nHe said he wanted to make sure that \"long-planned and important events\" in schools at Christmas, such as plays and carol concerts, would not have to be cancelled.\n\nBut the announcement has prompted anger from the Association of Electoral Administrators, which is the professional body representing people who run elections.\n\nIn a stinging letter to Mr Williamson, they accuse him of a \"complete lack of knowledge and understanding\".\n\n\"We question why this letter was sent out so late, after most polling stations have already been booked,\" say the election officers, who warn that arranging a December election at short notice is already challenging enough.\n\nThey reject Mr Williamson's claim that \"every community\" will have alternative venues for voting, so that schools will not have to be used.\n\n\"That is simply not the case. In many parts of the United Kingdom, including towns and cities but especially in rural areas, there are simply no alternatives to the venues designated as polling places,\" says the letter from the association.\n\nChief executive Peter Stanyon says the process of deciding where to locate polling stations has mostly taken place - and the data has been sent to printers for polling cards.\n\nHe says schools are used as polling stations because they are well-known local venues and are likely to be accessible for people with disabilities - and often there are not any other practical options.\n\nThe move not to use schools for polling stations had been backed by head teachers' leader Geoff Barton.\n\nHe said many schools would have Christmas events scheduled - and he questioned whether schools were really \"suitable venues\" for voting, particularly when elections had become more frequent.", "Mo Robinson is accused of 39 counts of manslaughter\n\nA lorry driver who is accused over the deaths of 39 migrants in Essex has admitted plotting to assist illegal immigration.\n\nMaurice Robinson pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to conspiring with others to assist illegal immigration between 1 May 2018 and 24 October 2019.\n\nThe 25-year-old, from County Armagh, is accused of being part of a larger plot to bring people into the UK illegally.\n\nMr Robinson was not asked to plead to 39 charges of manslaughter.\n\nThe charges relate to the deaths of 39 Vietnamese people, including children, who were discovered in the back of a refrigerated lorry being driven by Mr Robinson in Grays on 23 October.\n\nMr Robinson, who appeared via video-link from Belmarsh prison, also admitted acquiring criminal property - namely cash - between 1 May 2018 and 24 October 2019.\n\nAs well as the manslaughter charges, Mr Robinson is accused of conspiracy to commit human trafficking offences and transferring criminal property.\n\nThe defendant, of Laurel Drive, Craigavon, was remanded into custody until a further hearing on 13 December.\n\nThe bodies were discovered in a refrigerated trailer\n\nEight women and 31 males, including two boys, aged 15, were among those who died.", "The elderly campaigner was canvassing with a walking stick on Parkstone Crescent in the village of Hellaby, Rotherham\n\nA 72-year-old party election campaigner has been attacked and injured while going house-to-house.\n\nThe man, who uses a walking stick, was initially taken to hospital with a suspected broken jaw, South Yorkshire Police said.\n\nSophie Wilson, Labour's candidate in Rother Valley, said it was \"a completely unacceptable and vicious act\".\n\nA man has been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm.\n\nThe 51-year-old remained in custody, the force said.\n\nOfficers said they were called out just after 16:00 GMT on Sunday to Parkstone Crescent, Hellaby, Rotherham.\n\nPosting on Facebook shortly afterwards, Ms Wilson said: \"I am sad to report that one of our members... was assaulted while out campaigning today.\"\n\nShe said he was \"doing well and in good spirits\" when she visited him in hospital.\n\n\"He will not let this get him down,\" she said.\n\nThe campaigner was understood to be \"back out knocking on doors\" on Monday, a Labour Party spokesman said.\n\nThe other candidates standing in Rother Valley are:\n\nFollow BBC Yorkshire on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Send your story ideas to yorkslincs.news@bbc.co.uk.", "Alliance leader Naomi Long has said the current general election campaign is \"one of the worst\" she has ever fought in terms of \"smears and lies\".\n\nShe was speaking as she helped launch her party's manifesto at a Belfast hotel.\n\nIn recent weeks, banners attacking a variety of politicians and parties have appeared in North and South Belfast and in North Down.\n\nThe party is standing candidates in all 18 seats in Northern Ireland.\n\nIt had no MPs in the last Parliament.\n\nMrs Long told BBC News NI: \"I think it is one of the worst elections that I have ever fought in terms of the levels of smears, the levels of lies. The levels of discrimination.\n\n\"I think it is just a fact now of the kind of culture that we see in politics where we treat people with disrespect where people are not allowed to differ and have a disagreement.\"\n\nMrs Long, who won East Belfast in 2010 but lost it in 2015, refused to be drawn on what her target was in terms of winning seats.\n\nShe said: \"Of course I want to win seats and of course we are ambitious to be represented at Westminster.\n\n\"It is the only level of government where we don't have an elected representative.\"\n\nThe party remains confident that it can win parliamentary seats next month.\n\nEarlier this year, Mrs Long became the party's first MEP and Alliance secured gains in the local council elections.\n\nThe 40-page manifesto, entitled Demand Better, examines Brexit, Stormont, governance and transparency, work and welfare and climate action.\n\nThe party wants a fresh EU referendum with the option to remain in the EU.\n\nIt says there should be a special deal for Northern Ireland and that the whole of the UK should remain in the single market and the customs union.\n\n\"Brexit must not become an orange and green issue,\" Mrs Long said.\n\nThe Alliance leader added that her party was pro-Remain.\n\n\"Our future lies at the heart of the EU,\" she said.\n\nIn relation to restoring devolution in Northern Ireland, Alliance say any future inter-party talks should be \"time-bound\" and should be chaired by an \"independent mediator\".\n\nMrs Long said that if there is no agreement by 13 January 2020, there should be \"fresh elections\".\n\nOn the issue of securing local political agreement, the Alliance leader said \"the DUP and Sinn Féin must compromise\".\n\nAlliance would like to see a new civic forum made up of local politicians and citizens.\n\nThe party says there should be \"full transparency of political donations\" and it would like to see proportional representation for elections to the House of Commons and a directly elected House of Lords.\n\nAlliance would also like to see 16-year-olds allowed to vote in elections.\n\nOn work and welfare issues, Alliance would like to see the repeal of the bedroom tax and an overhaul of bereavement benefits.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. During a demo for the new Tesla 'Cybertruck', Elon Musk had an embarrassing moment\n\nElon Musk has revealed why the windows of Tesla's Cybertruck broke during an embarrassing launch incident.\n\nHe blamed the mishap on the order in which a demonstration had taken place.\n\nThe vehicle was first struck with a sledgehammer in what appeared to be a successful demonstration of its armour body's strength.\n\nBut this had caused an unseen crack, Mr Musk revealed, which had subsequently led to the windows smashing when they had been hit with a steel ball.\n\nThe futuristic vehicle was unveiled on Thursday in Hawthorne, California, where its stainless steel, angular design drew a mixed response from the audience.\n\nResponding to a fan on Twitter, Mr Musk said the incident could have been easily avoided.\n\n\"Sledgehammer impact on door cracked the base of the glass, which is why the steel ball didn't bounce off,\" he wrote.\n\n\"Should have done steel ball on window, then sledgehammer the door. Next time.\"\n\nOver the weekend, Mr Musk tweeted footage of an earlier demonstration, carried out behind the scenes moments before the launch, showing the windows withstanding the impact of the steel ball.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by Elon Musk This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nDespite the awkward mishap, Tesla announced it had received more than 200,000 \"orders\" for its Cybertruck following the demonstration. The firm is charging $100 to reserve the vehicle, but the sum is refundable if the customer later changes their mind.\n\nThe success of the launch event has caused some speculation on social media the incident, viewed millions of times online, had been orchestrated to go viral.\n\n\"It's hard to say if that one infamous moment is why Tesla has been able to get 200,000 deposits on the Cybertruck but all the extra attention certainly didn't hurt,\" said Jessica Caldwell, from vehicle marketplace Edmunds.\n\n\"Moments like that are why Tesla has such a passionate fan base: while most executives are always hyper-rehearsed and polished, Elon Musk has never been afraid to show his human side, for better or worse.\n\n\"Tesla's fans are notorious for giving the company the benefit of the doubt and assume the technology will be sorted out by the time the truck actually goes on sale.\"", "TSB is to close 82 branches next year as part of a plan by new chief executive Debbie Crosbie to make £100m of cost cuts by 2022.\n\nThe Spanish-owned bank has 540 branches and is trying to restore its reputation after last year's huge IT failure, which hit 1.9 million customers.\n\nThe outlets to be shut will be named on 28 November after staff have been told.\n\nTSB would not comment on job numbers, but it is thought that between 300 and 400 positions will be affected.\n\nMs Crosbie replaced Paul Pester, who stepped down in September last year following the IT debacle that began in April 2018 when an attempt to move data to a new computer system went wrong.\n\nLast week, customers again faced problems, this time with wages and other payments being paid into their accounts.\n\nAnnouncing the new strategy, Ms Crosbie said: \"The plan we're sharing today involves some difficult decisions, but it sets TSB up to succeed in the future.\n\n\"Our new strategy positions TSB to succeed in a challenging environment at a time when we know customers want something different and better from their bank.\"\n\nThe bank - which was spun out of Lloyds Banking Group - will spend £180m closing the branches and on other restructuring costs.\n\nTSB was created in 2013 under the instruction of the European Commission after Lloyds was bailed out by UK taxpayers in 2008.\n\nIt started with 631 branches, which included those that were branded Cheltenham & Gloucester as well as all Lloyds branches in Scotland.\n\nThat network has already been reduced in size and it is thought that under this latest reduction the staff affected will be offered redeployment opportunities where possible.\n\nLloyds floated TSB as a stand-alone bank on the London stock market, but it was then bought by Sabadell of Spain in 2015.\n\nAs well as closing branches, Ms Crosbie said the bank would spend £120m on improving its digital offering and automating some of its branches. By 2022, it expects 90% of transactions to be self-service.\n\nThe bank also wants to speed up the time it takes to open and start using a current account from seven days to 10 minutes.\n\nIn April, TSB had already announced that 71 branches in Scotland and 22 in England would open for only two or three days a week.\n\nDominic Hook, national officer at union Unite, urged Ms Crosbie to rethink the latest branch closures. \"With over 3,300 bank branches having closed since 2015 this TSB news will hit High Streets extremely hard,\" he said.\n\nLast year's IT failure drove the bank to a loss in 2018, although in the first half of this year it reported a profit of £21.1m. Ms Crosbie is aiming for profits of between £130m and £140m in 2022.\n\nThe humiliation of last year's catastrophic breakdown has forced TSB to abandon grandiose promises.\n\nWhen it was hived off from Lloyds six years ago, it pledged to be a bank you could trust, without the \"funny stuff\" that tainted other scandal-ridden banks.\n\nIts then chief executive, Paul Pester, attacked rivals for \"savagely cutting branches\" and made a firm commitment to his outlets, promising to expand the network.\n\nThe IT failure knocked a deep dent in customer trust, and then TSB cut its flagship interest rate.\n\nAnd now Debbie Crosbie, the boss brought in to steady the ship, is targeting branches.\n\nIt is true that the rise of the internet is forcing the industry to change.\n\nBut that's the point. TSB promised it would be something different. Now we see it is just another bank.", "Ephraim Mirvis urged people to vote \"with their conscience\"\n\nThe chief rabbi has strongly criticised Labour, claiming the party is not doing enough to root out anti-Jewish racism - and asked people to \"vote with their conscience\" in the general election.\n\nIn the Times, Ephraim Mirvis said \"a new poison - sanctioned from the very top - has taken root\" in the party.\n\nLabour's claim it had investigated all cases of anti-Semitism in its ranks was a \"mendacious fiction\", he added.\n\nBut Jeremy Corbyn said the party had taken \"rapid and effective\" action.\n\nAt the launch of the party's \"race and faith manifesto\", the Labour leader said anti-Jewish racism was \"vile and wrong\" and would not be tolerated in any form under a future Labour government.\n\nHe said internal processes for dealing with anti-Semitism cases were \"constantly under review\" and his door would be open to Rabbi Mirvis and other faith leaders to discuss their concerns if he entered Downing Street.\n\nLabour has been beset by allegations of anti-Semitism for more than three years, leading to the suspension of a number of high-profile figures such as Ken Livingstone and Chris Williamson, and an unprecedented investigation by the Equality and Human Rights Commission.\n\nA number of prominent Jewish Labour politicians, including Luciana Berger and Louise Ellman, have quit the party after being the subject of anti-Semitic abuse on social media while others have accused Mr Corbyn of personally endorsing anti-Semitic tropes and imagery.\n\nIn his article, the Orthodox chief rabbi of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - who is the spiritual leader of the United Synagogue, the largest umbrella group of Jewish communities in the country - says raising his concerns \"ranks among the most painful moments I have experienced since taking office\".\n\nBut he claims \"the overwhelming majority of British Jews are gripped by anxiety\" at the prospect of a Labour victory in 12 December's general election.\n\nHe writes: \"The way in which the leadership of the Labour Party has dealt with anti-Jewish racism is incompatible with the British values of which we are so proud - of dignity and respect for all people.\n\n\"It has left many decent Labour members and parliamentarians, both Jewish and non-Jewish, ashamed of what has transpired.\"\n\nHe adds that it was \"not my place to tell any person how they should vote\" but he urged the public to \"vote with their conscience\".\n\nThe chief rabbi claimed the response of Labour's leadership to threats against parliamentarians, members and staff has been \"utterly inadequate\" and said it \"can no longer claim to be the party of equality and anti-racism\".\n\nMike Katz, the chair of the Jewish Labour Movement group which is officially affiliated to the party, said the chief rabbi was \"absolutely right\" and there had been a failure of leadership over anti-Semitism in Labour.\n\nThe Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, said the chief rabbi's \"unprecedented\" intervention \"ought to alert us to the deep sense of insecurity and fear felt by many British Jews\".\n\nIn a statement, he said everyone should be able to \"live in accordance with their beliefs and freely express their culture and faith\".\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nThe Labour peer Lord Dubs, the child refugee campaigner who fled Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia in the 1930s, said he regretted some of the language Mr Corbyn had used in the past about Israel and the fact he had met with groups who denied its right to exist.\n\nBut he told BBC Radio 4's Today these episodes were \"quite a long time ago\" and had to be seen \"in the context\" of Mr Corbyn's support for peace in the Middle East.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\n\"I think things have happened under his leadership which should have been stopped way back,\" he added. \"I believe the Labour party is moving forward. It is not good enough what has happened in the past.\"\n\nThis is a sweeping and unequivocal condemnation of Labour's leadership, its treatment of Jewish parliamentarians and its handling of allegations of anti-Semitism.\n\nIt's also highly unusual for such an intervention by the leader of a religious denomination during a general election campaign. The chief rabbi has pastoral oversight for a large proportion of people who identify as Jewish in the United Kingdom.\n\nLast week, the Archbishops of Canterbury and York appealed to voters and politicians to \"honour the truth\" and \"challenge falsehoods\" but there was no specific criticism of individual candidates nor their party leaders.\n\nBut the chief rabbi's article asks if Jeremy Corbyn is fit for high office and calls on voters to consider what the result of this election \"will say about the moral compass of this country?\"\n\nLast year, three Jewish newspapers, - The Jewish Chronicle, The Jewish News and The Jewish Telegraph - published exactly the same front cover on 25 July - arguing that a Labour government under the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn would prove \"an existential threat\" to British Jewry.\n\nThe chief rabbi, in this highly critical column, is saying much the same.\n\nThe Labour leader faced criticism from Jewish groups when he said in last week's general election ITV leader's debate that the party had \"investigated every single case\" raised by complainants.\n\nThe chief rabbi takes issue with Mr Corbyn's claim, citing figures from the Jewish Labour Movement of \"at least 130 outstanding cases\".\n\nAt an event in Tottenham, north London, the Labour leader did not directly address the number of outstanding cases but defended the party's disciplinary processes as being \"rapid and effective\".\n\n\"Anti-Semitism in any form is vile and wrong, it is an evil within our society,\" he said.\n\n\"There is no place whatsoever for anti-Semitism in any shape or form or in any place whatsoever in modern and Britain and under a Labour government it will not be tolerated in any form whatsoever.\"\n\nHe added: \"In government our door will be open to all faith leaders. Chief Rabbi welcome. Archbishop of Canterbury welcome. Those from the Hindu community are all very welcome.\"\n\nSouth-African born Rabbi Mirvis became chief rabbi in 2013. In a Facebook post in July, he congratulated Boris Johnson on his election as Conservative leader, describing the new prime minister as a \"long-standing friend and champion of the Jewish community\".\n\nAccording to the British Board of Deputies, there are between 260,000 and 300,000 Jews in England and Wales. Around half belong to the Central Orthodox denomination which includes the United Synagogue, led by the chief rabbi.\n\nMeasures to combat anti-Semitism were among a number of policies unveiled by the party, including:\n\nThe Muslim Council of Britain, which has repeatedly criticised the Conservatives for failing to address anti-Muslim prejudice amongst their members, said not enough was being done to tackle racism \"whether from the left or the right\".\n\nIt said British Muslims would \"agree on the importance of voting with their conscience\".", "Boris Johnson appeared in a special edition of Question Time on Friday\n\nThe BBC has said editing footage of Prime Minister Boris Johnson for a news bulletin was \"a mistake on our part\".\n\nThe Prime Minister appeared on Question Time: Leaders Special on BBC One on Friday evening.\n\nThe audience laughed when he was asked a question about how important it is for people in power to tell the truth.\n\nBut the laughter and subsequent applause was absent from a cut-down version of the exchange on a lunchtime news bulletin the following day.\n\n\"This clip from the BBC's Question Time special, which was played out in full on the News at Ten on Friday evening and on other outlets, was shortened for timing reasons on Saturday's lunchtime bulletin, to edit out a repetitious phrase from Boris Johnson,\" the BBC said in a statement.\n\n\"However, in doing so we also edited out laughter from the audience. Although there was absolutely no intention to mislead, we accept this was a mistake on our part, as it didn't reflect the full reaction to Boris Johnson's answer.\n\n\"We did not alter the soundtrack or image in any way apart from this edit, contrary to some claims on social media.\"\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by BBC News Press Team This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nOn the original programme, an audience member asked the prime minister: \"How important is it for someone in your position of power to always tell the truth?\"\n\nThere was laughter and applause from the audience as Mr Johnson answered: \"I think it's absolutely vital.\"\n\nMr Johnson then repeated the sentence once the laughter and applause had died down.\n\nThe second version was the one used in the BBC's News at One bulletin on Saturday.\n\nThe BBC originally explained that the Saturday edit was \"shortened for time reasons\" in reply to a tweet later the same day, although did not acknowledge it was a mistake at that point.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nThe BBC's statement follows an error on BBC Breakfast earlier this month when out-of-date footage of Mr Johnson laying a wreath was broadcast due to \"a production mistake\".", "Secondary ticketing firm Viagogo has announced a $4bn (£3.1bn) deal to buy its rival StubHub, in a move it said would create more choice for customers.\n\nViagogo is buying its rival from eBay, which bought StubHub in 2007 for $310m.\n\nIt means Viagogo's boss Eric Baker will be reunited with StubHub, which he co-founded but left before the eBay sale.\n\nThe deal comes after the UK's competition authority suspended legal action against Viagogo after it made changes to the way it operates.\n\nIn September, Viagogo amended the way it presents information to customers which the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said meant the website was now \"worlds apart\" from the one that prompted the legal action.\n\nThe CMA had asked operators such as Viagogo to improve the information they provided about tickets, such as the risk a buyer would be turned away at the door, which ticket they were getting, and the availability and popularity of tickets.\n\nIn May 2018, the then Digital Minister Margot James told the BBC that if fans had to use a secondary site to buy tickets, \"don't choose Viagogo - they are the worst\".\n\nMr Baker, who is co-founder and chief executive of Viagogo, said that it had \"long been my wish to unite the two companies\".\n\n\"I am so proud of how StubHub has grown over the years and excited about the possibilities for our shared futures.\n\n\"Buyers will have a wider choice of tickets, and sellers will have a wider network of buyers. Bringing these two companies together creates a win-win for fans - more choice and better pricing.\"\n\nStubHub has a bigger presence in the US than Viagogo, which is better known in the UK and other parts of the world.\n\nThey are \"pretty perfect complementary businesses,\" Cris Miller, Viagogo's managing director, told the BBC.\n\nViagogo says the deal will mean more choice and better prices for ticket buyers\n\nHe acknowledged the controversies surrounding Viagogo - which two years ago did not turn up to a hearing with MPs - and did not rule out StubHub becoming the preferred brand.\n\n\"The reality is we don't know quite yet,\" Mr Miller said.\n\n\"We, at Viagogo, have made a considerable amount of changes to the website, have addressed a considerable amount of the concerns that regulators have seen over the world... so it remains to be seen. Certainly we have a lot to learn from them [StubHub].\"\n\nThe takeover is subject to regulatory approval. Mr Miller said he expected that \"steps would be required for us to adhere to\" and added that Viagogo would work with regulators to ensure the deal was approved.\n\nHe said the deal was good for ticket buyers as sellers had to compete on price on the website.\n\n\"The sellers are required to compete with each other, so the more sellers that are on the platform the more ticket inventory that is up there. That puts pressure on the prices and brings prices down, which is ultimately better for the customers\"\n\nShares in eBay rose 3% after the deal was announced. It comes after the company faced pressure from activist investors - Elliott Management Corp and Starboard Value - to sell off parts of its operations, including StubHub.\n\nScott Schenkel, interim chief executive at eBay, said the deal was a \"great outcome and maximises long-term value for eBay shareholders\".", "Blue Story is the tale of two friends who become rivals\n\nA cinema chain has reversed its decision to pull the film Blue Story after a brawl.\n\nShowcase said it had reinstated screenings of the film on Monday night after \"careful consideration\".\n\nIt comes after youths, some armed with machetes, sparked a police operation at Vue's multiplex cinema at Star City in Birmingham.\n\nA ban is still in place at Vue cinemas' 91 UK and Ireland venues, it said, after multiple \"significant incidents\".\n\nThe move has prompted a backlash on social media with some labelling the ban as \"racist\".\n\nCinema firm Showcase had initially stopped showing the film, but reinstated screenings on Monday night after \"careful consideration and discussions with the distributor\".\n\n\"We have come up with a plan to reinstate screenings of the film supported with increased security protocols and will be doing so from this evening,\" it said.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nFive teenagers, including a 13-year-old girl, were arrested in connection with the disturbance, which involved up to 100 young people in a public area of the multiplex, on Saturday night.\n\nIn a statement, Vue said the film opened in 60 of its sites across the UK and Ireland on Friday.\n\n\"But during the first 24 hours of the film over 25 significant incidents were reported and escalated to senior management in 16 separate cinemas,\" it said.\n\n\"This is the biggest number we have ever seen for any film in a such a short time frame.\"\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Several arrests were made at a multiplex in Birmingham on Saturday (Courtesy Rachael Allison)\n\nA spokeswoman for Vue confirmed police had been called to some of the incidents, but could not confirm exactly how many times.\n\nThe chain has stressed the decision to pull the film was prompted only because of the risk of further violence.\n\nA spokeswoman for Vue said a \"significant incident\" was \"any incident that has a risk to audience members\", adding that they were awaiting clarification of the details of individual cases.\n\nThe Odeon chain says it is not withdrawing the film, but \"a number of security measures are in place\" for Blue Story screenings, though it refused to elaborate on what they are.\n\nIn Birmingham, a note on the door of the Odeon cinema at the Broadway Plaza said staff would be carrying out bag searches throughout the day.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Andrew Onwubolu, known as Rapman, wrote and directed the film Blue Story\n\nBlue Story's writer and director, Andrew Onwubolu known as Rapman, said Saturday's disturbance in Birmingham was \"truly unfortunate\".\n\nIn an Instagram post on Sunday, the rapper-turned-filmmaker wrote: \"Sending love to all those involved in yesterday's violence at Star City in Birmingham.\n\n\"It's truly unfortunate that a small group of people can ruin things for everybody.\n\n\"Blue Story is a film about love not violence.\"\n\nOn Monday, he tweeted: \"We lost nearly half of our screens on the third day but we still made history with £1.3m in 3 days. Blue Story is number three in the UK box office. Thank you.\"\n\nAn online petition calling for the film to be reinstated at Vue cinemas has attracted more than 13,000 signatures.\n\nThe film was released last Friday\n\nOn Saturday, West Midlands Police officers drew Tasers and used a dispersal order to clear the Star City venue.\n\nFootage from inside the multiplex appeared to show fights and people on the floor screaming.\n\nThe five teenagers - two girls aged 13 and 14 and three 14-year-old boys - have all now been bailed alongside a 19-year-old man.\n\nFour were held on suspicion of assaulting police and one of the boys was detained on suspicion of obstructing police.\n\nAnother of the boys was arrested on suspicion of violent disorder after an image circulated on social media showing a number of youths, with one carrying a machete.\n\nPolice were called to the complex, in Nechells, at about 17:30 GMT and cleared the area by 21:00. The officers hurt during the disorder suffered minor facial injuries.\n\nThe film focuses on two friends from different south London postcodes on rival sides of a street war.\n\nIt is rated 15 for strong language, strong violence, threat, sex and drug misuse.\n\nDistributor Paramount Pictures said it was \"saddened\" by events at Star City but said the movie had had an \"incredibly positive reaction and fantastic reviews\".\n\nIn Sheffield on Sunday evening, there was an increased police presence around Centertainment in Broughton Lane ahead of the showing of the film after disorder was reported outside the Cineworld within the complex on Saturday.\n\n\"Officers carried out patrols of the area to ensure everyone's safety,\" police said in a statement, adding that they would \"be liaising with Cineworld over the coming week to discuss further screenings of this film\".\n\nCineworld has confirmed that it will not be pulling the film.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Nicola Sturgeon says the timescale for an independent Scotland joining the EU would be “relatively quick\".\n\nAn independent Scotland could rejoin the EU on a \"relatively quick\" timescale, Nicola Sturgeon has said.\n\nThe Scottish first minister and SNP leader wants a new referendum on independence to be held in 2020, and is also opposed to the UK leaving the EU.\n\nShe told the BBC that Scotland would be \"seeking a way back in\" to the EU if Brexit happened.\n\nThe Conservatives have claimed that a Labour government backed by SNP votes would lead to two referendums in 2020.\n\nThe SNP leader was taking part in a special interview with Andrew Neil as part of the build-up to the snap general election on 12 December.\n\nOther party leaders are also set to be quizzed by Mr Neil, with Labour's Jeremy Corbyn to follow on Tuesday.\n\nMs Sturgeon has said her SNP MPs could potentially help to put Mr Corbyn in Downing Street in the event of a hung parliament, but said the Labour leader must first accept the \"fundamental principle\" that an independence referendum should be \"in Scotland's hands\".\n\nShe told Mr Neil that she would always back a new, UK-wide EU referendum but said there was \"no guarantee that fixes the problem for Scotland\", as \"we could end up with exactly the same result we had in 2016\" - with a majority in Scotland backing Remain, while the UK as a whole votes to Leave.\n\nNicola Sturgeon wants to hold a new Scottish independence referendum in 2020\n\nQuestioned about how swiftly an independent Scotland could re-enter the EU, Ms Sturgeon said she did not want to set out a \"specific timescale\", but said talks she had had previously meant she thought it would be \"relatively quick\".\n\nShe explained: \"We understand the conditions we would require to meet, and the discussions that would require to take place. But if we're in a position of Scotland being taken out of the European Union then we will be seeking a way back in.\"\n\nThe SNP currently plan to have Scotland continue to use the pound in the years immediately after independence, before establishing a new currency after a series of stringent economic tests are met.\n\nChallenged on whether Scotland could join the EU while using the currency of a non-member state, Ms Sturgeon said this was possible.\n\nShe said: \"We would be setting up a central bank, the infrastructure that is required for that, that is part of the discussion we would have with the EU, but it is not true to say we would have had to establish an independent currency before joining the European Union.\"\n\nThe MSP added: \"We would have a discussion with the EU about the journey an independent Scotland was on in terms of currency, and the accession if Scotland was already out of the EU to the point where we rejoined the EU.\n\n\"Scotland faces right now the uncertainty of being ripped out of the EU against our own will. It's not of our making. And we need to plot the best way forward for our country where we are in charge of the decision that we make.\"\n\nThe SNP's currency plan would see Scotland continue to use the pound in the years immediately after independence\n\nMs Sturgeon also said an independent Scotland would \"aspire to run a surplus\" through faster economic growth, which she said would be aided by remaining in or returning to the EU.\n\nPressed on trade friction if Scotland was inside the EU and the rest of the UK was not, Ms Sturgeon said it was \"a priority\" to ensure smooth movement of goods and services.\n\nShe said: \"We don't yet know what the UK's final relationship with the EU will be. Once we have clarity on that we have to understand the implications and set out clearly how we deal with those, in order to keep trade flowing between Scotland and England, which is in our interests and in the interests of the rest of the UK.\n\n\"It is also in our interests to stay in the single market, which is eight times the size of the UK market. The experience of Ireland, albeit at a different time in history, is when they combined independence with membership of the EU, their exports to the EU grew and they became more prosperous. That's the best of both worlds I believe Scotland can attain.\"\n\nMs Sturgeon also came under pressure on her domestic record on health which has seen Scotland's largest health board being placed in \"special measures\" and calls for her health secretary to resign.\n\nA recent report by Audit Scotland highlighted that just two out of eight key waiting time standards had been met and warned that the NHS in Scotland could face a £1.8bn shortfall in less than five years if it is not reformed.\n\nMs Sturgeon acknowledged there were problems, adding: \"All health services everywhere face these challenges. We are not immune from that but I believe we are doing the things that are required.\"\n\nThe Conservatives have said a Jeremy Corbyn government at Westminster - potentially supported on an issue-by-issue basis by the SNP - could lead to two referendums in 2020, on Brexit and independence.\n\nPrime Minister Boris Johnson said a \"coalition of chaos\" between the two parties would be a \"nightmare on Downing Street\".\n\nLaunching his party's manifesto, he \"confidently prophesised\" that in 10 years' time \"people will be passionately proud of their Scottish identity, and their Welsh and Northern Irish, and - yes - their English identity\".\n\nHe added: \"We will also all be a proud strong and whole United Kingdom, more united than ever, flying that red, white and blue union flag that represents the best of our values, from democracy and the rule of law.\"\n\nLabour meanwhile have said they would not back a new independence vote within the \"early years\" of a Corbyn-led administration at Westminster.\n\nScottish leader Richard Leonard told BBC Scotland on Monday that a request for a referendum \"would not be blocked\" by a UK Labour government if there was a pro-independence majority after the Holyrood elections in 2021.\n\nHowever, he said Labour would be seeking to win that election, and restated his opposition to independence.\n\nThe Scottish Lib Dems are opposed to both Brexit and independence, with campaign chairman and MSP Alex Cole-Hamilton saying the party is seeking to \"reclaim our lost heartlands\" in the Highlands and Fife while \"breaking new ground\" in areas like Edinburgh which recorded a heavy Remain vote in 2016.", "At your service: The prime minister visits the Royal Welsh Winter Fair at Llanelwedd\n\nBoris Johnson has launched the Welsh Conservatives' manifesto for the general election.\n\nThe prime minister, speaking at Bangor-on-Dee racecourse, Wrexham, has promised to \"unleash a tide of investment\".\n\nMr Johnson had returned to the Clwyd South constituency, which he contested in 1997.\n\nIt follows the publication of the Conservatives' UK-wide manifesto in Telford, Shropshire, on Sunday.\n\n\"I started this project 22 years ago,\" he told the audience, adding that it was \"absolutely vital that we get a Conservative elected here\".\n\nMr Johnson said the Tories had high ambitions in Wales, including resolving the long delays at the Brynglas Tunnels along the M4 at Newport.\n\nHe said the tunnels were blocked \"like the nostrils of the Welsh dragon\", adding his party would be the \"Vicks inhaler\".\n\nThe visit to Wales began in Powys with a bid to court the farming vote at the Royal Welsh Winter Fair in Llanelwedd, joking how Jeremy Corbyn and Labour would \"fleece the entire country\".\n\nHe said the Brexit deal he had secured with the European Union would keep farming \"absolutely protected\" and enabled his party to find more markets.\n\nMr Johnson said his party would also back the Welsh steel industry.\n\nIn October, the UK government announced £55m over 15 years for a Mid Wales Growth Deal, which followed the £500m Cardiff City Deal, the £115m Swansea City Deal and the £120m North Wales Growth Deal.\n\nSpeaking before the visit, Mr Johnson repeated his plan \"to get Brexit done\" in order to \"unleash this domestic agenda and deliver our exciting plans for Wales\".\n\nThe party's UK manifesto included a specific section on Wales, which promised the country \"major investments\" in infrastructure and industry if the Tories win the general election.\n\nIt included some previous announcements, such as plans for a West Wales Parkway station outside Swansea, and promises on devolved issues that are the responsibility of the Welsh Government, such as delivering a new M4 relief road.\n\nOther policies that apply to Wales include:\n\nIn a statement released ahead of the Conservatives' Welsh manifesto launch, Mr Johnson said: \"With a Conservative majority government, we will improve connectivity and infrastructure across the whole of our country.\"\n\nHe said the Marches Growth Deal would \"make a real difference for people on both sides of the border\".\n\nHe added: \"Labour has a rotten record in Wales and has let down people across Wales badly, from healthcare services to a lack of investment in transport networks. The Conservative party will put that right.\n\n\"The Welsh dragon will roar louder than ever before.\"", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Bloomberg to BBC in 2018: 'I'd like to make a difference'\n\nBillionaire former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has officially announced he is standing to be the Democratic Party presidential nominee.\n\nIn a statement, the 77-year-old said he was standing \"to defeat Donald Trump and rebuild America\".\n\n\"The stakes could not be higher. We must win this election,\" Mr Bloomberg wrote.\n\nHe joins 17 other candidates vying for the Democratic nomination to take on Mr Trump in 2020.\n\nAs things stand, former Vice-President Joe Biden, Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders are the party's front-runners.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by Mike Bloomberg This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nMr Bloomberg is said to be concerned the current field is not strong enough to challenge the president.\n\nHe enters the race after months of debate over wealth inequality in the US, with Mr Sanders and Ms Warren announcing plans for steep tax rises for billionaires. Unveiling his tax proposals in September, Mr Sanders said: \"Billionaires should not exist.\"\n\nPresident Trump taunted Mr Bloomberg earlier in November, saying there was \"nobody I'd rather run against than little Michael\".\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nThe same day, Mr Bloomberg filed paperwork for the Democratic primary election in Alabama.\n\nMichael Bloomberg is the eighth richest American with a net-worth of $54.4bn (£42bn), according to Forbes.\n\nBorn in Massachusetts, he started out in business as a Wall Street banker before going on to create the financial publishing empire that bears his name.\n\nOver the years he has given millions of dollars to educational, medical and other causes - including political ones.\n\nHe staged a successful campaign to become New York mayor in 2001 and remained in office for three consecutive terms until 2013.\n\nRumours of presidential ambitions have surrounded him for more than a decade.\n\nMr Bloomberg is a very data-driven businessman. But it doesn't take an advanced degree in quantitative analysis to realise that the Democratic field, even at this (relatively) late date is still in flux.\n\nThere are four candidates at or near the top of early state and national primary polls - all with their strengths, of course, but also obvious weaknesses. His strategy appears to be to let the other candidates fight it out in the early voting states, then take on a diminished field later in the process, where his near unlimited resources will allow him to compete in the dozens of states that vote in March.\n\nIt's a risky play that only someone of Mr Bloomberg's vast wealth can afford to make.\n\nEven so, it takes quite a leap of faith to imagine that Democrats these days are ready to jump over to a New York City plutocrat ex-Republican with a smorgasbord of a record that's business friendly, fiscally conservative and includes opposition to government-run health insurance and legalised marijuana, and past support for aggressive policing measures.\n\nAt the very least, however, his entry will provide him a means to push a party that he sees drifting dangerous leftward back to the pro-business centre.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Blue Story is the tale of two friends who become rivals\n\nA second cinema chain has pulled the gang-themed film Blue Story after seven police officers were injured during a brawl at an entertainment complex.\n\nIt comes after youths, some armed with machetes, sparked a police operation at the Star City multiplex in Birmingham.\n\nVue has banned the film from its 91 UK and Ireland venues and Showcase has also dropped the movie.\n\nThe move has prompted a backlash on social media with some labelling the ban as \"racist\".\n\nFive teenagers including a girl, 13, were arrested in connection with the disturbance, which involved up to 100 young people in a public area of the multiplex, on Saturday night.\n\nIn a statement, Vue said the film opened in 60 of its sites across the UK and Ireland on Friday.\n\n\"But during the first 24 hours of the film over 25 significant incidents were reported and escalated to senior management in 16 separate cinemas,\" it said.\n\n\"This is the biggest number we have ever seen for any film in a such a short time frame.\"\n\nA spokeswoman for Vue confirmed police had been called to some of the incidents, but could not confirm exactly how many times.\n\nThe Odeon chain says it is not withdrawing the film, but \"a number of security measures are in place\" for Blue Story screenings, though it refused to elaborate on what they are.\n\nIn Birmingham, a note on the door of the Odeon cinema at the Broadway Plaza said staff would be carrying out bag searches throughout the day.\n\nThe film's writer and director says it is about love not violence\n\nBlue Story's writer and director, Andrew Onwubolu, said Saturday's disturbance in Birmingham was \"truly unfortunate\".\n\nIn an Instagram post on Sunday, the rapper-turned-filmmaker wrote: \"Sending love to all those involved in yesterday's violence at Star City in Birmingham.\n\n\"It's truly unfortunate that a small group of people can ruin things for everybody.\n\n\"Blue Story is a film about love not violence.\n\n\"I hope that the blame is placed with the individuals and not an indictment of the film itself.\n\n\"I pray that we can all learn to live with love and treat each other with tolerance and respect.\"\n\nAn online petition has been launched calling for the film to be reinstated at Vue cinemas. It attracted more than 6,700 signatures in 18 hours.\n\nThe film was released last Friday\n\nThe Vue chain has stressed the decision to pull the film was prompted only because of the risk of further violence.\n\n\"This decision is not, as some have alleged, based on biased assumptions or concern about the content of the film itself,\" it said.\n\nOn Saturday, West Midlands Police officers drew Tasers and used a dispersal order to clear the Star City venue.\n\nFootage from inside the multiplex appeared to show fights and people on the floor screaming.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Andrew Onwubolu, known as Rapman, wrote and directed the film\n\nThe five teenagers - two girls aged 13 and 14 and three 14-year-old boys - have all now been bailed alongside a 19-year-old man.\n\nFour were held on suspicion of assaulting police and one of the boys was detained on suspicion of obstructing police.\n\nA group of youths, one of whom was carrying a machete, were caught on camera\n\nAnother of the boys was arrested on suspicion of violent disorder after an image circulated on social media showing a number of youths, with one carrying a machete.\n\nWest Midlands police and crime commissioner David Jamieson said the unrest was \"very worrying and very disturbing\".\n\n\"Some of these children were so young,\" he said. \"I think parents have a role if they see those sorts of [weapons] in the home, to discipline their own children.\"\n\nThe teenagers' bail conditions ban them from leaving home at night, as well as from Star City and any cinema in the UK, police said.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Witness Rachael Allison was at the Birmingham Star City complex when a brawl broke out\n\nAnnouncing it was following Vue in cancelling all screenings, Showcase said: \"Due to the recent incidents tied to screenings of the film Blue Story, after careful consideration with the film's distributor, Showcase Cinemas has immediately removed the film from all of our participating cinemas.\n\n\"Any guests that have purchased tickets in advance can receive a full refund at the cinema box office. We remain in discussions with the distributor with regards to the possibility of reintroducing the film in due course.\n\n\"We apologise for any inconvenience but guest safety remains our top priority.\"\n\nBlue Story, which was developed from a YouTube mini-series, follows the life of Timmy who lives in Lewisham but goes to school in Peckham - two parts of south-east London that have a notorious rivalry.\n\n\"That part of it was based on my life - it made my school experience very difficult,\" director Onwubolu told Radio 1 Newsbeat.\n\nHe said he wanted the audience to see past crime statistics and headlines about knife crime, to understand how a \"good kid\" can lose their way.\n\n\"They didn't come from child abuse or neglectful mothers. What kids go through in the school playground is so intense, it all starts there.\"\n\nThe film was developed from a YouTube mini-series\n\nBBC Films, which developed and co-financed the film, said it was an \"outstanding, critically acclaimed debut feature which powerfully depicts the futility of gang violence\".\n\n\"It's an important film from one of the UK's most exciting new filmmakers which we're proud to be part of,\" it added.\n\nDistributor Paramount Pictures said it was \"saddened\" by events at Star City but said the movie had had an \"incredibly positive reaction and fantastic reviews\".\n\nHowever, Errol Lawson, a reformed gangster from Birmingham, said the film was \"stirring up\" violence.\n\n\"The spirit behind it is stirring up this undercurrent, or supporting or fuelling this undercurrent, this narrative of violence, youth violence and disregard for life,\" he said.\n\nWest Midlands Police has not asked for or recommended the film be pulled following Saturday's violence.\n\nCh Supt Steve Graham said: \"I understand there is a lot of speculation on social media and people are citing that film.\n\n\"At this stage we are not jumping to any conclusions. That will form part of our investigations as it carries on.\"\n\nPolice were called to the complex, in Nechells, at about 17:30 GMT and cleared the area by 21:00. The officers hurt during the disorder suffered minor facial injuries.\n\nSupt Ian Green said: \"This was a major outbreak of trouble which left families who were just trying to enjoy a night out at the cinema understandably frightened.\n\n\"We worked quickly to move the crowds on, but were met with a very hostile response and officers had to draw Tasers to restore order.\n\n\"It's clear that some of those who went to Star City were intent on causing trouble.\"\n\nIn Sheffield on Sunday evening, there was an increased police presence around Centertainment on Broughton Lane ahead of the showing of the film after disorder was reported outside the Cineworld within the complex on Saturday.\n\n\"Officers carried out patrols of the area to ensure everyone's safety,\" police said in a statement, adding that they would \"be liaising with Cineworld over the coming week to discuss further screenings of this film\".\n\nCineworld has confirmed that it will not be pulling the film.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Staff at Leicester University have joined the strike\n\nStudents across the UK face disruption as lecturers and support staff in 60 universities start an eight-day strike.\n\nMembers of the University and Colleges Union (UCU) are taking action in two separate disputes, one on pensions and one on pay and conditions.\n\nThe strikes will affect almost half of all UK universities.\n\nThe universities say strikes are not the way forward and promise to do all they can to minimise the impact of industrial action on students.\n\nIn addition to striking, union members are taking other forms of industrial action, including working strictly to contract, not covering for absent colleagues and refusing to reschedule lectures lost during the strikes.\n\nThis latest action follows strikes in February and March last year, meaning some students are being affected for the second time.\n\nStaff taking action will walk out between 25 November and 4 December and the union has not ruled out further action next term.\n\nUCU says staff have reached \"breaking point\" over a number of issues, including workloads, real-terms cuts in pay, a 15% gender pay gap and changes to pensions for staff in the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), which the union says will leave members paying in more and receiving less in retirement.\n\nUCU general secretary Jo Grady said about 43,600 members would be taking strike action for \"systemic change\".\n\nDr Grady said the higher education sector had \"made a lot of money over the past 10 years\" but that spending on staff in that period had gone down and that there had been \"an attack on working conditions in the sector\".\n\nThe UCU is angry that members are now having to pay 9.6% in pension contributions, up from 8% and wants universities to pay the full increase instead.\n\nThe union estimates that, overall, changes to the pension could leave lecturers about £240,000 worse off in retirement, rising to £730,000 for professors.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nBut the University and Colleges Employers Association and Universities UK say employers have increased their pension contributions from 18% to 21.1% of salary, paying in an extra £250m each year.\n\nThe employers say even increasing their contributions to 22.7% of salary would cost them £373m a year.\n\nThey have warned that in order to meet the union's current demands, employers \"would have to divert unsustainable amounts of money from other budgets with potential consequences including for jobs, student support, course closures and larger class sizes\".\n\nFor the employers, Carol Costello of Liverpool University, acknowledged the union's concerns but said recent rises both in staff pay and in employers' contributions to staff pensions were at the limit of affordability.\n\n\"It's important that the... pension scheme trustees secure the benefits for the future of the 230,000 staff in the scheme,\" Ms Costello told the BBC.\n\n\"They've got to meet the legal requirements that the Pensions Regulator sets out.\n\n\"We believe that what the Pensions Regulator has said is that ultimately the level of contributions that we're putting in is at the limit.\"\n\nAt London's City University, the employers' arguments do not convince staff like Dr Claire Marris.\n\n\"I'm going on strike because I really care about the education that we deliver to our students and I feel our working conditions are being eroded,\" Dr Marris told BBC news.\n\nShe says that although she loves her teaching and research she feels her pay and pension \"which is essentially deferred pay\" are being whittled away.\n\n\"By giving us less money and expecting us to do more and more work, they're making it really hard for us to deliver the quality education and the quality research which we want to do and that we want to contribute to society.\n\n\"I want parents out there who are paying the fees for their children to know that 50% of the staff in universities today are casual staff, they are on short-term contracts, they are on hourly contracts and yet that's the money they are paying those fees for and I think that money should be invested in staff.\"\n\nMaster's student Lucy is conflicted about the strike\n\n\"I'm angry because I've paid all this money for this course... it makes it seem that this course is not important.\n\n\"Obviously I do understand why they striking... I do understand but there are different ways of going about it... I just don't think that's fair.\"\n\nGrace, another trainee journalist, said losing a week out of such a short course was \"really frustrating\".\n\nShe believes strikes during her undergraduate course affected her final mark: \"I had no dissertation tutor for six weeks... so for it to be happening again is just really annoying.\"\n\nA young man in the first year of his undergraduate degree said while he supported the staff in terms of workers' rights \"the timing isn't the best\".\n\nHe has an assignment presentation due before the end of term but, with his seminar leader out on strike, he's not sure when or if it will take place.\n\n\"It is disturbing the rhythm of studying... it's a very pivotal time,\" he said.\n\nThe action involves members of the Universities Superannuation Scheme which covers staff in pre-1992 universities - those which had university status before former polytechnics became universities.\n\nIn total, the UCU says 43 universities are taking industrial action over both pensions and pay and conditions:\n\nStaff at a further 14 institutions are striking over pay and conditions only:\n\nAnd staff at three universities are walking out in a dispute over pensions alone:", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. \"An electric baton to the back of the head\" - a former inmate described conditions at a secret camp to the BBC\n\nLeaked documents detail for the first time China's systematic brainwashing of hundreds of thousands of Muslims in a network of high-security prison camps.\n\nThe Chinese government has consistently claimed the camps in the far western Xinjiang region offer voluntary education and training.\n\nBut official documents, seen by BBC Panorama, show how inmates are locked up, indoctrinated and punished.\n\nThe leak was made to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), which has worked with 17 media partners, including BBC Panorama and The Guardian newspaper in the UK.\n\nThe investigation has found new evidence which undermines Beijing's claim that the detention camps, which have been built across Xinjiang in the past three years, are for voluntary re-education purposes to counter extremism.\n\nAbout a million people - mostly from the Muslim Uighur community - are thought to have been detained without trial.\n\nThe leaked Chinese government documents, which the ICIJ have labelled \"The China Cables\", include a nine-page memo sent out in 2017 by Zhu Hailun, then deputy-secretary of Xinjiang's Communist Party and the region's top security official, to those who run the camps.\n\nThe instructions make it clear that the camps should be run as high security prisons, with strict discipline, punishments and no escapes.\n\nThe Chinese government says the camps are for voluntary re-education\n\nThe documents reveal how every aspect of a detainee's life is monitored and controlled: \"The students should have a fixed bed position, fixed queue position, fixed classroom seat, and fixed station during skills work, and it is strictly forbidden for this to be changed.\n\n\"Implement behavioural norms and discipline requirements for getting up, roll call, washing, going to the toilet, organising and housekeeping, eating, studying, sleeping, closing the door and so forth.\"\n\nOther documents confirm the extraordinary scale of the detentions. One reveals that 15,000 people from southern Xinjiang were sent to the camps over the course of just one week in 2017.\n\nSophie Richardson, the China director at Human Rights Watch, said the leaked memo should be used by prosecutors.\n\n\"This is an actionable piece of evidence, documenting a gross human rights violation,\" she said. \"I think it's fair to describe everyone being detained as being subject at least to psychological torture, because they literally don't know how long they're going to be there.\n\nThe memo details how detainees will only be released when they can demonstrate they have transformed their behaviour, beliefs and language.\n\n\"Promote the repentance and confession of the students for them to understand deeply the illegal, criminal and dangerous nature of their past activity,\" it says.\n\n\"For those who harbour vague understandings, negative attitudes or even feelings of resistance… carry out education transformation to ensure that results are achieved.\"\n\nBen Emmerson QC, a leading human rights lawyer and an adviser to the World Uighur Congress, said the camps were trying to change people's identity.\n\n\"It is very difficult to view that as anything other than a mass brainwashing scheme designed and directed at an entire ethnic community.\n\n\"It's a total transformation that is designed specifically to wipe the Muslim Uighurs of Xinjiang as a separate cultural group off the face of the Earth.\"\n\nDetainees are awarded points for their \"ideological transformation, study and training, and compliance with discipline\", the memo says.\n\nThe punishment-and-reward system helps determine whether inmates are allowed contact with family and when they are released. They are only considered for release once four Communist Party committees have seen evidence they have been transformed.\n\nThe leaked documents also reveal how the Chinese government uses mass surveillance and a predictive-policing programme that analyses personal data.\n\nOne document shows how the system flagged 1.8m people simply because they had a data sharing app called Zapya on their phone.\n\nThe authorities then ordered the investigation of 40,557 of them \"one by one\". The document says \"if it is not possible to eliminate suspicion\" they should be sent for \"concentrated training\".\n\nThe documents include explicit directives to arrest Uighurs with foreign citizenship and to track Uighurs living abroad. They suggest that China's embassies and consulates are involved in the global dragnet.\n\nChinese ambassador to the UK Liu Xiaoming said the measures had safeguarded local people and there had not been a single terrorist attack in Xinjiang in the past three years.\n\n\"The region now enjoys social stability and unity among ethnic groups. People there are living a happy life with a much stronger sense of fulfilment and security.\n\n\"In total disregard of the facts, some people in the West have been fiercely slandering and smearing China over Xinjiang in an attempt to create an excuse to interfere in China's internal affairs, disrupt China's counter-terrorism efforts in Xinjiang and thwart China's steady development.\"", "A woman says she only discovered a car had crashed into the front of her house and was on fire when a police officer told her.\n\nSylvia Walden, 61, slept through the early morning smash before being woken by the sound of shouting.\n\nThree people suffered serious injuries in the incident on the A857 at Barvas in Lewis on Saturday. The car was involved in a police chase.\n\nA 32-year-old man was arrested in connection with road traffic offences.\n\nHe is due to appear in court next month.\n\nSylvia Walden said her first concern was for her dog\n\nMs Walden, 61, was not injured in the incident.\n\nShe said: \"I believe it was about 01:30. I was fast asleep and didn't hear the car go into the house. People think it rather funny I didn't get woken up by that.\"\n\nMs Walden added: \"I could hear shouting. I got up, opened the door and there was a police officer with a torch saying 'hello, hello this is the police. You need to get out of the house'.\"\n\nShe said her first concern was for her dog, but was told by the police officer that it was fine before adding that there was a car on fire in her garden.\n\n\"It was up against the house on fire,\" she said.\n\nThe car had ended up upright on its bonnet, leaning against Ms Walden's property.\n\nThree people were seriously injured in the crash\n\nThe driver and two passengers of the blue Vauxhall Zafira were taken to Western Isles Hospital in Stornoway for treatment to serious injuries.\n\nThe incident has been referred to the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (Pirc) by Police Scotland.\n\nIt is thought the actions of officers in the lead-up to the crash will be looked into.\n\nA Pirc spokesman said: \"As is standard procedure, Police Scotland have referred to the Pirc the circumstances of an incident in the early hours of Saturday 23 November 2019 on the Isle of Lewis.\n\n\"We are now carrying out an assessment to determine whether a full investigation is required.\"\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Leaked documents seen by BBC Panorama detail for the first time China's systematic brainwashing of hundreds of thousands of Muslims in a network of high-security prison camps.\n\nThe Chinese government has consistently claimed the camps in the far western Xinjiang region offer voluntary education and training.\n\nReporter Richard Bilton confronted China’s UK ambassador, Liu Xiaoming, over the revelations at a press conference, where the ambassador dismissed them as \"fake news\".\n\nThe leak was made to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), which has worked with 17 media partners, including BBC Panorama and The Guardian newspaper in the UK.\n\nViewers in the UK can watch Panorama: How to Brainwash a Million People, on BBC One at 2030 on Monday 25 November, or afterwards on iPlayer.", "Frozen 2 raked in $350 million (nearly £272m) in its opening weekend worldwide, beating forecasts and the box office debut of the original film.\n\nThe sequel made about £15m in the UK and Ireland and $127m (£98.9m) in the US and Canada, which are not counted towards the worldwide figures.\n\nThe 2013 original took $93m (£72.28m) during its first five days in theatres, according to Reuters.\n\nIt ended up making a whopping $1.27bn in total.\n\nDisney say the sequel has set a new record for the biggest opening weekend for an animation.\n\nThat's owing to the fact they consider this year's remake of The Lion King, which made $269m on its opening weekend, to be a live action film.\n\nDisney declined to enter the film in the category for best animated feature at next year's Oscars.\n\nBut some feel the digital 3D film is more of a photo-realistic animation.\n\nJennifer Lee, chief creative officer of the Walt Disney Animation Studios, said: \"If Frozen was happily ever after then Frozen 2 is the day after happily ever after.\n\n\"Life gets in the way. It throws you curve balls. So, this is about learning to fight for your place in the world, do what's right - all of the grown-up things you have to do.\"\n\nShe added: \"There's still fun and humour, but it's a deeply emotional story about finding out who we are meant to be.\"\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The newest trailer for Frozen 2 has been released!\n\nThe original Frozen, which centres around the relationship of princess Elsa and her sister Anna, made box office history by becoming the top-grossing animated film.\n\nThe sequel topped the North American domestic rankings list this weekend, according to Comscore, with Ford versus Ferrari (known as Le Mans '66 in the UK) collecting $16m (£12.4m) in a distant second, and Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood taking $13.5m (£10.5m) in third place.\n\nFollow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.", "The mountain forests in Kenya and Tanzania contain many threatened and rare plant species\n\nA third of tropical African plants are on the path to extinction, according to a new assessment.\n\nMuch of western Africa, Ethiopia, and parts of Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo are the hardest hit regions, standing to lose more than 40% of their richness of plants.\n\nThreats include deforestation, population growth and climate change, the scientists said.\n\n\"Biodiversity provides countless benefits to humans and losing diversity jeopardises our future,\" said lead researcher Dr Thomas Couvreur of the French National Institute for Sustainable Development.\n\nLoss of biodiversity will be particularly problematic in tropical Africa, \"a region of incredible diversity but with major social and political challenges and expected rapid population growth over the next decades\", he added.\n\nAn example of a critically endangered tree species from Tanzania\n\nThe findings of the study, published in Science Advances, are based on a revised method for assessing extinction risk.\n\nExample of an endangered orchid species from Cameroon and Gabon\n\nSo far, almost nine in 10 mammals and two-thirds of birds have been assessed, but less than 8% of vascular plants (flowering plants and most other plants, excluding mosses and algae).\n\nThe researchers used a similar, but more speedy, method to assess the likely extinction risk of more than 20,000 plant species.\n\nThey found that 33% of the species are potentially threatened with extinction, and another third of species are likely rare, potentially becoming threatened in the near future.\n\nThis is mainly due to human activities such as deforestation, land-use changes, population growth, economic development, and climate change, they said.", "Children exposed to roadside air pollution could have their lung growth stunted by up to 14%, a study suggests.\n\nLiving within 50m of a major road could increase the risk of lung cancer by up to 10%, the paper also found.\n\nThe study of 13 cities in the UK and Poland found air pollution contributes to a higher chance of heart disease, strokes, heart failure and bronchitis.\n\nCampaigners called on the government to commit to tackling \"dangerous\" air pollution in the UK.\n\nThe report written by King's College London analysed 13 health conditions in people living in high pollution areas and compared them to the general population.\n\nIt focused not just on hospital admissions and deaths but also symptoms such as chest infections.\n\nThe study found roadside air pollution stunted lung growth in children by approximately 14% in Oxford, 13% in London, 8% in Birmingham, 5% in Liverpool, 3% in Nottingham and 4% in Southampton.\n\nResearchers also said if air pollution was cut by a fifth, there would be thousands fewer cases of children with symptoms of bronchitis across those UK cities.\n\n\"Air pollution makes us, and especially our children, sick from cradle to the grave, but is often invisible,\" said Dr Rob Hughes, senior fellow at the Clean Air Fund.\n\n\"This impressive research makes this public health crisis - which affects people all across the UK - visible, and shows the urgency with which all political parties must prioritise cleaning up our air.\"\n\nDr Penny Woods, chief executive of the British Lung Foundation, called on the UK government to legally commit to the World Health Organisation's targets to clean up the country's \"dangerous\" air.\n\nWHO's clean air target is for 40 µg/m3 - 40 micrograms of annual nitrogen dioxide per cubic metre of air.\n\n\"It seems as if every day we see more and more evidence of the terrible health effects air pollution is having on our lungs,\" Dr Woods said.\n\n\"It's the most vulnerable that are hit hardest,\" she added.\n\n\"We know air pollution stunts our children's still-developing lungs and those with a lung condition can find their symptoms are made far worse by poor air quality.\"\n\nThe group behind the study - a coalition of 15 health and environment NGOs, including the British Lung Foundation - is calling for a national network of Clean Air Zones across the UK.\n\nToxic air pollution in central London has reportedly fallen by a third since the introduction of a new traffic charging zone.\n\nLevels of nitrogen dioxide in the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) dropped by 30% in the first six months of the scheme, according to City Hall.", "Nicola Sturgeon said she had a \"moral objection to weapons of mass destruction\"\n\nScrapping Trident would be one of the SNP's key demands to gain its support in the event of a minority Labour government, says Nicola Sturgeon.\n\nThe SNP is willing to support a Labour government if no party wins an overall majority - but the SNP leader has ruled out a formal coalition.\n\nMs Sturgeon also wants Labour to stop Brexit and commit to an independence referendum next year.\n\nThe Labour manifesto includes a pledge to renew the Trident nuclear programme.\n\nMs Sturgeon was asked by Sky's Sophie Ridge if scrapping Trident would be a red line for the SNP to support Labour. She replied \"Yes\", adding that the SNP would be \"absolutely firm\" on that.\n\nThe SNP leader continued: \"I have a moral objection to weapons of mass destruction... I wouldn't be prepared to press a nuclear button that would kill potentially millions, tens of millions, of people.\n\n\"But there's also the opportunity costs of Trident - the billions, tens of billions, that are required to renew Trident in my view are better spent on stronger, conventional defence that is more effective to protect our country but also hospitals and schools and better social security provision.\n\n\"And these are the choices that we should be thinking very carefully about.\"\n\nMs Sturgeon said that in the event of a hung parliament, where no party had an overall majority and the SNP held the balance of power, Scotland would have \"maximum influence\", adding: \"That would be a pretty good outcome I think in terms of making sure Scotland's voice is heard.\"\n\nShe reiterated that there would be no coalition with Labour, saying instead SNP support would be \"less formal\" - such as a confidence and supply arrangement, where the SNP would support a Labour government on explicit votes in return for government support of specific policies.\n\n\"Other matters\" that she would want to progress would include holding an independence referendum next year, stopping Brexit, devolving control of migration, employment and drugs classification laws to Holyrood and a \"real end to austerity\" and \"to the misery of Universal Credit and welfare cuts\".\n\nShe insisted these issues would \"resonate strongly with many people across the UK\", as well as her supporters in Scotland.\n\nShe added that she would \"never, ever\" put Boris Johnson into power.\n\nLabour say they will not agree to a Scottish independence referendum in the \"early years\" of government.\n\nAnd during Friday's Question Time leaders' special, Jeremy Corbyn said he did not plan to rely on other parties for support after the election.\n\nHe said: \"We're not doing any deals with any other parties. I'm not trying to form a coalition government.\n\n\"I'm fighting this election to win it for Labour.\"\n\nHMS Vigilant is one of four submarines which carry the UK's Trident nuclear programme\n\nSince 1969, according to government documents, a British submarine carrying nuclear weapons has always been on patrol, gliding silently beneath the waves, somewhere in the world's oceans.\n\nThe logic is to deter a nuclear attack on the UK because, even if the nation's conventional defence capabilities were destroyed, the silent submarine would still be able to launch a catastrophic retaliatory strike on the aggressor - a concept known as mutually assured destruction.\n\nThe UK has four Vanguard-class submarines, which each carry Trident missiles. While not on patrol, the submarines are located at Her Majesty's Naval Base Clyde - commonly known as Faslane.\n\nFaslane was chosen to host the UK's Polaris nuclear-armed submarine fleet at the height of the Cold War in the 1960s because of its relatively secluded position next to the deep waters of the Gare Loch and Firth of Clyde on the west coast of Scotland.\n\nAlthough Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has been a longstanding critic of nuclear weapons, his party's manifesto for the 12 December election did include a pledge to renew the Trident nuclear programme and spend at least 2% of GDP on defence.\n\nThe Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson said on Tuesday in an interview with ITV that she would be prepared to press the nuclear button if she was prime minister.\n\nA spokesman for the Conservatives, who launched their manifesto on Sunday, said: \"Trident is good for Britain's security, and good for Scottish jobs. Jeremy Corbyn and Nicola Sturgeon want to do a deal that would wreck both.\"\n\nWhat are your questions about the general election? You can let us know by completing the form below.\n\nIn some cases your question will be published, displaying your name and location as you provide it, unless you state otherwise. Your contact details will never be published. Please ensure you have read the terms and conditions.\n\nIf you are reading this page and can't see the form you will need to visit the mobile version of the BBC website to submit your question.", "Children will be taught about injustice and the role of the British Empire as part of the national curriculum under Labour, Jeremy Corbyn has said.\n\nAt the launch of his race and faith manifesto on Tuesday, the Labour leader said a new trust will educate on how to address the legacy of slavery.\n\nHe also set out policies on how to combat anti-Semitism in Britain.\n\nThe Tories said it was \"staggering\" to see Labour \"lecture people\" during a probe over claims of anti-Semitism.\n\nBut National Education Union joint general secretary Mary Bousted welcomed Labour's \"set of joined-up proposals to proactively tackle racism\".\n\nMeanwhile, in a letter to the Times, Ephraim Mirvis, the Orthodox chief rabbi of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, has attacked the \"utterly inadequate\" response of the Labour leadership in dealing with anti-Semitism allegations.\n\nHe said there was anxiety in the Jewish community over a Labour government and he called on the public to \"vote with their conscience\".\n\nSpeaking at an event in Tottenham, north London, Mr Corbyn said: \"Anti-Semitism in any form is vile and wrong, it is an evil within our society\".\n\n\"There is no place whatsoever for anti-Semitism in any shape or form or in any place whatsoever in modern Britain and under a Labour government it will not be tolerated in any form whatsoever,\" he added.\n\nMr Corbyn made the comments while launching - with shadow women and equalities secretary Dawn Butler and shadow home secretary Diane Abbott - the party's race and faith manifesto with pledges to improve social justice and human rights.\n\nIf Labour wins the 12 December election, the party says an \"emancipation educational trust\" would be formed \"to ensure historical injustice, colonialism and role of the British Empire is taught in the national curriculum\".\n\nMr Corbyn said the history of colonialism - including the \"unbelievable levels of brutality\" of the slave trade - should be \"part and parcel of what our children learn all year round\" and \"not just in Black History Month\".\n\nLabour wants to review the national curriculum\n\nThe trust would educate on migration and how to address the legacy of slavery and teach how it \"interrupted a rich and powerful black history\".\n\nThe national curriculum will also be reviewed by the party to ensure it teaches children about racism, anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, xenophobia and black history, and to continue education about the Holocaust.\n\nAlso, the party says it wants to extend pay gap reporting to BAME (black, Asian and minority ethnic) groups for businesses with 250 employees or more.\n\nOn guaranteeing the security of the Jewish community, Labour says it will amend the law to include attacks on places of worship as a specific aggravated offence.\n\nLabour has also pledged to work with social media platforms including Twitter, YouTube and Facebook \"to combat the rise of anti-Semitism online\".\n\n\"Labour has already been working with Facebook to take action against groups and individuals which have hijacked Labour's name to share anti-Semitic content,\" the party said.\n\nThe Equality and Human Rights Commission launched a formal investigation in May into the Labour Party over allegations of anti-Semitism.\n\nIt is formally looking into whether Labour has \"unlawfully discriminated against, harassed or victimised people because they are Jewish\".\n\nAt the time, Labour said the party was \"anti-racist\" and would \"fully co-operate\" with the investigation.\n\nAhead of his speech at the Bernie Grant Arts Centre, Mr Corbyn said Labour \"will do everything necessary to guarantee the security of the Jewish community, defend the Jewish way of life and the right to live it freely, and to combat rising anti-Semitism in our country and across Europe\".\n\nMr Corbyn called Labour \"the party of equality and human rights\" and said it would \"tackle head-on the barriers that have unfairly held back so many people and communities\".\n\nMs Butler said: \"Only by acknowledging the historical injustices faced by our communities can we work towards a better future that is prosperous for all, that isn't blighted by austerity and the politics of fear.\"\n\nConservative Home Secretary Priti Patel said it was \"staggering\" that Labour \"sees fit to lecture people about race and faith\" during the anti-Semitism investigation.\n\nDr Bousted said the National Education Union welcomed the proposal for a \"new emancipation educational trust\".\n\n\"All young people benefit from learning about how human rights were won and about the struggle against colonialism and racial injustice,\" she said.", "More than one in 10 cancer patients die from heart and blood vessel problems, rather than their initial illness, a study says.\n\nThe European Heart Journal looked at three million US patients, with 28 different cancers, over 40 years.\n\nThe researchers say the increase in the numbers surviving cancer means more attention should be focused on cardiovascular risk.\n\nUK experts say doctors should be more aware and monitor patients accordingly.\n\nAmong the 3.23 million cancer patients studied, 38% died from cancer and 11% from cardiovascular diseases (CVD) - of which, three-quarters were from heart disease.\n\nThe proportion of cancer survivors dying from CVD was highest in those with disease of the bladder, larynx, prostate, womb, bowel and breast.\n\nThe risk in the first year could be explained by the effects of chemotherapy or radiation treatment on people's bodies.\n\nBut rates continued to be higher than those in the general population. The study said cancer patients were \"perpetually at elevated risk\".\n\nDr Nicholas Zaorsky, a radiation oncologist, from Penn State Cancer Institute, who led the study, said knowing about the risk could help patients live more healthily in the long term.\n\n\"Increasing awareness of this risk may spur cancer survivors to implement healthy lifestyle behaviours that not only decrease their risk of cardiovascular disease, but also the risk of cancer recurrence.\"\n\nMartin Ledwick, head cancer information nurse at Cancer Research UK, said: \"Doctors should be aware of this research as it suggests cancer patients need to be monitored more closely after treatment, for heart disease and stroke.\n\n\"But it doesn't tell us why some cancer patients may be at higher risk of dying from cardiovascular disease.\n\n\"For some, it might be treatment-related - radiotherapy to the chest and some chemotherapy drugs can lead to a higher risk of heart disease.\n\n\"But some of the cancers included in the study share lifestyle risk factors with cardiovascular disease - for example, obesity and smoking, which might also explain the increased risk.\n\n\"This is another reason why it's important for everyone to have a healthy lifestyle.\"\n\nProf Metin Avkiran, associate medical director at the British Heart Foundation, said the study offered further evidence that, compared with the general population, cancer survivors are at much greater risk of death from heart and circulatory diseases.\n\nHe added: \"We need more research to understand why this is, and whether factors other than the known damaging effects of some anti-cancer treatments on the heart and blood vessels are at play.\n\n\"What is becoming increasingly clear is that cancer doctors and cardiologists need to work together from an early stage to try and minimise the risk of patients surviving cancer but succumbing to heart and circulatory diseases.\"\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Compared to the Labour manifesto, Boris Johnson's plan for the country is a shopping list of promises, not an encyclopaedia of ambitions.\n\nThere are new vows - no tax rises, a target of 50,000 more nurses to be working in the NHS by the end of the Parliament, scrapping many hospital parking charges, more money to fix potholes, an end to the Fixed Term Parliament Act and a mysterious-sounding \"Constitution, Democracy and Rights Commission\".\n\nAn historic document, however, this is not - for three political reasons.\n\nFirst, the Conservatives are haunted by their manifesto calamity of 2017, when Theresa May presented the country with a list of hard choices in the expectation that a big majority would give her the political space to drive through controversial reforms.\n\nNo-one in the Tory campaign this time wanted to put forward ideas that could unravel into painful choices for the electorate.\n\nSecond, this is still a new government, and Boris Johnson has already made major commitments during his short time in Downing Street - big new spending on infrastructure, for example, under a new, more relaxed, set of spending rules; more cash for the health service and the beginnings of a plan to bring police numbers back up by 20,000.\n\nRemember too, his tax cut from raising the National Insurance threshold was blurted out just last week.\n\nLast and most importantly, the big contrasts in this election have been there since day one.\n\nThe manifestos have served to underline, rather than reveal that reality.\n\nThe Conservatives and the Labour Party have totally different approaches to the size of the state and their willingness to intervene in the market.\n\nAnd Boris Johnson called this election because he wants to leave the EU at speed.\n\nWhereas Jeremy Corbyn is, after months of Labour evolving its position, offering another referendum.\n\nThat is the clear difference between the two big parties this time.\n\nVote to leave the EU at speed, and enact the 2016 referendum, or choose Labour to push for another big national ballot, and plump for the chance to stay.\n\nIt's worth adding, of course, that often in the small print there are surprises, or sometimes mistakes, in these documents that trip up the parties in time.\n\nIt is too early to say with confidence, only a number of hours after the manifesto has emerged, that there is nothing that will cause problems in the days to come.", "Tesco has temporarily withdrawn pots of its own-brand honey amid concerns that it contains adulterated ingredients.\n\nIt comes after tests conducted by Richmond council in London indicated that \"Tesco Set Honey 454g\" contains syrups made from sugar.\n\nThe Food Standards Agency (FSA) said it was \"[looking] into these reports\" to see if further action was necessary.\n\nThe supermarket chain denied there were any problems with the product and insisted it was \"100% pure\".\n\nConcerns were raised over the honey, which costs £1.35 per jar, by Richmond council in south-west London, which conducted tests after it was alerted by a member of the public.\n\n\"The findings of the analysis is that there is likely to be adulteration with non-natural products,\" a council spokeswoman told the Sunday Times.\n\nThe council contacted the FSA, which confirmed it was looking into the matter, but has denied it called for Tesco to withdraw the product.\n\n\"We are continuing to look into these reports to determine whether further action is required,\" the FSA said in a statement.\n\n\"Honey is a natural but complex product and there are a number of different tests which may be used to determine authenticity.\"\n\nNevertheless, the retailer said it has temporarily taken the honey off the shelves for further examination, but insists the product is \"100% pure, natural and can be directly traced back to the beekeeper\".\n\n\"We carry out regular tests to ensure our honey meets this standard and is fully compliant with all legal requirements,\" Tesco said in a statement.\n\n\"However, as a precautionary measure, we have temporarily withdrawn the product to conduct further tests.\"\n\nChris Elliott, professor of food safety at Queen's University Belfast, who led a review of food systems following the 2013 horsemeat scandal, said it was a \"bold\" statement from Tesco.\n\n\"They are claiming they are 100% sure it is pure honey. If they are correct then the testing method is wrong. If it proves to be adulterated then Tesco doesn't have the control over their supply chain they claim,\" he said.\n\nThe method used by Richmond council was nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), which he said was a relatively new technique that can be used to determine the sources of sugars.\n\nTesco's decision to withdraw the product was a \"prudent\" step, Professor Elliott added.\n\n\"There's no food safety issue here but consumers must trust our retailers to take every precaution that they are not selling us adulterated food,\" he said.", "Tiffany is known for its signature robin's-egg blue packaging\n\nThe world's biggest luxury goods company is buying US-based jeweller Tiffany & Co for more than $16bn (£12.5bn).\n\nThe largest luxury goods deal to date gives LVMH's billionaire owner Bernard Arnault a bigger slice of one of the fastest growing upmarket sectors.\n\nHe said Tiffany had an \"unparalleled heritage\" and fitted with his other brands.\n\nTiffany has been hit by lower spending by tourists and a strong US dollar.\n\nTiffany is something of a New York institution and its flagship store is next to Trump Tower on 5th Avenue. The company hit global fame after being featured in the 1961 Audrey Hepburn film Breakfast at Tiffany's.\n\nFounded in 1837, it employs more than 14,000 people and operates about 300 stores - 12 of them in the UK.\n\nMr Arnault has coveted the business since buying the Bulgari brand in 2011 for $5.2bn.\n\nThe Breakfast at Tiffany's film starring Audrey Hepburn made the store famous\n\n\"We have an immense respect and admiration for Tiffany and intend to develop this jewel with the same dedication and commitment that we have applied to each and every one of our Maisons [brand houses],\" he said.\n\nLVMH has 75 brands, 156,000 employees and a network of more than 4,590 stores. Its other brands include Kenzo, Tag Heuer, Dom Pérignon, Moet & Chandon, and Christian Dior.\n\n\"We will be proud to have Tiffany sit alongside our iconic brands and look forward to ensuring that Tiffany continues to thrive for centuries to come,\" Mr Arnault said.\n\nKnown for its signature robin's-egg blue packaging, Tiffany rebuffed LVMH's initial advance made just five weeks ago, arguing it significantly undervalued the company.\n\nThe new deal values each Tiffany share at $135 in cash and is higher than the initial offer of $120 a share - which valued the business at $14.5bn.\n\nTiffany chairman Roger Farah said the board had concluded this deal \"provides an exciting path forward with a group that appreciates and will invest in Tiffany's unique assets and strong human capital\".\n\nTiffany is trying to appeal to younger customers through influencers such as Kendall Jenner\n\nThe brand is associated with diamond rings but it has lost its appeal in recent years, according to Fiona Cincotta, market analyst at City Index.\n\nShe told the BBC's Today programme that there had been a \"changing of the times\".\n\n\"It's not quite keeping up with millennials so it just needs a re-boost and a re-brand,\" she said.\n\nLVMH has experience of revitalising businesses. Ms Cincotta cited jeweller Bulgari, which when LVMH took it over in 2011 had operating margins of 8%. These have now widened to 25% on double the sales.\n\n\"This something that LVMH appears to do very well... this is a real turnaround story,\" Ms Cincotta said.\n\nStep through the doors of the Tiffany & Co flagship store on Fifth Avenue in New York and you go back in time to the 1960s.\n\nYou don't quite expect Audrey Hepburn to be gazing longingly at one of the glass display cases, but the shop's atmosphere is redolent of the eponymous film that did so much to make the jewellery chain an international name.\n\nThat ready association is an asset - everyone knows what Tiffany does - but is also a weakness.\n\nMillennials don't want to shop where their parents did, which is why Tiffany has been struggling in recent years and has now given up the fight to remain an independent company.\n\nLVMH is paying a decent price - $135 a share is not far off its all-time high - but it's worth bearing in mind that luxury brands are notoriously difficult to value. Tiffany's staff will be hoping that LVMH can repeat what it did with Bulgari, turning a rather old-fashioned brand into something more cutting edge, and doubling sales in the process.\n\nInvestment bankers, ever eager for the sniff of a deal, will also be wondering whether this move by LVMH might trigger a reshuffle of its sprawling empire.\n\nOne obvious deal - which has been touted many times but never made it off the drawing board - would be the sale of its majority holding in Moet-Hennessy to Diageo, the drinks giant that currently owns a one-third share. Diageo would be an eager buyer, but over the years LVMH has shown itself reluctant to sell.\n\nTiffany has attempted to broaden its appeal to younger customers.\n\nLast year, actor Elle Fanning was named as the face of the brand and fronted an advertising campaign to the strains of Moon River - the theme tune to the film Breakfast at Tiffany's - but remixed and featuring the rapper A$AP Ferg.\n\nIt also secured Kendall Jenner, one of the biggest \"influencers\" on Instagram with 119 million followers, as one of the models for this year's spring and summer collection.\n\nIn 2018, it brought in Reed Krakoff, widely credited for transforming the US handbag brand Coach into a multi-billion dollar business, as its chief artistic officer.\n\nOne of his first collections when he joined Tiffany was called \"Everyday Objects\" and features products such as a sterling silver ball of yarn for £8,750 and a set of 10 Lego-like silver and walnut building blocks which cost £1,550.\n\nIts main focus, though, is jewellery which was one of the strongest performing areas of the luxury industry in 2018. Consultancy Bain & Co forecast that comparable sales in the $20bn global market were expected to rise by 7% this year.\n\nThis has encouraged firms to expand in the sector. Luxury goods firm Kering has launched high-end jewellery lines for its fashion brand Gucci, while Switzerland's Richemont - a sector leader with labels such as Cartier - recently bought Italy's Buccellati.", "The town's high street received 21% of the public's vote\n\nKirkwall has been named Scotland's most beautiful high street after topping a public poll.\n\nIt narrowly beat Lerwick and Milngavie, receiving nearly 5,000 votes - 21% of the online poll. Lerwick secured 18% of the vote and Milngavie 15%.\n\nThe competition, organised by Scotland's Towns Partnership and Keep Scotland Beautiful, ran for four weeks.\n\nChristmas lights on St Magnus Cathedral's trees, near the high street\n\nDuncan McLean, chairman of Kirkwall Business Improvement District, made the submission on behalf of the town.\n\nHe said the award \"recognises both the beauty of the town's historic centre, and the efforts of local individuals, public bodies and voluntary organisations to make the town a wonderful place to live, work and socialise.\"\n\nHe added: \"It was the support of our community that won this award, and to know that the people of Kirkwall love and are proud of their town is the best reward of all.\"\n\nThe Kirkwall Business Improvement District made the submission on behalf of the town\n\nPhil Prentice, Chief Officer of Scotland's Towns Partnership, said: \"It's no secret that our high streets have been under pressure for the past few years, but this competition gives us hope for the future.\n\n\"When people come together and take ownership of their places, great things can happen and big challenges can be overcome.\"\n\nKirkwall received more than a fifth of the vote", "Last updated on .From the section Cricket\n\nEngland fast bowler Jofra Archer says he was subjected to racist abuse by a spectator during the final day of the first-Test defeat by New Zealand.\n\nThe 24-year-old, who was making his first appearance in an overseas Test for England, says he heard comments from \"one guy\" at the Bay Oval.\n\nEngland lost the match in Mount Maunganui by an innings and 65 runs.\n\n\"A bit disturbing hearing racial insults today whilst battling to help save my team,\" said Archer.\n\nIn a post on social media, he added: \"The crowd has been amazing this week except for that one guy. The Barmy Army was good as usual.\"\n\nThe England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said it is conducting an investigation into the incident, which took place as Archer walked off the field following his dismissal.\n\nAs part of the investigation, England said Archer had received a direct message via social media from someone who is alleged to be the culprit.\n\n\"It's emotional, it hurts and we fully support Jofra,\" said England's director of men's cricket Ashley Giles. \"He is a young man making his way in the game and we don't need that sort of distraction.\n\n\"Hopefully we find out who it is. There is a lot of CCTV around the ground. We are hoping someone there can identify person, and we are working hard to find the culprit.\n\n\"We are working closely with New Zealand Cricket; they are incredibly concerned it happened on their patch and believe it is an isolated incident.\"\n\nNew Zealand Cricket (NZC) said it would be apologising to Archer but added it has yet to identify the perpetrator.\n\n\"New Zealand Cricket will be contacting, and apologising to English fast bowler Jofra Archer, who was racially abused by a spectator as he left the field at the conclusion of the first Test at Bay Oval,\" it said in a statement.\n\n\"Although security providers at the venue were unable to locate the perpetrator, NZC will be examining CCTV footage and making further inquiries tomorrow in an endeavour to identify the man responsible.\n\n\"NZC has zero tolerance towards abusive or offensive language at any of its venues and will refer any developments in the case to police.\"\n\nIn September, an England fan said he heard a group of eight men singing a racist song about Barbados-born Archer during the fourth Ashes Test against Australia at Old Trafford.\n\nArcher took one wicket during the defeat at the Bay Oval, dismissing BJ Watling for 205.\n\nThe second Test of the two-match series starts in Hamilton on Thursday (22:00 GMT).\n• None New Zealand showed England how to play Tests - Agnew\n• None England must not panic after loss - Root\n• None New Zealand bowler Boult doubtful for second Test", "The winners of the Radio 1 Teen Awards have been announced - with Stormzy, Ariana Grande, Little Mix and Lewis Capaldi all taking home prizes.\n\nStranger Things and Avengers: Endgame took the best TV and film awards.\n\nThe awards do was hosted by Radio 1's Greg James, Mollie King and Maya Jama and featured performances from Yungblud, AJ Tracey and Jax Jones.\n\nRadio 1's teen heroes were also recognised and the BBC young sports personality of the year was unveiled.\n\nMaya Jama, Mollie King and Greg James were this year's hosts\n\nThe awards - voted for by the public - were unveiled at a star-studded ceremony in front of 500 Radio 1 listeners.\n\nLittle Mix won in the best group category - a new award which combines the previous best British group and international group categories.\n\nThe girlband had won the best British group title in 2017 and 2018.\n\nLewis Capaldi got two awards - winning best British singer and best single for Someone You Loved.\n\nStormzy was crowned best British rapper and Ariana Grande won for best international solo artist.\n\nAJ Tracey, Jax Jones and Yungblud all performed at the show\n\nBBC young sports personality of the year was revealed to be 18-year-old boxer Caroline Dubois, who hopes to compete at the Olympics in Tokyo next year.\n\nThe Radio 1 teen heroes were recognised too - from the ten finalists, the top three were Rachel, 17, Scarlett, 14 and Hazel, 12.\n\nThey were surprised on Saturday with a special performance from Bastille in the Radio 1 Live Lounge.\n\nPreviously, they'd gone with the other finalists to Kensington Palace with Camila Cabello to meet the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.\n\nRachel is a volunteer for her local youth council and a member of the UK Youth Parliament, and has won a Diana Award for her work towards tackling cyberbullying.\n\nShe also chairs the UK Youth Select Committee, which this year has focussed on knife crime.\n\n\"When I found out [I was a teen hero] I was very, very surprised,\" she tells Radio 1 Newsbeat.\n\n\"I was also really happy as well, when I found out that we would be going to the palace and we would be meeting Will and Kate.\"\n\nShe adds: \"I spoke to them about how I got a Diana award for being an anti-bullying champion. And obviously, that was something that William was really passionate about.\"\n\nRachel, Scarlett and Hazel the this year's teen heroes\n\nScarlett is a young carer to her mum, older sister and granny.\n\nBoth Scarlett and her mum have an incurable nerve condition called HNPP, which can make everyday activities like carrying shopping bags extremely painful.\n\n\"It was overwhelming and you kind of question why people would think it was a heroic act,\" she says about finding out that she'd been named a teen hero.\n\n\"Those are just things that you'd normally do for your family. So it's not really something you expect to be awarded for.\"\n\nLove Island's Amber and Ovie were at the Teen Awards\n\nHazel lives with a rare genetic disorder called Xeroderma Pigmentosum (XP) which limits the body's ability to repair damage caused by UV light.\n\nShe's since learnt how to manage the condition safely in her daily life, and raises awareness through campaigns such as climbing the 900m Ben Lomond mountain in Scotland and giving talks to schools.\n\n\"I didn't really think that I was actually going to win,\" she says.\n\n\"But when I found out I was jumping about. I was really excited.\"\n\nPerrie and Jade were there representing Little Mix\n\nBest single - Someone You Loved (Lewis Capaldi)\n\nThe Radio 1 teen awards show will be broadcast on Saturday 30 November on Radio 1 (12-1pm) and BBC Two (4-5pm).\n\nListen to Newsbeat live at 12:45 and 17:45 weekdays - or listen back here.", "Labour would not block indyref2 if pro-independence parties win a majority at the next Holyrood election, according to Scottish leader Richard Leonard.\n\nMr Leonard said a Labour-led UK government would grant the powers to hold a second independence referendum in this scenario.\n\nHowever, he also said he still opposed breaking up the UK.\n\nMr Leonard also promised \"further consultation\" on controversial plans for an oil and gas windfall tax.\n\nThe Scottish Labour leader was speaking in a live interview and phone-in session on BBC Radio Scotland, which all of the country's main party leaders will take part in during the election campaign.\n\nLabour's position on a second independence referendum has been the subject of much focus during the election campaign.\n\nNicola Sturgeon has claimed Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will have little choice but to back a second independence referendum if he wants to be prime minister and Boris Johnson has ruled out giving permission for another vote while he is prime minister.\n\nMr Leonard said his opposition to independence had not changed but added: \"If the SNP or other parties put in their manifesto that they wanted to hold a second independence referendum and they got a mandate for that, either in 2021 or at some future point, then of course what we are saying is that would not be blocked by a UK Labour Westminster government.\"\n\nThe Central Scotland MSP said that the independence question is a \"battle that will be won or lost in Scotland\" but an issue that could be reframed by the election of a Labour UK government.\n\nHe said: \"The terms of the debate on the constitutional position in Scotland would change because, instead of a UK government which is embarking upon a programme of austerity, you would see a UK government embarking upon a programme of significant investment in both the economy and public services.\"\n\nMr Leonard also claimed the prospect of a second Brexit vote under Labour and the chance of the UK staying in the EU would also weaken the SNP's argument for a second independence referendum.\n\nAt the Scottish Labour general election manifesto launch Mr Leonard said the party's free school meals pledge was part of Labour's plan for \"transformational change\" across Scotland and the UK\n\nThe Scottish Labour manifesto promised a windfall tax of the profits of the oil and gas industry.\n\nThe idea has been controversial, especially in the north east of Scotland where many people are employed in the sector, and Mr Leonard used his interview to suggest it would be subject to consultation in the event of a UK Labour government being elected.\n\nHe said: \"We think there ought to be a windfall tax on the profits of the oil and gas sector; the level at which that is pitched, when that is introduced, is a matter of consultation and negotiation.\n\n\"It will form a fund to enable those currently employed in the oil and gas sector to change their occupation and roles into other part of the economy.\"\n\nMr Leonard also said the money raised from the levy is not an \"intrinsic part\" of Labour's spending plans.\n\nConcerns over Labour's proposed windfall tax on the oil and gas industry have been raised given the sector is still recovering from a recent downturn in fortunes\n\nOn Brexit, Mr Leonard said he would again campaign to remain if there was a second Brexit referendum, in contrast to Jeremy Corbyn who said he would remain neutral on the issue if prime minister.\n\nElsewhere, Mr Leonard suggested a Labour promise to compensate more than three million women who lost out on years of state pension payments when their retirement age was raised could be funded by borrowing.\n\nIt has been estimated this policy would cost £58bn and the Scottish Labour leader said governments can borrow money to pay for \"exceptional items\", insisting it is \"the right thing to do\".\n\nOn a second independence referendum, Nicola Sturgeon said Labour would not \"walk away\" from a deal with the SNP if it allowed the party to get the keys to Number 10.\n\nBoris Johnson has ruled out granting a \"section 30 order\" - which grants permission for a new referendum from the UK government - while he is prime minister, arguing the issue is settled as, \"the people of Scotland, were told in 2014 that that was a once-in-a-generation event\".\n\nThe Liberal Democrats have said a second referendum on the future of the UK is unnecessary and would be \"divisive\" with Scottish leader Willie Rennie claiming his party was \"unique\" in this election by opposing both Brexit and independence.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "A helicopter and lifeboats searched for the missing aircraft\n\nThe search for a missing light aircraft and its pilot off the Welsh coast has been suspended for the night, the coastguard said.\n\nNorth Wales Police said the plane had been flying from Caernarfon Airport to the Great Orme, Llandudno and back on Monday afternoon when it disappeared.\n\nThe force added that there were no other passengers, and officers were supporting the missing pilot's family.\n\nThe Maritime and Coastguard Agency said the search would resume on Tuesday.\n\nA coastguard helicopter and the RNLI searched an area around Puffin Island, near Penmon, Anglesey for the aircraft on Monday.\n\nA flight which travelled from Caernarfon towards Llandudno on Monday appeared to disappear from the radar\n\nHM Coastguard said it received a call for assistance shortly before 12:50 GMT.\n\nA spokesperson said the search was launched after a report that an aircraft had disappeared from radar contact.\n\nLifeboats from Beaumaris, Moelfre and Llandudno, and North Wales Police all took part.\n\nNorth Wales Police said: \"We received a call at 12:59 reporting a possible crash involving a light aircraft in the Penmon area.\n\n\"Officers are currently assisting HM Coastguard and our enquiries are ongoing.\"\n\nThe Air Accidents Investigation Branch also said it had sent a team to investigate an accident involving a light aircraft near Beaumaris, Anglesey.\n\nThe RNLI said two lifeboats were launched from Anglesey to assist in the search for an aircraft last seen two miles north east of Penmon.\n\nThe search is focusing on an area around Puffin Island, off the east coast of Anglesey", "The quagga looked like it was part-zebra, part-horse and is now extinct\n\nThe aerial bombing of London during World War Two saw many of the city's treasures shipped out for safekeeping.\n\nOne of the world's rarest skeletons was sent from the Grant Museum of Zoology to Wales.\n\nThe extinct quagga had the appearance of being half-zebra, half-horse, and died out in 1872.\n\nThe skeleton was sent to Bangor University but on its return the museum found one of the limbs was missing and its whereabouts remain a mystery.\n\nTannis Davidson is curator at the museum which is part of University College London.\n\nShe said when it was first sent to Bangor, Gwynedd, no-one realised it was a quagga.\n\nThat only came to light in 1972.\n\nUntil then it was thought to simply be a zebra or a horse.\n\n\"It is one of many mysteries here,\" Ms Davidson said.\n\n\"Every specimen in the collection has an interesting mystery about how it got here.\n\n\"It would have been used by students as a zebra from 1940 to 1972 when it was identified as a quagga.\"\n\nThere are just seven quagga skeletons in the world - making it the planet's rarest\n\nShe urged anyone who thought they might have the missing leg to get in touch.\n\n\"Not that I want to receive 50,000 random horse legs,\" she said.\n\n\"If this was a crime caper I would definitely follow up this Welsh lead,\" Ms Davidson said.\n\nBut when BBC Wales called Bangor University they were unable to locate the runaway leg.\n\nTannis Davidson hopes someone knows where the missing back leg is\n\nSenior biology lecturer Rosanna Robinson is museum curator at Bangor University's school of natural sciences.\n\n\"We wish we could give this story legs,\" she said.\n\n\"But the extensive catalogue of our Brambell Natural History Museum has not thrown up any 'horse' limbs which shouldn't be there, so the trail has gone cold at our end.\"\n\nMs Davidson hopes the riddle might yet be solved - though the skeleton is also missing a shoulder bone.\n\n\"It is a long-standing mystery and to have the rarest skeleton in the world fully completed again would be fabulous,\" she said.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "A record breaking number of people turned out to vote\n\nHong Kong's district elections have delivered an unprecedented landslide victory for the city's pro-democracy movement, leaving the government reeling.\n\nFor months, young people have visibly been at the helm of demonstrations, protests and clashes, sparked by a now-withdrawn extradition bill which morphed into a broader cry for democracy and police accountability.\n\nThese elections saw many young and novice candidates take on political heavyweights - in the name of Hong Kong's democracy movement - and emerge victorious.\n\nHere are four of their stories.\n\nJimmy Sham has been attacked twice this year\n\nIn the months since the protest movement began, Jimmy Sham has been beaten up twice - by unknown hammer and bat-wielding assailants for reasons that still remain unclear.\n\nNevertheless the 32-year-old leader of the Civil Human Rights Front (CHRF), one of Hong Kong's largest pro-democracy groups which has organised several major rallies, has emerged one of the biggest winners.\n\nHe won his seat in the Lek Yuen constituency by almost 1,000 votes over the incumbent Michael Wong of the pro-Beijing Civil Force.\n\nMr Sham might have risen to prominence as leader of the CHRF but he has been an active LGBT rights campaigner for years and even in the last few months his gay identity became the focus of attacks on him on social media.\n\nThe most recent physical assault on Mr Sham in October left him lying in the street and covered in blood. The CHRF linked that attack to government supporters.\n\nHe persisted with his vocal campaign and is quoted as saying after his victory: \"No matter how strong Carrie Lam is I hope she can comply with the wishes of the people, fulfil the five demands [and] give the youngsters a chance.\"\n\nKarrine Fu won her Fort Street constituency by the smallest of margins - just 59 votes.\n\nThe 23-year-old was born and bred in the Fortress Hill area. She is a third-generation Fujianese Hong Konger - so is part of a community who came over from China's Fujian province and which is known to be more conservative and pro-Beijing.\n\nIt makes her victory all the more remarkable.\n\nShe defeated the incumbent, 45-year-old Hung Lin Cham, a secondary school teacher representing the main pro-Beijing Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB), who won the past three elections without contest.\n\nHe is also of Fujianese descent and has held sway over this relatively conservative pro-Beijing stronghold since 2007.\n\nAccording to news outlet HK01, Ms Fu, an arts graduate from the University of Hong Kong, decided to run in the district elections precisely because of the anti-government protests.\n\nShe told the news outlet that she felt \"encouraged\" to do more for Hong Kong as a result of the movement. Reports say she was offered a job in a school but turned it down because of the protests.\n\nBy winning the Sai Wan constituency last night, a fourth-year politics and public administration student took out one of the biggest political scalps of the election: Horace Cheung.\n\nMr Cheung is the vice-chairman of the DAB - Hong Kong's largest pro-Beijing party.\n\nJordan Pang made his name with his articulacy and passionate advocacy of the protesters' cause as leader of the Hong Kong University Students' Union.\n\nHe defeated Mr Cheung, a 45-year-old solicitor who had represented Sai Wan since 2011, by almost 800 votes: a man who was known as a \"triple councillor\" having held positions in the district council, Legislative Council and Executive Council.\n\nHis opponent said the results of the elections were \"not much to do with local district work\".\n\nIn a statement on Facebook, Mr Pang said he was \"humbled\" by the victory but added that there was \"still a long road ahead\".\n\nThe 21-year-old is one of several high-profile student leaders who have received threatening anonymous messages. Mr Pang said he was told to surrender to the police, or face death - but he continued with his campaign.\n\n\"The victory today and record-shattering turnout rate reflects exactly the voice of the people amidst this critical plight,\" he told supporters.\n\nCary Lo of the Democratic Party won by around 1,200 votes\n\nIn what is being celebrated as perhaps the most unexpected victory by pro-democracy activists, Cary Lo of the Democratic Party unseated pro-Beijing politician Junius Ho.\n\nThe 37-year-old compliance officer beat Mr Ho - one of the city's most controversial politicians - by around 1,200 votes in the Lok Tsui constituency.\n\nMr Ho, a 57-year-old lawyer, became a member of Hong Kong's Legislative Council in 2016 and so he remains a lawmaker.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nBut he has recently become a hate-figure among pro-democracy activists, who accused him of helping orchestrate an attack on activists and passers-by in the district of Yuen Long.\n\nHe denies such links but the anger persisted and earlier this month he was stabbed while campaigning by a man who pretended to be one of his supporters.\n\nAfter the results came out, images of crowds apparently cheering his defeat were circulated on social media.\n\n\"I'm moved, the opposition overwhelmed me with congratulations,\" said Mr Ho on social media. \"It is not a bad things to transform their brutality to harmony.\"\n\nAs far as the man who defeated him goes, his Facebook campaign page features footage of him jogging along Hong Kong's waterfront amid friendly exchanges with residents.\n\nFor all his campaign cunning, many analysts would argue that simply being an alternative to Junius Ho was Cary Lo's major advantage.", "Spanish police brought the submarine, which was 20 metres (65 feet) long, to port in Aldán\n\nA submarine loaded with more than 2,000kg (4,409lb) of cocaine has been seized in Spain, police sources say.\n\nThey say two people were held after the vessel ran aground off Galicia's coast in the north-west. A third person fled. They all are said to be from Ecuador.\n\nSpanish media report that the submarine was from Colombia and police are trying to work out whether it sailed all the way from South America with the drugs.\n\nNarco-subs have been used to smuggle drugs from Latin America into the US.\n\nThe submarine was refloated and investigated after police seized it\n\nThe semi-submersible was seized on Sunday off the coast of Aldán, south-west of the city of Pontevedra.\n\nIn July, dramatic footage emerged of the US Coast Guard boarding a self-propelled semi-submersible suspected to be smuggling drugs in the Pacific Ocean.\n\nDespite the discovery in 2006 of a suspected \"drugs\" submarine off Galicia's coast, such tactics are seen as relatively new for Europe.", "Aslan King went missing early on Saturday after suffering a suspected seizure\n\nA search has failed to find any trace of a British man missing in the Australian state of Victoria.\n\nAslan King, 25, went missing early on Saturday morning after suffering a suspected seizure during a camping trip.\n\nVictoria Police said officers searched for Mr King on Sunday using a helicopter, boats, horses, motorcycles and sniffer dogs.\n\nMr King, an illustrator from Brighton, relocated to Australia two weeks ago.\n\nHis friends and family had described his disappearance as \"completely out of character\".\n\nMr King is said to have hit his head on the ground before getting up quickly and rushing into thick bushland surrounding the campsite where he and four friends had been staying.\n\nThe site is near the town of Princeton, beside cliffs on the Victorian coast near the tourist site known as the Twelve Apostles.\n\nOfficers told local media they were concentrating on a radius of 300m around the campsite, but said the search was difficult because of the thick vegetation, rocky clifftops and deep coastal waters in the region.\n\nOfficers searched for Mr King on Sunday using a helicopter, horses, boats, motorcycles and sniffer dogs\n\nMr King had been on a coastal camping trip when he disappeared\n\nThe area is also known to contain a large population of deadly tiger snakes.\n\nSgt Danny Brown, of Victoria Police, said thermal imaging sensors had detected no trace of Mr King, but they might be used again as the search continued.\n\nAn air and sea search has failed to find any sign of Mr King\n\n\"You're using every sense, whether that be eyes, ears and touch as well,\" he told Nine newspapers, adding the heat sensors would make \"a massive difference, because we're going to find things in areas that the eye can't see\".\n\n\"Some of this scrub, you have to get on hands and knees to move through it,\" he added.\n\nIn a statement, the Foreign Office said: \"Our staff are seeking further information following the disappearance of a British man near Princeton, Australia, and are in contact with the Australian police.\"\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Last updated on .From the section Cricket\n\nFirst Test, Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, day five of five:\n\nEngland were crushed by New Zealand as the tourists lost the first Test by an innings and 65 runs at the Bay Oval.\n\nResuming on 55-3, England needed to bat through the day to save the Test but were bowled out for 197 with 21.4 overs remaining in Mount Maunganui.\n\nJoe Denly made 35 from 142 balls and Ben Stokes 28 from 84 but no batsman could produce a defining innings.\n\nPace bowler Neil Wagner took a superb 5-44 and Mitchell Santner 3-53 as the Black Caps secured a 1-0 series lead.\n\nThe second and final Test begins at 22:00 GMT on Thursday.\n\nNew Zealand could be without Trent Boult, who was absent for much of the day with a rib injury, but the performance of his other bowlers will offer captain Kane Williamson some reassurance.\n\nEngland were let down by their shot making and will be left to rue the collapse on the second day that prevented them posting a substantial total.\n\nIt is perhaps fortunate for England the series is not part of the World Test Championship, meaning that they have not lost out on any points in defeat.\n\nBut it was a fine all-round performance from New Zealand, and leaves England with plenty to ponder before they travel to Hamilton.\n\nStuart Broad said before play on day five that England \"don't just believe we can save this game, we expect to\".\n\nAt times, it looked as though they might. Joe Root and Denly batted serenely in the first hour of the day and Stokes and Denly showed real grit in their 52-run stand.\n\nWhile New Zealand were disciplined with the ball, limiting England's scoring options, the tourists were largely architects of their own downfall. They were passive and, when they did decide to hit out, they picked the wrong shot to the wrong ball.\n\nRoot was caught tamely at gully off a Colin de Grandhomme short ball, Stokes dragged a wide delivery on to his stumps, Ollie Pope thrashed another wide ball to short cover, where Santner took a superb diving catch, and Jos Buttler was bowled leaving a yorker.\n\nOnly Denly could really claim to have fallen to a good ball, a rising short delivery from Wagner that caught his glove as he tried to shoulder arms.\n\nMuch of England's pre-series talk was about patience, and they had the perfect template to follow after watching BJ Watling's lengthy double century over the previous two days.\n\nOn this evidence, it will be a long learning process.\n\nNew Zealand are second in the Test rankings and in this victory they demonstrated why - this was a complete performance, grinding England down with the bat before preying on the tourists' long-held batting weaknesses.\n\nWith strike bowler Boult only able to bowl one over before walking off with a rib injury, New Zealand had to rely on their change bowlers to take the wickets.\n\nA superb spell from Wagner, who switched to round the wicket after becoming frustrated with the footholes, did the damage. Known as a bowler who favours short-pitched bowling, he instead used his variations with the old ball and found movement with the new one in Boult's absence.\n\nSam Curran and Jofra Archer provided some late entertainment but it never felt as though New Zealand were panicked, and Wagner wrapped up the innings in consecutive balls to dismiss Archer and Broad.\n\nLeft-arm spinner Santner did not add to his three wickets from overnight, but he found enough turn and bounce to keep England's batsmen wary.\n\nShould Boult miss the next Test, New Zealand could call on extra pace, in the form of Lockie Ferguson - the second highest wicket taker at this summer's World Cup - or Matt Henry. They have plenty of options - something which England will be wary of.\n\nEngland captain Joe Root: \"We did a lot of good stuff - we just need to do it for longer. It's different to the style of cricket we've had to play in our home conditions.\n\n\"We can't panic and think it's the end of the world. We are working hard behind the scenes and if we come back strong, we'll hopefully level it up.\"\n\nEx-England batsman Mark Ramprakash on TMS: \"England didn't quite get their mentality right.\n\n\"Stokes said runs would be important, but they didn't bat normally. England went nowhere. It's that indecision that cost Root his wicket.\"\n\nNew Zealand captain Kane Williamson: \"It feels great to win a Test match and it took a huge amount of work to get past their total.\n\n\"It was huge heart from our middle order to get over 600 and that gave us the only chance of winning.\"\n\nEngland bowler Steven Finn on TMS: \"There are lessons for England to learn.\n\n\"If you look at England's first innings, they'd laid a platform after day one but didn't capitalise on day two, and that's probably the difference.\"", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Sir Tim Berners-Lee said it was \"really brazen\".\n\nThe inventor of the World Wide Web has accused the Conservatives of spreading misinformation during the general election campaign.\n\nSir Tim Berners-Lee described the renaming of a Tory Twitter account as a fact checking body as \"impersonation\".\n\n\"That was really brazen,\" he told the BBC. \"It was unbelievable they would do that.\"\n\nDuring a live TV leaders' debate on Tuesday the Tory press office account @CCHQ was rebranded \"factcheckuk\".\n\nThe renaming remained for the duration of the hour-long debate between Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn. The Conservatives have said \"no one will have been fooled\" by the move.\n\nBut Sir Tim said the renaming \"was impersonation. Don't do that. Don't trust people who do that.\"\n\nHe went on to compare what happened with someone impersonating a friend for the purpose of defrauding them. \"What the Conservative Party has done is obviously a no no. That's amazingly blatant,\" Sir Tim said.\n\nThe Conservative Party has yet to respond to a BBC request for comment on Sir Tim's criticism, but has previously insisted that it was clear at all times that the Twitter account belonged to the party.\n\nThe Tories have said \"no-one will have been fooled\" by the renaming\n\nThe web's creator also called on Facebook to stop allowing targeted political adverts. He issued a personal appeal to the company's founder, Mark Zuckerberg, to ban them before the election.\n\nSir Tim said: \"It's not fair to risk democracy by allowing all these very subtle manipulations with targeted ads which promote completely false ideas. They do it just before the election, and then disappear.\"\n\nHe was speaking as he unveiled Contract For The Web, an attempt to bring governments, companies and individuals together to shape a better future for the online world.\n\nThe contract sets out nine principles to halt the misuse of the web and protect it as a force for good. They include making the internet freely available and affordable, and respecting consumers' privacy and their data.\n\nA handful of countries have been involved in drawing up the contract, along with companies including Google, Facebook and Microsoft. .\n\nSir Tim admitted that countries such as China and Russia were unlikely to sign up to the project. He also conceded that the US might not be too keen on a document which stresses the importance of net neutrality, the principle that internet providers should treat all net traffic equally.\n\nThe Trump administration has sought to overturn net neutrality rules brought in under President Obama.\n\n\"The current administration hasn't shown any interest in signing up to those kinds of principles,\" he said. But he pointed out that elections were coming up in the UK and the US and urged people to talk to candidates about the Contract for the Web.\n\nThirty years after he created the World Wide Web at the CERN particle physics lab near Geneva, Sir Tim admits that he is concerned about the way it has developed in recent years.\n\nAs for any optimism about what comes next, he is uncertain: \"If optimism is seeing a place where it could be, which is very empowering to individuals and to humanity. Yes. I am very optimistic. If optimism is being very confident that we will get there - I'm not.\"\n\nThe Web Foundation, which has spent the last year drawing up the detailed clauses behind the Contract for the Web, will now work to get more governments and companies to sign up to it.", "Amanda White said she wants to warn others about the potential dangers of surgery abroad\n\nA 29-year-old Belfast woman had to have her left breast removed after contracting an infection following breast reduction surgery in Turkey.\n\nAmanda White travelled to a clinic in the country on 6 November, but when she returned she became ill and had to have surgery at the Ulster Hospital.\n\nDespite doctors' efforts to save her breast, she had to have a mastectomy.\n\nMs White has spoken out because she wants to warn others of the potential dangers of having surgery abroad.\n\nThe mother of two young boys, who lives in south Belfast, spoke to BBC News NI from her hospital bed.\n\n\"I had always wanted surgery from I was about 18,\" she said.\n\n\"My chest made me very uncomfortable and I had severe back pain but I had no idea it would turn out like this.\n\n\"The doctor told me if I'd left it any later before getting treatment I wouldn't be here.\"\n\nAmanda White has been recovering in the Ulster Hospital\n\nMs White said alarm bells began to ring as soon as she arrived at the clinic in Turkey.\n\n\"They just wanted my passport and cash,\" she said.\n\n\"I had to sign a consent form which wasn't in English and the surgeon was only in the room for a few seconds.\"\n\nA few hours after surgery, she was taken to a villa where she stayed for three nights in a sparsely-furnished room with no windows.\n\n\"The beds weren't changed and when I asked for the corset they gave me to wear to be washed, it came back and it was still stained,\" Ms White said.\n\nShe is far from alone. The Ulster Hospital has recently treated six other patients who travelled to foreign countries for their operations with terrible consequences.\n\nAlastair Brown, a consultant plastic surgeon at the Ulster Hospital, said there had been a worrying increase in what he described as cosmetic surgery tourism.\n\nAlastair Brown said the NHS is dealing with \"disastrous consequences\" in some cases\n\n\"To me it's just ludicrous. I don't know why someone would subject their body to that sort of thing, I just can't understand it,\" he said.\n\n\"I can understand them trying to save a little bit of money and the cost saving, but really over the long term, is that cost saving?\n\n\"If it goes well then brilliant and some of the cases do go well, but when it goes wrong it goes very wrong and that's where we're just seeing these disastrous consequences.\n\n\"And we cannot emphasise enough the importance of getting this message across to the public - please be very, very careful before subjecting yourself to this.\"\n\nMs White did her research before going abroad and said she was heavily influenced by a number of celebrities who said they had used the same clinic.\n\n\"All the celebrities are saying 'this place is great' and you trust that,\" she said.\n\nThe surgery would have cost about £7,000 in Northern Ireland but Ms White spent £3,250 to have the operation in Turkey and that included flights and the extra cost of hotels.\n\nWhen she came home the wound on her left side became infected and when she went to her doctor she was told to go to the emergency department.\n\nThen, last Wednesday, she had to have more surgery.\n\n\"When they opened me up they realised they had to remove my nipple and then had to remove most of my left breast, there was nothing they could do.\"\n\nMs White told reporter Tara Mills that celebrity endorsements had influenced her choice of clinic\n\nShe will be able to have reconstruction surgery in about nine months.\n\n\"The doctors here have been amazing but it's not okay to go away and I think we have to let girls know - don't go away, save the extra couple of pound and get it done at home.\"\n\nMr Brown also wants the public to be aware of the dangers.\n\n\"Think about the establishment and the aftercare,\" he said.\n\n\"Anybody can get complications but what is in place if something does go wrong?\n\n\"Our surgeons are highly skilled and trained and have ongoing assessment. Does that happen in other countries? We just don't know.\n\n\"We had another case today but from what I'm told it wasn't so severe but it will require a lengthy period of care in the NHS.\"\n\nBBC News NI contacted the Comfort Zone Surgery in Turkey where Amanda had the operation.\n\nIn a statement, they said: \"As with any surgical procedure, the biggest risk is infection and this can happen to anyone in any country.\n\n\"We are obviously very sad to hear this and are more than happy to make any free corrections that she may need in the short near future.\"", "Matthew Stokes and his brother Adam were found dead at their home in Hinckley\n\nA woman says she was locked in a house, smothered and stabbed by her husband, who was found dead with their two sons.\n\nDavid Stokes, 43, and children Adam, 11, and Matthew, five, were discovered in their home on Welwyn Road, Hinckley, Leicestershire, on 2 November 2016.\n\nThe boys were found dead under a quilt in the same bed and holding hands.\n\nAn inquest heard that, hours before the bodies were discovered, Mr Stokes locked Sally Stokes in the house sparking a stand-off with police.\n\nMrs Stokes told Rutland & North Leicestershire Coroner's Court she was stabbed before she managed to escape.\n\nMr Stokes was later found dead from a single stab wound.\n\nA medical cause of death for both boys has been given as \"unascertained\" but a pathologist said it could have been a result of drowning or pressure to the neck.\n\nDr Frances Hollingbury added that \"it is likely they were unconscious or already dead when they were positioned where they were found\".\n\nMrs Stokes told the court she and Mr Stokes had been married since 2011 and separated three months before the deaths.\n\nIn addition to problems in the marriage, Mrs Stokes said she discovered Mr Stokes had searched online for escorts and a date rape drug.\n\nShe said she confronted him about this on 1 November, but the situation at the time was \"calm\" and she left just after 18:00 GMT.\n\nSally Stokes, arriving at the inquest earlier, said David Stokes tried to smother her with a pillow\n\nMrs Stokes told the court she returned at about 21:15 and, in the hours that followed, Mr Stokes locked her in the house, hit her on the back of the head with a rolling pin and tried to smother her with a pillow.\n\nShe said she got to the back garden and screamed for help before Mr Stokes hit her head against a wall.\n\nThe inquest was told police were called and there were regular phone calls between negotiators and Mr Stokes before he stabbed her and she ran out into the street.\n\nShe said: \"I felt a bump in my back, felt the warmth of blood, then I realised he'd stabbed me.\n\n\"The look on his face was like satisfaction. I'll never forget it - as though he'd won.\"\n\nMrs Stokes was taken to hospital and told the following day about her sons and that Mr Stokes had killed himself.\n\nShe was ruled out of the investigation as a suspect by police, the inquest heard.\n\nFinishing her evidence, Mrs Stokes said she felt police acted in the right way during the stand-off.\n\n\"If police had forced the situation, I wouldn't be here,\" she said.\n\nThe inquest also heard Mr Stokes filmed a video of himself with the boys at about 19:00 on 1 November and that is the last time the boys are known to have been alive.\n\nFollow BBC East Midlands on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@bbc.co.uk.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases once again reached new highs in 2018.\n\nThe World Meteorological Organization (WMO) says the increase in CO2 was just above the average rise recorded over the last decade.\n\nLevels of other warming gases, such as methane and nitrous oxide, have also surged by above average amounts.\n\nSince 1990 there's been an increase of 43% in the warming effect on the climate of long lived greenhouse gases.\n\nThe WMO report looks at concentrations of warming gases in the atmosphere rather than just emissions.\n\nThe difference between the two is that emissions refer to the amount of gases that go up into the atmosphere from the use of fossil fuels, such as burning coal for electricity and from deforestation.\n\nConcentrations are what's left in the air after a complex series of interactions between the atmosphere, the oceans, the forests and the land. About a quarter of all carbon emissions are absorbed by the seas, and a similar amount by land and trees.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. How to reduce your carbon footprint when you fly\n\nUsing data from monitoring stations in the Arctic and all over the world, researchers say that in 2018 concentrations of CO2 reached 407.8 parts per million (ppm), up from 405.5ppm a year previously.\n\nThis increase was above the average for the last 10 years and is 147% of the \"pre-industrial\" level in 1750.\n\nThe WMO also records concentrations of other warming gases, including methane and nitrous oxide. About 40% of the methane emitted into the air comes from natural sources, such as wetlands, with 60% from human activities, including cattle farming, rice cultivation and landfill dumps.\n\nMethane is now at 259% of the pre-industrial level and the increase seen over the past year was higher than both the previous annual rate and the average over the past 10 years.\n\nNitrous oxide is emitted from natural and human sources, including from the oceans and from fertiliser-use in farming. According to the WMO, it is now at 123% of the levels that existed in 1750.\n\nLast year's increase in concentrations of the gas, which can also harm the ozone layer, was bigger than the previous 12 months and higher than the average of the past decade.\n\nWhat concerns scientists is the overall warming impact of all these increasing concentrations. Known as total radiative forcing, this effect has increased by 43% since 1990, and is not showing any indication of stopping.\n\n\"There is no sign of a slowdown, let alone a decline, in greenhouse gases concentration in the atmosphere despite all the commitments under the Paris agreement on climate change,\" said WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas.\n\n\"We need to translate the commitments into action and increase the level of ambition for the sake of the future welfare of mankind,\" he added.\n\n\"It is worth recalling that the last time the Earth experienced a comparable concentration of CO2 was three to five million years ago. Back then, the temperature was 2-3C warmer, sea level was 10-20m higher than now,\" said Mr Taalas.\n\nThe UN Environment Programme will report shortly on the gap between what actions countries are taking to cut carbon and what needs to be done to keep under the temperature targets agreed in the Paris climate pact.\n\nPreliminary findings from this study, published during the UN Secretary General's special climate summit last September, indicated that emissions continued to rise during 2018.\n\nBoth reports will help inform delegates from almost 200 countries who will meet in Madrid next week for COP25, the annual round of international climate talks.\n\nAir monitoring stations like this one in Switzerland", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Witness Rachael Allison was at the Birmingham Star City complex when the brawl broke out\n\nFive teenagers, including a 13-year-old girl, have been arrested after a mass brawl involving machetes broke out at a cinema.\n\nSeven West Midlands Police officers were hurt while attempting to disperse the fighting at the Star City complex in Birmingham on Saturday evening.\n\nThe force said for those responding to the disorder \"it may be the worst thing they have ever seen\".\n\nPolice drew Tasers and used a dispersal order to clear about 100 youths.\n\nFootage from inside the venue appears to show disorder breaking out and people on the floor screaming.\n\nA girl aged 13, a girl and boy both aged 14, and a 19-year-old man were all held on suspicion of assaulting police. In addition, a boy aged 14 was held on suspicion of obstructing police.\n\nAll five were later arrested on suspicion of violent disorder but have now been released on bail with conditions which ban them leaving home at night and ban them from Star City and any cinema in the UK, police said.\n\nA 14-year-old boy had also been arrested on suspicion of violent disorder after an image circulated on social media showing a number of youths, with one carrying a machete.\n\nAsked if he was concerned about the ages of those involved, Ch Supt Steve Graham said: \"It is concerning, there's no point pretending otherwise.\n\n\"That's why we've got plans in place, starting from first thing on Monday morning, where we'll be sending neighbourhood policing officers into schools around Birmingham to try and find out why.\"\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Several arrests have been made following the fighting (Courtesy Rachael Allison)\n\nMr Graham added: \"It's always hard to gauge these sorts of things - but what I will say is incidents like last night are rare.\n\n\"As for some officers who were there last night, it may be the worst thing they have ever seen.\"\n\nThe trouble \"seemed to be focussed at the cinema\" but \"pockets of disorder\" broke out around the whole complex for between 90 minutes and two hours, the force said.\n\nTwo machetes were seized and a knife was recovered from a roundabout nearby.\n\nSince the disorder, the Vue cinema chain has pulled the gang film Blue Story from its 91 outlets in the UK and Ireland, a decision its director Rapman described as \"truly unfortunate\".\n\nHe said he sent his love to all those caught up in the trouble, adding: \"It's truly unfortunate that a small group of people can ruin things for everybody. Blue Story is a film about love, not violence.\"\n\nA Vue spokesman said: \"We can confirm a decision was made to remove the film. The safety and welfare of our customers and staff is always our first priority.\"\n\nMr Graham said: \"I understand there is a lot of speculation on social media and people are citing that film. At this stage we are not jumping to any conclusions. That will form part of our investigations as it carries on.\"\n\nWitness Choleigh McGuire described the brawl as \"one of the scariest moments of [her] life\", as she queued to watch the new Frozen film with her daughter.\n\n\"Armed police come, Tasers come, all of the people that were fighting ran off into the cinema, hiding. I am shaking,\" she said.\n\nAnother witness, Rachael Allison, said \"a young boy was crying on the floor with his mother\" as a number of people started fighting.\n\n\"The police told everyone to leave the cinema as they held Taser guns in their hands and started to bring in guard dogs.\"\n\nThe force was called to the complex, in Nechells, at about 17:30 GMT and cleared the area by 21:00. The officers hurt during the disorder suffered minor facial injuries.\n\nPolice used Tasers and dogs to break up the disorder\n\nSupt Ian Green said: \"This was a major outbreak of trouble which left families who were just trying to enjoy a night out at the cinema understandably frightened.\n\n\"We worked quickly to move the crowds on, but were met with a very hostile response and officers had to draw Tasers to restore order.\n\n\"It's clear that some of those who went to Star City last night were intent on causing trouble.\"\n\nHe said the force's response was necessary to restore order as quickly as possible.\n\n\"We understand that families with young children will have been left upset by what they saw last night, but we urge people to appreciate that our aim last night was to protect the public and restore order, and that's what we achieved,\" he added.\n\nAdditional security is in place at the complex and police will be there on Sunday night.\n\nMr Graham added: \"We know that Birmingham isn't unusual in this. Let's not pretend that knife crime or violence in the under 25s is rare or is just isolated around Birmingham.\n\n\"There are no short-term fixes to this, so we're prepared and we're in this for the long run and we're going to work with schools and other partners to prevent youth violence becoming an increasing problem.\"\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Sturgeon 'absolutely certain' own currency not required to join EU\n\nChallenged on how quickly Scotland could rejoin the EU if Brexit goes ahead and the country votes for independence, Ms Sturgeon says she is “not going to give a specific timescale” but it “could be relatively quick”. But Mr Neil says Scotland’s Growth Commission says it could be five or ten years, as the country would need to establish its own currency. Ms Sturgeon says she is “absolutely certain” that an independent currency would not be a requirement. “We would have a discussion with the EU about the journey\" Scotland was on in terms of an independent currency, she says. Mr Neil says Scotland would also be required to build substantial reserves in its new currency and asks how it can do that with the largest deficit in Europe. Ms Sturgeon says Scotland is reducing its deficit faster than expected. “Our task is to get our deficit reducing faster. That is principally through growing our economy faster, which remaining in the EU or returning to the EU helps us to do,” she says.", "Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke at the launch in Telford, Shropshire\n\nWales would get \"major investments\" in infrastructure and industry if the Conservative Party wins the general election, its manifesto claims.\n\nThe document, launched in Telford, Shropshire, on Sunday, promises to \"deliver\" on the decision of the Welsh people to leave the European Union.\n\nIt says the party is \"ambitious\" for the Welsh economy and the union.\n\nThe 59-page manifesto comes 18 days before the general election.\n\nThe manifesto also says if there was a Welsh Conservative government in Cardiff Bay it would deliver an M4 relief road.\n\nRoad transport decisions are devolved to Wales' National Assembly, and are not the responsibility of the UK government.\n\nFirst Minister Mark Drakeford axed the M4 relief road in June because of its cost and impact on the environment.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. What does devolution mean for voters?\n\nThe manifesto says the Conservative government worked to bring Ineos Automotive to Bridgend in September, which is expected to create 500 new jobs, and it would \"continue to back Welsh car manufacturing\".\n\nIt also states: \"Conservatives are proud of Welsh language and culture.\n\n\"We will support Welsh institutions such as S4C, the national library and museum, the Urdd and the National Eisteddfod.\n\n\"We will support the ambition for one million people in Wales to be able to speak Welsh by 2050.\"\n\nOther policies that apply to Wales include:\n\nSpeaking at the launch, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the choice facing the UK in this \"closely fought\" contest had \"never been starker\".\n\n\"Get Brexit done and we can focus our hearts and minds on the priorities of the British people,\" he added.\n\nResponding to the launch, Plaid Cymru candidate for Dwyfor Meirionnydd Liz Saville Roberts said: \"Unsurprisingly Wales is just an afterthought in this manifesto, with a handful of mentions.\n\n\"Boris Johnson and the Conservatives care little and know even less about what our nation needs... he wants to force Brexit through despite the fact that it would be disastrous for Wales.\"\n\nAnd Welsh Labour's Economy and Transport Minister Ken Skates said: \"The Tories have absolutely nothing to be proud about when it comes to transport investment.\n\n\"Not only have they starved the Welsh Labour government of funding, they have historically underinvested in Welsh rail infrastructure which is their clear responsibility.\"\n\nIf you were looking for a long list of sparkling new projects for Wales, then look elsewhere.\n\nThe section of the manifesto dedicated to Wales is mostly a list of platitudes (\"we are ambitious for the Welsh economy\"), previous announcements (West Wales Parkway station), and devolved issues that are not relevant to this election (develop an M4 relief road).\n\nOf course, many of the Tories' UK-wide tax and benefit proposals will have a major impact on people in Wales - the \"triple lock\" on the state pension; no increases in income tax, National Insurance and VAT; the continued roll-out of Universal Credit.\n\nBut Boris Johnson's main election pitch is summed up in just a few lines: \"Only the Welsh Conservatives can end the current uncertainty by delivering on the democratic decision of the Welsh people to Leave\" the European Union.\n\nDespite the odd tax offer here and recycled pledge there, the prime minister and his team is banking everything on the public seeing this election as being about Brexit above all else.\n\nUse the form below to send us your questions and we could be in touch.\n\nIn some cases your question will be published, displaying your name, age and location as you provide it, unless you state otherwise. Your contact details will never be published. Please ensure you have read the terms and conditions.\n\nIf you are reading this page on the BBC News app, you will need to visit the mobile version of the BBC website to submit your question on this topic.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. \"We shouldn't have to be out here doing this again\"\n\nStaff at Welsh universities are beginning an eight-day strike over pay, conditions and pensions.\n\nCardiff University and Bangor University will be affected by the strikes which involve members of the University and College Union (UCU) at 60 UK universities.\n\nThey object to increases to pension contributions, casual contracts and a squeeze on wages.\n\nUniversities said they had taken steps to protect pensions and pay.\n\nSome non-teaching staff at the University of Wales will also be striking, but it will not involve academics teaching students on campuses, the university said.\n\nPickets are expected outside university buildings on Monday, and there are plans for \"teach-outs\" in Cardiff and Bangor where public talks are held off campus.\n\nSome Open University staff in Wales are also on strike.\n\nStaff will be striking for eight days\n\nThis is the second time in two years UCU members have taken strike action, after a 14-day walk-out over pensions in February 2018.\n\nThe union said universities had continued to support increased staff contributions to the universities' superannuation scheme pensions system.\n\nThe other strike ballot focused on casual contracts in universities, the gender pay gap and a squeeze on wages.\n\nUnion officials said the decision to strike had not been taken lightly.\n\n\"Teach-outs\" - public talks off-campus - are being held in both Bangor and Cardiff\n\nDoris Merkl-Davies, vice-president of Bangor UCU, said: \"A lot of members, including those on permanent full-time contracts, are feeling the squeeze of declining salaries and increasing living costs, but are prepared to fight for fair wages by going on strike and taking a one-off financial hit.\"\n\nBut Universities UK and the Universities and Colleges Employers Association urged staff to reconsider in an open letter.\n\n\"In recent months employers have taken significant steps to protect the value of both pensions and pay because we care about our dedicated and talented staff,\" the letter said.\n\n\"We are very sorry that the industrial action called by UCU is likely to cause unwelcome disruption to students\".\n\nIn open letters to students and staff, Cardiff's vice-chancellor Colin Riordan offered \"sincere apologies\" for inconvenience, adding: \"My priority throughout the strike period is to ensure that any disruption to education and the student experience is minimised.\"\n\nColin Riordan wrote an open letter to staff and students\n\nHe said most teaching would go ahead but in some areas there would be a \"significant impact\".\n\n\"I am keen to see this situation resolved as soon as possible, and to avoid further strike action this academic session,\" he added.\n\n\"As a university we cannot solve these issues on our own.\"\n\nHe told those striking he \"fully respects\" their decision, adding: \"I also appreciate how difficult this situation is for staff, especially given your commitment and loyalty to your students.\"\n\n\"I want a solution that meets the needs of employees and employers alike and I will continue to advocate for such an outcome.\n\n\"We all know from previous periods of industrial action that emotions can and do run high.\n\n\"However, I hope that we will be able to treat one another with dignity, courtesy and respect.\"\n• None University strike: What's it all about?\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "The bodies of 39 Vietnamese nationals were discovered in a refrigerated trailer\n\nAnother man has been arrested on suspicion of the manslaughter of 39 people found dead in a lorry in Essex.\n\nThe 36-year-old man from Purfleet, Essex, is also being questioned on suspicion of conspiracy to traffic people and conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration.\n\nThe bodies of 39 Vietnamese nationals were found in a refrigerated lorry in Grays on 23 October.\n\nThe arrested man was taken into custody in Dalston, east London, on Monday.\n\nEight women and 31 males, including two boys, aged 15, were among those who died.\n\nLorry driver Maurice Robinson, of Craigavon, County Armagh, pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey earlier to conspiring with others to assist illegal immigration between 1 May 2018 and 24 October 2019.\n\nAnother man, Christopher Kennedy, of Darkley, County Armagh, appeared at Chelmsford Magistrates' Court on Monday charged with human trafficking offences. No pleas were entered.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "More than 300 people have been killed in protests in Iraq since they began in early October.\n\nSeveral are reported to have died after being shot in the face with tear gas canisters, like 26-year-old Safaa al Saray who was protesting against the lack of jobs, an end to alleged corruption and better public services.\n\nThe anti-government protests began in Baghdad's Tahrir Square and spread to cities across the south of the country.", "Voters celebrated with champagne on the streets of Hong Kong as unprecedented results for the district council elections rolled in.\n\nPro-democracy candidates swept many seats, defeating a number of pro-Beijing opponents. Controversial politician Junius Ho was one such loser, and was unseated in Tuen Mun.\n\nMeanwhile first-time politician Kelvin Lam, who stepped in to replace activist Joshua Wong who was disqualified, won a seat in South Horizons.", "This Hubble Space Telescope image shows Supernova 1987A within the Large Magellanic Cloud\n\nScientists believe they've finally tracked down the dead remnant from Supernova 1987A - one of their favourite star explosions.\n\nAstronomers knew the object must exist but had always struggled to identify its location because of a shroud of obscuring dust.\n\nNow, a UK-led team thinks the remnant's hiding place can be pinpointed from the way it's been heating up that dust.\n\nThe researchers refer to the area of interest as \"the blob\".\n\n\"It's so much hotter than its surroundings, the blob needs some explanation. It really stands out from its neighbouring dust clumps,\" Prof Haley Gomez from Cardiff University told BBC News.\n\n\"We think it's being heated by the hot neutron star created in the supernova.\"\n\nWhen telescopes first spotted the explosion in 1987, it caused huge excitement.\n\nSited in the Large Magellanic Cloud, some 168,000 light-years from Earth - the blast was the nearest, brightest supernova seen in the night sky in 400 years.\n\nAs such, it's become the test case for what we think we know about stars when their fuel runs out and they suffer a cataclysmic collapse.\n\nThe team used the Alma facility to study the dust and gas at the heart of Supernova 1987A\n\nThree decades on, astronomers routinely observe Supernova 1987A and its constantly developing form.\n\nIt is a thing of beauty: it has a series of bright rings that represent bands of gas and dust thrown out by the star in its dying phases and which have since been excited by the expanding shockwaves emitted in the end-moment explosion.\n\nOne of these rings looks like a string of pearls, and it's at the centre of this celestial jewellery that the scientists reckon they've now located the star remnant.\n\nIt should be a dense object composed entirely of neutron particles and measuring just a few tens of kilometres across. The thick cloud of dust in which it sits, however, is perhaps 30 times the size of our Solar System and this makes the neutron star impossible to see directly.\n\n\"We see the recycled light, if you like. The hot neutron star heats the dust grains and as they absorb that energy - they shine at sub-millimetre wavelengths. That's what we detect,\" explained Prof Gomez.\n\nThe team has been probing the area of interest using data from Europe's now defunct Herschel space telescope and the international Atacama Large Millimeter Array (Alma) facility in Chile.\n\nAlma has the resolution to tease out the important details\n\nWhat Alma in particular reveals is that the blob also resides in a region deficient in carbon monoxide (CO) molecules. The CO is being destroyed, presumably in the same heating process that's making the dust shine.\n\nUnfortunately, it's difficult to be more descriptive about the neutron star because of its dust shroud, but the group expects this to change with time.\n\nIn maybe 50 to 100 years, the dust should clear to reveal the object's true guise.\n\nA paper detailing the new findings is published in The Astrophysical Journal. Its lead author is Cardiff's Dr Phil Cigan.\n\nHe told BBC News: \"The amazing thing about [Supernova 1987A] is that we are watching the changes in real time, seeing how it evolves over months and years. It's like watching the plot develop in the acts of a play.\n\n\"By monitoring its progress, we can compare the reality to what different models predict, and we are eagerly anticipating seeing the direct radiation from the neutron star when the dust thins out.\"\n\nAstronomers are interested in supernovas because they are integral to the evolution of the Universe.\n\nThe explosions stir up the environment, nudging nearby gas clouds to gravitationally fall in on themselves and birth new stars. The dust ejected in supernovas also seeds the cosmos with the heavier elements that go into building rocky planets.\n\nArtwork: The neutron star at the centre of \"the blob\" is a few tens of km across", "Jeremy Corbyn always promised something different.\n\nHe was chosen by his party in 2015 largely because he was such a contrast to the other candidates who seemed, fairly or unfairly, somehow to merge into one.\n\nIf his 2017 general election manifesto was exciting for those on the left of the Labour Party, today's publication might feel like their dreams have come true.\n\nIndeed, as the Labour leader went through his programme for the country at the party's manifesto launch today there was a sense that finally, after more than four years of being in charge, when he has often been tangled up in the party's own internal wars, he's been able to say what he really wants to do, and how he would really seek to achieve it.\n\nThis isn't a souped-up version of Ed Miliband in 2015, it's not really a more full throttle version of 2017.\n\nThis is Labour's 2017 election manifesto with rocket boosters - several huge nationalisations, higher taxes for the wealthy and business, a rewiring of the rules on the economy, a huge expansion in the role of the state almost everywhere you look.\n\nThis has, of course, always been how Jeremy Corbyn and the hugely influential Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell think the country should be run.\n\nThat's why for so long they were the rebels in their own party.\n\nThere is nothing new for them in the broad principles they have laid out today.\n\nWhat they are gambling on, and many in their own party are really sceptical of, is whether a 21st century version of the beliefs they have stood by for so long can find favour with the country at large.\n\nClearly, many public services are stretched after years of a squeeze on public spending.\n\nThere is no question that Jeremy Corbyn's transformation of the Labour Party has shifted the whole political compass round to the left.\n\nBut that doesn't mean Labour can be confident at all that it means the country is hungry for a total reboot of the kind the party is promising.\n\nPolls at this stage suggest that most people are not that enthusiastic about change in such a dramatic way.\n\nVoters might like the idea of what one senior Labour figure simply described as 'lots of free stuff'.\n\nPerhaps the manifesto today could be the start of a breakthrough in this campaign.\n\nBut there are doubts tonight about whether the plans are realistic, and whether the public would be willing in anything like enough numbers to put their trust in Mr Corbyn to make it happen.", "Mark D'Arcy-Smith said he and his friend are now boycotting the Wetherspoon's pub in Bromley\n\nA Wetherspoon's customer who had a banana sent to his table in an act of racial abuse is boycotting the pub.\n\nMark D'arcy-Smith was drinking with a friend at The Richmal Crompton in Bromley, south-east London, on 8 November, when the fruit arrived on a plate with a receipt.\n\nThe 24-year-old said he \"froze\" when staff gave it to him and was left feeling \"upset, shocked and scared\".\n\nWetherspoon said it had apologised to Mr D'arcy-Smith.\n\nThe pub chain has an app that allows customers to order food and drink and have it delivered to a table.\n\nThe Met Police said it was investigating the \"racially aggravated public order offence\". No arrests have been made.\n\nThe piece of fruit was sent to a table in the Richmal Crompton pub\n\nMr D'arcy Smith said: \"I looked at my friend and he knew straight away. We both thought this is wrong.\n\n\"I had this rush of emotions - I was upset, a little bit angry, shocked and scared. I just froze in place.\n\n\"I don't think a lot of people understand what racial abuse is like.\n\n\"You are essentially saying a black person is not human and they are an animal.\"\n\nIn a statement, Wetherspoon said it had apologised to Mr D'arcy Smith for any distress caused.\n\n\"This is now a police matter,\" a spokesman added.\n\n\"We have responded to the customer and pointed out that the pub cannot be held responsible for app orders.\"\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "As politicians campaign for votes, we will be looking closely at the places where the election could be won or lost.\n\nNorwich is a city made up of two constituencies, one of them a marginal with only 507 votes between first and second place. Away from the national stories, here are some of the issues the people of Norwich are talking about.\n\nA full list of candidates standing in Norwich North can be found here and a full list of candidates standing in Norwich South can be found here.", "Sana Muhammad, formerly known as Devi Unmathallegadoo, was nine months pregnant when she was killed\n\nA man who shot dead his heavily pregnant ex-wife with a crossbow has been found guilty of murder.\n\nSana Muhammad was shot through the abdomen by Ramanodge Unmathallegadoo at her home in Ilford, east London, in November 2018.\n\nHe hid in a shed in his ex-partner's garden armed with two crossbows, bolts, a knife, duct tape, cable ties and a hammer, the Old Bailey heard.\n\nMrs Muhammad's son - her sixth child -was delivered by Caesarean section.\n\nJudge Mark Lucraft QC told Unmathallegadoo he had committed \"the most horrendous crime in the face of your own children\".\n\nJurors heard Unmathallegadoo plotted the attack - buying two crossbows which were discovered near his ex-wife's home by a neighbour in March 2018.\n\nAfter they were removed, he replaced the weapons and organised surveillance on the house in Applegarth Drive.\n\nJurors heard the couple's relationship ended in 2012 and at the time of the attack, Unmathallegadoo was the subject of a court order which banned him from going within 100 metres of his ex's home.\n\nMrs Muhammad's second husband Imtiaz told the court he was in the garden and thought he was \"dreaming\" when he saw the defendant step out of the shed with two crossbows.\n\nHe shouted to his wife to run as Unmathallegadoo chased him into their home.\n\n\"When she got an arrow she just screamed. I was thinking, 'what is happening?', I was screaming for her.\"\n\nIn a victim impact statement he described her as \"my soul mate, my best friend, my wife, my companion and my everything and I love her dearly.\n\n\"Ram has finished everything. We all feel lost now\", he said.\n\nHer mother Ellemah (Joytee) Sutharamandoo said the loss of her only child had had a \"profound impact\".\n\n\"I lived for my daughter and my grandchildren.\n\n\"I now feel alone, there are days I do not want to live.\"\n\nOne of two crossbows used to kill Sana Muhammad\n\nUnmathallegadoo had denied murder and claimed he went to the house to talk to Mr Muhammad about his daughter's religion.\n\nHe told police Mr Muhammad was his target but that his ex-wife got in the way.\n\nBut the prosecution said Unmathallegadoo had wanted to kill the couple and their unborn child.\n\nThe court heard Unmathallegadoo's children tried to take the crossbow from him.\n\nSusan Krikler, from the CPS, said: \"This was a cold-blooded and calculated execution.\n\n\"This devastating attack has left six children without their mother.\"\n\nHe will be sentenced next week.\n\nMrs Muhammad who was born in Mauritius married the defendant when she was 16-years-old\n\nUnmathallegadoo first trial in April was discharged after a juror raised an issue about the defendant's mental health despite the judge asking the jury not to speculate on the matter.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Last updated on .From the section Tennis\n\nCoverage: Listen on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra from Wednesday, 20 November; Live text coverage on selected matches on the BBC Sport website and app.\n\nDan Evans dug deep to send Great Britain into the semi-finals of the inaugural Davis Cup finals in Madrid with a thrilling win over Germany.\n\nBritish number one Evans, who had lost his previous two matches, beat Jan-Lennard Struff 7-6 (8-6) 3-6 7-6 (7-2) to give GB an unassailable 2-0 lead.\n\nEarlier, Kyle Edmund beat Philipp Kohlschreiber in straight sets as Andy Murray sat out again.\n\nBritain face hosts Spain, led by world number one Rafael Nadal, on Saturday.\n\nEvans' relief at pushing Britain over the line without needing Jamie Murray and Neal Skupski to win the doubles, and finally earning a vital victory himself, was clear as he threw his racquet high towards the roof of the indoor arena when Struff pushed a forehand wide on the first match point.\n\nSprinting over to his team, Evans then leapt into the arms of his jubilant captain Leon Smith before being mobbed by his delighted team-mates and their support staff.\n\n\"The last two days I came up short and the other guys got it done,\" Evans, 29, said. \"But it's not about me - it is about everyone.\"\n\nBritain's semi-final will take place on the same 12,500-seater Manolo Santana arena at 16:30 GMT on Saturday, with live text and radio coverage across the BBC Sport website and BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra.\n\nBy reaching the last four, Britain also assured themselves of a spot in next year's season-ending finals, which are the brainchild of Barcelona footballer Gerard Pique and have features 18 nations competing at the inaugural 'World Cup of tennis' in the Spanish capital.\n\nIt is the third time in five years that 2015 champions Britain have reached the semi-finals.\n• None Djokovic's Serbia lose to Russia despite having three match points\n\n'Boy, did he step up' - Evans puts defeats behind him\n\nAlthough British captain Smith had said whether to recall Andy Murray was likely to be one of his \"most difficult\" decisions, the absence of the three-time Grand Slam champion was still a major surprise when the team was announced an hour before the quarter-final tie.\n\nMurray, 32, produced a laboured performance in his victory over Dutch world number 179 Tallon Griekspoor in the opening group match on Wednesday, admitting afterwards he was still a couple of kilograms heavier than he would like to be.\n\nWhether down to a lack of sharpness or something else, his absence again meant Britain were relying on Edmund and Evans to deliver against the Germans.\n\nBoth men repaid the faith shown in them by Smith.\n\nEvans' place had come under particular scrutiny after the British number one lost both of his group-stage matches, despite leading by a set against tricky opponents who upped their levels considerably to overpower him.\n\nAfter edging the first-set tie-break against a powerful Struff, who is ranked 35th in the world, Evans could not sustain his level as the German won the final four games of the second to force a decider.\n\nFor the British fans, it was another sense of deja vu.\n\nBut, despite a stark physical disadvantage of seven inches in height and 17 kilograms in weight, Evans refused to be bullied off the court.\n\nHe showed remarkable mental strength to stave off two break points at 2-1, then reassert himself as he faced scoreboard pressure by serving when behind before dominating Struff in a one-sided tie-break.\n\n\"Dan felt down the past couple of days, but boy did he step up,\" Smith told Eurosport.\n\n\"He loves playing Davis Cup. We'll savour this one.\"\n• None Alerts: Get tennis news sent to your phone\n\nEdmund steps in to deliver again\n\nEdmund, like he did against Kazakhstan's Mikhail Kukushkin in Thursday's must-win group tie, fulfilled his role spectacularly, producing one his finest matches of a year where he has struggled for victories on the ATP Tour.\n\nDespite slipping to 69th in the world, Edmund has rediscovered his most potent weapon - blistering clean forehands - and improved his weaker backhand side at exactly the right time for his country.\n\nThe Yorkshireman hit 10 winners, compared to just six unforced errors, in a first set wrapped up in 32 minutes thanks to two breaks of serve and without facing a break point himself.\n\nWhen 36-year-old Kohlschreiber did take his first chance at the third attempt in the fourth game of the second set, Edmund responded instantly to stop any momentum the German hoped to garner.\n\nShowing a resilience and confidence often lacking this year, Edmund broke back with a forehand winner down the line, seconds after he chose the wrong side with a backhand which allowed the German to return at the net.\n\nTwo backhand winners down the line laid the platform for Edmund to break again for 6-5 and the opportunity to serve for the match, a chance he took with a hold to love sealed by a long Kohlschreiber return.\n\nEdmund, usually so placid, revealed the emotions stirred by representing his nation in the Davis Cup by swinging a forearm high into the air after sealing a dominant win, embracing both Smith and Murray courtside before returning to the middle again to soak up the acclaim of the British fans.\n\nWhile there appeared to be fewer Britons on a half-full court than at the two group ties against the Netherlands and Kazakhstan, those still in the Spanish capital provided sterling vocal support as they outnumbered their German counterparts.\n\n\"We have the best away fans here 100%, it feels like a home tie playing here,\" Edmund said.\n\n\"We appreciate the efforts and we really feel it.\"\n\nThis was the finest performance of Dan Evans' Davis Cup career.\n\nHe was conceding seven inches in height, and a few weight divisions, to Jan-Lennard Struff, and knew only too well that he had lost his first two matches of the week having won the first set.\n\nEvans had to absorb a lot of pressure early in the deciding set, but gradually subdued the previously free-wheeling Struff, and was by far the stronger in the tie-break.\n\nEvans has now played nine sets of tennis over three days, but assuming there is no adverse reaction, he and Kyle Edmund are set to feature in the semi-final.\n\nThat would mean no Andy Murray for a third tie running. But as captain Leon Smith pointed out, Evans and Edmund are making a stronger claim right now.", "Grace Millane was last seen alive on the eve of her 22nd birthday\n\nGuilty. The intake of breath, a sob from the dead woman's mother. A single word was all it took to bring to an end one of the most highly publicised murder cases in New Zealand's history.\n\nThree weeks of evidence, hundreds of hours of painstaking police work and a year of grief for a family had built up to the moment 12 jurors agreed that a 27-year-old man had murdered Grace Millane.\n\nWhat had started out as a missing person inquiry in December 2018 when a daughter, sister and friend failed to respond to 22nd birthday messages swiftly turned into a murder investigation.\n\nWhen Ms Millane did not respond to birthday messages, her family issued an appeal on social media\n\nWithin days of her disappearance, police had identified a suspect, spoken to him and, unbeknownst to the killer, tracked his movements by trawling through CCTV evidence.\n\nBefore long police would find Ms Millane's body, which he had stuffed into a suitcase and buried in the mountainous Waitākere Ranges. There followed an outpouring of grief from a small nation unused to such crimes.\n\nThe backpacker's body was discovered in bushland outside Auckland\n\nPrime Minister Jacinda Ardern issued an apology to Ms Millane's parents David and Gillian, saying \"your daughter should have been safe here, she wasn't and I'm sorry for that\".\n\nMs Millane, from Wickford, Essex, and the man who would go on to murder her made contact through a dating app and hit it off immediately.\n\nShe was in Auckland as part of a round-the-world trip, while he had been living there working in various sales jobs.\n\nIt was clear from the footage they enjoyed each other's company; they were close, they kissed. Ms Millane even messaged a friend back home to tell her how much she was connecting with him.\n\nThe pair were seen getting on well at various locations in the city\n\nThey returned to his hotel.\n\nBut after she left the lift, she was never seen alive again.\n\nThey were seen in a lift, heading for the room where Ms Millane would be murdered\n\nThere he strangled her before taking pictures of her and watching pornography. He claimed she had died accidentally during consensual sex.\n\nDespite his murder conviction, her killer still cannot be named. A court suppression order remains in place and is likely to do so beyond his sentencing on 21 February, in part because of the level of interest in the case.\n\nReporting on the trial has proved challenging; because the defendant could not be named, CCTV footage had to be blurred, and there were legal disputes over some pieces of evidence. Several witnesses also had their identities protected.\n\nThe killer's identity is suppressed under New Zealand law\n\nBecause of the nature of the killer's defence, Ms Millane's parents have had to listen to claims about their daughter's sex life, with the details reported across New Zealand and around the world.\n\nGraphic information, in particular regarding the night of her murder, was analysed as Mr and Mrs Millane watched in court.\n\nAt times, Mrs Millane would look at the floor or hold her head in her hands as the injuries inflicted on her daughter were described.\n\nThe University of Lincoln graduate was on a round-the-world trip at the time of her death\n\nThe prosecution accused the man of \"eroticising\" Ms Millane's death by taking intimate photographs of her body and looking up pornography while she lay dead in his room.\n\nIn a way, he managed to do the same during her trial with his story about consensual sex gone wrong - a tale rejected by the jury - leading to a focus on BDSM and breath-play.\n\nExperts, Tinder dates and ex-lovers were all brought to court to talk about the killer and his victim.\n\nThe defendant was portrayed as a serial dater; he even messaged and met up with a woman as Ms Millane's body lay in a suitcase.\n\nIt was the sexualising of the murder that brought the killer down.\n\nThe timeline of his Google searches and the naked pictures of Ms Millane were irreconcilable with his case, the prosecution said. Either Ms Millane was dead when they were taken, or he had searched for the Waitākere Ranges, where he buried her body, while she was still living - thus showing he planned to kill her.\n\nThe defence could only offer that they had been \"random\" drunk searches, and the Waitākere Ranges was perhaps somewhere the pair had planned to go for a day out.\n\nDavid and Gillian Millane attended the trial in Auckland\n\nThe killer's right to use the \"rough sex\" defence, and some of the reporting of it, has angered Fiona Mackenzie, founder of the campaign group We Can't Consent To This.\n\nDescribing it as the \"ultimate victim blaming\", she said: \"He gets to tell her story, he gets to tell the story of what she was like and how she asked for it.\n\n\"Families not only lose their loved one but these men [those who use such a defence] steal the public perception of them and destroy their reputation. It's appalling.\"", "Helen McCourt was murdered by Ian Simms in Billinge, Merseyside, in 1988\n\nThe mother of a murder victim is \"horrified\" her daughter's killer will be freed despite never revealing where her body is.\n\nIan Simms, 63, was jailed in 1989 for murdering Helen McCourt who disappeared in February 1988 aged 22.\n\nHe was originally sentenced to a minimum of 16 years.\n\nThe killer was considered for parole for the seventh time on 8 November and officials said he \"met the test for release\".\n\nSimms killed Ms McCourt as she walked home from work in Liverpool.\n\nHer mother Marie said she was left shaking with anger after receiving a call earlier from her victim liaison officer at the parole board confirming Simms' release.\n\nIan Simms, seen here in 1988, was jailed for murder\n\n\"I'm just in a state of shock to be honest,\" Mrs McCourt said, from the family home in Billinge near St Helens, Merseyside.\n\n\"I've just had some forms come through, I think that's on what grounds the parole board has granted him release on licence, but I don't know all the conditions.\n\n\"I was just in shock. I'm still trying to deal with it. I'm horrified by it, I'm horrified by it. This man is a danger.\"\n\nShe has urged the next government to introduce Helen's Law, legislation that would deny parole to killers who do not disclose their victims' remains.\n\nThe bill recently ran out of time, when the general election was called.\n\nIt feels wrong, unjust and unfair that a convicted murderer can be freed from jail without giving any clue as to where their victim's body is, but parole decisions are not based on fairness.\n\nThey're about assessing objectively whether an offender can be safely managed outside prison after they've served the minimum term, the punishment part, of their sentence.\n\nIn Simms' case it appears the Parole Board did consider his refusal to divulge where Helen McCourt's remains are, but weighed that alongside numerous other factors.\n\nIt is hard to see, therefore, how Helen's Law would have made a difference in this case. It does no more than \"require\" the Board to take the non-disclosure of information by an offender into account when determining if they should be let out.\n\nHowever, the Bill, backed by the Conservatives, Labour and the Liberal Democrats, will be reintroduced when parliament sits again after the election, and when it becomes law may well affect cases in the future - a lasting legacy of Marie McCourt's tireless campaigning.\n\nSimms was denied release at a hearing in 2016, but was subsequently transferred to an open prison \"due to progress made\", where he has \"followed the rules\" when granted temporary release.\n\nThe Parole Board said it had \"carefully considered\" Simms' failure to reveal where he concealed Ms McCourt's body and concluded there is \"no prospect of Simms ever disclosing the whereabouts of his victim even if he were kept in prison until he died\".\n\nThe board added the refusal continues to cause understandable distress and misery to the victim's family and the panel concluded this demonstrated a lack of empathy.\n\nBut it said denial was not a \"necessarily-determining factor\" and also considered evidence from two psychologists who recommended release.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. 'Why should he be let out to torture us some more?'\n\nThe Parole Board said: \"The progress that Mr Simms has made, the considerable change in his behaviour, the fact that he has not been involved in any violence or substance misuse for many years, his protective factors, the recommendations from all the professionals and all the evidence presented at the hearing, the panel was satisfied that Mr Simms met the test for release.\"\n\nMrs McCourt has described not knowing the whereabouts of her daughter's body as \"torture\".\n\n\"If Helen's Law had been on the statute books right now those judges would have to really make sure in their decision to release him that he would be safe.\n\n\"They would have to go into that, they would have to obey that law and it hasn't happened.\"\n\nShe added she did not know when or where Simms would be released and had \"very little to go on\".\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Strictly Come Dancing professionals Johannes and Graziano dance together\n\nStrictly Come Dancing judge Bruno Tonioli has said the fact that around 200 people complained about the show's first same sex routine is \"very sad\".\n\nGraziano Di Prima and Johannes Radebe danced together on the 3 November show.\n\nThe BBC's latest complaints log shows that 189 people found it \"offensive\".\n\nBruno said: \"It's hard to believe after such progress in society and many other topics going on that [around] 200 people felt so upset they complained when two men danced with each other.\"\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by Bruno Tonioli This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nProfessional dancer Kevin Clifton added his voice, writing: \"What on earth were they complaining about? It was ace.\"\n\nThe BBC's latest complaints round-up revealed that 189 people had got in touch to protest that it was \"offensive to feature two men dancing as a pair\".\n\nAlmost 10.5 million people tuned in to the results show during which Graziano and Johannes performed while pop star Emeli Sande sang her single Shine. Fellow professionals Aljaz Skorjanec and Luba Mushtuk also took part in the routine.\n\nLuba and Aljaz joined Johannes and Graziano during Emeli Sande's performance\n\nCommenting on a story about the 189 complaints, TV presenter Lorraine Kelly added: \"But made millions and millions of us very very happy.\"\n\nIn response to the complaints, the BBC said: \"Strictly Come Dancing is an inclusive show and is proud to have been able to facilitate the dance between Johannes and Graziano during the professionals' dance.\n\n\"They are dancers first and foremost, and their sex had no bearing on their routine.\"\n\nAfter the dance, Johannes told Hello! magazine: \"I've never felt so liberated. For the first time in my life, I feel accepted for who I am. That says so much about the people of this country.\n\n\"To be able to dance with a friend I respect and adore is joyous. There's bromance galore between us, but there were no male and female roles, just free movement. It was beautiful, classy and elegant.\"\n\nStrictly Come Dancing, which is in its 17th series, has not featured a same sex pairing between a celebrity and a professional.\n\nDancing on Ice will have one such couple early next year when Steps singer Ian \"H\" Watkins teams up with professional skater Matt Evers.\n\nFollow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.", "The bodies were discovered early on 23 October in an industrial estate in Grays\n\nA man has been arrested in connection with the deaths of 39 people found in the back of a lorry in Essex.\n\nThe bodies were found in a refrigerated container in Thurrock on 23 October.\n\nA 23-year-old man from Northern Ireland was detained in the early hours of Friday on the M40 in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire.\n\nEssex Police said he would be questioned on suspicion of conspiracy to traffic people and conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration.\n\nThe people found dead, who were from Vietnam, were eight women and 31 men. Ten teenagers, including two 15-year-old boys, were among the victims.\n\nLorry driver Maurice Robinson, 25, has been charged with 39 counts of manslaughter. Three other people who were arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and conspiracy to traffic people have been released on bail.\n\nPolice also started the extradition of a County Down lorry driver at the High Court in Dublin.\n\nEssex Police is seeking the extradition of Eamonn Harrison, 22, a truck driver from Mayobridge, who is being held in the Republic of Ireland.\n\nHe appeared at Dublin's Central Criminal Court on Thursday after he was arrested on a European arrest warrant in respect of 39 counts of manslaughter, one count of a human trafficking offence and one count of assisting unlawful immigration.\n\nThe court heard that the UK authorities say Mr Harrison drove the truck with the refrigerated container to Zeebrugge in Belgium before it was collected in Essex by Craigavon driver Maurice Robinson.\n\nMr Robinson, 25, of Laurel Drive, Craigavon, appeared in court in Chelmsford on 28 October.\n\nHe will next appear at the Old Bailey in London on Monday.\n• None Essex lorry deaths: What we know\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Tomatin Distillery said it wanted to protect its brand\n\nA place name in the Highlands is at the centre of a dispute between a whisky distiller and a hotel developer.\n\nTomatin Distillery in Tomatin is opposed to The Tomatin Trading Company using the small village's name for its planned development in the community.\n\nThe distillery's owners have raised the case at the Court of Session.\n\nBusinessman William Frame said notice of the legal action had come as a \"bombshell\" and said his hotel would bring much needed jobs to the area.\n\nTomatin is a community of about 200 people south of Inverness.\n\nLast November, Mr Frame's The Tomatin Trading Company secured planning permission from Highland Council for a £10m hotel and retail development in the village.\n\nA 99-bedroom hotel, 200-seat restaurant, farm shop, drive-through bakery, food outlet, four retail units and a fuel filling station are planned.\n\nAn artist's impression of hotel development at Tomatin\n\nThe site is the location of Tomatin's former Freeburn Hotel, filling station and Little Chef restaurant.\n\nConstruction of the development is expected to create work for 100 people and about 50 jobs once open.\n\nTomatin Distillery said it was an \"engaged member\" of the local community and it \"wholeheartedly\" welcomed and supported any development that benefited the area.\n\nBut managing director Mr Stephen Bremner added: \"We do, however, object to the development's proposed branding, which, we believe, takes unfair advantage of our reputation and we have repeatedly asked Mr Frame to reconsider.\n\n\"We firmly believe we must protect our valuable brand, which is inherently associated with our distillery and our whisky as a result of over 120 years of dedicated craftsmanship.\"\n\nMr Frame, who has owned the site of his proposed development since 2005, said he was in a \"David and Goliath battle\" over use of the name \"Tomatin\".\n\nHe said his business had kept the distillery's owners \"fully informed\" of its plans from the start and notice of the legal action had come as a \"huge disappointment\".\n\nThe businessman said: \"I feel this should wholeheartedly be about helping and promoting the village of Tomatin, giving young people jobs that are sustainable and getting young people back into the Highlands.\n\n\"No company can exclusively own the rights to a geographical place name.\"", "Lingerie brand Victoria's Secret has cancelled its annual fashion show amid dwindling television ratings and rising criticism of the event.\n\nThe show launched in 1995 and was once a major pop culture event, drawing millions of viewers each year.\n\nLast year it had its lowest ratings ever and drew criticism that it was sexist, outdated and lacked diversity.\n\nThe brand's parent company L Brands said it was important to \"evolve\" its marketing strategy.\n\n\"We're figuring out how to advance the positioning of the brand and best communicate that to customers,\" Stuart Burgdoerfer, L Brands chief financial officer, told investors on an earnings call.\n\nNevertheless, he said the shows were \"an important aspect of the brand and a remarkable marketing achievement\".\n\nThe annual show featured some of the world's top supermodels, often wearing elaborate outfits.\n\nThe show was a milestone in the career of many supermodels including Tyra Banks, Heidi Klum and Miranda Kerr.\n\nChanging attitudes appear to have hit sales and the brand's bottom line.\n\nPoor sales at Victoria's Secret weighed on the performance of L Brands, which reported a net loss of $252m (£195.1m) in third quarter results announced this week.\n\nBella Hadid is one of the many supermodels to have walked in runway shows for Victoria's Secret\n\nThe underwear brand has also faced a number of recent controversies.\n\nLast year, there was a furious response to an interview in Vogue with then-chief marketing officer Ed Razek who suggested \"transsexual\" models should not be part of the event.\n\nHe later apologised for the comments and left the company earlier this year.\n\nL Brands also received bad publicity due to billionaire founder Les Wexner's friendship with the late US financier Jeffrey Epstein.\n\nEpstein died in prison in August while awaiting trial for sex trafficking charges.\n\nMr Wexner employed Epstein as an adviser, but cut ties in 2007, and has previously accused Epstein of misappropriating money.", "Leader of the Liberal Democrats Jo Swinson has told an audience at Question Time that her party are being clear in their Brexit stance.\n\n\"I don't think you could accuse us of not being upfront about wanting to stop Brexit,\" she said.", "Coca-Cola says a video made by Labour-backing group Momentum using the company's footage was done without their permission or endorsement.\n\nThe video posted to the campaigners' social media feeds used edited footage from the iconic Coca-Cola \"holidays are coming\" advert from the 1990s.\n\nIt superimposed Labour slogans onto the side of lorries and ended with an image of Jeremy Corbyn as Santa Claus.\n\nCoca-Cola said it was \"taking steps\" to ensure it was permanently removed.\n\nThe BBC understands the US soft drinks giant is seeking legal advice on the matter.\n\nThe video was viewed more than 70,000 times and shared widely on Twitter before the site blocked it for copyright reasons. The original post was removed by Momentum about 30 minutes after Coca-Cola issued a statement warning of action.\n\nA Coca-Cola spokeswoman said: \"We have been made aware of a social post from Momentum which uses footage from the Coca-Cola Christmas advert. The film is in no way endorsed by the Coca-Cola Company and we have not given permission for any footage to be used in this way. We are taking steps to ensure this is removed.\"\n\nOne leading copyright lawyer said Momentum could be in danger of facing a substantial damages claim from the company.\n\n\"I imagine a cease-and-desist letter has already been submitted to Momentum,\" Helen Griffin, senior associate solicitor at Harrison Drury, told the BBC.\n\n\"Companies need to act quickly in these situations to keep as many legal remedies open as possible. The letter is the first step and will probably include any details of trademarks and copyright ownership that Coca-Cola has.\"\n\nMomentum is likely to have a short deadline in which to comply, she added. Alternatively, the firm has the option of seeking a court injunction.\n\nIt comes after another iconic advert was also used for political purposes on social media.\n\nOn Thursday, The Sun newspaper posted a video filmed in the style of BT's famous 1980s \"Beattie\" advert - featuring the ad's original actress Maureen Lipman but not using any of BT's footage. The spoof ad attacked Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour party's policies.\n\nBT has not yet commented.", "University of Lincoln graduate Grace Millane had been travelling alone in New Zealand\n\nThe man accused of murdering British backpacker Grace Millane \"eroticised her death\", prosecutors have said.\n\nMs Millane, 21, died in a hotel room in Auckland, New Zealand, before being buried in woodland outside the city.\n\nIn a closing speech, prosecutor Brian Dickey said the defendant had \"sexualised\" the killing by taking intimate photos of her dead body before viewing pornography online.\n\nHis defence claims the death was an accident during consensual sex.\n\nMs Millane, from Wickford, Essex, died on the night before her 22nd birthday in December last year.\n\nCCTV pictures showed Ms Millane and the defendant ordering cocktails during a date\n\nThe defence has told Auckland High Court her death was not murder, but the result of choking during sex which \"went wrong\".\n\nIn his closing remarks, Mr Dickey said evidence from pathologists had shown fatal strangulation results from \"sustained pressure\" to the neck.\n\nMs Millane would have \"gone limp\" and shown other signs of physical distress some time before death, he said.\n\n\"If you are satisfied that [the defendant] knew he was doing something that would cause some harm, he did it and then death occurred, he would be guilty of murder,\" he told jurors.\n\nIn his closing speech, Ian Brookie, for the defendant, said the \"core\" of his client's story of an accident matched with the evidence.\n\n\"These two people did get carried away in the moment, they did get affected by alcohol and were not experienced in these types of activities, particularly pressure to the neck,\" he said\n\nThe defendant's behaviour had shown a \"real lack of planning and a lack of sophistication\", he added.\n\nMs Millane and the man were seen entering his apartment building on their way to his room\n\nBut Mr Dickey said the man's actions after Ms Millane's death had been \"cool, calm and calculated\" and not panicked as claimed by the defence.\n\nThe 27-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, admits putting Ms Millane's body in a suitcase which was found in the mountainous Waitākere Ranges outside Auckland.\n\nMr Dickey said the man had searched for information about the area before taking photos of Ms Millane's corpse.\n\nHe had bought a second suitcase in a bid to cover his tracks, as well as cleaning products and a shovel, jurors heard.\n\nThe man further showed a lack of concern for Ms Millane's dignity when he went on a Tinder date the next day while her body was still inside his hotel room, Mr Dickey said.\n\nGrace Millane was found buried in the Waitakere Ranges, near Auckland", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Victoria Freeman: \"Going through the right procedures, it didn't work, no-one was listening to me and no-one wanted to help - no one at all.\"\n\nThe mother of a boy who died in a Glasgow hospital two years ago has claimed she was ignored by the health board and the Scottish government.\n\nMason Djemat, three, was being treated at the Royal Hospital for Children and died weeks before Milly Main, 10.\n\nBoth children were patients on a ward which was affected by water contamination.\n\nNHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and Health Secretary Jeane Freeman have apologised to their parents.\n\nBut Mason's mother, Victoria Freeman, told BBC Scotland she is still fighting for answers as to why her son never came home.\n\nIn her first interview Ms Freeman said: \"There was no-one listening to me. No-one wanted to help. No-one at all.\"\n\nShe spoke out after the health secretary's apology, which was made during a statement in the Scottish parliament.\n\nBut she believes it did not go far enough.\n\nShe also criticised the health secretary's response to her case since she first wrote to her in September last year.\n\n\"I don't think that Mason was acknowledged, particularly by her, and I feel that she did not take Mason's death seriously,\" his mother said.\n\n\"If she did maybe we would not be sitting here today speaking about this.\"\n\nHealth Secretary Jeane Freeman made a statement in the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday\n\nPolice Scotland investigated the boy's death and have submitted a report to the procurator fiscal.\n\nHis mother said Mason had Hunter syndrome, a rare genetic condition, but was strong and \"extremely healthy\" when he was admitted to the RHC, part of the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital campus, for treatment in the summer of 2017.\n\nAt the time she said the family were told there was no concern and he would be getting home within weeks.\n\nShe added: \"He kept me on my feet that whole time. He was running wild, he was always up and playing and enjoyed his lunch and dinner.\n\n\"I remember the nurse came in with his food and he was clapping and laughing, he had such a good character about him.\"\n\nShe said she always called Mason \"my good boy\".\n\nThe three-year-old could not fully talk but, on the day he died, he surprised his mother by turning to her for the first time and saying: \"Mummy good boy\".\n\nShe said: \"I actually held him so tight and told him he was the best boy.\"\n\nMason pictured in the Royal Hospital for Children, just hours before he died\n\nLater that day his mother took a call to say that her son's condition had rapidly and unexpectedly deteriorated.\n\nShe recalled: \"To be standing in ICU and thinking over in my head 'What's happened?'...I just still don't have the answers and they don't have the answers as well.\"\n\nPaying tribute to her son, Ms Freeman added: \"Mason was the love of my life. Unfortunately I will never be able to replace him. Never.\n\n\"He was just really something. I absolutely adored him.\"\n\nAfter his death on 9 August 2017 she said she contacted NHSGGC's management department and members of the board but got no response.\n\n\"At the time I took myself back to the hospital, I stood in the lobby and I told them I wasn't leaving until someone in charge came and spoke to me,\" she said.\n\nA general manager invited her into his office for a meeting that proved pivotal.\n\nMs Freeman added: \"I think that if I didn't do that and I didn't have the strength to do that then they would have closed the book on Mason.\"\n\nThe Queen Elizabeth University Hospital and the Royal Hospital for Children opened in 2015 and share a campus in the south of Glasgow\n\nThe grieving mother said she first took up her case with the government when she wrote to the health secretary in September last year.\n\nShe got a response from the management department and then sent two further letters to the health secretary's office.\n\nIn February she got a \"very scripted\" response which stated it would be \"inappropriate\" for the government to get involved.\n\nAsked how she felt she had been treated, Victoria Freeman replied: \"I don't think as a family we have been treated fairly.\"\n\nShe said she kept the matter private and took the \"correct steps\" to raise her concerns about her son's death.\n\nBut she described the Scottish government's response as \"shocking\" and expressed disappointment that the health secretary had not acknowledged a letter she sent at the weekend, when the story about her son's death broke in the Mail on Sunday.\n\nShe added: \"It is extremely serious and I think she (health secretary) has to answer not only to my family but to every family involved.\"\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Jeane Freeman told the BBC on Monday 18 December that she had not been made aware of Mason Djemat's case before seeing it in the newspapers\n\nMason's mother also criticised the health secretary for stating in a BBC Radio Scotland interview on Monday that she only learned about the case at the weekend.\n\nDuring First Minister's Questions on Thursday Nicola Sturgeon was asked by acting Scottish Conservative leader Jackson Carlaw about the health secretary's response.\n\nMs Sturgeon told him Health Secretary Jeane Freeman had simply picked up the question wrong.\n\nThe first minister added: \"I would simply ask him to reflect on why then she would have sought to say that she didn't know about it when there was correspondence in existence that showed that she had.\"\n\nMason's mother has requested a meeting with the health secretary and said suggestions the family had been told the cause of death were \"totally incorrect\".\n\nShe added: \"There is no confirmation of why my son is not here today.\"\n\nIn response to Victoria Freeman's BBC interview, the health secretary said: \"I cannot begin to imagine the pain of losing a child in these circumstances - or the suffering and grief that will stay with them for the rest of their lives.\n\n\"My sincerest condolences go to Ms Freeman and the other families affected by this.\"\n\nThe health secretary acknowledged she was first contacted by Ms Freeman in \"late 2018\".\n\nThe minister added: \"She wrote to me again at the start of this year and I replied, and this was followed by further correspondence just a few days ago.\n\n\"I'd like the opportunity to meet with Ms Freeman to listen to her views but also assure her, and the other families affected by this, that we are taking action.\"\n\nMason was filmed brushing his teeth during his stay in hospital\n\nAn NHSGGC spokesman said: \"We are very sorry Ms Freeman feels she has unanswered questions regarding the death of her son, Mason Djemat.\n\n\"The case was fully investigated and the outcome shared with the family.\n\n\"We met with Ms Freeman on a number of occasions to respond to any concerns she had and can confirm we remain in contact to answer any follow up questions.\"\n\nAn independent review is examining water contamination and other problems at the QEUH campus and will be published in the spring.\n\nA separate public inquiry, which will examine safety and wellbeing issues at the QEUH and the new children's hospital in Edinburgh, is also expected to look at water contamination.\n\nMilly Main, ten, died at the Royal Hospital for Children on 31 August 2017, three weeks after Mason\n\nMilly's death was made public after Labour MSP Anas Sarwar was contacted by a whistleblower.\n\nThe ten-year-old was recovering from leukaemia treatment when she died on 31 August 2017.\n\nHer mother, Kimberly Darroch, told BBC Scotland she was \"100%\" convinced her death was linked to water contamination issues.\n\nNHSGGC has insisted it was impossible to determine the source of Milly's infection because there was no requirement to test the water supply at the time.\n\nLast week it also emerged a doctor-led review had identified 26 infections at RHC during 2017 which were potentially linked to contaminated water.\n\nThe £842m QEUH \"super hospital\" has faced a number of problems since it opened in 2015.\n\nTwo cancer wards at the adjoining children's hospital were closed last year amid concern about infections and investigation of water supply issues, and patients were moved to the adult hospital.\n\nIn January it emerged that two patients at the QEUH had died after contracting a fungal infection linked to pigeon droppings.", "A man who strangled a British backpacker and hid her body inside a suitcase has been found guilty of murder.\n\nGrace Millane was found buried in bushland outside Auckland, New Zealand in 2018.\n\nA jury at the city's high court rejected claims by the 27-year-old man, who cannot be named, that she died accidentally during \"rough sex\".\n\nThe trial was shown CCTV footage of the pair on a date in a bar and arriving back at his hotel before he is seen taking a suitcase out of his hotel on a luggage trolley, said to contain the 21-year-old’s body.", "The four party leaders are quizzed on Brexit in a Question Time special in Sheffield.", "Emilia Clarke's role as Daenerys Targaryen in Game of Thrones initially required her to take her clothes off\n\nDirectors UK has published its first guidelines for scenes involving nudity and simulated sex.\n\nThe body that represents UK TV and film directors is aiming to show best practice for working with actors, intimacy coordinators, and others.\n\nThe news comes a day after Emilia Clarke said she found Game of Thrones' nude scenes \"hard\" and that she was pressured to go naked in other roles.\n\n\"Everyone deserves the right to feel safe at work,\" Directors UK said.\n\n\"This is just as true when working on a Hollywood blockbuster as it is on a prime-time drama or a debut short film.\"\n\nThe new guidelines, which are supported by industry bodies including Bafta, Equity, the BFI and the Casting Directors' Guild, come in the wake of the #MeToo movement and allegations that some bosses demanded sexual favours for acting work.\n\nThe guidelines advise a ban on full nudity in any audition or call back and no semi-nudity in first auditions.\n\nThe document states that \"by their nature, auditions are based on a power imbalance\", and that \"some performers can feel obligated to agree to uncomfortable requests to get a job\".\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by Equity This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nInstead they suggest performers wear a bikini or trunks and also bring a chaperone, as well as demanding 48 hours' notice and full-scripts be given for any recalls that require semi-nudity.\n\nProductions must also obtain explicit written consent from the performer prior to them being filmed or photographed nude or semi-nude.\n\n\"The director, as the creative lead on a production, should set the tone for a professional and respectful on-set environment,\" said UK Directors film committee chair Susanna White.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\n\"We are all here because we want to tell compelling and impactful stories, and no member of a cast or crew should ever be put in a position where they feel unsafe, exploited or mismanaged — especially when making sensitive material.\"\n\nThe Bafta-winning director, whose work includes Generation Kill, Parade's End and Bleak House, added: \"Throughout my career, I have seen how vitally important it is to know how to approach sensitive content with professionalism.\n\n\"The guidelines created by Directors UK set the standard for directing intimate scenes, and will help to foster a safe working environment for everyone on a film or television set.\"\n\nA statement from Bafta described Directors UK as being \"hugely instrumental\" in addressing \"bullying and harassment\" in the industry.\n\n\"They've really embraced the agenda and have created a suite of additional resources which build on the guidance and help their members not only to tackle poor behaviour when they witness it, but also to recognise their role in creating an environment where bullying, harassment and all kinds of coercive behaviour are not tolerated.\"\n\nFollow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.", "Labour has launched its general election manifesto, promising to transform the UK and to re-nationalise rail, mail, water and energy.\n\nMr Corbyn said his offer to voters was radical and would mean \"real change\".\n\nThe BBC's political correspondent, Iain Watson, explores what that all means.", "Boris Johnson has been challenged as to why a report on alleged Russian interference in UK democracy has not been published.\n\nDuring a BBC Question Time leaders' special, he said: \"There is absolutely no evidence that I know of to show any interference in any British electoral event\".", "It's not clear if the lively grilling of major politicians will shift the dial at this election.\n\nBut it certainly marked a shift in Jeremy Corbyn's position on Brexit.\n\nHe had been put under pressure by his opponents to say whether he would support Leave or Remain in the new referendum Labour is promising.\n\nSo he tried to eliminate a negative by providing clarity, of a sort: a clear commitment to stay neutral.\n\nLabour's strategists are suggesting he could now be seen as an honest broker that can bring a divided country together.\n\nIn truth, though, behind the scenes there are fears that the party may have over-estimated the threat from the Lib Dems and underestimated the importance voters in Leave areas attach to delivering Brexit.\n\nSo his neutrality is in part an attempt to reassure those voters that his promised referendum isn't the means of cancelling Brexit by the back door.\n\nHis followers will say he has risen above the fray; his critics - that he has become more decisive about sitting on the fence.", "The Conservatives have raised £5.7m in the first week of the official election campaign, according to the Electoral Commission.\n\nThe Tories received 87% of registered donations in that period, figures show, while Labour raised a total of £218,500.\n\nBut the figures do not represent all donations, as only those above £7,500 have to be reported.\n\nThe biggest gift to the Tories was £1.5m from theatre producer and regular donor John Gore.\n\nMeanwhile, the largest single registered donation to Labour was £62,000 from the Unite union, led by Jeremy Corbyn ally Len McCluskey.\n\nBBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg said the figures showed an \"astonishing gap in fundraising\".\n\nThe discrepancy between the two main parties is even wider than in the first week of the 2017 campaign, when the Tories raised £4.1m in comparison to the £2.7m received by Labour.\n\nIn addition, BBC political correspondent Chris Mason said he understood the Conservatives had raised more than £4m in unregistered smaller donations since the beginning of the election campaign.\n\nThis is four times the £1m in small donations - averaging £26 each - that Labour says it has received over the same period.\n\nIn the first week of the current campaign, the Green Party raised £30,000 in registered donations - half the £60,000 raised by the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland.\n\nThis is the first UK-wide election when pre-poll donations and loan reports have been published for parties in Northern Ireland.\n\nMoney received during the other weeks of the five-week official election campaign will be detailed in later releases.\n\nFor Labour, 70% of registered donations came from unions.\n\nFor the Conservatives, 47% of the party's donations came from individuals, with the remainder coming from companies.\n\nThe party received £500,000 from investment firm WA Capital and the same from property company Countywide Developments.\n\nAnother Tory donor, Lubov Chernukhin, the wife of a former minister for Russian President Vladimir Putin, gave £200,000 in the same period.\n\nThe biggest donor to the Lib Dems was wealth management firm Attestor Services, which gave £75,000.\n\nFinancier Jeremy Hosking, a former donor to the Vote Leave campaign, was the biggest donor to the Brexit Party with £250,000.", "Barclays has become the latest big company to pull its support for Prince Andrew's business mentoring initiative.\n\nThe bank joined firms including Standard Chartered and KPMG in cutting ties with Pitch@Palace, which provides start-ups with advice and contacts.\n\nThere has been a growing backlash over a BBC Newsnight interview about the royal's friendship with convicted US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.\n\nThe prince is stepping down from royal duties for the \"foreseeable future\".\n\nFollowing Wednesday's statement confirming this, a variety of organisations have continued to announce the end of their association with the prince.\n\nThe Royal Philharmonic Orchestra was among those on Friday to confirm he would no longer be its patron.\n\nAnnouncing its decision to cut ties with the Pitch@Palace, Barclays, which had been an official partner of the scheme, said: \"In light of the current situation, we have informed Pitch@Palace that going forward we will, regretfully, no longer be participating in the programme.\n\n\"Pitch@Palace has been historically highly successful in supporting entrepreneurs and job creation and we hope a way forward can be found that means they can continue this important work.\"\n\nPrince Andrew with his former private secretary, Amanda Thirsk\n\nEarlier, it emerged the woman who organised the Duke of York's interview with the BBC about his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has been moved from her role as the prince's private secretary following his withdrawal from royal duties.\n\nAmanda Thirsk, who has worked for the duke since 2012, will become chief executive of Pitch@Palace.\n\nIt remains unclear what role the duke will have at Pitch@Palace, which he founded in 2014, moving forwards.\n\nA Buckingham Palace spokeswoman would not comment on reports the duke had stepped down from leading Pitch.\n\nShe said: \"The duke will continue to work on Pitch and will look at how he takes this forward outside of his public duties, and outside of Buckingham Palace.\n\n\"We recognise there will be a period of time while this transition takes place.\"\n\nBBC royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell said the decision to move Ms Thirsk into her new role was part of a \"downscaling\" of the duke's office.\n\nThe BBC understands there are no plans to recruit a replacement.\n\nOur correspondent added it was a demonstration of the Queen and Prince Charles acting \"very assertively when they perceived a reputational risk to the monarchy itself\".\n\nNewsnight producer Sam McAlister, who has been credited with securing the interview for the BBC, said Ms Thirsk was the person she was \"mostly dealing with\" during the negotiation process.\n\nShe told GQ magazine she was \"extremely charming, well-informed, thorough and brilliant\".\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nOne of Epstein's accusers, Virginia Giuffre, has claimed she was forced to have sex with the duke three times. Prince Andrew has \"categorically\" denied having any sexual contact with her.\n\nMs Giuffre will reveal further details about her time with Epstein in her first UK interview with BBC Panorama on Monday 2 December.\n\nOn Friday, the English National Ballet, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and London Metropolitan University all announced the prince would no longer be their patron, with immediate effect.\n\nPrince Andrew was pictured horse riding with the Queen on Friday\n\nLawyers representing Epstein's accusers have also urged the prince to speak to US authorities about his former friendship with Epstein.\n\nIn his statement announcing that he would be stepping back from royal duties, the prince said he was \"willing to help any appropriate law enforcement agency with their investigations, if required\".", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nA member of the audience on last night's Question Time on BBC One criticised Labour's policy of raising income taxes for people earning over £80,000 on the grounds that it wouldn't be enough to put them in the top 5% of earners.\n\n\"I am nowhere near in the top 5%, let me tell you, I'm not even in the top 50%,\" he said.\n\nPresenter Fiona Bruce said Labour, \"would raise income tax on those earning over £80,000. You're saying that would affect you because you earn over that sum?\" The man confirmed he did.\n\nHMRC publishes tables each year breaking down income taxpayers into 100 equally-sized groups based on how much they earn.\n\nThe most recent figures, for 2016-17, show that you needed to be earning £75,300 to be in the top 5%.\n\nIf you adjust that using average earnings figures from the ONS, it's likely that you need to be earning about £81,000 to be in the top 5% of income taxpayers today.\n\nBut the figures from HMRC exclude people earning too little to pay income tax, which means that the audience member would have been well into the top 5% of all earners.\n\nHe's certainly not outside the top 50% - anything over about £25,000 would put him in the top half.\n\nAll the figures so far have been for the whole of the UK but there are clearly regional variations in these figures.\n\nWhile we do not have figures for how much you would need to earn to be in the top 5% of earners in a particular region, we do have figures for median earnings by region, that's the amount you'd have to earn to be in the top 50%.\n\nThe region with the lowest average weekly earnings is the North East of England at £531.10, which is 24% or £168 a week lower than the highest earning region, London at £699.20.\n\nThe audience-member also said: \"Every doctor in the country earns more than that [£80,000]. Every doctor, every accountant, every solicitor earns more than that.\"\n\nThe ONS publishes figures for average earnings in various professions (it's table 14.7a here).\n\nThe median solicitor (that's the one half of solicitors earn more than and half earn less than) earns £41,127 while the median chartered or certified accountant earns £35,730.\n\nFor doctors you have to go for the category medical practitioners, which includes anaesthetists, consultants, doctors, general practitioners, paediatricians, psychiatrists, radiologists and surgeons. Their average earnings are £60,838.\n\nCorrection: This piece was amended to reflect the fact that the HMRC figures exclude earners who do not make enough to pay income tax.", "Last updated on .From the section Cricket\n\nFirst Test, Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, day two of five:\n\nEngland continued to scrap their way into the ascendency on a hard-fought second day of the first Test against New Zealand.\n\nHaving ground their way to a competitive, if not imposing, 353 all out with the bat, their bowlers maintained the pressure to leave the hosts 144-4 at the close, trailing by 209.\n\nSam Curran took the key wicket of New Zealand captain Kane Williamson in the final hour, having made the initial breakthrough to dislodge Tom Latham.\n\nJack Leach and Ben Stokes also took wickets on another attritional day of Test cricket in Mount Maunganui, leaving Henry Nicholls and BJ Watling to watchfully see off the final few overs.\n\nThe tourists will be disappointed not to have a more substantial lead, having fallen from 277-4 to 353 all out - at one stage losing four wickets for 18 runs.\n\nGoing into the two-match series England spoke of adopting a more measured approach to batting in order to tire out the opposition attack and make run scoring easier for their middle-order strokemakers.\n\nHere, though, a disciplined approach from the likes of Rory Burns, Joe Denly and Stokes on day one was squandered, and the end result was all too familiar - England once again failing to post a match-controlling first-innings total.\n\nThe mini collapse began when Stokes, who had looked in complete command of the bowling on his way to 91, came down the wicket to Tim Southee and slashed hard to first slip, where Ross Taylor took an excellent catch.\n\nOllie Pope (29) will be similarly disappointed to perish chasing a wide one, while Curran (0) and Jofra Archer (4) fell cheaply as Southee took three of the four wickets to fall.\n\nJos Buttler, in his first Test as England's wicketkeeper since displacing Jonny Bairstow, intelligently shepherded the tail from there - putting on 52 with Leach for the ninth wicket before carving a simple catch to Mitchell Santner at deep cover.\n\nStuart Broad lasted just 10 balls, meaning England fell to 353 all out on a pitch where they might have expected 400-plus.\n\n\"England would have started the day saying they were on course for 430 or more, so they were restrained a little by New Zealand,\" said Test Match Special commentator Jeremy Coney.\n\nNew Zealand, though, made similar mistakes while using the same tactics.\n\nJeet Raval and Taylor were particularly culpable as they played horrible shots to pick out fielders at mid-wicket and on the square leg boundary respectively.\n\nWilliamson played nicely for his 31st Test half-century, although England will be cheered by the half-chances they created with clever fields designed to nullify the opposition captain's strengths through gully and third man.\n\nTwice Williamson escaped playing chipped cuts through that area before he was surprised by a lifting delivery from Curran that suggested the wicket will become two-paced the further this match goes on.\n\nOpener Latham, who like Williamson is ranked among the world's top 10 Test batsmen, was also dismissed by Surrey all-rounder Curran.\n\nHe was out lbw to one that straightened, walking off without reviewing despite replays showing a thin nick before the ball hit the pad.\n\nSlow left-armer Leach, too, will be pleased with his wicket. While it was gifted by a poor shot, he will know New Zealand is not a country that traditionally favours spin bowling.\n\nNone of the last 101 wickets taken by New Zealand in their home country have fallen to spin - the last one being when England last toured in early 2018.\n\nThe day ended with Archer delivering a hostile spell of short-pitched bowling including hitting Nicholls on the head.\n\nFormer England batsman Mark Ramprakash on Test Match Special: \"Joe Root has had a good day as captain. He's got a real vote of confidence from Ashley Giles (England's director of men's cricket) and they've talked about building a team for the next Ashes series down under.\n\n\"At times in the past you've felt he's been one step behind the game but he's rotated his bowlers really well today.\n\n\"He brought Sam Curran on when it wasn't working with the new ball and he struck early.\n\n\"He got Jack Leach into the attack early and that will give him confidence and make him think he's a wicket-taking option.\"\n\nEngland's Jack Leach: \"The ball from Sam Curran to get Kane Williamson misbehaved and that's a good sign when you've got runs on the board.\n\n\"We would have liked to have got more runs, we were aiming for at least 400. We wanted that big score and we wanted a century in there and that's something we're working hard to do. Hopefully that'll come in the second innings.\"\n\nNew Zealand's Tim Southee: \"It would have been nice to be three down tonight but we've still got batting to come.\n\n\"I thought we bowled well yesterday and we got our rewards for that today. We would have taken 6-112 at the start of the day.\"", "TSB says it has resolved an IT failure which meant wages and other payments were not paid into some of its customers' accounts.\n\nThe bank says it was due to a \"processing error\" and those affected will not be left out of pocket.\n\nBut customers complained about being unable to pay their rent and long call wait times when trying to seek help.\n\nIt comes just days after TSB was criticised over IT failures that hit 1.9 million customers in April 2018.\n\nAn independent report into last year's incident said the bank's board lacked \"common sense\" as it prepared to switch customers on to a new IT system, which the investigation said had not been tested properly before going live.\n\nIt is unclear how many customers were affected by the latest problem and exactly how long the system was down.\n\nTSB said: \"We apologise for any inconvenience this has caused.\"\n\nA number of customers contacted the BBC suggesting the issue went beyond processing of payments, with internet banking and the app down as well.\n\nBob Skinley said: \"I've been trying all morning to get into my internet banking account and can't so looks like they're having a bit of a meltdown yet again.\n\n\"Sounding horribly like the last fiasco.\"\n\nLorna tweeted that her pay had eventually come through.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by Lorna This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nYanique Sharifa told the BBC: \"I started to notice an issue from yesterday morning. I made a wire transaction that was not showing as it usually does right away. Then I get paid every Friday without fail, I've called and checked if payment was issued. That was confirmed but still I see no money in my bank.\n\n\"I been on the phone trying to get through to TSB for over an hour and no answer.\"\n\nThe timing of this latest IT error was bad for customers - some of whom were expecting wages or preparing their finances for the weekend - but it was even worse for TSB.\n\nEarlier this week, nobody at the bank came out with any credit from the independent report by law firm Slaughter and May into last year's meltdown.\n\nIts new chief executive Debbie Crosbie is putting the finishing touches to TSB's new strategy, expected to be announced on Monday.\n\nThe last thing she wanted was an IT problem that reminded people of a difficult recent past when she hopes to talk about the bank's future.\n\nIT glitches are expected in most banks. Regulators call for them to be overcome quickly and without major disruption to customers. Inside the bank, they will be relieved the problems were sorted out quickly this time, but again it has chipped away at its reputation with customers.", "There are 91 Davids standing for election this year, ahead of John and James as the most popular name for wannabe MPs.\n\nYou have to go as far as number 18 on the list before you find a female name - there are 22 Sarahs.\n\nAlthough there are a record number of female candidates this year, it is still just a third of the total.\n\nThe fact that female names are so low on our list isn't just because of gender imbalance, though. Women's names are more diverse than men's in general, so are less likely to be grouped together.\n\nJones and Smith are the most popular surnames, 31 and 30 respectively.\n\nThere are 17 Johnsons, although for the first time this decade none of them are directly related to the prime minister.\n\nBoris Johnson brother Jo was elected in Orpington in 2010 but stood down earlier this year.\n\nThe two biggest Westminster parties, Labour and the Conservatives, have the best coverage in terms of candidates, although neither has a representative in every constituency.\n\nBoth are staying away from Chorley, held by new Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle.\n\nAnd the Conservatives - the full name of which is the Conservative and Unionist Party - are contesting a handful of seats in Northern Ireland where Labour are not.\n\nIt's a tradition that the main parties allow the Speaker to be re-elected unopposed, as he's supposed to be impartial.\n\nSir Lindsay's two opponents in Chorley are the Green Party's James Melling and an independent called Mark Brexit-Smith.\n\nThe latter was going to be the Brexit Party candidate before he was stood down by the national party. He changed his name to get round electoral rules that limit descriptions of independents on ballot papers.\n\nUse our look-up to find who's standing in your area.\n\nNigel Farage has controversially withdrawn his candidates from the 317 seats the Conservatives won in the 2017 election.\n\nUnfortunately for them, that leaves the party unable to compete for a lot of the areas with the highest amount of 2016 Leave voters, like Clacton and Boston & Skegness along the east coast of England.\n\nThey hope to be most effective in Leave-voting Labour-marginals in northern England, like Workington and Bishop Auckland.\n\nThere are some seats won by other parties in 2017 where the Brexit Party isn't standing - typically Remain areas.\n\nA lot of those are in Scotland, like Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson's Dunbartonshire East seat. Labour/Tory marginal Canterbury, in south-east England, is another.\n\nOn the other side of the Brexit divide, a pact between the Lib Dems, the Green Party and Plaid Cymru - the Welsh national party - has meant many of their candidates have stood aside in areas where one of the others is more likely to win.\n\nThe Isle of Wight and Brighton Pavilion are two English seats where the Greens will have no Liberal Democrat opposition, as well as Vale of Glamorgan in south Wales.\n\nThe Lib Dems have been allowed a free run to try to repeat their by-election success in Brecon & Radnorshire, as well as Tory-held Winchester, where three in five voters backed remain in the 2016 referendum.\n\nPlaid Cymru have been allowed to target a few northern Welsh seats where they are particularly strong, including Ynys Mon, which is currently held by Labour.\n\nThere are still some seats where all three are standing, like Ceredigion on the Welsh coast and a few Labour-held constituencies in south Wales.\n\nThe SNP has stood candidates in all 59 seats in Scotland. It performed incredibly well in 2015, winning all but three - one each for Labour, the Conservatives and the Lib Dems.\n\nThey were down to 35 in 2017 but hope that the unpopularity in Scotland of the Labour and Conservative Westminster leaders will allow them to win back some of those seats.\n\nUKIP has substantially fewer candidates this year compared to both 2017 and its high point in the 2015 election.\n\nAfter standing almost everywhere in 2015 and securing 12.6% of the vote (although just one seat), UKIP has scaled down its ambitions.\n\nThe Independent Group for Change has put up three candidates: leader Anna Soubry, Chris Leslie and Mike Gapes.\n\nThey are defending seats won in 2017, but they were won as Conservative and Labour candidates.\n\nThe Yorkshire Party is standing in 28 seats on a platform of devolved power for Yorkshire and the Christian Peoples Alliance has 29 candidates.\n\nNo other party has more than 25 candidates, although the Monster Raving Loony Party is closest with 24, including Boris Johnson's opponent Lord Buckethead, Jeremy Corbyn's rival Nick The Incredible Flying Brick and leader \"Howling Laud\" Hope in Hampshire North East.\n\nThere are also interesting electoral pacts in Northern Irish politics.\n\nThe Alliance Party, the biggest liberal centrist party in Northern Ireland, is only party to be contesting every seat in the country.\n\nAlliance performed well at the European elections in May, coming third behind the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and Sinn Fein and winning their first ever MEP in the process.\n\nSinn Féin, the biggest republican party in Northern Ireland, has stood down from three seats it would usually contest - Belfast East, Belfast South and North Down - to make way for its fellow remain-supporting parties, Alliance and the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP).\n\nThe DUP, whose 10 seats won in 2017 allowed it to form a \"confidence and supply\" arrangement to prop up Theresa May's Conservative government, has stood down for a fellow unionist party, the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), in Fermanagh & South Tyrone.\n\nThe UUP has repaid the courtesy in Belfast West and Belfast North - the seat of DUP Westminster leader Nigel Dodds.", "Why Are The Police Putting Down Their Guns?\n\nHundreds of firearms officers hand in their permits to carry weapons.", "Labour's manifesto includes a pledge to be building 100,000 council houses and at least 50,000 affordable homes through housing associations a year by the end of the Parliament.\n\nHousing is devolved, so the party is talking about England only.\n\nThis is a properly large number of homes to be building. To put it into context, a combination of council housing, housing associations and the private sector has managed to produce more than 150,000 dwellings in total for only two of the past 10 years.\n\nThe last year in which more than 100,000 council houses were built in England was 1977.\n\nAnd since the early 1990s, only a very few years have seen more than one or two thousand council houses built.\n\nBut while local authorities tend not to be as involved in building houses as they once were, there are also homes not built by councils but still for social rent, of which 6,287 were built in 2018-19.\n\nLabour, however, has been clear in its manifesto it is talking about homes \"built by councils for social rent\".\n\nAnd it defines social rent as being about half the cost of market rates.\n\nPerhaps the biggest challenge would be finding people to build these houses.\n\nThe construction sector has been complaining about skills shortages for several years, so even diverting all the workers currently building homes for the private sector would not necessarily be enough.\n\nShadow education secretary Angela Rayner told BBC News the key would be better training.\n\n\"We can get people into these courses and get people on the ground being able to do the work,\" she said.\n\nAsked about who these people might be given unemployment is at relatively low levels (1.3 million in the most recent figures), she said many of those on zero-hours contracts or having to work several jobs would prefer to be retrained.\n\nIn 2017-18, there were 69,897 enrolments in further education courses in construction, planning and the built environment, while 44,570 people took part in apprenticeships in that area.\n\nLabour is separately committed to creating one million \"green\" jobs, of which just under half would be used to transform existing homes, so a lot of workers would need to be retrained into these sorts of roles.\n\nAnd on top of that, Labour is also committed to a big programme of infrastructure investment, covering things such as schools, hospitals and care homes, which would also require workers with construction skills.\n\nIt's not just bricklayers, plasterers, carpenters, electricians and plumbers who would be needed - councils not currently geared up to large-scale housebuilding would also need to employ extra staff, as well as expanding their planning departments.\n\nSome of the people with these skills could be attracted from overseas but any sort of Brexit that did not keep the UK as part of the single market would probably make it harder for employers to hire workers from the rest of Europe.\n\nLabour has, however, given itself five years to be building 100,000 council houses and 50,000 housing association homes a year, which means there would be time to create the courses and get people trained to do the work, as well as preparing local authorities for the task.\n\nThere are also questions about whether enough land could be found to build all these new properties on but if the government was sufficiently committed to the programme (and had a big enough majority) it could change the planning rules.\n\nThere is not a specific costing for the housebuilding programme - it is part of Labour's £150bn Social Transformation Fund.\n\nSo, there are significant challenges but if a Labour government spent the billions of pounds necessary to train workers, offered high enough wages to attract people to retrain and took the time and effort to push through the structural changes needed in local authorities and the planning system, this housebuilding target would not be impossible.", "* No rises in income tax or National Insurance rates * Raise the threshold at which individuals pay National Insurance to £9,500 in the first Budget and, later, to £12,500 * Raise the national living wage to £10.50 an hour by 2024 for those over the age of 21 * Keep the triple lock, the winter fuel payment, the older person’s bus pass and other pensioner benefits * Continue the roll-out of universal credit system\n\n* Introduce a \"real living wage\" of £10 an hour in 2020 for all workers over the age of 16 * Scrap universal credit, the \"bedroom tax\" and the two-child benefits limit, and increase the Carer’s Allowance for unpaid full-time carers * Scrap the rise in the state pension age, leaving it at 66, and compensate women hit by the decision to accelerate the timetable for raising the age * Increase statutory maternity pay from nine to 12 months, double paternity leave from two weeks to four and increase statutory paternity pay * Move to a 32-hour average working week within the next decade, with no loss of pay\n\n* Increase work allowances under universal credit enabling people to work for longer before benefits are cut and introduce a second earner work allowance * Reduce the wait for the first benefits payment from five weeks to five days * Scrap the two-child limit on family benefits, the \"bedroom tax\" and the overall benefits cap * Scrap the Work Capability Assessment and reinstate the Independent Living Fund * Right to request a fixed-hours contract after 12 months for zero-hours and agency workers\n\n* Rights for workers to be notified of their shifts one month in advance * The right to bereavement leave following a death in the immediate family * Lower cap on pension fund management fees * Tax breaks for companies that offer longer-term secure career contracts to staff\n\n* £86.2bn a year for a universal basic income, replacing the tax and benefits system, to be paid for by a carbon tax * Increase the living wage to £12 and extend it to workers aged between 16 and 21 * Merge income tax, National Insurance, capital gains tax, inheritance tax and dividend tax into a single consolidated income tax * Replace council tax and business rates with a land value tax * 40% quota for women on major company boards\n\n* 12-month review of universal credit and bring in reforms within two years * Review the decision to accelerate the timetable for raising women's state pension age, affecting women born in the 1950s\n\n* End the Work Capability Assessment and replace it with a system using qualified medical practitioners * Scrap the \"bedroom tax\" * No benefits paid to foreign nationals resident in the UK until they have paid tax for five years * Minimise the use of zero-hour contracts\n\n* £35 a week payment for every child in a low-income family * Tax credit of up to £25 a week for tenants in the private sector who spend more than 30% of their income on rent and utility bills * Powers over social security devolved to Wales * Abolish the \"bedroom tax\" * Universal free childcare for 40 hours a week\n\n* Demand UK government halts the rollout of Universal Credit until \"fundamental flaws\" are addressed * Oppose and increase to the state pension age and campaign against decision to accelerate the timetable for raising women's pension age, affecting women born in the 1950s * Press for the statutory living wage to rise to at least the level of the real living wage * Increase shared parental leave from 52 to 64 weeks, with the additional 12 weeks to be the minimum taken by the father * Make the minimum wage for 16 to 24-year-olds the same as for over 25s, and ban unpaid trial shifts\n\n* Stronger regulation of the gig economy, and oppose deregulation of employment rights * Stronger focus on careers advice * Support a fairer UK-wide welfare system and revised package of welfare mitigations for NI * Scrap the \"bedroom tax\" * Overhaul bereavement benefits\n\n* Personal tax allowance should rise in line with inflation each year * Raise the national living wage to £10.50 by the end of the parliamentary term * End the freeze on benefits by increasing them in line with inflation * Restore free television licences for over-75s but in the longer term abolish the licence fee entirely * Retain the pensions triple lock and retain winter fuel payments\n\n* Abolish zero-hours contracts * Introduce a real living wage * Establish a new \"welfare mitigation package\" that protects the most vulnerable\n\n* Increase childcare provision from 12.5 hours per week to 20 hours per week, potentially increasing to 30 hours once new budget is agreed * Regulation of zero-hours contracts * Introduce a \"true living wage\" to reflect rising costs of living * Scrap universal credit, the bedroom tax and the two-child limit * End the freeze on benefits\n\n* Extend mitigation measures on key issues such as the bedroom tax, which are due to expire in March * Restore TV licenses for over-75s and retain the triple-lock protection for pensions * Create and implement a new childcare strategy\n\n* No rises in income tax or National Insurance rates * Raise the threshold at which individuals pay National Insurance to £9,500 in the first Budget and, later, to £12,500 * Raise the national living wage to £10.50 an hour by 2024 for those over the age of 21 * Keep the triple lock, the winter fuel payment and other pensioner benefits * Continue the roll-out of universal credit system\n\n* Increase the number of employers paying a living wage in Wales and introduce a \"real living wage\" of £10 an hour in 2020 for all workers over the age of 16 * Scrap universal credit, the \"bedroom tax\" and the two-child benefits limit, and increase the Carer’s Allowance for unpaid full-time carers * Scrap the rise in the state pension age, leaving it at 66, and compensate women hit by the decision to accelerate the timetable for raising the age * Increase statutory maternity pay from nine to 12 months, double paternity leave from two weeks to four and increase statutory paternity pay * Move to a 32-hour average working week within the next decade, with no loss of pay\n\n* Increase work allowances under universal credit enabling people to work for longer before benefits are cut and introduce a second earner work allowance * Reduce the wait for the first benefits payment from five weeks to five days * Scrap the two-child limit on family benefits, the \"bedroom tax\" and the overall benefits cap * Scrap the Work Capability Assessment and reinstate the Independent Living Fund * Right to request a fixed-hours contract after 12 months for zero-hours and agency workers\n\n* £86.2bn a year for a universal basic income, replacing the tax and benefits system, to be paid for by a carbon tax * Increase the living wage to £12 and extend it to workers aged between 16 and 21 * Merge income tax, National Insurance, capital gains tax, inheritance tax and dividend tax into a single consolidated income tax * Replace council tax and business rates with a land value tax * 40% quota for women on major company boards\n\n* 12-month review of universal credit and bring in reforms within two years * Review the decision to accelerate the timetable for raising women's state pension age, affecting women born in the 1950s\n\n* Raise the threshold at which individuals pay National Insurance to £9,500 in the first Budget and, later, to £12,500 * Raise the national living wage to £10.50 an hour by 2024 for those over the age of 21 * Keep the triple lock, the winter fuel payment and other pensioner benefits * Continue the roll-out of universal credit system * New \"collective\" workplace pension schemes and new controls on transferring pensions and a review of state pension inequality for Waspi women\n\n* Introduce a real living wage of £10 an hour in 2020 for all workers over the age of 16, giving about 700,000 Scottish workers a pay rise * Scrap universal credit and increase child benefit * Scrap the rise in the state pension age, leaving it at 66 and compensate women hit by the decision to accelerate the timetable for raising the age * Move to a 32-hour average working week within the next decade, with no loss of pay * Increase statutory maternity pay from nine to 12 months, double paternity leave from two weeks to four and increase statutory paternity pay\n\n* Reverse cuts to universal credit * Reduce the wait for the first benefits payment * Introduce universal access to basic services * Increase provision of free meals for children, with a particular focus on breakfast * Increase access to free sanitary products\n\n* 12-month review of universal credit and bring in reforms within two years * Review the decision to accelerate the timetable for raising women's state pension age, affecting women born in the 1950s\n\n* Abolish zero-hours contracts, close the gender pay gap, and ensure that everyone is paid a \"real living wage\" * Bring in a universal basic income * Remove differential rates of minimum wage for under-25s and introduce a living wage for everyone * Scrap universal credit * Support for the Waspi women (Women Against State Pension Inequality)\n\n* Scrap welfare reforms include PIP, Universal Credit and the bedroom tax * Develop a state-owned National Childcare Agency * Repeal all anti-trade union laws * Ban zero hours contracts and implement a real living wage\n\n* 40% of board members in public companies and public sector boards to be women * Worker representation to be established on the boards of larger companies * Ban “zero-hours” contracts * Increase child benefit", "One of the Chagos Islands - Diego Garcia - is home to a US military base\n\nThe UK has been called an illegal colonial occupier by Mauritius after it ignored a deadline to return control of an overseas territory to the island nation.\n\nThe UN had given the UK six months to give up control of the Chagos Islands - but that period has now passed.\n\nMauritius says it was forced to trade the small archipelago in the Indian Ocean in 1965 for independence.\n\nThe UK says it does not recognise Mauritius' claim to sovereignty.\n\nBritain's Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) insists it has every right to hold onto the islands - one of which, Diego Garcia, is home to a US military airbase.\n\n\"The UK has no doubt as to our sovereignty over the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT), which has been under continuous British sovereignty since 1814,\" it said in a statement.\n\n\"Mauritius has never held sovereignty over the BIOT and the UK does not recognise its claim.\"\n\nBut Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn said it was important to return the islands \"as a symbol of the way in which we wish to behave in international law\".\n\nHe added: \"I am looking forward to being in government to right one of the wrongs of history.\"\n\nThe Chagos Archipelago was separated from Mauritius in 1965, when Mauritius was still a British colony. Britain purchased it for £3m - creating the BIOT.\n\nMauritius claims it was forced to give it up in exchange for independence, which it gained in 1968.\n\nIn May, the UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly in favour of the Chagos Islands being returned - with 116 states backing the move and only six against.\n\nThe UN said that the decolonisation of Mauritius \"was not conducted in a manner consistent with the right to self-determination\" and that therefore the \"continued administration... constitutes a wrongful act\".\n\nThe UN resolution came only three months after the UN's high court advised the UK should leave the islands \"as rapidly as possible\".\n\nAs the six-month period came to a close, Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth said the UK was now an illegal colonial occupier.\n\nOver the decades Mauritius has staked its claim, and finally - particularly after the Brexit vote - Britain's traditional allies in the international community have started to desert Britain, to abstain or to vote against it at the UN.\n\nAnd the UN is now taking pretty significant steps to say: \"Britain you are behaving appallingly, this is still colonialism - give it back.\"\n\nBritain has ignored those calls - so what might any repercussions look like?\n\nSanctions would be slow, incremental and largely institutional - in the sense that Britain is going to find itself squeezed at institutions that it has traditionally seen as very important.\n\nBritain no longer has a judge on 14-seat International Court of Justice in The Hague, and it's going to start to see UN maps reflecting the legal fact that the UN sees this islands as belonging to Mauritius.\n\nThe deadline is not binding, so no sanctions or immediate punishment will follow - but that could change.\n\nAt the time of the UN resolution, the FCO said the UK did not recognise Mauritius' claim to sovereignty, but would stand by an earlier commitment to hand over control of the islands to Mauritius when they were no longer needed for defence purposes.\n\nBetween 1968 and 1974, Britain forcibly removed thousands of Chagossians from their homelands and sent them more than 1,000 miles away to Mauritius and the Seychelles, where they faced extreme poverty and discrimination.\n\nMany moved to the UK in the hope of a better life.\n\nBritain then invited the US to build a military base on Diego Garcia.\n\nUS planes have been sent from the base to bomb Afghanistan and Iraq. The facility was also reportedly used as a \"black site\" by the CIA to interrogate terrorism suspects. In 2016, the lease for the base was extended until 2036.\n\nThe UK has repeatedly apologised for the forced evictions, which Mr Jugnauth has said were akin to a crime against humanity.\n\nIn 2002, the British Overseas Territories (BOTs) Act granted British citizenship to resettled Chagossians born between 1969 and 1982. But the 13-year window has left some families divided.", "One in three young people has not registered to vote, according to the Electoral Commission.\n\nYouth worker Jerahl Hall, from Stoke-on-Trent, is trying to persuade young people in his home city to vote in the general election.\n\nThe 27-year-old works at the city's YMCA. He has spent the past few years trying to educate people about why they should take part in the democratic process.\n\nThe deadline to register to vote is 26 November.\n\n·Stories from We Are Stoke-on-Trent", "US Attorney General William Barr has called the death of paedophile Jeffrey Epstein \"a perfect storm of screw-ups\".\n\nIn an interview with AP News, Mr Barr said the jailhouse suicide, which came as Epstein awaited trial, was due to a \"series\" of mistakes.\n\nHis comments come after two guards who were responsible for Epstein were charged with falsifying prison records.\n\nLawyers for Epstein's victims are urging Prince Andrew, a longtime friend of Epstein, to speak to US police.\n\nThe US attorney general said he had personally reviewed CCTV footage that confirmed nobody entered the area where Epstein was detained on the night he died.\n\n\"I can understand people who immediately, whose minds went to sort of the worst-case scenario because it was a perfect storm of screw-ups,\" Mr Barr said in an interview as he flew to the US state of Montana for an event on Thursday.\n\nEpstein, a wealthy financier who partied with the rich and famous, died in Manhattan's Metropolitan Correctional Center while awaiting trial on charges of sexually abusing girls as young as 14.\n\nEarlier this week, two guards tasked with watching over Epstein's jail unit were charged with sleeping and browsing the internet during their shift as Epstein died.\n\nOfficers Tova Noel and Michael Thomas were supposed to check on Epstein every 30 minutes. According to an indictment, the guards had not done their 03:00 or 05:00 checks.\n\nEpstein was placed on suicide watch after he was found on 23 July on his cell floor with bruises on his neck.\n\nHe was taken off suicide watch about a week before his death, though kept on a heightened watch that required him to have a cellmate.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nBut his cellmate was transferred on 9 August to another prison a day before Epstein's death, which a medical examiner ruled to be suicide by hanging.\n\nMr Barr, who leads the US Department of Justice, said: \"I think it was important to have a roommate in there with him and we're looking into why that wasn't done, and I think every indication is that was a screw-up.\n\n\"The systems to assure that was done were not followed.\"\n\nHe added that New York prosecutors who are continuing to investigate Epstein's crimes \"say there is good progress being made\" in the case.\n\n\"And I'm hopeful in a relatively short time there will be tangible results,\" he continued.\n\nExecutors of Epstein's estimated $577m (£450m) estate are seeking a judge's approval to create a fund to settle claims by his victims in civil cases.\n\nJeffrey Epstein was charged with sexually abusing dozens of girls\n\nMeanwhile, victims of Epstein are calling for Prince Andrew, a former friend of Epstein, to submit to an FBI interview.\n\nThe Duke of York announced on Wednesday he was stepping back from royal duties amid the fallout from his recent BBC Newsnight interview.\n\nOne of Epstein's accusers, Virginia Giuffre, has claimed she was forced to have sex with the duke three times.\n\nPrince Andrew & the Epstein Scandal: The Newsnight Interview was shown on BBC Two on 16 November 2019 and can be seen on BBC iPlayer in the UK. The full interview can also be seen on YouTube.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Jeane Freeman explains why health board is in \"special measures\"\n\nGlasgow's health board has been placed in \"special measures\" following the deaths of two children at the city's largest hospital.\n\nHealth Secretary Jeane Freeman said NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde would be escalated to stage four of the NHS Board Performance Escalation Framework.\n\nThis means an oversight board will be put in place, chaired by chief nursing officer Prof Fiona McQueen.\n\nMs Freeman said there were issues over infection prevention and control.\n\nThe move was welcomed by opposition MSPs who had been calling for the government to take greater control of the board.\n\nEarlier this week Ms Freeman apologised to the parents of two patients who died in 2017 in the Royal Hospital for Children (RHC), which is part of the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) campus.\n\nIn a letter to the Scottish Parliament's health and sport committee on Friday, she said there were \"ongoing issues\" over infection prevention, management and control at the hospitals.\n\n\"I have concluded that further action is necessary to support the board to ensure appropriate governance is in place to increase public confidence in these matters and therefore that for this specific issue the board will be escalated to stage four of our performance framework,\" she said.\n\nA stage four ranking means there are \"significant risks to delivery, quality, financial performance or safety\" and that senior level external support is required.\n\nIn her letter, Ms Freeman said the escalation would \"ensure appropriate governance is in place to increase public confidence and strengthen current approaches that are in place to mitigate avoidable harms\".\n\nThere will be specific support for infection prevention and control, communications and engagement.\n\nWhen asked whether she had lost confidence in the health board, Ms Freeman told BBC Scotland it was \"performing well\" in a number of areas.\n\nShe said: \"In their clinical performance they provide excellent quality of care to patients across their area.\n\n\"But in this particular area of infection prevention and control and how they manage that, how they have governance around that, how they collect and use the data and in their engagement with patients and families - and by that I mean giving people the answers to their questions - there is significant room for improvement.\"\n\nScottish Labour MSP Anas Sarwar said the health secretary had taken the right course of action.\n\n\"The Glasgow health board is not fit for purpose, and this is a necessary step following the unforgiveable failings of senior management,\" he said.\n\n\"The focus now must be to tell parents, patients and the public the truth about infections at the hospital.\n\n\"I pay tribute to the brave whistleblowers who came forward to shine a light on the catastrophic failings in the hope that nothing like this can ever happen again.\"\n\nThe Queen Elizabeth University Hospital and the Royal Hospital for Children share a campus in the south of Glasgow\n\nThe health board and Ms Freeman have both apologised to the parents of two children who died at the hospital.\n\nThree-year-old Mason Djemat, who was being treated for a rare genetic disease, died on 9 August 2017. Milly Main, 10, died three weeks later while recovering from leukaemia treatment.\n\nBoth children were treated on a ward affected by water contamination at the Royal Hospital for Children.\n\nTheir deaths emerged after Mr Sarwar was contacted by a whistleblower.\n\nIt also emerged on Friday that the NHS board has written to parents confirming that one of the wards affected will reopen for general admissions.\n\nIt explained there was \"no evidence to support the continued restriction of new admissions\" in the ward, and that new parent and staff facilities would be provided.", "A group of orphaned British children caught up in the war in Syria have returned to the UK.\n\nThe children, who are all from one family, are the first to be repatriated from the area of Syria once controlled by the Islamic State (IS) group.\n\nThe Foreign Office was asked by the High Court to help them return.\n\nThe court heard they arrived in London on Friday and were in good spirits, having met with members of their family who they had breakfast with.\n\nThey were brought back to the UK at the request of relatives after they were made wards of court - meaning they were placed under supervision and protection of the High Court.\n\nThe judge said it had been a complex and difficult operation.\n\nMr Justice Keehan said the children had now gone to their family homes where they appeared settled and as happy as possible in difficult circumstances.\n\nTheir return comes after pressure on the government - and with calls from aid agencies for all British children who survived the fall of IS to be returned to the UK.\n\nOn Thursday, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said the \"innocent\" children should \"never have been subjected to the horrors of war\".\n\nMr Raab added: \"We have facilitated their return home because it was the right thing to do.\n\n\"Now they must be allowed the privacy and given the support to return to a normal life.\"\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Is this the end for Islamic State?\n\nThe fate of foreign IS fighters and other foreigners caught up in the conflict has been a key issue since the defeat of the extremist group was declared in March 2019.\n\nIS once controlled 88,000 sq km (34,000 sq miles) of territory stretching from western Syria to eastern Iraq.\n\nThe UK had been reluctant to take back citizens from the area.\n\nOther countries including France, Denmark, Norway and Kazakhstan have brought children home.\n\nThe United Nations has said countries should take responsibility for their own citizens unless they are to be prosecuted in Syria in accordance with international standards.\n\nSave The Children said the repatriation was a \"triumph of compassion in the face of cruelty,\" and that it would allow the youngsters to live full, happy lives.\n\nBut Alison Griffin, head of humanitarian campaigns at the children's charity, said more work was needed.\n\nShe added: \"There are still as many as 60 British children that remain stranded in appalling conditions and Syria's harsh winter will soon begin to bite.\n\n\"All are as innocent as those rescued today and our very real fear is that they won't all survive to see the spring.\n\n\"They must all be brought home before it is too late.\"", "Barbara Taylor Bradford said period TV dramas since A Woman of Substance were \"junk\"\n\nBarbara Taylor Bradford's blockbuster A Woman of Substance sold millions of copies and became a mini-series that is still Channel 4's most-watched show.\n\nNow, the author is writing a new novel that revisits the story - but from a different point of view.\n\nThe 1979 original followed Emma Harte from Yorkshire maid to business giant.\n\nThe new book will return to the young Emma's era, but telling the story of her friend Blackie O'Neill - played by a young Liam Neeson in the TV version.\n\nJenny Seagrove as young Emma and Liam Neeson as Blackie in the 1985 TV version\n\n\"I'm in the in the process of creating a life for Blackie which we never saw in A Woman of Substance,\" she told BBC News.\n\nThe 86-year-old author was inspired to write Blackie and Emma while at her husband Robert's bedside in hospital. She had been due to write a third instalment in her House of Falconer saga instead, but was unable to do the required research.\n\nRobert, a film producer, died in July. \"I was sitting there, my mind wandering and knowing what was going to happen, and trying to think, what can I write that will be… no book is easy, but what would be easier than having to do a load of research? And I suddenly thought of Blackie.\n\n\"My editor said that was Bob's gift to me. He made me think of Blackie as a book.\"\n\nPart of the new novel acts as a prequel to A Woman of Substance, following Blackie from 13-year-old orphan in Ireland until he meets Emma Harte on a Yorkshire moor. The story then runs in parallel to the original, following Blackie's fortunes rather than Emma's.\n\nDeborah Kerr as an older Emma at the head of the table\n\n\"Where does he go? What does he do? Is he really a good man? Has he any troubles? Has he had other women? It's really Blackie's book,\" the Yorkshire-born writer said.\n\nA Woman of Substance has sold 30 million copies, according to Bradford's official biography, and spawned six sequels. The original mini-series was watched by almost 14 million people on Channel 4 in 1985 and was nominated for two Emmys.\n\n\"I think it was ahead of its time in every way,\" the author said. \"There's been no TV series made since that's had any plot or drama. It's all junk when it comes to those sorts of 'big house' stories.\n\n\"A Woman of Substance was very much a big hit with Channel 4. It took all the ratings and it's a story that's got everything in it. It's got love, it's got drama, it's got death, it's got success, it's got tragedy.\"\n\nTaylor Bradford said she doesn't watch much TV, and when she does she prefers factual programmes.\n\n\"I have watched some of Downton,\" she said. \"It's very pretty. But I'm more for a documentary or news.\"\n\nThe second book in her House of Falconer series, In the Lion's Den, is published on 28 November.\n\nFollow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nA jury has been shown CCTV of a man accused of murdering a British backpacker pushing a suitcase said to contain her body.\n\nGrace Millane, of Wickford, Essex, died on the night before her 22nd birthday while travelling in New Zealand.\n\nThe suspect, who cannot be named for legal reasons, denies murder.\n\nHe had been on a date with Ms Millane the day before he left his Auckland hotel with two suitcases. Prosecutors claim Ms Millane was in one of them.\n\nThe court heard the suitcase was then buried in woodland outside the city.\n\nProsecutors allege the suspect strangled Ms Millane before disposing of her body.\n\nBut the defendant claims the University of Lincoln graduate died on 1 December after they engaged in consensual rough sex.\n\nGrace Millane died on the night before her 22nd birthday while travelling in New Zealand\n\nThe footage showed the man buying a suitcase, shovel and cleaning products as well as hiring a car in the days after Ms Millane's death.\n\nIn his police interview the man told officers he had been in a drunken stupor until 09:00 or 10:00 on 2 December - however the CCTV showed him buying a suitcase at 08:14.\n\nHe told police officers they could have the bag which was \"still in my room\" and had not been used.\n\nHowever, footage also showed him buying a second grey suitcase.\n\nThe court was shown footage of the defendant buying a shovel\n\nAuckland High Court also heard from a woman who went on a Tinder date with the 27-year-old defendant the day after Ms Millane's death.\n\nShe said: \"He said he had heard of a guy who had asked his girlfriend to have rough sex with him, strangulation and asphyxiation.\n\n\"He has tried to revive her but she died and he got sent down for manslaughter.\"\n\nGrace Millane was found buried in the Waitakere Ranges, near Auckland\n\nShe said he had been \"intense\" while talking about it and empathetic with the man in the story.\n\nHe also discussed how his police officer friends had been struggling due to the number of bodies being buried in Waitakere Ranges, the area where Ms Millane's body was discovered.\n\nAfter Ms Millane's death the man washed the rental car and left the shovel at the car wash and was also seen putting items, the crown says her personal effects, in a bin in an Auckland park, the jury was shown.", "* No rises in income tax or National Insurance rates * Raise the threshold at which individuals pay National Insurance to £9,500 in the first Budget and, later, to £12,500 * Raise the national living wage to £10.50 an hour by 2024 for those over the age of 21 * Keep the triple lock, the winter fuel payment, the older person’s bus pass and other pensioner benefits * Continue the roll-out of universal credit system\n\n* Introduce a \"real living wage\" of £10 an hour in 2020 for all workers over the age of 16 * Scrap universal credit, the \"bedroom tax\" and the two-child benefits limit, and increase the Carer’s Allowance for unpaid full-time carers * Scrap the rise in the state pension age, leaving it at 66, and compensate women hit by the decision to accelerate the timetable for raising the age * Increase statutory maternity pay from nine to 12 months, double paternity leave from two weeks to four and increase statutory paternity pay * Move to a 32-hour average working week within the next decade, with no loss of pay\n\n* Increase work allowances under universal credit enabling people to work for longer before benefits are cut and introduce a second earner work allowance * Reduce the wait for the first benefits payment from five weeks to five days * Scrap the two-child limit on family benefits, the \"bedroom tax\" and the overall benefits cap * Scrap the Work Capability Assessment and reinstate the Independent Living Fund * Right to request a fixed-hours contract after 12 months for zero-hours and agency workers\n\n* Rights for workers to be notified of their shifts one month in advance * The right to bereavement leave following a death in the immediate family * Lower cap on pension fund management fees * Tax breaks for companies that offer longer-term secure career contracts to staff\n\n* £86.2bn a year for a universal basic income, replacing the tax and benefits system, to be paid for by a carbon tax * Increase the living wage to £12 and extend it to workers aged between 16 and 21 * Merge income tax, National Insurance, capital gains tax, inheritance tax and dividend tax into a single consolidated income tax * Replace council tax and business rates with a land value tax * 40% quota for women on major company boards\n\n* 12-month review of universal credit and bring in reforms within two years * Review the decision to accelerate the timetable for raising women's state pension age, affecting women born in the 1950s\n\n* End the Work Capability Assessment and replace it with a system using qualified medical practitioners * Scrap the \"bedroom tax\" * No benefits paid to foreign nationals resident in the UK until they have paid tax for five years * Minimise the use of zero-hour contracts\n\n* £35 a week payment for every child in a low-income family * Tax credit of up to £25 a week for tenants in the private sector who spend more than 30% of their income on rent and utility bills * Powers over social security devolved to Wales * Abolish the \"bedroom tax\" * Universal free childcare for 40 hours a week\n\n* Demand UK government halts the rollout of Universal Credit until \"fundamental flaws\" are addressed * Oppose and increase to the state pension age and campaign against decision to accelerate the timetable for raising women's pension age, affecting women born in the 1950s * Press for the statutory living wage to rise to at least the level of the real living wage * Increase shared parental leave from 52 to 64 weeks, with the additional 12 weeks to be the minimum taken by the father * Make the minimum wage for 16 to 24-year-olds the same as for over 25s, and ban unpaid trial shifts\n\n* Stronger regulation of the gig economy, and oppose deregulation of employment rights * Stronger focus on careers advice * Support a fairer UK-wide welfare system and revised package of welfare mitigations for NI * Scrap the \"bedroom tax\" * Overhaul bereavement benefits\n\n* Personal tax allowance should rise in line with inflation each year * Raise the national living wage to £10.50 by the end of the parliamentary term * End the freeze on benefits by increasing them in line with inflation * Restore free television licences for over-75s but in the longer term abolish the licence fee entirely * Retain the pensions triple lock and retain winter fuel payments\n\n* Abolish zero-hours contracts * Introduce a real living wage * Establish a new \"welfare mitigation package\" that protects the most vulnerable\n\n* Increase childcare provision from 12.5 hours per week to 20 hours per week, potentially increasing to 30 hours once new budget is agreed * Regulation of zero-hours contracts * Introduce a \"true living wage\" to reflect rising costs of living * Scrap universal credit, the bedroom tax and the two-child limit * End the freeze on benefits\n\n* Extend mitigation measures on key issues such as the bedroom tax, which are due to expire in March * Restore TV licenses for over-75s and retain the triple-lock protection for pensions * Create and implement a new childcare strategy\n\n* No rises in income tax or National Insurance rates * Raise the threshold at which individuals pay National Insurance to £9,500 in the first Budget and, later, to £12,500 * Raise the national living wage to £10.50 an hour by 2024 for those over the age of 21 * Keep the triple lock, the winter fuel payment and other pensioner benefits * Continue the roll-out of universal credit system\n\n* Increase the number of employers paying a living wage in Wales and introduce a \"real living wage\" of £10 an hour in 2020 for all workers over the age of 16 * Scrap universal credit, the \"bedroom tax\" and the two-child benefits limit, and increase the Carer’s Allowance for unpaid full-time carers * Scrap the rise in the state pension age, leaving it at 66, and compensate women hit by the decision to accelerate the timetable for raising the age * Increase statutory maternity pay from nine to 12 months, double paternity leave from two weeks to four and increase statutory paternity pay * Move to a 32-hour average working week within the next decade, with no loss of pay\n\n* Increase work allowances under universal credit enabling people to work for longer before benefits are cut and introduce a second earner work allowance * Reduce the wait for the first benefits payment from five weeks to five days * Scrap the two-child limit on family benefits, the \"bedroom tax\" and the overall benefits cap * Scrap the Work Capability Assessment and reinstate the Independent Living Fund * Right to request a fixed-hours contract after 12 months for zero-hours and agency workers\n\n* £86.2bn a year for a universal basic income, replacing the tax and benefits system, to be paid for by a carbon tax * Increase the living wage to £12 and extend it to workers aged between 16 and 21 * Merge income tax, National Insurance, capital gains tax, inheritance tax and dividend tax into a single consolidated income tax * Replace council tax and business rates with a land value tax * 40% quota for women on major company boards\n\n* 12-month review of universal credit and bring in reforms within two years * Review the decision to accelerate the timetable for raising women's state pension age, affecting women born in the 1950s\n\n* Raise the threshold at which individuals pay National Insurance to £9,500 in the first Budget and, later, to £12,500 * Raise the national living wage to £10.50 an hour by 2024 for those over the age of 21 * Keep the triple lock, the winter fuel payment and other pensioner benefits * Continue the roll-out of universal credit system * New \"collective\" workplace pension schemes and new controls on transferring pensions and a review of state pension inequality for Waspi women\n\n* Introduce a real living wage of £10 an hour in 2020 for all workers over the age of 16, giving about 700,000 Scottish workers a pay rise * Scrap universal credit and increase child benefit * Scrap the rise in the state pension age, leaving it at 66 and compensate women hit by the decision to accelerate the timetable for raising the age * Move to a 32-hour average working week within the next decade, with no loss of pay * Increase statutory maternity pay from nine to 12 months, double paternity leave from two weeks to four and increase statutory paternity pay\n\n* Reverse cuts to universal credit * Reduce the wait for the first benefits payment * Introduce universal access to basic services * Increase provision of free meals for children, with a particular focus on breakfast * Increase access to free sanitary products\n\n* 12-month review of universal credit and bring in reforms within two years * Review the decision to accelerate the timetable for raising women's state pension age, affecting women born in the 1950s\n\n* Abolish zero-hours contracts, close the gender pay gap, and ensure that everyone is paid a \"real living wage\" * Bring in a universal basic income * Remove differential rates of minimum wage for under-25s and introduce a living wage for everyone * Scrap universal credit * Support for the Waspi women (Women Against State Pension Inequality)\n\n* Scrap welfare reforms include PIP, Universal Credit and the bedroom tax * Develop a state-owned National Childcare Agency * Repeal all anti-trade union laws * Ban zero hours contracts and implement a real living wage\n\n* 40% of board members in public companies and public sector boards to be women * Worker representation to be established on the boards of larger companies * Ban “zero-hours” contracts * Increase child benefit", "SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon has been challenged about whether she would back a confirmatory vote on any Scottish independence deal.\n\nShe made the comments while taking part in a BBC Question Time Leaders' Special.", "A number of orphaned British children caught up in the war in Syria are to be brought home to the UK, the foreign secretary has said.\n\nThey will be the first UK citizens to be repatriated from the area of north-eastern Syria formerly controlled by the Islamic State (IS) group.\n\nThe \"innocent\" children should \"never have been subjected to the horrors of war\", Dominic Raab said.\n\nCharities have urged the government to bring every British child back home.\n\nThose who are returning are expected to arrive in the UK in the coming days.\n\nFor security reasons, further details of their repatriation cannot be given.\n\nIn a statement, Mr Raab said: \"We have facilitated their return home, because it was the right thing to do.\n\n\"Now they must be allowed the privacy and given the support to return to a normal life.\"\n\nBBC Middle East Correspondent Quentin Sommerville said the orphaned children were handed over to a delegation from the Foreign Office and had left Syria, with diplomats saying they were doing \"very well\".\n\nIS once controlled 88,000 sq km (34,000 sq miles) of territory stretching from western Syria to eastern Iraq.\n\nThe fate of foreign IS fighters and other foreigners caught up in the conflict has been a key issue since the defeat of the extremist group was declared in March 2019.\n\nThe UK had been reluctant to take back citizens from the area.\n\nOther countries including France, Denmark, Norway and Kazakhstan have brought children home.\n\nThe United Nations has said countries should take responsibility for their own citizens unless they are to be prosecuted in Syria in accordance with international standards.\n\nSave The Children - which runs services from two centres in northern Syria - welcomed the repatriation of the orphaned children but called on the government to do more.\n\nThe charity estimates there are up to 60 British children still in Syrian camps, the majority of which are with their mothers.\n\nOrla Minogue, a humanitarian adviser at the charity, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that the children are facing \"absolutely dire\" conditions, including overcrowding, a shortage of clean water and limited medical care.\n\n\"Those children are just as innocent as those others,\" she said.\n\nAnd she urged the government to act quickly, warning of a \"brief time window\" to getting them out safely.\n\n\"All of these children need to be repatriated now - especially as we head into winter conditions - these camps are not set up for this kind of harsh weather we might see in Syria.\"\n\nHuman Rights Watch has described government-facilitated repatriations of foreign nationals as \"piecemeal.\"\n\nIt says more than 1,200 foreign nationals have been repatriated from both Syria and Iraq to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Russia, Kosovo, and Turkey.\n\nAlison Griffin, head of humanitarian campaigns at Save The Children, said the UK government \"is transforming the lives of these innocent children who have been through terrible things that are far beyond their control\".\n\nShe added: \"They will now have the precious chance to recover, have happy childhoods and live full lives. We should be proud of everyone who has worked to make this happen.\n\n\"Every child saved is a triumph of compassion in the face of cruelty. We fervently hope this is just the start.\"", "Twenty-two people were killed in the attack on 22 May 2017\n\nGreater Manchester Police (GMP) has been accused of jeopardising the start of the public inquiry into the Manchester Arena bomb attack.\n\nThe force was criticised for missing a deadline to provide statements from officers in command on the night of the May 2017 blast in which 22 people died.\n\n\"It has been a huge undertaking for GMP involving an enormous amount of material,\" said the force's barrister.\n\nThe inquiry is due to begin on 6 April 2020.\n\nTwenty two people were killed and hundreds injured when a device was detonated at the end of an Ariana Grande concert on 22 May, 2017.\n\nThe victims' inquests were turned into a public inquiry in October so that secret evidence could be heard behind closed doors.\n\nPaul Greaney QC, counsel to the inquiry, told the hearing there was a second problem with \"gaps\" in the 550 hours of radio transmission recordings from the night of the bombing provided by GMP.\n\nTwelve organisations have been asked to provide written statements to the inquiry's legal team.\n\nGMP was said to be the only one not to have met the deadline.\n\nPeter Weatherby QC, who is representing some of the bereaved families, said that they desperately wanted to have confidence in GMP but \"the sorry tale is frankly not good enough\".\n\nThe chairman of the inquiry, Sir John Saunders, warned the police that if there was a delay to the inquiry there would be \"extremely extensive public criticism made of GMP\".\n\nHe said it was \"simply not fair to the families or to Manchester in general\" but added \"no comments should be made about lack of candour until we see the statements.\"\n\nFiona Barton QC, representing GMP, apologised to families in court for the delay.\n\nOne relative was heard to say that he did not accept the apology.\n\n\"This is not a piece of work GMP has sat on,\" she said.\n\n\"It's been a huge undertaking for GMP involving an enormous amount of material. GMP has done its best.\"\n\nMs Barton explained the statements had been delayed because the force had hundreds of officers on duty at the attack, and it had taken time to identify which ones should provide the evidence.\n\nShe said they were now in the process of being provided.\n\nIn relation to the missing radio recordings she explained that the force was undergoing a system update at the time of the bombing, and work was under way to find the audio.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "A criminal investigation in Russia has been opened under the charge of \"sexual assault\" after a video in which children ask a gay man questions about his life and sexuality was posted online.\n\nReal Talk hosted a series where children meet people with different life experiences and ask unscripted questions.\n\nThe interview with the gay man did not include any discussion of sex, but the deputy speaker of parliament filed a complaint with police.\n\n\"Promoting\" homosexuality to young people was banned in 2013 - punishable by a fine.\n\nBut the repercussions for those involved in this video are far more serious.", "Jeremy Corbyn has told a Question Time audience that if he becomes prime minister he will remain neutral on Brexit.\n\nHe said that would allow him to \"credibly carry out the result\" of any future referendum.", "The men were found when police searched the back of the trailer\n\nTen men found inside a lorry container on the M25 have been arrested on suspicion of immigration offences.\n\nThe driver of the vehicle was also arrested when police stopped the vehicle on the motorway near Waltham Abbey at about 18:10 GMT on Thursday.\n\nEssex Police said one of the male suspects found at the rear of the container had been taken to hospital for treatment.\n\nThe force has not provided details of the men's ages or nationalities.\n\nEarlier on Thursday, Irish Police found 16 people inside a sealed trailer on board a ferry from France.\n\nGardai (Irish police) said all appeared to be \"in good health\" and were being medically assessed.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "The new Tory policy would mainly affect the London property market\n\nForeigners buying properties in England will be forced to pay 3% more in stamp duty than UK residents, if the Conservatives win the general election.\n\nThe party claim it will help people get on the housing ladder by taking the heat out of the property market.\n\nThe government was already planning a 1% hike for foreign buyers.\n\nLabour is also proposing a levy on \"overseas companies buying housing\", and wants to give local people \"first dibs\" on homes built in their area.\n\nCurrently, foreign individuals and companies can buy homes as easily as UK residents - but there are longstanding concerns about properties being bought as investments and standing empty, particularly in upmarket areas of London.\n\nThe Conservatives quote a study saying 13% of homes in London were bought by overseas buyers between 2014 and 2016.\n\nResearch last year by the King's College Business School suggested foreign buyers did not just push up prices at the high-end of the property market, but there was a \"trickle down\" effect to less expensive properties, and that cities outside London also felt the effect.\n\nThe Conservative government announced a consultation for a 1% levy on stamp duty for buyers who are not tax resident in the UK in February.\n\nBut a study for Labour's London Mayor Sadiq Khan said the figure was not high enough, pointing to other cities with large numbers of foreign buyers - such as Vancouver and Singapore, which both have a 20% surcharge.\n\nThe Conservatives are now proposing a surcharge of 3%, to be paid in addition to all other stamp duty charges.\n\nThey estimate the measure will affect about 70,000 transactions a year, raising £120m, which the party would direct at programmes tackling rough sleeping.\n\nWhen he was London mayor, Boris Johnson said it would be wrong to \"slam the door on the right of overseas residents to buy homes in London - notwithstanding the effect they may have in some parts of prime London on the market\".\n\nAnnouncing the new policy, Chief Secretary to the Treasury Rishi Sunak said: \"Evidence shows that by adding significant amounts of demand to limited housing supply, purchases by non-residents inflate house prices.\"\n\nHe said the UK would \"always be open to people coming to live, work, and build a life in this great country\", adding: \"The steps we are taking will ensure that more people have the opportunity of a great place to live and build a family.\"\n\nPolly Neate, chief executive of housing charity Shelter, welcomed the commitment to invest in services to support rough sleepers.\n\n\"Rough sleeping has been rising for the last decade and frontline services need all the support they can get to help tackle this mounting issue,\" she said.\n\n\"At the same time, however, we can't solve homelessness without tackling the root of the housing crisis, and that means an investment in the social homes we so desperately need.\n\n\"We want the next government to deliver at least 90,000 new social homes a year over the next parliament to help end this emergency.\"\n\nThe main parties have set out competing proposals to address the UK's housing shortage, ahead of 12 December's general election.\n\nLabour said it would embark on the biggest house-building programme since the 1960s, including 100,00 new council houses a year by 2024.\n\nThe Conservatives announced measures to help first-time buyers and boost private house building, promising a million homes over the next five years.\n\nThe Lib Dems set out plans for 300,000 new properties a year - a third of which would be social rented homes.\n\nThe party also said it would also tackle \"wasted vacant housing stock\" by allowing local authorities to increase council tax by up to 500% where homes are left empty for more than six months.\n\nThey also want to launch a rent-to-own scheme, which would see social tenants build up an equity stake in their homes over 30 years.", "Hays Travel, which bought Thomas Cook after it collapsed, has announced plans to hire an extra 1,500 staff.\n\nThe travel agent has already taken on 2,330 former Thomas Cook employees.\n\nBut now Hays plans to hire another 200 people at its head office in Sunderland, an extra 500 to handle foreign exchange, and an apprentice at each of its 737 branches.\n\nThe move has been seen as a vote of confidence in the package holiday market.\n\nHays took on all of Thomas Cook's 555 shops in October after the travel agent spectacularly collapsed earlier this year.\n\nSince then it has reopened 450 of those stores and hired a lot of its old staff.\n\nBut now it is expanding further.\n\nJohn Hays, who runs the travel agent with his wife Irene, said: \"We're further increasing staffing to ensure we have the highest customer service levels across all of our stores and our head office functions.\"\n\nHe said applicants didn't need experience in the sector \"just an enthusiasm for travel\".\n\nThe hiring spree will take Hays' workforce to 5,700 people.\n\n\"The former Thomas Cook managers have said the biggest difference for them is being empowered and valued - as an independent travel agent they are not tied to certain products or scripts and they feel trusted,\" Mr Hays said.\n\n\"This is a key principle of our business.\"\n\nIt is the latest sign of renewed confidence in the package holiday business.\n\nEarlier this week, EasyJet announced plans to relaunch its own package holiday operation in a bid to fill the gap in the market left by Thomas Cook.\n\nAbout 20 million people fly with EasyJet to Europe annually but only 500,000 book accommodation through it.", "A man has been found guilty of strangling British backpacker Grace Millane.\n\nThe defendant, 27, stuffed her body inside a suitcase which was found buried in bushland outside Auckland, New Zealand.\n\nSpeaking outside the court Grace's father David Millane said:\n\n\"The verdict of murder today will be welcomed by every member of the Millane family\".", "Zipporah Kuria: \"They've robbed us of our closure\"\n\nEight months after the Boeing 737 Max crash that killed Ms Kuria's father, Joseph Waithaka, the site of impact was covered on Thursday and unidentified remains of the victims were buried in rows of identical coffins. But Ms Kuria wasn't there.\n\nOfficials from Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines are believed to have attended a ceremony at the site, but because of the short notice Ms Kuria and other relatives of the dead were unable to attend.\n\nFamily members of three separate victims told the BBC they were only notified of the ceremony days ago. As a result, only relatives of two of the 157 victims attended.\n\n\"It is absurd. It makes me shudder that Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines are at my father's funeral and I'm not,\" Ms Kuria said.\n\nThe crash happened in a rural area to the south-east of the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. It left behind a deep crater which until this week still contained accident debris and some human remains.\n\nFamilies of those killed say they were left horrified after they visited the site last month and found that recent rains had uncovered bones and other items. Some, they said, were floating in flood water in the crater.\n\nRows of coffins were placed neatly in the crater\n\nEthiopian Airlines flight ET302 was lost minutes after take-off on what should have been a routine flight from Addis Ababa to the Kenyan capital Nairobi on 10 March.\n\nIt came down in farmland, in a deeply rural area. In the immediate aftermath, those human remains that could be found were removed, along with the plane's flight recorders and large items of wreckage.\n\nThe crash is believed to have occurred after a flight control system known as MCAS deployed at the wrong time, forcing the nose of the aircraft down when the pilots were trying to gain height.\n\nA similar malfunction has been blamed for the loss of a near-identical 737 Max in Indonesia a year ago. The aircraft has been grounded for the past nine months, banned from flying by aviation authorities around the world.\n\nThe violence of the impact of the Ethiopian Airlines flight meant that when my colleagues and I visited the site in May, there was still a great deal of smaller debris lying in the fields.\n\nThe deep impact crater itself remained, alongside huge mounds of earth from the recovery operation, with a rough wooden fence the only barrier to access. Animals were able to roam freely across the site. There were no guards and no official presence.\n\nAfter that, the victims' relatives say, the situation worsened as a result of seasonal rains. They have been demanding action.\n\nSamya Rose Stumo was 24 years old and was on board ET302\n\nNadia Millieron, whose daughter Samya Rose Stumo died in the crash, recently told the BBC: \"There were bones being revealed all the time and local people are coming to the site and covering them. We want Ethiopian Airlines to move the piles of earth into the crater, take the unidentifiable remains into the crater and to cover everything\".\n\nEthiopian Airlines, which is managing the site, told victims' families it was aware of the issue, but claimed insurance issues had prevented it from taking action. But after coming under pressure from the relatives, and following an investigation by the BBC, it appears those difficulties have now been overcome.\n\nOn Thursday, rows of coffins were placed neatly in the crater. These contained remains that had previously been removed for forensic analysis, but which could not be identified due to contamination. Then they were covered over and the crater itself was filled, the dark earth matching the surrounding fields.\n\nThe site is now a permanent grave.\n\nRelatives of the victims believe Ethiopian Airlines had a duty to keep them informed about the burial and should have given them more notice. The BBC has approached the carrier for a comment.\n\nBoeing has refused to comment on reports that one of its senior executives, Jennifer Lowe, was among those present.\n\nThe company said in a statement: \"We continue to offer our deepest sympathies to the families and loved ones of the victims of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 and Lion Air Flight 610 and we are committed to helping those affected by these tragedies.\"\n\nLast month, Ms Kuria travelled with her family to Ethiopia to collect and bring home some of her father's remains. She said it was \"heartbreaking\" that she was unable to get to the site in time for the covering of the site.\n\n\"My dad is being buried, well most of him, as we only received a small amount of him back,\" she said.\n\nShe said she would have jumped on a flight if it had been possible.\n\n\"They've robbed us of our closure,\" she said.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. A man who crushed a three-year-old boy to death with a car seat has been jailed.\n\nA man who crushed a three-year-old boy to death with a car seat has been jailed for more than seven years.\n\nStephen Waterson, 26, inflicted irreversible brain injuries on Alfie Lamb, his girlfriend's son, who was in the footwell behind him in 2018.\n\nWaterson initially denied manslaughter but changed his plea to guilty before a retrial in September.\n\nAlfie had been at his mother Adrian Hoare's feet at the time. She was jailed for child cruelty in May.\n\nSentencing Waterson at the Old Bailey, Mr Justice Kerr described him as \"cunning, manipulative, threatening, and controlling\".\n\nJustice Kerr said: \"I do not find you were annoyed with Alfie and moved your seat back because of that annoyance.\"\n\nBut he said he was satisfied the nightclub worker from Croydon moved his car seat back twice \"for your own comfort\".\n\nDescribed by police as \"arrogant, selfish and deeply unpleasant\", Waterson lied to detectives about what happened and threatened his girlfriend and two friends who were in his Audi convertible - along with a second child - on 1 February 2018.\n\nMr Justice Kerr sentenced him to five years and six months for the manslaughter.\n\nHe was handed a further two years for witness intimidation and 18 months for conspiracy to pervert the course of justice, which will run concurrently.\n\nAlfie's death was the first time anyone in the UK had died from crush asphyxiation as a result of an electronic car seat, police said.\n\nHoare, 24, of Gravesend, Kent, watched as her son was crushed in front of her and then lied to protect her boyfriend.\n\nShe was sentenced to two years and nine months but cleared of manslaughter.\n\nDuring her trial, prosecutors said Alfie was crying during the journey to Waterson's home after a shopping trip in Sutton, south London.\n\nWhen he continued to moan, Waterson, who was in the front passenger seat, reversed his chair twice and said \"I won't be told what to do by a three-year-old\", Hoare told the jury.\n\nThe maximum space in the footwell was 30cm, and, at the touch of a button, that could be reduced to just 9.5cm, the Old Bailey heard.\n\nAlfie collapsed in the car and died in hospital from his injuries three days later.\n\nAt a trial in February, Mr Waterson told the court he only moved his seat back an inch, before moving forwards again\n\nHoare eventually confessed to her half-sister Ashleigh Jeffrey in a taped conversation handed to police.\n\nShe said: \"He [Alfie] was always smiling. His death has had such a profound effect on my life.\"\n\n\"No sentence will be enough but today we finally gave Alfie a voice and justice has been done.\"\n\nBarmaid Emilie Williams, 20, who had been in the car with Waterson and Hoare, admitted conspiring to pervert the course of justice after being threatened and \"coerced\" into lying by Waterson.\n\nShe was sentenced to five months imprisonment suspended for 18 months and 100 hours of unpaid work, to be completed after she gives birth.\n\nJurors in the first trial heard Waterson was a controlling womaniser who had a violent temper and three previous convictions for attacking an ex-girlfriend and his sister's husband.\n\nHis parents, who were in court for sentencing, refused to comment outside court.", "More than 7,000 unborn children are recorded as \"in need\"\n\nAlmost one in 50 of those officially classified as \"children in need\" in England have not yet been born.\n\nMore than 7,000 of such vulnerable children have been put into this category before their birth, an analysis of government figures shows.\n\nThe number of \"unborn\" recorded in the total of vulnerable children has almost trebled in the last eight years.\n\nThe most common concerns were neglect or abuse - and that children were being born into \"dysfunctional families\".\n\nThe Department for Education recently published annual figures showing there were 400,000 so-called \"children in need\".\n\nThese are children about whom there are concerns about their health or development, and who are at risk of being \"significantly impaired\" without extra support.\n\nDomestic violence, parents with mental health problems, and drug and alcohol abuse are among the biggest factors.\n\nThis could lead to child protection plans or other interventions by social services or local authorities.\n\nBut a further analysis of the figures shows a continuing rise in the numbers of pre-birth children who are designated as being of concern.\n\nThe figures for 2018-19, show a new high of 7,360 children considered vulnerable before their birth. This figure has risen steadily over recent years from 2,630 in 2010-11.\n\nWhile the odds might be stacked against some children from an early age, these figures show a sharp rise in those being officially monitored even before their birth.\n\nThe Department for Education says unborn children are put on this list because of concerns over their \"safety or welfare\", or because of the problems already facing their parents.\n\nThe most recent figures for unborn children in need show \"abuse or neglect\" to be the biggest concerns, along with \"family dysfunction\", \"family in acute stress\", \"parents' disability or illness\" and \"low income\".\n\n\"It is absolutely vital that councils are able to support families and help children who are at risk of significant harm, but it is also important that help is available before problems escalate to that point,\" said the Local Government Association.\n\nMore than 50% of children in need cases, over 200,000 incidents, involved domestic violence.\n\nThe Local Government Association also raised concerns about children in need for reasons \"linked to faith or belief\", which had risen by 320 to 1,950 cases, representing 0.4% of children in need.\n\nThe councils' group says that some cases could include beliefs in witchcraft or \"spirit possession\", but there was no breakdown to show how many.", "We knew this was going to be a strange election. It's been a strange few years.\n\nBut while the parties are eagerly trying to stick to their familiar scripts - the Tories on Brexit, the Labour Party on public services, something far less recognisable is going on too in this campaign.\n\nIt started with Ian Austin last week, the former Labour MP who urged voters to choose Boris Johnson instead. You can read about it here.\n\nAnother former Labour MP, John Woodcock, joined him, then today another former Labour minister, Tom Harris, wrote spikily today also urging people to back the Conservatives rather than his old party.\n\nAll three of these have switched their support to another party and then overtly made the case for their old rivals.\n\nAnd it's fully breaking out on the other side too.\n\nDavid Gauke, who only resigned from the Cabinet a few months ago, has not just decided to stand as an independent candidate after losing the Conservative whip, but has publicly urged voters to take a good look at the Liberal Democrats, saying that a Boris Johnson majority would be bad for the country.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Former Tory minister David Gauke: \"A Conservative majority... will take us in the direction of a very hard Brexit\"\n\nMr Gauke is hot on the heels of the former Conservative MP, minister, and Boris Johnson's one time ally at London's City Hall, Nick Boles who slammed Boris Johnson's character.\n\nOf course, in the last few weeks of the Parliament of 2019 there were a fair number of defections to the Liberal Democrats over Brexit.\n\nBut it feels different now we are actually in a campaign to have politicians popping up to cheer for a party that is not their own.\n\nIt's partly because both Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn are politicians who infuriate some members, and former members, of their own political parties.\n\nThey both face regular questions about their character, not just their policies.\n\nBut it's also because Brexit has created new faultlines in our politics.\n\nThe line between Leavers and Remainers is a zigzag, not a reliable party division.\n\nAll of the big parties have designed their strategies with this fragmentation in mind.\n\nWhether that is the Lib Dems trying to appeal to Labour voters who want to stay in the EU, or the Tories targeting Labour voters who wanted to leave.\n\nOne of the big questions the results on Friday the 13th will answer is the extent to which the old allegiances actually apply.", "Labour is promising free full fibre broadband to every UK home by 2030 – if it wins the election – by bringing part of BT back into public ownership.\n\nJohn McDonnell told BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg that the roll-out would cost £20bn, and that maintenance of the network would be paid for by a tax on multinational tech companies.\n\nThe shadow chancellor said with an investment of public money on that scale \"people would expect us to get something in return\".\n\nBoris Johnson has promised £5bn to bring full-fibre to every home by 2025.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Jeremy Corbyn: \"Our immigration strategy is based on fairness, justice and the economic needs of our society.\"\n\nJeremy Corbyn has refused to say if he wants the number of immigrants coming to the UK to rise or fall.\n\nIn an interview with the BBC, the Labour leader said people should be \"realistic\" about needing to fill jobs so the economy's needs can be met.\n\nHe said: \"Putting arbitrary figures on it as successive governments have done simply doesn't work.\"\n\nThe Tories say they would aim to cut overall immigration but will not set targets, if they win the election.\n\nBBC home editor Mark Easton said immigration was \"not the electoral issue it once was\", with pollsters saying it is at its lowest level of concern for almost two decades.\n\nBut he added: \"Some communities remain concerned that foreign arrivals put extra pressure on public services and jobs, and those voters are often in the Labour seats that the Tories are looking to take.\"\n\nIn an interview with BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg on a campaign visit to Scotland, Mr Corbyn hinted that Labour would make it easier for families to bring relatives to live in the UK from overseas and for foreign workers to come to the UK .\n\nHe said Labour's immigration policy was \"based on fairness and justice, and on the economic needs of our society, and they are considerable\".\n\nMr Corbyn added: \"We have to be realistic that in this country we have 40,000 nurse vacancies, we have a great shortage of doctors, we have shortages of many skills, and they cannot be met very quickly because we're not training enough people, so there's going to be immigration in the future.\"\n\nBut asked again whether he wanted the figure to be higher or lower, the Labour leader just said: \"I want our system to be decent, to be fair, and our services to be properly run and properly staffed.\"\n\nMr Corbyn said a motion passed at his party's conference, calling for \"freedom of movement\" - the right of EU citizens to live and work in any other EU country - to be maintained and extended after Brexit \"doesn't necessarily form part of the manifesto\".\n\nThis is despite his shadow home secretary, Diane Abbott, tweeting earlier about Labour's \"commitment\" to the pledge.\n\nMr Corbyn said her remarks were specifically about those EU citizens with settled status - people who have lived in the UK for five years, applied to the Home Office, and have been given the right to stay in the country for as long as they like - and to aid the reunion of families.\n\nBut he added: \"I have made my case very clear about the value of migration to our society, about the stability of people living in our society, about the horrors of the hostile environment created deliberately by Theresa May, and others, and the uncertainty that so many EU nationals have been put through.\n\n\"I think that uncertainty should finish, they should have guaranteed rights to remain in Britain.\"\n\nMr Corbyn said Labour's eventual policy on immigration would also depend on the outcome of Brexit - with his party promising to renegotiate a deal with the EU within three months after winning an election and putting it to the public against Remain in a further referendum.\n\nHe called the plan \"a sensible approach\", adding: \"I recognise why people voted Remain and why people voted Leave in different parts of the country and for different reasons - in my own communities where I represent and also all across the country.\n\n\"[But] I think that is actually a sensible approach that a very large number of people [have] come to think, well, at least somebody has been grown-up about this.\"\n\nLen McCluskey, the leader of the biggest Labour-supporting union, Unite, and a key ally of Mr Corbyn, has called for new employment policies to address concerns about freedom of movement.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nMr McCluskey told the BBC: \"Labour's policy will be to protect all workers - migrant workers as well as British workers. It will be done with labour market regulations.\n\n\"It won't stop the free movement of labour. \"It will effectively make certain that greedy bosses, agency companies, are not abusing working people.\"\n\nMr McCluskey denied a newspaper report that he had told Jeremy Corbyn to take a tough line on free movement of workers.\n\nMore than 130 Labour candidates have signed a pledge to campaign to Remain in the EU - which would mean accepting the continuing right of EU citizens to seek work in the UK.\n\nBut Mr McCluskey stressed that Labour \"is not a Remain\" party and a referendum with a Leave option - \"a fair deal\" - would be offered to voters if Labour wins the election.\n\nThe Conservatives have said they will end free movement from the EU on 1 January 2021, if they win the election and get their Brexit deal through Parliament by 31 January.\n\nThe party made its promise to reduce \"immigration overall\" in a press release on Thursday, quoting Home Secretary Priti Patel, and reiterating its plan for a \"points-based\" immigration system, which would apply to EU and non-EU migrants.\n\nHowever, in an interview later in the day, Mrs Patel was asked several times before saying the party would \"look to reduce the numbers\" through better immigration controls.\n\nThe Conservatives also are expected to ditch their long-standing commitment to cut net migration - the difference between the number of people entering and leaving the country - to below 100,000, after repeatedly failing to meet it.", "Last updated on .From the section Football\n\nEngland celebrated their 1,000th game in style as they secured qualification for Euro 2020 and won Group A with an emphatic demolition of Montenegro at Wembley.\n\nCaptain Harry Kane moved to sixth in England's list of leading scorers as a first-half hat-trick took his tally to 31 - overhauling Frank Lampard, Alan Shearer, Nat Lofthouse and Tom Finney.\n\nAlex Oxlade-Chamberlain opened the scoring on his first start for 18 months while Marcus Rashford was also on the scoresheet in that 45-minute barrage.\n\nAs England and the Football Association enjoyed this landmark occasion, with a parade of legends and 1966 World Cup winners in attendance, Montenegro proved the most amenable of opponents, particularly in the opening half when Kane and company ran riot and the visitors' defending was shambolic.\n\nOxlade-Chamberlain finished superbly to begin the rout while Kane quickly added two headers, with all three goals created by Leicester City defender Ben Chilwell. England's captain and Rashford were also the beneficiaries of Montenegro generosity before the interval.\n\nIt was also in evidence in the second half when Aleksandar Sofranac diverted Mason Mount's shot into his own net for England's sixth.\n\nTo complete a perfect night for Gareth Southgate and England- who by qualifying automatically ensured they will play all three Euro 2020 group matches at Wembley - the manager was able to give a debut to Leicester City's James Maddison, while substitute Tammy Abraham scored his first full international goal.\n\nThe introduction of Liverpool's Joe Gomez appeared to be bizarrely greeted by some jeers from England fans after the clash with Raheem Sterling that saw the Manchester City forward dropped as a disciplinary measure, but otherwise Southgate's side marked this gala occasion and qualification with a flourish before Sunday's final game in Kosovo.\n• None England at Euro 2020: What do we know?\n\nIt has been a testing week for Southgate as he had to handle the fallout from the altercation between Sterling and Gomez at St George's Park on Monday, 24 hours after Liverpool beat Manchester City in the Premier League.\n\nSouthgate dropped Sterling but he could sit back and relax as England answered any remaining questions with a first-half performance that ended this game as a contest in short order. Sterling is a world-class player but was not missed as the team Southgate picked dissected hapless Montenegro.\n\nIf results have been comfortable in this group - defeat in the Czech Republic apart - Southgate has had difficulties off the field following the racial abuse aimed at England's players in Montenegro and Bulgaria, and the disturbance involving Sterling and Gomez.\n\nIt was a moment that tested the unity of an England squad so carefully crafted by Southgate, but all seemed well as Sterling applauded defender Gomez's appearance as a second-half substitute.\n\nHowever, the booing from some sections of the Wembley crowd was mystifying, whoever was the target. It was the only sour note of the night and totally unnecessary.\n\nEngland's players provided the best medicine with a victory that once again demonstrated their ability to destroy vulnerable opponents with a potent attack, as they have done throughout this qualifying campaign.\n\nNow they must finish the job with victory in Kosovo as they try to ensure they are seeded for Euro 2020. Greater tests then lie ahead.\n\nEngland's youth comes through with panache\n\nThis was England's youngest starting line-up for 60 years, with an average age of 23 years and 255 days - and while the opposition was poor, this was a very promising glimpse into the future.\n\nLeicester City's Chilwell demonstrated his growth as a player of international stature and his rounded game as he created those first three goals, while Wembley cheered the arrival of his Foxes team-mate Maddison as the gifted midfielder finally got his debut.\n\nAbraham's development into a striker and poacher of growing quality was emphasised by his clinical near-post finish for England's seventh, and his young Chelsea team-mate Mount was unlucky not to get on the scoresheet.\n• None Three Lions: One World Cup, 147 years and 1,000 games\n\nMount is 20, while Chilwell, Abraham and Maddison are all still only 22, so they can be part of England's plans for years to come.\n\nLiverpool's Oxlade-Chamberlain may be one of the older brigade these days even though he is still only 26 - but he has endured a lengthy absence from the England scene because of injury. He has been in rich goalscoring form this season, as proved by his powerful, low finish that set England on their way. Southgate will be delighted to have him back at his disposal.\n\nAll in all, this was pretty much the ideal night for Southgate and his players as they prepare to travel to Kosovo to conclude another successful qualifying campaign.\n\n'We wanted to put on a show'\n\nEngland manager Gareth Southgate on BBC Radio 5 Live: \"We played so well in the first half. I know France have taken a long time tonight to get a victory against Moldova.\n\n\"We have won a group that we should win but we have won it comfortably and we have found a way of playing against those lower-ranked teams that defend in numbers. We have found a way to break them down, which maybe in the past we haven't.\"\n\nEngland captain Harry Kane to ITV: \"We have had one slip-up in the group and responded really well. We got the job done and wanted to put on a show in our 1,000th game. With five goals in the first half, I think we did that.\n\n\"We want to win that game away from home [against Kosovo]. We will enjoy this with one eye on Sunday.\"\n\nScoring big - the best of the stats\n• None In what was England's 1,000th match (W569, D241, L190), the Three Lions earned their biggest home win since October 1987 (8-0 against Turkey).\n• None England were 5-0 up after just 37 minutes, which is the earliest they have scored five goals in a game since November 1946 (35 minutes against the Netherlands).\n• None England have scored 34 goals in nine games in 2019, their highest tally in a calendar year since 1982 (34 in 15 games). They last scored more in a single year in 1966 (38).\n• None England (33) have overtaken Belgium (30) as the highest scorers in Euro 2020 qualifying so far.\n• None England have benefited from 54 own goals in their 1,000 matches - one more than their all-time highest goalscorer Wayne Rooney netted.\n• None Abraham got his first senior international goal for England, becoming the 430th player to score for the Three Lions.\n\nEngland travel to Pristina to take on Kosovo in their final Euro 2020 qualifier on Sunday, 17 November (17:00 GMT).\n• None Offside, England. Trent Alexander-Arnold tries a through ball, but Jadon Sancho is caught offside.\n• None Goal! England 7, Montenegro 0. Tammy Abraham (England) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.\n• None Marko Jankovic (Montenegro) wins a free kick on the right wing.\n• None Attempt blocked. Trent Alexander-Arnold (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.\n• None Attempt missed. Mason Mount (England) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Jadon Sancho. Navigate to the next page Navigate to the last page", "British Transport Police and Network Rail said a \"vast amount\" of services were being cancelled or delayed in the West Midlands\n\nNo trains are running between Derby and Nottingham due to flooding on the tracks at Draycot, and other East Midlands' services have been disrupted.\n\nIn the West Midlands, a \"vast amount\" of services were cancelled or delayed because of floods and landslides.\n\nThe prime minister said an emergency meeting about flooding - which has affected 818 properties across England - would be held.\n\nA station between Birmingham and Stratford upon Avon has flooded\n\nBoris Johnson said troops were \"helping deploy over 20,000 sandbags\" in South Yorkshire, where hundreds have been forced to leave their homes.\n\nMore than 100 schools in the West Midlands have shut and weather warnings are in place across the country, including Oxfordshire.\n\nHeavy rain has forced a major route into Hull to close in both directions between South Cave and Melton, in East Yorkshire, causing travel disruption.\n\nThe A63 is the only link between the M62 motorway and the city. Highways England said the closure was \"due to increased flooding from water running off the surrounding fields\".\n\n'Increased flooding' in East Yorkshire has forced the closure of a major route into Hull\n\nNorthern Rail warned commuters not to travel between Sheffield, Gainsborough and Lincoln until further notice.\n\nEast Midlands Railway (EMR) said Network Rail was working to lower the water level at the flooded track in Draycott and disruptions would continue through Friday.\n\nWet weather over the next 48 hours could bring heavy flooding to areas already affected by rising waters, the Environment Agency (EA) said.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The BBC's David Shukman views the scale of the flooding in the Doncaster area from a helicopter\n\nThe Met Office said yellow warnings for rain for South Yorkshire and the East Midlands meant fast flowing or deep floodwater was possible, \"causing a danger to life\".\n\nIt said further homes or businesses could be flooded and some communities \"may be cut off by flooded roads\", warning of \"heavy and persistent\" rain until 22:00 GMT.\n\n\"Even some amount of rain could cause rivers to rise,\" Met Office meteorologist Luke Miall said.\n\nSoldiers from the Light Dragoons sandbag homes in Bentley, South Yorkshire\n\nSoldiers have been helping the flood relief effort in Fishlake\n\nFloodwater has eased off in some parts of the village\n\nParts of Lincolnshire and the Midlands could also be affected by rain falling on already saturated ground, the EA said.\n\nIn South Yorkshire, which has been badly hit, hundreds of people have had to leave their homes in the village of Fishlake and the Army was deployed to help the relief effort around Doncaster.\n\nAbout 30 residents have been evacuated from a caravan park in Lincolnshire as a precaution.\n\nThe Short Ferry Caravan Park near to Bardney is close to the River Barlings Eau, which burst its banks over the weekend flooding more than 1,000 acres of fields.\n\nA number of people have been trapped in vehicles in Oxfordshire\n\nSchools are shut in Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire along with dozens of road closures.\n\nSeveral motorists have had to be rescued from their cars with river levels expected to peak on Friday.\n\nRail services in and out of Birmingham stations are being cancelled or delayed by flooding affecting at least eight different routes with a knock-on effect for other train journeys because of congestion at stations and on the tracks.\n\nAnne Hathaway's cottage in Stratford-upon-Avon was closed on Thursday afternoon because surrounding roads were flooded.\n\nIt is not known if the venue will reopen on Friday\n\nPolice said \"nobody was trapped or injured\" when a car became stuck in flood water in Stainfield, Lincolnshire\n\nThe Sea Scouts at Newbold in Warwickshire, which claims to be the most inland Royal Navy recognised Sea Scout troop in the country, said it was \"not used to being on the water in our hut\" after it was hit by flooding\n\nIn Oxfordshire, fire crews rescued a number of people from vehicles stuck in flood water.\n\nKate Marks, flood duty manager, said: \"The Environment Agency has teams working around the clock on the ground erecting temporary barriers and delivering sandbags to areas expecting further rainfall.\"\n\nThere are 130 flood warnings in place across the country, meaning flooding is expected. Sixteen of those have been issued along various parts of the River Don, while seven are for the River Severn including the Tewkesbury and Shrewsbury areas.\n\nThe agency has advised people \"to stay away from swollen rivers\" and not to walk or drive through floodwater as just 30cm (11.8in) of flowing water is enough to move your car.\n\nThe torrential downpours left the village cut off\n\nAbout 500 homes have been flooded in Doncaster with 1,200 properties evacuated in areas hit by the floods.\n\nFishlake has been cut off by the floods and the council said the village was not safe and that residents were advised not to return home.\n\nThe EA said it was \"currently pumping 1.2 tonnes of flood water every second out of Fishlake\".\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nDoncaster Council said roads into the area remain closed, adding: \"There is still a lot of deep standing water in the area presenting significant safety risks.\n\n\"The advice from South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue is that where you cannot see the ground it is unsafe to walk or drive.\"\n\nThe authority said the EA, along with emergency services, were working hard to make the area safe but \"the latest estimates suggest a safe return could be up to three weeks away for some residents\".\n\nPeople hit by flooding in Fishlake start to salvage belongings from their homes and businesses\n\nThe village of Fishlake is among the worst hit areas\n\nIt said nine hubs had been set up in the town for residents to get help on returning to their homes and how to claim financial support.\n\nMore than £190,000 has been donated to an appeal to support flood victims in South Yorkshire as well as £50,000 being pledged from the Red Cross for those affected in Yorkshire and the Midlands.\n\nPeter Pridham, a church warden in Fishlake, said residents had been told the risk of further flooding was \"being managed and is manageable\".\n\nHe said: \"We are moving from an immediate emergency to a long-term recovery. It's going to take a very long time to return to any normality.\"\n\nPersonnel from the Light Dragoons have laid sandbags in Stainforth, near Doncaster, in an attempt to shore up the village's bridge.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Boris Johnson got a frosty reception from some residents in South Yorkshire\n\nOn Wednesday, the prime minister faced criticism over his response to the flooding during a visit to Stainforth.\n\nOne resident told Boris Johnson: \"I'm not very happy about talking to you so, if you don't mind, I'll just mope on with what I'm doing.\"\n\nMr Johnson said he understood the strength of feeling as \"you cannot underestimate the anguish that a flood causes\".\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Little is known about the ape as only a few fossils are known, including this jawbone\n\nA fossilised tooth left behind by the largest ape that ever lived is shedding new light on the evolution of apes.\n\nGigantopithecus blacki was thought to stand nearly three metres tall and tip the scales at 600kg.\n\nIn an astonishing advance, scientists have obtained molecular evidence from a two-million-year-old fossil molar tooth found in a Chinese cave.\n\nThe mystery ape is a distant relative of orangutans, sharing a common ancestor around 12 million years ago.\n\n\"It would have been a distant cousin (of orangutans), in the sense that its closest living relatives are orangutans, compared to other living great apes such as gorillas or chimpanzees or us,\" said Dr Frido Welker, from the University of Copenhagen.\n\nThe research, reported in Nature, is based on comparing the ancient protein sequence of the tooth of the extinct ape, believed to be a female, with apes alive today.\n\nObtaining skeletal protein from a two-million-year-old fossil is rare if not unprecedented, raising hopes of being able to look even further back in time at other ancient ancestors, including humans, who lived in warmer regions.\n\nThere is a much poorer chance of being able to find ancient DNA or proteins in tropical climates, where samples tend to degrade quicker.\n\n\"This study suggests that ancient proteins might be a suitable molecule surviving across most of recent human evolution even for areas like Africa or Asia and we could thereby in the future study our own evolution as a species over a very long time span,\" Dr Welker told BBC News.\n\nGigantopithecus blacki was first identified in 1935 based on a single tooth sample. The ape is thought to have lived in Southeast Asia from two million years ago to 300,000 years ago.\n\nMany teeth and four partial jawbones have been identified but the animal's relationship to other great ape species has been hard to decipher.\n\nThe ape reached massive proportions, exceeding that of living gorillas, based on analysis of the few bones that have been found.\n\nIt is thought to have gone extinct when the environment changed from forest to savannah.", "Caution among UK shoppers has led to a tough year so far for toy retailers, as parents search for deals and cut back on impulse buys.\n\nUK toy sales were down by 8% in the year so far, compared with the same period last year, leaving retailers dreaming of a bumper Christmas.\n\nBut economic uncertainty and Brexit planning could lead to shortages of the most popular toys.\n\nOthers may be sold off cheaper if sales fail to match retailers' expectations.\n\nAbout 30% of annual spending on toys comes at Christmas, with £86 spent on the typical child up to the age of 11, according to analysts NPD.\n\nThe industry is banking on festive sales turning around a poor year so far. The 8% drop in UK sales was worse than a 3% drop in international toy sales, said Frederique Tutt, global industry analyst for NPD. Sales last year were also flat, suggesting more than a seasonal downturn.\n\nShe said this was driven by a lack of consumer confidence and High Street woes in general, rather than issues specific to the toy industry.\n\nParents and grandparents have made fewer impulse buys outside of birthdays and Christmas, partly as they are less likely to be in stores.\n\n\"You do not get the same Willy Wonka-type excitement on the internet as children do in a toy shop,\" said Gary Grant, who chairs the committee which selects the 2019 DreamToys list of \"must-have\" toys.\n\nBlockbuster film releases had been earmarked as a saviour for the industry this year, owing to the sale of spin-off toy merchandise which account for 10% of the market. The two brands which have previously broken records for film-licensed products - Star Wars and Frozen - will see new films released before Christmas.\n\nBut Mr Grant said the financial reality for many families was that buying a toy after watching a film would be a substitute for another toy purchase, not necessarily an additional purchase.\n\nLicensed products in general have accounted for 23% of toy sales so far this year, but Ms Tutt said this sector was no longer dominated by blockbuster film releases.\n\nSome of the hotly tipped toys this year have links to YouTube stars and are marketed on social media. The fragmentation of entertainment channels has made it difficult for the big film brands to repeat previous success - although some, such as Harry Potter - have had some joy.\n\n\"Children move on to the next thing very quickly, so there is a relatively short window of opportunity to make sales,\" she said.\n\nThe extra planning required by the potential for the UK leaving the EU on 31 October led many manufacturers and retailers making early decisions on orders for the coming Christmas.\n\nThat, according to Mr Grant, could mean a shortage of certain toys before Christmas which suddenly become popular. A cautious approach by manufacturers may add to this concern.\n\nThere are already suggestions of shortages of the L.O.L Surprise! 2-in-1 Glamper\n\nHowever, there was also the chance that retailers could have over-ordered certain toys, leading to the potential for big discounts on those at some point before Christmas.\n\nThat, he said, would impact the cash taken by retailers, in addition to the extra management time and cost during the year that was caused by Brexit planning.\n\nHe predicted that a pick-up in the UK economy and consumer confidence would bring shoppers back to the High Street to spend money, but it was difficult to know when such an improvement would come.", "The claim: Immigration has held down wages in the UK.\n\nReality Check verdict: Current research suggests there was a small, negative impact on the wages of low-skilled workers, which was outweighed by other factors such as the impact of the financial crisis and rises in the minimum wage.\n\nIn a Brexit speech, Leave campaigner and former foreign secretary Boris Johnson said some big corporations had held wages down because they had access to so many workers from other countries. He said the UK needed to think \"about how we control immigration\". So, has it affected wages?\n\nWe'll start by looking at European migrants, because migration from other countries is already restricted, whereas workers from other European countries benefit from freedom of movement.\n\nThe Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), an independent body that advises the government, published a report in September 2018 about the impact of migration from the European Economic Area (EEA), which is the EU plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.\n\nRemember that this sort of research is difficult to do - comparing what actually happened with what might have happened is complex and there is considerable uncertainty about the conclusions.\n\nThe MAC found there was some evidence that immigration depressed the wages of lower-skilled workers while inflating those of higher-skilled workers, but added that the impact was generally small.\n\nWhen it talks about a small impact, it looked at the period from 1993 to 2017, over which time average earnings for the lowest-paid rose by 55%. Using economic modelling, they estimated that - if there hadn't been European migration into the UK - that rise would have been around 5% higher.\n\nIt added that more research was needed to find out if there had been any impact on self-employed workers.\n\nThe MAC concluded that other factors had a greater impact on wages, with all workers having done badly since the financial crisis. Real wages are still struggling to rise above where they were in 2008, but lower-skilled workers have done marginally better due to the minimum wage rising faster than average earnings.\n\nThe assertion that immigration put a small amount of pressure on wages for lower-skilled workers is supported by a paper from the Bank of England, which also looked at non-EU workers.\n\nIt found there was no difference in the impact of EU and non-EU workers.\n\nThe Bank of England said that the biggest impact had been for semi-skilled and unskilled workers in the services sector, where they estimated that a 10 percentage point increase in the proportion of immigrants working in the sector would have been associated with a 1.88% reduction in pay.\n\nA 10 percentage point increase in immigrants working in a sector is a lot.\n\nThe Office for National Statistics estimates that between 1997 and 2018, the proportion of non-UK nationals working in the UK rose from 3.7% to 10.7%, an increase of seven percentage points over 21 years.\n\nBut, of course, that is an overall figure, and the impact on some individual sectors and regions will have been considerably bigger.\n\nFor example, the MAC said that about a quarter of workers in food and drink manufacturing in 2016 were EU nationals.\n\nThe National Farmers' Union estimates that in 2017 there was a 9% increase in wages compared with 2016, reflecting a shortage of seasonal workers.\n\nIt is by definition hard to find figures on the extent of the hidden economy and how much it uses migrant workers.\n\nResearch by the Salvation Army quoted by the MAC found that EEA victims of labour exploitation were most likely to work in a carwash, but a significant proportion were also involved in factory work, construction and cleaning. It did not give any figures for this impact.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The snow left vehicles stranded and some roads impassable\n\nFlooding has caused travel disruption, after heavy snow in south and mid Wales led to some roads becoming impassable.\n\nA Met Office yellow weather warning for snow was issued for 11 of Wales' 22 counties, but ended at 10:00 GMT.\n\nTraffic analysts Inrix warned of hazardous driving conditions on some roads in Powys, Ceredigion and Neath Port Talbot, but no schools had to close because of the snow.\n\nNatural Resources Wales also issued a flood warning for the River Teme at Knighton, Powys.\n\nTransport for Wales said flooding on the railway between Gloucester and Lydney was causing disruption to trains between Gloucester and Cardiff Central.\n\nTrains could be cancelled, delayed by up to 40 minutes or terminated at Gloucester, it warned.\n\nMeanwhile, the A466 between the A4136 in Monmouth and the Newland turn off in Redbrook has been closed in both directions due to flooding.\n\nThe rain warning is in place in Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire, Neath Port Talbot, Newport, Powys, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Swansea, Torfaen and Vale of Glamorgan.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nSnow caused problems on the roads after falling overnight.\n\nSome vehicles were left stranded on the A4109 between Seven Sisters and Banwen in Neath Port Talbot, while the A482 in Lampeter, Ceredigion, and A4221 between Abercrave and Coelbren in Powys were blocked for a time.\n\nBBC Wales weather presenter Derek Brockway said \"a huge swirl of low pressure\" was causing the unsettled conditions.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post 2 by ᴅᴇʀᴇᴋ ʙʀᴏᴄᴋᴡᴀʏ ᴡᴇᴀᴛʜᴇʀᴍᴀɴ This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nCarys Evans took this picture of roads near Ystradgynlais, Powys\n\nThe weather warning for snow covered Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire, Neath Port Talbot, Powys, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Swansea and Torfaen.\n\nOn Wednesday, a multi-vehicle accident and snow forced the closure of a 12-mile (19km) stretch of the A470 between Merthyr Tydfil and Libanus in Powys.\n\nThomas Winstone captured this image in Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, on Thursday morning\n\nSouth Wales Police said it received \"a high number of calls about weather-related incidents\" and advised people to allow extra time if travelling.\n\nBrecon Mountain Rescue said it was called in to assist police on Wednesday evening with a \"minor incident\" caused by snow on the A470 near the Cantref reservoir in the Brecon Beacons, Powys.\n\nThe team also helped a woman whose car had lost forward momentum on the Hirwaun Road in Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taff.\n\nPeople are being told to take care on the roads\n\nSnow has settled at a pub in Penderyn", "An \"audacious\" attempt to steal two valuable paintings by Rembrandt from a south London gallery has been thwarted, police say.\n\nAn intruder broke into Dulwich Picture Gallery on Wednesday night but the paintings were \"secured at the scene\", it was confirmed on Thursday.\n\nNeither of the art works, by the Dutch golden age painter, left the grounds.\n\nThe gallery praised their \"robust security\" and \"the swift response of the Metropolitan Police.\"\n\nThe Rembrandt's Light exhibition and gallery will remain closed for now, while a \"full investigation\" takes place.\n\nThe police said an intruder used a canister to spray an officer in the face with an unknown substance, and as a result was able to get away. The officer did not suffer serious injuries and quickly recovered both paintings, with the help of security staff,\n\n\"This was an audacious attempted burglary and was clearly planned in advance,\" said detective inspector Jason Barber from the Flying Squad.\n\n\"Two paintings in the exhibition were targeted and it was only down to the prompt response of gallery security staff and the courage and swift intervention of officers that these two works of art were not stolen. Thankfully both the paintings were quickly recovered and secured.\"\n\nThe exhibition on \"one of the greatest painters who ever lived\" opened last month and focused on 35 of his paintings, etchings and drawings, including those owned by the gallery and others on loan from The Louvre and Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum.\n\nFollow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.", "Royal Mail has won its legal battle to prevent a postal strike after the High Court backed its application for an injunction.\n\nThe decision is a setback for union plans to stage strikes in the run-up to the general election and Christmas.\n\nLast month, 100,000 Royal Mail staff were balloted and voted to take action over job security and terms.\n\nBut Royal Mail argued that the ballot had \"potential irregularities\" and was null and void.\n\nThe Communications Workers Union (CWU) said its members were \"extremely angry and bitterly disappointed\".\n\nIt also accused Royal Mail of a \"cowardly and vicious attack on its own workforce\" and said it intended to appeal.\n\nShane O'Riordain, director of corporate affairs at Royal Mail, said it had not taken the decision to go to the High Court lightly.\n\n\"We sought to reach resolution outside the courts. We asked CWU to confirm it would refrain from taking industrial action, based on clear evidence of planned and orchestrated breaches by CWU officials of their legal obligations.\"\n\nMembers of the CWU voted by 97% in favour of a nationwide strike, saying the company had failed to adhere to an employment deal agreed last year.\n\nRoyal Mail denied this and said it had evidence of CWU members coming under pressure to vote \"yes\" in the ballot.\n\nThis included, the company said, union members \"being encouraged to open their ballot papers on site, mark them as 'yes', with their colleagues present and filming or photographing them doing so, before posting their ballots together at their workplace postboxes\".\n\nRoyal Mail said this amounted to a \"de facto workplace ballot\", contrary to rules on industrial action, to maximise the turnout and the \"yes\" vote.\n\nThe CWU thought the ballot result couldn't have been clearer - a 97% vote in favour of strike action on a turnout of 76%.\n\nBarring the result of any appeal, the CWU will have to go back to the drawing board and re-ballot its 110,000 members.\n\nIt's not a quick process and there's a strict code of practice to follow which takes at least a month.\n\nRealistically, it seems there's little chance of strike action before the new year, meaning postal workers have lost their moment of maximum leverage.\n\nA Christmas strike plus a threat to postal votes during the election would have been very damaging for the Royal Mail. It'll now be breathing a temporary sigh of relief. But the dispute, which covers a wide range of issues, is far from over.\n\nRoyal Mail's procedures state that employees cannot open their mail at delivery offices without the prior authorisation of their manager.\n\nBut CWU lawyers argued there was no evidence of interference with the ballot and that \"legitimate partisan campaigning\" by the union in favour of a \"yes\" vote did not violate the rules.\n\nIn the High Court, Mr Justice Swift said in his judgement: \"This was an interference that was accurately described as improper. Strike ballots should be postal ballots. Each voter should receive a voting paper at home.\n\n\"What CWU did was a form of subversion of the ballot process. It was an interference with voting.\"\n\nIf the action had gone ahead, it would have been Royal Mail's first national postal strike in a decade. In the 2017-18 financial year, Royal Mail delivered about 14.4 billion letters and 1.2 billion parcels.", "Labour is promising free full fibre broadband to every UK home by 2030 – if it wins the election – by bringing part of BT back into public ownership.\n\nJohn McDonnell said the roll-out would cost £20bn and maintenance of the network would be paid for by a tax on multinational tech companies.\n\nHe was speaking to BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg – you can watch a longer version of this interview here.\n\nThe Conservatives have promised £5bn to bring full-fibre to every home by 2025.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Kate Griffiths was selected as the Tory candidate for Burton\n\nThe estranged wife of a former Tory MP who sent thousands of sexual messages to two women has been selected as the candidate for his seat.\n\nAndrew Griffiths, 49, who is standing down from frontline politics, has said he is backing his wife, Kate.\n\nShe was selected as the Tory candidate for Burton on Thursday.\n\nHowever, Mrs Griffiths said she was divorcing her husband, and had not sought, and does not accept, his offer of political support.\n\nMr Griffiths resigned as small business minister in July after a newspaper reported he sent the women more than 2,000 messages in 21 days, weeks after the birth of his first child.\n\nHe was cleared of wrongdoing by the parliamentary standards watchdog, which said it found no evidence he sent the messages while engaged in parliamentary activities.\n\nA Conservative party investigation found he may have breached the Conservatives' code of conduct but said \"given his state of mental health both now and at the time\" further action would be inappropriate.\n\nIn a statement, Mrs Griffiths said the last 18 months had been the \"most difficult\" of her life but she had found a \"strength and resilience I didn't know I had\".\n\nAndrew Griffiths said he \"cared passionately\" about the Tory party and the constituency\n\nMrs Griffiths said she left Mr Griffiths \"on the day that he told me about the behaviour that was published in the press\" and their divorce is being finalised.\n\n\"I am not able to say more about this now as legal proceedings are ongoing but I want to make it clear that I have not sought, nor do I accept Andrew's offer of political support,\" she said.\n\nShe said, if elected, she wanted to be an advocate for abuse survivors.\n\nAnnouncing his decision not to stand, Mr Griffiths, who became the MP in May 2010, said he still \"cared passionately\" about the constituency.\n\n\"I'm invested in this place, I have put my whole life into it and I also love the Conservative party,\" he said.\n\nOther candidates confirmed to be standing for the seat so far are:\n\nThe BBC news page for the constituency will be updated with full 2019 candidate information after the close of nominations later this month.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Sir Ed said Labour and the Tories are \"competing to bankrupt Britain\".\n\nA Liberal Democrat government would spend £100bn tackling the effects of climate change and protecting the environment, the party's deputy leader has announced.\n\nSir Ed Davey said the five-year investment would \"jump-start\" efforts to combat the \"climate emergency\".\n\nThe pledge would be funded through borrowing and tax changes, to be set out in detail in the party's manifesto.\n\nThe Conservatives and Labour both have targets to reduce carbon emissions.\n\nSir Ed, who served as secretary of state for energy and climate change in the coalition government, said his party would \"decarbonise capitalism\" if elected.\n\nHe said a Lib Dem administration would be a \"government of business\" by stopping Brexit, increasing investment in infrastructure, and promoting new green jobs.\n\nSpeaking in Leeds, he also pledged his party would build a new tram or metro system in the West Yorkshire city.\n\nSir Ed, who is also the party's finance spokesman, said the climate investment would include a new £10bn \"renewable power fund\" to leverage more than £100bn of extra private climate investment.\n\nEnvironmental campaigners recently floated a replica of a British home in the River Thames to highlight rising sea levels\n\n\"This will fast track deployment of clean energy, to make Britain not just the world leader in offshore wind, but also the global number one in tidal power too.\n\n\"And we will invest £15bn more to make every building in the country greener, with an emergency ten-year programme to save energy, end fuel poverty and cut heating bills.\"\n\nThe party said the policy would be funded through £85bn of borrowing and £15bn raised through tax changes, which will be detailed in its manifesto.\n\nSir Ed also attacked the \"fantasy economics\" of Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, claiming that the spending plans unveiled by the two parties represent a \"debate between fantasies\".\n\n\"Fantasies born of nostalgia for a British Imperial past. Competing with fantasies from a failed 1970s ideology.\"\n\nHe said his party would not do any kind of deal with Mr Johnson or Mr Corbyn if no party wins a majority on 12 December.\n\nBut he said they would vote \"issue by issue\" with a minority Conservative or Labour government, in an effort to make them more \"moderate\".\n\n\"What we will not do is have a coalition or have a supply and confidence relationship, because we think these parties have become too extreme,\" he said.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Could your vote save the planet? This Matters looks into what's really going on in this election\n\nHe also repeated his claim that stopping Brexit would deliver a £50bn \"Remain bonus\" for public services, due to better economic growth.\n\nBBC Reality Check correspondent Chris Morris said the vast majority of forecasts do expect the economy would be bigger if the UK were to stay in the EU.\n\nBut he added the size of that \"bonus\" cannot be predicted with any certainty, and £50bn was not a hugely significant amount in terms of overall government expenditure.\n\nThe Lib Dem climate pledge follows the Green Party's promise to appoint a \"carbon chancellor\" to allocate £100bn per year towards climate change.\n\nLabour has announced it would make all new-build homes \"zero carbon\" by 2022, as well as reducing the UK's carbon emissions by 10% through a huge home improvement programme.\n\nThe Conservatives have announced a halt to fracking, the controversial process of extracting gas from shale rock, and, in government, the party set a target of \"net-zero\" carbon emissions by 2050.\n\nLabour, the Lib Dems, the Scottish National Party and the Green Party have called for a live TV debate on climate change before the 12 December election.", "Michael Weir was found guilty of two counts of murder at the Old Bailey\n\nA jewel thief who beat two elderly people to death in their own homes has been convicted of their murders two decades on.\n\nMichael Weir fatally attacked 78-year-old Leonard Harris and Rose Seferian, 83, in 1998, the Old Bailey was told.\n\nThe original investigation missed clues to link the killings but DNA testing connected Weir to both London attacks after 20 years, the court heard.\n\nWeir, 52, of Hackney, had denied two counts of murder.\n\nProsecutor Tom Little QC told the jury the \"defenceless pensioners\" had been struck repeatedly and \"left for dead\".\n\nWeir was originally found guilty of murdering Mr Harris by an Old Bailey jury in July 1999, but his conviction was quashed by the Court of Appeal in 2000 on a technicality.\n\nHe was retried under the so-called double jeopardy law when new forensic evidence came to light, and prosecutors believe Weir is \"the first convicted man to be convicted twice\".\n\nTrial judge Mrs Justice McGowan told the jury they had made \"legal history\".\n\nGertrude Harris and her husband Leonard were attacked in January 1998\n\nOn 28 January 1998, Weir broke into Mr Harris's flat in East Finchley, north London, leaving him with serious head injuries.\n\nThe pensioner was found by an estate agent while his wife, who suffered from dementia, was left badly injured on a bedroom floor.\n\nAn 18-carat gold watch Mr Harris had taken from a German soldier during World War Two and his gold ring were missing.\n\nThree days after the attack, police found a palm print on the bedroom door but missed the match to the defendant at the time, the court heard.\n\nOn 5 March, Weir violently attacked Ms Seferian in her bedroom when she was at home on her own.\n\nHe stole jewellery including a gold wedding ring with her husband's initials and the date of their marriage engraved on it, a diamond solitaire gold ring, and a silver diamond ring, as well as cash.\n\nIn 2005, the 800-year-old \"double jeopardy\" law that prevented a defendant from being tried a second time for the same offence was scrapped.\n\nFrom that point the Court of Appeal was able to grant a retrial if \"new, compelling, reliable and substantial evidence\" had emerged.\n\nBilly Dunlop became the first person to be convicted under the new law. He brutally murdered Julie Hogg in 1989 but, after two trials in which jurors could not reach a verdict, he was acquitted. In 2006 he was convicted at a fresh trial following the law change.\n\nHowever, until today the law had only been used to convict those acquitted at a first trial - making Michael Weir the first defendant ever to be found guilty of the same murder, twice.\n\nAnd as the trial judge Mrs Justice McGowan told the jury, that made \"legal history\".\n\nJurors were told a palm print found inside her Kensington flat on a window frame where Weir broke in was not matched to him until 2017.\n\nThe trial heard that by 2018 new DNA evidence had been obtained and palm prints from both murder scenes were matched to Weir.\n\nIt is believed to be the first time a defendant has been found guilty of the same murder twice, and where a second murder charge has been added to a double jeopardy case.\n\nDet Ch Insp Shaun Fitzgerald, from the Met, said: \"Nothing can ever take away the pain of Leonard and Rose's families but we hope this conviction brings them some kind of closure.\n\n\"Weir literally thought he had got away with murder but he now faces a considerable custodial sentence where he will have significant time to reflect on his utterly callous actions towards two completely innocent victims.\"\n\nSentencing was adjourned until a date to be fixed.\n\nRose Seferian died after being violently assaulted in her home in March 1998\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Rape prosecutors in England and Wales were given a conviction rate target which was never made public.\n\nBBC Newsnight has had access to a Law Society Gazette investigation, which found that from 2016 prosecutors were judged against a 60% target of cases ending in conviction.\n\nThis may have caused prosecutors to drop weaker cases, campaigners say.\n\nThe Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said the target was used for \"benchmarking\" - and has been dropped.\n\nThe CPS decides whether cases investigated by the police go to trial.\n\nRape convictions in England and Wales are at their lowest level since 2008, despite record levels of allegations.\n\nAccording to guidance set down in the Code for Crown Prosecutors, decisions should be based on two things: whether it's in the public interest, and if the case has more than a 50% chance of a conviction.\n\nBut from 2016, rape prosecutors were also asked to consider a conviction rate target called a \"level of ambition\" of 60%.\n\nOne way to achieve improved conviction rates is by prosecuting only the strongest cases.\n\nIf 10 rape cases are prosecuted and five of them result in convictions, the conviction rate is 50%. But if only the strongest three cases are prosecuted and all three result in convictions, the conviction rate goes up to 100% - but fewer rapists have been brought to justice.\n\nThe 60% rape conviction rate target was never made public by the CPS, but was discovered by the Law Society Gazette after a trawl through CPS inspection reports.\n\nIn one such report, inspectors criticised the Cheshire-Merseyside regional CPS for missing the target in 2017. Their conviction rate was 57.3%, down from 65.4% the previous year, but their actual number of rape convictions had gone up from 100 to 138 in the same period.\n\nThe following year, the same team introduced a \"more stringent triage process for police files\" on rape.\n\nTheir number of convictions dropped to 81 - the lowest for years - but by prosecuting fewer cases they actually exceeded the CPS target. Their conviction rate was 68%.\n\nNewsnight has also spoken to a source who attended a training session for specialist rape prosecutors in 2017.\n\nThe source said senior CPS lawyers told prosecutors that the CPS would like to see conviction rates of 61% or 62% for rape cases.\n\nHarriet Wistrich from the Centre for Women's Justice said the use of conviction targets was \"extremely worrying\"\n\nA coalition of women's organisations, represented by the Centre for Women's Justice (CWJ), has launched a legal case against the service for what it says is an unlawful change in approach by the CPS.\n\nLawyer Harriet Wistrich, founder of the CWJ, told Newsnight: \"What a change in the conviction rate would suggest is if they're being targeted to improve their convictions, the easiest way to do that is to take weaker cases out of the system.\n\n\"If those that rape are not being held to account, they will feel they can continue doing so with impunity.\"\n\nIn response to the investigation, the CPS said it had stopped using \"conviction levels of ambition\" in April 2018.\n\n\"We acknowledged they were not an appropriate tool to measure our success in bringing the right cases to court,\" a spokesman said.\n\nThe CPS has repeatedly denied any change in policy on rape that might account for the collapse in prosecutions.\n\n\"We are clear that all our cases should be assessed on whether there is a realistic prospect of conviction based on individual merit - no other reason,\" the spokesman added.\n\nConviction rate targets were not only applied to rape.\n\nA 75% target was applied to domestic violence cases, while the target for hate crime cases was an 85% level of conviction. An 85% conviction rate target was also applied to all magistrate court cases, with those in the Crown Court subject to a slightly lower level, 81.5%.\n\nA CPS spokesman said: \"While it is important that we track trends, and constantly strive to improve performance, no individual charging decision is influenced by any factor other than the merits of the case.\"\n\nYou can watch Newsnight on BBC Two at 22:30 on weekdays. Catch up on iPlayer, subscribe to the programme on YouTube and follow it on Twitter.\n• None Why do so few rape cases go to court?", "Nicola Sturgeon has predicted Jeremy Corbyn will soon back her call for a Scottish independence vote in 2020.\n\nThe SNP leader was responding to further confusion over Mr Corbyn's position on a second Scottish independence referendum.\n\nThe Labour leader said on Thursday that indyref2 would not happen in the first two years of his party winning power.\n\nThe previous day, he initially told journalists that a referendum would not happen in the first five-year term.\n\nBut just hours later, he clarified that a referendum would not be held in the \"early years\" of a Labour government, with the party's focus instead being on \"massive investment\" in Scotland.\n\nMr Corbyn and Scottish Labour have said they will campaign against independence if the issue is put to another referendum.\n\nBut a Scottish Labour candidate in a key target seat for the party ahead of the general election told BBC political correspondent Nick Eardley that the \"mixed messaging\" from Mr Corbyn on the issue was a \"disaster\" for the party.\n\nAnd Ms Sturgeon tweeted: \"Yesterday it was 'not in the first term'. Today, it's 'not in the first two years'. By the end of the week, at this rate, Corbyn will be demanding #indyref2020\".\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by Nicola Sturgeon This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nThe prospect of a second vote on independence and Brexit was discussed at first minister's questions, with the Conservatives also raising questions about the timing of a vote.\n\nNicola Sturgeon has said she will request a transfer of power from Westminster by the end of this year, with the goal of holding a referendum in the second half of 2020.\n\nBut the first minister has also given her support to having another referendum on Brexit next year.\n\nIf Labour wins power, it has committed to renegotiating the Brexit deal with the EU, before putting this \"credible Leave option\" to the public in a fresh vote, up against Remain.\n\nLabour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn and his wife Laura Alvarez (wearing hat) with Labour activists while canvassing in Glasgow on Wednesday evening\n\nInterim Scottish Tory leader Jackson Carlaw asked Ms Sturgeon which vote would come first, saying he was \"not sure the first minister has thought through her big double referendum promise\".\n\nHe said: \"When is all this supposed to happen? Both referendums on the one day, or different days? Which vote would come first - indyref, euroref - which?\"\n\nMs Sturgeon replied: \"My priority - and I can't believe Jackson Carlaw hasn't actually cottoned on to this yet - my priority is to give the people of Scotland the opportunity to choose independence next year and I look forward to delivering on that.\"\n\nThis led Scottish Lib Dem leader Willie Rennie to say Ms Sturgeon had \"abandoned Remain voters across the UK\", saying this was \"hugely disappointing\".\n\nHe said: \"If you are a Remainer in Scotland, you should know that the SNP will twist every vote into an endorsement of independence. Her party will always put independence ahead of anything else.\"\n\nThis evening Jeremy Corbyn will wrap up his trip to Scotland with a rally in Edinburgh. Labour are expecting hundreds of supporters to turn up.\n\nWinning seats in Scotland could be crucial to Mr Corbyn's hopes of getting into Number Ten, but long gone are the days when Labour could rely on definitely returning a healthy number of Scottish MPs.\n\nDespite recent disasters at the polls - including coming FIFTH in the European elections in Scotland - a number of candidates I've spoken to are upbeat and say they're getting decent reception from voters.\n\nBut this trip has not gone according to plan for Mr Corbyn.\n\nHe has - not for the first time - been unclear about Labour's position on a second independence referendum. Yesterday, he said he wouldn't allow for in his first term (5 years). He then said in the \"formative years\" of a Labour government. This morning he suggested not in the first two years.\n\nThis might all sound a bit like splitting hairs, but some candidates here are worried that not being clear on independence is harming their chances of winning votes from unionists, who helped the party do well in 2017.\n\nOne candidate told me earlier Mr Corbyn's comments had been a \"bloody disaster\". The fear is those who oppose independence will side with the Conservatives or the Lib Dems- while independence supporters will vote SNP.\n\nThere's another school of thought though. The leadership in Scotland doesn't think independence will be a key issue on 12 December. They're confident that - over the next month - their focus on ending austerity, investing in the economy and climate change will cut through.\n\nMr Corbyn said this morning in Midlothian that voters make their decision based on a number of issues. Some in Scottish Labour are desperately hoping independence isn't the main one.\n\nUse the form below to send us your questions and we could be in touch.\n\nIn some cases your question will be published, displaying your name and location as you provide it, unless you state otherwise. Your contact details will never be published. Please ensure you have read the terms and conditions.\n\nIf you are reading this page on the BBC News app, you will need to visit the mobile version of the BBC website to submit your question on this topic.", "US President Donald Trump is in the middle of an impeachment inquiry.\n\nThree BBC reporters based in North America, Ritu Prasad, Laura Trevelyan and Chris Buckler, break down the key points as the inquiry goes public.", "(L-R) Jacob Sporon-Fiedler, Nathan Selcon, Gurjaipal Dhillon and Mohammed Afzal were sentenced at the Old Bailey\n\nA group of men who ran an operation worth more than £65m distributing illegal steroids have been jailed.\n\nDanish national Jacob Sporon-Fiedler ran an Indian pharmaceutical company that supplied four tonnes of anabolic steroids per month to Europe.\n\nHis gang in the UK included former bodybuilding champion Nathan Selcon who had a £1m home in Milton Keynes.\n\nSporon-Fiedler and Selcon admitted conspiring to import steroids at the Old Bailey.\n\nSporon-Fiedler, 38, was jailed for five years and four months.\n\nSelcon, 45, was also found guilty of conspiring to manufacture steroids and was sentenced to six years in prison.\n\nThree other men were also convicted for their roles:\n\nPolice raided two laboratories connected to the gang\n\nThe steroids - which were similar to those used by the London Bridge and Westminster terrorists - were said to have been sold to bodybuilders, gym users and possibly professional athletes, the court heard.\n\nThe National Crime Agency (NCA) said it had evidence of at least £65m worth of drugs connected to the gang but the true figure could run into the hundreds of millions.\n\nAn investigation began when 600kg of anabolic steroids were seized at Heathrow in 2014.\n\nThe NCA raided a laboratory on an industrial estate near Heathrow Airport in March 2015 and discovered packaging for £43m worth of steroids.\n\nThe group was also connected to another lab in Slough which produced about £10m worth of steroids before it was raided by Thames Valley Police in 2009.\n\nSentencing the men, Judge Angela Rafferty QC said: \"I am satisfied this was a long-running, sophisticated and well managed operation and no [previous steroid case] is comparable to the scale of this particular conspiracy. This was exceptionally large.\"\n\nSenior investigator at the NCA David Cunningham said afterwards: \"If Sporon-Fiedler thought he could trade class C illicit anabolic steroids and be beyond the reach of law enforcement, he was wrong.\"\n\nAlexander Macgregor is due to be sentenced at a later date due to illness\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "The badly-damaged cathedral is now covered in scaffolding\n\nThe army general overseeing the reconstruction of Notre Dame cathedral in Paris has said the building's chief architect should \"shut his mouth\".\n\nGeneral Jean-Louis Georgelin and architect Philippe Villeneuve disagree over whether the cathedral's new spire should look modern or medieval.\n\nNotre Dame caught fire in April, losing its spire, roof and many artefacts.\n\nFrench President Emmanuel Macron has set a five-year deadline for completing the huge restoration project.\n\nSome experts warn that this target may be too ambitious - and Mr Villeneuve has previously said the only way it can be met is if the spire is a replica of the one that burned down.\n\nBut President Macron and General Georgelin both believe the new spire should be \"contemporary\".\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The moment Notre-Dame’s spire fell as the fire raged in April\n\nA public argument over the spire's design broke out at a meeting of the French National Assembly's cultural affairs committee late on Wednesday.\n\n\"As for the chief architect, I have already explained that he should shut his mouth,\" General Georgelin snapped, prompting gasps from those at the meeting, AFP news agency reported.\n\nHe later said that all involved ought to \"move ahead in wisdom so that we can serenely make the best choice for Notre Dame, for Paris, for the world\".\n\nA final decision on the spire would be settled on in 2021, he added.\n\nThe historic cathedral lost its spire and roof in the huge fire on 15 April\n\nOn the same day, France 3 TV channel broadcast footage from inside Notre Dame - showing its missing spire and burned-out roof, as well as debris that has collected on the cathedral floor.\n\nLast month, Mr Villeneuve told the broadcaster RTL: \"Either I restore it identically... or they make a contemporary spire and it will be someone else [doing it].\"\n\nWithin 24 hours of the fire on 15 April, hundreds of millions of euros were pledged to help fund the rebuilding of the cathedral.", "This evening Jeremy Corbyn will wrap up his trip to Scotland with a rally in Edinburgh. Labour are expecting hundreds of supporters to turn up.\n\nWinning seats in Scotland could be crucial to Mr Corbyn’s hopes of getting into No 10. And long gone are the days when Labour could rely on definitely returning a healthy number of MPs from Scotland.\n\nDespite recent disasters at the polls - including coming fifth in the European elections - a number of candidates I’ve spoken to are upbeat and say they’re getting decent a reception from voters.\n\nBut this trip has not gone according to plan for Mr Corbyn.\n\nMr Corbyn has - not for the first time - been unclear about Labour’s position on a second independence referendum. Yesterday, he said he wouldn’t allow one for in his first term (five years). He then said not in the “formative years” of a Labour government. This morning he suggested not in the first two years.\n\nThis might all sound a bit like splitting hairs, but some candidates here are worried that not being clear on independence is harming their chances of winning votes from unionists, who helped the party do well in 2017. One candidate told me earlier that Mr Corbyn’s comments had been a “bloody disaster”.\n\nThe fear is those who oppose independence will side with the Conservatives or the Lib Dems - while independence supporters will vote SNP.\n\nThere’s another school of thought though. The Labour leadership in Scotland doesn’t think independence will be a key issue on 12 December. They’re confident that - over the next month - their focus on ending austerity, investing in the economy and tackling climate change will cut through.\n\nMr Corbyn said this morning in Midlothian that voters make their decision based on a number of issues. Some in Scottish Labour are desperately hoping independence isn’t the main one.", "All six Friends actors are in talks for a one-off unscripted reunion show, according to reports in the US.\n\nThe Hollywood Reporter and Variety claim the special programme would be shown on new streaming site HBO Max.\n\nHowever it would apparently not involve fully reviving the hit sitcom, which ran from 1994-2004.\n\nHBO Max secured the US rights to all 10 seasons of Friends for $425m (£340m) for its service, which is due to launch in April 2020.\n\nThe show will move from Netflix, where it has found a new lease of life with younger audiences, being the second most-watched show in 2018 - according to Nielsen data.\n\nJennifer Aniston, who played Rachel on the show, recently joined Instagram and attracted almost five million followers in 12 hours after posting a selfie alongside co-stars Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer.\n\nShe later cryptically told US talk show host Ellen DeGeneres they were \"working on something\".\n\nShe said: \"We would love for there to be something, but we don't know what that something is. So we're just trying.\"\n\nWhile one or two of the stars have worked together on various other projects, including the spin-off series Joey - which saw Schwimmer direct LeBlanc in several episodes - all six have not been seen together publicly since the show finished.\n\nHBO Max has not commented on the reports.\n\nFollow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Chance Bright was dragged about 95m by a scrap metal van\n\nA driver who left an Amazon delivery worker paralysed from the waist down by dragging him along a road for almost 100m has been jailed for 12 years.\n\nMitchell Rose, 27, ploughed into Chance Bright as he ran after his van, which had been stolen by Rose's accomplice Brian Atkinson, in Coven, near Wolverhampton, on 4 March.\n\nThe former soldier, 23, was on his last week with Amazon when he was injured.\n\nHe said Rose \"shook his head to tell me that he wasn't going to stop\".\n\nThe former soldier, of Newcastle-under-Lyme, suffered a broken spinal cord and other injuries including a wound under his chin that required 200 stitches.\n\nRose's attempted murder trial at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court had heard how his victim had just delivered a parcel in the south Staffordshire village when he saw someone driving off in his van.\n\nAs he ran after the vehicle, Rose, who was following behind, mowed him down, the Crown Prosecution Service said.\n\nRose, of Redshank Road in Walsall, was cleared of attempted murder in September, but convicted of causing grievous bodily harm with intent and sentenced at Stafford Crown Court on Thursday.\n\nChance Bright said he passed out \"from the pain of being dragged along the tarmac\"\n\nAtkinson, 41, of Parker Street, Walsall, admitted stealing the van and was convicted of assisting an offender. He was sentenced to 36 months.\n\nCarol Davies, 39, of Yew Road, Walsall, was given a 12-month community order and Emma Griffin, 34, of Field Road, Walsall, received a four-month jail sentence, suspended for 18 months. Both admitted assisting an offender.\n• None Driver who ran down Amazon driver guilty of GBH\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "The minibus overturned after a collision with a car near St Ives in Cambridgeshire\n\nTwenty people are being treated in hospital after a minibus overturned in rural Cambridgeshire.\n\nThe two-vehicle collision happened on the B1040 Somersham Road near the villages of Woodhurst and Bluntisham, at 16:51 GMT.\n\n\"Multiple people are involved and some are seriously injured,\" police said.\n\nMore than 20 firefighters are at the scene, the fire service said. A police cordon is also in place.\n\nThe crash happened near the villages of Woodhurst and Bluntisham\n\nBelongings have been strewn around the carriageway after the accident\n\nCasualties are being taken to Addenbrooke's and Hinchingbrooke hospitals in Cambridge and Huntingdon, a spokeswoman for the East of England Ambulance Service said.\n\nA spokesman from Cambridgeshire Constabulary said they had \"varying levels of injury\".\n\nRoads in both directions near Wheatsheaf Road are closed and diversions are in place through Pidley.\n\nThe East Anglian Air Ambulance and a hazard response team are also at the scene.\n\nEmergency services remain at the scene of the crash in rural Cambridgeshire\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "A total of 29 women aged 20 to 40 believed to be victims of trafficking were rescued in the operation by the Met\n\nSeventeen people have been arrested in early morning raids across east London in an international human trafficking investigation.\n\nA total of 29 women aged 20 to 40 were rescued in the operation by the Met, supported by officers from Romania.\n\nThe potential victims were taken to a \"place of safety\", and the suspects, 14 men and three women, remain in custody.\n\nSixteen warrants were executed at properties in Redbridge, Havering, Barking and Dagenham and Tower Hamlets.\n\nThe suspects, who were aged between 17 and 50, were held on suspicion of modern slavery, controlling prostitution, Class A drug offences and firearm offences relating to a stun gun.\n\nThey remain in custody in a central London police station.\n\nFour warrants were carried out in Romania at the same time, leading to the arrest of a man in Constanta.\n\nDet Ch Insp Richard McDonagh, said: \"The Met recognises the seriousness of modern slavery and the devastation it brings to people's lives.\n\n\"Today's synchronised operational activity [had] the aim of, in one fell swoop, dismantling an organised crime network and providing support to the victims.\"\n\nA spokesman for Romanian police in the UK said: \"Romanian police officers working shoulder to shoulder with our British partners is a great achievement, a proof of our mutual permanent support and a great professional reward.\"\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Boris Johnson: \"Our ambition is unlock the whole nation's potential\"\n\nDelivering Brexit would help the UK close the \"opportunity gap between rich and poor\", Boris Johnson has said.\n\nIn his first big speech of the election campaign, he promised to boost regional industry and drive a \"clean energy revolution\" after the UK leaves the EU.\n\nHe said a future Tory government would double investment in high-tech research and development to £18bn.\n\nBut earlier former Tory David Gauke said Mr Johnson's plan will lead to a \"bad outcome for the country\".\n\nAnd Labour said Mr Johnson's Brexit deal was flawed and another referendum was needed.\n\nSpeaking during a visit to an electric taxi manufacturer near Coventry, the PM set out his vision for post-Brexit Britain, saying his goal was to unite the country and \"level up\" economic performance by boosting the regions.\n\nHe said the UK must be at the heart of the world's \"green revolution\", harnessing the power of science, innovation and technology to tackle climate change and create high-skilled, high wage jobs.\n\nA Tory victory on 12 December would see the UK leave the EU in January, he said, and that would be good for the country's \"politics, economy and psychological health\" after months of paralysis.\n\n\"We must get Brexit done because we are democrats,\" he said, saying while Leave voters wanted the result of the 2016 referendum result to be respected, Remain voters also accepted the \"wrangling had to end\".\n\nBut he departed from excerpts of the speech briefed to the media on Tuesday, leaving out references to Brexit \"groundhoggery\" and claims that calls for another Brexit referendum and a further vote on Scottish independence were a form of \"onanism\", or masturbation.\n\nAsked about this at a press conference after the speech, he blamed it on a \"stray draft\" of the speech released to the media.\n\nThe Tory leader said the UK's economic fundamentals were sound, but he compared the country to a \"cup-winning horse trying to run on three legs\" with huge untapped potential and often \"vastly different\" educational outcomes.\n\n\"If every child had the same start and the same encouragement, think of the all untapped talent in this country,\" he said.\n\n\"Yet the solution to that inequality is within our grasp... not just to close the opportunity gap between rich and poor but also between the regions of this country.\"\n\nHe promised to make the \"small improvements in life that people are craving\" by addressing transport bottlenecks, improving rural bus services and broadband connections. He also said British apprentices must be employed on all \"big new public sector\" contracts after Brexit.\n\nMr Johnson said the UK must be at the heart of the world's \"green revolution\"\n\nTo demonstrate his party's support for enterprise, he said a future Tory government would double funding for research and development to £18bn in the next Parliament, which would amount to the \"biggest ever increase in support for R&D\".\n\n\"We proudly back businesses across this country because they are creating the wealth that actually pays for the NHS and everything else.\"\n\nA Labour victory, he claimed, would lead to a \"Technicolor coalition\" with the SNP, prolonging the uncertainty for business over Brexit and the future of the UK.\n\nThe PM is facing claims from a former cabinet colleague that his election would lead to a \"very hard Brexit\" after Mr Gauke attacked the policy of the Conservatives to not extend the implementation period for Brexit past December 2020.\n\nThe Tories plan to negotiate a free trade agreement with the European Union during that time, but have pledged to leave without one if no deal is reached by the deadline.\n\nBrexit Party leader Nigel Farage cited the pledge as one of the reasons for his decision not to stand candidates in the 317 seats won by the Tories at the last general election, in 2017.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. David Gauke says a Conservative majority will move the UK towards \"a very hard Brexit\"\n\nMr Gauke said \"one simply cannot renegotiate a trade deal in that time period\", and leaving without a deal would be \"disastrous for the prosperity of our country… [making] whole sectors unviable\".\n\nBut Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Michael Gove, said his former colleague was \"wrong\".\n\nHe defended the progress the prime minister has made on Brexit, telling BBC Radio 4's Today programme: \"People throughout the summer said that Boris Johnson would not be able to secure a deal with the EU.\n\n\"The withdrawal agreement will never be reopened, they said. The backstop is unviable, you won't get it changed.\n\n\"They are people who have been left with oeuf on their faces because he succeeded in securing that deal in defiance of the sceptics and the cynics, and we can secure a free trade agreement by the end of 2020.\"\n\nMPs backed Mr Johnson's Brexit deal in principle before Parliament was dissolved. But they refused to endorse his timetable to rush it through in days, meaning the PM had to abandon his \"do or die\" pledge to take the UK out by the 31 October deadline.", "Prof Ponsati greeted supporters as she arrived at the police station in Edinburgh on Thursday\n\nFormer Catalan government minister Clara Ponsati has been bailed at Edinburgh Sheriff Court after handing herself in to police.\n\nThe St Andrews University professor is wanted in Spain over her role in the Catalan independence movement.\n\nThe 62-year-old appeared in court and was granted bail and allowed to keep her passport.\n\nProf Ponsati's next court appearance has been scheduled for 12 December in Edinburgh.\n\nThe full hearing is likely to take place in Spring 2020.\n\nShe arrived at St Leonard's Police Station in the capital with her solicitor Aamer Anwar on Thursday morning and was transferred to the court hearing.\n\nThe two emerged from the court to cheers from supporters.\n\nMr Anwar said: \"Clara Ponsati faces a single charge of 'sedition' which relates to the organising of the referendum in her role as the minister for education.\n\n\"The warrant is full of contradictions and mistakes, whilst it accuses Clara of everything, in reality the warrant provides no real examples of any alleged crime.\n\n\"Clara submits that she should not be extradited for a 'show trial' in the Supreme Court, where she believes the only verdict would be one of guilt. \"\n\nHe added: \"Clara views these charges as a 'politically-motivated prosecution'. We will submit that Clara's human rights cannot be guaranteed in the Spanish Courts. \"\n\nProf Ponsati was greeted and cheered by supporters\n\nSedition is the illegal act of inciting people to resist or rebel against a government in power. The crime no longer exists in Scotland.\n\nMr Anwar said his client now trusted her fate to the Scottish justice system which she believes \"to be impartial, robust and independent\".\n\nThe charges relate to Catalonia's October 2017 independence referendum - which the Spanish state deemed illegal and refused to sanction.\n\nProf Ponsati was education minister in the Catalan government at the time.\n\nIf extradited and convicted, she could face a sentence of up to 15 years.\n\nOn 6 November, Mr Anwar advised the academic not to report to police because of \"glaring contradictions\" in the arrest warrant.\n\nMr Anwar said the warrant was translated by a senior judge, Pablo Llarena, and the UK authorities were seeking clarifications on the 59-page document.\n\nFollowing clarification from Judge Llarena, it was finally accepted by the UK authorities for execution.\n\nThe latest European warrant was issued after a previous warrant was withdrawn last summer.\n\nThe development comes after nine Catalan leaders were convicted of sedition over their role in the 2017 referendum.\n\nRiot police in Barcelona tried to disperse protesters who set up burning barricades last month\n\nProtests erupted in Barcelona last month after they were sentenced to between nine and 13 years in prison by Spain's Supreme Court.\n\nProsecutors argued that the unilateral declaration of independence was an attack on the Spanish state and accused some of those involved of a serious act of rebellion.\n\nThey also said separatist leaders had misused public funds while organising the 2017 referendum.", "Five rockets were launched from Gaza hours after the ceasefire\n\nA ceasefire between Israel and militants in Gaza appears to be holding, despite the launch of several rockets hours after it took effect.\n\nThe truce ended two days of intense fighting in which militants fired some 450 rockets towards Israel and Israeli aircraft carried out waves of strikes.\n\nEarly on Thursday, a family of eight were killed in an air strike in Gaza.\n\nThe fighting left 34 Palestinians dead and 111 injured in total, while 63 Israelis needed medical treatment.\n\nThe Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said 25 of the Palestinian fatalities were militants.\n\nThe escalation began on Tuesday when a senior commander of Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), Baha Abu al-Ata, and his wife were killed in an Israeli air strike.\n\nThe Israeli prime minister said Abu al-Ata was \"responsible for most of the terror attacks in the last year from the Gaza Strip\" and called him a \"ticking bomb\".\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Gaza militants retaliated with rocket fire - then Israel responded with further air strikes\n\nPIJ spokesman Musab al-Buraim said early on Thursday that it had agreed to a ceasefire brokered by Egypt after Israel was \"forced to accept the conditions set by the Palestinian resistance\".\n\nThose conditions were to stop \"assassination operations\" and the use of live fire against protesters near the Gaza border fence, and to start implementing steps to end the blockade of Gaza, he added.\n\nIsrael did not publicly confirm the ceasefire, but Foreign Minister Israel Katz told Army Radio that \"quiet will be answered with quiet\".\n\nHe also said he considered it a \"matter of success\" that the dominant militant group in Gaza, Hamas, had not been involved in the hostilities.\n\nPublic Security Minister Gilad Erdan denied any concessions had been made to PIJ, tweeting that the group \"wanted a ceasefire and it received no commitments in exchange\".\n\nPalestinian Islamic Jihad said it had forced Israeli to accept conditions for the ceasefire\n\nIDF Spokesman Brig Gen Hidai Zilberman said its operation in Gaza, dubbed \"Black Belt\", had achieved all of its objectives.\n\n\"With a combination of military personnel from a variety of units who specialize in SIGINT [signals intelligence], HUMINT [human intelligence], we were able to attack cells and close the circle against targets very quickly. That's what killed 25 terrorists who were in the midst of carrying out hostile activity,\" he added.\n\nUN Middle East peace envoy Nickolay Mladenov said both the UN and Egypt had \"worked hard to prevent the most dangerous escalation in and around Gaza from leading to war\" and called on all sides to \"show maximum restraint\".\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by Nickolay E. MLADENOV This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nHowever, five rockets were launched from Gaza about five hours after the ceasefire came into effect, the IDF said. Two were intercepted by the Iron Dome air defence system.\n\nThere were no immediate reports of any injuries or damage.\n\nIn the late afternoon, rocket alert sirens sounded in Israeli communities near the Gaza border and the IDF said another rocket was shot down.\n\nMeanwhile, Gaza's health ministry said eight members of the Abu Malhous family, including five children and two women, were killed in an Israeli air strike on a house in Deir al-Balah, in central Gaza, before dawn on Thursday.\n\nThe Israeli military said the deadly air strike in Deir al-Balah had targeted a militant commander\n\nThe ministry said the dead were all civilians. But the IDF insisted that the head of the family, Rasmi Abu Malhous, was a commander of a PIJ rocket-launching unit.\n\n\"He was an Islamic Jihad commander and he, like many others, had the tactic of hiding ammunition and military infrastructure in their own residence,\" spokesman Lt Col Jonathan Conricus told AFP news agency. \"Of course we try always to minimise the amount of non-combatants killed or injured.\"\n\n\"They were children, civilians, not militants and they have nothing to do with politics,\" he told AFP. \"They were innocent people, asleep. We were shocked by four rockets landing on the tin house, this is not normal.\"\n• None Is Palestinian-Israeli peace out of reach?", "Political parties are generally in agreement about one thing - that the NHS needs more money. But is money all it takes?\n\nTo answer this, it's helpful to look at whether the NHS is getting the best out of its existing budget - and how that compares with other countries.\n\nThere's no single way of measuring the efficiency of a health service, though various bodies have tried.\n\nBloomberg's annual healthcare efficiency index, for example, looks simply at spending on healthcare versus life expectancy.\n\nIts latest report ranked 56 wealthy countries, based on 2015 data. It put the UK 35th - down from 21st the year before, partly reflecting the slowing of growth in spending on the NHS particularly in England.\n\nHong Kong and Singapore - mixed public and private systems with elements of both government funding and insurance - came top. They were followed by Italy and Spain - with national health services - which both have higher life expectancies than the UK and spend less per person to achieve this.\n\nThe UK was also beaten by France which has a system of social insurance paid for by the government, individuals and employers.\n\nCompared with 35 other OECD countries (Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development) - a group of rich nations - the UK spends an average amount on healthcare (about 9.8% of GDP) and has a slightly higher than average life expectancy for the group (81.3 years).\n\nLife expectancy is a reasonable proxy for how good a healthcare system is, but it's not a perfect one.\n\nWhile higher healthcare spending is linked to higher life expectancy, it's affected by other complicated social factors including diet and smoking. In the US, for example, opioid deaths and gun crime have been linked to a fall in life expectancy.\n\nIt's also a fairly crude measure - living longer isn't the only thing most people would want to achieve from a health system.\n\nAs a 2018 report by three health think tanks and the Institute for Fiscal Studies, entitled \"How good is the NHS?\", said, UK patients were more likely than average to report having had a good experience of the health system. The think tanks said this was \"a valuable goal of health care in its own right\".\n\nUK patients were also less likely to say they skipped a consultation or prescription medicine because of cost.\n\nAnd looking just at life expectancy doesn't capture how good a health system is at dealing with conditions that may require long-term care but don't cause death.\n\nThe 2018 report concludes that the NHS across the UK is relatively efficient, performing well in managing long-term conditions with \"an unusually low level of staffing and, in at least some categories, equipment\" compared with other countries. This suggests the NHS is doing quite well with the money it has.\n\nBut equally, life expectancy measures don't capture experiences like waiting for a long time on a trolley in A&E or waiting in pain for a routine operation, which aren't fatal but are also not good experiences for patients.\n\nThese have worsened as funding increases have slowed.\n\nThe NHS is below average among OECD countries at treating the illnesses that are the most common direct causes of death.\n\nFor example, the UK mortality rate for cancer and heart disease is higher than the average among similar countries and that's a longer-term trend.\n\nPart of the reason the UK does worse on cancer survival is that British patients present late with cancer symptoms, and get diagnosed at a later stage. That's not necessarily a funding issue.\n\nAcross the UK, waiting times for routine surgery like hip replacements are about average, and waiting times in A&E just below average, compared with other rich countries.\n\nAs the growth in funding has slowed, though, the NHS has become worse at seeing people within four hours in A&E and getting cancer patients into treatment within two months.\n\nThis is significant for patients and their experience of the system, but it hasn't dramatically effected outcomes - although this may take some time to show up. Those worse than average trends pre-dated recent funding cutbacks, again suggesting there's something other than just money going on.\n\nImproving outcomes in the health service often requires funding plus other action - for example training and retaining more staff or launching public information campaigns. Money alone is not enough to make those things happen.\n\nThe NHS is devolved, meaning each nation runs its own health system and can set its own priorities. On waits in A&E, Scotland has fared comparatively better than other UK nations.\n\nUS-based foundation the Commonwealth Fund published a comparison in 2017 which put the UK top out of 11 countries for healthcare performance.\n\nIt looked at five areas including equity and access, as well as health outcomes and the care process.\n\nThe UK came top partly because of the ranking's heavy weighting towards universal systems - since equity and access formed two out of the five criteria.\n\nWhen it came to health outcomes, though, the UK scored tenth out of 11 countries which detracts from the overall score.\n\nAlthough, arguably, the UK's relative equality of access to healthcare for both the rich and poor is a significant when it comes to assessing how well the health service is spending its money.\n\nThe IFS, Health Foundation, King's Fund and Nuffield Trust say the NHS \"does better than health systems in comparable countries at protecting people from heavy financial costs when they are ill\" and that overall, \"the NHS performs neither as well as its supporters sometimes claim nor as badly as its critics often allege.\"", "The elm is is named after creatures in JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings stories\n\nA tree known as the Last Ent of Affric is the \"symbolic leader\" of a campaign aiming to halt Dutch elm disease.\n\nThe elm stands alone in Glen Affric, south of Inverness, and its location is credited with protecting it from the beetle that spreads the disease.\n\nRecently named Scotland's tree of the year, it has a face-like shape on its trunk and is named after creatures in JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings.\n\nIt has now been adopted for the ElmWatch campaign.\n\nThe campaign's organisers hope to raise awareness about Dutch elm disease and the measures people can take to help stop it spreading to disease-free areas.\n\nAlasdair Firth, of Woodland Trust Scotland, said: \"Dutch elm disease has swept round the north-east of Scotland to Inverness and is now making its way along the Great Glen towards the west coast.\n\n\"There are healthy elm populations on the west coast now under threat.\n\n\"The ElmWatch campaign launched today aims to stop the spread of the disease and carry out research to secure the future of the species.\"\n\nThe Last Ent of Affric stands alone in a Highlands glen\n\nDr Euan Bowditch, of the Wooded Landscapes Research Group at Inverness College UHI, said diseased firewood is one way the infection can be spread.\n\n\"The beetles are hitchhiking their way across the Highlands, most likely through the transport of diseased wood that will infect and kill more trees,\" he said.\n\n\"If we can limit the movement of infected elm wood, we can give healthy elm populations, such as those in the west, a shot at survival.\"\n\nPublic agency Scottish Forestry is urging the public to avoid moving elm timber and firewood.\n\nJohn Risby, of Scottish Forestry, said: \"Major infection has spread around the Moray Firth in the last four years.\n\n\"The beetle cannot fly far and would be unlikely to make it to the west coast unaided.\"\n• None 'Lord of the Rings' elm wins tree of the year", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Jeane Freeman has said she did not make details of the child's death public due to patient confidentiality\n\nThe health secretary says she knew in September a child had died after contracting an infection possibly linked to water at Glasgow's largest hospital, but did not make it public.\n\nJeane Freeman learned in September that the patient had died after contracting an infection in a cancer ward in 2017.\n\nShe told BBC Scotland she acted on the information but chose to maintain patient confidentiality.\n\nLabour MSP Anas Sarwar has described the situation as a \"cover-up\".\n\nMs Freeman said she felt for the child's parents.\n\nShe said: \"I deeply regret not only the death of their child. In any circumstance that has to cause a pain that I can't possibly imagine, but I also deeply regret that they feel they haven't been given the information that they have a perfect right to receive and are entitled to.\n\n\"They have my commitment to act to ensure that situation does not happen to parents in the future.\n\n\"I don't regret honouring patient confidentiality. But upholding patient confidentiality does not mean I don't act on the information I am given.\"\n\nMr Sarwar had raised the issue - which was brought to light by an NHS whistleblower - during First Minister's Questions on Thursday.\n\nThe whistleblower raised concerns about the findings of a review into infections in child cancer patients.\n\nThe MSP said he had seen information which showed that senior managers were repeatedly alerted to the fact a previous review failed to include cases of infection related to the water supply in 2017. He said the parents of the child had never been told the true cause of their child's death.\n\nGreater Glasgow Health Board say a link between the infection and the hospital cannot be proven because regulations at the time did not require water testing.\n\nMr Sarwar said: \"This is a remarkable confession from the health secretary.\n\n\"There are now incredibly serious questions for the government and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde to answer, and a huge challenge to rebuild trust.\"\n\nLabour MSP Anas Sarwar described the allegations as a 'scandal'\n\nHe added: \"This devastating death has been covered up since September. Jeane Freeman says she acted, but the most important act would be to inform the parents.\n\n\"At the centre of this scandal is a tragic loss of life, and the priority must be seeking answers for the parents who lost a child.\"\n\nLast September, two wards at the Royal Hospital for Children were closed and patients moved to the adjoining Queen Elizabeth University Hospital as Health Protection Scotland (HPS) investigated water contamination incidents.\n\nAn HPS investigation found 23 cases of blood stream infections with organisms potentially linked to water contamination were identified between 29 January and 26 September, 2018.\n\nThe Daily Record reported a clinician-led team at NHSGGC investigated further back than 2018.\n\nThe whistleblower who contacted Mr Sarwar claimed this investigation found up to 26 cases of water supply infections in children in the cancer wards in 2017, and that one child with cancer died after contracting an infection.\n\nIn March a report found some areas of the hospital could not be cleaned properly because they were awaiting repair work.\n\nThe inspection was ordered by Ms Freeman after patients became infected with a fungus linked to pigeon faeces.\n\nMr Sarwar said he has had difficult information shared with him before but this case \"felt different\".\n\nHe added: \"I immediately imagined how I would feel if that was my child, if I was that parent. I would want to know - I would expect answers.\"\n\nAn NHSGGC spokesman said: \"When a patient dies in our care, our clinical teams discuss with family members the cause of death and the factors that have contributed to this, where they are known.\n\n\"Patients who are very sick are prone to infections and we closely monitor all infections to ensure patients are appropriately cared for. \"\n\nHe said that two individual cases of Stenotrophomonas were investigated in 2017 which were not linked and those were reported to Health Protection Scotland and the NHSGGC Board.\n\nThe cases were reviewed again in July 2019 when the clinical view was taken that no further action was required.\n\nHe added: \"At the time of the initial investigation into these cases, national guidance did not include a requirement for health boards to test for Stenotrophomonas in the water supply.\n\n\"As no tests were carried out at the time, it is not possible to conclude that these infections were connected to the water supply. It is extremely disappointing therefore that a whistleblower has made this claim causing additional distress to families and to other families of cancer patients.\"", "Herbal compounds such as garlic, ginger and ginseng can delay the healing of skin wounds\n\nCancer patients should tell their doctors if they are taking herbal products because some of the ingredients could stop their treatment working, a cancer conference has heard.\n\nGarlic, ginger and ginkgo pills, for example, can delay the healing of skin wounds when breast cancer spreads.\n\nSurgeon Prof Maria Joao Cardoso, said there was no evidence that herbal therapies or creams worked.\n\nIf in doubt, it was best not to take anything, she said.\n\n\"Doctors need to be more proactive about asking their patients what else they are taking when they are being treated for cancer,\" Prof Cardoso, head breast surgeon at the Champalimaud Cancer Centre in Lisbon, Portugal, told the BBC.\n\nShe said it was particularly important that patients always checked with their doctors first before trying complementary therapies for cancer that had spread to the skin.\n\nThis happens in one in five cases of breast cancer - and less in other cancers.\n\nThe danger is that many products can interfere with hormone therapy or chemotherapy treatments, and certain ones prolong the blood clotting process - which can lead to wounds taking longer to heal and more scarring.\n\nShe highlighted the following herbal products as examples of those which slow down clotting:\n\nProf Cardoso said it was not surprising that patients and their carers went searching for complementary or alternative treatments that might make a difference.\n\nBut she said people should know \"they could end up doing more harm than good\".\n\n\"The highest goal in medicine is important to remember: do no harm,\" she said.\n\nGrapefruit and its juice is known to affect enzymes which break down cancer drugs in the body\n\nOn its website, Cancer Research UK says some complementary therapies might stop conventional treatments working as well as they should.\n\nIt also says it is important to avoid some food and drinks such as grapefruit and oranges during cancer treatment, because they can affect how well cancer drugs are broken down in the body.\n\nThe charity says: \"Talk to your doctor about any complementary therapies you're thinking of using. Tell them before you start having complementary therapy, especially if you're in the middle of a course of cancer treatment.\"\n\nGrete Brauten-Smith, clinical nurse specialist at charity Breast Cancer Now said: \"With a lot of unproven information available online and little reliable research into these products, a discussion with a healthcare professional can ensure a patient has the accurate information they need to make an informed choice.\"\n\nSpeaking at the Advanced Breast Cancer Fifth International Consensus Conference, Prof Cardoso said therapies like yoga, mindfulness, reiki and acupuncture could have a positive impact on patients' quality of life.", "Curiosity has been exploring Gale Crater, which once hosted a body of liquid water\n\nThe oxygen in Martian air is changing in a way that can't currently be explained by known chemical processes.\n\nThat's the claim of scientists working on the Curiosity rover mission, who have been taking measurements of the gas.\n\nThey discovered that the amount of oxygen in Martian \"air\" rose by 30% in spring and summer.\n\nThe pattern remains a mystery, but researchers are beginning to narrow the possibilities.\n\nWhile the changes are most likely to be geological in nature, planetary scientists can't completely rule out an explanation involving microbial life.\n\nThe results come from nearly six Earth years' (three Martian years') worth of data from the Sample Analysis at Mars (Sam) instrument, a portable chemistry lab in the belly of the Curiosity rover.\n\nThe scientists measured seasonal changes in gases that fill the air directly above the surface of Gale Crater on Mars, where Curiosity landed. They have published their findings in the journal JGR-Planets.\n\nThe Martian atmosphere is overwhelmingly composed of carbon dioxide (CO2), with smaller amounts of other gases such as molecular nitrogen (N2), argon (Ar), molecular oxygen (O2) and methane (CH4).\n\nNitrogen and argon followed a predictable seasonal pattern, changing according to how much CO2 was in the air (which is in turn linked to changes in air pressure). They expected oxygen to follow this pattern too, but it didn't.\n\nOxygen rose during each northern hemisphere spring and then fell in the autumn.\n\nThey considered the possibility that CO2 or water (H2O) molecules released oxygen when they broke apart in the atmosphere, leading to a short-lived rise. But it would take five times more water than there actually is to produce the additional oxygen, and CO2 breaks up too slowly to generate it over such a short time.\n\n\"We know oxygen is created and destroyed on Mars through the energy provided by sunlight breaking down CO2 and H2O, both of which are observed in the atmosphere of Mars. The thing that doesn't make sense is the size of the variation - it doesn't match what we expect to see,\" Dr Manish Patel, from the Open University - who was not involved with the study, told BBC News.\n\n\"Given that Curiosity makes measurements at the surface of Mars, it is tempting to think that this is coming from the surface - but we have no evidence for that. Geologically-speaking, it seems unlikely - I can't think of a process that would fit.\"\n\nThe results may point to a reservoir of oxygen close to the Martian surface\n\nDr Timothy McConnochie, from the University of Maryland in College Park, who is one of the authors on the JGR-Planets paper, told the BBC: \"You can measure the water vapour molecules in the Martian atmosphere and you can measure the change in oxygen... There just aren't enough water molecules.\n\n\"Mars in general has a pretty small amount of water vapour, and there's several times more oxygen atoms that mysteriously appear than there is in the water vapour on the entire planet.\"\n\nThey also considered why the oxygen dropped back to levels predicted by known chemistry in the autumn. One idea was that solar radiation could break up oxygen molecules into two atoms, which then escaped into space. But after running the numbers, scientists concluded it would take at least 10 years for the oxygen to disappear in this way.\n\nIn addition, the seasonal rises aren't perfectly repeatable; the amount of oxygen varies between years. The results imply that something is producing the gas and then taking it away.\n\nDr McConnochie thinks the evidence suggests a source of oxygen in the near-surface. \"I think it points to a reservoir (of oxygen) in the soil that interchanges with the atmosphere,\" he said.\n\n\"To exchange (with the atmosphere) fairly rapidly on a seasonal timescale it has to be close to the surface. If it's deeper, any process is going to be slower,\" he told BBC News.\n\nAn experiment carried out by the Viking landers in the 1970s provides tantalising clues in the oxygen mystery\n\nSome supporting evidence for this comes from Nasa's Viking landers, which touched down on the Red Planet in the 1970s. Results from the Viking Gas Exchange Experiment (GEX) showed that when the humidity was increased in a chamber containing a sample of Martian soil, it led to a release of oxygen.\n\nHowever, says Dr McConnochie, the temperature in the Viking spacecraft chamber was much warmer than it would be outside, even during spring and summer. This complicates any attempt to apply the results to the Martian environment: \"It's a tantalising clue, but it's not helping us solve the problem directly,\" he explained.\n\nMars does become more humid during spring and summer. Water-ice gets deposited on the poles during the winter. Then, throughout the summer, there is a release of water vapour in the polar regions.\n\nThere could be a link between the humidification of the entire planet at this time and the release of oxygen.\n\nIntriguingly, the changes in oxygen are similar to those seen for methane, which increases in abundance by about 60% in summer for inexplicable reasons. It's unclear whether there's any connection though.\n\nThe methane mystery has attracted much attention over the years because most of Earth's methane is produced by living organisms. Though there are several ways that methane could be released by geological processes on Mars, the production of this gas by microbes living deep beneath the surface remains a tantalising possibility.\n\nOxygen, too, can be produced by microorganisms. The possibility that biology is behind the changing levels of the gas in the Martian atmosphere can't be ruled out. But the scientific bar on such claims is set very high indeed.\n\nIt's a very remote possibility, but we still don't understand enough about the behaviour of oxygen to use it as an indicator for life.\n\nIn addition, the near sub-surface of Mars is a very difficult place to live because of the high levels of radiation that leak through the Martian atmosphere, large variations in temperature and limited availability of water.\n\n\"With current instruments on Mars spacecraft, we have no way of knowing whether biology is producing the springtime rise in oxygen. Abiotic processes look very promising, so we'll need to firmly rule them out first before pursuing microbial contribution,\" Prof Sushil Atreya, from the University of Michigan, who is a co-author on the study, told BBC News.\n\nBut he added that future missions would make interrelated measurements that could shed light on Martian habitability.\n\nDr Manish Patel says that oxygen can last for years in the Martian atmosphere\n\nDr Patel said: \"Whilst I believe biological activity in the Martian sub-surface at some point in Mars' history is a real possibility, there is no way to explain this through oxygen-producing microbes - we are missing the copious other indicators that would come along with that.\n\n\"Maybe it's all hidden, but as a scientist, I can only comment on what we observe - and an extraordinary claim requires an extraordinary observation.\"\n\nThe notion of oxygen being locked up in some chemical form in the Martian soil remains much more likely.\n\n\"One phenomenon that applies to most gas molecules is they stick to surfaces... especially anything with a lot of surface area. That sticking, that adsorption, changes on the basis of temperature,\" Tim McConnochie explained.\n\n\"Oxygen is a very active molecule, so it changes to some other form and then sticks and then changes back. The tricky thing is the forms of oxygen we know about in the Martian soil are the ones that are pretty stable.\"\n\nOne of these stable molecules is a compound called perchlorate, which is widespread in Martian soil. It doesn't give up its oxygen easily, but it's possible that exposure to high energy radiation - cosmic rays, for example - could make some of it break down, leaving by-products.\n\nOne potential by-product is hypochlorite - found in bleach - which is less stable and thus more prone to releasing its oxygen.\n\n\"I feel we're closer to an idea of how to release it from the soil than we are to an idea of how to sequester it back into the soil,\" said Tim McConnochie. But he explained: \"Presumably there is some cycle that sequesters it.\"\n\nProf Atreya explained: \"There are at least three potential abiotic reservoirs of oxygen in the surface/subsurface of Mars - oxidant, in the form of perchlorates; oxidant in the form of hydrogen peroxide; and oxidised rocks or hydrated minerals.\n\n\"Water-rock reactions in the past, or even today if liquid water exists beneath the surface or as brines, were most likely responsible for the third reservoir.\"\n\nDr Patel believes it may not be possible to apply the result from Gale Crater to the whole of Mars. \"This has been highlighted by the recent methane measurement, where Curiosity measured a huge amount of methane, but it wasn't detectable by the NOMAD and ACS instruments on the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter, which makes measurements of these things at a global-scale and at higher sensitivity.\"\n\nThe authors of the study in JGR-Planets say they are throwing out the problem to scientists in the field, in a bid to harness expertise from across the community.\n\nWe've learned huge amounts about the Red Planet over the last few decades, but it's clear from this there are still lots of puzzles to crack.", "The new Razr is ever-so-slightly thicker when folded compared to the 2004 original\n\nMotorola has revived its slim Razr flip phone, some 15 years after the original “game changing” device hit the market.\n\nThe new device features a 6.2in screen which folds together when closed, with another, smaller screen to display notifications on its outer shell.\n\nThe device will be sold for $1,500, starting in the US on 26 December, with other markets coming later.\n\nAnalysts told the BBC they did not expect the device to have much impact on the global smartphone sales.\n\n“The question everyone will be asking is whether this foldable device will change Motorola fortunes, because their market share is extremely small,” said Francisco Jeronimo, an analyst with IDC. \"Honestly, I don’t think it will.\"\n\nBut the new Razr is, at the very least, being seen as an innovative statement piece from Motorola, which is now a unit of Chinese giant Lenovo, having being acquired - from previous owner Google - in 2014.\n\nThe new Motorola Razr is all-screen on the inside rather than featuring the thin keypad of its predecessor\n\n“In the current era of similar looking black rectangular phones with touch screens, the new Motorola Razr has the potential to bring some excitement back into the market,” said Ben Wood, from CCS Insight.\n\n\"I have little doubt that Lenovo will struggle to keep up with demand as soon as it is available to buy.”\n\nReports prior to the device’s launch suggested only 200,000 units would be available - but the company would not confirm this.\n\nIt will come to the UK in early 2020, and be exclusive to EE's network.\n\nMotorola is describing its new Razr as an “impossible” feat of engineering, with a fold that closes flush against the other side. Samsung’s Galaxy Fold, by contrast, has a considerable gap between each screen when folded.\n\n“With the new Razr we had to rethink how to engineer a phone,” said Glenn Schultz, the firm’s head of product development.\n\n“Our zero-gap hinge allowed us to bring to market a device that folds completely in half. Many didn’t believe we could do it, but let me tell you, it's fun to work on something that everyone thinks is impossible.”\n\nThe external screen displays notifications and allows basic functionality\n\nMotorola’s intent to release its first foldable device became apparent at the beginning of this year when the firm’s application for a patent was discovered by mobile phone news blog 91 Mobiles.\n\nReports had suggested the device would be released in the summer, but it suffered unspecified setbacks. That allowed other manufacturers, such as Samsung, to beat them to market. However, Samsung’s haste meant its Galaxy Fold device was besieged with problems, and the company has warned about the $2,000 device’s durability.\n\nThe firm said the new Razr was water resistant, though in an attempt to reassure consumers, Motorola said its screen could be replaced free of charge within 24 hours, while the product is still under warranty.\n\nThe new Razr will become the first flip phone - or “clam shell” - to make use of a foldable screen. When shut, the device has a thickness of 14mm. The original Razr was 13.9mm.\n\nThe outer screen - which the company refers to as the Quick View display - can be used to view notifications, reply to messages (using either a fixed response or a voice reply), take calls and make contactless payments.\n\nAt its developers’ conference in October, Samsung teased a similar vertically-folding phone on stage, but did not offer any specifics, saying it was simply “exploring” the idea.\n\nThe Razr will initially be released in the US, ahead of other markets in 2020\n\nThe slow emergence of foldable devices presents an opening for the more minor players in the sector to release a breakthrough device, just as Motorola did in 2004 with its original Razr, famed for its slim build and metallic aesthetic.\n\nIt was unveiled to the world with the help of Paris Hilton and David Beckham, who were photographed extensively while holding up the device; side on so people could see how strikingly slim it was.\n\nParis Hilton was on hand to promote the Razr phone when it first launched some 15 years ago\n\nBy creating arguably the first mobile device to successfully cross the bridge from tech into fashion, Motorola’s mobile devices business soared. By 2006, less than two years after Razr’s debut, Motorola was selling almost a quarter of the world’s mobile phones, second only to Finnish giant Nokia.\n\n“It was a true fashion icon, initially in silver aircraft grade aluminium. Later there were a whole spectrum of colours, notably the highly successful pink Razr and also the memorable Dolce & Gabbana version - which at the time cost an eye-watering £400.”\n\nBut then the iPhone arrived. Motorola’s market share fell off a cliff - from 21.4% in 2007, to 13.9% just a year later. It has been mostly falling ever since, to around 2% today.\n\nDo you have more information about this or any other technology story? You can reach Dave directly and securely through encrypted messaging app Signal on: +1 (628) 400-7370", "US rapper Kodak Black has been sentenced to 46 months in prison after pleading guilty to weapons charges.\n\nThe 22-year-old, who had a US number one album last December, admitted falsifying information on background forms to buy four guns.\n\nHe was arrested before his set at Miami's Rolling Loud festival in May.\n\nOne of the guns he bought was used in an attempted shooting in March. Prosecutors said \"a rival rap artist was the intended target\".\n\nHowever, he has not been charged in relation to that shooting.\n\nReal name Bill K Kapri, the hip-hop star faced a maximum of 10 years in prison, and prosecutors had pushed for a sentence of eight years. The court heard he was alleged to have beaten up a prison guard while awaiting sentencing.\n\nUS District Judge Federico Moreno acknowledged that Black had made anonymous donations to charity in the past.\n\nBlack's lawyer Bradford Cohen told BBC News: \"After the court was apprised of all the facts and circumstances of this case and the good charitable work that Bill has done over the years, the court rejected the government's request of 96 months and sentenced Bill to 46 months.\"\n\nThe MC has had a number of legal charges and spells in prison in recent years, and is known for his violent lyrics.\n\nHis debut studio album Painting Pictures went to number three in the US in 2017.\n\nThe follow-up went to number two, and a third album, Dying to Live, reached number one last December. Two hit singles - Zeze and Tunnel Vision - have reached the Billboard top 10.\n\nFollow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.", "Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage has claimed the Conservatives offered his candidates jobs and peerages to try to get them to stand down.\n\nMr Farage also said his candidates received \"thousands of phone calls and emails\" trying to get them to withdraw ahead of next month's election.\n\nHe made the claims shortly after candidate nominations closed before the 12 December poll.\n\nMr Farage has confirmed his candidates will not contest seats won by the Tories at the 2017 general election, but will stand candidates against the party elsewhere.\n\nConservative figures have urged his party not to run in Labour-held marginal constituencies, fearing his candidates could divide the Brexit-backing vote.\n\nIn a video posted on Twitter, Mr Farage said that he, along with eight \"senior figures\" in his party, had been offered peerages to stand down.\n\nHe said the offer had been made by people \"deep inside Number 10 Downing Street\" - although he did not think Prime Minister Boris Johnson was involved.\n\n\"As you can imagine, I said I do not want, and I will never have, anything to do with this kind of behaviour,\" he said.\n\nA Tory source has told the BBC the Brexit Party candidate in Peterborough was offered an unpaid role in education in the hope it would convince him to stand aside.\n\nMike Greene is standing for the party in the Cambridgeshire constituency, which Labour held narrowly at a by-election in June.\n\nIt is understood friends of Mr Greene had indicated that the role could be enough of an inducement.\n\nMr Greene's team confirmed the offer of a role had been made to him, but said their candidate would definitely be running.\n\nMr Farage also later said his candidates had been \"subjected to thousands of phone calls, and emails and threats all over the country\" to get them to stand aside.\n\nHe said candidates had been offered jobs \"in the negotiating team, jobs in government departments and hints at peerages too\".\n\nA spokesperson for the Conservative Party said: \"We don't do electoral pacts - our pact is with the British people.\"\n\n\"The only way to get Brexit done and unleash Britain's potential is to vote for your local Conservative candidate\".\n\nSpeaking on BBC Question Time, Conservative party chairman James Cleverly said allegations that his party has offered peerages were \"completely unfounded\".\n\n\"There are a number of people who went to the Brexit Party, who had been up until very, very recently Conservatives,\" he said.\n\n\"I have no doubt that Conservatives will have spoken to people they know locally and said 'if you genuinely want to deliver Brexit, the only way of doing that is with a Conservative majority government'.\n\n\"I have no doubt conversations like that have been happening up and down the country.\"\n\nBut he added: \"I'm telling you that I have no truck with a pact or agreements. Nigel Farage has asked for one for months. We said no.\"\n\nLabour party chairman Ian Lavery said: \"It looks like Boris Johnson is trying to stitch-up this election by offering jobs to Brexit party candidates to get them to stand down.\n\n\"This gives a whiff of the corrupt way the establishment works. We can't allow the Tories to run the country a minute longer. It's time for real change.\"\n\nLiberal Democrat deputy leader Ed Davey said the Conservative Party had seen a \"hard-right takeover\" that \"has now been endorsed by both Trump and Farage\".\n\n\"As Nigel Farage has admitted, the Liberal Democrats are the only party at this election that can take seats from the Conservatives, stop Brexit and build a brighter future,\" he added.", "Hospital performance in England is at its worst level on record, data shows.\n\nKey targets for cancer, hospital care and A&E have been missed for over three years - with delays for hospital care and in A&E hitting their highest levels since both targets were introduced.\n\nThe monthly figures - the last before the election - prompted Labour and the Liberal Democrats to attack the Tories' record on the NHS.\n\nBut Prime Minister Boris Johnson said \"huge demand\" was to blame.\n\nHe said only the Tories could be trusted to have a \"strong, dynamic economy\" to ensure the rises in the NHS budget being planned could be made.\n\n\"I'm afraid when I look at the rival proposals and the economic disaster that Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour Party would cause, that will make it impossible for us in the long term to fund the NHS.\"\n\nBut Labour leader Mr Corbyn said the performance figures were \"disgusting\" and a lack of staff and funding was to blame.\n\nAnd Liberal Democrat health spokeswoman Luciana Berger said the Tories had a \"shameful\" record.\n\nAll the parties are proposing to increase the NHS budget. The government announced a five-year funding plan last year, which would see the front-line budget rise by 3.4% a year up to 2023.\n\nOn Wednesday, Labour said it would spend more - 3.9% extra a year.\n\nThe Lib Dems are proposing to use a penny rise in income tax to invest extra in social care, mental health and public health.\n\nDemand for all services is rising and the NHS is still managing to see the over-whelming majority in time.\n\nBut performance has been deteriorating for a number of years - and is now well below what it should be.\n\nScotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are also missing their targets, although health is devolved so NHS decisions are taken by the administrations in those parts of the UK.\n\nFrances Reid, 55, is one of many patients to have faced a long wait.\n\nShe said she was left in \"excruciating\" pain waiting for a hip replacement.\n\nMs Reid, from South Cambridgeshire, was referred for surgery in January 2018, after struggling for the previous two years with hip pain.\n\nShe should have been seen in April 2018, but waited until July for her surgery.\n\nThe NHS ended up paying for her to be treated at a private unit because of the wait.\n\n\"The final weeks were really difficult,\" she says.\n\n\"I was waking up six, seven times a night and had to use walking sticks to get around.\n\n\"Daily tasks like shopping became very difficult.\"\n\nDr Nick Scriven, of the Society of Acute Medicine, said: \"These figures are truly worrying as we haven't even reached the 'traditional' winter period yet.\"\n\nHe said urgent action was needed, warning the system was \"imploding\".\n\nBritish Medical Association leader Dr Chaand Nagpaul said the NHS was facing a \"catastrophe\".\n\n\"This is completely unfair for patients and staff.\"\n\nBut Chris Hopson, chief executive of NHS Providers, which represents health managers, tweeted senior staff should be more careful with the language they used, criticising the use of imploding in particular.\n\nHowever, he admitted he was worried about the \"huge pressure\" on the system at this point before the full onset of winter.\n\nNHS England conceded hospitals were under pressure, seeing \"more older and sicker patients\".\n\nA spokesman said, with winter coming, hospitals would be opening extra beds.\n\nBut he urged the public to play their part by getting the flu jab and using the 111 phone line and NHS online services \"as first port of call for non-emergencies\".", "The Labour Party has vowed to close the gender pay gap by 2030 if it wins the election.\n\nThe difference between men's and women's average pay would take another 60 years to close under a Conservative government, the party said.\n\nBut the Conservative Party said that Labour was \"over-promising\".\n\nThe Tories said the pay gap was at a record low and that there had been \"huge progress since 2010\" in terms of the number of women in work.\n\nThe gender pay gap is the percentage difference between average hourly earnings for men and women.\n\nThe Fawcett Society said it would take until almost 2080 for the gender pay gap to close at the current rate.\n\nThe Trades Union Congress (TUC) puts that at about 35 years.\n\nAs well as the new 2030 pay gap target, Labour also restated some policies that will become manifesto commitments.\n\nThese included introducing a \"real living wage\" of £10 per hour and creating a Worker's Protection Agency with HMRC with powers to fine organisations that fail to report gender pay.\n\nLabour said the new agency would check firms with more than 250 employees were meeting gender equality criteria on recruitment, career progression, pay and work-life balance.\n\nThose that did would become certified. Labour would then lower that threshold by the end of 2020 to workplaces with 50 employees.\n\nIt will also extend maternity pay from nine to 12 months and introduce free childcare for two to four-year-olds.\n\nDawn Butler, Labour's shadow women and equalities secretary, said: \"Labour's real living wage, robust gender pay auditing - including fining organisations that fail to take action - will help us deliver real change and meet this ambitious target.\"\n\nBut Liz Truss, who was the Conservative Women and Equalities Minister, said: \"Yet again (Jeremy) Corbyn's Labour are overpromising something they cannot deliver.\n\nShe said Mr Corbyn's focus would not be on opportunities for women.\n\nThe Tories said the pay gap was \"at a record low\" having fallen from 27.5% in 1997 to 17.3% in 2019 for all employees.\n\nThe party added that female employment was at 71.8% according to the latest figures, close to a record high, and that it had launched a \"roadmap for gender equality\".\n\nMatthew Fell, CBI chief UK policy director, said firms shared the Labour Party's goal but: \"Creating inclusive workplaces where everyone can thrive is the only way to tackle gender inequality at work.\"\n\nHe said the gender pay gap was caused by a wide range of factors - such as the availability of childcare, career progression and improved careers advice - which required business and government to work in partnership to bring change.\n\nBut he said that Labour's gender equality certification plan would add \"bureaucracy\" for businesses.\n\nThe causes of the gap aren't simple. Women are far more likely than men to take substantial parental leave, which can hamper career progression.\n\nStudies have shown that the more kids you have, the less likely you are as a woman to enjoy the same pay as men of the same age; and affordability of childcare is crucial to woman returning to work.\n\nBut closing the gender pay gap is a knotty problem.\n\nThe CBI, for example, says it shares the Labour Party's ambition to close the gender pay gap as quickly as possible.\n\nBut it doubts whether a system of fines and government certification will do the job.\n\nAll of the measures Labour laid out to achieve it have already been announced; no new money is being promised.\n\nDo you have any other questions about elections in the UK?\n\nIn some cases your question will be published, displaying your name and location as you provide it, unless you state otherwise. Your contact details will never be published. Please ensure you have read the terms and conditions.\n\nUse this form to ask your question:\n\nIf you are reading this page and can't see the form you will need to visit the mobile version of the BBC website to submit your question or send them via email to YourQuestions@bbc.co.uk. Please include your name, age and location with any question you send in.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Boris Johnson says he is \"pro-immigration for talented people\" but he is \"also in favour of control\"\n\nBoris Johnson says he will seek to reduce unskilled migration coming into the UK, if the Tories win the election.\n\nHome Secretary Priti Patel made a commitment on Wednesday to reduce \"overall\" immigration to the UK.\n\nAsked about it, she said the Tories would \"look to reduce the numbers\" through better immigration controls but would not set \"arbitrary\" targets.\n\nMr Johnson was also asked whether immigration would go down under a future Tory government.\n\nThe prime minister said: \"I certainly think that when it comes to people who don't have a job to go to and are coming in in an uncontrolled way, we certainly need to be reducing that.\"\n\nBut he he added that he was \"in favour of people of talent coming to this country\".\n\nMr Johnson claimed in the past 20 years, the UK had seen \"a lot of people coming without a job to go to\", who were \"putting pressure on public services\" and did not \"necessarily have the skills that the economy demands\".\n\nBoth Mr Johnson and Mrs Patel reiterated the Conservatives' plan for a \"points-based\" immigration system, which would apply to EU and non-EU migrants.\n\nLabour has yet to announce its policy on immigration.\n\nBut Jeremy Corbyn said he would commit to \"a fair immigration process that recognised the huge contribution made by migrant workers to this country\".\n\n\"We have got to be realistic about the needs of our economy for bringing workers in, skilled workers in to help us,\" he added.\n\nAn SNP spokesman said cutting immigration would be \"hugely damaging\" for the Scottish economy and called the issue to be devolved to the Scottish government.\n\nAnd the Lib Dems' home affairs spokesperson Christine Jardine called the Conservatives' approach \"an insult to the millions who have come to the UK and made it their home\".\n\nMs Patel said in a statement released by the party on Wednesday: \"We will reduce immigration overall while being more open and flexible to the highly skilled people we need, such as scientists and doctors.\n\n\"This can only happen if people vote for a Conservative majority government so we can leave the EU with a deal.\"\n\nHowever, in an interview on Thursday, Ms Patel stopped short of committing to reducing the overall numbers of people coming to the UK.\n\nShe said her party's policy would be \"firm but fair while at the same time we can absolutely look to reduce the numbers in the system by having control over our immigration policy\".\n\nAsked if the Conservatives would set a target for reducing immigration, Ms Patel said targets were \"arbitrary\" adding \"clearly that is where public confidence has been eroded in the past\".\n\nThe Conservatives had previously pledged to cut net migration - the difference between the number of people entering and leaving the country - to below 100,000.\n\nSecurity Minister Brandon Lewis acknowledged that, by not fulfilling the pledge, the Conservatives had \"let people down\".\n\nMs Patel said a future Conservative government would seek to control immigration numbers through a points-based system.\n\nUnder a points-based system, immigration applicants are assigned points according to a number of professional and personal characteristics, with higher points awarded for certain traits such as proficiency in the English language.\n\nThe Conservatives say they will end free movement from the EU on 1 January 2021, if they win the election and get their Brexit deal through by 31 January.\n\nThe government's immigration strategy fell into the parliamentary dustbin when the election was called.\n\nWe still await the party manifestos but today the home secretary said in a press release: \"We will reduce immigration overall.\"\n\nAsked to repeat this for the TV cameras later in the afternoon, she repeatedly refused, speaking only about \"controlling\" immigration.\n\nThe reason this is difficult territory for the Conservatives is that in some part of the UK, migrant workers are desperately needed to keep public services going.\n\nThe prime minister is known to favour a policy that works for the needs of the economy, even if that means migration numbers remain broadly where they are.\n\nImmigration is not the electoral issue it once was - pollsters say it is at its lowest level of concern for almost two decades.\n\nBut some communities remain concerned that foreign arrivals put extra pressure on public services and jobs and those voters are often in the Labour seats that the Tories are looking to take.\n\nLabour members backed a party conference motion in September defending the right of EU migrants to live and work in the UK, to reject any immigration system based on quotas, caps, targets or incomes, and to extend migrant rights.\n\nBut there is a debate at the top of the party over whether to include such a commitment in the party's general election manifesto, which is set to be finalised at a weekend meeting of its national executive committee.\n\nUnite union leader Len McCluskey, a key ally of Jeremy Corbyn, said extending free movement would not be \"sensible\", telling the Guardian that the only beneficiaries of uncontrolled immigration were \"the bosses of unscrupulous companies\".\n\n\"It's wrong in my view to have any greater free movement of labour unless you get stricter labour market regulation,\" he said.\n\nHe said Labour had to heed public concerns over levels of unskilled immigration, as it was used to undercut the pay and conditions of British workers.\n\n\"If you don't understand those concerns, you fail to grasp the divisions that exist,\" he said.\n\n\"If we don't deal with the issues and concerns, we will create a vacuum that will be filled by a far right seeking to become the voice of the white working class.\"\n\nMeanwhile, shadow home secretary Diane Abbott said a Labour government would \"extend freedom of movement rights to all those legally entitled to be here\".\n\nPriti Patel claimed there would be a \"surge\" in immigration under a Labour government\n\nLabour promised to end free movement from Europe - which is a condition of EU membership - in its 2017 general election manifesto, but some of the party's senior figures want to remain in the EU.\n\nLabour have said, if they win power, they will tear up Boris Johnson's Brexit agreement with the EU and negotiate a better deal based on a much stronger relationship with the EU's single market.\n\nSome within the party see Norway, which is outside the EU's political institutions but remains part of the single market as a member of the European Economic Area (EEA), as a model for the UK's future relationship.\n\nBut the Conservatives claimed that if the UK was to remain in the EEA, it would have to accept free movement rules and that would see levels of net migration to the UK of 260,000 each year over the next decade\n\nIf free movement rights were extended to non-EU countries, the Conservatives estimated that this figure could rise to an average of 840,000 a year - a number it said was based on \"official figures and the government's own methodology\".\n\nThis is based on the assumption that Labour would allow free movement with the rest of the world and that the economy would continue to grow at its current level.\n\nAccording to the latest official figures, net migration totalled 226,000 in the year to March 2019.\n\nAlthough numbers have remained \"broadly stable\" since the end of 2016, EU immigration to the UK is currently at its lowest level since 2013.\n\nLabour said the Tories were knowingly misleading the public on its conference motion, which has no mention of geographically extending freedom of movement to other countries.\n\nAsked whether maintaining and extending free movement from the EU would be in their manifesto, Mr Corbyn said what goes in the manifesto is \"not necessarily every last dot and comma of every resolution passed at conference\".\n\nOn Conservative accusations that immigration would rise under Labour, he said: \"I've no idea where they get those figures from - I suspect they just, quite simply, make them up.\"\n\nDo you have any other questions about elections in the UK?\n\nIn some cases your question will be published, displaying your name and location as you provide it, unless you state otherwise. Your contact details will never be published. Please ensure you have read the terms and conditions.\n\nUse this form to ask your question:\n\nIf you are reading this page and can't see the form you will need to visit the mobile version of the BBC website to submit your question or send them via email to YourQuestions@bbc.co.uk. Please include your name, age and location with any question you send in.", "Zoe Sugg (Zoella), singer Rita Ora and model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley are all social-media influencers\n\nThe money made by social-media influencers has risen meteorically in the last few years, according to a new report.\n\nMarketing firm Izea found the average price of a sponsored photo on Instagram has jumped from $134 (£104) in 2014 to $1,642 (£1,276) in 2019.\n\nBrands appear willing to pay handsomely to sponsor posts, videos, stories and blogs, too, says Business Insider.\n\nBut one expert insists it will not mean the end of traditional advertising.\n\n\"Digital marketing is the equivalent of word of mouth but there will always be a mix between that and traditional advertising,\" said Yuval Ben-Itzhak, chief executive of social media marketing platform Socialbakers.\n\nThe report looked at sponsored content on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and blogs, examining negotiated rates from 2014 to 2019.\n\nFrom micro-influencers - people with fewer than 100,000 followers - to celebrities, it found that there was good money to be made.\n\nAs more and more people join the rush to become social-media influencers, the industry has gained more scrutiny from regulators.\n\nLast month, three influencers had Instagram posts touting diet products banned by the Advertising Standards Authority, which dubbed them \"irresponsible\".\n\nAnd at the beginning of the year, the Competition and Markets Authority warned that some influencer posts could break consumer law if they did not make clear when posts endorsing products were ads.\n\nZoe Sugg (Zoella), singer Rita Ora and model Rosie Huntingon-Whiteley were among 16 influencers who agreed to change the way they posted content.\n\nBrands will continue to pour money into social-media advertising, according to data from Socialbakers.\n\nIts research suggests that influencer-sponsored posts grew by 150% in the last year, with the use of the hashtag #ad more than doubling.\n\nIt predicts that brands will up their spend on influencer marketing in 2020, making it a $10bn industry.\n\nInstagram is currently experimenting with hiding \"likes\" on posts but Mr Ben-Itzhak does not think this will have an impact on the influencer industry.\n\n\"Influencers will still be able to see what engagement they have and it is common practice to grant permission to brands so that they can see that too,\" he said.\n\n\"The bigger question will be whether consumers will continue to engage when they can't see 'likes'.\"", "Mavis Bran died six days after sustaining severe burns at the chip shop\n\nA man accused of murdering his wife in their chip shop described how hot oil fell on her chest \"like a waterfall\" after she accidentally slipped.\n\nGeoffrey Bran, 71, denies murdering his wife Mavis Bran, 69, in Hermon, Carmarthenshire, on 23 October 2018.\n\nMrs Bran died in Morriston Hospital six days after suffering burns.\n\nSwansea Crown Court heard Mr Bran had told detectives he had not lost his temper following an argument about burnt fish.\n\nHe has claimed Mrs Bran sustained the burns in an accident.\n\n\"At the corner of my eye I could see the fat fryer moving as if it was in slow motion,\" he told the court.\n\n\"The front legs slipped off the table, instantly the legs fell off the edge and the weight of the oil tipped the whole thing forward, the whole two tubs came out in one whoosh.\n\n\"One of the legs got to the edge and the weight of the oil must have moved things fast and it was like a waterfall and it landed on her chest.\"\n\nThe couple ran The Chipoteria in Carmarthenshire, one of a number of businesses they owned\n\nMr Bran said he moved his wife and sat her up to take off her oil soaked clothes after the accident.\n\n\"I didn't know if I was doing the right thing to be honest,\" he added.\n\n\"I just grabbed the bottom of her jumper and pulled it over her head.\"\n\nHe told her to run to their house and ask their lodger Gareth to call an ambulance.\n\nThe defendant said his wife had turned to drink that caused \"paranoic\" moments and she would \"blame him for everything\".\n\nHe said she consumed two and a half bottles of wine a day and was drinking from 09:30 on the morning of the accident.\n\nDescribing their relationship, he said: \"There was a few arguments. Nothing serious.\"\n\nHe described how the couple met in 1980 and married four years later.\n\nMr Bran told the jury Mavis was the \"business brain\" and he carried out renovations on a string of businesses they owned together including restaurants, pubs and cafes.\n\nThe court heard when paramedics arrived at Bryn Tawel, the family home, Mrs Bran had a blood alcohol reading of 108 mg/dl. The current drink drive limit in England and Wales is 80mg/dl.\n\nWhen asked whether he threw oil over his wife at The Chipoteria in Hermon, Mr Bran told detectives: \"I would not throw oil over anybody.\"\n\nHe was asked why he did not follow Mrs Bran back to their house after she was injured, and replied: \"There was nothing I could do\", adding he did not call for an ambulance because he believed their lodger was doing so.\n\nSteven Jeffery, a consultant burns and plastic surgeon, agreed with the pathologist's report that Mrs Bran's eyes were closed when her face was burnt.\n\n\"The eyes were actually scrunched up,\" he said.\n\nProf Jeffery was asked whether Mrs Bran's burns could have been sustained by her falling to the floor and pulling the fryer down over herself.\n\n\"This version of events is consistent with her injuries,\" he said.\n\nHe also agreed her injuries may have been caused by oil being thrown at her in an assault.\n\nProf Jeffrey said there were no cuts or bruises to suggest Mrs Bran had pulled the fryer on top of herself.\n\nChristopher Clee QC, defending Mr Bran, said: \"If it's an act of throwing, he's more likely to have splashed himself with oil. There's no evidence of that?\"\n\nHe confirmed burns on Mr Bran's fingertips were consistent with his version of events.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Labour's annual conference has urged Jeremy Corbyn to include a commitment to the free movement of people in the party's next election manifesto.\n\nLabour's 2017 manifesto vowed to end free movement when the UK leaves the European Union.\n\nBut delegates in Brighton have voted overwhelmingly to reject that - and to extend migrant rights in other areas.\n\nMr Corbyn had to miss the final day of conference to head back to Westminster for the resumption of Parliament.\n\nBut delegates have continued to debate and vote on policies - and cheered as the motion on extending migrant rights was carried unanimously in a show of hands.\n\nAna Oppenheim, from the Labour Campaign for Free Movement, which put forward the motion, said: \"In 2017, it was a source of shame for many activists that our manifesto included ending free movement.\n\n\"Now we can move forward not only committed to defending free movement, but to giving migrants the vote.\"\n\nVijay Jackson, a delegate from Edinburgh Central, who seconded the motion, said: \"This set of policies is nothing less than what every migrant worker deserves and it is Labour's class duty as socialists and internationalists to implement our demands in full.\"", "Italy has declared a state of emergency in Venice after the Italian city was engulfed by 1.87m (6ft) high water levels, flooding its historic basilica and cutting power to homes.\n\nMore than 80% of the city, a Unesco world heritage site, was under water when tides were at their highest.\n\nItaly's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte described the flooding as \"a blow to the heart of our country\".\n\nHe said the government would now act quickly to provide funds and resources.\n\n\"It hurts to see the city so damaged, its artistic heritage compromised, its commercial activities on its knees,\" Mr Conte, who visited the region late on Wednesday, wrote in a Facebook post (in Italian).\n\nHe said the government would \"accelerate\" the building of structural defences for the lagoon city, referring specifically to the so-called Mose project - a hydraulic barrier system to shut off the lagoon in the event of rising sea levels and winter storms.\n\nThe prime minister said he was declaring emergency measures on Thursday, adding that individuals could claim up to €5,000 (£4,300; $5,500), and businesses up to €20,000, in compensation.\n\nIt comes as Venetians woke to sirens indicating that the tide would \"remain high\" in the coming days.\n\nThe mayor of Venice, Luigi Brugnaro, blamed climate change for the highest water levels in more than 50 years this week, saying the impact was \"huge\" and would leave \"a permanent mark\".\n\nSt Mark's Square - one of the lowest parts of the city - was one of the worst hit areas.\n\nMr Brugnaro said the famous St Mark's Basilica had suffered \"grave damage\". The crypt at the historic landmark was completely flooded on Tuesday and there are fears that the basilica's columns may have been structurally damaged.\n\n\"The damage will run into hundreds of millions of euros,\" Mr Brugnaro warned.\n\nOn Wednesday, pumps were deployed to drain water from the church and its 12th Century crypt.\n\nSmall business owners and vendors in the city were appealing to tourists, many of whom had left the city after the water levels rose, to return.\n\nOne merchant told the mayor that his business relied on tourism, but that his kiosk was swept away by the tide.\n\nThe city of Venice is made up of more than 100 islands inside a lagoon off the north-east coast of Italy. It suffers flooding on a yearly basis.\n\nOnly once since official records began in 1923, however, has the tide been higher than it reached this week - hitting 1.94m in 1966.\n\nOn the island of Pellestrina, two people died as a result of the flooding on a thin strip of land that separates the lagoon from the Adriatic Sea. A resident was electrocuted as he tried to start a pump in his home and a second person was found dead elsewhere on the island.\n\nThe flooding in Venice was caused by a combination of high spring tides and a meteorological storm surge driven by strong winds blowing north-eastwards across the Adriatic Sea.\n\nThe winds were so strong that an empty vaporetto - or public water bus - ended up grounded in Venice's Arsenale complex.\n\nMr Conte said the Mose flood defence project, part of which was successfully tested in 2013, was not expected to be operational until the end of 2021.\n\nWork on the project began back in 2003 and has already cost billions of euros. It has been plagued by corruption and bribery allegations.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Parts of Venice left under water by record flooding\n\nIn 2014, the former mayor of Venice, Giorgio Orsoni, stepped down after he was accused of involvement in the embezzling of around €20m ($27m; £16m) in public funds earmarked for flood defences.\n\nThis latest Acqua Alta (high water) occurrence in Venice is the second highest tide the city has experienced in recorded history. However, if we look at the top 10 tides, five have occurred in the past 20 years and the most recent was only last year.\n\nWhile we should try to avoid attributing a single event to climate change, the increased frequency of these exceptional tides is obviously a big concern. In our changing climate, sea levels are rising and a city such as Venice, which is also sinking, is particularly susceptible to such changes.\n\nThe weather patterns that have caused the Adriatic storm surge have been driven by a strong meridional (waving) jet stream across the northern hemisphere and this has fed a conveyor belt of low pressure systems into the central Mediterranean.\n\nOne of the possible effects of a changing climate is that the jet stream will be more frequently meridional and blocked weather patterns such as these will also become more frequent. If this happens, there is a greater likelihood that these events will combine with astronomical spring tides and hence increase the chance of flooding in Venice.\n\nFurthermore, the meridional jet stream can be linked back to stronger typhoons in the north-west Pacific resulting in more frequent cold outbreaks in North America and an unsettled Mediterranean is another one of the downstream effects.\n\nAll images are subject to copyright.", "University of Lincoln graduate Grace Millane died on the night before her 22nd birthday\n\nA man accused of murdering a British backpacker told police he struggled to put her body in a suitcase, a court has heard.\n\nGrace Millane was travelling in New Zealand when she died on the night before her 22nd birthday.\n\nThe defendant claimed he panicked after finding her not breathing and put her body in a suitcase which he buried in a shallow grave in woods near Auckland.\n\nHe denies murdering Ms Millane, who was from Wickford in Essex.\n\nProsecutors have told Auckland High Court the 27-year-old defendant, who cannot be named for legal reasons, strangled Ms Millane on 1 December 2018 after a Tinder date.\n\nBut his defence team claim the death was an accident during consensual sex.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The court has been shown CCTV of the suspect taking a suitcase out of his hotel\n\nIn a police interview played to the jury, the defendant said the pair engaged in rough sex which he claimed was initiated by Ms Millane.\n\nThe man told police he had a shower and fell asleep before waking up the next day to find Ms Millane with \"blood coming from her nose\".\n\n\"I was very scared and called out to her and tried to move her to see if she was awake,\" he said.\n\nAfter discovering she was not breathing, the defendant said he \"panicked\" and went out to buy a suitcase and cleaning products before trying to hide her body.\n\n\"I remember putting Grace in the suitcase, I was just in shock, I couldn't put her in it, it didn't seem right, it didn't seem right,\" he said.\n\nGrace Millane was found buried in the Waitakere Ranges, near Auckland\n\nThe defendant said he left Ms Millane \"half in half out of the suitcase\" in his Auckland hotel room while he went to buy bleach and then again when he went on a Tinder date.\n\nHe said: \"Then I put her in the bag and was I was saying 'I'm sorry, I'm sorry' and then I went downstairs and got the porter thing (trolley) and I put the suitcase on top of it with another suitcase and I took it downstairs and put it in the hire car.\"\n\nThe man told officers he went out early on 3 December and buried the suitcase in a shallow grave in woodland outside the city.\n\nHe claimed he had attempted to take his own life by taking an overdose after discovering Ms Millane's body and again when he buried her.\n\n\"I was in shock, I didn't know what to do,\" he said.\n\nIn his first police interview, the defendant said the pair had drinks and then went home separately after their Tinder date.\n\nAsked in the second interview by his own lawyer why he was changing his story, he said he wanted Ms Millane's family to have closure and to know \"it wasn't intentional\".\n\nFollowing the interview he was arrested and took officers to Ms Millane's body.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Parts of Venice have been left under water by record flooding\n\nSevere flooding in Venice that has left much of the Italian city under water is a direct result of climate change, the mayor says.\n\nThe highest water levels in the region in more than 50 years would leave \"a permanent mark\", Venice Mayor Luigi Brugnaro tweeted.\n\n\"Now the government must listen,\" he added. \"These are the effects of climate change... the costs will be high.\"\n\nThe waters in Venice peaked at 1.87m (6ft), according to the tide monitoring centre. Only once since official records began in 1923 has the tide been higher, reaching 1.94m in 1966.\n\nImages showed popular sites left completely flooded and people wading through the streets as Venice was hit by a storm.\n\nSt Mark's Square - one of the lowest parts of the city - was one of the worst hit areas.\n\nSt Mark's Basilica was flooded for the sixth time in 1,200 years, according to church records. Pierpaolo Campostrini, a member of St Mark's council, said four of those floods had now occurred within the past 20 years.\n\nThe mayor said the famous landmark had suffered \"grave damage\". The crypt was completely flooded and there are fears of structural damage to the basilica's columns.\n\nThe city of Venice is made up of more than 100 islands inside a lagoon off the north-east coast of Italy.\n\nTwo people died on the island of Pellestrina, a thin strip of land that separates the lagoon from the Adriatic Sea. A man was electrocuted as he tried to start a pump in his home, and a second person was found dead elsewhere.\n\nMr Brugnaro said the damage was \"huge\" and that he would declare a state of disaster, warning that a project to help prevent the Venetian lagoon suffering devastating floods \"must be finished soon\".\n\n\"The situation is dramatic. We ask the government to help us,\" he said on Twitter, adding that schools would remain closed until the water level subsides.\n\nHe also urged local businesses to share photos and video footage of the devastation, which he said would be useful when requesting financial help from the government.\n\nPeople throughout the city waded through the flood waters.\n\nA number of businesses were affected. Chairs and tables were seen floating outside cafes and restaurants.\n\nIn shops, workers tried to move their stock away from the water to prevent any further damage.\n\nOne shopkeeper, who was not named, told Italy's public broadcaster Rai: \"The city is on its knees.\"\n\nThree waterbuses sank, but tourists continued their sightseeing as best they could.\n\nOne French couple told AFP news agency that they had \"effectively swum\" after some of the wooden platforms placed around the city in areas prone to flooding overturned.\n\nOn Wednesday morning, a number of boats were seen stranded.\n\nA project to protect the city from flooding has been under way since 2003 but has been hit by soaring costs, scandals and delays.\n\nThe so-called Mose project - a series of large barriers or floodgates that would be raised from the seabed to shut off the lagoon in the event of rising sea levels and winter storms - was successfully tested for the first time in 2013.\n\nThe project has already cost billions of euros in investment. According to Italy's infrastructure ministry, the flood barriers will be handed over to the Venice city council at the end of 2021 following the \"final phase\" of testing.\n\nItaly was hit by heavy rainfall on Tuesday with further bad weather forecast in the coming days. Venice suffers flooding on a yearly basis.\n\nThe recent flooding in Venice was caused by a combination of high spring tides and a meteorological storm surge driven by strong sirocco winds blowing north-eastwards across the Adriatic Sea. When these two events coincide, we get what is known as Acqua Alta (high water).\n\nThis latest Acqua Alta occurrence in Venice is the second highest tide in recorded history. However, if we look at the top 10 tides, five have occurred in the past 20 years and the most recent was only last year.\n\nWhile we should try to avoid attributing a single event to climate change, the increased frequency of these exceptional tides is obviously a big concern. In our changing climate, sea levels are rising and a city such as Venice, which is also sinking, is particularly susceptible to such changes.\n\nThe weather patterns that have caused the Adriatic storm surge have been driven by a strong meridional (waving) jet stream across the northern hemisphere and this has fed a conveyor belt of low pressure systems into the central Mediterranean.\n\nOne of the possible effects of a changing climate is that the jet stream will be more frequently meridional and blocked weather patterns such as these will also become more frequent. If this happens, there is a greater likelihood that these events will combine with astronomical spring tides and hence increase the chance of flooding in Venice.\n\nFurthermore, the meridional jet stream can be linked back to stronger typhoons in the north-west Pacific resulting in more frequent cold outbreaks in North America and an unsettled Mediterranean is another one of the downstream effects.", "Women should have the right to know what their male colleagues are being paid if they suspect pay discrimination, a gender equality charity has said.\n\nThe Fawcett Society is calling for a change in the law to try to cut down on instances of unequal pay.\n\nBut men can help by simply telling female colleagues what they earn, the charity added.\n\nThe call comes as Labour pledges to close the gender pay gap by 2030.\n\nFawcett Society chief executive Sam Smethers said: \"Pay secrecy means women cannot know if they are being paid equally and fairly.\n\n\"Even if they do suspect a man is earning more it is almost impossible to do anything about it. This is why we are calling for a change in the law.\"\n\nShe said that women need an enforceable \"right to know\" what their colleagues earn so that they can challenge unequal pay.\n\n\"Men can help by simply telling their female colleagues what they earn. It really is that simple,\" Ms Smethers added.\n\nShanti Kelemen, investor director at Brown Shipley, told BBC Radio 4's Programme that it should be \"all or nothing\".\n\n\"I just think giving women the right isn't the answer. Why not minorities, old people, young people?\"\n\n\"If I was going to implement something like this, use a system like Sweden where anyone can look at anyone's tax return. The catch is that everyone will know you've looked.\"\n\nUnder UK law, men and women are supposed to be paid the same for doing comparable work.\n\nThe call from the Fawcett Society comes after the Labour Party pledged to close the gender pay gap by 2030 if it wins the election.\n\nThe gender pay gap is the percentage difference between average hourly earnings for men and women.\n\nKay Collins now cares for her husband William full-time\n\nKay Collins had a job with a catering firm, but her work-life started to unravel after a chance conversation with a male colleague in September 2015.\n\nShe found out that he was earning £6,000 more per year than her for doing exactly the same role as a chef.\n\n\"I was shaking, I was so angry,\" she said.\n\nShe was older and more experienced than her male colleague, and so raised a grievance with her female line manager.\n\nHowever, her manager said the man had more responsibilities - although he himself said he didn't.\n\nHe ended up resigning, and Kay lost her job, although she won a settlement at a tribunal after a process that took many years.\n\n\"It was an ordeal, that's what it was,\" she says. \"I lost two stone over a couple of years [because of the stress].\"\n\nHowever, the settlement was not enough to cover her £15,000 court costs.\n\nKay, who is 60 next year, felt \"down and betrayed\" afterwards, and is now a full-time carer for her husband William, who has a heart condition, and is still having to work from home to pay their mortgage.", "US President Donald Trump has said he did not watch Wednesday's public hearing in the impeachment inquiry against him \"for one minute\".\n\nHe dismissed the process as a \"witch-hunt\", a \"joke\", and \"a hoax\".\n\nThe president said the phone call with the Ukrainian president around which the inquiry centres was \"perfect\" and \"highly appropriate\".\n\nHe was speaking at a press conference with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and said their meeting was \"much more important\" than the hearing.\n\nHowever, Mr Trump had earlier retweeted clips of the hearing.", "Bringing high-speed broadband to remote areas will be challenging\n\nThree months ago, Boris Johnson set a hugely ambitious target - giving every home in the UK full-fibre broadband by 2025. Now, at the Conservative Party conference, the Chancellor, Sajid Javid, has promised the funds to make that happen.\n\nIn the press release previewing a speech promising as much as £50bn in new infrastructure spending, there is this section about broadband.\n\n\"We are setting out plans to invest £5bn to support the rollout of full-fibre, 5G and other gigabit-capable networks to the hardest-to-reach 20% of the country,\" it says.\n\n\"This doubles the previous commitment to support rollout to the hardest 10%.\"\n\nLast year's Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review, commissioned by Theresa May's government, set an \"ambitious target\" of full fibre - a pure fibre-optic cable running directly into the building rather than to a roadside cabinet - reaching 15 million premises by 2025.\n\nThe whole country - including about 30 million homes as well as millions more businesses and public buildings - would be covered by 2033, it added.\n\nAnd a government statement at the time said this would \"require require additional funding of around £3bn to £5bn to support commercial investment in the final 10% of areas\".\n\nBut in June, as he stood for the leadership of the Conservative Party, Boris Johnson described that strategy as \"laughably unambitious\".\n\nWriting in the Daily Telegraph, he said: \"We should commit now to delivering full fibre to every home in the land not in the mid-2030s - but in five years at the outside.\"\n\nThat 2025 target was reaffirmed - albeit somewhat less explicitly - in speeches after Mr Johnson won the Conservative leadership contest and as he entered No 10. There was talk of \"fantastic full-fibre broadband sprouting in every household\".\n\n5G mobile technology is available in only a few UK cities\n\nNow, the chancellor is promising £5bn to make that sprouting happen - but fulfilling that pledge to move the target eight years earlier should mean the cost goes up. After all, this is a massive building project. Scarce workers will have to be recruited and trained and materials bought.\n\nTell your builder your extension has to be built by Christmas, not next summer and you'll find the bill spirals.\n\nAnd it's not just about having a tighter deadline.\n\nThe 2033 target envisaged the government providing funds to cover the 10% of the country that would not be reached by private-sector investment.\n\nMoving the goal forward means it now expects 20% of the UK won't have been covered by the commercial sector in time.\n\nSo, the chancellor appears to be expecting to get a lot out of the £5bn, assuming he really is sticking to the promise of full-fibre for all - a much faster more extensive programme to bring the best possible broadband to everyone, without dipping deeper into public funds.\n\nI was given a glimpse of some of the issues last month, when I visited the remote island community on Grimsay, in the Hebrides, which had recently been given full-fibre broadband.\n\nIt had proved pretty expensive, something like £4,000 to hook up each household, with much of the funding coming from the Scottish government.\n\nAnd while the inhabitants were naturally enthusiastic about the project, their neighbours on other islands had immediately begun asking: \"What about us?\"\n\nThere is one more puzzling thing about the chancellor's speech - does it contain a watering down of the prime minister's full-fibre pledge?\n\nIt talks of investment not just in fibre but in \"5G and other gigabit-capable networks\".\n\nNow, some in the telecoms industry have suggested laying a fibre connection up every remote farm track or mountainside may not be sensible when other technologies such as 5G or even low earth-orbit satellites could supply similar speeds.\n\nBut fibre purists - and that seems to include the prime minister - insist it is the only reliable option if we are not to have a two-speed country with rural areas left in the slow lane.\n\nAnd Mr Javid's team is not providing much more clarity, except to say \"gigabit-capable\" broadband networks will be provided to everyone and further details will be set out later this year in the National Infrastructure Strategy.", "Villagers sort through plastic in Bangun for the better-quality material they can sell\n\nThe burning of plastic waste in Indonesia, much of which has been sent there by the West, is poisoning the food chain, the BBC has learned.\n\nEnvironmental group IPEN found, in one East Java village, toxic dioxins in chicken eggs 70 times the level allowed by European safety standards.\n\nLong-term exposure to the chemicals is linked to cancer, damage to the immune system and developmental issues.\n\nIndonesia's government says it is sending the waste back to countries.\n\nThe BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme also spoke to people with respiratory issues caused by the fumes from the burning of plastics, and filmed the open burning of plastics supposedly sent to Indonesia to be recycled.\n\nAt one tofu factory, plastic is burned as fuel\n\nResearchers from IPEN (the International Pollutants Elimination Network) collected free-range chicken eggs at two sites near Surabaya, in East Java.\n\nTesting eggs, the researchers said, was the easiest way to check whether the chemicals known as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) such as dioxins had made it into the food chain.\n\nThe most serious reading was taken near a group of tofu factories that burn plastics for fuel, in the village of Tropodo.\n\nThe tests found eating one egg would exceed the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) tolerable daily intake for chlorinated dioxins 70 times over.\n\nResearchers said this was the second-highest level of dioxins in eggs ever measured in Asia - only behind an area of Vietnam contaminated by the chemical weapon Agent Orange.\n\nThe eggs also contained toxic flame-retardant chemicals, SCCPs and PBDEs, used in plastics.\n\nOne resident in Tropodo said it was known as the \"city of smoke\".\n\n\"We don't need to tell the doctor what our symptoms are... we just tell them that we are from Tropodo and they know right away.\"\n\nResearcher Yuyun Ismawati found recyclable plastics among the waste set to be burned\n\nExperts believe eating a few contaminated eggs would not impact health - but long-term exposure could lead to serious problems.\n\n\"The results of our research are some of the most shocking we have ever had. In Indonesia, we've never had these results before,\" explained Yuyun Ismawati, a leading Indonesian environmentalist behind the tests.\n\nDr Agus Haryono, from the Indonesian Institute of Sciences, said the country's government needed to implement \"a proper infrastructure for testing and monitoring POPs [Persistent Organic Pollutants]\" to combat the \"uncontrolled cross-border plastic trade\".\n\nIn the first six months of this year, the UK sent 18,000 tonnes of plastic and 55,000 tonnes of paper to Indonesia\n\nThe researchers focused on the area around a paper factory in East Java, where around 40% of its paper is imported. But the paper is arriving contaminated with low quality plastic.\n\nThe plastic is then sold to local villagers, many of whom rely on the plastic for their livelihoods.\n\nOne so-called \"plastic farmer\" in the village of Bangun, Supiyati, told the BBC she made a living by searching through plastic waste to sell the better-quality material to plastic factories.\n\n\"I used the money to buy this land and to send my children to school,\" she said, sitting among large mounds of plastic bought by the lorry-load by residents and divided up.\n\nImports of plastic waste rose 141% last year to 283,000 tonnes - primarily from countries such as Australia, Canada, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the UK and the US - according to Indonesia's statistics agency.\n\nChina imposed a ban on waste imports to the mainland at the start of 2017, leading to a huge influx of waste being sent to other countries.\n\nProf Peter Dobson, from the University of Oxford, believes Western countries exporting their plastic waste must also be held accountable.\n\n\"A ban would encourage the development of technologies to recycle or re-use waste plastic, or to discourage the wide use of plastic,\" he said.\n\nExperts say Western waste is one part of the problem when it comes to tackling plastic in Indonesia.\n\nThey cite a lack of infrastructure and funding for waste collection, which means large amounts are fly-tipped in rivers or burned.\n\nMasrur is the local chief in Sindang Jaya\n\nIn Sindang Jaya, on the other side of Java, local chief Masrur claimed he had seen numerous people have respiratory problems due to the fumes created when plastics are burned.\n\nOne resident, Mila Damila, said her granddaughter had been hospitalised four times.\n\n\"The doctor said her illness was caused by the smoke,\" she said. \"It looks like fog, but it's smoke. It's black in the afternoon.\"\n\nAnother local, Eli Prima, said his daughter was taken into the emergency unit and placed on an oxygen tube because she had difficulty breathing.\n\nMila Damila says her granddaughters' health has been badly affected\n\nMuch of the larger-scale, open burning of plastic in the area has now been stopped after \"tense\" discussions with plastic traders.\n\nAnd there is evidence that suggests government policy is having an impact.\n\nIndividuals are still burning waste, but the flow of new imported waste in Sindang Jaya is beginning to dry up.\n\nThe BBC saw lorries that had been seized by Indonesian customs\n\nThe BBC also saw lorries with containers parked up outside plastic factories in Sindang Jaya that had been seized by Indonesian customs, suggesting they might contain contaminated waste.\n\nBut while there may be less waste entering Indonesia, there is concern about where it is ending up.\n\nRecent research by the environmental group Basel Action Network found many containers that were intended to be sent back to the West ended up in other South-East Asian countries.\n\nFollow the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme on Facebook and Twitter - and see more of our stories here.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Donald Tusk: \"I could have been fired for saying this\"\n\nOutgoing European Council President Donald Tusk has urged British voters not to \"give up\" on stopping Brexit.\n\nAs campaigning ramps up ahead of next month's general election, he warned that leaving the EU would leave the UK a \"second-rate player\".\n\nIn a speech, he also said Brexit would likely mark the \"real end of the British Empire\".\n\nHe is due to step down from his role next month, having held the post for five years.\n\nMr Tusk's intervention comes as Conservative leader Boris Johnson said the UK Parliament was \"paralysed\" and had refused \"time and again to honour the mandate of the people and to deliver Brexit\".\n\nFormer head of the UK diplomatic service Sir Simon Fraser said he believed Mr Tusk was a friend of the UK but argued making the comments was \"not the right thing to do\".\n\n\"I think the principle that politicians don't comment on the electoral affairs of other countries is a wise principle,\" he added.\n\nMeanwhile, the UK has continued to refuse to put forward a candidate for the next European Commission, which is due to take office next month if approved by MEPs.\n\nThe BBC understands the UK's EU ambassador has written to the Commission saying that a candidate will not be put forward due to the election.\n\nIn the letter, Sir Tim Barrow is understood to say pre-election rules prevented ministers from putting forward nominees for jobs at EU institutions until after polling day.\n\nHowever, he is understood to have insisted the UK does not want to stop the Commission being formed as soon as possible.\n\nMr Johnson is hoping to win a majority in 12 December's election so that he can take the UK out of the EU on 31 January with the deal he negotiated with Brussels.\n\nBut Labour is promising to renegotiate that deal and put it to a referendum, with the option of remaining in the EU, if it wins the election - and smaller opposition parties are campaigning to Remain.\n\nSpeaking at the College of Europe in Bruges, Mr Tusk said: \"Brexit may happen at the beginning of next year.\n\n\"I did everything in my power to avoid the confrontational no-deal scenario and extend the time for reflection and a possible British change of heart\".\n\n\"The UK election takes place in one month. Can things still be turned around?\n\n\"The only words that come to my mind today are simply: Don't give up.\n\n\"In this match, we had added time, we are already in extra time, perhaps it will even go to penalties?\"\n\nDonald Tusk's term of office ends in a few weeks' time.\n\nWhich means he's prepared to brave accusations that he's interfering in the general election.\n\nAnd that he feels free to challenge the sense developing among the rest of the EU, that it would be better if the UK left as soon as possible.\n\nSpeaking at the College of Europe in Bruges tonight, he quoted the philosopher Hannah Arendt to encourage those campaigning for Britain to remain.\n\nHis message was simply not to give up.\n\nThe EU has accepted an extension to the Brexit deadline, meaning the UK is now due to leave at the end of January 2020.\n\nMr Tusk has repeatedly hinted he would like to see the UK stay in the bloc - but his comments, in the midst of an election campaign - are likely to be controversial.\n\nHe acknowledged this in his speech, adding his remarks were \"something I wouldn't have dared to say a few months ago, as I could be fired for being too frank\".\n\nHe added that a \"longing for the Empire\" could be heard in the voices of Brexiteers who strive to make the UK \"global again\" through leaving the EU.\n\n\"But the reality is exactly the opposite. Only as part of a united Europe can the UK play a global role,\" he added.\n\n\"One of my English friends is probably right when he says with melancholy that Brexit is the real end of the British Empire.\"\n\nMr Tusk is due to stand down from his role on 1 December, when he will be replaced by former Belgian PM Charles Michel.\n• None A really simple guide to the election", "Woody Allen had filed a $68m (£52m) lawsuit over the termination of his contract with Amazon\n\nWoody Allen has reached a legal settlement with Amazon Studios after it abandoned a four-film deal.\n\nAllen initially filed a $68m (£52m) lawsuit in February amid resurfaced allegations that he molested his adopted daughter.\n\nAmazon argued that his comments about the #MeToo movement \"sabotaged\" its attempts to promote his new movies.\n\nThe film director denies sexually assaulting Dylan Farrow, who lost a court case against him in 1992.\n\nUnder the movie deal, signed in 2016, Allen received a $10m advance payment. But two years later, the release of his first film, A Rainy Day in New York, was shelved and plans for three other movies were cancelled.\n\nShortly before Amazon withdraw from the agreement, Allen reportedly expressed sympathy for movie producer Harvey Weinstein, who was accused of sexually assaulting dozens of women.\n\nMr Weinstein denied the accusations against him, but has since reached a $44m settlement with some of the alleged victims.\n\nMonths after these initial comments, Allen accused Dylan Farrow of \"cynically using the #MeToo movement\" after she repeated allegations that he assaulted her when she was seven years old.\n\nIn an interview with Argentinean broadcaster Eltrece, Allen said he \"should be the poster boy for the Me Too movement\" since he had worked with \"hundreds of actresses\" and was \"only accused by one woman in a child custody case\".\n\nAmazon Studios said its decision to terminate the deal was justified because Allen's comments undermined its financial security.\n\nDylan Farrow claims her father sexually abused her in 1992\n\nIt also pointed out that \"scores of actors and actresses expressed profound regret for having worked with Allen in the past, and many declared publicly that they would never work with him in the future\".\n\nIn response, Allen said Amazon was fully aware of Dylan Farrow's accusation when the deal was signed.\n\nHis company, Gravier Productions, secured an international release for A Rainy Day in New York this year, but US distribution has not been secured.\n\nTimothee Chalamet and Rebecca Hall, who star in the film, said last year that they would donate their wages to charity.", "Health Secretary Matt Hancock has been accused of \"whitesplaining\" by Tory peer Sayeeda Warsi after he said others in the party took a \"more balanced approach\" on Islamophobia than her.\n\nBaroness Warsi has repeatedly criticised the party's response to Islamophobia in its own ranks.\n\nOn Friday, Boris Johnson appeared to rule out an independent inquiry specifically into Islamophobia.\n\nHe said the party would hold a \"general investigation into prejudice\".\n\nSpeaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme on Saturday, Mr Hancock said the Tories needed to hold an inquiry on Islamophobia within the party.\n\nBut he added: \"Well look, I like Sayeeda [Warsi], she has a particular view on this. There are others who take a more balanced approach,\" he said.\n\nAsked if he was saying she was \"unbalanced\", Mr Hancock replied: \"No, I'm certainly not saying that. I have an enormous amount of respect for Sayeeda but she does take a particular view.\"\n\nBaroness Warsi was the first Muslim woman to sit round the cabinet table\n\nHe added: \"There needs to be an inquiry of course but, of course, you should look into all kinds of prejudice.\n\n\"I think that this is something that any responsible party always needs to be on the look-out for.\"\n\nBaroness Warsi, the UK's first female Muslim cabinet minister, responded with a tweet saying she was \"glad\" to have colleagues like the health secretary to educate her on the issue after working in race relations for 30 years.\n\nThe Conservative Party has come under pressure to open itself up to an independent inquiry into Islamophobia following incidents highlighted to the party and in the media.\n\nIn September, a number of party members were suspended after the BBC highlighted more than 20 cases of Islamophobic material being posted or endorsed online.\n\nThe incidents ranged from individuals \"liking\" anti-Muslim pictures or statements on one or two occasions, to regular Islamophobic posts by people who said they were members of the Conservative Party.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nOn one occasion, a Conservative councillor responded to a tweet in March, writing: \"Islam and slavery are partners in crime.\"\n\nSpeaking to Channel 4 News on Saturday evening, Baroness Warsi said Mr Johnson's comments suggesting a broader investigation showed the party was still not taking the issue of Islamophobia seriously.\n\nShe called for him to be an \"anti-racist\" and \"take all forms of racism seriously\".\n\n\"We've quite rightly been calling out the Labour Party for the allegations of racism within their ranks... we seem to be able to take our opponents to task, and yet we singularly fail to deal with the Islamophobia and racism in our own backyard,\" she said.\n\nAsked whether she could urge her fellow British Muslims to vote Conservative, Baroness Warsi said: \"I would say that the climate for British Muslims within the Conservative Party is hostile.\n\n\"I think that the climate that has been created in the country because of the Conservative leadership is hostile for British Muslims.\"\n\nIn June, during a BBC debate as part of the Tory leadership contest, candidate Sajid Javid, now the chancellor, asked other candidates to agree to open up the Conservatives to an external investigation into Islamophobia within its ranks.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nOn Tuesday, cabinet minister Michael Gove told the Today programme the party would \"absolutely\" hold an independent inquiry into Islamophobia before the end of the year.\n\nBut in an interview with BBC Radio Nottingham on Friday, the prime minister said the party would investigate \"prejudice of all kinds\".\n\nIn response, Baroness Warsi tweeted: \"Today #BorisJohnson has confirmed that there will NOT be an inquiry into #Islamophobia. Yes disappointing. Yes predictable.\"", "Parts of northern England have endured a month's worth of rain in 24 hours, forcing many to leave their homes.\n\nMore than 100 flood warnings are in place across England. The Environment Agency (EA) has urged people to take them seriously.\n\nFive severe warnings - meaning a danger to life - are in place along the River Don in Doncaster.\n\nHere are pictures of some of the affected areas.\n\nIn Worksop, residents from 25 homes were told to leave after parts of the town centre flooded.\n\nResidents in Rotherham have been told to stay at home and not leave unless asked to do so by emergency services. Some have been taken to safety by boats.\n\nFlood water covered the rail tracks at Rotherham Central train station (below).\n\nSome shops in Rotherham have been flooded.\n\nRail lines around the New York Stadium in Rotherham are blocked due to flooding.\n\nIn Derbyshire, the River Derwent at Chatsworth has reached its highest recorded level and council workers have been putting up sandbags around Matlock and Matlock Bath, where the river is \"dangerously high\".\n\nThe River Derwent in Belper (above and below) burst its banks.\n\nShortly after midnight, Sheffield City Council declared a major incident, saying there was \"some water\" coming over the top of the River Don's defences.\n\nDozens of people spent the night in a shopping centre in Sheffield after torrential downpours flooded the city's streets.\n\nPeople bedded down on benches and chairs in the Meadowhall centre, while others tried throughout the night to get home in cars or taxis.\n\nThe River Don (seen below in Kirk Sandall) has hit its highest recorded level, currently at just over 6.3m, higher than it was in 2007 when it also flooded.\n\nThe River Don was close to bursting its banks in Barnby Dun, near Doncaster (below).", "A member of Labour's shadow cabinet has denied singing \"Hey Jews\" to The Beatles' song Hey Jude on a coach trip last year.\n\nShadow international development secretary Dan Carden was accused of singing an altered version of the song on a journey back from Cheltenham Festival, BuzzFeed News reported.\n\nJeremy Corbyn said: \"If it's true, it is utterly and totally unacceptable.\"\n\nMr Carden said he stood by his record as an anti-racist campaigner.\n\nBuzzFeed News journalist Alex Wickham claimed he was sitting behind Mr Carden on a \"private bus\" in March 2018, along with other Labour MPs and MPs from other parties.\n\nHe said Mr Carden, who is seeking to be re-elected as MP for Liverpool Walton, \"repeatedly sang the chorus of 'Hey Jude', replacing the word 'Jude' with 'Jews'.\"\n\nLabour leader Mr Corbyn said he was \"looking into\" the allegation.\n\nIn a Twitter thread, Mr Carden said: \"I have been categorical in my denial about allegations relating to a coach trip some 20 months ago.\n\n\"This was a coach full of journalists and MPs. If anyone genuinely believed any anti-Semitic behaviour had taken place, they would've had a moral responsibility to report it immediately.\n\n\"Yet this allegation is only made now when a general election is imminent.\n\n\"I stand by my record as an anti-racist campaigner. I would never be part of any behaviour that undermines my commitment to fighting racism in all its forms.\"\n\nThe news website said it was \"choosing to publish\" the story now after \"fresh anti-Semitism allegations against Labour candidates over the last 48 hours\".\n\nA Labour candidate in Aberdeenshire quit on Thursday after the Jewish Chronicle reported that she compared Israel to an abused child who becomes an abusive adult.\n\nAnd another Labour candidate pulled out of the election race on Friday over the use of an anti-Semitic remark.\n\nOn Thursday, the Labour leader told the BBC \"anti-Semitism is a poison and an evil\" and insisted his party had confronted anti-Semitism and taken action.\n\nMr Corbyn said members had been suspended or expelled and an education programme had been set up.", "The world's most profitable company has published more details about its planned stock market flotation.\n\nOil giant Saudi Aramco's long-awaited prospectus said individual retail investors will have a chance to buy shares as well as big institutions.\n\nBut the 600-page prospectus did not say how much of the Saudi firm would be sold, nor the date of the listing.\n\nIt did, though, mention possible risks, including the government's control over oil output and terrorist attack.\n\nCrown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is seeking to sell the shares to raise billions of dollars to diversify the Saudi economy away from oil by investing in non-energy industries.\n\nBankers think the long-awaited flotation will value Aramco at $1.5-2 trillion, making the stock market listing the biggest ever.\n\nThe prospectus said up to 0.5% of the company would be set aside for retail savers, but Aramco had not yet decided on the percentage for larger institutional buyers.\n\nAfter the flotation, Aramco will not list any more shares for six months, the prospectus says. Although one of the attractions for investors is the potential of high dividends, the document said Aramco has the right to change dividend policy without prior notice.\n\nAramco has hired a host of international banking giants including Citibank, Credit Suisse and HSBC as financial advisers to assess interest in the share sale and set a price. Based on the level of interest - a final value will be put on the shares on 5 December.\n\nThe sale of the company, first mooted four years ago, has been overshadowed by delays and criticism of corporate transparency at Saudi Arabia's crown jewel.\n\nIt was initially thought about 5% of Aramco would be sold, but the final figure is now expected to be half that.\n\nAmid speculation that some foreign institutional investors are cool on the flotation, the government has reportedly pressed wealthy Saudi business families and institutions to invest, and many nationalists have labelled it a patriotic duty.\n\nAramco last year posted $111bn in net profit. In the first nine months of this year, its net profit dropped 18% to $68bn.", "Last updated on .From the section Disability Sport\n\nHannah Cockroft set a new world record to win her fifth consecutive T34 100m title at the World Para-Athletics Championships as Maria Lyle and Aled Davies also won gold on a medal-filled day four for Great Britain in Dubai.\n\nLyle won her first individual world title in the T35 100m, while Davies won gold in the F63 shot put.\n\nAndrew Small won a silver and Harri Jenkins and Kyron Duke took bronze.\n\nBritain have now won 10 medals in Dubai.\n\n\"I don't have any words,\" Cockroft, now an 11-time world champion across all distances, told BBC Sport.\n\n\"I've worked really hard this year on my start, knowing that it's Kare's strong point, so I had to make the weakest part of my race the strongest too.\n\n\"I'm so glad it has paid off.\"\n\nA rare rainy day in Dubai led Cockroft to joke she \"might as well have been in Yorkshire\".\n\nShe added: \"Sub-17 still felt like it was going to be next year's goal. It still felt a little out of my league. I haven't pushed that quick ever, so I'm not sure how I just did it.\n\n\"I think I had settled for silver in my head, so to come out on top, I actually got the medal I wanted.\"\n\nIn Sunday's evening session, Scotland's three-time Paralympic medallist Lyle dominated her race from the moment the starter's gun sounded, crossing the line in 14.62 secs.\n\nThe 19-year-old, who recently spoke of her battle with anxiety, won 4x100m gold in Doha in 2015 but admitted a first individual global title had been a long time coming.\n\n\"I'm so happy,\" she told BBC Sport. \"There were a few stumbles at the start of the race so to pull off a performance like that it means so much. It gives me confidence going into the Paralympic year.\n\n\"This is my third Worlds so it's been a number of years of just learning from previous experiences, not only physically but mentally, and learning how to cope with the challenges that come along with a championships.\n\n\"I think it's just growing up, experiencing stuff and just actually enjoying the sport for once. I think people take things too seriously but [the key is] if you remember you're just running from one line to another.\"\n\nWelsh Paralympic champion Davies, who recently became a father for the first time, won his fourth consecutive world title in the shot put with a 15.32m effort.\n\n\"This was the hardest competition of my life,\" the 28-year-old told BBC Sport. \"I wanted to show my little girl how it is done.\n\n\"I've won every accolade, I'm world record holder, but this competition was about regaining my confidence, and we'll take that to Tokyo now.\"\n\nFive-time Paralympic champion Cockroft now holds the world records for every T34 distance from 100m to 1500m.\n\nAdenegan, 18, set the previous world best - 16.80 secs - in beating Cockroft at last year's Anniversary Games.\n\nCockroft admits she \"fell out of love\" with the sport in 2018, a year in which she also won 100m silver behind Adenegan at the European Championships in Berlin.\n\n\"I was really distracted last year, I'm not ashamed to say that I had fallen out of love with the sport a little bit,\" she said.\n\n\"I didn't really feel motivated to be at the European Championships, but Kare winning there was a real eye-opener for me, it really woke me up.\n\n\"To see her elation at winning, it made me realise maybe what I had lost. I didn't enjoy winning anymore, I felt like I had to win.\n\n\"It really made me get my head down this winter, work hard, and I made a lot of changes.\n\n\"I moved out of Yorkshire, I moved to a new training group, I'm still with my coach but I changed a lot of my life to be the best athlete I can be.\"\n\nAdenegan, who took up the sport after watching Cockroft at the London 2012 Paralympics, set a season's best of 17.49 secs on Sunday.\n\n\"I came here thinking 'what if I could be world champion?', and I went into the race with that mindset,\" she said.\n\n\"I said I was going to give it everything I have got, and whatever happens, I've got to be happy. Hannah was the better athlete today.\n\n\"I believe that you don't lose, you learn. I've learned a lot from this race.\n\n\"Coming here as the world record holder, I did have some pressure. My world record has gone now, and that gives me motivation to work harder and try and get it back.\"\n\nIn the T33 100m final, Paralympics bronze medallist Small, 26, won silver with a performance that saw him lead for the majority of the race before Kuwait's world record holder Ahmad Almutairi came through to win by more than 0.6 seconds.\n\nEuropean champion Jenkins, 23, placed third behind his team-mate but was emotional after the race, telling BBC Sport: \"I can do a lot better than that.\"\n\nDuke, 27, set a new world record of 14.19m in Leverkusen in June but the F41 shot put in Dubai saw the gold medal won by Uzbekistan's Bobirjon Omonov with a new championship record of 14.03m.\n\n\"When new people come in and throw big distances, it affects you,\" said the Welshman, who managed a best effort of 13.82m.\n\n\"I'm going to go back to the drawing board and learn from it. I still have my world record.\n\nElsewhere, Hannah Taunton and Luke Sinnott finished fifth in the women's T20 1500m and T63 long jump finals respectively, while Ben Rowlings placed sixth in his T34 100m heat, missing out on a place in the final.\n\nLondon 2012 Paralympic bronze medallist Ola Abidogun, earning his first British vest since 2014, reached the T47 100m semi-finals, which take place on Tuesday.", "Diphtheria vaccination programmes protect most people in the UK\n\nTwo people are being treated in Scotland for the potentially deadly diphtheria infection.\n\nNHS Lothian has confirmed the two cases are related and both patients are thought to be in hospital in Edinburgh.\n\nThe health board said those involved had recently returned from overseas.\n\nPublic health experts said the likelihood of any additional cases was very small, as most people were protected by immunisation given in childhood.\n\nIn Lothian, 98% of children are vaccinated against diphtheria by the age of 24 months.\n\nAlison McCallum, director of public health for NHS Lothian, said: \"All close contacts of these patients have been identified, contacted and followed up in line with nationally agreed guidelines.\n\n\"We encourage people travelling abroad to visit Fit for Travel where they can access information on how to stay safe and healthy abroad, as well as destination specific health advice.\"\n\nThe diphtheria infection is spread by coughs and sneezes and can prove potentially fatal\n\nDiphtheria is a highly contagious and potentially fatal infection that can affect the nose and throat, and sometimes the skin.\n\nIt can lead to difficulty breathing, heart failure and paralysis.\n\nThe infection is spread by coughs and sneezes, or by sharing items such as cups, cutlery, clothes or bedding with an infected person.\n\nIt is rare in the UK, because babies and children are routinely vaccinated against it.\n\nThere is a small risk of catching the disease while travelling in some parts of the world.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The Queen watched the ceremony from a balcony alongside the Duchess of Cornwall, left, and the Duchess of Cambridge\n\nPoliticians, Royal Family members and veterans have commemorated those who lost their lives in conflict as the UK marks Remembrance Sunday.\n\nAt 11:00 GMT, a two-minute silence was held across the country.\n\nBoris Johnson, Jeremy Corbyn and Jo Swinson broke away from the election campaign to attend the annual ceremony at the Cenotaph in London.\n\nPrince Charles laid a wreath of poppies during the service on behalf of the Queen, who was watching from a balcony.\n\nThe Duke of Cambridge and Duke of Sussex followed their father in laying wreaths.\n\nThe Queen, dressed in black, stood beside the Duchess of Cambridge and Duchess of Cornwall as she viewed the commemorations.\n\nThe Duchess of Sussex looked on from another balcony with the Countess of Wessex and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence.\n\nThe beginning and end of the two minutes' silence were marked by the firing of a gun by the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery.\n\nUp to 10,000 war veterans marched during the remembrance service at the Cenotaph\n\nHundreds of members of the armed forces attended the commemoration\n\nThe Duchess of Sussex observed the two-minute silence\n\nWilliam and Harry followed Prince Charles in laying wreaths\n\nThe commemorations at the Cenotaph honoured the armed forces community, British and Commonwealth veterans, the allies who fought alongside the UK and the civilian servicemen and women involved in the two world wars and later conflicts.\n\nCabinet ministers, religious leaders and representatives of Commonwealth nations attended alongside more than 800 members of the armed forces.\n\nA royal aide laid a wreath on behalf of the Duke of Edinburgh, who retired from royal duties in 2017.\n\nFor the first time, the ambassador of Nepal placed a wreath to honour the contribution Gurkha regiments have made to the UK's military campaigns over two centuries.\n\nIn another first, the intelligence services were honoured during the ceremony, with Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab and Home Secretary Priti Patel laying wreathes on their behalf.\n\nPrince Charles laid two wreaths - one of his own and one on behalf of The Queen\n\nFormer Prime Ministers Theresa May, David Cameron, Gordon Brown, Tony Blair and Sir John Major attended the event\n\nBoris Johnson laid his wreath on the Cenotaph\n\nScottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon laid a wreath at the Stone of Remembrance in Edinburgh\n\nFive former prime ministers Sir John Major, Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, David Cameron, and Theresa May, were all present.\n\nAfter wreaths were laid, Bishop of London Dame Sarah Mullally led a service that ended with the Royal Air Force sounding the bugle call, Rouse.\n\nFollowing the service, crowds lined the streets in the winter sun to watch as up to 10,000 war veterans marched in a slow procession past the war memorial.\n\nRegiments and societies walked past the Cenotaph in groups, their pace matching the drum beat of a brass band.\n\nSome wheelchair-using veterans left their chairs behind and walked the distance instead, their medals sparkling on their lapels.\n\nWorld War Two veteran Ron Freer, 104, who is blind, is thought to be the oldest person to have marched at the Cenotaph this year.\n\nThe Remembrance Sunday commemorations always hold \"special significance\" for him because his father was killed in 1918 and is buried at Dernancourt Communal Cemetery in the Somme, France, according to Blind Veterans UK.\n\nRon Freer from Kent was the oldest person marching at the Cenotaph\n\nSpeaking ahead of the ceremony, Mr Johnson said he would be \"proud\" to lay his first wreath at the Cenotaph as prime minister, and vowed to continue to \"champion those who serve today with such bravery in our military\".\n\nHe later posted on Twitter: \"We will remember them.\"\n\nLabour leader Mr Corbyn said: \"It was an honour meeting and hearing the stories of veterans, and all those who came to pay their respects.\"\n\nHe earlier said in a video message that many serving personnel, veterans and their families were \"not getting the support they deserve\".\n\nJeremy Corbyn wrote a note on his wreath saying \"let us strive for a world of peace\"\n\nCarrie Symonds and Boris Johnson made the short journey from Downing Street to Whitehall\n\nAnd Liberal Democrat leader Ms Swinson said people should pause to reflect and remember how \"fragile\" peace can be.\n\nThe trio were joined at the commemorations by the SNP's Westminster leader Ian Blackford and the DUP's Nigel Dodds.\n\nElsewhere, Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon laid a wreath at the Stone of Remembrance at Edinburgh City Chambers before giving a reading at the service at St Giles' Cathedral.\n\nIn Northern Ireland, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar laid a green laurel wreath at the war memorial in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, on behalf of his government.\n\nCeremonies also took place across Wales, including at the Welsh National War Memorial in Cardiff.\n\nThis year marks 100 years since the first two-minute silence was observed to mark Armistice Day on 11 November 1919.\n\nThe UK's Chief of Defence Staff, General Sir Nick Carter, told BBC One's Andrew Marr show it was important to remember that Remembrance Sunday was not only about older people and previous generations.\n\nGen Carter - Britain's most senior military officer - said many who participated in the commemorations were young men and women who fought in places such as Afghanistan.\n\n\"We have to remember the living veterans as well who have a huge amount to offer to society,\" he added.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Remembrance Day: D-Day veteran and schoolboy on what it means to them\n\nThe ceremony at the Cenotaph came after Prince Harry, Meghan, Prince William and Kate joined the Queen at London's Royal Albert Hall on Saturday for the Festival of Remembrance.\n\nIt was their first appearance as a group since Harry and Meghan said they were struggling with public life.", "A US financial regulator has opened an investigation into claims Apple's credit card offered different credit limits for men and women.\n\nIt follows complaints - including from Apple's co-founder Steve Wozniak - that algorithms used to set limits might be inherently biased against women.\n\nNew York's Department of Financial Services (DFS) has contacted Goldman Sachs, which runs the Apple Card.\n\nAny discrimination, intentional or not, \"violates New York law\", the DFS said.\n\nThe Bloomberg news agency reported on Saturday that tech entrepreneur David Heinemeier Hansson had complained that the Apple Card gave him 20 times the credit limit that his wife got.\n\nIn a tweet, Mr Hansson said the disparity was despite his wife having a better credit score.\n\nLater, Mr Wozniak, who founded Apple with Steve Jobs, tweeted that the same thing happened to him and his wife despite their having no separate bank accounts or separate assets.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by Steve Wozniak This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nBanks and other lenders are increasingly using machine-learning technology to cut costs and boost loan applications.\n\nBut Mr Hansson, creator of the programming tool Ruby on Rails, said it highlights how algorithms, not just people, can discriminate.\n\nUS healthcare giant UnitedHealth Group is being investigated over claims an algorithm favoured white patients over black patients.\n\nMr Hansson said in a tweet: \"Apple Card is a sexist program. It does not matter what the intent of individual Apple reps are, it matters what THE ALGORITHM they've placed their complete faith in does. And what it does is discriminate.\"\n\nHe said that as soon as he raised the issue his wife's credit limit was increased.\n\nThe DFS said in a statement that it \"will be conducting an investigation to determine whether New York law was violated and ensure all consumers are treated equally regardless of sex\".\n\n\"Any algorithm that intentionally or not results in discriminatory treatment of women or any other protected class violates New York law.\"\n\nThe BBC has contacted Goldman Sachs for comment.\n\nOn Saturday, the investment bank told Bloomberg: \"Our credit decisions are based on a customer's creditworthiness and not on factors like gender, race, age, sexual orientation or any other basis prohibited by law.\"\n\nThe Apple Card, launched in August, is Goldman's first credit card. The Wall Street investment bank has been offering more products to consumers, including personal loans and savings accounts through its Marcus online bank.\n\nThe iPhone maker markets Apple Card on its website as a \"new kind of credit card, created by Apple, not a bank\".\n\nWithout access to the Goldman Sachs computers, it's impossible to be certain of what is going on. The fact there appears to be a correlation between gender and credit doesn't necessarily mean one is causing the other. Even so, the suspicion is that unintentional bias has crept into the system.\n\nThat could be because when the algorithms involved were developed, they were trained on a data set in which women indeed posed a greater financial risk than the men. This could cause the software to spit out lower credit limits for women in general, even if the assumption it is based on is not true for the population at large.\n\nAlternatively, the problem might lie in the data the algorithms are now being fed. For example, within married couples, men might be more likely to take out big loans solely using their name rather than having done so jointly, and the data may not have been adjusted to take this into account.\n\nA further complication is that the software involved can act as a \"black box\", coming up with judgements without providing a way to unravel how each was determined.\n\n\"There have been a lot of strides taken in the last five to six years to improve the explainability of decisions taken based on machine learning techniques,\" commented Jonathan Williams of Mk2 Consulting. \"But in some cases, it's still not as good as it could be.\"\n\nIn any case, for now Apple would prefer Goldman Sachs take the heat, despite the fact its marketing materials state that its card was \"created by Apple, not a bank\". But that's a tricky position to maintain.\n\nApple's brand is the only one to feature on the minimalist styling of its card's face, and many of its consumers have higher expectations of its behaviour than they would do for other payment card providers.\n\nThat means that even if issues of gender bias prove to be common across lenders, Apple faces becoming the focal point for demands that they are addressed.", "Politicians had urged voters to turn out to cast their ballot and break months of political deadlock\n\nVoters in Spain returned to the polls for the fourth general election in as many years.\n\nIn the last election in April, the governing Socialist Party won the most seats but fell short of a majority and was unable to form a coalition.\n\nSpain has not had a stable government since 2015.\n\nPolls closed at 20:00 local time (19:00 GMT), but the election was overshadowed by unrest in Catalonia and the rise of the far-right Vox party.\n\nAfter April's vote, Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez entered coalition talks with the leftist Podemos party, but talks collapsed - causing them to miss a September deadline to form a new government.\n\nAt a closing rally on Friday, Mr Sánchez had told supporters: \"There are only two options: either vote for the Socialists so that we have a government, or vote for any other party to block Spain from getting a progressive government.\"\n\nThe five main candidates are PP leader Pablo Casado, Pedro Sánchez, Vox leader Santiago Abascal, Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias, and Ciudadanos leader Albert Rivera\n\nThousands of people held a rally in Barcelona on the eve of the election\n\nMr Sanchez is thought to be at an advantage given his current position as caretaker leader, despite having never won a parliamentary majority.\n\nBut the latest opinion polls before voting began showed none of the parties winning a majority.\n\nInstead, they showed Socialist Party (PSOE) in the lead again, but with fewer votes than in April's election, and the conservative People's Party (PP) and Vox making gains.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nThe election comes less than a month after Spain's Supreme Court handed out lengthy jail sentences to nine Catalan independence leaders, over their role in organising an outlawed referendum in 2017.\n\nThe move triggered protests and violence on the streets of Barcelona and other cities in Catalonia.\n\nThe Catalan crisis dominated the election campaign, with parties on the right - Vox, the PP and the centre-right Ciudadanos - taking a hardline anti-separatist stance.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nSupport for Vox surged in the last election, with the party winning 24 seats in parliament with more than 10% of the vote. Meanwhile, the PP suffered its worst-ever general election performance.", "A row has broken out over the publication of an intelligence report into Russian covert actions in the UK, with critics saying Downing Street is stalling on its release until after the election.\n\nChancellor Sajid Javid said the timescale for the publication of the report from Parliament's Intelligence Security Committee (ISC) was \"perfectly normal\".\n\nBut pressure is mounting on No 10 after the Sunday Times claimed nine Russian business people who have donated money to the Conservative Party were named in the document.\n\nSo what is in the Intelligence and Security Committee report?\n\nThe answer is that only a small circle of people know for sure and none of them are saying. But it is possible to get a sense of what might be in it.\n\nWe know the report looks at a wide range of Russian activity - ranging from traditional espionage to subversion - and not just in the UK.\n\nBut the greatest interest has been in what it might say on political interference in the UK. The Mueller inquiry in the US laid out a broad pattern of interference in the US 2016 presidential election, particularly using social media and leaking of documents.\n\nSo far, no evidence of a cyber campaign on the same scale has been produced in the UK. While it is possible there is evidence of attempts in the report, government ministers have already said there is no evidence of \"successful\" interference in elections, including the Brexit referendum (although defining what \"successful\" means is hard and may be disputable).\n\nHowever, last week former deputy national security adviser Paddy McGuinness told the BBC not enough had been done to deal with vulnerabilities that the Russians and others could exploit. Mr McGuinness, who sat on the Oxford Technology and Elections Commission, said reforms were needed, including more transparency from political parties on how they collect and use data.\n\nThe ISC report is likely to focus more on broader aspects of Russian influence in politics and public life.\n\nThe committee took evidence from a number of independent experts and also from the secret intelligence agencies, MI5, MI6 and GCHQ.\n\nSome of those external experts are well known figures. Bill Browder is a former investor in Russia who became an arch-critic of the Kremlin and campaigns for sanctions on Russian individuals in the form of the Magnitsky Act (named after his former lawyer who died in jail in Moscow).\n\nAnother witness is understood to be Chris Steele, the former MI6 officer behind the famous dossier on US President Donald Trump. Another is journalist Edward Lucas.\n\nThese and other observers are understood to have been highly critical of the UK's openness to Russian influence - in particular the way in which Russian money had compromised first the financial system in London and then bled over into politics.\n\nThere have been questions about some donors to political parties and the Sunday Times suggests that nine who gave to the Conservative Party could be named in the report (although this may be more likely in a classified annex rather than the public report).\n\nThere may also have been evidence about specific relationships with Russians. For instance Boris Johnson as foreign secretary went to a party at an Italian villa hosted by Evgeny Lebedev, who runs the Evening Standard and whose father is a former KGB officer.\n\nSpeaking on the BBC's Andrew Marr programme, Chancellor Sajid Javid said: \"When it comes to party donors, whether it is to the Conservative Party or any other party, there are very strict rules that need to be followed and of course we will always follow those rules.\"\n\nAsked whether he was sure no Russian money was pulling the strings in December's general election, he said: \"I am as sure as I can be. I'm absolutely sure in terms of our own party and I am very confident about how we are funded and we are very transparent about that.\"\n\nMr Javid says the Tory Party follows strict rules on party donors\n\nThe BBC understands that witnesses have given evidence to the ISC that the UK government itself is partly to blame because it has not done enough to deter Russian subversion and interference - for instance in successive governments' weak response to events like the killing of Alexander Litvinenko in 2006.\n\nThe UK, it was argued, is uniquely placed to be able to push back precisely because of the amount of Russian money in London and the importance of the city to Russia's elite. The failure to push back and instead to protect the financial centre in London has been, it is argued, a choice - but one with consequences.\n\nIt is easier to know what evidence from well-known critics of the Kremlin will have been. What is harder to know is how much of this the committee accepted and included in the final report.\n\nThe committee will likely have given most weight to evidence produced by the intelligence agencies themselves. What they said is less clear but it is unlikely they will have wanted details of specific individuals included in the report and any names will probably have been redacted and blacked out.\n\nThe report has gone through the formal security clearance process and sources have told the BBC there was no objection from any other government agency or department to its publication.\n\nThat left the decision entirely with Downing Street. It has been adamant that a normal process needs to be followed which explains why it could not be released ahead of the election.\n\nBut critics have been unconvinced. They believe that the embarrassing details - perhaps of party funding - were something that the government did not want out ahead of the election.\n\nAnother source suggested it could also have been references to evidence of interference in the US which might have added to the concerns since Donald Trump is due to come to the UK for a Nato summit just days before the election.\n\nOne official told the BBC there were details of Russian interference in the report but they also thought the government could have rebutted many of the allegations.\n\nThey suggested these were not as explosive as some people thought and that Downing Street had made a mistake by not releasing the report since by failing to do so, the questions of what is in the report and why it has not been released will now dog them throughout the campaign.", "Labour's Keith Vaz, who was suspended from the Commons after he was found to have \"expressed willingness\" to purchase cocaine for others, will not be standing for re-election.\n\nMr Vaz, who has been MP for Leicester East for 32 years, said in a statement he was retiring from Parliament.\n\nHe said it had been \"an honour and a privilege\" to serve his constituency.\n\nLabour leader Jeremy Corbyn said he had \"made a substantial and significant contribution to public life\".\n\nMr Vaz was suspended for six months after a scathing report by the Commons standards commission, which found he \"disregarded\" the law by \"expressing a willingness\" to help buy cocaine for male prostitutes.\n\nHe had been re-selected as Labour's candidate in Leicester East a few weeks before the publication of the standards report.\n\nIf he had been re-elected in 12 December's general election he could have taken up his seat, with the suspension requiring a new vote in the next Parliament.\n\nLabour's ruling National Executive Committee failed to reach a decision on Mr Vaz's future last week - but he has faced calls from Labour allies to stand down.\n\nLabour must now choose a new candidate in the constituency before Thursday's deadline.\n\nThe standards committee said in its report that there was \"compelling evidence\" Mr Vaz offered to pay for a class A drug and had paid-for sex in August 2016.\n\nThe revelations, first reported by the Sunday Mirror, led to him standing down as chairman of the Home Affairs committee - which at the time was conducting an inquiry into drug policy.\n\nMr Vaz, a former Europe minister, rejected the standards committee's claim that he had been \"evasive or unhelpful\" during the investigation into his conduct.\n\nA statement on his website said he was admitted to hospital on the day the committee's report was published.\n\nIt said he had been receiving treatment for a \"serious mental health condition\" since details of the encounter were published in 2016.\n\nIn a statement, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said: \"Keith Vaz was among the pioneering group of black and Asian Labour MPs elected in 1987. I was proud to support his selection and incredibly proud when he won, taking the seat from the Tories.\n\n\"Keith has made a substantial and significant contribution to public life, both as a constituency MP for the people of Leicester and for the Asian community across the country. He has helped to pave the way for more BAME people to become involved in politics.\"\n\nThe Labour leader said Mr Vaz's work in Parliament had been \"exemplary\".\n\nMr Vaz said in a statement: \"I have decided to retire after completing 32 years as the Member of Parliament for Leicester East.\n\n\"In that time I have won eight general elections. It has been an honour and a privilege to serve my constituency since I came to the city in 1985.\n\n\"I want to thank the people of Leicester East for their absolute loyalty and support.\"", "Harry Dunn died in hospital after his motorbike was involved in a crash outside RAF Croughton\n\nThe parents of Harry Dunn have been told by the UK government their claims of abuse of power by Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab are \"without foundation\".\n\nThe 19-year-old died in hospital after a crash in Northamptonshire in August. US suspect Anne Sacoolas left the UK claiming diplomatic immunity.\n\nThe teenager's parents allege the granting of immunity by Mr Raab was \"wrong in law\".\n\nThe Foreign Office (FCO) has written to the family rejecting the allegations.\n\nIt told the BBC it had sent a letter - seen by the BBC - to Mr Dunn's parents, Charlotte Charles and Tim Dunn, but would not comment on its content. It expressed its \"deepest sympathy\" to the family.\n\nCharlotte Charles and Tim Dunn have met US president Donald Trump at the White House about the crash\n\nIn the letter, the FCO said it would \"seek costs\" for any judicial review brought and argues the family has not found \"any reasonably arguable ground of legal challenge\".\n\nIt said the allegation that the foreign secretary had \"misused and/or abused his power\" was \"entirely without foundation\".\n\nMr Dunn's motorbike crashed with a car owned by Mrs Sacoolas, the 42-year-old wife of US intelligence officer Jonathan Sacoolas, outside RAF Croughton, near Brackley, on 27 August.\n\nNorthamptonshire Police has handed a file to the Crown Prosecution Service after interviewing Mrs Sacoolas in the US.\n\nAnne Sacoolas pictured on her wedding day in 2003\n\nFamily spokesman Radd Seiger said: \"The FCO relies on two private agreements between the USA and UK dated in 1995 and 2001 to assert that Anne Sacoolas did have diplomatic immunity.\"\n\nHe added the family had taken legal advice and its \"position is clear that these arrangements have no basis in law\".\n\nHe continued: \"As if it were not enough for the family to have to endure the loss of Harry, the British government now appear[s] intent on putting them through a needless and protracted legal battle culminating in court. So be it. They will not rest until justice is done. But shame on the government.\"\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Rescuers used boats to reach people trapped in Rotherham\n\nAlmost 50 flood warnings are in place across England after days of persistent rain.\n\nFive severe warnings - deemed a threat to life - remain on South Yorkshire's River Don, with flooding in that area likely to continue until Wednesday.\n\nTowns and cities across Yorkshire and the Midlands have faced disruption and in some cases emergency evacuations.\n\nFormer High Sherriff of Derbyshire Annie Hall was swept to her death by the flooded River Derwent near Matlock.\n\nIn addition to the severe warnings, the Environment Agency earlier issued a further 43 warnings - meaning flooding is expected - and 103 alerts.\n\nIt said water levels were still very high on stretches of the River Don and expected flooding in that area until midweek.\n\nA military helicopter would be used on Sunday evening to drop sandbags at Bentley Ings by the river.\n\nA flooded field 100 metres from the River Don on the outskirts of Kirk Bramwith in South Yorkshire\n\nRoads to Fishlake have been closed, cutting off the South Yorkshire village\n\nOn Sunday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who visited flood-hit Derbyshire on Friday, said he was \"in awe of the community's spirit and resilience in the face of this awful ongoing event\".\n\nHe said he was receiving regular briefings on the situation and added the government's emergency Bellwin scheme had been activated to reimburse eligible councils for certain costs they incur.\n\nBoris Johnson visited Matlock on Friday where he met emergency workers\n\nA military helicopter has been delivering sandbags to flood-hit Doncaster\n\nDoncaster Council reiterated its call to evacuate Fishlake and has set up a rest centre in nearby Stainforth \"for as long as is needed\".\n\nAccording to the Salvation Army, some people had been rescued from their homes by boat since the early hours of Saturday morning but others remained in their properties.\n\nDamian Allen, chief executive of Doncaster Council, said: \"We are concerned over reports that some residents remain in the Fishlake area.\n\n\"South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue crews are on hand to evacuate any Fishlake residents who may be stuck in their homes, and we would urge everybody to take advantage of this.\n\n\"The council are unable to offer on-the-ground support to residents who are in severe flood warning areas, based on advice from the Environment Agency.\"\n\nThe authority said it expected it would be \"at least 48 hours until you can return to your homes, if not longer\" and was told by the Environment Agency that flood waters in the village would \"not start to go down for at least the next 24 hours\".\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nHelen Batt, from the agency, said 4,000 properties had been protected by flood defences in the village, but added 300 had been flooded, with more than 1,200 evacuated.\n\nBBC reporter Richard Cadey said some roads around Fishlake had been closed and the village was \"effectively cut off because of flooding\".\n\nMany parts of the area remain under 3ft (1m) of water and only tractors are able to get in by some roads.\n\nHe said people on the ground had told him 90% of the homes there had been flooded.\n\nPam Webb, who owns a spa in Fishlake, said: \"We've got blue skies, it looks picturesque until you actually get in to the village and you see the devastation that's been caused to homes and businesses.\n\n\"Devastating is an easy word to use but it's completely devastating and it's heartbreaking.\"\n\nPam Webb's business in Fishlake is among the many that have been flooded in the village\n\nMany parts of Fishlake remain under 3ft (1m) of water\n\nTrying to get to Fishlake seemed like an impossible task. The village has suffered severe flooding and I was constantly met by road and bridge closures.\n\nIn nearby Stainforth people had collected food in the local pub and taken it to those stranded in Fishlake by tractor. But now even this has become impractical.\n\nThe 63-year-old told me he had never seen flooding as bad as this in his lifetime. He put it down to a number of different factors, including torrential rainfall and the lack of dredging on the River Don.\n\nThis was a recurring concern from a number of residents and they all echoed Mr Pashley's call for dredging to begin again on this section of the river.\n\nThe fields surrounding these villages were like lakes and Mr Pashley's field of potatoes was submerged by up to five feet of water, just two weeks before he was due to harvest them.\n\nKirk Bramwith has also seen flooding\n\nNational Rail said a number of routes were affected by flooding and advised those travelling by train to check before setting out.\n\nSome train routes between Doncaster and Sheffield were closed and Northern Rail has warned commuters they are likely to remain shut until further notice.\n\nIn Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, 12 properties remained evacuated after a landslide at an old quarry site saw debris and soil fall onto Band End Close.\n\nBassetlaw District Council said it was being removed and \"temporary safety measures\" had been put in place.\n\nNatalie and Jonathan Palmer were evacuated from their home in Mansfield, along with their children, and are staying in a hotel.\n\nThey said they had been told they would not be able to return to their property for at least a fortnight, adding they were \"disgusted and angry\" at the prospect.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nIn Newark, people living in mobile homes were evacuated on Saturday evening as river levels peaked in the town.\n\n\"Major incidents\" were declared on Friday in Worksop after the River Ryton burst its banks and in South Yorkshire as a result of wide-spread flooding.\n\nBoats were used in Worksop town centre to help evacuate flooded premises\n\nParts of Worksop were without power on Saturday.\n\nFirefighters evacuated 25 homes, and a community information point has been set up for those affected by the floods.\n\nIn Derby city centre, officials considered a city-wide evacuation as authorities saw the River Derwent swell to record levels of 3.35m (11ft).\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nCommunities around Matlock, Derbyshire, where flood victim Annie Hall was swept away, are cleaning up after the flooding.\n\nRowsley Church of England Primary School is trying to raise £5,000 after its classrooms were heavily damaged.\n\nGovernor Marianne Quick said: \"The school will remain closed until it has been expertly assessed but the likelihood of our children getting back into their much loved classrooms anytime soon is unlikely.\"\n\nResident Sarah Sutcliffe said: \"Parents, teachers and especially the children are all distraught about the damage which has been caused.\"\n\nRowsley Church of England School, which sits on the confluence of the River Wye and the River Derwent, was extensively damaged\n\nOne of the most severely hit areas has been Bentley in Doncaster, where flooding affected many homes 12 years ago.\n\nOne resident told BBC Radio Sheffield: \"The worry is our insurance policies are expensive as it is because of the 2007 floods, so now we're all worried whether we're going to get reinsured.\"\n\nSome residents were \"angry and frustrated\" at Doncaster Council - claiming it had not provided sandbags early enough to prevent properties from flooding, the station reported.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Drone footage filmed from Matlock shows the extent of the floodwater\n\nHomes in Stainforth, Thorpe in Balne and Trumfleet have also been evacuated.\n\nSouth Yorkshire Police said it had extra officers out on patrol to \"protect the evacuated areas and support those affected by the floods\".\n\n\"There is no suggestion of any criminality resulting from the floods but we hope our extra patrols can offer at least a little reassurance to those worst affected.\"\n\nAnnie Hall's family said they were “in great shock\"\n\nHave you been affected by the floods? Share your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk.\n\nPlease include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. You can also contact us in the following ways:", "The UK's credit rating could be downgraded, according to ratings agency Moody's, which says Brexit has caused \"paralysis in policy-making\".\n\nIt has changed the outlook on the UK's current rating - which is a marker of how likely it is to pay back its debts - from \"stable\" to \"negative\".\n\nMoody's also criticised the general election promises to raise spending with \"no clear plan\" to finance it.\n\nThe UK is currently rated Aa2 - the third highest grade.\n\nCredit ratings agencies grade countries and institutions by their credit-worthiness. That in turn can affect the amount that it costs countries to borrow money.\n\nAll the major political parties have committed to ramping up borrowing as part of their general election campaigning.\n\nThey have said this is to take advantage of low interest rates. Moody's change in outlook suggests this could alter in the future.\n\nJane Sydenham, from Rathbone Investment Management, said: \"The vast spending plans announced this week make the UK look a higher risk prospect from an international debt investors point of view.\"\n\nMoody's said its concern was that the UK's debt level could rise as a result. \"In the current political climate, Moody's sees no meaningful pressure for debt-reducing fiscal policies,\" it said.\n\nJane Foley, from Rabobank, said to borrow more - without increasing debt levels - you need to see economic growth which is \"a big ask when global growth is slowing and when UK investment has been chased away by political uncertainty\".\n\nFollowing the financial crisis the credit ratings agencies were discredited for giving gold-plated ratings to companies that later collapsed.\n\nThe last time that the UK's rating was downgraded, in 2017, there was little impact on borrowing costs. We are still in the \"A\" band of countries, even if no longer on a par with Germany.\n\nSo for some in the City, these reports can be easily dismissed. \"It just tells us stuff we already know,\" one investor told me.\n\nBut the language and timing of this (long-scheduled) report are sobering, coming as it has when politicians are looking to splash out, making big promises about the future of the UK's public services.\n\nIt ends by saying a downgrade would happen if policy-makers don't have a credible strategy to cut debt. And cutting debt doesn't seem to be on anyone's manifesto.\n\nThe Moody's report said \"deep divisions within society and the political landscape\" underpin its decision because they are reducing the UK's ability to make policy decisions.\n\nIt said even if a deal was struck with the European Union over Brexit, that uncertainty over the future of trade is unlikely to diminish.\n\nHowever, the agency said it has decided to hold the UK's current rating because it still saw positives in the economy such as a broad range of economic activity, a sound monetary policy framework and a highly flexible labour market.\n\nThe Conservative Party said: \"This election is about ending paralysis in Parliament and delivering certainty on Brexit, and our commitment to produce a robust, costed manifesto.\"\n\nThe Labour Party said the biggest dangers to the UK economy were the Conservative Party's \"Brexit deal and stubborn refusal to prepare for the climate emergency\".", "Antony Calvert is said to have made the posts on his personal Facebook account more than ten years ago\n\nA Conservative election candidate has stepped down over historic social media posts about a Labour MP and Colonel Gaddafi.\n\nAntony Calvert, who was standing to be MP for Wakefield, also made comments about food poverty, as reported by the Sunday Times.\n\nThe 41-year-old said the Facebook posts were more than 10 years old.\n\nMr Calvert said his comments were \"certainly not intended to cause any offence\".\n\nIn one post, Mr Calvert is said to have written that if former Libyan dictator Gaddaffi wanted to walk the streets unrecognised \"he should surely have fled to Bradford\".\n\nHe is also accused of criticising the appearance of Mary Creagh - who has been Wakefield's MP since 2005.\n\nIn a statement, Mr Calvert said: \"Over the last 24 hours a number of very historic posts from my personal Facebook timeline have featured in the news media.\n\n\"While I would prefer to stand and fight the assertions, these comments represent neither my views nor those of the Conservative Party.\"\n\nMr Calvert's decision to stand down came days after Tory candidate Nick Conrad stood down for historic comments in which he said women should \"keep their knickers on\" in a conversation about rape.\n\nAnd Labour candidate Gideon Bull resigned in Clacton, Essex, after it emerged he had used the word \"Shylock\" during a private meeting.", "Annie Hall's family said: “We are in great shock and grieving\"\n\nA woman swept to her death by a flooded river was Derbyshire's former High Sheriff Annie Hall, police have said.\n\nHer body was pulled from the River Derwent near Matlock on Friday, as persistent rain caused floods across Yorkshire and the Midlands.\n\nDerbyshire Chief Constable Peter Goodman said he was \"shocked and deeply saddened\" by the death of his friend.\n\nSeven severe flood warnings - deemed a threat to life - remain in place on the River Don in South Yorkshire.\n\nFlooding has caused evacuations and travel disruption, with trains still not running in parts of the East Midlands.\n\nIn a statement, Mrs Hall's family said: \"We are in great shock and grieving.\"\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Drone footage filmed from Matlock shows the extent of the floodwater\n\nServices are cancelled on the Matlock-Derby-Nottingham route and diversions are in place between Derby and Chesterfield, adding about 30 minutes to journeys.\n\nSouth Yorkshire Fire and Rescue said it had declared a major incident on Friday night, and said it had carried out more than 160 rescues over 24 hours.\n\nDeputy chief fire officer Alex Johnson advised people to \"keep themselves safe, help each other and don't drive into floodwater\".\n\nResidents from 12 homes in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, are still unable to return home after a mudslide on Thursday led to 35 properties being evacuated.\n\nThe River Derwent burst its banks in Derby city centre\n\nIn Derby city centre, officials considered a city-wide evacuation as authorities saw the River Derwent swell to record levels of 3.35m (11ft).\n\nThe bus station was temporarily evacuated on Friday evening, and some major roads remain flooded.\n\nIn Worksop, Nottinghamshire, water levels are receding after 200 homes and businesses were evacuated on Thursday evening.\n\nBassetlaw District Council said it had closed its emergency rest centre as everyone who had left their homes were with friends and relatives.\n\nThe River Don, which flows through Sheffield, Rotherham and Doncaster, hit its highest recorded level at just over 6.3m (21ft), higher than it was in 2007 when it also flooded.\n\nRescuers used boats to reach people trapped in Rotherham\n\nPeople continued to be rescued from flood-hit towns and cities on Friday.\n\nOne man told the BBC he carried children from his gym in Rotherham through flooded streets.\n\n\"The whole of the gym was completely flooded in water,\" said Neil Wilson.\n\n\"We had to wade through water to get children to the cars so they could get home with their parents.\"\n\nOne of the most severely hit areas was Bentley, Doncaster, where flooding affected many homes 12 years ago.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This home in Fishlake, near Doncaster, has been left nearly submerged in floodwater\n\nOne resident told BBC Radio Sheffield: \"The worry is our insurance policies are expensive as it is because of the 2007 floods, so now we're all worried whether we're going to get reinsured.\"\n\nReporter Richard Cadey said some residents were \"angry and frustrated\" at Doncaster Council - claiming it had not been providing sandbags early enough to prevent properties from flooding.\n\nA rest facility has been set up by the council at the Salvation Army centre in the town.\n\nFlooding has caused disruption in the region since Thursday evening, when dozens of shoppers were left stranded in the Meadowhall Shopping Centre after torrential downpours.\n\nSheffield has had 84mm of rain over the past 36 hours, which is the near the average monthly rainfall for Yorkshire.\n\nPrime Minister Boris Johnson helping with the clean up in Matlock on Friday evening\n\nOn Friday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson visited Matlock, close to where Mrs Hall died.\n\nHe said the town could expect \"extra help from the government\".\n\nLabour leader Jeremy Corbyn visited flood-hit Conisbrough, near Doncaster, on Saturday and warned the UK could expect more extreme weather due to climate change.\n\n\"Obviously we need much better flood management and prevention schemes,\" he said.\n\n\"It also means properly funding our fire and rescue services and properly funding our Environment Agency to deal with this.\"\n\nFollow BBC East Midlands on Facebook, on Twitter, or on Instagram. Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@bbc.co.uk.\n\nHave you been affected by the floods? Share your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk.\n\nPlease include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. You can also contact us in the following ways:", "Last updated on .From the section Cricket\n\nEngland won by nine runs in super over; England won series 3-2\n\nEngland beat New Zealand in another super over to win a thrilling final Twenty20 and take the series 3-2.\n\nIn a repeat of July's World Cup final, the scores were tied at the end of a wildly unpredictable game in Auckland.\n\nNew Zealand plundered 146-5 from 11 overs, and it took Chris Jordan hitting 12 off the final three deliveries to take the game to a super over.\n\nJonny Bairstow, who earlier struck 47 off 18 balls, and captain Eoin Morgan scored 17 off England's six deliveries, before Jordan limited New Zealand to eight.\n\nIt was a remarkable finish to a rain-delayed game that contained a staggering 29 sixes in 24 overs.\n\nWhile England, who won the World Cup final by virtue of scoring more boundaries, held their nerve in admittedly less pressurised circumstances, New Zealand will take little comfort from once again missing out by the thinnest of margins.\n\nIf the two-Test series which starts on 21 November comes close to matching the excitement on offer at Eden Park, supporters from both sides can have no complaints.\n• None First the World Cup final, now this...\n• None TMS podcast: ANOTHER super over success for England\n\nThere were several moments around which this game hinged: Bairstow's three sixes in a row off Ish Sodhi; Jordan's four off the final delivery to tie the scores; and Morgan's stunning catch over his shoulder as he ran back from cover to remove Tim Seifert from the fourth ball of the super over.\n\nBut Jordan's nerveless display with the ball deserves particular praise, given the batting pyrotechnics which had gone before.\n\nOn a pitch that offered the bowlers no assistance, and on a ground with boundaries so short that mis-hits frequently cleared the rope, his yorkers restricted Seifert and Martin Guptill to a two, a four and two singles.\n\nEngland's celebrations may not have matched those at Lord's on 14 July, but they can be rightly proud of the manner in which they pulled off an away series win with a squad featuring six T20 debutants.\n\nVictory in the Tests would cap an impressive first series for new England coach Chris Silverwood.\n\nBairstow bullies New Zealand after Guptill goes large\n\nThat Guptill's 19-ball fifty, Colin Munro's equally savage 46 off 21 deliveries and Seifert's 39 off 16 will go down as footnotes in this memorable match says much for the excitement that followed.\n\nMan of the match Bairstow was almost solely responsible for leading England's pursuit, which veered between probable and unlikely amid a barrage of brutal hitting and clumps of wickets.\n\nRequiring more than 13 runs an over from the beginning, England lost Tom Banton, James Vince and Morgan in slipping to 39-3.\n\nBut Bairstow, pummelling the short, straight boundaries, added 61 in four overs with the resourceful Sam Curran before he became the first of three wickets to fall in four balls.\n\nSam Billings and Tom Curran kept England afloat - just - but three runs and the departure of Curran off the first three balls of Jimmy Neesham's last over left new man Jordan needing 13 off three.\n\nNo bother. He swatted a full toss over long-off for six, scampered a two, then swung to fine leg for four to tie the scores. Given what took place four months ago, perhaps it was no surprise.\n\nBairstow was subsequently given one demerit point by the International Cricket Council for an \"audible obscenity\" after he was dismissed. He now has two points on his record - accumulating four within a two-year period would earn a suspension.\n\n'Epic', 'manic', 'absolutely remarkable' - what they said\n\nEngland captain Eoin Morgan on BBC Test Match Special: \"It's absolutely remarkable. We didn't expect to play much cricket today and it's turned out to be an epic end to a series where there wasn't much between the two sides.\n\n\"To win it in such fashion with a young, inexperienced side in the long term will pay huge dividends for us.\"\n\nEngland batsman Jonny Bairstow: \"It was manic. The way they came out and put on that total was very, very impressive. It was a pretty imposing total but we thought we had a chance.\n\n\"We don't want to keep making a habit of super overs. It just shows how close the sides are. It sets up a fantastic Test series.\"\n\nEngland bowler Chris Jordan: \"A few of us have played T10 cricket so the mood was very calm the entire way through. I just tried to keep a clear mind.\n\n\"I'd bowled a super over before in Sharjah against Pakistan, so it was more or less going through processes and letting what will be will be.\"\n\nBBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew: \"It was fitting that the last match of this series should end in a super over.\n\n\"It's been as difficult to separate these two teams now as it was in the World Cup final - but this time, England's victory was emphatic.\"\n\nNew Zealand captain Tim Southee: \"The shorter the game, the harder the side can go. It would have been nice to have one more run there somewhere but it wasn't to be.\n\n\"It's been a good series throughout - it has ebbed and flowed. It will be good to get the whites back on.\"", "The bodies were found at a flat in Oxford Road, near Moseley Church of England Primary School\n\nA man and a woman have been found dead at a flat in Birmingham.\n\nThe pair, both 28 and known to each other, were found at the property in Oxford Road, Moseley, at about 17:30 GMT on Saturday.\n\nPost-mortem examinations have not yet taken place but police said they had suffered serious injuries.\n\nWest Midlands Police said they were not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths. One of the pair lived at the flat, a spokeswoman added.\n\nOfficers have been speaking to neighbours near the property, which is opposite Moseley Church of England Primary School.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "British Airways has launched a review into a money-saving practice which increases its greenhouse gas emissions.\n\nIt follows a BBC investigation exposing \"fuel tankering\" by airlines - in which planes are filled with extra fuel, usually to avoid paying higher prices for refuelling at destination airports.\n\nThe industry-wide practice could mean extra annual emissions equivalent to those of a large European town.\n\nBA now says that using tankering to cut costs \"may be the wrong thing to do\".\n\nHowever, the airline added that it also uses the practice for safety and operational reasons, including helping planes to turn around quickly.\n\nBBC Panorama has discovered the airline's planes generated an extra 18,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide last year through fuel tankering.\n\nCost savings made on a single flight can be as small as just over £10 - though savings can run to hundreds of pounds.\n\nResearchers have estimated that one in five of all European airlines' flights involves some element of fuel tankering.\n\nThe practice on European routes could result in additional annual greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to that produced by a town of 100,000 people.\n\nCritics say the widespread use of the practice undermines the aviation industry's claims that it is committed to reducing its carbon emissions.\n\nJohn Sauven, Greenpeace UK's executive director, told the BBC that fuel tankering was a \"classic example of a company putting profit before planet\".\n\nResponding to BA's decision to carry out a review, Mr Sauven, said it showed how the airline industry had been treating climate change \"like a PR problem\".\n\n\"This is why we need government-enforced reduction targets to ensure airlines take responsibility for the damage their emissions are causing,\" he said.\n\nJohn Sauven called for rules and regulations to be \"tougher\"\n\nInternational Airlines Group (IAG), the company that owns BA, says it wants to be the world's leading airline group on sustainability.\n\nBA boasts it even prints its in-flight magazine on lighter paper to save weight.\n\nYet BBC Panorama has seen dozens of internal BA documents that show up to six tonnes of extra fuel have been loaded onto planes in this way. It has also seen evidence that Easyjet carries extra fuel in this way.\n\nAirlines can save money from the fact that the price of aviation fuel differs between European destinations.\n\nBA insiders say the company - like many airlines running short haul routes in Europe - has computer software that calculates whether costs can be saved by fuel tankering.\n\nThe software will calculate whether there is a cost saving to be made. If there is, crews load up the extra fuel.\n\nAn example of documents seen by Panorama show that a recent BA flight to Italy carried nearly three tonnes of extra fuel.\n\nThe extra weight meant the plane emitted more than 600kg of additional carbon dioxide - the same emissions one person is responsible for on a return flight to New York.\n\nThe cost saving on that trip was less than £40, but the documents Panorama has seen show that it can be even lower than that.\n\nIAG made an annual profit of €2.9bn (£2.6bn) in 2018, about 80% of which came from BA.\n\nA BA insider described the practice as \"hypocritical\".\n\n\"For such a big company to be trying to save such small amounts while emitting so much extra CO2 seems unjustifiable in the current climate,\" he said.\n\nIn response to the claims, the chief executive of BA's parent company, IAG, announced the airline would carry out a review of the practice.\n\nOn Friday, Willie Walsh told investors that the airline wanted to ensure it was not \"incentivising the wrong behaviour\" from managers.\n\n\"Because clearly the financial saving would have incentivised us to do fuel tankering,\" he said.\n\n\"But maybe... this the wrong thing to do and the wrong thing to incentive. So we want to make sure we have our incentives aligned to the right activities so ensure financial sustainability but also environmental sustainability.\"\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. How to reduce your carbon footprint when you fly\n\nBA said it was common practice for the airline industry to carry additional fuel on some flights.\n\nThe airline said for BA this applies mainly to short-haul destinations \"where there are considerable price differences between European airports\".\n\nIt said the additional emissions from the airline represented approximately 2% of the total extra emissions generated by all airlines tankering fuel in Europe, based on research by Eurocontrol.\n\nBA pointed out that since 2012 all flights within Europe had been covered by the EU Emissions Trading System.\n\nIt added that from 2020 the company would offset all CO2 emissions from its UK domestic flights.\n\nEasyjet said it had reduced the level of tankering in recent years and that it only took place on a tiny proportion of flights for operational and commercial reasons.\n\nEurocontrol, the body which coordinates air traffic control for Europe, has calculated that tankering in Europe resulted in 286,000 tonnes of extra fuel being burnt every year, and the emission of an additional 901,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide.\n\nIt calculates that the practice saved airlines a total of €265m (£228m) a year.\n\nEurocontrol described the practice as \"questionable\" at a time when aviation is being challenged for its contribution to climate change.\n\nPanorama: Can Flying Go Green? is on BBC1 at 20:30 GMT on 11 November.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Australian authorities say an \"unprecedented\" number of emergency-level bushfires are threatening the state of New South Wales.\n\nMore than 90 blazes were raging across the state on Friday, some of which turned the sky orange.\n\nThere are reports of people trapped in their homes in several places, with crew unable to reach them due to the strength of the fires.\n\nRead more: Record number of emergencies in New South Wales", "Last updated on .From the section Boxing\n\nThe biggest event in internet history? Possibly. Pure entertainment? Definitely.\n\nIn front of a global audience of millions, the YouTube boxing grudge match between Britain's KSI and his American rival Logan Paul on Saturday produced, perhaps surprisingly for some, a superb sporting spectacle in Los Angeles on Saturday.\n\nKSI won on a split decision in a tear-up that was dripping in controversy after Paul was deducted two points for hitting his opponent on his way down.\n\nHere's how the entertaining - and sometimes surreal - night unfolded in LA.\n\nFirst, the fight. Fury-Wilder it wasn't, but it was an entertaining bout from the first bell to the last.\n\nKSI, 26, deserved to win. He was the better fighter for the first four rounds as he continually threw booming rights which rocked the taller, rangier Paul onto the back foot.\n\nIt was one-way traffic until Paul sneaked through KSI's defences with an uppercut and then, with his opponent on his way to the canvas, landed another blow which took the wind from the Brit's sails.\n\nThe referee intervened because Paul broke KSI's fall, following the uppercut, to land another blow and the official demonstrably gave the Brit time to regain his composure.\n\nAnd while two points were deducted from Paul's card, a knockdown was registered in the American's favour on account of the first blow.\n\nKSI belied his inexperience to stay out of trouble for the remainder of the fourth round - displaying much improved footwork from the pair's first fight - and the frenetic pace continued for the full six round.\n\nKSI - whose real name is Olajide Olayinka Williams Olatunji - was judged the winner 57-54, 56-55, 55-56 on the judges' scorecards.\n\nIt was a popular victory for the Brit, who was the more popular fighter inside the sell-out arena, despite crossing the Atlantic to fight on his opponent's home soil.\n\nWho was there?\n\nYou could tell it was going to be a something special from the moment the two YouTubers walked into the ring.\n\nLogan Paul came in like a pantomime villain - booed and jeered in front of a home crowd as he strutted through in a star-spangled USA robe.\n\nKSI arrived in a red and black mask covering most of his face, and American rapper Rick Ross walked him in performing Down Like That - a song they've collaborated on.\n\nWhile most people became enthralled in the tense fight, there was also a Justin Bieber sideshow to keep an eye on. The Canadian singer was in Paul's corner and after appearing with him backstage before the fight, Bieber was soon trending on social media after giving Paul a standing ovation after the second round.\n\nThe Staples Center was full of internet celebrities who wanted in on the action, and social media full of messages for the two fighters.\n\nWill it happen again?\n\nWhen both men were asked post-fight, Paul, 24, definitely fancied another crack at KSI. The victor less so.\n\n\"It's done,\" KSI said. \"I'm on to the next thing.\"\n\nIn response, Paul, who said he would appeal against the decision to deduct him two points, said: \"I'd love to fight KSI again - these are the best moments of my life. The more I practise the more I feel comfortable.\"\n\nBritish boxing promoter Eddie Hearn was pleased with his first foray into staging a show headlined by two men with a combined YouTube subscribership of 40 million.\n\n\"That fight was everything that is great about boxing,\" said Hearn.\n\n\"There has to be a narrative and a respect for the sport and these two have that.\n\n\"If there are any other men or women who want to get into the ring - and they respect the code - then this can happen again.\"\n\nAs with most great boxing narratives, beneath all the ugly words is a deep-rooted respect for each other.\n\nWhen asked to make up with Paul at the end, KSI paused, looked down and then offered his hand. Drama to the bitter end.\n\nWhat you said\n\nArx: When you watch white collar boxing you can tell those who took the training seriously and those who didn't. Both of these guys put the work in and it made what could've been a shambles a pretty entertaining fight. Respect for both. Enjoyed it!\n\nBambalam: Logan won that fight, if not a draw. KSI missed with a majority of shots and the ref gave him the win with the ridiculous two-point deduction!\n\nmarswalker23: Boxing is in really bad shape if two YouTube personalities headline a boxing event. Especially over a world title fight.\n\nnotbad: KSI had absolutely no technique. He just swung wildly. How they could talk their own ability up so much is beyond me.\n\nBigglesworth: Some people saying this was more entertaining than a Tyson Fury bout? It was a good fight for the level of the fighters but not as entertaining as watching Wilder v Fury where you know that one wrong move is a knockout, more so for Fury. It was not the most technically appealing fight.\n\nKritikulHit: Amazing six rounds, probably the best fight of the night! Do not appear to be \"clowns\" in my eyes!\n\nAkay721: I never thought the day would come when YouTubers would fight it out in the ring, but here we are. Congratulations to KSI for taking the win in a close fight. I gotta give both KSI and Logan props for taking this seriously and training like real boxers.", "A poster from the time of Shona Stevens' murder\n\nThe killer of a woman who was murdered 25 years ago has been urged to \"search your conscience\" by police.\n\nShona Stevens was savagely attacked in broad daylight 200 yards (180m) from her home in Irvine, North Ayrshire, in November 1994.\n\nMs Stevens, 31, suffered \"horrific injuries\" and died three days later.\n\nHer mother and her daughter, who was only seven at the time, joined police in marking the anniversary with a fresh appeal for information.\n\nAsked if he had a message for the killer, Det Supt Paul Livingstone said: \"It has been 25 years. It is a huge burden. Shona's family have endured this for too long now. Do the right thing and come forward.\"\n\nDet Supt Paul Livingstone issued a direct appeal to the killer to mark the 25th anniversary of Ms Stevens' murder\n\nOn Thursday 10 November, 1994, Ms Stevens left the Co-op at Bourtreehill Shopping Centre and was last seen alone on Towerlands Road at 13:10.\n\nTen minutes later her body was found in bushes near a footpath, close to the rear of her home in Alder Green in the Bourtreehill Park area.\n\nDet Supt Livingstone described the attack as \"vicious and frenzied\".\n\nHe said: \"Her family have had to endure this for too long now. That's why we are having this appeal 25 years on, because I firmly believe that the answer lies in the local community.\"\n\nOfficers believe a weapon was involved but it was never recovered.\n\nDet Supt Livingstone also said the inquiry team were keeping an open mind as to a motive for the crime.\n\nHe would not disclose whether officers had a DNA profile of the suspect but said technology was constantly creating new forensic opportunities.\n\nDuring the Elaine Doyle murder trial in 2014 a court heard that convicted killer Gavin McGuire was interviewed in connection with Ms Stevens' murder.\n\nThe then Strathclyde Police staged a reconstruction of Ms Stevens' final movements\n\nDespite extensive media coverage, including a reconstruction of Ms Stevens' final movements, no one has been brought to justice.\n\nThe senior detective also encouraged anyone who knew the identity of Ms Stevens' attacker to consider the devastating impact the crime has had on her family, especially her daughter.\n\nHe said: \"Shona was a young mother who was subject to an unprovoked attack that has left her family devastated and we want to trace those responsible.\n\n\"I think everyone can assume for themselves what it must have been like for any child to grow up without a parent.\n\n\"That to me is all the catalyst that anyone should need that, if they have any information, to come forward and tell us about that.\"\n\nHe added: \"This is very much an open case and we will keep working away until we find who is responsible and bring them to justice.\"\n\nHe said the footpath where Ms Stevens was found was regularly used by the public to access Bourtreehill Shopping Centre.\n\nShona's mother, Mhairi Smith, issued an emotional appeal to the media a week after the murder in November 1994\n\nAs part of the new appeal Ms Stevens' family issued brief statements through Police Scotland.\n\nDaughter Candice, who is now one year older than her late mother, said: \"I was only seven at the time of my mum's murder but that does not make it any easier to deal with.\n\n\"I spent a large part of my childhood years growing up without my mum and I would please ask anyone who knows anything about the incident to please come forward.\"\n\nThe victim's mother Mhairi Smith said: \"It has been 25 years since Shona was taken from us and we are still as hopeful as ever that those responsible for her murder can be brought to justice.\n\n\"I cannot emphasise enough how important even the smallest piece of information could be in being able to give me and my family closure.\n\n\"I want to know who was responsible for this attack and why they did it. If you have any information about Shona and her murder please contact the police.\"\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have reunited for the Royal British Legion's annual Festival of Remembrance.\n\nThey joined the Queen and other members of the Royal Family at the Royal Albert Hall to commemorate those who lost their lives in conflicts.\n\nIt is their first appearance as a group since Harry and Meghan said they were struggling with public life.\n\nThe annual event is also being attended by servicemen and women.\n\nIt comes ahead of the Remembrance Day service at the Cenotaph in central London on Sunday, which will also be attended by senior members of the Royal Family.\n\nThe Duke and Duchess of Cambridge joined Prince Harry and Meghan in the royal box\n\nSaturday's event marks 75 years since notable battles of 1944, including Monte Cassino, Kohima and Imphal, D-Day and the collaboration of Commonwealth and Allied forces.\n\nIt also celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) and pays tribute to the RFA Mounts Bay, which delivered supplies and aid to the Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian this year.\n\nPrime Minister Boris Johnson and his girlfriend Carrie Symonds joined other members of the Royal Family in the royal box.\n\nPrince Harry and Meghan sat behind the prime minister and his girlfriend Carrie Symonds (foreground)\n\nThose in the royal box included (L-R) the Duchess of Cambridge, the Duke of Cambridge, Prince Edward, the Countess of Wessex, the Queen, the Duchess of Gloucester, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, Prince Charles, Princess Anne and the Duchess of Cornwall\n\nThe Duchess of Cornwall was also present, after she was forced to pull out of engagements earlier in the week due to ill health.\n\nPrince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall made an appearance\n\nThe service at the Royal Albert Hall was also attended by the Duke of York, the Earl and Countess of Wessex, the Princess Royal, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke of Kent and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence.\n\nPrince Andrew chatted to Boris Johnson during the ceremony\n\nIn interviews in October, the Sussexes both said they were struggling with the intense scrutiny from elements of the British tabloid press.\n\nPrince Harry, 35, described his mental health and the way he deals with the pressures of his life as a matter of \"constant management\".\n\nAnd Meghan, 38, said in an ITV documentary that adjusting to royal life had been \"hard\".\n\nPrince Harry also responded to reports of a rift between him and his brother William by saying they were on \"different paths\" and have \"good days\" and \"bad days\".\n\nFollowing the documentary, a Kensington Palace source played down suggestions that the Duke of Cambridge was \"furious\" with his brother about the interview, saying he was \"worried\" and hoped the couple \"are all right\".\n\nAll images are subject to copyright.", "The politician had a Commons career that lasted more than 25 years\n\nThe Conservative peer Brian Mawhinney has died at the age of 79.\n\nThe Belfast-born former chairman of the Conservative Party joined the House of Lords in 2005 after standing down as MP for North West Cambridgeshire.\n\nIn 2003 he was appointed as chairman of the Football League, a role he carried out for seven years.\n\nIn a statement, his family said the \"much-loved husband, father and grandfather and a friend to many\" died on Saturday after a long illness.\n\n\"His death brings an end to a life dedicated to public service and rooted in an unwavering Christian faith,\" the statement said.\n\nHe was first elected to the Commons in 1979 as MP for Peterborough, becoming North West Cambridgeshire MP on the creation of that constituency in 1997. He was knighted in the same year.\n\nIn his role as chairman of the Football League, Lord Mawhinney was involved in England's 2018 World Cup bid\n\nHe had a Commons career that lasted more than 25 years, and served as transport secretary under John Major. He also served as a minister in the Northern Ireland Office for four years until 1990.\n\nDuring his time as Football League chairman, Lord Mawhinney introduced the fit and proper persons test for prospective club directors and was made a life member of its successor, the EFL.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by iain watson This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nEFL chairman Rick Parry said: \"Everyone associated with the EFL is saddened to hear of the loss of Lord Mawhinney, a hugely respected and influential figure in our recent past, most notably for his work as chairman of the Football League but also for the significant impact he had on the wider game.\"\n\nFormer Peterborough MP Stewart Jackson paid tribute to Lord Mawhinney, calling him a \"dedicated man of faith, a diligent public servant, dynamic advocate for the city and a generous mentor and supporter\".\n\nShailesh Vara, who succeeded Lord Mawhinney as MP for North West Cambridgeshire, tweeted: \"Very sorry to hear of the sad passing of Lord Mawhinney. He was firm in his Christian faith and totally committed to public service. He will be missed by many. Thoughts and prayers with his family and friends at this difficult time.\"", "Last updated on .From the section Premier League\n\nLiverpool struck a potentially decisive blow in the Premier League title race as victory over reigning champions Manchester City at Anfield opened up an eight-point lead at the top of the table.\n\nThe confrontation between the two domestic superpowers had been billed as a defining moment in Liverpool's 30-year quest to land the title - and this outcome leaves them with a commanding advantage over Leicester City in second place.\n\nLiverpool took the lead after only six minutes when Fabinho flashed a 25-yard drive past keeper Claudio Bravo, deputising for injured Ederson, the goal given after a video assistant referee check for handball against Trent Alexander-Arnold.\n\nManchester City were threatening in possession but Jürgen Klopp's team are ruthless in attack, as proved when Mohamed Salah doubled their lead six minutes later, heading in at the far post from Andrew Robertson's superb cross.\n\nRaheem Sterling missed a headed chance and Sergio Agüero saw a shot deflected on to the post as City tried to find a foothold but it was all over six minutes after the break when Jordan Henderson's pinpoint delivery lured Bravo into a critical moment of hesitation and Sadio Mané headed in.\n\nBernardo Silva pulled one back with 12 minutes left but it was too late for City, who will rue not making the most of their plentiful possession and opportunities as they now lie nine points off the top in fourth place.\n\nGuardiola was fuming at the final whistle, appearing to thank referee Michael Oliver sarcastically before leaving the pitch, shortly after being enraged when another penalty claim against Alexander-Arnold was waved away.\n\nLiverpool, meanwhile, celebrated a victory that gives them a real hold at the Premier League summit.\n• None 'They keep telling me it's not over' - Peter Crouch analysis\n• None Was this the 21 seconds that swung the title?\n• None I don't know if we can catch Liverpool, says Guardiola\n\nThe manner in which Klopp and Anfield celebrated this victory said everything about its magnitude - if self-belief was not surging through them before, then it surely is now after last season's champions were overcome.\n\nA huge roar went up from the Kop as Liverpool's players gathered in front of it after the final whistle. Such is their form this season, with 11 wins from 12 league games, that it is surely their title to lose now. This is a team who have lost one of their past 51 league games - where will the numerous slips needed for them to lose this lead come from?\n\nLiverpool's defence was actually seriously troubled by City, but Klopp's side can score from anywhere at any time makes them so dangerous - as it proved here.\n\nCity opened well but were stunned by Fabinho's superb strike and once Robertson provided that terrific arcing cross for Salah, Liverpool were in control of what may well come to be seen as a pivotal moment in the season.\n\nLiverpool were relieved when City missed what opportunities they had and the scoreline was flattering - but Klopp and his players will not care.\n\nThey have game-changers in all areas of the pitch and carry an ominous threat even when under pressure.\n\nThere is a growing sense of destiny about Liverpool's season, although they will still look in the direction of Brendan Rodgers' excellent Leicester City side and Chelsea after seeing off Manchester City at an exultant Anfield.\n\nPep Guardiola's touchline rage late in the game, after referee Michael Oliver had ignored another claim for handball against Alexander-Arnold, was a mirror into his mood.\n\nGuardiola will know this may well be the moment when a third successive Premier League title was pushed out of reach.\n\nYet he will also feel City had the chance to take something from this match, with chances created and missed, especially by Sterling and Agüero.\n\nThis was not a poor performance but City's defence is vulnerable without Aymeric Laporte and the loss of Ederson to injury not only robbed them of his outstanding goalkeeping ability but also his important contribution to their overall possession game.\n\nBravo was not at fault for Liverpool's first two goals but he was suspect for the third. He simply does not give off the assurance and confidence of City's Brazilian first choice.\n\nDavid Silva's midfield influence was also missed but the bottom line is that over the season so far Liverpool have looked the more driven and less flawed team, a fact reflected in the league table.\n\nManchester City and Guardiola will not give up the fight, as it is only November after all, but it looks a long way back now to catch a Liverpool team that will feel the force is with them.\n\nLiverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, speaking on BBC 5 Live: \"What a game. If you want to win against City you have to do something special and we had to be intense.\n\n\"When City started to control it more in the last 15 minutes, it was tense, but then you saw the quality and what the boys can do it. The boys did 75 minutes of unbelievable stuff.\"\n\nOn the early VAR incident, when a handball claim against Trent Alexander-Arnold was rejected: \"I feel sympathy for Pep but I did not see the situation, what I heard is that the ball hit first David Silva's arm and then Trent Alexander-Arnold.\"\n\nManchester City manager Pep Guardiola, speaking on BBC 5 Live: \"We lost - we'd liked to win but now we have to rest and prepare for Chelsea next.\n\n\"We played an incredible performance, I don't know how many teams can come to this stadium and play the way we did. They scored with the first shot on target, but we played incredibly well.\n\n\"There are three teams that have more chances to win the Premier League than us. We're in November so let's see what happens.\"\n\nAnfield continues its hold over Man City - the stats\n• None Liverpool have won 11 of their first 12 Premier League games this season and lead the table by eight points - only Manchester United in 1993-94 have had a bigger lead after 12 games of a Premier League season (nine points).\n• None Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has lost eight matches in all competitions against Jurgen Klopp - three more than he has against any other manager.\n• None Guardiola has lost more away games at Anfield against Liverpool than he has at any other ground in all competitions (four defeats).\n• None This is the fewest points Guardiola has won through his first 12 top-flight league matches of a season (25), and the first time he has been more than three points behind the top of the table at this stage of the season (nine points currently).\n• None This was the second time this season that City have conceded three goals in a Premier League game (also 3-2 against Norwich) - they only did so once last season, losing 3-2 to Crystal Palace in December 2018.\n• None Liverpool are unbeaten in their past 17 home Premier League games against Manchester City (W12 D5 L0) since losing 2-1 in May 2003.\n• None Mohamed Salah has been involved in 69 goals in 60 appearances at Anfield for Liverpool in all competitions (51 goals, 18 assists), scoring in three of his four home appearances against Manchester City in that time.\n• None Fabinho's goal was Liverpool's ninth from outside the box in all competitions this season - more than any other Premier League side.\n• None Since August 2018, Sadio Mané has scored 22 Premier League goals at Anfield for Liverpool - more than any other player has scored at a single venue in that time.\n• None Manchester City conceded twice in the opening 15 minutes of a Premier League game for the first time since December 2016 against Leicester City.\n• None Since the start of last season, only Bournemouth's Ryan Fraser (16) has provided more Premier League assists than Liverpool full-back Andrew Robertson (15).\n• None This was Sergio Agüero's ninth match at Anfield against Liverpool in all competitions for Manchester City - he has never scored there for City, attempting 14 shots without success across those nine games.\n\nLiverpool travel to south London to play Crystal Palace on Saturday, 23 November at 15:00 GMT, while City are at home to Chelsea at 17:30 later that afternoon.\n• None Offside, Manchester City. Fernandinho tries a through ball, but Kyle Walker is caught offside.\n• None Offside, Liverpool. Alisson tries a through ball, but Sadio Mané is caught offside.\n• None Offside, Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne tries a through ball, but Gabriel Jesus is caught offside.\n• None Attempt missed. Kyle Walker (Manchester City) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Angeliño with a cross.\n• None Attempt blocked. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Angeliño.\n• None Goal! Liverpool 3, Manchester City 1. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Navigate to the next page Navigate to the last page", "Greetings card chain Clintons is considering shop closures and rent cuts as part of a survival plan.\n\nThe retailer, which has about 2,500 staff, is in restructuring talks with landlords in another sign of the High Street crisis.\n\nA spokeswoman told the BBC no decisions have yet been made.\n\nClintons was responding to reports on Sunday that it wanted to close 66 out of 332 shops, with landlords slashing rents on most of the other stores.\n\nThe restructuring would involve a controversial scheme known as a company voluntary arrangement (CVA), an insolvency process that allows companies to continue trading while pushing through closures and rent cuts.\n\nA Clintons spokeswoman said \"discussions are continuing with our landlords but no decisions have been made\".\n\nBut she declined to comment on a Sunday Telegraph report that the company told landlords 90 of its shops were loss-making and that sales were expected to continue to decline.\n\nOne landlord told the BBC that although there was a meeting with Clintons last week, very few details of the restructuring plan were given. More talks are expected this week.\n\nThe Sunday Times said landlords would have until 20 December to air their objections to a CVA. However, landlords have taken an increasingly tough stance on the growing use of CVAs and are more prepared to fight demands for rent cuts.\n\nThe retailer, formed in 1968, is owned by the Weiss family, which previously controlled the American Greetings retail chain in the US.\n\nClintons, previously known as Clinton Cards, had appointed advisers from consultancy KPMG to explore a potential sale, but it is thought no acceptable offers were received.\n\nNews of Clintons' restructuring comes days after baby goods retailer Mothercare announced its UK operation was going into administration, putting 2,500 jobs at risk.\n\nMothercare is part of a long list of High Street names to go under, including Maplin and Poundworld. Others, including Homebase, Debenhams and Carpetright, have been forced into restructuring.\n\nA string of restaurant chains have also closed amid a squeeze on consumer spending.\n\nRetail experts expect more pain, however, as firms approach the make-or-break Christmas trading period. It is common for banks to wait until they have a clearer picture of Christmas and New Year sales before pulling the plug on retailers.", "Chris Williamson, Stephen Hepburn, Roger Godsiff (l-r) have been excluded by Labour\n\nFour Labour Parliamentary candidates have been banned from standing by the party's National Executive Committee.\n\nThree are former Labour MPs - including Jeremy Corbyn ally Chris Williamson - and the fourth is Sally Gimson who was selected less than two weeks ago.\n\nMr Williamson was suspended in an anti-Semitism row and Mrs Gimson is facing claims she says are a \"smear campaign\" against her.\n\nMeanwhile, Labour has confirmed it is reviewing another candidate.\n\nZarah Sultana, who apologised for saying she would \"celebrate\" the deaths of world leaders in 2015 on social media, is being \"re-interviewed\" by a panel, the party said.\n\nNew candidates will be chosen in place of former Derby North MP Mr Williamson, ex-MP for Jarrow Stephen Hepburn, and Roger Godsiff, who was facing a reselection battle in Birmingham Hall Green.\n\nMr Williamson said on Twitter that he was resigning from the Labour Party \"with a heavy heart\" after 44 years and will be standing as an independent candidate in Derby North.\n\nIt comes as Conservative Alun Cairns resigned from the cabinet over claims he knew about a former aide's role in the \"sabotage\" of a rape trial.\n\nMr Cairns still intends to stand as a Tory candidate in the general election.\n\nLabour's ruling National Executive Committee (NEC) has not made a final decision on whether Keith Vaz can stand for the party, the BBC understands.\n\nThe former Leicester East MP was last week suspended from the House of Commons for six months by a standards watchdog.\n\nMr Vaz \"disregarded\" the law by \"expressing a willingness\" to help buy cocaine for male prostitutes, the Commons standards commission said in a scathing report.\n\nMr Vaz was re-selected as Labour's candidate in Leicester East, a seat he has represented for 32 years, a few weeks before the publication of the standards report.\n\nIf he was re-elected on 12 December, he would take up his seat until parliament voted again on a potential suspension, which ended with the conclusion of the previous parliament- and he could face a recall petition, giving voters a chance to remove him.\n\nMr Vaz did not make any comment on his suspension, but a spokesman said he was receiving treatment for a serious mental health condition.\n\nLabour's ruling NEC ditched Chris Williamson because the disciplinary case against him hadn't concluded. That meant he was still suspended and therefore ineligible to be a candidate.\n\nBut this apparently bureaucratic formulation somewhat understates the political sensitivities, some on the left want him reinstated because they argue that while he said the party had given too much ground on anti-Semitism, what he said wasn't in itself anti-Semitic.\n\nBut others - including some of his fellow left-wingers - wanted him out as they knew opponents would suggest any reinstatement showed a lack of seriousness in addressing anti-Semitism allegations.\n\nPlus I am told many in the Labour leader's office lost patience with Chris Williamson's loose tongue - and tendency to shoot from the hip.\n\nKeith Vaz's fate is less certain. Labour's NEC didn't throw him out - apparently as he is in hospital. Well-placed sources say they hope he stands down voluntarily.\n\nBut a rather stranger row might yet overshadow all this.\n\nSometimes candidates are \"parachuted in\" by the leadership. Sometimes they are deselected. But it's rare to be selected then deselected in the space of a week\n\nSally Gimson contested the selection in Bassetlaw where John Mann is standing down - unexpectedly beating a candidate favoured by some in the leadership and by the powerful Unite union.\n\nBut the decision of local members was overturned by a panel of Labour's ruling NEC.\n\nSources cite complaints about Sally Gimson - but from party members in her home constituency in London, not Bassetlaw where the local executive is right behind her.\n\nShe has denounced the NEC as a \"kangaroo court\" acting on \"trumped-up charges\" and the row could now be settled in the actual courts.\n\nChris Williamson was suspended by Labour in February after claiming the party had \"been too apologetic\" in its response to criticism of handling anti-Semitism allegations.\n\nHe was reinstated in June but was suspended again after a backlash from MPs, peers and Jewish groups.\n\nLast month, he lost a High Court bid to be reinstated by the party - but the judge also ruled Labour acted unlawfully when it re-opened the disciplinary case against him.\n\nMarie van der Zyl, the president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, called on Labour to go further after the NEC made what she called the \"correct\" decision to stop him standing again.\n\nShe said: \"Labour's leadership must now stop dragging their feet and act immediately to expel from the party this disgraced politician who has baited the Jewish community for far too long.\"\n\nStephen Hepburn was suspended by the Labour Party last month, as it launched an investigation into claims he sexually harassed a female party member in her 20s at a curry house 14 years ago.\n\nMr Hepburn said he \"completely refutes\" the allegation.\n\nRoger Godsiff, meanwhile, had been facing a vote of constituency party members over whether he should be allowed to stand again before the NEC stepped in.\n\nThe former MP has been at the centre of a row over his support for protesters against LGBT teaching and was formally reprimanded by Labour after he was seen in a video agreeing with the demonstrators.\n\nCorrection 7th November 2019: This article originally referred to how, if re-elected, Keith Vaz would not be able to take up his seat until his suspension ends. This has been amended to make clear that he could take up his seat, with the suspension requiring a new vote in the next parliament.", "A man was bundled away by police as an angry crowd shouted at him\n\nA man who disrupted a Remembrance Sunday event with fireworks had to be rushed away from angry veterans by police.\n\nThe fireworks exploded in the sky as hundreds of people stood in silence at 11:00 GMT and listened to the Last Post at the cenotaph in Eccles, Salford.\n\nA man had set them off from a window ledge in a disused pub across the road.\n\nAngry veterans began shouting, \"Get him out!\" and trying to break down the pub door before officers took the man away.\n\nGreater Manchester Police (GMP) said a 38-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of a public order offence and was being questioned.\n\nSome members of the crowd attempted to climb up to the window from which a man, believed to be a squatter at the pub, had ignited the fireworks.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Angry veterans shouted, \"Get him out!\" before officers took a man away in a police car\n\nA police officer blocked the door while shouting into his radio as he struggled to hold back the crowd, before reinforcements arrived.\n\nThe man, wearing what appeared to be army-style fatigues, then appeared at the window to remonstrate with the crowd.\n\nTraffic cones were thrown up at him and he retreated inside.\n\nWhen police reinforcements arrived, the man was handcuffed with his head held down and rushed out of the pub to a waiting police car.\n\nA large crowd remained at the scene while a team of police officers guarded the entrance.\n\nA group of people, who appeared to be squatting at the pub, remained inside.\n\nA GMP spokeswoman said officers were called shortly after 11:05 to reports of a disturbance at a pub on Church Street.\n\n\"Initial inquiries suggest that a firework was thrown through the window of the pub\", she said.\n\nNo injuries were reported, she added.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Authorities have deployed more than 1,000 firefighters and 70 aircraft in the battle against the bushfires blazing along Australia's east coast.", "Tens of thousands of people gathered in Japan's capital, Tokyo, to celebrate the enthronement of the country's Emperor Naruhito.\n\nDancers, musicians and flag-waving well-wishers marked the occasion during a festival on Saturday.\n\nOn Sunday, the royal couple paraded in a convertible car along a 4.6-km (2.9-mile) route from the palace to their residence in central Tokyo to mark the enthronement.\n\nThe event was originally scheduled for 22 October but postponed after more than 80 people were killed when Typhoon Hagibis hit Japan and caused widespread damage.", "A young woman accused of witchcraft by Puritan ministers appeals to Satan to save her\n\nWould you have stood up to a witch-hunt? In 1597, a Glasgow woman called Marion Walker did just that, taking on the most powerful and vengeful men in the land.\n\nMarion Walker used the methods of the modern day whistleblower. She obtained, copied and leaked documents. She wanted the guilty held to account for the horrors of the Glasgow witch-hunt, a shocking miscarriage of justice even by the standards of the day.\n\nWe know more about her thanks to Dr Daniel MacLeod of the University of Manitoba. He came across Marion as he researched the networks of resistance of the city's Catholics.\n\n\"She's a clear and active resister of the new Protestant religion over three decades,\" Dr MacLeod says.\n\n\"She's a widow, she's not wealthy but she's got an ability to be heard.\"\n\nMarion was not afraid to take on any foolhardy minister who dared to upbraid her.\n\nAn illustration depicts a woman being burned at the stake for the crime of engaging in witchcraft\n\nHer Glasgow wasn't like Glasgow today. For one thing, says Dr MacLeod, it was tiny, \"maybe even half the size of modern day Fort William\".\n\nYet it became the stage for one of the worst excesses of the Scottish witch-hunt.\n\nInnocent people were being falsely accused by an utterly bogus witch-finder and put to death.\n\nThe witch-finder was also a woman - the so-called \"Great Witch of Balwearie\", Margaret Aitken.\n\nShe'd been arrested for witchcraft in Fife and tried to save her skin by claiming she could identify other witches just by looking in their eyes.\n\nThe authorities, including King James VI, saw her as a new super-weapon in the war on Satan, and soon terrified Glaswegians were being led out in front of this desperate individual. People were being strangled and burned at the stake because of her evidence.\n\nA group of supposed witches being beaten in front of King James\n\nThen as the witch-hunt went on, someone had a bright idea. Take the people Margaret condemned one day and bring them back the next in different clothes and a different order. The great witch turned witch-finder failed to recognise them, condemning and exonerating a different selection.\n\nIt dawned on the ministers and magistrates that what they really had was a horrifying fraud. They'd killed people for nothing. They ran for cover.\n\nAnd this is where Marion stepped up. She wasn't going to let the ministers get away with this, particularly not John Cowper, the Great Witch's most zealous promoter. Cowper was a thin-skinned vengeful individual.\n\n\"He was not very popular\" says Dr MacLeod. \"But I think he did a lot of it to himself.\"\n\nMarion wanted to take him down. Through her networks of resistance she managed to get her hands on the most incriminating document of all, the final confession of the Great Witch herself where she pointed her finger at Cowper and blamed him for all that he had done. The church wanted to hush it up - so Marion circulated it.\n\nCowper was livid. Thanks to Marion, the confession was passing hand-to-hand, making sure Glaswegians knew exactly who to blame for the deaths of their innocent friends and relatives. To strike back at her, he mobilised his fellow ministers to back him up.\n\nAccording to Dr MacLeod: \"The presbytery passed this act threatening the branks for any who blamed the ministry of the city for putting to death the persons lately executed for witchcraft.\"\n\nThe use of branks torture devices was first recorded in Scotland in 1567\n\nThe branks were literally a gag - the scold's bridle - with a metal cage for the head and often with a prong to stop the mouth. But in the end they backed off. They didn't dare gag Marion.\n\n\"It would go on almost a cycle,\" said Dr MacLeod. \"Marion would 'slander' Cowper, he would call her before the presbytery and it would go on like that, but the root of it was this confession and her role in passing it around.\"\n\nBut wasn't Marion putting herself in danger of being prosecuted as a witch?\n\nDr MacLeod thinks people were a bit more sophisticated than that.\n\n\"They knew she wasn't a witch but a defender of wrongfully-accused women,\" he said.\n\nMarion lived to fight another day against the Protestant ministry. She became a prominent supporter of the Jesuit, John Ogilvy, who was eventually martyred, but despite being linked to him by multiple witnesses she survived that too.\n\nIn the fevered religious environment of the time, it took courage to harbour a hunted man.\n\nDr MacLeod said: \"A lot of times when we think about women in the early modern religious context we think of this quiet, meek kind of devotion but that is not Marion Walker.\"\n\nFind out more about Marion Walker and how King James himself got caught up in the scandal in Episode 2 of our BBC Radio Scotland podcast 'Witch Hunt' now available on BBC Sounds.", "There's nothing new about politicians trying to please the crowd, or people lacking faith in politicians.\n\nBack in 1834, when Westminster caught fire, a large crowd turned out to cheer on the fire.\n\nWhat's new now is the scale of the promises, the polling evidence that public trust in politicians is as low as its been in modern times, and the clear signs that voters' loyalty to political parties is looser than we've seen before.\n\nWe are seeing the biggest spending plans from the Tories since before the financial crash.\n\nAnd the biggest borrowing plan by Labour since the 1970s.\n\nSo a big factor in deciding this election will probably be who's trusted least?\n\nAnd it's not just about the economy.\n\nThere's growing suspicion around the government's seeming slow progress in publishing a report by the Commons Intelligence Committee on Russian influence.\n\nThere've been reports today that it discusses, among other things, political donations by named wealthy Russians to the Tory Party.\n\nIt's not suggested the donations were illegal. Donations from people registered to vote in the UK are perfectly lawful.\n\nBut there's a long-running question about whether it's possible to buy political influence.\n\nThere's also controversy surrounding Russian investment in the UK, and of course, interference in UK elections.\n\nWe don't know the MPs' verdict. We haven't seen it.\n\nA high-ranking former MI6 official I spoke to today said the controversy itself was destabilising and that alone amounted to a win for President Putin.\n\nAll the party leaders are worried trust is at stake in this election.\n\nWhether you believe them or not, for anyone concerned about the health of politics, it's true.", "Posters should be displayed in schools warning against violence or threats to staff, a teaching conference has heard.\n\nA motion to the National Education Union (NEU) Cymru conference raised the idea of posters in reception areas, similar to those in GP surgeries.\n\nThe union claims aggressive behaviour is a growing concern, calling for a review of the causes.\n\nThe Welsh Government said councils and schools needed to ensure schools were a safe environment for all.\n\nThis teacher spoke of his frustration about how his case was dealt with\n\nOne teacher said he had been punched by a teenager when he tried to intervene in an incident on the yard.\n\nAs well as the physical impact and a suspected broken bone, he says he became stressed and anxious and did not return to work for a year, before formally leaving his job.\n\n\"There didn't seem to be any consequences for the pupils or any support for me,\" he said. \"What was I feeling like?\"\n\n\"Staff safety and well-being is just as important as pupil safety and well-being. It should be equal - it's not equal\".\n\nAnother secondary school teacher said she had been forced to take time off work after several incidents including threats of violence and \"a torrent of abuse\" from pupils.\n\nShe felt drink and drug abuse was a factor, something schools were \"not well equipped to deal with and are loath to recognise\".\n\n\"These incidents are happening more and more frequently\", she said.\n\nThe union, which debated the issue in Newport on Sunday, said that funding cuts are making the problem worse, as well as issues around discipline at home and wider problems in society.\n\nDavid Evans, Wales secretary of NEU Cymru, said: \"It's not an every day occurrence in every school - incidents are few and far between, but even one attack is one too many.\n\n\"It highlights the difficulty in dealing with it. Managers have to deal with unusual incidents but they have to deal with it properly and ensure people are protected in their workplace.\"\n\nAt the lowest level there was verbal abuse, then intimidation, right up to physical assaults and injuries.\n\nThere was also threatening behaviour involving parents.\n\nMr Evans said there was variation in the action from the guidelines which came from local authorities, but there needed to be consistency.\n\nHe said the poster idea was a start and highlighted the issue, but cited a need for respect for teachers from a minority causing problems.\n\nA Welsh Government spokeswoman said: \"Any form of violence or abuse against staff in our schools is completely unacceptable.\n\n\"We want our schools to be safe and welcoming environments where teachers can get on with their jobs, helping pupils achieve the best they can.\n\n\"There is a duty is on local authorities and schools to ensure that schools are a safe environment for all. If at any point the environment within a school becomes unsafe, the school should ensure that the relevant authorities are informed so that appropriate support can be made available.\"\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "A month's worth of rain has fallen in some parts of the north of England.\n\nThis home in Fishlake, near Doncaster, has been left nearly submerged by floodwater.", "The Buckley family are concerned about the future of Scunthorpe\n\n\"I think it will just go downhill. It'll be left almost barren.\"\n\nJulian Buckley paints a gloomy picture of his hometown of Scunthorpe if the British Steel plant closes down.\n\nSitting around the family dining room table over a fish-and-chip supper, Julian, aged 21, tells me he hopes to come back home to live after graduating from Liverpool University.\n\n\"I actually want to work in health and safety, which the steelworks would be such a good employer for.\n\n\"But if it's not there, I'll have to look somewhere else. And that's the problem really, isn't it?\"\n\nJulian's father Matthew has been working at British Steel's on-site power station in Scunthorpe for 19 years, but now fears losing his job.\n\n\"The last few months have been quite awful really,\" he admits, reflecting on months of rumour and fear about the future of the plant.\n\nMatthew, who is 50, has faced this situation before. He used to work at British Steel in Stoke-on-Trent and left just before it closed in 2000.\n\n\"We started to reduce shift patterns,\" he recalls.\n\n\"You felt that the writing was on the wall, and it was only a matter of time before that closed, so we decided to take the plunge and we transferred up here.\"\n\nThe family settled in the pretty village of Winterton, six miles north of the town centre. But in 2016, Matthew faced another job crisis when Tata, the owners of the Scunthorpe plant, decided to sell up.\n\n\"We were at a really sticky place there,\" Matthew says.\n\n\"It took a long time to get the ball rolling and get some interest from the central government.\n\n\"We had marches in Scunthorpe and London to keep steelmaking alive and well in the town.\"\n\nThe campaign worked. London-based Greybull Capital moved in to save the company, but it was only a temporary reprieve.\n\nIn May, they too conceded defeat and British Steel was forced into liquidation.\n\nMatthew's wife Joy, 48, says: \"If the worst comes to worst, and the steelworks does actually shut, it will be devastating for so many people here.\n\n\"People will probably have to move away.\"\n\nJulian reflects on the youngsters who he grew up with, who didn't go to university, but instead secured much-prized British Steel apprenticeships.\n\n\"Without the steelworks, they won't get those apprenticeships,\" he says.\n\n\"They'll either be stuck in Scunthorpe because they haven't got those skills, or they will have to look elsewhere, and you'll have this exodus of young people.\n\n\"It sounds cheesy, but they are the future of society.\n\n\"Without all those young people, what's going to happen to Scunthorpe?\"\n\nFile on 4 investigates the collapse of British Steel on Radio 4 on Tuesday 2 July at 20:00.", "China's Jingye Group has emerged as the frontrunner to buy British Steel out of insolvency, according to reports.\n\nA possible deal has emerged after a preliminary offer from Turkish company Ataer faltered in late October, leaving the company in limbo.\n\nSince May, British Steel has been kept running by the government as it seeks a buyer for the business.\n\nThe Official Receiver, which is handling the insolvency process, declined to comment.\n\nSome 5,000 jobs hang in the balance at British Steel's Scunthorpe plant, and another 20,000 in the supply chain.\n\nJingye Group, which also makes steel, is reportedly looking to reach an agreement in principle by next Monday.\n\nA spokesperson for Jingye confirmed talks are ongoing but would not provide detail on the timing of any potential bid.\n\nIts chairman, Li Ganpo, visited British Steel sites last week and met with Scunthorpe MP Nic Dakin and Andrew Percy, representative for the Brigg and Goole constituency.\n\nMr Percy said he had been assured that if Jingye succeeds in buying British Steel, it would protect the company.\n\n\"They have assured us that if they do progress with this acquisition, they have every intention of investing to expand production to serve the UK and European market,\" he told the Grimsby Telegraph.\n\n\"That's really important and what they wanted from us was assurance from the government and the council about support we could give and we said we are committed to work together for that.\"\n\nBritish Steel was put into compulsory liquidation in May after rescue talks with the government broke down.\n\nAtaer - which is a subsidiary of Turkey's state military retirement scheme Oyak and owns 50% of the country' biggest steel producer - signed a preliminary agreement to buy British Steel in August.\n\nBut hopes faded in October when the Official Receiver said the parties had failed to agree terms.\n\nThere is no guarantee an agreement will be struck with Jingye, which has returned to the bidding process after having previously pulled out.\n\nIf an offer is formally tabled it would also take weeks of legal work and administration to finalise.\n\nAccording to the Financial Times, the Chinese firm would aim to increase production at Scunthorpe from 2.5 million tonnes each year to more than 3 million.\n\nIt also wants to upgrade the plant and improve efficiency, although it reportedly views cutting costs as crucial as well.\n\nJingye was founded in 1994 and has 23,500 employees. Along with steel it also owns interests in hotels, chemicals and real estate.It is not the only bidder left in the race for British Steel. UK-based industrial metals conglomerate Liberty House is considered to be an outside contender.\n\nTalks with Ataer are also continuing, the Official Receiver said in late October.", "Labour MP Keith Vaz has been suspended from the Commons for six months after he was found to have \"expressed willingness\" to purchase cocaine for male prostitutes.\n\nMPs approved the recommendation from the Commons standards body, which released its report earlier this week.\n\nIt said there was \"compelling evidence\" he offered to pay for a class A drug and had paid-for sex in August 2016.\n\nMr Vaz said he was receiving treatment for a serious mental health condition.\n\nA statement issued by his office said Mr Vaz had cooperated at all stages of the inquiry and he had been admitted to hospital on Monday. He was not present in the Commons on Thursday.\n\nLabour's Chief Whip Nick Brown told MPs his party accepted the suspension recommendation, saying it is a \"sad day for us\".\n\nStandards Committee chairwoman Kate Green said she had written to ask the leader of the House in the next Parliament to bring forward the suspension again, if Mr Vaz is re-elected, so that he would have to serve the full six months.\n\nEarlier, shadow home secretary Diane Abbott said Mr Vaz should stand aside as the Labour candidate for Leicester East, the seat he has held since 1987, in the 12 December election.\n\n\"I think he himself should agree not to be a candidate,\" she told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.\n\n\"It has been a very sad issue, not just for him but for his family and his children.\"\n\nWhen it was put to her that Mr Vaz had not had the Labour whip withdrawn, and still remained a member of the Parliamentary party, she replied: \"Not yet.\"\n\nIn a scathing report the committee said there was \"convincing evidence\" that Mr Vaz was \"evasive or unhelpful\" during an investigation into his conduct by Commons standards commissioners Kathryn Hudson and Kathryn Stone.\n\nA statement on Mr Vaz's website \"vigorously\" rejected this allegation and said he cooperated at \"all stages of this process\".\n\n\"He holds the standards system in the highest regard and with the highest respect,\" it said.\n\nThe revelations, first reported by the Sunday Mirror, led to Mr Vaz standing down as chairman of the Home Affairs Select committee - which at the time was conducting an inquiry into drug policy.\n\nIt was alleged the MP had met two men at his London flat to engage in paid-for sex, and that during this encounter - which was covertly recorded by one of the men - he offered to buy illegal drugs for a third person to use.\n\nIn her report, the commissioner said the recording \"contains evidence of Mr Vaz's apparent willingness to purchase controlled drugs for others to use\".\n\n\"While his comments regarding this may not amount to a criminal offence, he shows disregard for the law and that, in turn, is disrespectful to the House and fellow members, who collectively are responsible for making those laws.\"\n\nAt the time, Mr Vaz said he had met the men to discuss the redecoration of his flat.\n\nBut the cross-party committee said Mr Vaz's characterisation of the meeting - in which he reportedly posed as a washing machine salesman - was \"not believable and ludicrous\".\n\nThe MP's claim during the inquiry that his drink may have been spiked and that he had since suffered memory loss about the incident were \"not relevant\", the report found.", "Last updated on .From the section Football\n\nGermany struck late to put a dampener on a historic day for England as a boisterous, record-breaking crowd for a Lionesses home international of 77,768 saw the hosts beaten.\n\nPlaying at the home of English football for the first time since a 3-0 defeat by the Germans in 2014 - attended by their previous home record crowd of 45,619 - the Lionesses were roared on magnificently throughout.\n\nBut Klara Bühl's low clinical finish past Mary Earps in the 90th minute inflicted a fifth loss in seven matches on Phil Neville's side.\n\nManchester City striker Ellen White had poked the World Cup semi-finalists level after a nervy and sloppy start from England saw Germany captain Alexandra Popp head in an eighth-minute opener.\n\nEngland winger Nikita Parris saw her first-half penalty saved before White's equaliser, and the match looked set for a draw during a quieter second half, until Bühl's dramatic late strike.\n\nThe two-time world champions were worthy of their victory as there had been an element of controversy about the Lionesses' equaliser, with replays showing that White was in an offside position when Keira Walsh delivered her dangerous cross. There was no video assistant referee system in operation for the friendly.\n\nHowever, the visitors' Kathrin Hendrich was fortunate to be shown only a yellow card for a dangerous challenge on England's Beth Mead early on.\n\nThe result extended England's wait for a first win on home soil against the Germans, who have won 21 of the 26 meetings between the sides.\n\nSaturday's friendly at Wembley was a sell-out, with 86,619 tickets issued, but the attendance of 77,768 narrowly missed out on setting a new record for a women's football fixture in the United Kingdom.\n\nThat remains the 80,203 who were at the same venue for the Olympic final between the United States and Japan in 2012.\n\nBut Saturday's crowd became the largest to see a British women's international team on home soil, surpassing the 70,584 that saw Great Britain beat Brazil 1-0 at Wembley in those London Olympics.\n\nAnd it far exceeded the previous record for an England Women home match in their only previous appearance at the new Wembley five years ago.\n\nOn that occasion, almost 10,000 spectators did not turn up after about 55,000 tickets were initially allocated, and a similar number failed to attend on Saturday, with the torrential rain across large parts of the country possibly one of the factors, although the atmosphere was still outstanding.\n\nParris' first-half miss was her third from the past four penalties she has taken for England, and the Lionesses' fourth failure from five.\n\nThe Lyon winger saw back-to-back spot-kicks against Argentina and Norway saved during World Cup victories, before Steph Houghton's late penalty against the United States was also stopped in July's semi-final.\n\nParris netted from the spot in a 3-3 draw in Belgium in August, but Merle Frohms denied England's number seven with her feet at Wembley, after the Freiburg goalkeeper had brought down Mead in the area.\n\nIn addition to their penalty problems, the hosts will be concerned about their defending from aerial balls. Before this game, eight of the previous 11 goals against England had come from a cross or a corner. Popp's early opener made it nine from 12.\n\nThe Lionesses have a long history of struggle in this fixture. Germany won the first 15 meetings between the two sides from 1984 onwards; England did not manage a draw until a goalless 2007 friendly, and took 21 attempts to record a first win, in the third-place play-off at the 2015 World Cup in Canada.\n\nGermany, ranked second in the world, were good value for their victory at Wembley. They would love another win there in less than two years' time - and a ninth European title - when the stadium hosts the Euro 2021 final.\n\n'Playing at Wembley for England a dream come true'\n\nEngland manager Phil Neville speaking to BBC Two: \"It a was killer blow later on; I thought we competed well in the game. We conceded late because we did not use our experience in game management. The players are devastated as they wanted to get a good result.\n\n\"We spoke at half-time about being more courageous. I can't fault the players' endeavour but some mistakes are costing us.\n\n\"The results are not good enough - there's no hiding away but there's a long-term plan that we have. We have to take the criticisms that come our way and stick together.\n\n\"I have been in football long enough and I know I need to take responsibilities, I need to make sure I improve as a manager and the players improve too.\"\n\nEngland striker Ellen White speaking to BBC Two: \"It's unbelievable - the support, the noise, the atmosphere - we are really sorry we couldn't get the result.\n\n\"It's a dream come true to play at Wembley for your country and score.\"\n\nEngland are away to the Czech Republic for a friendly in Ceske Budejovice on Tuesday, 12 November at 19:15 GMT.\n• None Attempt saved. Jodie Taylor (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jill Scott.\n• None Goal! England 1, Germany 2. Klara Bühl (Germany) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dzsenifer Marozsán.\n• None Attempt missed. Sophia Kleinherne (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.\n• None Attempt blocked. Lena Lattwein (Germany) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Turid Knaak with a cross.\n• None Attempt blocked. Klara Bühl (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.\n• None Attempt blocked. Melanie Leupolz (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.\n• None Attempt missed. Marina Hegering (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. 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People in Khulna, Bangladesh, seek shelter from the storm\n\nMore than two million people in India and Bangladesh have been evacuated as Cyclone Bulbul hits the Bay of Bengal.\n\nThe storm made landfall at midnight local time (18:30 GMT) on Saturday, near Sagar Island in Indian West Bengal, and is expected to unleash surges as high as 7ft (2m).\n\nTwo people have already been killed by the cyclone, local media report.\n\nServices at many seaports and airports in the region were also suspended - including at the busy Kolkata airport.\n\nBangladesh's two biggest ports, Mongla and Chittagong, were closed and flights into Chittagong airport were stopped.\n\nShah Kamal, Bangladesh's disaster management secretary, told AFP agency that the evacuated residents had been moved to more than 5,500 cyclone shelters.\n\nMamata Banerjee, Chief Minister for the Indian state of West Bengal, tweeted before the cyclone made landfall urging people to stay calm.\n\n\"Please do not panic,\" she wrote. \"Kindly remain calm and co-operate with the administration in its rescue and relief efforts. Be alert, take care and stay safe.\"\n\nForecasters expect the storm to move north and weaken gradually.\n\nMany seaports and airports have been closed along the Bay of Bengal\n\nIt is set to reach wind speeds of up to 120km/h (75mph), with gusts of 150km/h, and create tidal surges in the sea and rivers when it hits the coastal regions, says the Bangladesh Meteorological Department.\n\nAlong its predicted path is the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest and home to the endangered Bengal tigers.\n\nThousands have been urged to move to storm shelters before the storm makes landfall\n\nBut the closure of transport hubs left thousands of other people stranded on islands off the coast, including St Martin's Island in Bangladesh.\n\nIndian authorities said military ships and planes have been put on standby to assist with emergencies.\n\nBangladesh's low-lying coast is often hit by deadly cyclones, but the country has successfully reduced the number of casualties in recent years.\n\nEarly cyclone warning systems have improved, giving authorities more time to evacuate people. More cyclone shelters have also been constructed to protect local residents.", "Francesca O'Brien admitted her \"use of language was unacceptable\"\n\nA Conservative general election candidate has apologised for a Facebook post in which she said people on a TV show needed \"putting down\".\n\nFrancesca O'Brien, who is running for the Gower seat in December's election, made the comments about Channel 4's Benefits Street in January 2014.\n\nMs O'Brien said her comments were made \"off the cuff\" but admitted her \"use of language was unacceptable\".\n\nLabour and the Lib Dems called for the candidate to be dropped.\n\nBut Welsh Conservative chairman Byron Davies has stood by Ms O'Brien, who is still set to run in the general election on 12 December.\n\nLabour First Minister Mark Drakeford said he could not imagine voters in Gower backing such a candidate, while a Tory peer has said the candidate should consider her position.\n\nThe former commissioned officer with the RAF Air Cadets was selected to be the Conservative party candidate for Gower in October after an open primary in which residents were able to participate as opposed to just party members.\n\nHaving lost Gower to Labour in the 2017 election, the seat is a top Tory target in Wales.\n\nIn the posts following the broadcast of the first episode of Benefits Street five years ago, Ms O'Brien said: \"Benefit Street..anyone else watching this?? Wow, these people are unreal!!!\"\n\nResponding to another user's comment, she said: \"My blood is boiling, these people need putting down.\"\n\nThe Conservatives won Gower - which Labour held for more than 100 years - in 2015, but lost it in the 2017 snap election\n\nIn a statement released on Sunday, Ms O'Brien said: \"These comments were made off the cuff, a number of years ago.\n\n\"However, I accept that my use of language was unacceptable and I would like to apologise for any upset I have caused.\"\n\nWork and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey told the Today programme what Ms O'Brien said was \"clearly wrong\", adding it was important she had apologised.\n\nAsked if Ms O'Brien should stand, she said: \"I think that would be a decision for the people of Gower to make the choice on who they want to be their next Member of Parliament.\"\n\nBut Welsh Labour leader Mark Drakeford said he could not imagine \"decent people\" in the constituency backing a candidate with \"views of that sort\".\n\n\"I think she is condemned out of her own mouth more eloquently than anything I could say,\" Mr Drakeford told his monthly press conference.\n\nIan Lavery, Labour Party chairman, said: \"Removing a candidate who used such vile language about people on benefits should be a no brainer.\n\n\"The cuts to benefits and Universal Credit programme that Therese Coffey and her party are responsible for have forced people into poverty.\"\n\nHe said Ms O'Brien's candidacy was \"shameful\".\n\nSpeaking on BBC Two's Politics Live, Conservative peer Lord Finkelstein said he thought Ms O'Brien's comments were \"awful\".\n\n\"I'm sure she does too,\" he added. \"I do think she should consider her position.\"\n\nByron Davies said Ms O'Brien was not subject to any internal disciplinary process\n\nThe chairman of the Welsh Conservatives said Ms O'Brien was not subject to any internal disciplinary process.\n\nLord Davies - a former MP for the constituency - said: \"The comments were inadvisable, obviously, but made in the heat of the moment watching a television programme.\n\n\"But I don't condone it in any shape or form. However, this is a dredging exercise on the part of the Labour Party whose candidate in the Gower doesn't want to talk about Brexit.\"\n\nBenefits Street, which featured the residents of James Turner Street in Birmingham, was a ratings hit for Channel 4 when it was broadcast.\n\nBut a total of 887 viewers complained to the broadcasting regulator, claiming the show had vilified and misrepresented benefits claimants.\n\nOfcom decided the programme did not breach broadcasting rules.\n\nMs O'Brien is due to stand against Labour's Tonia Antoniazzi, Plaid Cymru's John Davies and Sam Bennett of the Liberal Democrats. Other parties are yet to confirm their candidates.\n\nMr Davies invited Ms O'Brien to join him on a soup run \"to see how real people have been affected by Tory cuts to public housing\".\n\nLib Dem Mr Bennett called for her to step down, adding: \"These kind of comments show the Tories are still very much the nasty party.\"", "Government spending is likely to head back towards 1970s levels over the next parliament whichever party wins the general election, research suggests.\n\nThink tank the Resolution Foundation said both Labour and the Conservatives were planning big increases in the size of the state.\n\nBut it said they faced \"huge questions\" over how they would pay for it.\n\nThe Conservatives said they were focusing on people's priorities. Labour has been contacted for a response.\n\nThe 1970s are often described as a period of economic turmoil for the UK, with public spending soaring during the decade.\n\nManifestos for the 12 December general election have not been published yet.\n\nBut the Resolution Foundation, which aims to promote higher living standards for people on low and middle incomes, based its estimates on what the main parties have promised to date, as well as the underlying trends affecting the UK economy.\n\nIt said that if the Conservatives won and simply maintained current spending levels - which were recently raised - then public spending as a share of the economy was likely to climb to 41.3% by 2023-4.\n\nChancellor Sajid Javid is pumping money into public services that were problematic for the Conservatives at the last election\n\nThat would be \"well above\" the average of 37.4% seen in the two decades running up to the financial crisis of 2007-8, and \"marginally\" below the 42% seen between 1966 and 1984.\n\nHowever, any further spending increases on areas like the NHS would take it above the 1970s average, the Resolution Foundation said.\n\nIf Labour won the election, by contrast, the think tank said government spending as a share of GDP was likely to rise to 43.3% by 2023-4.\n\nThat assumes the party would re-commit to the £48.6bn of extra spending it promised in its 2017 manifesto, while investing billions extra in capital infrastructure projects.\n\n\"This would mean the size of the state under Labour being significantly above the 1970s average,\" the Resolution Foundation said.\n\nJohn McDonnell and Jeremy Corbyn want to invest more in infrastructure\n\nLabour has argued that its spending plans will create a fairer society and continue to grow the economy.\n\nMeanwhile, Chancellor Sajid Javid has recently signalled his desire to boost spending to end austerity.\n\nHe said: \"We make no apologies for focusing on the people's priorities. At this election, we will set our plans in a fully funded manifesto, balancing the need to keep borrowing under control and investing in our future.\"\n\nHowever, the Resolution Foundation said that given current economic uncertainty facing the UK - and the growing cost of an ageing population - both parties needed to explain how they intended to pay for their plans.\n\nMatt Whittaker, deputy chief executive of the Resolution Foundation, said: \"After an unprecedented decade of austerity, both main parties are gearing up to turn the spending taps back on.\n\n\"Whichever party wins is going to face huge questions about how they are going to pay for Britain's growing state. The fact is that whatever promises are made over the course of this election campaign, taxes are going to have to rise over the coming decade.\"\n\nIt said that Labour had specified £49bn of tax rises, but these were unlikely to be enough to fully fund its plans.\n\nOn the other hand, it said the Conservatives had placed more of an emphasis on tax cuts - leaving an \"even bigger funding question\" over their economic plans.", "Capt David Traill's partner said the inquiry's determination did no justice to his reputation or the memories of nine others killed\n\nThe fiancee of the helicopter pilot who died in the Clutha crash has described the fatal accident inquiry's findings as \"distressing and incomprehensible\".\n\nDr Lucy Thomas said she felt compelled to respond after Sheriff Principal Craig Turnbull \"opted to sully the distinguished reputation\" of the pilot.\n\nThe inquiry, which closed on Thursday, found Captain David Traill \"took a chance\" and ignored low fuel warnings.\n\nThe police helicopter crashed into the Glasgow bar's roof on 29 November 2013.\n\nThe tragedy claimed the lives of the pilot, his two crew members and seven customers in the pub.\n\nMr Turnbull said the tragedy happened because 51-year-old Captain David Traill had ignored the five warnings he received during the flight.\n\nHe said that was a \"conscious decision\" which had \"fatal consequences\" for the 10 people who died.\n\nCrew members PC Tony Collins, 43 and PC Kirsty Nelis, 36, were killed, as were customers Gary Arthur, 48; Joe Cusker, 59; Colin Gibson, 33; Robert Jenkins, 61; John McGarrigle, 58; Samuel McGhee, 56; and Mark O'Prey, 44. Another 31 people were injured.\n\nDr Thomas, who was engaged to Captain Traill, broke almost six years of media silence on the incident with a public statement.\n\nShe said: \"Such is my strength of feeling since the sheriff principal's determination on the fatal accident inquiry into the Clutha helicopter crash, I feel compelled to make this statement.\n\n\"I am overwhelmed by the support that I have received from so many people, many of whom don't know me and didn't know Dave. I am eternally grateful for this.\n\n\"It is my understanding that due to misleading information from the aircraft fuel gauge and display system, Dave had only moments to make decisions and carry out tasks in an attempt to respond to this issue.\"\n\nThe manufacturer's maintenance manual incorrectly said there was three to four-minute flameout time before the helicopter would lose both engines, but in reality he only had 32 seconds, Dr Thomas said.\n\n\"That 32 seconds ended in tragedy and the loss of his and nine other valuable lives. This has devastated the lives of all who surround them and impacted on so many more.\"\n\nDr Thomas said the determination did \"no justice to the memories\" of the nine other people killed in the crash or to the \"memory and reputation of Dave Traill\".\n\n\"It insults the intelligence of those who know of the evidence presented at the inquiry and are aware of the content of the initial AAIB report,\" she added.\n\nThe expression of disbelief from many family members of those who died at the conclusion drawn in the inquiry \"speaks volumes and means much more to me than the opinion of the sheriff principal\", she said.\n\n\"I find it distressing and incomprehensible that given months, not moments, to consider the facts, the sheriff principal has come to this conclusion.\"\n\nDr Thomas pointed out the EC135 model of helicopter's \"history of faults with the caution advisory display\" amongst other technical problems such as contamination of the fuel tanks, which she said were never fully resolved by the manufacturer.\n\n\"Instead, the sheriff principal has opted to sully the distinguished reputation of a pilot with an exemplary record who was renowned for his sense of responsibility and his regard for the safety of his crew,\" she said.\n\n\"The opportunity for closure and maybe some peace for so many people has been denied.\"\n\nFollowing the 32-day inquiry, which heard testimony from families, experts and eyewitnesses, Mr O'Prey's father Ian said he was \"really angry\" at the inquiry's findings and that Capt Traill had been made \"a fall guy\".\n\nThe Clutha's owner, Alan Crossan, also expressed \"shock and disappointment\" at the report and how \"brutal\" it had been towards Capt Traill.\n\nIn his findings, Mr Turnbull said there was \"no doubt\" that the crash had happened because the helicopter's engines \"flamed out\" due to a lack of fuel.\n\nThe fuel supply tanks had been depleted because Capt Traill had failed to ensure that at least one of the aircraft's fuel transfer pump switches was on.\n\n\"The central question for the inquiry is why did that happen?\" said Sheriff Turnbull.\n\n\"The answer is a simple one. Capt Traill ignored the low fuel warnings he received.\"", "The starting gun has been fired, the election campaign is under way and the future of the NHS has dominated the opening lap of the contest. If the early exchanges are anything to go by, health will feature prominently in the campaign.\n\nLabour has for some time argued that the NHS is vulnerable to privatisation under the Conservatives. The party has developed a new attack line, that any post-Brexit trade deal with the United States will open the door to big American health corporations. It has also picked up on suggestions that the US authorities will demand that the NHS pays more for drugs supplied by American companies.\n\nIn essence, Labour is alleging that the NHS is not safe after a Brexit presided over by the Tories.\n\nThe Conservatives have strongly denied that the NHS is in any way \"up for sale\". They argue that there will be red lines with the British position in any trade talks, which protect the current status of the health service and the drug purchasing regime.\n\nFuelling this row was a documentary by Channel 4 Dispatches which asserted that the price the NHS pays for US medicines could rise steeply in any future trade deal with the United States. The programme reported that \"drug pricing\" had been discussed in six initial meetings between trade officials from the UK and the US and that there had been \"secret meetings\" between the pharmaceutical companies and British civil servants.\n\nIn response to the programme, the government said: \"We could not agree to any proposals on medicines pricing or access that would put NHS finances at risk or reduce clinician and patient choice.\"\n\nPresident Trump has made no secret of his frustration that US drug corporations can in many cases charge American health providers more for their products than what the NHS pays.\n\nThis is because the US health system is market-based, and insurers are more ready to pay the asking price.\n\nThe NHS in England relies on the advice of the medical cost watchdog NICE, on what offers the best benefits for patients balanced against value for money.\n\nWales and Northern Ireland tend to follow NICE rulings, while Scotland has its own equivalent, the SMC.\n\nThe NICE regime, introduced 20 years ago, is seen as a great success in helping the NHS strike realistic pricing deals. A recent deal for the cystic fibrosis drug Orkambi was hailed by health leaders in England as a big win for the system, with the American manufacturer Vertex, having initially refused to bring down its price, eventually signing up. The Scottish Government had already done its own deal.\n\nThe NHS has immense bargaining power because of its size and its centralised control over drug availability is always attractive to pharmaceutical companies who are keen to be part of that market.\n\nSo the suggestion in some quarters is that the American negotiators will demand that higher prices are paid to US pharmaceutical companies, potentially adding damaging extra costs to the already stretched NHS budget. The response by the Conservatives is that no British government would knowingly agree to something which added billions of pounds to public spending.\n\nSo what about private provision in the NHS? There is evidence that the number of contracts awarded to private organisations by NHS commissioners has increased. But these have tended to be for smaller service deals, and a more rounded picture is gained by looking at the overall spending numbers.\n\nThe proportion of government health spending in England going to private providers has risen by more than three-quarters in the last decade and now stands at 7.3%, according to official figures for 2018/19.\n\nBut that rate has remained little changed for the last few years.\n\nLabour says this is evidence of creeping gains made by the private sector winning NHS contracts. The Conservative response is that private provision also rose rapidly under the last Labour government, which outsourced some routine surgery to private hospitals.\n\nCurrent rules allow American and other foreign firms to bid for NHS contracts if they have a European subsidiary. The US company United Health owns Optum, for example, which provides IT and research services to some NHS organisations.\n\nIt is conceivable that in any trade talks, US negotiators would demand a more streamlined bidding process to open up access. It should be noted, however, that the head of NHS England, Simon Stevens, has called for an end to any competitive tendering.\n\nWhen asked in his radio interview with LBC, whether the NHS would feature in trade talks, President Trump said: \"We wouldn't even be involved in that, no. It's not for us to have anything to do with your health care system.\"\n\nThe Conservatives argue that it simply would not be on the table. But it is impossible to be certain at this stage what precisely would or would not be in the mix when the negotiators get to work after Brexit.", "Duncan Carson is taking advice from his union after rejecting the new terms\n\nDuncan Carson has just lost his job as a baker at an Asda store near Stoke, but he is preparing to put up a fight.\n\nHe is among the Asda workers who have been sacked after refusing to sign up to new contracts, but he aims to take the supermarket to an employment tribunal.\n\n\"I think someone should stand up to them,\" he said. \"What is the point in having a contract if they can unilaterally change it?\"\n\nAsda gave its workers until midnight on Saturday to agree to new terms, which include unpaid breaks, changes to night shift payments and being called to work at shorter notice.\n\nThe supermarket said 120,000 workers had agreed to the deal, and that fewer than 300 had yet to sign up to the new contract.\n\nBut Mr Carson, who has worked for Asda for 13 years, said the new contract was \"unacceptable\".\n\n\"I have an appointment with my union officer on Thursday to start the process,\" he said.\n\nHe usually works from 06:00 until noon as a baker, which he says suits him as he is used to working mornings. The new contract means he can be asked to work any hours from 05:00 until midnight.\n\nThe move will destroy trust in the business, he says. While the new terms stipulate that Asda must give four weeks' notice of new shift patterns, \"what will stop them changing it again?\" he asks.\n\nAsda has extended its deadline to accept the new term by a week, meaning workers who return can do so on the new terms. Those who do not will remain sacked, however.\n\n\"We have been clear that we do not want anyone to leave us as a result of this necessary change and so we have written to the fewer than 300 colleagues who have not signed the contract to offer a little more time to sign up and continue to work with us, should they wish,\" the company said.\n\nIt added that it had always been clear that it understood people had responsibilities outside of work and would \"always help them to balance these with their work life\".\n\nNeil Derrick, GMB regional officer for Yorkshire and North Derbyshire, said his union would offer advice on what legal challenges his members can mount.\n\n\"We are working with every individual member with a view to lodging a claim,\" he said, which might be based on unfair dismissal, sex discrimination or potentially disability discrimination.\n\nMany Asda workers are women who are on part-time contracts to fit in with looking after family members, he added.\n\n\"This new contract completely turns that on its head,\" he said.\n\nHowever, Sarah Crowther, a barrister at Outer Temple Chambers, noted that other retailers had made similar contract changes and that they were perfectly legal.\n\nShe said employees that refused to accept the changes had two potential ways to make a claim: unfair dismissal or indirect discrimination.\n\n\"Those with two years of qualifying employment could bring a claim for unfair dismissal. In that situation it would depend on whether the tribunal was satisfied that there was a good business reason and that procedurally everything had been done with adequate consultation,\" she told the BBC's Today Programme.\n\nMs Crowther added that people \"disproportionately affected\" by the change such as \"those less able to accommodate the flexibility... might have a case, but then it would be open to an employer to justify that\".\n\nLast week, Leeds-based Asda said it was increasing its hourly pay rates.\n\nThe supermarket said it would raise its basic rate for its hourly-paid retail employees to £9.18 an hour from 1 April next year, following an increase to £9 from 3 November.\n\nIn London, which has an additional allowance to reflect the higher cost of living, basic pay will increase to £10.31 an hour.\n\nThe retailer, owned by Walmart, acknowledged that the announcement for April pay rises had come earlier that usual.", "An air ambulance was called to the scene of the crash, on the M23 near Hooley, Surrey\n\nA man has died while taking part in a classic car rally after his vintage vehicle crashed with a lorry on a motorway.\n\nThe 80-year-old, driving a 1903 Knox Runabout Old Porcupine, was killed at the scene of the crash on the M23 in Surrey at about 10:00 GMT.\n\nHis female passenger was seriously injured and taken to hospital.\n\nThe car had been entered into the Bonhams London to Brighton Veteran Car Run, organisers have confirmed.\n\nThey said the car had \"left the route, which does not include the M23, when the crash took place\".\n\nMore than 400 vehicles dating from before 1905 were registered to take part in this year's run.\n\nThe crash happened on the southbound carriageway, near Hooley.\n\nMore than 400 pre-1905 cars were taking part in this year's Veteran Car Run, which was started by Alan Titchmarsh\n\nThe road remains closed both ways between junctions seven and eight, close to the M25 junction.\n\nThe run's organisers added: \"We are doing all we can to support the family concerned and are working with the police, but we cannot comment any further at this stage.\"\n\nSurrey Police urged anyone who witnessed the collision, or has dashcam footage, to get in touch.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nThe Veteran Car Run dates back to 1927 and commemorates the Emancipation Run of 1896 which celebrated the new-found freedom of motorists granted by the \"repeal of the Red Flag Act\".\n\nThe speed limit was raised to 14mph and the need for a man carrying a red flag to walk ahead of cars when they were being driven was abolished.\n\nThe 60-mile run began in London's Hyde Park at dawn, and the route included heading down the A23 through Gatwick, Crawley and Burgess Hill before finishing in Madeira Drive, Brighton.\n\nTwo years ago, six people were injured during the run when a 1902 Benz was involved in a crash with three other cars at Reigate Hill in Surrey.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "The government is facing calls to overhaul its High Street policies after estimates were made of 85,000 retail sector job losses on a year ago.\n\nThe British Retail Consortium made the calculation after finding that the number of retail employees in the third quarter fell by 2.8% on a year earlier.\n\nThis is the 15th consecutive quarter of year-on-year decline, the BRC said.\n\nHelen Dickinson, BRC boss, said it was time to overhaul business rates and the apprenticeship levy.\n\n\"Weak consumer demand and Brexit uncertainty continue to put pressure on retailers already focused on delivering the transformation taking place in the industry.\n\n\"While MPs rail against job losses in manufacturing, their response to larger losses in retail has remained muted,\" she said.\n\nShe said reforms to business rates and the apprenticeship levy would allow retailers to focus on enhancing their online presence and adapt to changes on the High Street.\n\nThe Treasury did not immediately respond to a request for comment.\n\n\"The government should enact policies that enable retailers to invest more in the millions of people who choose to build their careers in retail,\" Ms Dickinson said.\n\nThe figures are released at time when shops are closing on the High Street with clothing retailer Karen Millen and Coast among the recent outlets to shut.\n\nIn July the proportion of all shops that are empty reached 10.3%, its highest level since January 2015, according to a BRC and Springboard survey.\n\nThe BRC used data from the Office for National Statistics to calculate that a 2.8% fall in jobs in the third quarter was the equivalent of 85,000 jobs being lost in a year.\n\nThe largest impact was on full-time jobs with a 4.5% fall year-on-year and a 1.5% fall in part-time roles.\n\nThe figures were released ahead of the all-important Christmas season and while the BRC said the retailers it surveyed were not planning on cutting more jobs - unlike a year ago - it was only a temporary seasonal pick-up.\n\n\"We expect the long-term decline in employment to continue due to a combined effect of the on-going structural change, weak consumer spending and fierce competition in the industry,\" the BRC said.\n\nIt said 62% of retailers had plans to increase staff in the coming quarter, higher than the 43% last year.\n\nThe lobby group contrasted the state of the job market in the retail sector with the broader economy where it said ONS data showed employment increased 0.3% on the year.", "Artwork: The Voyager spacecraft were launched in 1977\n\nData sent back by the two Voyager spacecraft have shed new light on the structure of the Solar System.\n\nForty-two years after they were launched, the spacecraft are still going strong and exploring the outer reaches of our cosmic neighbourhood.\n\nBy analysing data sent back by the probes, scientists have worked out the shape of the vast magnetic bubble that surrounds the Sun.\n\nThe two spacecraft are now more than 10 billion miles from Earth.\n\nResearchers detail their findings in six separate studies published in the journal Nature Astronomy.\n\n\"We had no good quantitative idea how big this bubble is that the Sun creates around itself with its solar wind - ionised plasma that's speeding away from the Sun radially in all directions,\" said Ed Stone, the longstanding project scientist for the missions.\n\n\"We certainly didn't know that the spacecraft could live long enough to reach the edge and leave the bubble to enter interstellar space.\"\n\nThe plasma consists of charged particles and gas that permeate space on both sides of the magnetic bubble, known as the heliosphere.\n\nMeasurements show that the identical probes have exited the heliosphere and entered interstellar space - the region between stars. Voyager 1 entered interstellar space in 2012, Voyager 2 crossed over late last year. The key sign in both cases was a jump in the density of plasma.\n\nThis showed that the spacecraft were passing from an environment with hot, lower density plasma characteristic of the solar wind and entering a region with the cool, higher density plasma thought to be found in interstellar space.\n\nThe boundary between the two regions is known as the heliopause.\n\nArtwork showing the heliosphere, along with the interstellar medium\n\n\"We saw the plasma density at the heliopause jump by a very large amount - a factor of 20, at this rather sharp boundary out there,\" said Prof Don Gurnett, from the University of Iowa.\n\n\"Actually, with Voyager One we saw an even bigger jump.\"\n\nThe findings suggest that the heliosphere is symmetrical, at least at the two points that the Voyager spacecraft crossed. The researchers say these points are almost at the same distance from the Sun, indicating a spherical front to the bubble - \"like a blunt bullet\", according to Prof Gurnett.\n\nThe results also provide clues to the the thickness of the \"heliosheath\", the outer region of the magnetic bubble. This is the point where the solar wind piles up against the approaching wind of particles in interstellar space, which Prof Gurnett likens to the effect of a snow plow on a city street.\n\nThe heliosheath appears to vary in its thickness. This is based on data showing that Voyager 1 had to travel further than its twin to reach the heliopause, where the solar wind and the interstellar wind are in balance.\n\nSome had thought Voyager 2 would make that crossing into interstellar space first, based on models of the magnetic bubble.\n\n\"In a historical sense, the old idea that the solar wind will just be gradually whittled away as you go further into interstellar space is simply not true,\" says Don Gurnett.\n\n\"We show with Voyager 2 - and previously with Voyager 1 - that there's a distinct boundary out there. It's just astonishing how fluids, including plasmas, form boundaries.\"", "The Paisley Centre was closed when the interior roof collapsed\n\nEmergency services have been called to a Renfrewshire shopping centre after the roof collapsed inside the mall.\n\nScottish Fire and Rescue Service sent twelve appliances to the Paisley Centre on High Street, Paisley after the alarm was raised at about 15:10 on Monday.\n\nAmbulance crews were also summoned but no one is believed to have been hurt.\n\nPolice Scotland helped to evacuate the centre after the incident. Members of the public posted pictures of ceiling material on the floor.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by Connor Gillies This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nA spokeswoman said: \"Police Scotland were made aware of structural damage to the roof at the Paisley Centre, at the High Street entrance.\n\n\"There appear to be no injuries. Officers are in attendance to assist with closing the centre.\"\n\nSFRS confirmed there were no reported casualties.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Evha Jannath fell out of a circular boat on the Splash Canyon attraction\n\nA schoolgirl was unsupervised when she fell from a theme park ride to her death, an inquest heard.\n\nEvha Jannath, 11, from Leicester, was on a school trip in 2017 when she fell from Splash Canyon at Drayton Manor.\n\nEvha, who could not swim, was \"propelled\" from the vessel into 12ft deep water where she drowned.\n\nAn inquest at South Staffordshire Coroner's Court heard that she stood up on the ride \"at the worst possible time\".\n\nCCTV footage played to the inquest jury showed that, despite rules that riders should sit down, Evha was standing and reaching into the water before the circular boat she was in struck a barrier, sending her headfirst into the water.\n\nFootage then showed her wading through the water trying to get back to her friends before climbing an \"algae-covered travelator\" and falling off into a \"much deeper\" area of water.\n\nThe Splash Canyon ride has remained closed since Evha's death\n\nThe inquest heard she was spotted face down by staff about 11 minutes later before she was pulled out lifeless.\n\nIt had been her second turn on the ride - her first, accompanied by teachers, had passed \"without incident\", assistant coroner Margaret Jones said.\n\nStaffordshire Police said the member of staff from Jameah Girls Academy assigned to accompany the group of pupils waited by the exit with another pupil who had not wanted to board the ride.\n\nHead teacher Erfana Bora said the teacher acted in line with the school's health and safety policy on the day.\n\nShe said: \"We can't stipulate teachers must be on rides, as there will be instances where some children would not wish to be on the ride, and so in those cases it's safer overall for the teacher to stay with that child... they make the assumption the park staff are responsible for overall safety on that ride.\"\n\nAnother teacher, Aaminah Rasid Isat, said when the schoolgirls asked if they could go on the ride by themselves, the teachers agreed they were \"safe\" to do so.\n\nShe said: \"Seeing their behaviour previously on the other rides, we came to a decision they were responsible enough and having been on it once before, they were safe to go on the ride on their own.\"\n\nEvha died in hospital after suffering chest injuries, however her cause of death has since been changed to drowning.\n\nSplash Canyon has been closed since she fell on 9 May 2017.\n\nThe inquest, due to last two weeks, continues.", "\"Substantial\" is the third out of five possible ratings for the country's level of terror threat\n\nThe UK's terrorism threat level has been downgraded from \"severe\" to \"substantial\", the Home Office says.\n\nHome Secretary Priti Patel said the UK was still at \"a high level of threat\" and an attack could \"occur without further warning\".\n\nThe terrorism threat is now at its lowest since August 2014. Substantial is the third of five ratings at which the threat level can stand.\n\nMs Patel said in a statement on Monday that terrorism remained a \"direct and immediate\" risk to the UK's national security.\n\nAssessments determining the country's threat level are taken by the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre (JTAC) - part of MI5 - which makes its recommendations independently from the government.\n\nThere was a surge in terror attacks in 2017, including in London Bridge where eight people were killed\n\n\"Government, police and intelligence agencies will continue to work tirelessly to address the threat posed by terrorism in all its forms,\" Ms Patel said.\n\nThe threat level is kept under \"constant review\", she added.\n\nNeil Basu, head of counter terrorism policing, said there had been \"positive developments\" in the fight against terrorism but it was \"vital that we all maintain a high level of vigilance\".\n\nHe said the UK's counter terrorism policing team had about 800 live counter terrorism investigations - while 24 attack plots had been thwarted since the Westminster attack in March 2017.\n\nThis is a significant change in the only official public measure of the threat posed by terrorism to the UK - but it's not a sign that there are suddenly fewer people with aspirations to do us harm.\n\nThe security services are still monitoring thousands of \"subjects of interest\" - the top-tier of would-be plotters from jihadist groups to the far-right.\n\nMany of these people are very dangerous because, in the jargon, they are \"lone actors\" bent on DIY violence.\n\nBut what appears to have changed is the resources and capability available to IS-supporting plotters who need help.\n\nQuite simply, a huge number of the foreign fighters who played a key role linking these followers to resources and support died on the battlefields of the militant group's last stand.\n\nContinuing propaganda from the survivors, portraying IS as a force to be reckoned with, also has less credibility for would-be recruits.\n\nAnd so it has become harder - for now at least - for some of those with intent to get the help they need to carry out their aspirations.\n\nThe UK's terrorism threat level was raised to the highest rating, \"critical\", in the days following the Manchester Arena bombing in May 2017.\n\nIt last reached this level again briefly in September that year, after a bomb partially exploded on a Tube train at Parsons Green.\n\nThe threat level had remained at the second highest rating, \"severe\", until Monday.\n\nThe Northern Ireland threat level specifically refers to threat to the country from Northern Ireland-related terrorism. It remains at severe - the second-highest level.\n\nThe five levels of threat set by the JTAC are:\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "A report on alleged Russian interference in UK democracy will not be published until after the election.\n\nIt has gone through the standard security clearance process, but sources say No 10 is stalling on releasing it.\n\nEx-terrorism watchdog Lord Anderson said any further delay would \"invite suspicion\" of the government's motives in the run-up to next month's election.\n\nMinisters said the report would be published \"in due course\" in line with procedures for \"sensitive\" information.\n\nThe report examines Russian activity including allegations of espionage, subversion and interference in elections.\n\nThe BBC's Mark Urban said the delay would increase concerns the report would be \"buried\".\n\nThe report, written by Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee, was finalised in March and referred to No 10 on 17 October.\n\nHowever, approval for its publication has yet to be given and this now looks highly unlikely before Parliament is dissolved on Tuesday.\n\nThe chairman of the committee, Dominic Grieve, says there is no legitimate reason for delaying it and that voters have a right to see its conclusions before they go to the polls on 12 December.\n\n\"We continue to be very disappointed by the failure of the government to publish this report and to provide any explanation as to why it should not be published. Explanations currently advanced that the timing are too short are entirely disingenuous and grossly misleading,\" he told the BBC.\n\nThe report includes evidence from UK intelligence services such as GCHQ, MI5 and MI6 concerning covert Russian attempts to influence the outcome of the 2016 EU referendum and 2017 general election.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by Mark Urban This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nSeveral MPs and peers believe No 10 is sitting on the report for political reasons ahead of the election.\n\nRaising the issue in the Lords, Lord Anderson, the former reviewer of anti-terrorism legislation, said concerns over security could not be used as an excuse for non-publication as all the necessary redactions had taken place.\n\n\"This unjustified delay undermines the ISC, it invites suspicion of the government and its motives. Will the minister urge No 10 to think again?\"\n\nThe former head of the Foreign Office, Lord Ricketts, said claims that the government needed time to respond was a red herring given that it had 60 days in which to do so under existing conventions.\n\nHe said there was a \"clear public interest\" for publication \"in the national security implications of Russia's adversarial conduct\".\n\nThe BBC understands that, if previous practice was followed, the report will have been vetted by the intelligence agencies before being referred to Downing Street.\n\nPeople familiar with the committee's workings say 10 days should have been adequate for it to be \"cleared\".\n\nMr Grieve said the report was highly relevant given the scale of Russian interference in elections in other countries, notably the 2016 US Presidential election.\n\nBut Earl Howe said the established protocols had to be followed and there was no case for \"accelerating\" the report's release.\n\n\"The length of time the government has had this report is not at all unusual,\" he told the Lords. \"The prime minister is entitled to take his view on what the report contains.\"\n\nBut he added: \"Having said all that, I do realize that the subject of this report is a matter of particular public interest. And I have no doubt that level Lords comments will not be lost on those in Number 10.\"", "Sir Andy Murray and his wife Kim already have two daughters, Sophia and Edie\n\nSir Andy Murray's wife Kim has given birth to their third child, a boy.\n\nThe baby, described by his grandmother Judy Murray as a \"lovely, happy, healthy baby boy\", was born last week in London, where the family live.\n\nSir Andy and Kim, both aged 32, married in the tennis star's hometown of Dunblane in 2015.\n\nThey already have two daughters, Sophia, who was born in 2016, and Edie, born in 2017.\n\nSpeaking on BBC Scotland's Mornings with Kaye Adams programme, Sir Andy's mother Judy said: \"It's lovely news, lovely to have a little boy to go with the two little girls.\"\n\nShe said baby was born \"a few days ago\" and added: \"I'll leave it to Andy and Kim to fill in all the details.\"\n\nThe three-time Grand Slam champion Murray won his first singles title since career-saving hip surgery by beating Stan Wawrinka at the European Open in October.\n\nHe had surgery in January and was playing in just his seventh tournament since returning to singles.\n\nAfter the tournament he joked: \"I'll have three kids under four years old. When I've been off the tour my family has got bigger so I need to get back on the road so we don't get out of control!\n\n\"I'm excited for the third kid. My wife's been a huge support for getting me back on the court and making me fight to keep playing.\"\n\nSir Andy is representing Great Britain in the Davis Cup, which starts on 18 November.", "Frankie Brunker's children Ayla and Jago still use the Little Bird lamp that was bought for their sister\n\nAs Mothercare announces the closure of all 79 of its UK stores, parents share their memories of the baby brand.\n\nIt was once the one-stop shop for all things baby-related, but Mothercare has been loss-making for years and now 2,500 jobs are at risk.\n\nFrankie Brunker, from Hertfordshire, said the brand held poignant memories for her after she bought a Little Bird bedside lamp and cot bedding during her first pregnancy in 2013.\n\nFrankie Brunker said she made meaningful connections with Mothercare ranges\n\n\"Sadly we never got to use it for our daughter as she was stillborn at full term a couple of months later,\" she said.\n\n\"We'd barely bought anything for her as we were fortunate to have so many hand-me-downs from relatives, so those purchases became even more meaningful as items that were connected just to her.\n\n\"I would sit in her beautifully-decorated nursery with her little light on when I was pregnant with her little brother, hoping against hope that he would arrive safely.\n\n\"Thankfully he did in October 2014, and we were able to welcome another little girl into our family in March 2017.\"\n\nFrankie Brunker said she loved Mothercare's Little Bird clothing range\n\nThe family still use the lamp, while the brightly-coloured Little Bird clothing range became their favourite, she said.\n\n\"It was not only because of the association with rainbow babies born, the name given to babies born after a loss, but just because we loved the colourful gender-neutral designs,\" she said.\n\n\"It will be a huge shame if Little Bird goes along with Mothercare.\"\n\nAisa Kara said Mothercare's online offering was not as strong as competitors\n\nAisa Kara's parenting journey started in Mothercare when she used its Babybond ultrasound scanning service.\n\nShe has fond memories of having her early pregnancy scan in the store on Nottingham's Castle Marina Retail Park.\n\n\"I was so anxious waiting for my 12-week scan, and I don't think either of us could believe it was actually happening, so we booked our private appointment,\" she said.\n\n\"Everything was OK and we viewed a heartbeat, so we left elated, and as it was in Mothercare we got to buy our first item of baby clothing at the same time. That's when it dawned on us that it was all real.\"\n\nAisa Kara dressed her children Arabella and Theo almost exclusively in Mothercare clothes\n\nMs Kara, who is mother to Arabella, aged five, and Theo, two, said: \"We bought all our nursery items and pushchair from there, and my daughter and son have been dressed in Mothercare almost exclusively.\n\n\"My only complaint is that the online experience isn't as good as you would have expected from a company trying to keep up with the market.\"\n\nShona Parker, from Carterton, Oxfordshire, posted a picture of a baby name book from Mothercare.\n\n\"My own mum used it to name a couple of my siblings; I now have a baby of my own and drew inspiration from it,\" she said.\n\nAmena Khan said Mothercare could have created better social media campaigns\n\nAmena Khan is disappointed to see Mothercare go as it was her \"first port of call\" for essentials for son Ibraheem, 10 and daughter Aleena, eight.\n\n\"It was a no-brainer - if we needed something for the babies or for me as a new mum, we'd pop into Mothercare,\" the entrepreneur and influencer from Leicester said.\n\n\"The physical experience of being able to compare products and ask the sales assistants questions couldn't be beaten.\"\n\nBut Mrs Khan said the brand could have gone further to enhance customer experience.\n\n\"Mothercare could've easily created social media campaigns to amplify the voices of diverse mothers and fathers in today's society,\" she said.\n\nLydia Robinson, 28, from Dudley, West Midlands, said she \"couldn't live\" without Mothercare.\n\n\"I've used Mothercare from the moment I found out I was pregnant in March 2018,\" she said.\n\n\"I have bought his pushchair, high chair, Moses basket, clothing, walker and all bathing and feeding items from the store.\n\n\"I couldn't imagine buying anything so essential and important over the internet and not seeing it in the flesh beforehand.\n\n\"Mothercare staff are always so knowledgeable and helpful, they make you feel at ease and never pressure you in to buying anything unnecessary.\n\n\"It's a unique High Street store with everything you need throughout pregnancy and once your baby has arrived - there's nowhere else like it. Losing a store like this would be a massive loss.\"\n\nShona Parker drew inspiration for her baby's name from this Mothercare book\n\nJustine Roberts, Mumsnet founder, said users were saddened to hear about potential job losses at Mothercare and the demise of a high street \"legend\".\n\n\"That said, lots of users report being sometimes frustrated by low levels of stock, cluttered stores with variable service and high prices,\" she said.\n\n\"But many are deeply invested in the brand and its long years of service to UK families and very much wish to see it stay on its feet.\"\n\nMumsnet users have been swapping stories about shopping in Mothercare to prepare for the arrival of babies who are now adults.\n\nOne user talks about accompanying her pregnant daughter to the same local store that had provided baby clothes for the now-expectant young mother.\n\nAnother has a specific memory of Mothercare's \"blissful\" breastfeeding rooms, adding: \"Wall-to-wall breasts, and more latching-on advice from strangers than was decent.\"\n\nSome people responding to the news on Twitter said the prices in the stores were too high.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nSharron Taylor said when her four children were younger Mothercare was the only store with a dedicated area to feed and change babies.\n\n\"As a first-time parent their help was reassuring and priceless,\" she said. \"As a parent I wanted to view what I was buying.\n\n\"My then children loved to see Timothy Tree, so every shopping visit we would go and say hello to the tree.\n\n\"Sadly they moved to a retail park when my granddaughter came along 15 months ago.\n\n\"That personal touch had gone; that visible choice to look and browse was gone; and [there was] no baby changing or feeding area.\"\n\nDo you work at Mothercare? Share your experiences of Mothercare by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk.\n\nPlease include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. You can also contact us in the following ways:\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Fracking at Cuadrilla Resources site in Lancashire in August caused a 2.9 magnitude earth tremor\n\nEnergy company Cuadrilla has said it hopes to \"address concerns\" about fracking so that a moratorium announced by the government can be overturned.\n\nAt the weekend, ministers called a halt to the practice following research from the Oil and Gas Authority.\n\nIt raised concerns about the ability to predict fracking-linked earthquakes.\n\nBut Cuadrilla, which was forced to suspend work at its Preston New Road site after a series of tremors, said it would continue to give regulators data.\n\nIt said it hoped \"to address concerns so that the moratorium can be lifted\" and that the Bowland gas resource - which stretches across northern England - could be \"further appraised and developed\".\n\nOn Monday, Business and Energy Secretary Andrea Leadsom confirmed the \"effective moratorium\" in a written statement to the House of Commons.\n\nShe said it would be \"maintained until compelling new evidence is provided which addresses the concerns around the prediction and management of induced seismicity\".\n\nHowever, the government is under pressure to make the ban permanent, amid concerns ministers - who have previously been supportive of fracking - are using it as an election ploy.\n\nFracking is a process in which liquid is pumped deep underground at high pressure to fracture shale rock and release gas or oil trapped within it.\n\nAssessment by the British Geological Survey in 2013 suggested there were enough resources in the Bowland resource across northern England to potentially provide up to 50 years of current gas demand.\n\nLocal communities and environmental groups have protested against fracking\n\nOthers, however, have questioned these findings.\n\nPreviously the government said shale development would provide opportunities for jobs and investment, and could play a \"key role\" in maintaining energy security.\n\nBut the industry has faced fierce opposition from both communities and environmental groups, at a time when there is growing concern about the role of fossil fuels in climate change.\n\nIt is not impossible, however, that the current moratorium could be lifted.\n\nFracking previously faced a moratorium during the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government that was overturned after just one year.", "Newsreader Huw Edwards will be the lead presenter for the BBC's 2019 election night coverage, taking over from the long-serving David Dimbleby.\n\nFran Unsworth, the BBC's director of news, said he would be \"the perfect presenter to have at the helm as a trusted and authoritative guide\".\n\nEdwards said he hoped \"to put his 35 years of experience to good use\".\n\nHe said his job was to guide viewers through what he called \"the most important election for decades\".\n\n\"Our aim in BBC News is to provide the best possible service to voters in a very uncertain world,\" he said.\n\nEdwards will serve as lead presenter of the BBC's election night coverage on 12 December and will be joined by Reeta Chakrabarti, Andrew Neil and Tina Daheley.\n\nJeremy Vine will use the traditional \"swingometer\" to measure electoral shifts, while Sophie Raworth will analyse the results as they come in on a giant constituency map of the UK.\n\nSarah Smith and Kirsty Wark will broadcast live from Scotland, while Naga Munchetty, Andrew Marr and Nick Robinson will be among the presenters reporting from key constituency locations.\n\nPolitical editor Laura Kuenssberg, Europe editor Katya Adler, economics editor Faisal Islam and media editor Amol Rajan will also be part of the election programme team.\n\nEmily Maitlis will become the first female news anchor to front the BBC's coverage of day two.\n\nHe will follow in the footsteps of long-time election presenter David Dimbleby\n\nUnsworth said the 2019 election was \"one of the most important - and unpredictable - elections for years\".\n\n\"The BBC's aim is simple,\" she said. \"We want to give audiences the information they need to help them decide how to cast their vote.\"\n\nWriting in her blog, the BBC's director of news and current affairs said audiences should expect a range of opinions and political persuasions to be given air time.\n\nThe BBC, she said, would \"report on, scrutinise, and interview representatives from all relevant political parties\".\n\n\"Interviewing is not 'platforming' and reporting someone's words isn't an endorsement of what they've said.\"\n\nDavid Dimbleby was the BBC's main presenter for all UK general elections from 1979 to 2017.\n\nLast year the veteran presenter stepped down as host of Question Time, having chaired the show since 1994.\n\nFollow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.\n• None As it happened: Parliament's last day", "Labour is pledging to cut UK carbon emissions by 10% through the largest home improvement programme for decades.\n\nA Labour government would fund £60bn of energy-saving upgrades, such as loft insulation, enhanced double glazing and new heating systems, by 2030.\n\nLaunching the policy on Sunday, Jeremy Corbyn said it \"will create a sustainable energy network\", adding: \"We cannot go on polluting our planet.\"\n\nThe Conservatives said the plan would \"wreck the economy\" and \"put up bills\".\n\nSpeaking about the policy - called \"Warm Homes for All\" - in south-west London, Mr Corbyn said that climate change would be a major part of the party's election campaign.\n\n\"We cannot go on standing by while climate warming increases,\" the Labour leader said.\n\nLabour says low-income households will receive a grant to carry out the work on their homes, while wealthier households would receive interest-free loans for enhancements.\n\nHouseholds which take out the loan would pay it back through savings on energy bills, the party added.\n\nLabour expects the project to cost £250bn - an average of £9,300 per home - but only £60bn would come as a cost to central government, it says.\n\nSpeaking on Sky's Sophy Ridge on Sunday, shadow business secretary Rebecca Long-Bailey said the £60bn would come from its £250bn National Transformation Fund. Interest-free loans would make up the remaining cost of the policy, she said.\n\nShe added: \"Overall, we're looking at generating more jobs and supporting businesses through the economy, so that by 2030 the increased tax-take more than recoups that £60bn outlay.\"\n\nA spokesperson for the Tories said, while tackling climate change was vital, \"independent experts and even Labour's own unions say their promises don't stack up\".\n\nLabour says its proposals would create 450,000 jobs involved in the installation of energy-saving measures and renewable and low-carbon technologies.\n\nAlmost all of the UK's 27 million homes would benefit from the pledge, either through a grant to fund works in full, or an interest-free loan, it said.\n\nInterest-free loans to improve the energy efficiency of homes are already available in Scotland, where the issue is devolved to the Scottish government.\n\nA Labour spokeswoman told the BBC the party would make every effort to work with devolved powers to implement the plan across the whole of the UK.\n\nThe party said the plan would cut carbon emissions by 10% by the year 2030 and reduce energy bills for 9.6 million low-income households by an average of £417 a year.\n\nThe policy echoes previous announcements from Labour, including a pledge last year to create over 400,000 skilled jobs through investment in renewable energy and making homes energy efficient.\n\nOver the past year or so the Labour Party has come out with a series of proposals to improve the energy efficiency of British homes.\n\nThis plan is far larger - and also far more expensive. It involves, over the next decade, spending £250bn to fit every UK house with double-glazing and loft insulation, heat pumps and solar panels.\n\nHouseholds with low incomes would not pay anything. Wealthier ones would get interest free loans. Everyone, it's said, would benefit from lower bills and the UK as a whole would see its carbon emissions fall.\n\nMuch of the country's housing stock is relatively old and upgrading it is seen as essential to meeting our targets on climate change. But critics will say Labour's scheme lacks detail and that the estimates for the costs are unrealistic.\n\nThe initiative comes a day after the Conservatives called a halt to fracking, a sign that the political parties sense the environment has become a key issue for voters.\n\nOutlining where the additional jobs would be created, Labour said an estimated 250,000 skilled jobs would be in the construction industry - roles like insulation specialists, plasterers, carpenters and electricians.\n\nIn addition, it claimed the investment would generate another 200,000 jobs \"across the economy\".\n\nMs Long-Bailey said the pledge was \"one of the greatest investment projects since we rebuilt Britain's housing after the Second World War\".\n\nShe said: \"Labour will offer every household in the UK the chance to bring the future into their homes - upgrading the fabric of their homes with insulation and cutting edge heating systems - tackling both climate change and extortionate bills.\"\n\nA Conservative Party spokesperson said: \"The reality is that Jeremy Corbyn's plans would wreck the economy, putting up bills for hardworking families - and preventing any real progress on climate change.\n\n\"Only Boris Johnson and the Conservatives have a proper plan to continue reducing carbon emissions faster than any other G20 country, building on the 400,000 low-carbon jobs we've already created, while keeping bills low.\"\n\nOn Saturday, Labour said it would ensure all new-build homes in Britain were \"zero carbon\" within three years.\n\nIt said a Labour government would introduce \"tough\" standards on new builds which would see homes fitted with solar panels and a ban on gas boilers.\n\nThe party has previously said it intends to bring energy supply networks into public ownership.\n\nIt comes as the government called a halt to shale gas extraction - commonly known as fracking - in England amid fears about earthquakes.\n\nLabour, the Liberal Democrats and the Green Party want to ban fracking permanently.", "Labour has pledged to keep free TV licences for over-75s if it wins power in the 12 December general election.\n\nThe BBC has said from 2020 only those on pension credit will qualify, after it was made responsible for funding them under the charter agreement.\n\nShadow culture secretary Tom Watson told the Daily Mirror the removal of the benefit was \"utterly callous\".\n\nIt has also been reported that Boris Johnson is looking to save the perk, as part of his election campaign.\n\nAccording to the Sun on Sunday, the prime minister has ordered officials to find a way to ensure no over 75s would need to pay as a \"priority\".\n\nThe BBC and the government have come under fierce criticism over the move to scrap free licences to all people aged over 75, which was announced in June.\n\nThe decision came after the government made the BBC shoulder the cost of the benefit as part of its funding settlement.\n\nThe corporation said retaining the benefit for all over-75s would have cost £745m - a fifth of the BBC's budget - by 2021-22 and led to \"unprecedented closures\".\n\nMr Watson, who is also Labour's deputy leader, made the party's announcement in the Mirror, saying: \"Four in 10 older people say the TV is their main source of company, but from next year 3.7 million older people will lose their free TV licence.\n\n\"It's disgraceful. Our message is clear - vote Labour to save free TV licences.\"\n\nPaul Johnson, director of economic think tank the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), questioned the idea of free licences for over-75s.\n\nHe highlighted IFS analysis produced earlier this year which showed that households receiving a free licence had, on average, significantly lower poverty rates than other social groups, for example, families with children.\n\nHowever, charities such as Age UK have supported free licences for over-75s.\n\nIn July, they organised an open letter addressed to the next prime minister, signed by public figures including Dame Helen Mirren and Ricky Tomlinson, arguing they helped older people facing loneliness.\n\nThe letter said: \"For those who have lost a loved one, live alone, don't have family around and live with poor mobility and health issues, the TV provides a great source of companionship.\n\n\"It helps them connect to the outside world and brings news and entertainment to lonely and dark days.\"\n\nLast month, a committee of MPs urged both the BBC and government to find a way to keep the benefit.", "The Reverend Simon Nguyen, who led the service, said the victims lost their lives \"seeking freedom, dignity and happiness\"\n\nServices have been held in memory of the 39 Vietnamese victims found dead in a lorry container in Essex.\n\nMore than 100 people attended the service at the Church of the Holy Name and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in east London on Saturday evening.\n\nThe Reverend Simon Nguyen, who led the service, said the 39 died \"seeking freedom, dignity and happiness\".\n\nAt Mass on at the same church on Sunday Bishop Nicholas Hudson also asked for prayers for traffickers.\n\nIt was confirmed by police on Friday that all of those who were found were Vietnamese. Police had initially believed they were Chinese.\n\nCandles were arranged into a figure of 39 to represent the number who died\n\nAt the service on Saturday evening, prayers were heard and members of the Catholic congregation performed readings and candles were lit.\n\n\"We show our condolences and sympathies for the people who have lost their lives on the way seeking freedom, dignity and happiness,\" said Mr Nguyen.\n\n\"We ask God to welcome them into his kingdom even though some of them were not Catholic but they strongly believed in eternal peace, so we pray for them.\"\n\nAfter the service he said: \"The people here are very united because we are all refugees.\n\n\"All the people here - most of the Vietnamese - came here as refugees in the '70s and the '80s and the '90s.\"\n\nThe Catholic church in East London has a large Vietnamese congregation\n\nHe said in those decades, the disappearances of people from Vietnam were \"not reported by the media, but many of them died\".\n\n\"These victims [who died in the lorry last month], this tragedy, was reported but many tragedies to the Vietnamese no-one [knows about],\" he said.\n\nA memorial Mass on Sunday began with a projection of the trailer containing the bodies being removed from the industrial estate.\n\nAfter a minute's silence, Bishop Hudson said the service was to pray for the relations of congregation members who could be among the dead.\n\nHe also asked for prayers for the emergency service staff who attended the scene.\n\nBishop Hudson also sought prayers for traffickers, who he hoped \"as a result of this tragedy may have had a change of heart\".\n\nAbout 7% of Vietnam's population class themselves as Catholic, although the figure is higher in the area of the country where many of the missing people come from.\n\nIn the past some Catholics have had a fractious relationship with Vietnam's communist government.\n\nPham Thi Tra My and Nguyen Dinh Luong's families are concerned they may be among the victims\n\nEssex Police said it was now in \"direct contact with a number of families in Vietnam and the UK\" and the Vietnamese Government.\n\nA number of Vietnamese families have previously come forward fearing their loved ones are among the dead.\n\nPham Thi Tra My, 26, sent her family a message on the night of 22 October - the day before the 39 people were found dead - saying her \"trip to a foreign land has failed\".\n\nThe father of 30-year-old Le Van Ha, who comes from an agricultural part of Vietnam, previously told the BBC he was convinced his son was among the dead.\n\nPost-mortem examinations are being carried out on the 31 men and eight women to establish the cause of their deaths.\n\nThe bodies were discovered in the lorry trailer in the early hours of 23 October\n\nThe driver of the lorry, Maurice Robinson, from Northern Ireland, appeared in court on Monday charged with a string of offences, including 39 counts of manslaughter.\n\nExtradition proceedings have also begun against 22-year-old Eamonn Harrison, who was arrested in Dublin on a European Arrest Warrant.\n\nPolice are also seeking two brothers from Northern Ireland, Ronan and Christopher Hughes, who are wanted on suspicion of manslaughter and people trafficking.\n\nThis article was based on public announcements and appeals made by Essex Police at the relevant time. Christopher Hughes denies any involvement in these offences and Essex Police has since confirmed no further action will be taken against him. Since the publication of this article, his older brother, Ronan Hughes, 41, and Maurice Robinson, 26, both of County Armagh, have pleaded guilty to manslaughter. On 21 December 2020, the Crown Court, sitting at the Old Bailey, found Eamonn Harrison, 24 of Newry, County Down, and Gheorghe Nica, 43 of Basildon, Essex, guilty of manslaughter and Christopher Kennedy, 24, of County Armagh, and Valentin Calota 38, of Birmingham, guilty of conspiring to assist illegal immigration. Alexandru-Ovidiu Hanga, 28, of Tilbury, Essex, and Gazmir Nuzi, 43, of Tottenham, north London, admitted assisting unlawful immigration. All defendants were sentenced in January 2021.\n\nDo you have any information about the incident? Get in touch by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk.\n\nPlease include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. You can also contact us in the following ways:\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "The freeze in benefit payments is to come to an end next year, the government has confirmed.\n\nWorking-age benefits such as universal credit and jobseeker's allowance will rise by 1.7% from April 2020, the Department for Work and Pensions said.\n\nIt ends former Tory chancellor George Osborne's decision to introduce a freeze from April 2016.\n\nLabour called it a \"cynically-timed\" announcement ahead of the general election on 12 December.\n\nBBC political correspondent Nick Eardley said the move will be seen by some as an election pitch to poorer Leave-backing areas.\n\nOur correspondent added it follows a raft of other spending commitments made by Boris Johnson since he became prime minister, including funding for the NHS, schools and police.\n\nThe benefits freeze - announced in the 2015 Budget - was intended to last until the end of the current financial year.\n\nFormer chancellor Philip Hammond said in March that the freeze would end as planned and that the then administration had \"no intention of repeating the current freeze\".\n\nHe added: \"When it is over, increases in benefits will resume in line with [the CPI rate of inflation] in the normal way.\"\n\nRather than increasing each year in line with inflation - to reflect the rising cost of living - most working-age benefits and tax credits have been kept at the same value for more than four years, having last risen in April 2015.\n\nGroups such as the Joseph Rowntree Foundation have argued that this has been among the biggest factors in exacerbating poverty levels among working families with children.\n\nOther benefits that have been frozen but are now set to rise, by inflation, are: Employment and support allowance, income support, housing benefit, child tax credits, working tax credits and child benefit.\n\nSome of these are legacy benefits, which are being replaced by universal credit.\n\nThe government also said the state pension - which has not been frozen because of the so-called triple lock - will increase by 3.9%.\n\nDisability benefits and carer's allowance, which have not been subject to the freeze, will also increase by 1.7% next year.\n\nThe increase in benefits is expected to cost £5bn; ministers say the decision to end the freeze will help 10 million people.\n\nThe benefit freeze has cut an average of £560 per year from the income of the country's poorest seven million families since 2016, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies. That's more than £2,000 of lost income those families have had to cope with, and the end of the freeze next April doesn't reverse what amounts to a 6% cut in real terms in their income.\n\nAnd remember, some of those families have experienced earlier benefit cuts too, so they'll have been struggling even more.\n\nA few more quid each week will undoubtedly help, but next April's long-planned increase needs further context.\n\nPensions will rise at more than double the rate than working age benefits will increase, despite more children living in poverty than older people. And restricting the benefits paid to families who have more than two children will also contribute to rising levels of child poverty, according to the Resolution Foundation.\n\nAnd for those who say, \"well they should just get a job\", bear in mind that in-work poverty is the fastest-rising category of poverty in the UK. Having a job is not a guarantee of not being poor.\n\nWork and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey said: \"We're clear the best way for people to improve their lives is through work, but we know some people require additional support.\n\n\"Our balanced fiscal approach has built a strong economy, with 3.6 million more people in work since 2010. And it's that strong economy which allows us to bolster the welfare safety net by increasing benefit payments for working-age claimants now.\"\n\nLabour, which is promising to scrap universal credit in a revamp of the benefits system, pointed out the freeze would remain in place for a number of months yet.\n\nAdam Corlett, senior economic analyst at the Resolution Foundation, a think tank focusing on people on lower incomes, described the announcement as a \"missed opportunity\" that would not increase living standards.\n\n\"The benefit freeze was always due to end next year. The government's confirmation that working-age benefits will only keep pace with rising prices means there will be no increase in living standards, and those in need of extra support will continue to be left behind,\" he said.\n\n\"With child poverty at risk of hitting record highs, this is a missed opportunity to provide a much-needed boost for low to middle income families.\"\n\nThe announcement comes as a committee of MPs warned the government's policy of limiting welfare benefits to two children must be scrapped because it forces families to stretch \"frozen and capped\" incomes to \"breaking point\".\n\nThe Work and Pensions Select Committee said the government had not offered evidence to counter forecasts that the policy will \"significantly increase\" child poverty.\n\nThe two-child limit means that in families where there are already two or more children, the child element in universal credit and tax credits - worth £2,780 per child per year - is restricted to the first two children. It applies to children born after 6 April 2017.\n\nAs well as the two-child limit, there also remains a cap on the total amount of benefits one household can claim. The cap was lowered in 2016, further cutting the amount of benefits some people received.\n\nMeanwhile, the government has proposed that private car park operators are obliged to give drivers a 10-minute grace period after their tickets expire before issuing fines.\n\nLocal Government Secretary Robert Jenrick said he wants a compulsory code of practice for the industry to \"restore common sense\" to the issuing of parking fines and \"crackdown on dodgy operators\" in England, Scotland and Wales.", "Last updated on .From the section European Football\n\nBrescia striker Mario Balotelli has criticised the \"small-minded\" fans who shouted racist abuse at him on Sunday.\n\nBalotelli, 29, kicked the ball into the crowd and threatened to walk off the pitch following abuse during Brescia's 2-1 away loss against Hellas Verona.\n\n\"This has nothing to do with football,\" said the Italian, who played for Manchester City and Liverpool.\n\n\"You are getting into social and historical situations that are bigger than you, you small-minded people.\"\n\nBalotelli posted a message on Instagram in response to Luca Castellini, the head of the Verona ultras, who had said \"Balotelli is Italian because he has Italian citizenship, but he can never be completely Italian.\"\n\nCastellini added they had recently signed a black player \"and the whole of Verona applauded him\".\n\nBalotelli, who has played 36 times for Italy and helped them reach the final of the 2012 European Championships, added: \"Wake up you imbeciles, you are shambolic.\n\n\"When Mario scored a goal for Italy, and - I guarantee you - I will do so again, you are fine with that, aren't you?\"\n\nFormer Tottenham and Portsmouth midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng, who also faced racist abuse when playing in Italy, says \"nothing has changed\" in football's fight against racism.\n\nBoateng, who now plays for Fiorentina, refused to continue playing a friendly for his AC Milan side against Pro Patria in January 2013 in protest at racist abuse from the terraces, with the match then abandoned.\n\n\"Six years later nothing has changed but we don't give up,\" he tweeted. \"Let's keep fighting all together against racism. #Notoracism.\"\n\nPremier League side Watford have reported racist abuse directed at defender Christian Kabasele to Hertfordshire Constabulary.\n\nThe 28-year-old Belgian defender had earlier flagged up the abusive post as part of Watford's #BuzzOff campaign, which calls out discrimination on social media.\n\nWatford wrote on Twitter that they \"have already received a crime reference number from the Hate Crime team\" and added they would \"report back news of any action against the offender\".", "Zarah Sultana: \"I should not have articulated my anger in the manner I did, for which I apologise\"\n\nA Labour general election candidate has apologised for saying she would \"celebrate\" the deaths of world leaders, including Tony Blair.\n\nZarah Sultana wrote on social media in 2015: \"Try and stop me when the likes of Blair, Netanyahu and Bush die.\"\n\nIn her apology on Monday, Ms Sultana said she had been \"exasperated by endless cycles of global suffering, violence and needless killing\".\n\nShe is contesting the Coventry South seat on 12 December.\n\nIn 2015, Ms Sultana also wrote of her support for \"violent resistance\" by Palestinians, the Jewish Chronicle reported.\n\nShe told the BBC the tweets were from a \"deleted account dating back several years from when I was a student\".\n\n\"This was written out of frustration rather than any malice,\" she said in a statement, explaining that her anger had arisen \"from decisions by political leaders, from the Iraq War to the killing of over 2,000 Palestinians in 2014, mostly civilians, which was condemned by the United Nations\".\n\nShe added: \"I do not support violence and I should not have articulated my anger in the manner I did, for which I apologise.\"\n\nWhen she was announced as the Coventry South candidate last week, she wrote on social media: \"With your support, I will be a strong socialist voice for working people in this city.\"\n\nLabour won a majority of nearly 8,000 in the 2017 general election, when Jim Cunningham was the party's candidate in the constituency.\n\nThe revelation comes on the same day a Conservative general election candidate apologised for a Facebook post in which she said people on a reality TV show needed \"putting down\".", "OneCoin's promoters claimed it would deliver a \"financial revolution\"\n\nThe trial of a US lawyer accused of laundering some of the proceeds from the OneCoin cryptocurrency \"scam\" has begun in New York.\n\nMark Scott is accused of routing approximately $400m (£310m) out of the US while trying to conceal the true ownership and source of the funds.\n\nSome is alleged to have ended up in Bank of Ireland accounts.\n\nProsecutors claim he also spent some of the fraud's proceeds on a yacht, three homes and a Ferrari car.\n\nThey add that while the accused had earned hundreds of thousands of dollars a year in his role as a partner at a top-ranked law firm, this was \"a fraction of the money he was paid to launder OneCoin fraud scheme proceeds\".\n\nA recent filing by his lawyers indicate that they expect the government will prove that money that originated with OneCoin was indeed invested in funds controlled by the defendant.\n\nA BBC podcast about OneCoin's missing co-founder Dr Ruja Ignatova has drawn attention to the scheme\n\nBut they point to the fact that Mr Scott previously told the FBI that that he had asked a colleague to look into rumours that OneCoin might be a \"pyramid scheme\" before getting involved, and had been reassured \"there was nothing illegal going on\".\n\n\"The central issue at trial will be whether or not Mr Scott knew OneCoin was operating a criminal scheme,\" they add.\n\nMr Scott faces one charge of conspiracy to commit money laundering and another to commit bank fraud.\n\nHe has pleaded not guilty.\n\nThe judge in the case has said it is likely to last between two to three weeks.\n\nUS-based investors claiming to have been defrauded by the scheme are also attempting to sue Mr Scott for recompense in a related case.\n\nIn total, investigators believe as much as £4bn sterling has been raised globally via what is said to have amounted to a Ponzi scheme, with investors based in Uganda, China and the UK, among other countries.\n\n\"OneCoin used the success story of Bitcoin to induce victims to invest under the guise that they, too, could get rich through their investments,\" New York state attorneys say in one filing.\n\n\"This was, of course, completely false because the price of OneCoin was a fiction and not based on supply and demand.\"\n\nAmong the evidence the prosecutors intend to present is testimony from one investor who they say wired thousands of dollars for a OneCoin package to a German entity, which in turn sent millions of euros directly to the defendant's investment funds.\n\nOthers involved in OneCoin are also facing prosecution.\n\nThe man alleged to be one of the scheme's leaders, Konstantin Ignatov, was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport in March.\n\nAnd one of its co-founders, Sebastian Greenwood, was extradited from Thailand to the US following an operation involving the FBI in November 2018.\n\nHowever, the Bulgarian-based organisation behind OneCoin Ltd continues to operate and denies all wrongdoing.\n\n\"OneCoin verifiably fulfils all criteria of the definition of a cryptocurrency,\" it said in a recent statement given to The Missing Cryptoqueen, a BBC podcast.\n\nIt added: \"Our partners, our customers and our lawyers are fighting successfully proceedings against OneCoin. We are sure that the vision of a new system on the basis of a financial revolution will be established.\"\n\nJournalist Jamie Batlett has been investigating OneCoin for a BBC podcast series\n\nThe BBC podcast has been documenting the search for Dr Ruja Ignatova, another of the co-founders and the original public face of OneCoin.\n\nThe ex-McKinsey consultant had appeared at numerous events and on social media to promote the scheme.\n\nBut she disappeared from view around October 2017 and there has not been a confirmed sighting since.\n• None The mystery of the disappearing 'Cryptoqueen'", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nParties should not use the NHS as \"a political weapon\" in the election campaign, health service bosses say.\n\nNHS Providers chief Chris Hopson said \"over-dramatising NHS difficulties\" or making \"disingenuous\" funding claims did the service \"no favours\".\n\nBoth the Tories and Labour are vowing to spend billions to improve care.\n\nBut Mr Hopson, who acts for health trust leaders in England, urged parties not to make \"empty promises\" or create \"unrealistic expectations\".\n\nThe long-term future of the NHS and social care is likely to be a key battleground in the run-up to the 12 December election.\n\nThe Tories are expected to trumpet extra spending on the health service in England, including a £2.7bn investment for six hospitals over five years and £100m for a further 34 hospitals to start developing future projects.\n\nThis is on top of an extra £20bn in funding agreed by Theresa May's government up to 2023.\n\nLabour argues the NHS is reeling from the tightest funding squeeze in modern history since 2010, which it says has left nearly four and half million people waiting for treatment and seen thousands of cancelled operations last year.\n\nJeremy Corbyn has said he will end austerity in the NHS via a \"proper funding settlement\", with the exact details to be announced ahead of the launch of the party's manifesto.\n\nMr Hopson called for a \"proper, mature, evidence-based\" debate on what the NHS needs.\n\n\"Let's not resort to the cheap political slogans and skimming across the top which is what we've seen over the last four or five elections,\" he told the BBC's Today programme.\n\nWriting on the Times website, he said it was understandable that during election campaigns politicians should \"cast themselves as champions and defenders of the NHS\".\n\nHowever, he warned \"it becomes counter-productive when the NHS is used as a political weapon\" - something he said leaders in the health service were worried was already starting to happen in this campaign.\n\nIt is unrealistic to expect the parties to dial down their highly-charged debates on the subject.\n\nBut NHS Providers argues that already things are getting out of hand with signs that the NHS is being \"weaponised\".\n\nUnderlying all this is a warning that the NHS in England cannot seem to keep up with growing demand for care, which is \"particularly worrying\" with winter looming.\n\nHospital chiefs are known to be concerned that there was intense pressure in recent weeks before winter had really set in. How that pressure develops before polling day could be a major issue in this campaign.\n\nWhile there were areas where \"the NHS is falling short\", he said \"over-dramatising or distorting the difficulties for political ends will do nothing to help those frontline staff who are working flat out for patients\".\n\nAnd Carrie MacEwen, from the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, said undeliverable promises \"simply set up the NHS to fail\".\n\n\"The NHS's role is to manage the health of the nation, not to be used as a tool to swing voters in a three-way marginal,\" she told the Times. \"Our fear is in these febrile times we will see irrational, undeliverable promises or even outright lies.\"\n\nLabour's shadow chancellor John McDonnell said he agreed that the NHS \"shouldn't be weaponised\" during the election campaign but voters deserved an \"honest debate about it.\"\n\nSpeaking after a visit to Unison headquarters to meet NHS staff, he also repeated that under a Labour government, the health service would be \"brought back in house\" when privatised contracts \"come to an end\".\n\nThe Tories have repudiated Labour claims that privatisation has exploded in recent years, pointing to figures showing the total number of private contracts has remained static at 7% in the past four years.\n\nHealth Secretary Matt Hancock accused Labour of peddling \"scare stories\" to try and win votes because they have \"nothing positive to offer\".\n\n\"These stories worry some of the most vulnerable people in the country, who the Labour Party used to say they represented,\" he said in a video message on Twitter. \"It is only with the Conservatives, with our strong support for the economy, that we can make sure the health service is always there for you and your family.\"\n\nBut former Conservative health secretary Stephen Dorrell, who is standing as a Lib Dem candidate in the election, said both the main parties were driven by ideology when it came to the issue.\n\nThe NHS, he told the BBC Radio 4's World at One, was a \"perfect example of a place where our economy works best when the public and private work together\".\n\nDo you have any other questions about the election in the UK?\n\nIn some cases your question will be published, displaying your name and location as you provide it, unless you state otherwise. Your contact details will never be published. Please ensure you have read the terms and conditions.\n\nUse this form to ask your question:\n\nIf you are reading this page and can't see the form you will need to visit the mobile version of the BBC website to submit your question.", "Miss Millane had been travelling alone in New Zealand\n\nA jury has been sworn in for the trial of a man accused of murdering a British backpacker.\n\nGrace Millane, 22, was last seen in central Auckland, New Zealand, on 1 December last year, before her body was found in bushland a week later.\n\nA 27-year-old local man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has denied her murder.\n\nThe Auckland High Court trial is scheduled to last up to five weeks.\n\nMiss Millane's death prompted an outpouring of public grief in New Zealand with the country's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern apologising to her family.\n\nShe had been travelling alone in New Zealand for two weeks, following a six-week group trip through South America.\n\nThe family of Miss Millane, from Wickford, Essex, became concerned for the University of Lincoln graduate after she failed to respond to birthday messages on 2 December.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "A red panda that escaped from a wildlife park on the Isle of Man has been recaptured after being spotted up a tree in a garden.\n\n\"Kush\" went missing from Curraghs Wildlife Park three weeks ago, after a tree fell across his enclosure.\n\nThe panda is now being checked over in the park's hospital unit before being returned to its home.\n\nGeneral manager Kathleen Graham said staff were \"really relieved\" the search had ended positively.\n\nA live trap had been set and a drone was also used to locate the animal, which was eventually spotted in the garden of a home about a mile away in Tholt-y-Will, Sulby.\n\nThe seven-year-old mammal \"might have lost a bit of weight\" but otherwise \"looks quite healthy,\" Mrs Graham said.\n\nIt took staff \"about an hour\" to capture the animal with a net before he was taken back to the park in a box.\n\nSince the escape, tree branches that looked in danger of breaking in the red panda enclosure had been removed, Mrs Graham said.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "McDonald's has fired its chief executive Steve Easterbrook after he had a relationship with an employee.\n\nThe US fast food giant said the relationship was consensual, but Mr Easterbrook had \"violated company policy\" and shown \"poor judgement\".\n\nThe British businessman, who earned nearly $16m (£12.3m) last year, is due to receive 26 weeks of pay.\n\nThe full value of the deal was not clear. He is also eligible for a bonus, if the firm hits its performance goals.\n\nBloomberg estimated that he will leave with more than $37m, the bulk of which includes previously granted shares.\n\nIn exchange, Mr Easterbrook has agreed not to work for a competitor for at least two years.\n\nIn an email to staff, Mr Easterbrook acknowledged the relationship and said it was a mistake.\n\n\"Given the values of the company, I agree with the board that it is time for me to move on,\" he said.\n\nThe company's top human resources officer has also left the company, McDonald's said.\n\nMr Easterbrook, 52, who is divorced, first worked for McDonald's in 1993 as a manager in London before working his way up the company.\n\nHe left in 2011 to become boss of Pizza Express and then Asian food chain Wagamama, before returning to McDonald's in 2013, eventually becoming its head in the UK and northern Europe.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nHe was appointed chief executive of McDonald's in 2015.\n\nMr Easterbrook is widely credited with revitalising the firm's menus and restaurants, by remodelling stores and using better ingredients. The value of its shares more than doubled during his tenure in the US.\n\nUnder his leadership, McDonald's also expanded its delivery and mobile payment options to emphasise convenience.\n\nThe fast food giant's board voted on Watford-born Mr Easterbrook's departure on Friday after a review. He has also stepped down as McDonald's president and member of the board.\n\nMcDonald's said it has longstanding rules against conflicts of interest.\n\nIt declined to provide further information about the person with whom Mr Easterbrook had the relationship, including whether the person was a direct report or remained employed by the company.\n\nEmployment lawyer Ruby Dinsmore, of Slater and Gordon, said it is now common for firms to have either outright bans on relationships, or to have notification clauses requiring individuals to disclose them.\n\nPotential conflicts of interest or litigation if a relationship turns sour were becoming a real risk for companies, she told the BBC.\n\n\"Some people may view this an an invasion of privacy,\" she said. \"But businesses have their own interests to protect as well.\"\n\nIn the era of MeToo \"companies are very keen to be seem not only to have a policy for this type of situation, but also to be seen to be enforcing it at all levels,\" she said.\n\nThe company has been criticised over the amount it pays shop staff, and Mr Easterbrook faced scrutiny for his $15.9m pay packet in 2018, which included a roughly $1.3m base salary, as well as benefits and bonus.\n\nIt was 2,124 times the median employee salary of $7,473.\n\nHe will be replaced by Chris Kempczinski, most recently president of McDonald's USA, with immediate effect.\n\nIn a statement, Mr Kempczinski thanked Mr Easterbrook for his contributions, adding: \"Steve brought me into McDonald's and he was a patient and helpful mentor.\"\n\nLast year Intel boss Brian Krzanich stepped down for having a consensual relationship with an Intel employee, which was against company rules.\n\nHe had been in the post since May 2013.", "The deaths of 39 Vietnamese people in the back of a lorry in Essex should act as a \"wake-up call for the government\" over its migration policy, MPs say.\n\nA report from the Foreign Affairs Select Committee says the UK's policy of closing borders drives migrants into smugglers' hands.\n\nCommittee chair and Tory MP Tom Tugendhat said the UK should \"lead by example\" on the issue.\n\nThe government said tackling human trafficking is a \"major priority\".\n\nThe bodies of eight women and 31 men were found in a lorry trailer on an industrial estate in Grays on 23 October.\n\nMr Tugendhat, the MP for Tonbridge and Malling, said the incident had \"shocked us all\".\n\nHe said: \"The full story won't be clear for some time but this tragedy is not alone.\n\n\"Today, hundreds of families across the world are losing loved ones who felt driven to take the fatal gamble to entrust their lives to smugglers.\n\n\"This case should serve as a wake-up call to the Foreign Office and to government.\"\n\nMeanwhile, police investigating the lorry deaths in Nghe An province said eight people have been arrested in connection with people smuggling.\n\nThe committee's report says the human cost of so-called \"irregular\" migration - which takes place outside laws, regulations, and agreements - made international partnerships, including with the EU, \"essential\".\n\nIt found UK representatives \"have already ceased to attend EU-level meetings where irregular migration is discussed\".\n\nThe committee called on the government to \"urgently resume\" its attendance at the meetings during the delay to Brexit and to seek to attend them afterwards \"wherever it is possible\".\n\nDuring the 2015 refugee crisis, the UK received asylum applications from just 2% of the 1.4m people on the move.\n\nThe UK used two EU deals to keep numbers down: it opted out of an agreement to redistribute refugees and used another rule to send people to other states.\n\nIt has a seat in the EU's European Migrant Smuggling Centre, dedicated to gathering intelligence and catching the gangs - and has taken part in naval operations.\n\nBut after Brexit, nobody knows if the UK will be allowed to take part in any joint initiatives.\n\nWhen Helen Wheeler, a foreign office minister, was quizzed by MPs alongside her chief official on Mediterranean migration, she couldn't say if the UK had been at the EU's last key meeting on tackling illegal migration - it hadn't - or whether it would attend the next.\n\nThe report finds government agreements to limit irregular migration from certain countries, including Libya, Niger and Sudan, risk \"fuelling human rights abuses, and endorsing authoritarian regimes\".\n\nThe committee adds it is concerned by evidence of \"dire conditions\" for migrants in northern France, where many of those intending to reach the UK gather.\n\nIt says the government's focus on security at ports there \"has pushed migrants to take more dangerous routes\" to the UK.\n\nPham Thi Tra My and Nguyen Dinh Luon are feared to be among the lorry death victims\n\nOne witness tells the committee that enhanced security had led to an increase in people trying to get to Britain on small boats across the English Channel.\n\nThe committee also says the government should consider \"wider, interlinked factors\" driving irregular migration \"including climate change, conflict, repressive governance and corruption - rather than focusing narrowly on reducing the numbers reaching Europe's borders in the short term\".\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Calais migrants caught on camera trying to reach the UK - This video has no sound\n\nOther recommendations include the expansion of legal pathways to apply for asylum outside Europe.\n\nA government spokesperson said: \"Tackling the scourge of human trafficking at every stage of the migrant journey - overseas, at our borders and in the UK - is a major priority.\n\n\"The UK does this by addressing irregular migration, from reducing factors driving migration - conflict, instability and poverty - to strengthening border security and counter-trafficking operations.\n\n\"The UK government and law enforcement agencies work extensively with international partners, key transit countries, and the nations of origin to stand up to this global criminal industry that perpetuates human suffering.\"", "Mr Thomson has insisted the allegations were \"politically motivated smears\"\n\nScottish Conservative MP Ross Thomson is to stand down after being accused of sexually assaulting a Labour MP in a Commons bar.\n\nMr Thomson said he had made the \"hardest decision of my life\" not to contest the seat for Aberdeen South at the general election.\n\nLabour MP Paul Sweeney had said he reported Mr Thomson to Westminster's standards watchdog following the alleged incident last October.\n\nBut he said a number of \"anonymous and malicious allegations\" this year had made his life \"a living hell\".\n\nMr Thomson, 32, said: \"This is a political smear and I will continue to fight to clear my name. I will see this investigatory process through to a conclusion.\n\n\"I have suffered a level of personal abuse that has affected my health, my mental wellbeing and my staff. It has been a level of abuse that I never imagined possible.\"\n\nMr Sweeney said he was with a group of friends in the Commons bar when the incident happened\n\nHe added: \"I have therefore made the most difficult decision that I could ever make. I have decided that I will stand down as the Scottish Conservative and Unionist candidate for Aberdeen South.\"\n\nMr Sweeney, who is the MP for Glasgow North East, told the Scottish Mail on Sunday he was left feeling \"mortified\" by the alleged attack in the Strangers' Bar at Westminster.\n\nAccording to the paper, Mr Sweeney said he was \"paralysed\" with shock after Mr Thomson \"groped\" him in the bar.\n\nHe said the alleged incident took place in October 2018 after he had invited a group of his old Glasgow University friends for a tour of the Commons.\n\nThey later went to the Strangers' Bar for a drink where he claims they were interrupted by Mr Thomson, who was \"drunk to the point where he was barely able to stand up\".\n\nMr Thomson then allegedly grabbed at Mr Sweeney through his clothes.\n\nMr Sweeney said he repeatedly told Mr Thomson to stop touching him and asked him to leave.\n\nThe Labour MP said that he later asked for advice from the Women's Aid charity before approaching the Standards watchdog.\n\nA House of Commons spokeswoman said: \"Parliament's Independent Complaints and Grievances Scheme (ICGS) operates on the basis of absolute confidentiality.\n\n\"Therefore we cannot provide answers about any complaint that may or may not have been made.\"\n\nMr Thomson said dealing with the allegations had been \"nothing short of traumatic\"\n\nIn February, Mr Thomson was publicly accused of groping a man in the same Commons bar. The Tory MP also strongly denies any wrongdoing relating to that alleged incident.\n\nMr Sweeney said he was finally speaking out in public more than a year after the alleged assault because the investigations had \"barely progressed\".\n\nA spokesman for the MP said: \"This assault, which took place last October, was reported to the appropriate authorities after similar but entirely separate allegations were made by other men against Ross Thomson in February.\n\n\"Thomson's denials today fly in the face of what was witnessed by other MPs and visitors and show him to be utterly unrepentant.\"\n\nMr Thomson had issued a statement on Twitter on Sunday morning in which he strenuously denied Mr Sweeney's allegations, but insisted he would be a Tory candidate in the 12 December general election.\n\nHowever, he later confirmed he was standing down from the job he \"loved more than any other\".\n\nMr Thomson, who has been an MP since 2017, said: \"I always believed politics was about noble pursuits and doing what you believed to be best for your country.\n\n\"My experience is that our politics is now so poisonous that we will never attract good, honest and decent people in the first place.\n\n\"This has been without doubt the hardest decision of my life. I remain confident that the ongoing parliamentary standards process will find in my favour, and that these baseless claims will be shown up for what they are.\n\n\"As I have already said I will continue to explore all options available to me in response to the defamatory and damaging allegations made by Mr Sweeney.\"", "Baby goods retailer Mothercare has said it plans to call in administrators to the troubled firm's UK business, putting 2,500 jobs at risk.\n\nMothercare said its 79 UK stores were \"not capable\" of achieving a sufficient level of profitability and that so far it had failed to find a buyer.\n\nIt said its stores would continue to trade as normal for the time being.\n\nAnalysts said Mothercare had been slow to adapt to competition from rivals and the switch to online retailing.\n\nMothercare has already gone through a rescue deal, known as a company voluntary arrangement (CVA). This is an insolvency process that allows a business to reach an agreement with its creditors to pay off all or part of its debts. The process enabled the chain to shut 55 shops.\n\nThe firm said the decision to appoint administrators was \"a necessary step in the restructuring and refinancing\" of the group.\n\n\"Plans are well advanced and being finalised for execution imminently. A further announcement will be made in due course,\" it said.\n\nAisa Kara said Mothercare's online offering was not as strong as competitors\n\nAisa Kara's parenting journey started in Mothercare when she used its Babybond ultrasound scanning service.\n\n\"I was so anxious waiting for my 12-week scan, and I don't think either of us could believe it was actually happening, so we booked our private appointment,\" she said.\n\n\"Everything was OK and we viewed a heartbeat, so we left elated, and as it was in Mothercare we got to buy our first item of baby clothing at the same time.\n\n\"We bought all our nursery items and pushchair from there, and my daughter and son have been dressed in Mothercare almost exclusively.\n\n\"The baby clothing is beautiful and I love the vintage styles. My only complaint is that the online experience isn't as good as you would have expected from a company trying to keep up with the market.\"\n\nDave Gill, national officer at the shopworkers' union Usdaw, said: \"Usdaw is providing our members in Mothercare with the support, representation and advice they need at this difficult and uncertain time.\n\n\"We will urge the administrators to treat the staff with dignity and respect, keep them fully informed through the administration process, do everything possible to save jobs and keep as many stores open as possible and prioritise stabilising the business to provide a more certain future.\"\n\nIt is understood Mothercare is in advanced talks to move its pension schemes from its British operations over to its international parent company which remains profitable.\n\nAs first reported by Sky, the aim is to stop the schemes being placed in the Pension Protection Fund, which would likely result in cuts for members.\n\nThe company operates in more than 40 overseas territories, which are not subject to administration.\n\nIn the financial year to March 2019, Mothercare's international business generated profits of £28.3m, whereas the UK retail operations lost £36.3m.\n\nIn its heyday, Mothercare had hundreds of stores. It was the go-to place for new parents. But it failed to keep up with our changing shopping habits. Mothercare's UK arm has been loss-making for years. One big reason is there's so much more competition these days.\n\nFrom Zara and H&M to the major supermarkets, there are no shortages of places to buy children's clothing and often at cheaper prices. And then there's online, with the likes of Amazon who are able to deliver basic kit to your doorstep within hours of ordering. It has all eaten into Mothercare's market share.\n\nTruth is, this is a business that's been losing money for a very long time. Last year's CVA wasn't enough to turn things around. Mothercare ran out of time and money to try to revive its fortunes.\n\nMothercare's move comes as High Street retailers continue to face tough times amid a squeeze on consumers' income, the growth of online shopping and the rising costs of staff, rents and business rates.\n\nRetail analyst Steve Dresser told the BBC that like collapsed travel firm Thomas Cook, Mothercare had failed to adapt to the world of online retail.\n\n\"They got very used to fat margins and a way of trading that's store-based,\" he said.\n\nHowever, the firm had also lost its way on the High Street, with poor store environments that deterred customers. Ultimately, he said, people did not think of Mothercare first when it came to buying baby goods: \"I think you would be hard-pressed to know what the brand stands for.\"\n\nJulie Palmer, partner at Begbies Traynor, said Mothercare had become \"a byword for trouble on the High Street\", demonstrating \"the failure of well-established brands to stay afloat\".\n\nShe added: \"Other retailers, particularly those who have also previously filed for CVAs, will be concerned that these restructuring plans haven't succeeded and a more radical approach may be required in order to survive.\"\n\nRichard Lim, boss of independent research consultancy Retail Economics, said: \"This is perhaps one of the most highly anticipated collapses on the High Street... the cost-cutting operation and disposal of assets have not gone far enough to revive plummeting profits.\n\n\"Years of underinvestment in the online business and its inability to differentiate itself as a specialist for young families and expectant parents has been the root of its seemingly inevitable downfall. As competition has become fiercer they have been beaten on price, convenience and the overall customer experience.\"", "British nationals are among 33 people injured after a bus travelling from Paris to London overturned in northern France.\n\nFour people were seriously injured and 29 others wounded when the FlixBus coach toppled at an exit near Amiens on the A1 motorway on Sunday morning.\n\nNorthern Ireland couple Jamie Kerr and Gemma Given, both 20, were treated in hospital for head and hand injuries.\n\nEight other Britons were on board, alongside passengers from nine nations.\n\nPolice had previously said there were 11 people from the UK on the coach.\n\nThe Foreign Office said three Britons remained in hospital.\n\nJamie's father John Kerr told BBC News: \"It was a pretty traumatic end to a Halloween weekend.\"\n\nHis son, a student at Glasgow University, had called on Sunday morning to say he and his girlfriend, Ms Given, were involved in the crash, which took place at around 11:00 GMT, but were not badly injured.\n\nIt is understood Ms Given, a student at Brighton University, had her bag taken for examination by police because a passenger who was seriously injured had been lying on it.\n\n\"That brought home to me how close they were to being seriously injured,\" said John Kerr.\n\nHe said the couple were offered a bus back to the UK but said they would make their own way home.\n\n\"I feel a bit more could have been done for them,\" he said.\n\n\"They'll learn a lot from all of this but I'm expecting an emotional response when they get home and it all hits them.\"\n\nThe Foreign Office said it was in contact with French authorities. \"We will do all we can to assist any British people who need our help,\" a spokeswoman said.\n\nThe British embassy in France confirmed British nationals were involved in the incident.\n\nThe coach was also carrying 11 people from France, five from the US, two from Romania, and one each from Spain, Australia, Mauritius, Japan and Sri Lanka. They were taken to local hospitals.\n\nLocal police tweeted they had sent all state services to the scene, while firefighters urged motorists to avoid the area.\n\nIn a statement, FlixBus said there were 32 passengers and one bus driver on board.\n\nA spokesman said: \"FlixBus is in close contact with the relevant authorities in order to determine the exact cause of the accident and to ensure all passengers receive appropriate support.\n\n\"An emergency phone number is available for the passengers and their relatives.\"\n\nThose concerned about loved ones are asked to call 0080030013730.\n\nLast month, another FlixBus coach crashed near Narbonne, in south-west France, killing one person and injuring several others, according to local media.", "Lewis Hamilton sealed his sixth world drivers' title with second place in the United States Grand Prix.\n\nHe becomes the second most successful Formula 1 driver of all time, one championship behind Michael Schumacher.\n\nHamilton failed in a valiant attempt to win the race by trying a different strategy to Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas, but that did not matter such was his points advantage.\n\nThe Briton held off Max Verstappen for second as Bottas won in Austin.\n\nHamilton had said before the race that he was not thinking of sealing the championship in Texas, only of winning the race, and he drove with the fierce competitive instinct that has defined his season and career.\n• None Is Hamilton already the greatest?\n• None How well do you know the six-time world champion?\n\nHis decision to run long, do a single pit stop and try to hold off his rivals at the end did not quite work out - Bottas passed him with three laps to go - but it was a drive befitting the towering achievement he was to secure at the end of the race.\n\nHamilton's sixth title has also moved him clear of the legendary Argentine Juan Manuel Fangio.\n\n\"It's just overwhelming,\" he said. \"It was such a tough race. Yesterday was a tough day. I really just wanted recover and deliver the one-two. I didn't think the one-stop was going to be possible. I am filled with so much emotion. It is an honour to be up there with those greats.\n\n\"My dad told me when I was six or seven years old to never give up. I was hopeful I might be able to win but I didn't have it in the tyres.\"\n\nAsked what he could go on to achieve in his career, Hamilton said: \"I don't know about championships but as an athlete I feel fresh as can be. We won't let up, we'll keep pushing.\"\n\nHamilton has secured the championship with 10 victories out of the 19 races held so far this season, with two remaining in Brazil and Abu Dhabi.\n\nStarting fifth on the grid after a poor qualifying session, Hamilton passed Ferrari's Charles Leclerc for fourth at the first corner, and then made a brilliant overtaking move on the other Ferrari of Sebastian Vettel around the outside of Turn Eight, to run third behind Bottas and Verstappen at the end of the first lap.\n\nVictory seemed at least a possibility for Hamilton, even given Mercedes' usual approach of favouring the lead driver to ensure a race victory.\n\nAnd Hamilton decided to give it a go by staying out when Red Bull pitted Verstappen on lap 13, and Mercedes followed suit with Bottas a lap later to retain the lead, their stops locking both into a two-stop strategy.\n\nHamilton's task was now to run as long as possible on his tyres before his single stop and hope to have enough life left in his tyres when he rejoined to be able to defend.\n\nHamilton stopped finally on lap 24, giving him 32 laps to make it to the end on a set of hard tyres on a day when the rubber was wearing at a much higher rate than expected.\n\nBottas made his second stop on lap 25, one after Verstappen, and rejoined six seconds behind Hamilton, a gap he had 20 laps to recover.\n\nIt looked as if it would be easy, but Hamilton drove with control and skill to limit his losses, and it was not until the last five laps that Bottas was with his team-mate.\n\nOne passing attempt at Turn 12 failed on lap 51, when Hamilton ran Bottas wide on his outside.\n\nBut a lap later, after Hamilton had been delayed by lapping Pierre Gasly's Toro Rosso, Bottas used the DRS overtaking aid to ease past on the long back straight.\n\nHamilton's hopes of victory were gone, but the title was still secure, and he had four laps left to defend against Verstappen, which he managed to do with help from a yellow flag that forced Verstappen to slow down, as the Red Bull finished on his tail.\n\nFerrari's Charles Leclerc took a lonely fourth, the Italian car a long way off the pace, while Vettel retired from seventh place, after a sticky opening to the race, with a suspension failure after just eight laps.\n\nRed Bull's Alex Albon recovered from a first-lap pit stop following a clash with McLaren's Carlos Sainz at the first corner to take fifth, ahead of Renault's Daniel Ricciardo, McLaren's Lando Norris and Sainz.\n\nWhat they said\n\nBottas, who went into the race with the faintest hopes of keeping the championship alive for another race, said: \"Obviously big congrats to him. I personally failed with my target this year but he deserved it this year. He had some season.\"\n\nVerstappen added: \"Very impressive. what else to say? He is doing phenomenally. He has a great team behind him. I just hope we can challenge them next year.\"\n\nWhat happens next?\n\nBrazil in two weeks' time. A historic race track in a fervent atmosphere and an edgy city. Nothing at stake, just a battle for honour.", "Air quality in Delhi has deteriorated into the \"hazardous\" category\n\nAir pollution in the north of India has \"reached unbearable levels,\" the capital Delhi's Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal says.\n\nIn many areas of Delhi air quality deteriorated into the \"hazardous\" category, with the potential to cause respiratory illnesses.\n\nLow visibility caused more than 30 flights to be diverted on Sunday.\n\nRules have now gone into effect allowing only cars with odd or even number plates to drive on given days.\n\nThe initiative is aimed at getting more vehicles off the road in an effort to curb air pollution.\n\nOnly cars with odd or even number plates can drive on given days in a bid to reduce pollution\n\nSchools in Delhi have been ordered to close until Tuesday, and construction has been halted.\n\nDelhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain advised the city's residents to \"avoid outdoor physical activities, especially during morning and late evening hours\".\n\nThe advisory also said people should wear anti-pollution masks, avoid polluted areas and keep doors and windows closed.\n\nA major factor behind the high pollution levels at this time of year is farmers in neighbouring states burning crop stubble to clear their fields.\n\nPolice are wearing face masks to protect themselves from the toxic smog\n\nThis creates a lethal cocktail of particulate matter, carbon dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and sulphur dioxide - all worsened by fireworks set off during the Hindu festival Diwali a week ago.\n\nVehicle fumes, construction and industrial emissions have also contributed to the smog.\n\nIndians are hoping that scattered rainfall over the coming week will wash away the pollutants but this is not due until Thursday.\n\nLevels of dangerous particles in the air - known as PM2.5 - are far higher than recommended and about seven times higher than in the Chinese capital Beijing.\n\nAn Indian health ministry official said the city's pollution monitors did not have enough digits to accurately record pollution levels, which he called a \"disaster\".\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nFive million masks were handed out in schools on Friday as officials declared a public health emergency and Mr Kejriwal likened the city to a \"gas chamber\".\n\nThe World Health Organization (WHO) says a third of deaths from stroke, lung cancer and heart disease are due to air pollution.\n\n\"This is having an equivalent effect to that of smoking tobacco,\" the WHO says on its website.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nMr Kejriwal's most recent comments are unlikely to please government officials, reports the BBC's South Asia regional editor Jill McGivering. She said Indian politicians were blaming each other for the conditions.\n\nOn Sunday young people in Delhi came out to protest and demand action.\n\n\"You can obviously see how terrible it is and it's actually scary you can't see things in front of you,\" said Jaivipra.\n\nShe said she wanted long-term and sustainable anti-pollution measures put in place.\n\n\"We are concerned about our futures and about our health but we are also fighting this on behalf of the children and the elderly who bear the biggest brunt of the problem here,\" she said.\n\nSome ministers have sparked controversy on social media by suggesting light-hearted measures to stay healthy.\n\nHarsh Vardhan, the union minister for health and family welfare, urged people to eat carrots to protect against \"night blindness\" and \"other pollution-related harm to health\".\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nMeanwhile, Prakash Javadekar, the minister of the environment, suggested that you should \"start your day with music\", adding a link to a \"scintillating thematic composition\".\n\n\"Is that the reason you have turned deaf ears to our plight on pollution?\" one Twitter user responded. \"Seems you are too busy hearing music that you are not able to hear us!\"", "Labour MP Sir Lindsay Hoyle was regarded as the frontrunner for the role\n\n\"A kind of embodiment of the British constitution,\" one Westminster savant told me, the sort of politician who has been marinated in parliamentary practice so long they have an instinctive feel for its unwritten rules and unspoken conventions.\n\nTo him, Lindsay Hoyle is a classic example of the political operator turned constitutional fixture.\n\nHis father was an MP (and is now a Labour Peer) and he served as a councillor in his home seat of Chorley in Lancashire, becoming deputy leader, before moving to Parliament in 1997.\n\nThis is a man steeped in politics.\n\nAnd that shows through in other ways.\n\nHe is seen in the tea room as a strategic streetwise campaigner, who set his eyes on the prize he won today perhaps a decade ago, when he was one of the first three MPs to be elected as deputy Speaker.\n\n\"The by-ways of Lancashire are littered with the bodies of those who've underestimated Lindsay,\" one former parliamentary neighbour told me.\n\nThere is steel under the cheerful surface.\n\nThe succession to John Bercow had been a Westminster talking point for at least 18 months, and it was striking how cautious potential competitors were about showing their hand too soon, with Lindsay already spoken of as the commanding frontrunner in that race.\n\nWhen the election finally came, much later than many expected, he played a cautious hand - emphasising his record in the chair, for example during the terror attack on Westminster.\n\nHe has also been the point of contact for MPs concerned about security issues, for themselves, their staff and their families - a vital role in the current political climate.\n\nHis list of nominators was a careful cross-section of serious backbenchers - balanced on Brexit and on party factions, and on political generations.\n\nLindsay Hoyle with his array of animals, all named after politicians including Dennis and Patrick the cats, Gordon and Betty the dogs, parrot Boris, and tortoise Maggie\n\nHeading the list of nominators was Sir Charles Walker, vice chairman of the Conservative 1922 Committee, and one of those who dragged John Bercow to the chair (I'm told he won't be doing any dragging this time, though).\n\nSir Charles was talked of as a potential candidate himself, so it was quite a coup to have him front and centre, signalling seriousness of purpose and a dash of reform-mindedness to MPs.\n\nAs chairman of the Commons Procedure Committee, Mr Walker has a shopping list of changes he wants to implement, but he has also shown his disquiet at some of Speaker Bercow's recent rulings, so his support sends a nuanced message.\n\nWhat kind of Speaker will he be?\n\nSir Lindsay has taken the traditional route - serving since 2010 as a deputy, so MPs have had plenty of opportunities to observe his avuncular style, and, on occasion to contrast it favourably with Speaker Bercow's.\n\nAnd as the senior deputy, the Chairman of Ways and Means, he has a guaranteed spot in the limelight every year, chairing the Budget debates (this is a tradition going back to the Stuart kings, when the Speaker was seen as an agent of the Crown, while the deputy was chosen by MPs and therefore seen as more suited to chairing debates on taxation).\n\nHe also selects amendments to be considered when MPs sit as a Committee of the Whole House, as they did over the Early Election Bill, last week.\n\nHis decision to rule out amendments not strictly within the compass of the Bill bolstered his reputation as a straight shooter who was not keen on Bercow-esque stretching of the rules.\n\nIf there is to be change, the likelihood is that it will be by consensus, and probably with the stamp of approval of Sir Charles's committee.\n\nBut Mr Speaker Hoyle could find himself having to decide, in the heat of controversy, whether to allow some of his predecessor's innovations to continue; extra amendments to the address of thanks for the Queen's Speech (Speaker Bercow's 2013 decision to allow an extra amendment ratcheted up the Commons pressure for an EU referendum), amendments to Business of the House Motions and substantive emergency motions.\n\nThese all sound like technical in-house issues, but their impact on the politics of the last few years has been enormous.\n\nSome of these questions may not arise if there is a stable government majority to vote them down - but, especially if there is a hung Parliament, the new Speaker may have to decide whether to accept or reject some of the precedents that have been set in the last few years. And the consequences could be huge.\n\nEven if the next House of Commons has a majority, the chances are that it will not default back to its 2005 factory settings - and MPs will still expect plenty of urgent questions, emergency debates and chances to put their questions at PMQs, and a Speaker who seeks to erase the practice of the last decade may get some pushback.\n\nAnd MPs will also expect their Speaker to stand up to ministers where appropriate - which is a lot more difficult to do where the government has a majority.\n\nIn conducting debates, his put-downs and shuttings-up will be gentler, and the advice of the clerks - those priests of parliamentary practice - is more likely to be implemented.\n\nWith a demand for a kinder, gentler politics, this could help the Commons lead the way.", "Six of the nine MPs seeking to become Commons Speaker gave their views on the role\n\nWith the election for the next Speaker of the House of Commons due to happen next month, six of the candidates appeared at an Institute for Government event. Here's what they had to say.\n\nJohn Bercow wasn't there, but his influence was still heavily felt.\n\nSix of the nine candidates vying to replace him as Speaker sought to define themselves against the man who has held the job for 10 years.\n\nDuring the discussion, criticism of Mr Bercow's tenure ranged from the subtle to the blunt, with Conservative MP Shailesh Vara labelling him \"a verbal playground bully\".\n\n\"He demeans colleagues. He insults them. That cannot continue,\" he said\n\nAnd Labour's Chris Bryant said he would bring an end to \"long lectures from the chair\".\n\nMr Bercow is standing down on 31 October. MPs will elect his replacement on 4 November.\n\nOne of his current deputies, Dame Eleanor Laing, did not explicitly attack Mr Bercow's manner but said: \"You don't need to be rude to exert discipline.\" She added: \"The Speaker needs to exert authority with kindness.\"\n\nWhile Conservative Sir Henry Bellingham praised what Mr Bercow had done for backbench MPs, he said a good Speaker should be like \"a good umpire - he should not grandstand\".\n\nHe also suggested it would be a good thing if the public did not know the name of the Speaker, in contrast to the massive media and social media interest in Mr Bercow.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. John Bercow's most memorable moments as Speaker of the House\n\nCandidates were also asked how they would change the culture of the House of Commons, including making its members more diverse and the building more accessible.\n\nLabour's Meg Hillier lamented the lack of formal advice for MPs going on maternity leave and described Parliament's provisions for breastfeeding and expectant mothers as \"barely legal\".\n\nShe also called for MPs to get training in how to manage their staff, telling the audience she had heard \"horror stories\" about how some employees had been treated.\n\nFormer deputy Labour Party leader Harriet Harman is one of nine candidates hoping to replace Mr Bercow\n\nAnd Labour's Harriet Harman said Parliament should have modern employment practices such as bereavement leave.\n\n\"You have to be in touch with where the public is going,\" she said.\n\nMr Bryant said he would tackle the unpredictably of the timing of votes, highlighting the difficulty it placed on MPs with caring duties.\n\nMr Vara told the audience that he had come to England as an immigrant at the age of four without being able to speak any English. He said he wanted to send a message to children of any background that \"if that bloke Vara can make it, then I can\".\n\nIn September, Mr Bercow was criticised for allowing a controversial procedure which gave MPs control of the parliamentary agenda in order to pass a bill aimed at blocking a no-deal Brexit.\n\nAsked if they would have done the same, Mr Bryant, Ms Harman and Ms Hillier all said yes, while Sir Henry and Mr Vara said no.\n\nDame Eleanor - who is currently a deputy Speaker - instead heaved a sigh, at which point Ms Harman suggested it was \"not fair to ask her\" the question as she still worked with Mr Bercow.\n\nDame Eleanor said she had sympathy for \"the difficult decision\" Mr Bercow had to make.\n\nUnusually for a political hustings, the B-word was hardly mentioned.\n\nHowever, Mr Bryant did admit that \"one of the good reasons for standing as Speaker [a politically neutral role] is that you never have to have a view on Brexit again\".\n\nThe nine candidates bidding to replace Mr Bercow as Commons Speaker are:", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Strictly Come Dancing professionals Johannes and Graziano dance together\n\nStrictly star Johannes Radebe says he feels accepted for the first time in his life after he made history on the show by dancing with another man.\n\nJohannes Radebe and fellow professional Graziano di Prima performed together to Emeli Sande's Shine on Sunday's Strictly Come Dancing results show.\n\nViewers said they were moved to tears as the series made history with its first individual same-sex dance.\n\nOne tweeted that she felt her \"heart was going to burst.\"\n\nFormer Strictly winner Joe McFadden congratulated the show for the move.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by Joe McFadden This article contains content provided by Twitter. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nSome viewers found it an emotional moment.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post 3 by p This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nJohannes, who was eliminated from the competition last weekend along with his celebrity partner Catherine Tyldesley, told Hello! magazine: \"I've never felt so liberated. For the first time in my life, I feel accepted for who I am. That says so much about the people of this country.\n\n\"To be able to dance with a friend I respect and adore is joyous. There's bromance galore between us, but there were no male and female roles, just free movement. It was beautiful, classy and elegant.\"\n\nJohannes posted his delight at the performance on Instagram, as did Graziano on Twitter.\n\nThis Instagram post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Instagram The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip instagram post by johannesradebe This article contains content provided by Instagram. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Meta’s Instagram cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nBut some viewers suggested ratings could drop as a result of the inclusion of same-sex dancing.\n\nSeveral readers contacted BBC News to say they would stop watching Strictly if same-sex couples became a regular feature of the show.\n\nFormer Strictly professional Robin Windsor referred to the negative comments in his tweet but encouraged viewers to just \"enjoy the artistry\".\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post 5 by Robin Windsor This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nStrictly has yet to feature a same-sex competing pair but Dancing on Ice has paired H from Steps with professional skater Matt Evers in the next series of the ITV show early next year.\n\nRadebe, who is gay, has previously discussed the homophobic bullying he received as a child.\n\nDi Prima is in a heterosexual relationship and proposed to his girlfriend Giada Lini live on stage earlier this year.\n\nFollow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.", "Why Are The Police Putting Down Their Guns?\n\nHundreds of firearms officers hand in their permits to carry weapons.", "The NHS in Scotland is to receive £10m to help cope with the \"particular pressures\" of winter, the health secretary has announced.\n\nJeane Freeman said the money would go to health boards and the ambulance service to ensure they were \"well prepared\" for the coming months.\n\nThe money will be spent on staffing and efforts to tackle bed blocking.\n\nIt comes as Labour's Richard Leonard accused Scottish ministers of \"failing to plan for the future of the NHS\".\n\nWatchdogs last month warned Scotland's NHS was \"seriously struggling to become financially sustainable\".\n\nScotland's largest health board, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, will receive the biggest share of the cash, almost £2.14m, with NHS Lothian in line to receive more than £1.4m.\n\nMs Freeman said the funding would help ensure those who were well enough to leave hospital could be discharged at weekends and over holiday periods.\n\nShe added: \"Winter creates particular pressures on our health and social care system, so it's important that we are well prepared.\"\n\nJeane Freeman said the money would support boards as well as health and social care services\n\nShe said the money would support boards as well as health and social care services.\n\nSpeaking ahead of a visit to Monklands Hospital in North Lanarkshire, Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard accused the Scottish government of being \"asleep at the wheel\" when it came to the management of the health service.\n\nThe Central Scotland MSP will highlight what he describes as a \"catalogue of missed targets that ministers have set for themselves\".\n\nHe will say: \"Be in no doubt: you cannot trust the Tories with our NHS - they opposed its creation, and they are intent on destroying it once and for all if we leave the EU.\n\n\"Be in no doubt: you cannot trust the SNP with our NHS - they have mismanaged it for over a decade. The SNP is asleep at the wheel as our health service faces its biggest danger since it was created.\"\n\nBoris Johnson has made a number of NHS spending pledges for the rest of the UK since becoming prime minister which, if enacted, would result in additional funding for services in Scotland.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Gerti Qamili was challenged after the secret filming\n\nHundreds of London minicab drivers may be working fraudulently after buying qualifications, the BBC has found.\n\nDrivers must sit mandatory exams to get a licence. But a BBC undercover investigation has exposed colleges cheating the required tests.\n\nTransport for London (TfL) said it would immediately investigate at least 1,667 applications in light of the evidence.\n\nTfL, the licensing authority, said it was \"deeply concerned\" by the findings.\n\nThe growth in taxi booking firms such as Uber have seen the number of private hire vehicle licences in use that were issued in the capital surge by 86% between 2011 and 2018, from 61,200 to 113,645.\n\nUnder the cab application process, along with a criminal record check and medical test, drivers must sit a topographical exam and an English test at one of eight official TfL testing centres.\n\nEvidence of these exams can also be accepted via other qualifications including BTecs, which are usually taken at private colleges and centres.\n\nThe qualification can be used to gain a minicab licence from many councils across the UK.\n\nOne of these colleges, Vista Training Solutions in Newham, east London, offered to take the tests for several BBC researchers for £500 per BTec.\n\nAt a mandatory English and maths assessment answers were read out to eight candidates taking the BTec fraudulently.\n\nRegisters were falsified before the online BTec exam was taken by the managers on the candidates' behalf.\n\nThe researcher, who had neither attended any classes nor completed an exam, received a BTec level two certificate in Introduction to the Role of the Professional Taxi and Private Hire Driver.\n\nAnother undercover BBC researcher, who had also done nothing other than pay, subsequently received a certificate stating he had passed his BTec level two.\n\nVista was one of the several centres the BBC heard was facilitating fraudulently obtained qualifications.\n\nDuring undercover filming Gerti Qamili, a college manager, bragged he had helped \"over 300 students\" fraudulently achieve the qualification.\n\nThe scam had been successfully winning licences from TfL for more than two years, Mr Qamili said.\n\nHe warned the researchers \"not to tell anyone that someone does the test for you\".\n\nVista Training Solutions has received more than £1.5m since 2018 for apprenticeships.\n\nOfsted singled out the college for \"ensuring that the training meets the needs of the industry\" in a monitoring report in December last year.\n\nAbdalla Jamac was filmed handing out answers to a test during undercover filming at Vista Training Solutions\n\nCaroline Pidgeon, deputy chair of London's Transport Committee, said: \"Passengers are getting into those vehicles, and they need to know they're safe.\n\n\"To hear parts of that (qualifications) are being forged around London, that's not right, that's really worrying and TfL need to get a grip on this.\"\n\nHelen Chapman, a director at TfL, said: \"It is deeply concerning to learn that some colleges or schools could be illegally providing certificates.\n\n\"We will support the relevant authorities with any wider investigations into these organisations. We will take immediate action against any driver identified as fraudulently obtaining a licence.\"\n\nTfL said all new applications in which the topographical test had been taken at a private college rather than at one of its eight official examination centres had now been put on hold.\n\nThe Mayor of London Sadiq Khan whose office oversees TfL said: \"This was a very serious breach.\"\n\nHe added that TfL would be working with the police to investigate any rules that had been broken.\n\n\"The reason why it's so serious is because we know that in the past there have been examples of serious criminal offences committed,\" he added.\n\nVista Training Solutions said it was shocked by the allegations, which it said would be a violation of its policies, as well as a crime. It added it would be launching its own internal investigation.\n\nMr Qamili and Abdalla Jamac, who the company claimed were responsible for the BTec level two taxi course, are no longer working at Vista.\n\nBoth were contacted by the BBC but refused to comment.\n\nThis story will be featured on BBC London TV News and Inside Out on BBC One in London on Monday 4 November at 19:30 GMT and afterwards on the iPlayer.", "Pham Thi Tra My and Nguyen Dinh Luong's families are concerned they may be among the victims\n\nEight suspects have been held in Vietnam after 39 people were found dead in a lorry in Essex.\n\nThe arrests came as a team of Vietnamese officials arrived in Britain to help formally identify the 31 men and eight women.\n\nThe suspects are being held in relation to people smuggling offences, the director of police in the Nghe An province in north-central Vietnam said.\n\nTwo people were arrested in the Ha Tinh province of Vietnam last week.\n\nThe victims were discovered in a refrigerated lorry trailer on an industrial estate in Grays on 23 October.\n\nOn Friday, Essex Police said all 39 people were believed to be Vietnamese.\n\nThe force initially said it believed they were Chinese.\n\nA service was held for the victims in east London on Saturday evening\n\nEssex Police said it was now in \"direct contact with a number of families in Vietnam and the UK\" and the Vietnamese Government.\n\nA spokeswoman for the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs called the incident a \"serious humanitarian tragedy\".\n\nPost-mortem examinations are being carried out on the victims to establish the cause of their deaths.\n\nMore than 100 people attended a service for the victims at the Church of the Holy Name and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in east London on Saturday evening.\n\nThe driver of the lorry, Maurice Robinson, from Northern Ireland, appeared in court last week charged with a string of offences, including 39 counts of manslaughter.\n\nExtradition proceedings have also begun against 22-year-old Eamonn Harrison, who was arrested in Dublin on a European Arrest Warrant.\n\nPolice are also seeking two brothers from Northern Ireland, Ronan and Christopher Hughes, who are wanted on suspicion of manslaughter and people trafficking.\n\nThe bodies were discovered in the lorry trailer in the early hours of 23 October\n\nThis article was based on public announcements and appeals made by Essex Police at the relevant time. Christopher Hughes denies any involvement in these offences and Essex Police has since confirmed no further action will be taken against him. Since the publication of this article, his older brother, Ronan Hughes, 41, and Maurice Robinson, 26, both of County Armagh, have pleaded guilty to manslaughter. On 21 December 2020, the Crown Court, sitting at the Old Bailey, found Eamonn Harrison, 24 of Newry, County Down, and Gheorghe Nica, 43 of Basildon, Essex, guilty of manslaughter and Christopher Kennedy, 24, of County Armagh, and Valentin Calota 38, of Birmingham, guilty of conspiring to assist illegal immigration. Alexandru-Ovidiu Hanga, 28, of Tilbury, Essex, and Gazmir Nuzi, 43, of Tottenham, north London, admitted assisting unlawful immigration. All defendants were sentenced in January 2021.\n\nDo you have any information about the incident? Get in touch by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk.\n\nPlease include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. You can also contact us in the following ways:\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Fierce fires have burned thousands of acres of California\n\nUS President Donald Trump has threatened to cut federal funding for the wildfires sweeping California, in a Twitter spat with the state's governor.\n\nNearly 100,000 acres have been destroyed by wildfires in recent weeks, and thousands have been forced from their homes.\n\nMr Trump blamed Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, saying he had done a \"terrible job of forest management\".\n\nSeveral of this year's major wildfires have burned in unforested areas.\n\n\"Every year, as the fire's (sic) rage & California burns, it is the same thing - and then he comes to the Federal Government for $$$ help. No more. Get your act together Governor,\" Mr Trump wrote on Twitter.\n\nMr Newsom, who has been highly critical of Mr Trump's environmental policies, responded: \"You don't believe in climate change. You are excused from this conversation.\"\n\nIncreased temperatures due to global warming are causing huge wildfires in California, according to a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.\n\nDrier, warmer conditions lead to vegetation drying out and becoming more flammable.\n\nPresident Trump made a similar threat to cut federal aid in 2018, when the most deadly fire in California's history killed 86 people.\n\nIn California, 57% of forested areas are managed by federal agencies such as the US Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management and the National Park Service.\n\nIn 2018, the state requested $72 million (£55.6 million) in reimbursements from the US Forest Service, with $9 million (£7 million) of that money withheld, the Los Angeles Times reports.\n\nFirefighters have contained about half of the Maria Fire, the major blaze in southern California.\n\nThe fire, which broke out on Thursday, has burned more than 9,400 acres, the Ventura County Fire Department said on Sunday.\n\nThe largest blaze, the Kincade Fire in Sonoma County, was 76% contained on Sunday after burning nearly 80,000 acres since it started on 23 October, officials said.\n\nAll evacuation orders were lifted on Saturday.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Smoke from Kincade Fire seen from space", "The vehicle smashed into a building on Burnage Lane on Sunday night\n\nA teenage boy has died after a car involved in a police pursuit crashed into a building.\n\nOfficers tried and failed to stop a Ford Fusion on Burnage Lane in Burnage, Greater Manchester, at about 21:25 GMT on Sunday.\n\nTwo people in the car were taken to hospital with injuries believed to be life-threatening and one, thought to be a boy in his late teens, has died.\n\nThe other person remains in hospital for treatment, police said.\n\nThe crash has been referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct\n\nGreater Manchester Police said the case had been referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct.\n\nDet Ch Supt Jon Chadwick said: \"I would like to extend our sincere condolences to the family of the person who has passed away following the collision in Burnage last night.\n\n\"The response to the incident is still ongoing and there are a number of road closures in place in the nearby area, with the scene likely to remain for some time.\"\n\nOfficers tried and failed to stop a Ford Fusion before it crashed\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Renowned Irish broadcaster Gay Byrne has died at the age of 85.\n\nA broadcasting giant in the Republic of Ireland, he hosted the Late Late Show for more than 30 years on the country's national broadcaster RTÉ.\n\nMajor figures from entertainment and politics paid tribute to him after his death on Monday after a long illness.\n\nIrish President Michael D Higgins said Byrne was a \"man of great charisma\", had compassion in abundance and a \"sense of what was just\".\n\nRTÉ's director general Dee Forbes described him as an exceptional broadcaster with a \"unique and groundbreaking style\".\n\n\"He not only defined generations but he deftly arbitrated the growth and development of a nation,\" she said.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\n\"Ireland grew up under Gay Byrne and we will never see his like again.\"\n\nHis wife Kathleen and their daughters Crona and Suzy said he died at home surrounded by his family.\n\n\"We wish to thank everybody for their love and support during Gay's illness, particularly the wonderful teams in the Mater Hospital, St Francis Hospice and the Irish Cancer Society,\" they said.\n\nGay Byrne interviewed Sinn Féin's Gerry Adams on the Late Late Show in 1994\n\nGay Byrne, or Gaybo as he was almost universally known, was the leading Irish broadcaster of his era.\n\nAs anchor of the Late Late Show, he steered the audience through the highs and lows of Irish life.\n\nFrom Ballybunion to Buncrana, he was a familiar and controversial face on Irish screens every Friday night, presiding over the shifting moods of the country.\n\nRead more: The leading Irish broadcaster of his era\n\nByrne hosted the Late Late Show - which combined light entertainment and current affairs - in a relaxed but intelligent manner.\n\nThe show embraced discussion about divorce, abortion and sexuality, which were regarded as controversial subjects in Ireland at the time.\n\nIt made headlines with highlights such as a 1993 interview with Annie Murphy, who had a child with the former Bishop of Galway Eamon Casey.\n\nByrne's wife Kathleen Watkins - pictured with him in 2015 - said he died surrounded by his family\n\nIn 1992, the then Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Brooke fell foul of the show when he was coaxed into singing Oh My Darling Clementine on a day when seven Protestant workmen were killed in an IRA bomb.\n\nByrne also fronted a long-running radio show that was first known as the Gay Byrne Hour and later the Gay Byrne Show.\n\nHe also presented the Rose of Tralee pageant, the Housewife of the Year competition and a range of special programmes.\n\nHe presented his final daily radio show in 1998 and his last Late Late Show the following summer.\n\nEarly in his career he also worked for Granada Television and the BBC.\n\nPresident Higgins said Mr Byrne's work \"shone a light not only on the bright but also the dark sides of Irish life\".\n\n\"[He helped] shape our conscience, our self-image and our idea of who we might be,\" added the president.\n\nSome of Byrne's fellow broadcasters took to social media to pay tribute to him.\n\nGraham Norton, the Irish presenter who hosts TV and radio shows for the BBC, said Byrne \"showed us all how it should be done\".\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by graham norton This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nIrish comedian and presenter Dara Ó Briain tweeted that Byrne had lived an \"enormous life\".\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post 2 by Dara Ó Briain This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nPresenter Eamonn Holmes, from Northern Ireland, called him \"the broadcaster we all wanted to be\".\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post 3 by Eamonn Holmes This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nByrne was described as Ireland's greatest broadcaster by the ITV presenter Piers Morgan.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post 4 by Piers Morgan This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nThe Irish former Manchester United and Aston Villa footballer Paul McGrath, who was interviewed by Byrne, said the presenter had been \"so kind to me\".\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post 5 by Paul McGrath This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nTaoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Leo Varadkar said Byrne \"changed Ireland for the better\".\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post 6 by Leo Varadkar This article contains content provided by Twitter. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nDublin's lord mayor said a book of condolence would open on Tuesday to allow people to send their sympathies to Byrne's family.\n\nIn spite of his considerable success, Byrne faced financial problems after his pension was wiped out during the Irish recession.\n\nA dispute between a financial fund and his family partnership was settled in court last year.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nRap star Krept says he nearly lost his life after being attacked backstage at a BBC Radio 1Xtra gig in Birmingham.\n\nThe star, whose real name is Casyo Johnson, was left with slash wounds in the leg and neck after the incident.\n\n\"I got a report back saying if [the blade] was a millimetre deeper, it could have been fatal,\" he told the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme.\n\n\"I'm just grateful to even be here. It could have been a lot worse,\" he added. \"Thank God.\"\n\nThe star is one half of the grime duo Krept & Konan. They had been due to perform at 1Xtra Live at the Birmingham Arena on 5 October; but the concert was called off after the violence.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nThe stars subsequently postponed their tour to allow Krept to recover, but the 29-year-old said he wouldn't let the injury affect their career.\n\n\"I'm fine, I'm good,\" he said. \"I'm still going to get on with it... We're still going to do positive things and let people know that, no matter what happens, you can get through it.\"\n\nThe duo appeared on the Victoria Derbyshire programme to discuss their new album, Revenge Is Sweet.\n\nIt's a record that showcases their breadth and versatility, from the bristling confidence of the opening track, Goat Level, to the cathartic closer, Broski - a tribute to their friend and business partner, Nash Chagonda, who tragically took his own life last year.\n\nThe duo said the song was written to \"change the perspective\" on mental health.\n\n\"I feel like a lot of people suffer from it, but they keep it to themselves,\" said Konan, whose real name is Karl Wilson.\n\n\"A lot of people aren't confident to reach out and talk about what they're going through. So if you're listening to our music and you hear us talking about it, maybe it'll make you think, 'The people I look up to are talking about it, so I don't [need to] feel scared'.\"\n\n\"We have to spread this message and let people know it's OK to talk,\" added Krept.\n\n\"Let people know. There's someone in your life that's definitely willing to help. Nobody wants anybody to commit suicide.\"\n\nKrept and Konan say Drill can provide young people with a route out of violence\n\nThe band were dealt a second blow earlier this year, when Krept's cousin Blaine Johnson was killed in a car accident while travelling to a gig in Staffordshire.\n\nBlaine, who was 28, performed under the name Cadet, and had just scored his first Top 20 single before he died.\n\n\"We was inseparable, we grew up together, we had the same dream of making music,\" said Konan. \"It was very hard to get through it.\"\n\n\"We have a group chat and we used to banter every day. And now they [Nash and Blaine] are not here, but you go in the group chat and their names are still in the group chat and it feels so weird.\"\n\nHe said losing two of his closest friends had overshadowed the making of his own record, but the band resolved to be positive.\n\n\"We said, 'We are going to keep his name alive and we're gonna do this for him and continue his dream. And that is what motivated us to get through to finishing the album.\"\n\nThe band hit the headlines earlier this year with the release of a short film, Ban Drill, that argued against a police initiative that requires social media companies to delete drill videos that are found to encourage violence.\n\n\"If it is inciting or glamorising violence, then we think they have a social responsibility to work with us to take those videos down,\" Met Commissioner Cressida Dick explained.\n\nKrept and Konan said that logic was \"just lazy,\" and failed to tackle \"the actual root\" of violence in deprived areas of London.\n\nIn response, the duo have set up the Positive Direction Foundation, which provides after-school activities in an effort for teenagers.\n\n\"We've gone to the heart of where everything's happening,\" said Konan. \"We've gone to the kids, and tried to help them, give them something to do after school and distract them from that kind of life.\"\n\n\"When we was getting in trouble when we was younger, what would have happened if they'd banned our music?\" added Krept. \"We wouldn't be here, setting up foundations, changing our lives, changing our perspectives.\n\n\"You've got to take people out of these situations to change their situation.\n\n\"We want to get to the actual root of what the issue is, rather than just saying just 'ban the music'.\"\n\nFollow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.", "Figures from a BBC News investigation suggest that young people are increasingly going missing from unregulated homes that provide support to over 16 year-olds.\n\nResponses from councils to freedom of information requests by the BBC indicate that the number of times those in care or who have recently left care have gone missing has more than doubled in the last three years in England and Wales.\n\nThe BBC has also learned that more than 60 children were found by councils to have been sexually assaulted and exploited while missing from unregulated homes.\n\nThe Department for Education declined to be interviewed but says it is trying to improve how local areas respond when a child in care goes missing.", "Protesters have been erecting burning barricades across Baghdad\n\nProtesters have blocked the main thoroughfares in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, as mass anti-government protests continue.\n\nDemonstrators were seen parking cars across key junctions of the city as police looked on without intervening.\n\nSince 1 October, tens of thousands of people have taken part in two waves of protests to demand more jobs, an end to corruption, and better services.\n\nMore than 250 have been killed in clashes with security forces.\n\nLast week, Iraqi President Barham Saleh said Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi would resign if political parties could agree on his replacement.\n\nOn Sunday, protesters shut down the main roads of the capital. They continued to defy a curfew introduced in late October.\n\nProtesters have been erecting barricades to block traffic in Baghdad\n\nThe epicentre of the unrest has been Baghdad's central Tahrir Square\n\nStudents staged sit-ins at their schools and government offices were closed on the first day of the working week in the Muslim nation.\n\n\"We decided to cut the roads as a message to the government that we will keep protesting until the corrupt people and thieves are kicked out and the regime falls,\" Tahseen Nasser, a 25-year-old protester, was quoted as saying by the AFP news agency.\n\n\"We're not allowing government workers to reach their offices, just those in humanitarian fields,\" he said.\n\nAlaa Wissam, a 25-year-old architect, said young people were heading to the square to volunteer their help. \"This thing will help young people to have a role in the change that is happening,\" she said.\n\nRiot police deployed along the bridges fired tear gas at protesters. Amnesty International has criticised Iraqi forces for using two types of military-grade tear gas canisters that have pierced protesters' skulls and lungs.\n\nThe Iraqi High Commission for Human Rights said that Siba al-Mahdawi, an activist and doctor who provided medical care to protesters, was abducted on Saturday night by an unknown group. The Commission called on the government to reveal her whereabouts.\n\nThe epicentre of the unrest has been Baghdad's central Tahrir Square. Protesters there have been attempting to cross a nearby bridge to the fortified Green Zone, which houses government buildings and foreign embassies.\n\nSimilar protests have taken place in the city of Kut, south-east of Baghdad. Many government offices and schools were shut on Sunday in a number of cities and towns further south.\n\nMr Abdul Mahdi, a veteran Shia Islamist politician with a background in economics, became prime minister just over a year ago, promising reforms that have not materialised.\n\nOn 1 October, young Iraqis angered by his failure to tackle high unemployment, endemic corruption and poor public services took to the streets of Baghdad for the first time.\n\nThe protests escalated and spread across the country after security personnel responded with deadly force.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. How tuk-tuks are saving lives in the Iraq protests\n\nAfter the first wave of protests, which lasted six days and saw 149 civilians killed, Mr Abdul Mahdi promised to reshuffle his cabinet, cut the salaries of high-ranking officials, and announced schemes to reduce youth unemployment.\n\nBut the protesters said their demands had not been met and returned to the streets in late October.", "The former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has warned that current tension between Russia and the West is putting the world in \"colossal danger\" due to the threat from nuclear weapons.\n\nIn an interview with the BBC's Steve Rosenberg, former President Gorbachev called for all countries to declare that nuclear weapons should be destroyed.", "Sadly, this case of a doctored video shows that what matters for an effective social media strategy is not accuracy, but noise.\n\nThe Conservatives’ video will have induced in many viewers a false impression of what Sir Keir Starmer said. Their defence, that it was edited for time and effect, and the jaunty music shows it to be clearly satirical in nature, rubs up against the fact that it was in a basic sense misleading.\n\nBut the fact the Conservative Party’s press office, having received enquiries, then released a further attack on Sir Keir, shows why this minor saga will be chalked up as a success.\n\nBy highlighting the original misrepresentation, journalists merely draw attention to it. In an age of media consumption when our attention is finite, and fought over by the world’s most powerful companies, what matters is briefly capturing enough voters’ minds for long enough to convey the impression that Labour is in a pickle over Brexit.\n\nOf course, everything about this minor affair shows a world in which campaigning isn’t about civilised debate, nuance, policy or argument. It’s about the digital blitzkrieg, and who has the most brutal weaponry. In social media elections, might is right.", "The elderly campaigner was canvassing with a walking stick on Parkstone Crescent in the village of Hellaby, Rotherham\n\nA 72-year-old party election campaigner has been attacked and injured while going house-to-house.\n\nThe man, who uses a walking stick, was initially taken to hospital with a suspected broken jaw, South Yorkshire Police said.\n\nSophie Wilson, Labour's candidate in Rother Valley, said it was \"a completely unacceptable and vicious act\".\n\nA man has been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm.\n\nThe 51-year-old remained in custody, the force said.\n\nOfficers said they were called out just after 16:00 GMT on Sunday to Parkstone Crescent, Hellaby, Rotherham.\n\nPosting on Facebook shortly afterwards, Ms Wilson said: \"I am sad to report that one of our members... was assaulted while out campaigning today.\"\n\nShe said he was \"doing well and in good spirits\" when she visited him in hospital.\n\n\"He will not let this get him down,\" she said.\n\nThe campaigner was understood to be \"back out knocking on doors\" on Monday, a Labour Party spokesman said.\n\nThe other candidates standing in Rother Valley are:\n\nFollow BBC Yorkshire on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Send your story ideas to yorkslincs.news@bbc.co.uk.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. During a demo for the new Tesla 'Cybertruck', Elon Musk had an embarrassing moment\n\nElon Musk has revealed why the windows of Tesla's Cybertruck broke during an embarrassing launch incident.\n\nHe blamed the mishap on the order in which a demonstration had taken place.\n\nThe vehicle was first struck with a sledgehammer in what appeared to be a successful demonstration of its armour body's strength.\n\nBut this had caused an unseen crack, Mr Musk revealed, which had subsequently led to the windows smashing when they had been hit with a steel ball.\n\nThe futuristic vehicle was unveiled on Thursday in Hawthorne, California, where its stainless steel, angular design drew a mixed response from the audience.\n\nResponding to a fan on Twitter, Mr Musk said the incident could have been easily avoided.\n\n\"Sledgehammer impact on door cracked the base of the glass, which is why the steel ball didn't bounce off,\" he wrote.\n\n\"Should have done steel ball on window, then sledgehammer the door. Next time.\"\n\nOver the weekend, Mr Musk tweeted footage of an earlier demonstration, carried out behind the scenes moments before the launch, showing the windows withstanding the impact of the steel ball.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by Elon Musk This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nDespite the awkward mishap, Tesla announced it had received more than 200,000 \"orders\" for its Cybertruck following the demonstration. The firm is charging $100 to reserve the vehicle, but the sum is refundable if the customer later changes their mind.\n\nThe success of the launch event has caused some speculation on social media the incident, viewed millions of times online, had been orchestrated to go viral.\n\n\"It's hard to say if that one infamous moment is why Tesla has been able to get 200,000 deposits on the Cybertruck but all the extra attention certainly didn't hurt,\" said Jessica Caldwell, from vehicle marketplace Edmunds.\n\n\"Moments like that are why Tesla has such a passionate fan base: while most executives are always hyper-rehearsed and polished, Elon Musk has never been afraid to show his human side, for better or worse.\n\n\"Tesla's fans are notorious for giving the company the benefit of the doubt and assume the technology will be sorted out by the time the truck actually goes on sale.\"", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nA builder and a shop worker have been named as the winners of a £105m EuroMillions jackpot.\n\nSteve Thomson, 42, and his wife Lenka, 41, from West Sussex, were the sixth jackpot prize winners in the UK this year, operator Camelot said.\n\nTheir ticket won £105,100,701.90 on 19 November, the 25th anniversary of the National Lottery's first draw.\n\nMr Thomson said when he realised he had won that he felt he was \"on the verge of having a heart attack\".\n\nThe winning numbers picked were 8, 10, 15, 30 and 42, with 4 and 6 selected for the Lucky Star numbers.\n\nThe couple said they went to work after finding out about their win\n\nAs he was handed the cheque at the official presentation of the couple's winnings, Mr Thomson said: \"I think that's mine.\"\n\nHe also said the couple had made no big purchases yet, although he admitted he had bought a new shirt and had a haircut.\n\nMr Thomson, from Selsey, said: \"I started shaking a lot. I knew it was a really big win but didn't know what to do. I think I was on the verge of having a heart attack.\"\n\nHe said he would not be giving up his job straight away.\n\n\"Once I am over the shock I will need to keep doing something,\" he said.\n\n\"I am not the type just to sit still. My business partner knows that if he needs a hand, I'll be there.\"\n\nHe added he will complete all of his outstanding jobs fitting windows and conservatories.\n\nMr Thomson said both he and his wife went to work after finding out they had won.\n\nHe said he ended up painting a ceiling.\n\nThe couple said they plan to stay in the Selsey area and will be sharing the money with friends and family, as well as \"doing things for the community\".\n\nMr Thomson added that his family will not be cooking their Christmas dinner this year.\n\nThe couple say they will be sharing their winnings with friends and family\n\nHe said he decided to go public so he did not have to hide.\n\n\"I am not going to flutter it away, at the end of the day I am still Steve,\" he said.\n\n\"I do not want to change, we are just financially better off.\"\n\nMr Thomson said his family were looking forward to a \"good Christmas\".\n\n\"I am not cooking. Mum is not cooking. Lenka is not cooking,\" he added.\n\n\"It's so much money, I still can't get my head around it.\"\n\nSteve Thomson says he will keep working and is \"not the type to sit still\"\n\nMrs Thomson, a shop worker originally from Slovakia, said: \"It's life-changing for the family. It's so emotional.\"\n\nBefore the £170m jackpot, the biggest UK winners were a couple from Largs in North Ayrshire, Scotland, who won £161m in July 2011.", "Ephraim Mirvis urged people to vote \"with their conscience\"\n\nThe chief rabbi has strongly criticised Labour, claiming the party is not doing enough to root out anti-Jewish racism - and asked people to \"vote with their conscience\" in the general election.\n\nIn the Times, Ephraim Mirvis said \"a new poison - sanctioned from the very top - has taken root\" in the party.\n\nLabour's claim it had investigated all cases of anti-Semitism in its ranks was a \"mendacious fiction\", he added.\n\nBut Jeremy Corbyn said the party had taken \"rapid and effective\" action.\n\nAt the launch of the party's \"race and faith manifesto\", the Labour leader said anti-Jewish racism was \"vile and wrong\" and would not be tolerated in any form under a future Labour government.\n\nHe said internal processes for dealing with anti-Semitism cases were \"constantly under review\" and his door would be open to Rabbi Mirvis and other faith leaders to discuss their concerns if he entered Downing Street.\n\nLabour has been beset by allegations of anti-Semitism for more than three years, leading to the suspension of a number of high-profile figures such as Ken Livingstone and Chris Williamson, and an unprecedented investigation by the Equality and Human Rights Commission.\n\nA number of prominent Jewish Labour politicians, including Luciana Berger and Louise Ellman, have quit the party after being the subject of anti-Semitic abuse on social media while others have accused Mr Corbyn of personally endorsing anti-Semitic tropes and imagery.\n\nIn his article, the Orthodox chief rabbi of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - who is the spiritual leader of the United Synagogue, the largest umbrella group of Jewish communities in the country - says raising his concerns \"ranks among the most painful moments I have experienced since taking office\".\n\nBut he claims \"the overwhelming majority of British Jews are gripped by anxiety\" at the prospect of a Labour victory in 12 December's general election.\n\nHe writes: \"The way in which the leadership of the Labour Party has dealt with anti-Jewish racism is incompatible with the British values of which we are so proud - of dignity and respect for all people.\n\n\"It has left many decent Labour members and parliamentarians, both Jewish and non-Jewish, ashamed of what has transpired.\"\n\nHe adds that it was \"not my place to tell any person how they should vote\" but he urged the public to \"vote with their conscience\".\n\nThe chief rabbi claimed the response of Labour's leadership to threats against parliamentarians, members and staff has been \"utterly inadequate\" and said it \"can no longer claim to be the party of equality and anti-racism\".\n\nMike Katz, the chair of the Jewish Labour Movement group which is officially affiliated to the party, said the chief rabbi was \"absolutely right\" and there had been a failure of leadership over anti-Semitism in Labour.\n\nThe Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, said the chief rabbi's \"unprecedented\" intervention \"ought to alert us to the deep sense of insecurity and fear felt by many British Jews\".\n\nIn a statement, he said everyone should be able to \"live in accordance with their beliefs and freely express their culture and faith\".\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nThe Labour peer Lord Dubs, the child refugee campaigner who fled Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia in the 1930s, said he regretted some of the language Mr Corbyn had used in the past about Israel and the fact he had met with groups who denied its right to exist.\n\nBut he told BBC Radio 4's Today these episodes were \"quite a long time ago\" and had to be seen \"in the context\" of Mr Corbyn's support for peace in the Middle East.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\n\"I think things have happened under his leadership which should have been stopped way back,\" he added. \"I believe the Labour party is moving forward. It is not good enough what has happened in the past.\"\n\nThis is a sweeping and unequivocal condemnation of Labour's leadership, its treatment of Jewish parliamentarians and its handling of allegations of anti-Semitism.\n\nIt's also highly unusual for such an intervention by the leader of a religious denomination during a general election campaign. The chief rabbi has pastoral oversight for a large proportion of people who identify as Jewish in the United Kingdom.\n\nLast week, the Archbishops of Canterbury and York appealed to voters and politicians to \"honour the truth\" and \"challenge falsehoods\" but there was no specific criticism of individual candidates nor their party leaders.\n\nBut the chief rabbi's article asks if Jeremy Corbyn is fit for high office and calls on voters to consider what the result of this election \"will say about the moral compass of this country?\"\n\nLast year, three Jewish newspapers, - The Jewish Chronicle, The Jewish News and The Jewish Telegraph - published exactly the same front cover on 25 July - arguing that a Labour government under the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn would prove \"an existential threat\" to British Jewry.\n\nThe chief rabbi, in this highly critical column, is saying much the same.\n\nThe Labour leader faced criticism from Jewish groups when he said in last week's general election ITV leader's debate that the party had \"investigated every single case\" raised by complainants.\n\nThe chief rabbi takes issue with Mr Corbyn's claim, citing figures from the Jewish Labour Movement of \"at least 130 outstanding cases\".\n\nAt an event in Tottenham, north London, the Labour leader did not directly address the number of outstanding cases but defended the party's disciplinary processes as being \"rapid and effective\".\n\n\"Anti-Semitism in any form is vile and wrong, it is an evil within our society,\" he said.\n\n\"There is no place whatsoever for anti-Semitism in any shape or form or in any place whatsoever in modern and Britain and under a Labour government it will not be tolerated in any form whatsoever.\"\n\nHe added: \"In government our door will be open to all faith leaders. Chief Rabbi welcome. Archbishop of Canterbury welcome. Those from the Hindu community are all very welcome.\"\n\nSouth-African born Rabbi Mirvis became chief rabbi in 2013. In a Facebook post in July, he congratulated Boris Johnson on his election as Conservative leader, describing the new prime minister as a \"long-standing friend and champion of the Jewish community\".\n\nAccording to the British Board of Deputies, there are between 260,000 and 300,000 Jews in England and Wales. Around half belong to the Central Orthodox denomination which includes the United Synagogue, led by the chief rabbi.\n\nMeasures to combat anti-Semitism were among a number of policies unveiled by the party, including:\n\nThe Muslim Council of Britain, which has repeatedly criticised the Conservatives for failing to address anti-Muslim prejudice amongst their members, said not enough was being done to tackle racism \"whether from the left or the right\".\n\nIt said British Muslims would \"agree on the importance of voting with their conscience\".", "Twitter said the accounts would start being deactivated from 11 December\n\nTwitter will begin deleting accounts that have been inactive for more than six months, unless they log in before an 11 December deadline.\n\nThe cull will include users who stopped posting to the site because they died - unless someone with that person's account details is able to log-in.\n\nIt is the first time Twitter has removed inactive accounts on such a large scale.\n\nThe site said it was because users who do not log-in were unable to agree to its updated privacy policies.\n\nA spokeswoman also said it would improve credibility by removing dormant accounts from people's follower counts, something which may give a user an undue sense of importance. The first batch of deleted accounts will involve those registered outside of the US.\n\nThe firm bases inactivity on whether or not a person has logged in at least once in the past six months. Twitter said the effort is not, as had been suggested by some users on the network, an attempt to free up usernames.\n\nThat said, previously unavailable usernames will start coming up for grabs after the 11 December cut-off - though Twitter said it would be a gradual process, beginning with users outside of the US.\n\nIn future, the firm said it would also look at accounts where people have logged in but don't \"do anything\" on the platform. A spokeswoman would not elaborate, other to say that the firm uses many signals to determine genuine human users - not just whether they interact with, or post, tweets.\n\nThe site has sent out emails to users of accounts that will be affected by the deletions. The firm would not say how many current accounts fit the criteria, although it is expected to be in the many millions. It will send out more notice closures closer to the deadline.\n\nThe cull will not affect Twitter's reported user numbers, as the firm bases its usage level only on users who log-in at least once a day. According to its latest earnings report, from September, Twitter has 145m \"monetisable\" daily active users (users who come into contact with Twitter's advertising on a daily basis).\n\n\"As part of our commitment to serve the public conversation, we’re working to clean up inactive accounts to present more accurate, credible information people can trust across Twitter,\" the firm said about the upcoming account removals.\n\n\"Part of this effort is encouraging people to actively log-in and use Twitter when they register an account, as stated in our inactive accounts policy.”\n\nIt means users who have died will have their accounts removed unless a loved one or other person is already in possession of their log-in details, and is able to sign in and accept Twitter's latest privacy policy.\n\nTwitter's current policy offers only deactivation of a dead person's account once a trusted third-party - a parent, for example - has proven their identity. However, the policy states that in no circumstances would Twitter grant access to the account, which would prevent deletion.\n\nThe firm does not, unlike Facebook, offer a \"memorialisation\" option that freezes the account in place and disallows new interactions - a measure to prevent abuse.\n\nSince inactivity is based on logging in, not posting, bot accounts - such as those which automatically tweet news or alerts - would also come under the cull if the account owners do not log-in before the December deadline. So too would accounts set up specifically as an archive, such as @POTUS44, a collection of all the tweets made by President Barack Obama while in office.\n\nDo you have more information about this or any other technology story? You can reach Dave directly and securely through encrypted messaging app Signal on: +1 (628) 400-7370", "Blue Story is the tale of two friends who become rivals\n\nA cinema chain has reversed its decision to pull the film Blue Story after a brawl.\n\nShowcase said it had reinstated screenings of the film on Monday night after \"careful consideration\".\n\nIt comes after youths, some armed with machetes, sparked a police operation at Vue's multiplex cinema at Star City in Birmingham.\n\nA ban is still in place at Vue cinemas' 91 UK and Ireland venues, it said, after multiple \"significant incidents\".\n\nThe move has prompted a backlash on social media with some labelling the ban as \"racist\".\n\nCinema firm Showcase had initially stopped showing the film, but reinstated screenings on Monday night after \"careful consideration and discussions with the distributor\".\n\n\"We have come up with a plan to reinstate screenings of the film supported with increased security protocols and will be doing so from this evening,\" it said.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by Rapman This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nFive teenagers, including a 13-year-old girl, were arrested in connection with the disturbance, which involved up to 100 young people in a public area of the multiplex, on Saturday night.\n\nIn a statement, Vue said the film opened in 60 of its sites across the UK and Ireland on Friday.\n\n\"But during the first 24 hours of the film over 25 significant incidents were reported and escalated to senior management in 16 separate cinemas,\" it said.\n\n\"This is the biggest number we have ever seen for any film in a such a short time frame.\"\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Several arrests were made at a multiplex in Birmingham on Saturday (Courtesy Rachael Allison)\n\nA spokeswoman for Vue confirmed police had been called to some of the incidents, but could not confirm exactly how many times.\n\nThe chain has stressed the decision to pull the film was prompted only because of the risk of further violence.\n\nA spokeswoman for Vue said a \"significant incident\" was \"any incident that has a risk to audience members\", adding that they were awaiting clarification of the details of individual cases.\n\nThe Odeon chain says it is not withdrawing the film, but \"a number of security measures are in place\" for Blue Story screenings, though it refused to elaborate on what they are.\n\nIn Birmingham, a note on the door of the Odeon cinema at the Broadway Plaza said staff would be carrying out bag searches throughout the day.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Andrew Onwubolu, known as Rapman, wrote and directed the film Blue Story\n\nBlue Story's writer and director, Andrew Onwubolu known as Rapman, said Saturday's disturbance in Birmingham was \"truly unfortunate\".\n\nIn an Instagram post on Sunday, the rapper-turned-filmmaker wrote: \"Sending love to all those involved in yesterday's violence at Star City in Birmingham.\n\n\"It's truly unfortunate that a small group of people can ruin things for everybody.\n\n\"Blue Story is a film about love not violence.\"\n\nOn Monday, he tweeted: \"We lost nearly half of our screens on the third day but we still made history with £1.3m in 3 days. Blue Story is number three in the UK box office. Thank you.\"\n\nAn online petition calling for the film to be reinstated at Vue cinemas has attracted more than 13,000 signatures.\n\nThe film was released last Friday\n\nOn Saturday, West Midlands Police officers drew Tasers and used a dispersal order to clear the Star City venue.\n\nFootage from inside the multiplex appeared to show fights and people on the floor screaming.\n\nThe five teenagers - two girls aged 13 and 14 and three 14-year-old boys - have all now been bailed alongside a 19-year-old man.\n\nFour were held on suspicion of assaulting police and one of the boys was detained on suspicion of obstructing police.\n\nAnother of the boys was arrested on suspicion of violent disorder after an image circulated on social media showing a number of youths, with one carrying a machete.\n\nPolice were called to the complex, in Nechells, at about 17:30 GMT and cleared the area by 21:00. The officers hurt during the disorder suffered minor facial injuries.\n\nThe film focuses on two friends from different south London postcodes on rival sides of a street war.\n\nIt is rated 15 for strong language, strong violence, threat, sex and drug misuse.\n\nDistributor Paramount Pictures said it was \"saddened\" by events at Star City but said the movie had had an \"incredibly positive reaction and fantastic reviews\".\n\nIn Sheffield on Sunday evening, there was an increased police presence around Centertainment in Broughton Lane ahead of the showing of the film after disorder was reported outside the Cineworld within the complex on Saturday.\n\n\"Officers carried out patrols of the area to ensure everyone's safety,\" police said in a statement, adding that they would \"be liaising with Cineworld over the coming week to discuss further screenings of this film\".\n\nCineworld has confirmed that it will not be pulling the film.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Nicola Sturgeon says the timescale for an independent Scotland joining the EU would be “relatively quick\".\n\nAn independent Scotland could rejoin the EU on a \"relatively quick\" timescale, Nicola Sturgeon has said.\n\nThe Scottish first minister and SNP leader wants a new referendum on independence to be held in 2020, and is also opposed to the UK leaving the EU.\n\nShe told the BBC that Scotland would be \"seeking a way back in\" to the EU if Brexit happened.\n\nThe Conservatives have claimed that a Labour government backed by SNP votes would lead to two referendums in 2020.\n\nThe SNP leader was taking part in a special interview with Andrew Neil as part of the build-up to the snap general election on 12 December.\n\nOther party leaders are also set to be quizzed by Mr Neil, with Labour's Jeremy Corbyn to follow on Tuesday.\n\nMs Sturgeon has said her SNP MPs could potentially help to put Mr Corbyn in Downing Street in the event of a hung parliament, but said the Labour leader must first accept the \"fundamental principle\" that an independence referendum should be \"in Scotland's hands\".\n\nShe told Mr Neil that she would always back a new, UK-wide EU referendum but said there was \"no guarantee that fixes the problem for Scotland\", as \"we could end up with exactly the same result we had in 2016\" - with a majority in Scotland backing Remain, while the UK as a whole votes to Leave.\n\nNicola Sturgeon wants to hold a new Scottish independence referendum in 2020\n\nQuestioned about how swiftly an independent Scotland could re-enter the EU, Ms Sturgeon said she did not want to set out a \"specific timescale\", but said talks she had had previously meant she thought it would be \"relatively quick\".\n\nShe explained: \"We understand the conditions we would require to meet, and the discussions that would require to take place. But if we're in a position of Scotland being taken out of the European Union then we will be seeking a way back in.\"\n\nThe SNP currently plan to have Scotland continue to use the pound in the years immediately after independence, before establishing a new currency after a series of stringent economic tests are met.\n\nChallenged on whether Scotland could join the EU while using the currency of a non-member state, Ms Sturgeon said this was possible.\n\nShe said: \"We would be setting up a central bank, the infrastructure that is required for that, that is part of the discussion we would have with the EU, but it is not true to say we would have had to establish an independent currency before joining the European Union.\"\n\nThe MSP added: \"We would have a discussion with the EU about the journey an independent Scotland was on in terms of currency, and the accession if Scotland was already out of the EU to the point where we rejoined the EU.\n\n\"Scotland faces right now the uncertainty of being ripped out of the EU against our own will. It's not of our making. And we need to plot the best way forward for our country where we are in charge of the decision that we make.\"\n\nThe SNP's currency plan would see Scotland continue to use the pound in the years immediately after independence\n\nMs Sturgeon also said an independent Scotland would \"aspire to run a surplus\" through faster economic growth, which she said would be aided by remaining in or returning to the EU.\n\nPressed on trade friction if Scotland was inside the EU and the rest of the UK was not, Ms Sturgeon said it was \"a priority\" to ensure smooth movement of goods and services.\n\nShe said: \"We don't yet know what the UK's final relationship with the EU will be. Once we have clarity on that we have to understand the implications and set out clearly how we deal with those, in order to keep trade flowing between Scotland and England, which is in our interests and in the interests of the rest of the UK.\n\n\"It is also in our interests to stay in the single market, which is eight times the size of the UK market. The experience of Ireland, albeit at a different time in history, is when they combined independence with membership of the EU, their exports to the EU grew and they became more prosperous. That's the best of both worlds I believe Scotland can attain.\"\n\nMs Sturgeon also came under pressure on her domestic record on health which has seen Scotland's largest health board being placed in \"special measures\" and calls for her health secretary to resign.\n\nA recent report by Audit Scotland highlighted that just two out of eight key waiting time standards had been met and warned that the NHS in Scotland could face a £1.8bn shortfall in less than five years if it is not reformed.\n\nMs Sturgeon acknowledged there were problems, adding: \"All health services everywhere face these challenges. We are not immune from that but I believe we are doing the things that are required.\"\n\nThe Conservatives have said a Jeremy Corbyn government at Westminster - potentially supported on an issue-by-issue basis by the SNP - could lead to two referendums in 2020, on Brexit and independence.\n\nPrime Minister Boris Johnson said a \"coalition of chaos\" between the two parties would be a \"nightmare on Downing Street\".\n\nLaunching his party's manifesto, he \"confidently prophesised\" that in 10 years' time \"people will be passionately proud of their Scottish identity, and their Welsh and Northern Irish, and - yes - their English identity\".\n\nHe added: \"We will also all be a proud strong and whole United Kingdom, more united than ever, flying that red, white and blue union flag that represents the best of our values, from democracy and the rule of law.\"\n\nLabour meanwhile have said they would not back a new independence vote within the \"early years\" of a Corbyn-led administration at Westminster.\n\nScottish leader Richard Leonard told BBC Scotland on Monday that a request for a referendum \"would not be blocked\" by a UK Labour government if there was a pro-independence majority after the Holyrood elections in 2021.\n\nHowever, he said Labour would be seeking to win that election, and restated his opposition to independence.\n\nThe Scottish Lib Dems are opposed to both Brexit and independence, with campaign chairman and MSP Alex Cole-Hamilton saying the party is seeking to \"reclaim our lost heartlands\" in the Highlands and Fife while \"breaking new ground\" in areas like Edinburgh which recorded a heavy Remain vote in 2016.", "Indian doctors have removed a kidney weighing 7.4kg (16.3lbs) - as much as two newborn babies - from a patient.\n\nIt's believed to be the largest kidney ever removed in India - a kidney usually weighs between 120-150g.\n\nThe patient was suffering from a condition called Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease, which causes cysts to grow all over the organ.\n\nOne doctor involved in the operation said large kidneys were common in patients with the disease.\n\nHowever Dr Sachin Kathuria, from Sir Ganga Ram hospital in Delhi, said doctors generally would not remove the organ unless there were symptoms of infection and internal bleeding, as they were performing at least some filtering functions in the body.\n\n\"This patient had contracted a bad infection that was not responding to antibiotics, and the kidney's massive size was causing the patient breathing difficulties, so we had no choice but to remove it,\" he said.\n\nDr Kathuria added that doctors were expecting a large kidney when they operated, but the size of this organ had still surprised them.\n\n\"His other kidney is even bigger\", he told the BBC.\n\nHe said the heaviest kidney according to the Guinness World Records is 4.5kg, although urology journals had records of kidneys that were even heavier than this one. One from the US weighed 9kg while another from the Netherlands was 8.7kg.\n\nDr Kathuria said doctors had not decided whether to submit their findings to the Guinness commission as a world record, but they were \"considering it\".\n\nAccording to the NHS website, Polycystic kidney disease is a common hereditary condition, which causes problems when patients are between 30 and 60 years old.\n\nIt causes kidney function to deteriorate until it finally culminates in kidney failure.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Why foreigners are travelling to India for better healthcare", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nBoris Johnson has \"guaranteed\" there will not be a Scottish independence referendum if the Conservatives win the forthcoming general election.\n\nThe prime minister claimed Scotland had been \"paralysed\" by Nicola Sturgeon and the SNP over the past decade.\n\nAnd he pledged that any request to hold indyref2 would be rejected with \"no negotiation\".\n\nHe made the promise as he launched the Scottish Conservative manifesto ahead of the election on 12 December.\n\nSpeaking at the event in Inverkeithing, Mr Johnson ruled out allowing either a second Brexit vote or a fresh Scottish independence referendum if the Conservatives are forced to seek support from other parties to stay in power after the election.\n\nThe manifesto, entitled No To Indyref2, also outlines an oil and gas sector deal which the Conservatives say will help to protect more than 100,000 jobs in Scotland that rely on the industry.\n\nWriting in the foreword to the document, Mr Johnson argued that Scotland had been \"trapped like a lion in a cage\" for the past decade.\n\nAnd he said the country needed to move on from talk of a further referendum in order to \"restore confidence and certainty to businesses and families\" and to allow politicians to instead focus on improving public services.\n\nHe added: \"You have been paralysed by Nicola Sturgeon and the SNP who simply refuse to accept your decision to keep our United Kingdom together. And that is why this election is so essential.\n\n\"If the outcome of this election is a strong Conservative majority government, then I can guarantee that we will reject any request from the SNP government to hold an independence referendum. There will be no negotiation - we will mark that letter return to sender and be done with it.\n\n\"You already made your decision five years ago, when two million Scots said no to independence. Nicola Sturgeon promised you this was a once-in-a-generation decision and I will hold her to that.\"\n\nNicola Sturgeon argues that Scotland must have the right to determine its own future\n\nMr Johnson also insisted that Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was prepared to do a \"shady backroom deal with Nicola Sturgeon to get into government\" if there was a hung parliament after the election, and that \"the price of that deal will be an independence referendum in 2020\".\n\nAnd he claimed in his speech that he \"understood\" the SNP leader had confirmed in an interview with the BBC's Andrew Neil that she wanted an independent Scotland to \"rejoin the EU, to join the euro\".\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by Nicola Sturgeon This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nHowever, the SNP wants Scotland to continue using the pound in the years after independence before establishing its own separate currency, and Ms Sturgeon did not say during the interview that she wanted to join the euro.\n\nMs Sturgeon also told the interviewer that she was confident that an independent Scotland could rejoin the EU on a \"relatively quick\" timescale and insisted that it is \"not true to say we would have had to establish an independent currency before joining the European Union.\"\n\nMr Corbyn has repeatedly denied that he would offer a referendum in return for SNP support - but Ms Sturgeon, Scotland's first minister and the SNP leader, says he would have little choice if he wants to be prime minister.\n\nMs Sturgeon has said she wants to hold an independence referendum next year\n\nBut she has also said that the formal consent of the UK government would be needed to ensure its legality was \"beyond doubt\" - as was the case ahead of the 2014 referendum, when Scottish voters opted to remain in the UK by 55% to 45%.\n\nLabour has said it would not seek to block a second referendum if there is a pro-independence majority after the next Holyrood election in 2021.\n\nThe Liberal Democrats have proposed a federal United Kingdom, and have said they would not allow a second independence referendum during the next parliament.", "The traditional Christmas dinner is likely to make a bigger dent in your wallet this year, because supply issues have pushed up prices.\n\nFewer turkeys have been hatched this year after high summer temperatures reduced the number of eggs, according to business consultancy CGA.\n\nMeanwhile, wet weather and floods have hit supplies of vegetables such as Brussels sprouts and potatoes.\n\nIt said the risk was supermarkets could pass on the higher costs to consumers.\n\n\"Problems with production this year have accelerated inflation in the turkey market in particular,\" CGA said\n\nIt said some former turkey producers had got out of the business altogether, preferring to rear chickens instead.\n\n\"From a turkey perspective, the vast majority of sales take place over Christmas, which has caused producers to move to a more profitable alternative in chicken,\" said Fiona Speakman, CGA's client director for food and retail.\n\n\"This has been compounded by bad weather impacting egg yield, meaning that turkeys are at a premium,\" she told the BBC.\n\nPrices of Brussels sprouts are also rising\n\nChristmas ham is expected to be more expensive as well, because large numbers of pigs have been culled in an effort to halt the global spread of African Swine Fever.\n\n\"The pressure on supply means whole-pig prices rose by more than 10% between March and October,\" CGA said.\n\nCGA, in association with procurement firm Prestige Purchasing, monitors wholesale food prices by compiling a monthly Foodservice Price Index.\n\nIt says it has seen a \"relentless\" rise in food and drink inflation over the past three years.\n\nIn the past 12 months alone, it says food and drink prices have gone up by 6.77% - more than four times the official Consumer Prices Index inflation rate of 1.5%, as measured by the Office for National Statistics.\n\nThe difference suggests operators and retailers have largely absorbed the higher costs.\n\nPrestige Purchasing's chief executive, Shaun Allen, said the price rises for turkey and ham could lead to a surge in demand for other meats at Christmas, such as beef.\n\nHe added: \"The increasing costs on a number of traditional Christmas dinner items will be extremely unwelcome and will put pressure on margins for both operators and retailers in order to keep the costs down for customers over the festive period.\"\n\nSeparate research by CGA indicates that more people are eating out during the Christmas period, with 70% of consumers visiting a restaurant over December.\n\n\"Set menus and Christmas promotions often add further value to meals,\" said Ms Speakman, \"not to mention the time saved on shopping, cooking and all that washing-up.\"\n• None Christmas adverts - do they really work?", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Footage of the moment Mohamud struck at Manchester Victoria\n\nA man who launched a frenzied knife attack at a railway station has admitted trying to kill three people, including a police officer.\n\nMahdi Mohamud, 26, stabbed and slashed at a couple and then attacked Sgt Lee Valentine at Manchester Victoria railway station on New Year's Eve.\n\nMohamud pleaded guilty at Manchester Crown Court to three counts of attempted murder and a terror offence.\n\nHe admitted possession of a document or record likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism and will be sentenced on Wednesday.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nThe court heard Mohamud, of Cheetham Hill in Manchester, walked up behind a man and a woman in their 50s shouting \"Allahu Akbar\" and \"Long live the caliphate\" as they headed for a tram platform shortly before 21:00 GMT on 31 December.\n\nHe stabbed the man repeatedly in the back, shoulders and head and then slashed the woman across the face after the couple randomly crossed his path.\n\nThe man suffered 13 injuries including a skull fracture while the woman's right lung was punctured and she suffered a slash to her forehead that cut down to the bone.\n\nFour officers, including Sgt Valentine (second left) and two tram staff, received commendations following the attack\n\nBritish Transport Police officers and tram staff confronted Mohamud, who witnesses said was \"like an animal\" and was \"fixated\" on stabbing and slashing.\n\nSgt Valentine, 31, shot Mohamud with his Taser but the barbs got stuck in the knifeman's coat and failed to paralyse him.\n\nThe sergeant was stabbed in the shoulder before the suspect was wrestled to the ground and arrested.\n\nSgt Valentine said Mohamud was \"dancing around, waving this knife around\" before he started to run at the officers.\n\n\"He probably closed a seven foot gap in half a second,\" he added.\n\n\"It was just like a dive, he flew, he probably jumped three or four foot off the ground and just sort of lunged, probably lunged at my head with his knife.\"\n\nA woman and a man in their 50s and a police sergeant were stabbed\n\nA second kitchen knife was found in Mohamud's waistband.\n\nGreater Manchester Police said officers recovered a large amount of \"counter-terrorism mindset material\", including images and a document about how to carry out knife attacks.\n\nThe defendant, a Dutch national from a Somali family, had arrived in the UK aged nine and became radicalised online, the force said.\n\nMohamud was sectioned under the Mental Health Act following the attack and taken to a secure mental health facility where he is currently detained.\n\nProsecutor Alison Morgan QC said: \"The prosecution's case is that the attack at Victoria Station was not simply a product of that mental illness.\n\n\"It was intended to be a lethal attack, carefully planned over a number of months, reflecting the defendant's extremist ideology and his desire to perform violent jihad.\n\n\"The defendant's actions may have been disinhibited by his mental illness, but they were driven by an entrenched desire to undertake jihad against the West.\"\n\nThe court heard how Mohamud has been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and he will need treatment for the rest of his life.\n\nMahdi Mohamud will be sentenced on Wednesday following the stabbing at Manchester Victoria railway station on New Year's Eve\n\nRebecca Trowler QC, defending, said Mohamud had first been admitted to a UK mental health hospital in December 2015.\n\nHe was also admitted to institutions in Somalia on three occasions in 2017 during which time he swung an axe at a nurse, stabbed a second nurse with a knife in a separate attack, and also stabbed his uncle, the court heard.\n\nHis symptoms include hallucinations and \"complex persecutory delusional beliefs\" which led him to be believe his actions were being controlled as he followed by MI5 and the government.\n\nIn a letter to the judge, Mohamud's father said he felt a \"terrible sense of guilt\" for not getting his son the right treatment earlier and thanked police and the emergency services.\n\nMs Trowler said the defendant's family had slipped anti-psychotic drugs into his food in the days before the attack and made him a doctor's appointment.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. WATCH: Jeremy Corbyn is pressed over his handling of anti-Semitism within the Labour Party\n\nJeremy Corbyn has declined to apologise to the UK Jewish community after the chief rabbi criticised how the party deals with anti-Semitism claims.\n\nIn a BBC interview with Andrew Neil, the Labour leader was asked four times whether he would like to apologise.\n\nMr Corbyn said his government will protect \"every community against the abuse they receive\".\n\nChief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis claimed \"a new poison - sanctioned from the very top - has taken root\" in Labour.\n\nFollowing the interview, Labour's Shadow Defence Secretary Nia Griffith said Mr Corbyn should apologise, adding: \"We need to apologise to our colleagues in my own party who have been very upset and to the whole of the Jewish community.\"\n\nLabour has been beset by allegations of anti-Semitism for more than three years, leading to the suspension of a number of high-profile figures such as Ken Livingstone and Chris Williamson, and an unprecedented investigation by the Equality and Human Rights Commission.\n\nIn an interview with Andrew Neil on BBC One, Mr Corbyn was asked four times whether he was going to apologise to the British Jewish community following the chief rabbi's claim that Labour was not doing enough to root out anti-Jewish racism.\n\nMr Corbyn replied: \"What I'll say is this I am determined that our society is safe for people of all faiths.\n\n\"I don't want anyone to be feeling insecure, in our society and our government will protect every community against the abuse they receive on the streets, on the trains, or in any other form of life.\"\n\nMr Corbyn said racism \"is a total poison\", adding: \"I want to work with every community, to make sure it's eliminated. That is what my whole life has been about.\"\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Jeremy Corbyn says restoring Waspi pensions would be be paid for from government reserves and long-term borrowing.\n\nRabbi Mirvis described Mr Corbyn's claim that Labour had \"investigated every single case\" of alleged anti-Semitism as a \"mendacious fiction\".\n\nChallenged about the rabbi's comment, Mr Corbyn said: \"No, he's not right. Because he would have to produce the evidence to say that's mendacious.\"\n\nThe Labour leader said he was \"looking forward to having a discussion with him because I want to hear why he would say such a thing\".\n\nMr Corbyn also insisted he had \"developed a much stronger process\" for dealing with allegations and had sanctioned and removed members who were judged to have made anti-Semitic statements.\n\nHe added that anti-Semitism allegations \"didn't rise after I became leader\".\n\n\"Anti-Semitism is there in society, there are a very, very small number of people in the Labour Party that have been sanctioned as a result about their anti-Semitic behaviour,\" he told Andrew Neil.\n\nSpeaking in the BBC Wales election TV debate, Ms Griffith, a senior member of Mr Corbyn's team, said the party's handling of anti-Semitism claims was \"a shame on us\" and \"we must absolutely put right\".\n\nShe added: \"We have not been as effective as we should have been in dealing with this problem.\"\n\nMr Corbyn was also quizzed about his plan to get a \"credible\" Brexit deal with the EU and then be neutral in the referendum on the deal he has promised to hold within six months of taking power.\n\nAsked what he would do during the referendum campaign, he said: \"I will be the honest broker that will make sure the referendum is fair and make sure that the Leave deal is a credible one.\n\n\"That seems to me actually an adult and sensible way to go forward.\"\n\nMr Corbyn was also quizzed about Labour's plan to increase income tax on those earning more £85,000 a year to pay for better public services.\n\nHe denied many of these people would leave the country under a Labour government, destroying the tax base the party would rely on to fund its plans.\n\nBut he said they \"could and should\" pay more.\n\n\"They can see all around them the crumbling of public services and the terrible levels of child poverty that exist across Britain.\n\n\"There is no reason why they would have to leave the country and they shouldn't.\"\n\nMr Corbyn also said a Labour government would not borrow money \"willy-nilly\".\n\n\"What we are going to do is deal with the worst aspects of what's happened in austerity, the worst aspects of poverty in Britain,\" he said.\n\nOn Labour's policy to compensate some of the women who lost out as a result of changes to the pension age, Mr Corbyn said the women were \"short-changed\" and a \"moral debt\" was owed.\n\nThe campaign for compensation has been led by the group Women Against State Pension Inequality (Waspi).\n\nLabour says the policy would cost about £58bn, paid in instalments over five years.\n\nWhen pressed on where this money would come from, Mr Corbyn said it will be paid from government reserves and, if necessary, borrowing, \"over some years\".\n\nHe conceded that there were not sufficient funds in the government's reserves to cover the bill, but insisted the women deserved to be repaid.\n\n\"We will make sure they are compensated,\" he said.\n\nAndrew Neil will be speaking to other party leaders during the election campaign.", "Child poverty risks reaching a record high under the Conservatives, according to a Resolution Foundation report.\n\nThe party's manifesto does not propose changes to existing benefit policy and, as a result, relative child poverty would reach a 60-year high of 34% by 2023-4, the think tank said.\n\nBut none of the three main party manifestos would reduce child poverty from its current rate of 29.6% by then.\n\nThe Tories said they were committed to tackling child poverty.\n\nThe report, which was published on Tuesday, said: \"It is notable that both the Labour and Liberal Democrat approaches could be expected to halt potential increases in relative child poverty over the next Parliament.\n\n\"We forecast that under current policy plans (ie the Conservative package) child poverty will rise from 29.6% in 2017-18 to 34.4% in 2023-24.\"\n\nUnder Labour's plans, which include around £9bn of extra social security spending, the foundation forecast there would be some 550,000 fewer children in poverty compared to Conservative plans.\n\nLabour's plans would see child poverty remain roughly the same, with a rate of around 30.2% in 2023-4.\n\nThat figure under Lib Dems' plans, meanwhile, would be 29.7% in 2023-4.\n\nTheir social security pledges are slightly more progressive than Labour's and would see 600,000 fewer children in poverty than there would be under Conservative plans, the foundation said.\n\n\"However, this would not do enough to see child poverty fall from today's already high levels,\" the Resolution Foundation's Laura Gardiner said.\n\nMs Gardiner added: \"Policy choices since 2010 have reduced the generosity of support for working age families by £34bn.\n\n\"Against the backdrop of major cuts, the parties' manifestos do offer big choices on social security.\"\n\nThe foundation - a think tank focusing on people on lower incomes - defined relative child poverty as those living in households with incomes below 60% of the median in a given year.\n\nIn 2017-18, that figure was £304 a week, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.\n\nLabour's shadow chancellor John McDonnell said: \"Our reforms to social security, including scrapping Universal Credit, the Two-Child Limit and the Benefit Cap, will stop child poverty increasing, as this report rightly acknowledges.\"\n\nHe added that other pledges would seek to tackle the root cause of child poverty, including free school meals for all primary school pupils and an expansion of free childcare.\n\n\"We are committed to tackling child poverty and have made progress since we came into government - with 730,000 fewer children in workless households,\" a spokeswoman said.\n\n\"But we know that we must continue to make every effort on this issue and our manifesto sets out how we will use the tax and benefits system to do this.\n\n\"The prime minister has committed to giving every child in the country the opportunities to make the most of their talents.\"\n\nThe report said that while workless households were in decline, one of the new challenges was \"in-work poverty\".\n\nCorrection 5 December 2019: An earlier version of this article included a Conservative Party spokesman's claim that there were 750,000 fewer children in poverty since the party came into government. This claim is incorrect and was removed from the article shortly after publication.", "A woman says she only discovered a car had crashed into the front of her house and was on fire when a police officer told her.\n\nSylvia Walden, 61, slept through the early morning smash before being woken by the sound of shouting.\n\nThree people suffered serious injuries in the incident on the A857 at Barvas in Lewis on Saturday. The car was involved in a police chase.\n\nA 32-year-old man was arrested in connection with road traffic offences.\n\nHe is due to appear in court next month.\n\nSylvia Walden said her first concern was for her dog\n\nMs Walden, 61, was not injured in the incident.\n\nShe said: \"I believe it was about 01:30. I was fast asleep and didn't hear the car go into the house. People think it rather funny I didn't get woken up by that.\"\n\nMs Walden added: \"I could hear shouting. I got up, opened the door and there was a police officer with a torch saying 'hello, hello this is the police. You need to get out of the house'.\"\n\nShe said her first concern was for her dog, but was told by the police officer that it was fine before adding that there was a car on fire in her garden.\n\n\"It was up against the house on fire,\" she said.\n\nThe car had ended up upright on its bonnet, leaning against Ms Walden's property.\n\nThree people were seriously injured in the crash\n\nThe driver and two passengers of the blue Vauxhall Zafira were taken to Western Isles Hospital in Stornoway for treatment to serious injuries.\n\nThe incident has been referred to the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (Pirc) by Police Scotland.\n\nIt is thought the actions of officers in the lead-up to the crash will be looked into.\n\nA Pirc spokesman said: \"As is standard procedure, Police Scotland have referred to the Pirc the circumstances of an incident in the early hours of Saturday 23 November 2019 on the Isle of Lewis.\n\n\"We are now carrying out an assessment to determine whether a full investigation is required.\"\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Alibaba chairman Daniel Zhang (centre) flanked by company executives and a Chinese official at the Hong Kong stock exchange\n\nShares in Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba have surged in its Hong Kong trading debut in one of the year's most anticipated stock offerings.\n\nThe firm, which is already traded in the US, raised around $11.3bn (£8.8bn) in its secondary listing.\n\nAt the launch, Chairman Daniel Zhang cheered Alibaba's return to Hong Kong.\n\nThe move is seen as a boost for the city amid fears long-running protests have tarnished its reputation as a financial hub.\n\nIn opening moves on Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index on Tuesday, Alibaba's stock jumped more than 6%.\n\nThe company was met with strong appetite for its shares, priced at HK$176 each.\n\nMr Zhang struck the gong at the ceremony at the city's exchange and welcomed the firm's return \"home\" to Hong Kong.\n\nHe was joined by the territory's Financial Secretary Paul Chan and former Hong Kong chief executive Tung Chee-hwa.\n\nThe Hangzhou-based firm had originally considered a Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) in 2013, but opted for New York after failing to secure regulatory approval in the Asian territory.\n\nOver the years, Alibaba has grown from an online marketplace into an e-commerce giant with interests ranging from financial services to artificial intelligence.\n\nAhead of its Hong Kong debut, the company said the listing would allow investors across Asia to \"participate in Alibaba's growth,\" as it seeks to tap \"substantial new capital pools\" in the region.\n\nAlibaba has been listed in New York since 2014\n\nThe share sale has knocked Uber off the top spot as this year's biggest IPO, according to Dealogic data. The ride-sharing firm raised $8.1bn in its New York float in May.\n\nThe move to go ahead with the Hong Kong listing comes after Alibaba delayed plans to do so earlier this year, amid ongoing unrest and the US-China trade war.\n\nThe long-running protests have hurt the economy, which has fallen into recession, and knocked business confidence in the city.\n\nThe protests started in June against plans to allow extradition to the mainland - which many feared would erode the city's freedoms.\n\nHong Kong is part of China, but as a former British colony it has some autonomy and people have more rights.\n\nWhile the extradition plans were withdrawn in September, the demonstrations have continued, with protesters calling for an independent inquiry into alleged police brutality, and democratic reform.", "Leaked documents seen by BBC Panorama detail for the first time China's systematic brainwashing of hundreds of thousands of Muslims in a network of high-security prison camps.\n\nThe Chinese government has consistently claimed the camps in the far western Xinjiang region offer voluntary education and training.\n\nReporter Richard Bilton confronted China’s UK ambassador, Liu Xiaoming, over the revelations at a press conference, where the ambassador dismissed them as \"fake news\".\n\nThe leak was made to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), which has worked with 17 media partners, including BBC Panorama and The Guardian newspaper in the UK.\n\nViewers in the UK can watch Panorama: How to Brainwash a Million People, on BBC One at 2030 on Monday 25 November, or afterwards on iPlayer.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Don't get left outside on polling day - here's how to register to vote\n\nMore than 3.1m people have applied to register to vote since MPs agreed to an election at the end of October.\n\nThe Electoral Reform Society says 875,300 more applications have been made in this period, compared to the 34 days between the calling of the election and polling day in 2017.\n\nIt says the \"surge\" in registrations is \"highly encouraging\".\n\nPeople who want to take part in the general election on 12 December had until midnight to register.\n\nThose in England, Scotland or Wales who want to apply to vote by post had until 17:00 GMT on Tuesday to do so.\n\nPeople who want someone to vote on their behalf have until the same time on 4 December to apply.\n\nHowever the deadline for voters in Northern Ireland to apply for a postal or proxy vote has already passed.\n\nAbout 45.8m people were already registered to vote in UK parliamentary elections as of December 2018, according to the Office for National Statistics.\n\nAbout two-thirds of those who have registered since the end of October are under the age of 35, and more than a million are under 25.\n\nThere was a spike in registration among all age groups on 30 October, the day after MPs gave their backing to the pre-Christmas poll.\n\nOut of 177,000 registrations on that day, 115,400 were from people aged under 35, according to the government website that tracks registration.\n\nThe next big spike came on 12 November, which coincided with a Labour Party Facebook campaign aimed at getting young people to register.\n\nAnd another was on Friday, when nearly 308,000 registrations were recorded - the same day as BBC One's Question Time featured Boris Johnson, Jeremy Corbyn, Jo Swinson and Nicola Sturgeon in a two-hour special.\n\nThe biggest spike in applications so far was on Monday, the day before the registration deadline, when there were more than 366,000 registrations recorded - 150,000 of these were from people aged under 25.\n\nAn increase in applications is not firm evidence of an increase in the number of people able to vote - previous elections have seen voter registration applications from people who are already registered or who are below the voting age.\n\nDuring the 50 days before voter registration deadline day, more than a third of applications, 1.3 million, were from under-25s. And while that is a significant increase on the 2017 figure of nearly 900,000, it should be seen in the context of an overall boost to the numbers of people applying to register. As a proportion of overall applications it is almost exactly the same as in 2017.\n\nHowever, there has been a fall in the proportion of applications coming from 25-34 year olds, a group that was seen by experts as key to Labour's result two years ago. In 2017 33% of applications were from this group, this year it's below 30%.\n\nConversely, there's been an increase in the proportion of applications by voters over the age of 45, who make up nearly 20 percent of the total this year, compared with 16.5% in 2017.\n\nSo - while nearly half a million young people applying to join the electoral register might initially look like good news for Labour, the detail suggests the figures might not be quite as helpful for them as they first appear.\n\nIt comes as celebrities use their social media platforms to encourage people to register ahead of the deadline.\n\nOn Instagram, a video by the Game of Thrones actress Emilia Clarke urging people to register had been viewed over 5.7m times by Tuesday morning.\n\nThis Instagram post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Instagram The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. 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Head teacher Sarah Hewitt-Clarkson was \"thrilled\" the school was not criticised by the judge\n\nDemonstrations against LGBT inclusive education have been permanently banned outside a primary school.\n\nA High Court judge ruled in favour of an exclusion zone to remain around Anderton Park, in Birmingham, which has been targeted by protesters for months.\n\nThe protests had an averse effect on pupils, residents and staff, leading to 21 teachers being treated for stress, Mr Justice Warby said.\n\nCampaigners accused the city council of trying to silence debate.\n\nThe protests at the school in Balsall Heath aimed to stop LGBT relationships education, with many parents and activists claiming it contradicts their Islamic faith and is not \"age appropriate\".\n\nProtesters were banned from the school gates in June\n\nOctober's five-day hearing at the city's Priory Courts heard there were further \"untrue\" and \"harmful\" allegations made about the school on social media, and how a visiting imam had claimed to parents there were \"paedophiles\" inside the school.\n\nOther false claims included that the school had a \"paedophile agenda\" and staff were \"teaching children how to masturbate\".\n\n\"None of this is true,\" Mr Justice Warby said as he handed down the ban at Birmingham Civil Justice Centre.\n\n\"None of the defendants have suggested it was true and the council has proved it is not true.\"\n\nThe lessons had been \"misrepresented by parents\", he said, adding the school does not promote homosexuality and seeks to weave the language of equality into everyday school life.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Lead protester Shakeel Afsar is \"bitterly disappointed\" by the ban\n\nSince June protesters have gathered just outside the exclusion zone.\n\nIn the hearing last month, the city council argued an interim injunction should be extended beyond school gates and made permanent.\n\nBirmingham City Council said the noisy protests at the school gates were disrupting lessons and meant children were unable to use the playground.\n\nThe council maintained the court action was in response to campaigners' behaviour, not the issue of the protests.\n\nThe prior injunction named lead protester Shakeel Afsar, who does not have children at the school, his sister Rosina and Amir Ahmed, all of whom contested the need for a legal injunction.\n\nMr Justice Warby directed that the three named defendants should be liable to 80% of those costs, which the court heard have yet to be calculated.\n\nThe judge said the reason the award was not in full was because part of the council's claim - for an injunction on the making of abusive social media posts against teachers - had been unsuccessful.\n\nTeaching at the school had been \"grossly misrepresented\", Mr Justice Warby said\n\nMr Afsar said he was \"bitterly disappointed with the decision of the court\".\n\nHe branded the court \"one-sided\", pointing out that the judge, the council's barrister and key witnesses had been \"white\", compared with the \"diverse\" protest supporters.\n\n\"We can continue to protest in the same area that we have been protesting in since June this year,\" he added.\n\n\"These young children are not being taught the status of law.\"\n\nProtests have continued outside an exclusion zone at Anderton Park Primary School\n\nSpeaking after the ruling, head teacher Sarah Hewitt-Clarkson said staff would be \"over the moon\".\n\n\"We knew it was misrepresented and that was the frustration when you are trying to go about your daily business as educators and when people say things about you that are not true, that is very difficult,\" she said\n\n\"It has been awful, but my staff are unbelievable and parents are unbelievable and the children of Anderton Park are incredible human beings and we are a strong school and every single person is part of that strength.\"\n\nIt's hard to see what the protesters can do now. One of the group's three leaders - Amir Ahmed - has said they would seek leave to appeal, but it's far from clear on what grounds they could do so.\n\nOnly a handful of the people who regularly gathered outside the school were parents or had any direct connection with Anderton Park, but the demonstrators do reflect concern felt by some religious communities about equality teaching, and particularly lessons about same sex relationships.\n\nIt won't matter to them that the judge has said their allegations about \"promoting\" homosexuality are false and that they have \"misrepresented\" what is being taught in the school.\n\nIt will simply confirm their belief that they are the victims of bias against them by the establishment and the mainstream media.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. What is in the books that Parkfield parents are protesting about?\n\nBirmingham City Council said it was \"really pleased\" with Mr Justice Warby's decision.\n\n\"This was always about protecting the school and community from the escalating levels of anti-social behaviour of the protests,\" Dr Tim O'Neill, the council's director of education and skills, said.\n\n\"Birmingham is diverse and inclusive - these are its strengths - and we must all come together to ensure all children get the best education possible.\"\n\nHe said \"fringe elements\" had been attracted to the protests with the aim of \"stoking division and hatred\".\n\nChristian campaigner John Allman, from Okehampton in Devon, had joined proceedings with a view to \"raising freedom of expression arguments\" in opposition to aspects of the injunction that sought to restrict statements on social media.\n\nMeanwhile, Mr Afsar had claimed the weekly protests were \"peaceful\" despite the use of megaphones and a sound-boosting PA system.\n\nThe National Association of Head Teachers, which has supported the school, welcomed an end to the \"noisy and aggressive protests\".\n\n\"This judgement makes it abundantly clear that the school gate is no place to hold a protest,\" a spokesperson said.\n\nIt was also welcomed by the Department for Education, which has previously faced criticism for a perceived lack of support for the school, but said it wanted to \"encourage positive dialogue\".\n\nUpdate 29 November 2019: This article has been updated to reflect that John Allman's part in proceedings was related to freedom of expression arguments and not the exclusion zone.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Jeremy Corbyn: \"There is no place whatsoever for anti-Semitism in our society, our country or in my party.\"\n\nJeremy Corbyn has insisted there is no place for anti-Semitism within Labour and those guilty of anti-Jewish racism have been \"brought to book\".\n\nHe urged the Jewish community to \"engage\" with him following outspoken criticism from the chief rabbi.\n\nEphraim Mirvis had claimed \"a new poison - sanctioned from the very top - has taken root\" in the party.\n\nMr Corbyn said anti-Semitism was \"vile\" and \"rapid and effective\" action had been taken against offenders.\n\nAt the launch of the party's \"race and faith manifesto\", he said anti-Semitism would not be tolerated in any form under a future Labour government.\n\nHe said no community would be \"at risk because of its faith, identity, ethnicity or language\".\n\nMr Mirvis, the Orthodox chief rabbi of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, earlier warned that \"the overwhelming majority of British Jews are gripped by anxiety\" at the prospect of a Labour victory in 12 December's general election.\n\nThe chief rabbi, who is the spiritual leader of the United Synagogue, the largest umbrella group of Jewish communities in the country, said Labour's claim it had investigated all cases of anti-Semitism in its ranks was a \"mendacious fiction\".\n\nIn an article for the Times, he asked people to \"vote with their conscience\" in the election.\n\nAsked if he regretted not doing enough to tackle the issue, Mr Corbyn said internal processes for dealing with anti-Semitism were \"constantly under review\" and his door would be open to Mr Mirvis and other faith leaders to discuss their concerns if he entered Downing Street.\n\nEphraim Mirvis urged people to vote \"with their conscience\"\n\n\"Since I became leader, there are disciplinary procedures that didn't exist before. Where people have committed anti-Semitic acts they are brought to book and, if necessary, expelled from the party or suspended, or asked to be educated better about it.\n\n\"I want to live in a country where people respect each other's faiths and people feel secure to be Jewish, Muslim, Hindu or Christian.\n\n\"But be absolutely clear of this assurance from me: No community will be at risk because of its faith, identity, ethnicity or language. I have spent my life fighting racism.\n\n\"I ask those who think things have not been done correctly to talk to me about it but above all engage. I am very happy to engage.\"\n\nLabour has been beset by allegations of anti-Semitism for more than three years, leading to the suspension of a number of high-profile figures such as Ken Livingstone and Chris Williamson, and an unprecedented investigation by the Equality and Human Rights Commission.\n\nThe BBC's political editor said one of the Labour candidates present at the party's race and faith manifesto launch had herself been accused of making allegedly anti-Semitic comments.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by Laura Kuenssberg This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nA number of prominent Jewish Labour politicians, including Luciana Berger and Louise Ellman, have quit the party after being the subject of anti-Semitic abuse on social media while others have accused Mr Corbyn of personally endorsing anti-Semitic tropes and imagery.\n\nMs Ellman said the chief rabbi had been right to speak out and his remarks highlighted the \"gravity of the situation\" facing British Jews.\n\n\"It is unprecedented for a major political party - a potential party of government - to be perpetuating anti-Semitism,\" she told BBC Radio 4's World at One.\n\n\"This is not just about Jewish people, it is about the whole of our society.\"\n\nAny intervention like this from a significant religious leader would be damaging, but the timing is a nightmare - just two weeks from polling day and on the very day Labour launched its race and faith manifesto. And the language the chief rabbi used - it's all bad, bad, bad.\n\nMr Corbyn didn't really take on the chief rabbi's comments. He talked about how anti-Semitism was vile and evil, how if he was PM he would want to ensure greater security and protection for synagogues and mosques.\n\nThe nearest he actually got to directly addressing the chief rabbi's intervention was to say \"engage\"- appealing to all religious groups to engage with him if they have concerns.\n\nI take it from that that Team Labour have decided there is not much they can say or do that is going to make any difference to how he is seen by many, many people in the Jewish community.\n\nTeam Corbyn take the view that they have introduced new disciplinary procedures, fast-tracked them and, as a result, more people are getting turfed out of the party.\n\nMr Corbyn has said again and again and again that he abhors anti-Semitism, and yet it doesn't really seem to have made any difference to his relationship with large sections of the Jewish community.\n\nThey almost just had to take the hit, move on and hope this blows over and the election moves on to other issues.\n\nFormer Lord Chancellor Lord Falconer, who had been due to lead an independent review into anti-Semitism before the equality watchdog intervened, urged the party to heed the chief rabbi's words.\n\n\"We deserved an attack that strong,\" he told the BBC. \"We need to deal with anti-Semitism properly.\"\n\nHe added: \"I really hope that the chief rabbi's absolutely extraordinary, but justified, intervention will be listened to by my party.\"\n\nRabbi Jonathan Romain said he had written \"to my own community\" to say there was \"a serious problem with Corbyn-led Labour\" and that they should vote for whichever party \"is most likely to defeat a Labour candidate\".\n\nAnd historian Simon Sebag Montefiore said the \"overwhelming majority of the Jewish community\" felt anti-Semitism was \"rife and unchecked\" in the Labour Party.\n\nBut the Labour peer Lord Dubs, the child refugee campaigner who fled Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia in the 1930s, said he was \"bitterly disappointed\" by the tone of the chief rabbi's remarks.\n\nHe said he was reassured that Mr Corbyn - a longstanding campaigner for peace in the Middle East and the rights of the Palestinian people - was not personally an anti-Semite. He said where Labour had failed was in not acting \"a bit quicker\" in dealing with the issue.\n\nThe Labour leader faced criticism from Jewish groups when he said in last week's general election ITV leader's debate that the party had \"investigated every single case\" raised by complainants. He did not address the chief rabbi's claim that 130 cases were outstanding.\n\nCampaigning in Scotland, Conservative leader Boris Johnson said it was \"clearly a failure of leadership\" on Mr Corbyn's part that he \"has not been able to stamp out this virus in the Labour Party\".\n\nBut he faced criticism of his own party's record on racism, after the Muslim Council of Britain accused the Conservative Party of \"denial, dismissal and deceit\" over the issue of Islamophobia.\n\nSouth-African born Mr Mirvis became chief rabbi in 2013. In a Facebook post in July, he congratulated Mr Johnson on his election as Conservative leader, describing the new prime minister as a \"long-standing friend and champion of the Jewish community\".\n\nAccording to the British Board of Deputies, there are between 260,000 and 300,000 Jews in England and Wales. Around half belong to the Central Orthodox denomination which includes the United Synagogue, led by the chief rabbi.", "Children will be taught about injustice and the role of the British Empire as part of the national curriculum under Labour, Jeremy Corbyn has said.\n\nAt the launch of his race and faith manifesto on Tuesday, the Labour leader said a new trust will educate on how to address the legacy of slavery.\n\nHe also set out policies on how to combat anti-Semitism in Britain.\n\nThe Tories said it was \"staggering\" to see Labour \"lecture people\" during a probe over claims of anti-Semitism.\n\nBut National Education Union joint general secretary Mary Bousted welcomed Labour's \"set of joined-up proposals to proactively tackle racism\".\n\nMeanwhile, in a letter to the Times, Ephraim Mirvis, the Orthodox chief rabbi of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, has attacked the \"utterly inadequate\" response of the Labour leadership in dealing with anti-Semitism allegations.\n\nHe said there was anxiety in the Jewish community over a Labour government and he called on the public to \"vote with their conscience\".\n\nSpeaking at an event in Tottenham, north London, Mr Corbyn said: \"Anti-Semitism in any form is vile and wrong, it is an evil within our society\".\n\n\"There is no place whatsoever for anti-Semitism in any shape or form or in any place whatsoever in modern Britain and under a Labour government it will not be tolerated in any form whatsoever,\" he added.\n\nMr Corbyn made the comments while launching - with shadow women and equalities secretary Dawn Butler and shadow home secretary Diane Abbott - the party's race and faith manifesto with pledges to improve social justice and human rights.\n\nIf Labour wins the 12 December election, the party says an \"emancipation educational trust\" would be formed \"to ensure historical injustice, colonialism and role of the British Empire is taught in the national curriculum\".\n\nMr Corbyn said the history of colonialism - including the \"unbelievable levels of brutality\" of the slave trade - should be \"part and parcel of what our children learn all year round\" and \"not just in Black History Month\".\n\nLabour wants to review the national curriculum\n\nThe trust would educate on migration and how to address the legacy of slavery and teach how it \"interrupted a rich and powerful black history\".\n\nThe national curriculum will also be reviewed by the party to ensure it teaches children about racism, anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, xenophobia and black history, and to continue education about the Holocaust.\n\nAlso, the party says it wants to extend pay gap reporting to BAME (black, Asian and minority ethnic) groups for businesses with 250 employees or more.\n\nOn guaranteeing the security of the Jewish community, Labour says it will amend the law to include attacks on places of worship as a specific aggravated offence.\n\nLabour has also pledged to work with social media platforms including Twitter, YouTube and Facebook \"to combat the rise of anti-Semitism online\".\n\n\"Labour has already been working with Facebook to take action against groups and individuals which have hijacked Labour's name to share anti-Semitic content,\" the party said.\n\nThe Equality and Human Rights Commission launched a formal investigation in May into the Labour Party over allegations of anti-Semitism.\n\nIt is formally looking into whether Labour has \"unlawfully discriminated against, harassed or victimised people because they are Jewish\".\n\nAt the time, Labour said the party was \"anti-racist\" and would \"fully co-operate\" with the investigation.\n\nAhead of his speech at the Bernie Grant Arts Centre, Mr Corbyn said Labour \"will do everything necessary to guarantee the security of the Jewish community, defend the Jewish way of life and the right to live it freely, and to combat rising anti-Semitism in our country and across Europe\".\n\nMr Corbyn called Labour \"the party of equality and human rights\" and said it would \"tackle head-on the barriers that have unfairly held back so many people and communities\".\n\nMs Butler said: \"Only by acknowledging the historical injustices faced by our communities can we work towards a better future that is prosperous for all, that isn't blighted by austerity and the politics of fear.\"\n\nConservative Home Secretary Priti Patel said it was \"staggering\" that Labour \"sees fit to lecture people about race and faith\" during the anti-Semitism investigation.\n\nDr Bousted said the National Education Union welcomed the proposal for a \"new emancipation educational trust\".\n\n\"All young people benefit from learning about how human rights were won and about the struggle against colonialism and racial injustice,\" she said.", "Rod Stewart was presented with an honorary membership by Market Deeping Model Railway Club chairman Peter Davis\n\nRod Stewart has been given honorary membership to a model railway club he helped rebuild after it was destroyed by vandals.\n\nThe singer gave £10,000 to Market Deeping Model Railway Club for rebuilding costs in May.\n\nThe £30,000 display, built over 23 years, was destroyed by four teenagers on a pre-exam night out.\n\nClub chairman Peter Davis presented Sir Rod with the honour on BBC's The One Show to say thank you for his support.\n\nIt took 10,000 hours for 25 people to completely rebuild the railway by hand - trains, tracks and electrics\n\nThe 74-year-old singer - who has had nine number one albums and 26 top 10 singles including Maggie May, Handbags and Gladrags, and a cover of Downtown Train by Tom Waits - appeared on The One Show to mark his 50th anniversary as a solo artist.\n\nSir Rod told the show he had loved model railways since childhood, \"ever since my dad gave me a guitar for Christmas instead of the model train I wanted\".\n\nThe club had set up for its annual show in Stamford when vandals struck\n\nEarlier this month he revealed his own model rail collection built by hand over 23 years in the attic of his LA home.\n\nMr Davis presented the singer with a Market Deeping Model Railway Club certificate and sweatshirt embroidered with his name.\n\nSir Rod recently told Railway Modeller magazine he had been working on an intricate model of a US city for 23 years\n\nFour boys, who cannot be named for legal reasons, admitted destroying the model which had been set up for the club's annual show at Welland Academy in Stamford in May.\n\nLincoln Youth Court heard they had shared a bottle of vodka.\n\nA fund set up for repair work raised more than £107,000 from the public - and Sir Rod.\n\nThe model railway exhibit went back on display at the weekend at a show at Birmingham's NEC.\n\nMr Davis said: Rod's money not only helped us get back up and running [...] it's changed a lot of people's lives in the club, but more - we're also working with a charity Little Miracles to support youngsters wuth cerebral palsy.\"\n\nSir Rod was made an honorary member of the Market Deeping club, with his own t-shirt\n\nFollow BBC East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Send your story ideas to yorkslincs.news@bbc.co.uk.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Zoe Wanamaker has said too much of today's television is \"violent and nasty\".\n\nThe actress appears in a new adaptation of Worzel Gummidge, which airs on BBC One over Christmas.\n\n\"I learnt on My Family how great it is when kids and adults can watch TV together,\" she told The Radio Times.\n\n\"It's very unusual and I think it's missed now. Something that catches everybody's imagination is to be lauded.\"\n\nShe continued: \"If you think of Harry Potter, for instance, it goes on forever and can be enjoyed by different generations. Too much television is violent and nasty.\n\n\"We've got that surrounding us in the world, so why should we have it on our televisions all the time as well? To have joy is always important, and to be desired.\"\n\nThe character of Worzel Gummidge was originally invented by Barbara Euphan Todd in her series of books that began in 1936.\n\nJon Pertwee became famous for playing the straw-haired version in the ITV series which aired from 1979 to 1981.\n\nMackenzie Crook writes, directs and stars in the new adaptation of Worzel Gummidge\n\nMackenzie Crook, who writes, directs and stars in the new two-part adaptation of Worzel Gummidge, has kept many original elements from both the books and the TV series.\n\nThe adaptation focuses on a walking, talking scarecrow, who lives on Scatterbrook Farm and makes friends with children called Susan and John.\n\nBut Crook has invented his own adventures for them and the characters look entirely different.\n\nThanks to prosthetics and CGI, the actor and director has designed a Worzel Gummidge who has a turnip for a head and butterflies living in his beard.\n\n\"I came from one of those BBC-centric households that frowned upon commercial TV, so I didn't watch it,\" Crook told The Radio Times, adding it was helpful not to have seen any previous versions of the character.\n\n\"I wanted to adapt the books without having the old series in my mind at all. The books are from the 1930s and are very dated, so there was a lot of room to do something completely fresh with it.\"\n\nMichael Palin, Steve Pemberton, Rosie Cavaliero and Vicki Pepperdine also appear in the new adaptation alongside Crook and Wanamaker.\n\nFollow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.", "Aslan King went missing early on Saturday after suffering a suspected seizure\n\nMissing British man Aslan King has been found dead three days after he disappeared while camping, Australian police have confirmed.\n\nMr King, 25, had been away with friends in a popular tourist region in Victoria when he was last seen on Saturday.\n\nHis body was found about a kilometre (0.6 miles) away in a creek. Victoria Police said the cause of his death was under investigation.\n\nAn illustrator from Brighton, Mr King relocated to Australia two weeks ago.\n\nHis body was identified by two of his travelling partners, who were close friends, Victoria Police Sgt Danny Brown said.\n\nAuthorities said Mr King had been with four friends when he hit his head on the ground about 02:00 local time on Saturday (15:00 GMT Friday) and suffered a suspected seizure.\n\nHe then suddenly ran into surrounding bushland and may have been disoriented, police said.\n\nSearch crews had scoured the coastal area near Princetown - not far from the Twelve Apostles tourist site - since Sunday.\n\nOfficers searched for Mr King using a helicopter, horses, boats, motorcycles and sniffer dogs\n\nPolice said Mr King's behaviour on Saturday had appeared to be out of character.\n\n\"This is why it made it so hard for us [to search] because there was no intelligence to suggest why he left or where he went,\" Sgt Danny Brown said on Tuesday, according to a report by the Herald Sun.\n\n\"His behaviour took everyone by surprise. By all accounts he was very fit, physically and mentally.\"\n\nOfficers said the search was difficult because of the thick vegetation, rocky clifftops and deep coastal waters in the region.\n\nSgt Brown said Mr King's friends would be offered counselling.\n\n\"They have suffered a trauma as well by losing their friend in the beginning and the worry that goes with that,\" he said.\n\n\"And now to have two friends formally identify one of their own, one of their good close friends, and they have been friends for a lot of years, is traumatic on its own.\"\n\nNeil Trotter, mayor of Corangamite Shire, said: \"We are deeply saddened by the death of Aslan. We feel for his family and friends.\"\n\nHe said his friends were \"understandably traumatised\", and that be believes Mr King's mother is en route to Australia.\n\n\"We feel for her having to do what no parent would ever wish to do,\" he added.\n\nThe Foreign Office said it was in close contact with Australian police and was supporting Mr King's family.\n\n\"Our thoughts are with them at this difficult time,\" a spokeswoman said.\n\nPolice said they would prepare a report for the coroner.", "Tesco has temporarily withdrawn pots of its own-brand honey amid concerns that it contains adulterated ingredients.\n\nIt comes after tests conducted by Richmond council in London indicated that \"Tesco Set Honey 454g\" contains syrups made from sugar.\n\nThe Food Standards Agency (FSA) said it was \"[looking] into these reports\" to see if further action was necessary.\n\nThe supermarket chain denied there were any problems with the product and insisted it was \"100% pure\".\n\nConcerns were raised over the honey, which costs £1.35 per jar, by Richmond council in south-west London, which conducted tests after it was alerted by a member of the public.\n\n\"The findings of the analysis is that there is likely to be adulteration with non-natural products,\" a council spokeswoman told the Sunday Times.\n\nThe council contacted the FSA, which confirmed it was looking into the matter, but has denied it called for Tesco to withdraw the product.\n\n\"We are continuing to look into these reports to determine whether further action is required,\" the FSA said in a statement.\n\n\"Honey is a natural but complex product and there are a number of different tests which may be used to determine authenticity.\"\n\nNevertheless, the retailer said it has temporarily taken the honey off the shelves for further examination, but insists the product is \"100% pure, natural and can be directly traced back to the beekeeper\".\n\n\"We carry out regular tests to ensure our honey meets this standard and is fully compliant with all legal requirements,\" Tesco said in a statement.\n\n\"However, as a precautionary measure, we have temporarily withdrawn the product to conduct further tests.\"\n\nChris Elliott, professor of food safety at Queen's University Belfast, who led a review of food systems following the 2013 horsemeat scandal, said it was a \"bold\" statement from Tesco.\n\n\"They are claiming they are 100% sure it is pure honey. If they are correct then the testing method is wrong. If it proves to be adulterated then Tesco doesn't have the control over their supply chain they claim,\" he said.\n\nThe method used by Richmond council was nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), which he said was a relatively new technique that can be used to determine the sources of sugars.\n\nTesco's decision to withdraw the product was a \"prudent\" step, Professor Elliott added.\n\n\"There's no food safety issue here but consumers must trust our retailers to take every precaution that they are not selling us adulterated food,\" he said.", "Supt Novlett Robyn Williams (right) was on trial with her sister Jennifer Hodge and Dido Massivi (left)\n\nA senior police officer convicted of possessing a child abuse video on her phone has been told she faces \"immense\" career consequences.\n\nA court heard Novlett Robyn Williams failed to report her sister for sending the \"disturbing\" clip last year.\n\nWhile jurors at the Old Bailey accepted Williams did not view the material, they rejected her claim she was unaware of its presence on her phone.\n\nShe was ordered to carry out 200 hours' community service.\n\nWilliams had denied the charge, saying she \"zoned out\" when she received the video.\n\nThe jury was told she was one of 17 people to receive the 54-second clip via WhatsApp, and prosecutors had argued there was no way she could have missed its arrival in her inbox.\n\nThey said a response sent to her older sister Jennifer Hodge, saying \"please call\", was evidence that she wanted to discuss the content.\n\nJudge Richard Marks QC, sentencing, told the Old Bailey her \"grave error of judgement\" was likely to have \"immense\" career consequences.\n\nSupt Williams, pictured with London mayor Sadiq Khan, was highly commended for her work helping families affected by the Grenfell Tower disaster\n\nThe court heard Williams, who was commended for her work after the Grenfell Tower disaster, had an exemplary disciplinary record, was highly regarded for her work and was awarded the Queen's Policing Medal for distinguished service in 2003.\n\nJudge Marks told her it was \"completely tragic you found yourself in the position you now do\" considering her \"stellar career in the police force over 30 years\".\n\nShe was cleared of a charge of corrupt or improper exercise of police powers in failing to report the distribution of an image.\n\nAs the prosecuting barrister, Richard Wright QC, noted, this is a \"sad\" case for all those involved, particularly for Robyn Williams who could well lose the job she cherishes.\n\nShe was the only one to be prosecuted of the 17 people who received the child abuse video.\n\nTwo individuals reported it, but no action was taken against the other 14, raising concerns among her supporters that she's been unfairly targeted.\n\nDid it have to end up in a trial at the Old Bailey? Or could the superintendent have been dealt with through internal misconduct procedures, given her 36 years' distinguished service?\n\nThere is also a wider question for all of us about our legal responsibilities when we're sent material on social media that we haven't asked for.\n\nThis case has demonstrated the risks of not reporting and deleting footage that contains illegal content.\n\nWilliams' sister Jennifer Hodge, 56, of Brent, was ordered to carry out 100 hours of community service having been found guilty of distributing an indecent image of a child.\n\nThe social worker had denied sending the video, which she received from her partner and allegedly depicted a young girl performing a sex act on a man.\n\nHer barrister Andrea Brown also told the court the conviction had \"destroyed her relationship\" with her police officer sister, who is her only immediate family member.\n\nSupt Novlett Robyn Williams had denied all the charges\n\nHodge's partner Dido Massivi, 61, was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment suspended for two years as well as 200 hours of community service.\n\nThe bus driver had denied two counts of distributing indecent photos and one count of possessing an extreme pornographic image portraying a person having sex with a horse.\n\nProsecutors said there was no suggestion the defendants derived any sexual gratification from the images but all three will be placed on the sex offenders' register - Hodge and Williams for five years, and Massivi for 10.\n\nBoth Hodge and Massivi were also sacked from their jobs following their arrest, the court heard.\n\nScotland Yard said Williams remains on restricted duties but that would be \"reviewed now criminal matters are complete\".\n\nMet Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner Matthew Horne said: \"The Independent Office for Police Conduct is carrying out an independent misconduct investigation into the actions of Supt Williams and we await the outcome.\"\n\nThe National Black Police Association said it was \"stunned and shocked\" by the 54-year-old's sentence, calling it \"institutional racism\".\n\n\"She receives this perverse outcome despite being the only one of 17 recipients of this vile video who did not view it\", it said.\n\nBut Internet Watch Foundation, a UK charity responsible for finding and removing online child sexual abuse, described the officer's conviction as \"a salutary reminder of what people should do in these situations if they stumble across images or videos of child sexual abuse\".\n\nThe Police Superintendents' Association said it had \"supported Supt Williams throughout this process and will continue to do so as her legal team considers an appeal\".\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Muslim Council of Britain’s Miqdaad Versi says Islamophobia is \"endemic, institutional within the Conservative Party”\n\nThe Muslim Council of Britain has accused the Conservative Party of \"denial, dismissal and deceit\" over the issue of Islamophobia.\n\nThe MCB said the party had a \"blind spot for this type of racism\" and had failed to take steps to tackle it.\n\nThe group was responding to criticism of Labour's handling of anti-Semitism by the chief rabbi.\n\nConservative leader Boris Johnson said party members guilty of Islamophobia \"are out first bounce\".\n\nIn the Times, Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis said Labour had not done enough to tackle anti-Semitism and urged people to \"vote with their conscience\" in the general election.\n\nHe wrote that the \"overwhelming majority of British Jews are gripped by anxiety\" at the prospect of a Labour victory in the 12 December poll.\n\nIn response, the MCB said British Muslims would \"listen to the chief rabbi and agree on the importance of voting with their conscience\".\n\nA spokesperson added that the \"unacceptable presence of anti-Semitism in Britain\" was a source of \"real fear\" for British Jews.\n\nThey added the chief rabbi's comments \"highlighted the importance of speaking out on the racism we face, whilst maintaining our non-partisan stance.\"\n\n\"It is abundantly clear to many Muslims that the Conservative Party tolerate Islamophobia, allow it to fester in society\".\n\nThe spokesperson added that the issue was \"particularly acute\" within the party itself.\n\nThe MCB is an umbrella organisation of various UK Muslim bodies, including mosques, schools, and charitable associations.\n\nIt has previously called for allegations of Islamophobia in the Conservative Party to be investigated by the Equalities and Human Rights Commission - the body which is currently investigating allegations of anti-Semitism in the Labour Party.\n\nSpeaking to reporters, Mr Johnson said: \"If anybody is convicted, if anybody is done for Islamophobia, or any other prejudice or discrimination in the Conservative Party they are out first bounce.\"\n\nBut Mr Johnson has also faced accusations of Islamophobia himself, after he wrote in a newspaper column last year that Muslim women wearing burkas \"look like letter boxes\".\n\nAlso speaking on Tuesday, Chancellor Sajid Javid refused to criticise the prime minister for these remarks, added he had \"explained why he's used that language\".\n\nHe said the column from which the quote was taken had defended the rights of Muslim women to \"wear what they like\", adding: \"He's explained that, and I think he's given a perfectly valid explanation.\"\n\nThe Conservatives have pledged to start an investigation into Islamophobia and other forms of prejudice within the party before the end of the year.\n\nThe party suspended a number of members earlier this month after the Guardian supplied it with a dossier produced by an anonymous Twitter user containing examples of allegedly Islamophobic social media posts.\n\nA number of members were also suspended in September, after the BBC highlighted 20 cases to the party of members posting or endorsing Islamophobic material online.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nThree men falsely convicted of murder in the US state of Maryland have been set free after 36 years in prison.\n\nAlfred Chestnut, Andrew Stewart and Ransom Watkins had been sentenced to life in 1984 for killing a 14-year-old boy a year earlier.\n\nThey were freed in Baltimore on Monday after a judge cleared their convictions following a review of their case.\n\nThe case was reopened this year after Mr Chestnut sent a letter to Baltimore's Conviction Integrity Unit.\n\nHe included evidence he had uncovered last year.\n\nMr Chestnut, Mr Stewart and Mr Watkins were arrested as teenagers in November 1983 following the death of DeWitt Duckett, who was shot in the neck on his way to class at a Baltimore junior high school and had his Georgetown University jacket stolen.\n\nDeWitt's death received widespread press coverage. It was the first fatal shooting of a student in a Baltimore public school.\n\n\"These three men were convicted, as children, because of police and prosecutorial misconduct,\" Baltimore state attorney Marilyn Mosby said after the men were released.\n\nIn a statement, her office said \"detectives targeted the three men, all 16-year-old black boys, using coaching and coercion of other teenage witnesses to make their case\".\n\nAlfred Chestnut embraced his mother following his release\n\nProsecutors said during the initial investigation police ignored and withheld reports from multiple witnesses identifying another person as the killer, and that trial witnesses failed to identify the three teenagers in photo line-ups.\n\nAll trial witness have now recanted evidence, Ms Mosby said.\n\n\"I don't think that today is a victory, it's a tragedy. And we need to own up to our responsibility for it,\" she said.\n\nThe other suspect died in 2002.\n\nCase documents had been sealed by a judge, but Mr Chestnut obtained them last year with a public records request.\n\nAt a press conference, Mr Watkins said \"this should never have happened\".\n\n\"This fight is not over,\" he said. \"You all will hear from us again.\"\n\nMs Mosby also announced the launch of a new programme - Resurrection After Exoneration - to provide services to help exonerated people reintegrate into society, including support for education and mental and physical health.\n\nShe said the state of Maryland did not have legislation that guided compensation for those falsely convicted of a crime, and that she would work to change that.\n\nCurrently, the Board of Public Works has the authority to direct compensation.\n\nIn October, the board awarded about $9m (£7m) in payments to five men who were wrongfully imprisoned for decades. Walter Lomax - who served 38 years for murder - received about $3m, the largest payout ever made by the state for a wrongful conviction.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. A man has been in prison in the US for 23 years for shooting dead a British tourist, even though the judge in his case and police detectives believe he is innocent of the crime.", "McIntosh was convicted last year of the attempted murder of Linda McDonald\n\nThere were no warning signs to predict that a convicted killer would carry out a brutal attack on a woman while on home leave, a review has found.\n\nRobbie McIntosh, 32, battered Linda McDonald with a dumbbell in Templeton Woods, Dundee, in August 2017.\n\nMcIntosh had been jailed for life in 2002 for stabbing a dog walker to death on Dundee Law when he was 15 years old.\n\nHe was being prepared for possible release on parole at the time of the 2017 attack.\n\nA multi-agency report said McIntosh had not shown any \"violent behaviours or attitudes\" that would have suggested an attack was imminent or could have been predicted.\n\nHowever, it said there were flaws within the balance of information shared to assess risk, particularly from the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to Scottish Ministers when seeking approval for home leave.\n\nLinda McDonald sustained two skull fractures in the attack\n\nThe report said that although McIntosh was subject to a number of standard and additional licence conditions, the level of monitoring was \"less than what might be considered reasonable\".\n\nIt noted that a fiction book about a lone male who attacked females in wooded areas was found in McIntosh's cell after the crime.\n\nThe report made 10 recommendations, including for the SPS to review the information which is \"available and considered\" during risk management team meetings.\n\nThe review was carried out by the multi-agency public protection arrangements (Mappa), which includes members from the police, local authorities, health board and the SPS.\n\nIt was commissioned to consider the circumstances of McIntosh's offence and identify \"any necessary improvements to public protection arrangements\".\n\nMcIntosh was jailed for life in 2002 for stabbing Anne Nicoll to death\n\nThe report said McIntosh's \"positive behaviour\" in prison and on community leave constituted \"relevant evidence\" that supported the decisions to increase his community access.\n\nIt said there were subsequent flaws in the meeting structure that divided tasks between the SPS risk management team and Mappa.\n\nThis resulted in neither of them being able to take full responsibility for compiling a \"structured and fully-defensible risk management plan.\"\n\nThe SPS said it accepted all the relevant recommendations \"without reservation\".\n\nAt the time of the attack in 2017, McIntosh had been allowed home leave in preparation for being considered for parole.\n\nHe had been sentenced to a minimum of 15 years in prison in 2002 after being found guilty of murder.\n\nMcIntosh stabbed 34-year-old civil servant Anne Nicoll almost 30 times during the attack in Dundee in 2001.\n\nLinda McDonald had been walking her dog in Tempeton Woods in August 2017 when she was attacked by McIntosh.\n\nHe fled after being disturbed by two dog walkers who had heard Mrs McDonald screaming. She sustained multiple injuries including two skull fractures.\n\nMcIntosh admitted attempted murder and was given an Order for Lifelong Restriction (OLR), which means he will be supervised for the rest of his life.\n\nMrs McDonald's husband Matthew has criticised the decision to grant McIntosh home leave and said the attack had \"turned our family's life upside down\".", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Do you know when you're being manipulated?\n\nBlack Friday sales offer few real deals with most goods cheaper or available for the same price at other times, according to consumer group Which?.\n\nIt found that just four of 83 products they studied last year were cheaper during the Black Friday promotion.\n\nAmong products cheaper outside of Black Friday were a tumble dryer, smart speaker, coffee maker and TV soundbar.\n\nWhich? home products and services chief Natalie Hitchins said shoppers should do research and never impulse buy,\n\nThe consumer group tracked the products on Black Friday last year - 23 November. The items, from retailers including Currys PC World, Amazon, and John Lewis, were monitored six months before the date and six months after.\n\nJust four products were cheaper on Black Friday than at other times of the year. Six in 10 items were cheaper or the same price on at least one day in the six months prior to last year's Black Friday event.\n\nWhen looking at the two-week period surrounding Black Friday itself - including sale prices in the week before and after - it was found that three quarters of products were cheaper or the same price in the six months after.\n\nWhile Which? did not find evidence that any of the retailers were breaking the law, the consumer group said it showed that so-called deals may not be all they are claimed.\n\nMs Hitchins said: \"We have repeatedly shown that deals touted by retailers on Black Friday are not as good as they seem. Time-limited sales can be a good opportunity to bag a bargain, but don't fall for the pressure tactics around Black Friday.\n\n\"Our investigation indicates that this popular shopping event is all hype and there are few genuine discounts,\" she said.\n\nThe shops can get very busy\n\nRetailers rejected suggestions consumers were being misled and said that shoppers were getting some of the best deals of the year.\n\nAmazon said: \"\"The claim from Which? with regard to Echo is false and we have made this clear in our response to them. Amazon.co.uk customers were not able to buy the Echo (2nd gen) device cheaper before Black Friday 2018.\"\n\nIt added that its Black Friday sale was about \"thousands of deals on a huge selection of products from every category across the site, at a time of year when we know saving money is important to our customers\".\n\nCurrys PC World told Which?: \"Our customers tell us that they appreciate the increased choice during Black Friday where we have the most deals on at once. When we launched our Black Friday event last year, 40% of those products were the lowest price they had ever been.\"\n\nAnd John Lewis said: \"In addition to the variety of offers we have in-store and online during the Black Friday period, our commitment to being 'Never Knowingly Undersold' means that we continuously monitor and match the prices of our high street competitors throughout the year.\"\n\nWhich?'s advice for consumers during this year's sales bonanza is:", "Labour would not block indyref2 if pro-independence parties win a majority at the next Holyrood election, according to Scottish leader Richard Leonard.\n\nMr Leonard said a Labour-led UK government would grant the powers to hold a second independence referendum in this scenario.\n\nHowever, he also said he still opposed breaking up the UK.\n\nMr Leonard also promised \"further consultation\" on controversial plans for an oil and gas windfall tax.\n\nThe Scottish Labour leader was speaking in a live interview and phone-in session on BBC Radio Scotland, which all of the country's main party leaders will take part in during the election campaign.\n\nLabour's position on a second independence referendum has been the subject of much focus during the election campaign.\n\nNicola Sturgeon has claimed Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will have little choice but to back a second independence referendum if he wants to be prime minister and Boris Johnson has ruled out giving permission for another vote while he is prime minister.\n\nMr Leonard said his opposition to independence had not changed but added: \"If the SNP or other parties put in their manifesto that they wanted to hold a second independence referendum and they got a mandate for that, either in 2021 or at some future point, then of course what we are saying is that would not be blocked by a UK Labour Westminster government.\"\n\nThe Central Scotland MSP said that the independence question is a \"battle that will be won or lost in Scotland\" but an issue that could be reframed by the election of a Labour UK government.\n\nHe said: \"The terms of the debate on the constitutional position in Scotland would change because, instead of a UK government which is embarking upon a programme of austerity, you would see a UK government embarking upon a programme of significant investment in both the economy and public services.\"\n\nMr Leonard also claimed the prospect of a second Brexit vote under Labour and the chance of the UK staying in the EU would also weaken the SNP's argument for a second independence referendum.\n\nAt the Scottish Labour general election manifesto launch Mr Leonard said the party's free school meals pledge was part of Labour's plan for \"transformational change\" across Scotland and the UK\n\nThe Scottish Labour manifesto promised a windfall tax of the profits of the oil and gas industry.\n\nThe idea has been controversial, especially in the north east of Scotland where many people are employed in the sector, and Mr Leonard used his interview to suggest it would be subject to consultation in the event of a UK Labour government being elected.\n\nHe said: \"We think there ought to be a windfall tax on the profits of the oil and gas sector; the level at which that is pitched, when that is introduced, is a matter of consultation and negotiation.\n\n\"It will form a fund to enable those currently employed in the oil and gas sector to change their occupation and roles into other part of the economy.\"\n\nMr Leonard also said the money raised from the levy is not an \"intrinsic part\" of Labour's spending plans.\n\nConcerns over Labour's proposed windfall tax on the oil and gas industry have been raised given the sector is still recovering from a recent downturn in fortunes\n\nOn Brexit, Mr Leonard said he would again campaign to remain if there was a second Brexit referendum, in contrast to Jeremy Corbyn who said he would remain neutral on the issue if prime minister.\n\nElsewhere, Mr Leonard suggested a Labour promise to compensate more than three million women who lost out on years of state pension payments when their retirement age was raised could be funded by borrowing.\n\nIt has been estimated this policy would cost £58bn and the Scottish Labour leader said governments can borrow money to pay for \"exceptional items\", insisting it is \"the right thing to do\".\n\nOn a second independence referendum, Nicola Sturgeon said Labour would not \"walk away\" from a deal with the SNP if it allowed the party to get the keys to Number 10.\n\nBoris Johnson has ruled out granting a \"section 30 order\" - which grants permission for a new referendum from the UK government - while he is prime minister, arguing the issue is settled as, \"the people of Scotland, were told in 2014 that that was a once-in-a-generation event\".\n\nThe Liberal Democrats have said a second referendum on the future of the UK is unnecessary and would be \"divisive\" with Scottish leader Willie Rennie claiming his party was \"unique\" in this election by opposing both Brexit and independence.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Episode six sees him travelling at the request of the Queen to learn Welsh before the ceremony\n\nThe prominence of Welsh in The Crown's new series is \"incredibly useful\" for the promotion of the language, a veteran campaigner has said.\n\nThe latest series puts Welsh at the forefront of the Prince of Wales' time in Aberystwyth and Caernarfon ahead of his investiture in 1969.\n\nIt also includes an episode focusing on the Queen's reaction to the Aberfan disaster.\n\nThe Crown is one of Netflix's most successful series.\n\n\"Millions of people are going to be aware of the existence of the language, as a living language, for the first time ever,\" said Dafydd Iwan.\n\nEpisode six, which covers the investiture, is called Tywysog Cymru - Welsh for Prince of Wales - and the Prince, portrayed by actor Josh O'Connor, is seen travelling to Aberystwyth at the request of the Queen to learn the language before the big ceremony.\n\nMark Lewis Jones plays Dr Tedi Millward, who taught Welsh to the Prince of Wales\n\nOn arrival at the university he meets his tutor Dr Tedi Millward, played by actor Mark Lewis Jones. Nia Roberts plays the role of Dr Millward's wife, Silvia Millward.\n\nThe husband and wife are shown speaking naturally in Welsh in scenes at their home, with English subtitles on screen.\n\nJones said the Prince and Dr Millward developed \"a respect for each other during this time even though they came from different worlds\".\n\nHe said having Welsh spoken in the series \"means a massive amount\".\n\n\"This is so important, I think, that this language is heard throughout the world, with subtitles and no apology for that,\" he said.\n\nRoberts said she hoped \"people will be pleased about how much Welsh there is in the episode\".\n\n\"I don't say anything in English in this episode and I think that was a really brave decision by The Crown producers,\" she added.\n\nMark Lewis Jones and Tedi Millward on the set of The Crown in Aberystwyth\n\nMr Iwan said: \"I didn't feel uncomfortable at all about the way they treated the Welsh language. Unfortunately, we have become used to an English treatment of the Welsh language - which has often been done in either a patronising or ignorant fashion.\"\n\nHe said the episode gave a \"fairly fair treatment of the language as a living language\".\n\nThe Crown producers approached him to ask permission to use his song, Carlo, and to collect \"ephemera and posters\" for the episode.\n\nOlivia Colman plays the Queen in the series\n\nPosters of language pressure group Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg and one advertising Mr Iwan can be seen in the background of some scenes, something he admitted was \"a little strange\".\n\n\"They work within a historical, factual framework, and then use a bit of license to use their imagination,\" he said.\n\nWhile the historical opposition to the Prince's presence is shown as Charles arrives in Aberystwyth, and as his coach travels through Caernarfon on its way to the castle, Mr Iwan said he had expected to see more. But he added that Dr Millward's character did convey the dissatisfaction effectively.\n\n\"I would expect to see more of the conflict, and crowds protesting against the investiture. But they chose to focus on the language, which is interesting and a good thing for the Welsh language.\"\n\nNia Roberts said she hoped \"people will be pleased about how much Welsh there is in this episode\"\n\nThe Prince of Wales met Dafydd Iwan earlier this year during his week-long visit to Wales\n\nMr Iwan said he liked the series, which was released on Netflix on November 17.\n\n\"They could have focused on the great success of the investiture and portrayed the opposition as some kind of crazy bunch of students. But by portraying the other side in the character of Tedi Millward they have given it a bit more strength.\n\n\"In other words, it could have been a lot worse.\"\n\nIn real life the language campaigner met Prince Charles earlier this year.\n\n\"It is true to say that he was very, very aware of the Welsh language and the importance of the Welsh language, and the aspirations of Welsh nationalists,\" he said.", "Climate change is said to have increased the severity of recent wildfires in Australia\n\nCountries will have to increase their carbon-cutting ambitions five fold if the world is to avoid warming by more than 1.5C, the UN says.\n\nThe annual emissions gap report shows that even if all current promises are met, the world will warm by more than double that amount by 2100.\n\nRicher countries have failed to cut emissions quickly enough, the authors say.\n\nFifteen of the 20 wealthiest nations have no timeline for a net zero target.\n\nHot on the heels of the World Meteorological Organization's report on greenhouse gas concentrations, the UN Environment Programme (Unep) has published its regular snapshot of how the world is doing in cutting levels of these pollutants.\n\nThe emissions gap report looks at the difference between how much carbon needs to be cut to avoid dangerous warming - and where we are likely to end up with the promises that countries have currently committed to, in the Paris climate agreement.\n\nThe UN assessment is fairly blunt. \"The summary findings are bleak,\" it says. \"Countries collectively failed to stop the growth in global greenhouse gas emissions, meaning that deeper and faster cuts are now required.\"\n\nThe report says that emissions have gone up by 1.5% per year in the last decade. In 2018, the total reached 55 gigatonnes of CO2 equivalent. This is putting the Earth on course to experience a temperature rise of 3.2C by the end of this century.\n\nJust last year, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warned that allowing temperatures to rise more than 1.5 degrees this century would have hugely damaging effects for human, plant and animal life across the planet.\n\nThis report says that to keep this target alive, the world needs to cut emissions by 7.6% every year for the next 10 years.\n\n\"Our collective failure to act early and hard on climate change means we now must deliver deep cuts to emissions - over 7% each year, if we break it down evenly over the next decade,\" said Inger Andersen, Unep's executive director.\n\nThe report pays particular attention to the actions of the richest countries. The group of the 20 wealthiest (G20) are responsible for 78% of all emissions. But so far, only the EU, the UK, Italy and France have committed to long-term net zero targets.\n\nForest clearing in Asia has contributed significantly to carbon emissions over the past decade\n\nSeven G20 members need to take more action to achieve their current promises. These include Australia, Brazil, Canada, Japan, the Republic of Korea, South Africa and the US.\n\nFor example, Brazil's plans were recently revised, \"reflecting the recent trend towards increased deforestation\".\n\nThree countries - India, Russia and Turkey - are all on track to over-achieve their plans by 15% but the authors of the report say this is because the targets they set themselves were too low in the first place.\n\nFor three others - Argentina, Saudi Arabia and Indonesia - the researchers are uncertain as to whether they are meeting their targets or not.\n\nFlooding is one of the most damaging consequences of rising temperatures\n\nThat leaves China, the EU and Mexico as three countries or regions that are set to meet their promises or nationally determined contributions (NDCs), as they are called, with their current policies.\n\nWithout serious upgrades to most countries' plans, the UN says the 1.5C target will be missed by a significant amount.\n\n\"We need quick wins to reduce emissions as much as possible in 2020, then stronger NDCs to kick-start the major transformations of economies and societies,\" says Inger Anderson.\n\n\"We need to catch up on the years in which we procrastinated,\" she added. \"If we don't do this, the 1.5C goal will be out of reach before 2030.\"\n\nThe report outlines some specific actions for different countries in the G20.\n\nThere will have to be a huge increase in spending on renewable energy\n\nSo for Argentina it's recommended that they work harder to shift the public towards widespread use of public transport in big cities. China is urged to ban all new coal-fired power plants, something that recent research casts doubt on.\n\nThe biggest focus of action is the energy system. To get a sense of the massive scale of change that is needed, the study says the world will have to spend up to $3.8 trillion per year, every year between 2020 and 2050 to achieve the 1.5C target.\n\nThe impression that time is running short is reinforced by the report - and UN negotiators gearing up to meet in Madrid next week at COP25 are feeling the pressure to increase their ambitions on carbon.\n\n\"This is a new and stark reminder by the Unep that we cannot delay climate action any longer,\" said Teresa Ribera, Spain's minister for the ecological transition.\n\n\"We need it at every level, by every national and subnational government, and by the rest of the economic and civil society actors. We urgently need to align with the Paris Agreement objectives and elevate climate ambition.\n\n\"It would be incomprehensible if countries who are committed to the United Nations system and multilateralism did not acknowledge that part of this commitment requires further climate action. Otherwise, there will only be more suffering, pain, and injustice.\"", "BBC Wales debate: What are you doing to restore our faith in politics?\n\nFor the last question, Patrick Jones asks: what will the panel will do to restore our faith in politics and politicians? David TC Davies for the Conservatives says that to restore trust \"we must carry out our promises\". He says that it is outrageous that people are saying the Tories would sell off the NHS. The Brexit Party's James Wells says the party slogan of \"change politics for good\" is why he got involved in politics. But the audience member Mr Jones is unimpressed. \"Stop lying to us, don't insult our intelligence,\" he says. Unlike her party leader earlier tonight, Labour's Nia Griffith says: \"We need to apologise to the whole of the Jewish community.\" She says she is \"very, very ashamed\" of anti-Semitism in the party. Lib Dem Jane Dodds says: \"We have to trust each other, if we say we're going to do something, we have to do it. We have to work together.\" Plaid's Liz Saville-Roberts says people are fed up with \"soap-opera slogan politics\". \"As a society we have to look at politics is for, politics is how we live together,\" she says.", "A tweet from a US academic calling Indian food \"terrible\" has sparked a hot debate about cultural intolerance and racism in international cuisine.\n\n\"Indian food is terrible and we pretend it isn't,\" said international affairs professor Tom Nichols.\n\nThe remark led to a wider discussion of the immigrant experience and how many in the US have experienced racism in relation to food.\n\nMr Nichols - who teaches at the US Naval War College in Rhode Island - posted his opinion after another Twitter user had asked for \"controversial food opinions\".\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by Tom Nichols This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nCritics were quick to respond. \"Do you not have taste buds?\" asked celebrity chef Padma Lakshmi.\n\n\"Imagine going through life this flavourless,\" wrote another commenter.\n\nPreet Bharara, a former prosecutor from New York, tweeted: \"Tom, I'll take you to a place. We need to bring the country together. #ButterChickenSummit.\"\n\nOthers said Mr Nichols had probably tried \"less than 1%\" of all Indian dishes, which come from a hugely diverse country. Mr Nichols later admitted that he had only ever eaten at Indian restaurants in the US and UK.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post 2 by SIVA VAIDHYANATHAN🗽🤘🏽 This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nMr Nichols' initial tweet led to a wider discussion about the way food plays into the immigrant experience.\n\nSome noted that in the US, international food - sometimes called \"ethnic food\" - is often marketed as \"cheap eats\". Therefore many people are more familiar with pared-down, \"Americanised\" street dishes that lack authentic ingredients.\n\n\"There is no 'Indian' food',\" wrote one commenter.\n\n\"Also there is no curry flavour. There is no chai tea,\" she added, referring to the fact that chai is simply a word meaning \"tea\" in Hindi, and \"curry\" is a style of dish, rather than a flavouring.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post 3 by Sonia Gupta This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nOthers pointed out how smell and flavour have long been prevalent in racist comments towards minorities, and accused Mr Nichols of intolerance.\n\nFirst-generation American Saira Rao wrote: \"Having white people trash Indian food is extremely triggering as an Indian who has been told that I smell weird, that my food smells weird and that Indians [expletive] on the street which is why everything we are smells bad.\"\n\nAs the story drew attention in Indian media, the hashtag #MyFavoriteIndianFood started trending.\n\nUS presidential candidate Kamala Harris, whose mother's family hails from south India, shared a teaser for a cooking video with comedian Mindy Kaling using the hashtag.\n\nBut some foodies dismissed the row outright saying simply: \"I see someone on twitter has racist views on Indian food. Well, more for me then.\"\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. From korma to coconuts – the evolution of Indian cuisine in the UK\n\nOthers took similar issue with a \"controversial food\" tweet from ABC senior reporter Terry Moran, who said: \"Chinese food is tired. It's boring, gloppy, over-salted and utterly forgettable.\"\n\nOne person replied to his tweet: \"Oh Lord here we go again with bubble-inhabiting white guy, announcing his pathetic ignorance of an entire cuisine and its myriad regional varieties\".\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post 4 by Peter This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post 5 by Justin “Get a jacket, Jim Jordan” Housman This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nAsian food lovers rounded on Moran, accusing him of having only eaten at takeout restaurants and never tasted authentic cuisine from the most populated country on Earth.\n• None Why your local 'Indian' isn’t actually Indian. Video, 00:05:22Why your local 'Indian' isn’t actually Indian", "De La Rue, the company that prints the UK's banknotes, has said there is a risk that the firm will collapse if its turnaround plan fails to work.\n\nThe announcement came as it suspended its dividend and reported a loss in the first half of its financial year.\n\nDe La Rue said its warning was based on a worst-case scenario.\n\nHowever, it concluded that there was \"a material uncertainty that casts significant doubt on the group's ability to operate as a going concern\".\n\nUK-based De La Rue prints cash for about 140 central banks and employs more than 2,500 people globally.\n\nAll current Bank of England banknotes are printed by the firm at a site in Debden, Essex.\n\nIt is unclear what would happen if the firm got into difficulties, but it is likely that a rival would take over its Bank of England contract. Its main competitors are all based outside the UK.\n\nThe BBC understands that preparations have already been made for the launch of the new £20 note featuring artist JMW Turner, printed by De La Rue, which enters circulation on 20 February next year.\n\nDe La Rue has faced some big setbacks in the past two years, including the loss of the post-Brexit UK passport printing contract to a Franco-Dutch firm last year.\n\nIn May last year, it had to write off £18m after Venezuela's central bank failed to pay its bills.\n\nThe company is also under investigation by the Serious Fraud Office in connection with \"suspected corruption\" in South Sudan.\n\nIt appointed a new chief executive, Clive Vacher, in October as part of a management shake-up.\n\nAround 11% of the 171 billion banknotes issued globally in 2017 were printed by a handful of commercial printers. De La Rue is now the largest of these firms.\n\nIt began producing banknotes in 1860, first for Mauritius and then elsewhere. Today it produces enough notes each week that if stacked up would reach the peak of Everest twice.\n\nIts main competitor, German company Giesecke & Devrient, produces notes for roughly 100 central banks, while the Canadian Banknote Company and US-founded Crane Currency are also major players.\n\nDe La Rue reported a £12.1m pre-tax loss for the six months to 28 September, compared with a £7.1m profit in the same period last year.\n\nIn its results statement, the company said it was accelerating its restructuring plan, including a reduction in overhead costs.\n\nIt is also planning new banknote security feature products to bolster its position in the \"increasingly competitive\" banknote market.\n\n\"De La Rue is teetering on the brink,\" said Neil Wilson, chief market analyst for Markets.com.\n\n\"Bad management and decisions seems to be the main reason for the malaise.\"\n\nInvestors sometimes wonder whether a company's board of directors can, in the short term, have much sway over a company's trading.\n\nThe scepticism is warranted: boards normally comprise a small number of executives and a larger number of non-executive directors, who have no involvement with day-to-day operations, and there are plenty of examples of companies going off the rails without the board suspecting anything was wrong.\n\nToday's results from De La Rue show, however, that boards are vital. The banknote and secure-printing company turned in a disastrous set of numbers - a £10m operating loss, a string of one-off charges and mounting debt - which it blamed on falling demand and too many companies chasing too few contracts.\n\nBut it also admits that a period of unprecedented turmoil at the top has not helped, with the chairman, chief executive, finance director and most of the other directors changing in short order.\n\n\"The board believes that significant changes in the board and executive teams, along with a restructuring of the business, has contributed to the poor performance of the business in the period,\" the results statement says.\n\n\"This has contributed to a larger variance between forecasts and performance than has been experienced historically.\"\n\nManagement matters, and will matter even more in the next few months. The directors warn that if the revival plan put in place by (newish) chief executive Clive Vacher does not yield results, there is a threat to the company being able to continue as a going concern.\n\nIn plain English, that means it will have to find more money, either by renegotiating the terms of its bank loans or by asking shareholders to stump up more cash.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Matthew Stokes and his brother Adam were found dead at their home in Hinckley\n\nA woman says she was locked in a house, smothered and stabbed by her husband, who was found dead with their two sons.\n\nDavid Stokes, 43, and children Adam, 11, and Matthew, five, were discovered in their home on Welwyn Road, Hinckley, Leicestershire, on 2 November 2016.\n\nThe boys were found dead under a quilt in the same bed and holding hands.\n\nAn inquest heard that, hours before the bodies were discovered, Mr Stokes locked Sally Stokes in the house sparking a stand-off with police.\n\nMrs Stokes told Rutland & North Leicestershire Coroner's Court she was stabbed before she managed to escape.\n\nMr Stokes was later found dead from a single stab wound.\n\nA medical cause of death for both boys has been given as \"unascertained\" but a pathologist said it could have been a result of drowning or pressure to the neck.\n\nDr Frances Hollingbury added that \"it is likely they were unconscious or already dead when they were positioned where they were found\".\n\nMrs Stokes told the court she and Mr Stokes had been married since 2011 and separated three months before the deaths.\n\nIn addition to problems in the marriage, Mrs Stokes said she discovered Mr Stokes had searched online for escorts and a date rape drug.\n\nShe said she confronted him about this on 1 November, but the situation at the time was \"calm\" and she left just after 18:00 GMT.\n\nSally Stokes, arriving at the inquest earlier, said David Stokes tried to smother her with a pillow\n\nMrs Stokes told the court she returned at about 21:15 and, in the hours that followed, Mr Stokes locked her in the house, hit her on the back of the head with a rolling pin and tried to smother her with a pillow.\n\nShe said she got to the back garden and screamed for help before Mr Stokes hit her head against a wall.\n\nThe inquest was told police were called and there were regular phone calls between negotiators and Mr Stokes before he stabbed her and she ran out into the street.\n\nShe said: \"I felt a bump in my back, felt the warmth of blood, then I realised he'd stabbed me.\n\n\"The look on his face was like satisfaction. I'll never forget it - as though he'd won.\"\n\nMrs Stokes was taken to hospital and told the following day about her sons and that Mr Stokes had killed himself.\n\nShe was ruled out of the investigation as a suspect by police, the inquest heard.\n\nFinishing her evidence, Mrs Stokes said she felt police acted in the right way during the stand-off.\n\n\"If police had forced the situation, I wouldn't be here,\" she said.\n\nThe inquest also heard Mr Stokes filmed a video of himself with the boys at about 19:00 on 1 November and that is the last time the boys are known to have been alive.\n\nFollow BBC East Midlands on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@bbc.co.uk.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases once again reached new highs in 2018.\n\nThe World Meteorological Organization (WMO) says the increase in CO2 was just above the average rise recorded over the last decade.\n\nLevels of other warming gases, such as methane and nitrous oxide, have also surged by above average amounts.\n\nSince 1990 there's been an increase of 43% in the warming effect on the climate of long lived greenhouse gases.\n\nThe WMO report looks at concentrations of warming gases in the atmosphere rather than just emissions.\n\nThe difference between the two is that emissions refer to the amount of gases that go up into the atmosphere from the use of fossil fuels, such as burning coal for electricity and from deforestation.\n\nConcentrations are what's left in the air after a complex series of interactions between the atmosphere, the oceans, the forests and the land. About a quarter of all carbon emissions are absorbed by the seas, and a similar amount by land and trees.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. How to reduce your carbon footprint when you fly\n\nUsing data from monitoring stations in the Arctic and all over the world, researchers say that in 2018 concentrations of CO2 reached 407.8 parts per million (ppm), up from 405.5ppm a year previously.\n\nThis increase was above the average for the last 10 years and is 147% of the \"pre-industrial\" level in 1750.\n\nThe WMO also records concentrations of other warming gases, including methane and nitrous oxide. About 40% of the methane emitted into the air comes from natural sources, such as wetlands, with 60% from human activities, including cattle farming, rice cultivation and landfill dumps.\n\nMethane is now at 259% of the pre-industrial level and the increase seen over the past year was higher than both the previous annual rate and the average over the past 10 years.\n\nNitrous oxide is emitted from natural and human sources, including from the oceans and from fertiliser-use in farming. According to the WMO, it is now at 123% of the levels that existed in 1750.\n\nLast year's increase in concentrations of the gas, which can also harm the ozone layer, was bigger than the previous 12 months and higher than the average of the past decade.\n\nWhat concerns scientists is the overall warming impact of all these increasing concentrations. Known as total radiative forcing, this effect has increased by 43% since 1990, and is not showing any indication of stopping.\n\n\"There is no sign of a slowdown, let alone a decline, in greenhouse gases concentration in the atmosphere despite all the commitments under the Paris agreement on climate change,\" said WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas.\n\n\"We need to translate the commitments into action and increase the level of ambition for the sake of the future welfare of mankind,\" he added.\n\n\"It is worth recalling that the last time the Earth experienced a comparable concentration of CO2 was three to five million years ago. Back then, the temperature was 2-3C warmer, sea level was 10-20m higher than now,\" said Mr Taalas.\n\nThe UN Environment Programme will report shortly on the gap between what actions countries are taking to cut carbon and what needs to be done to keep under the temperature targets agreed in the Paris climate pact.\n\nPreliminary findings from this study, published during the UN Secretary General's special climate summit last September, indicated that emissions continued to rise during 2018.\n\nBoth reports will help inform delegates from almost 200 countries who will meet in Madrid next week for COP25, the annual round of international climate talks.\n\nAir monitoring stations like this one in Switzerland", "Amanda White said she wants to warn others about the potential dangers of surgery abroad\n\nA 29-year-old Belfast woman had to have her left breast removed after contracting an infection following breast reduction surgery in Turkey.\n\nAmanda White travelled to a clinic in the country on 6 November, but when she returned she became ill and had to have surgery at the Ulster Hospital.\n\nDespite doctors' efforts to save her breast, she had to have a mastectomy.\n\nMs White has spoken out because she wants to warn others of the potential dangers of having surgery abroad.\n\nThe mother of two young boys, who lives in south Belfast, spoke to BBC News NI from her hospital bed.\n\n\"I had always wanted surgery from I was about 18,\" she said.\n\n\"My chest made me very uncomfortable and I had severe back pain but I had no idea it would turn out like this.\n\n\"The doctor told me if I'd left it any later before getting treatment I wouldn't be here.\"\n\nAmanda White has been recovering in the Ulster Hospital\n\nMs White said alarm bells began to ring as soon as she arrived at the clinic in Turkey.\n\n\"They just wanted my passport and cash,\" she said.\n\n\"I had to sign a consent form which wasn't in English and the surgeon was only in the room for a few seconds.\"\n\nA few hours after surgery, she was taken to a villa where she stayed for three nights in a sparsely-furnished room with no windows.\n\n\"The beds weren't changed and when I asked for the corset they gave me to wear to be washed, it came back and it was still stained,\" Ms White said.\n\nShe is far from alone. The Ulster Hospital has recently treated six other patients who travelled to foreign countries for their operations with terrible consequences.\n\nAlastair Brown, a consultant plastic surgeon at the Ulster Hospital, said there had been a worrying increase in what he described as cosmetic surgery tourism.\n\nAlastair Brown said the NHS is dealing with \"disastrous consequences\" in some cases\n\n\"To me it's just ludicrous. I don't know why someone would subject their body to that sort of thing, I just can't understand it,\" he said.\n\n\"I can understand them trying to save a little bit of money and the cost saving, but really over the long term, is that cost saving?\n\n\"If it goes well then brilliant and some of the cases do go well, but when it goes wrong it goes very wrong and that's where we're just seeing these disastrous consequences.\n\n\"And we cannot emphasise enough the importance of getting this message across to the public - please be very, very careful before subjecting yourself to this.\"\n\nMs White did her research before going abroad and said she was heavily influenced by a number of celebrities who said they had used the same clinic.\n\n\"All the celebrities are saying 'this place is great' and you trust that,\" she said.\n\nThe surgery would have cost about £7,000 in Northern Ireland but Ms White spent £3,250 to have the operation in Turkey and that included flights and the extra cost of hotels.\n\nWhen she came home the wound on her left side became infected and when she went to her doctor she was told to go to the emergency department.\n\nThen, last Wednesday, she had to have more surgery.\n\n\"When they opened me up they realised they had to remove my nipple and then had to remove most of my left breast, there was nothing they could do.\"\n\nMs White told reporter Tara Mills that celebrity endorsements had influenced her choice of clinic\n\nShe will be able to have reconstruction surgery in about nine months.\n\n\"The doctors here have been amazing but it's not okay to go away and I think we have to let girls know - don't go away, save the extra couple of pound and get it done at home.\"\n\nMr Brown also wants the public to be aware of the dangers.\n\n\"Think about the establishment and the aftercare,\" he said.\n\n\"Anybody can get complications but what is in place if something does go wrong?\n\n\"Our surgeons are highly skilled and trained and have ongoing assessment. Does that happen in other countries? We just don't know.\n\n\"We had another case today but from what I'm told it wasn't so severe but it will require a lengthy period of care in the NHS.\"\n\nBBC News NI contacted the Comfort Zone Surgery in Turkey where Amanda had the operation.\n\nIn a statement, they said: \"As with any surgical procedure, the biggest risk is infection and this can happen to anyone in any country.\n\n\"We are obviously very sad to hear this and are more than happy to make any free corrections that she may need in the short near future.\"", "Prince Andrew has previously said he regretted this 2010 meeting with Epstein\n\nAn air ambulance service has become the latest charity to withdraw its connection to the Duke of York.\n\nYorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA) said \"staff, volunteer and donor opinion\" had led to the move by its trustee board.\n\nIt follows Prince Andrew's appearance on BBC Newsnight and the controversy over his ties to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.\n\nThe duke opened the air ambulance base at Nostell in 2015.\n\nFor several months the duke had been facing questions over his ties to US financier Epstein, who took his own life in August while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges.\n\nVirginia Giuffre, one of Epstein's accusers, claimed she was forced to have sex with the prince three times. The duke has always denied any form of sexual contact or relationship with her.\n\nBT and Barclays have joined universities and other charities in distancing themselves from the duke.\n\nYAA, which has become the latest charity to withdraw its connection, said: \"As a charity funded generously by public donations, we must seriously consider the opinions of our donors and supporters, and this has been a significant factor in reaching this decision.\"\n\nPrince Andrew, 59, announced on Wednesday he would step back from royal duties and all organisations he is patron of because the Epstein scandal had become a \"major disruption\" to the Royal Family.\n\nBuckingham Palace had described it as \"a personal decision\" following discussions with the Queen and Prince Charles.\n\nPrince Andrew's resignation from all royal duties followed an interview on the BBC's Newsnight programme\n\nHe is no longer patron of the Outward Bound Trust, the English National Ballet, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and London Metropolitan University.\n\nThe University of Huddersfield has also said the prince would step down as chancellor.\n\nThe main role of a royal patron is to raise the profile and attract publicity for work done by charities.\n\nThe prince will no longer carry out public engagements but will still attend Royal Family events such as Trooping the Colour and Remembrance Sunday.\n\nStandard Chartered Bank and KPMG also announced they were withdrawing support for the duke's business mentoring initiative Pitch@Palace, though sources told the BBC the decisions were made before the interview.\n\nFour Australian universities also said they would not be continuing their involvement in Pitch@Palace Australia.\n\nPrince Andrew also cancelled a planned visit to flood-hit areas of Yorkshire on 19 November, the Sun newspaper reported.\n\nFollow BBC Yorkshire on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Send your story ideas to yorkslincs.news@bbc.co.uk.", "Jo Swinson asked the court to stop the Royal Mail distributing the leaflet\n\nLib Dem leader Jo Swinson has succeeded in her bid to stop an SNP leaflet which accuses her of accepting a £14,000 donation from \"a fracking company\".\n\nMs Swinson asked the Court of Session in Edinburgh to stop the Royal Mail from distributing the leaflet in her East Dunbartonshire constituency.\n\nThe SNP's QC had argued there was no \"substantial untruth\" in the leaflet.\n\nBut Lord Pentland said a statement on the leaflet was false in substance, materially inaccurate and defamatory.\n\nHe said: \"I don't consider it would be right for an official election leaflet which contains a prima facie defamatory statement to be distributed by the Royal Mail.\"\n\nRuling in favour of Ms Swinson, Lord Pentland ordered the SNP and its candidate Amy Callaghan to pay Ms Swinson's costs.\n\nThe SNP's legal team is considering an appeal.\n\nMs Swinson's lawyers said the leaflet had accused her of hypocrisy because she had accepted a £14,000 donation \"from a fracking company.\"\"\n\nHowever, lawyers acting for Ms Swinson claimed the statement was defamatory.\n\nThey also sought an order from judge Lord Pentland which would stop the Royal Mail from distributing the leaflet.\n\nRoddy Dunlop QC told the court earlier that a director of Warwick Energy, a renewable energy company which holds licences for fracking, had made the £14,000 donation in a personal capacity to Ms Swinson's constituency office.\n\nThe QC said the donation had not been made to Ms Swinson personally and had not come from a fracking company, and that 80% of the company's output came from renewable energy sources.\n\nHe said: \"It does have a fracking licence but it doesn't engage in shale gas fracking.\"\n\nMr Dunlop added: \"We are in the midst of a general election. It is unlawful for there to be made a false statement of fact in relation to the personal character or conduct of a character.\"\n\nThe leaflets were due to be distributed by the end of this week.\n\nThe court heard that a number of them had already been distributed.\n\nFor the SNP, Jonathan Mitchell QC said there was no \"substantial untruth\" in the leaflet. He said the money was from a \"fracking source.\"\n\nHe added: \"These are allegations, disgraceful allegations, made against her which have been out in the public domain since June.\n\n\"The criticism is of her voting record and her connection to frackers.\n\n\"There is no substantial falseness in any of this.\"\n\nThe claims contained in the leaflet did not meet the legal test for defamation, he added.\n\nHe said the hypocrite remark was justified given Ms Swinson's past public statements in which she said she supported pro-environment government policies.\n\nHe added: \"The allegation is not one regarding personal conduct or character. It is of her policies.\n\n\"The complaint is about her priorities; her record.\"\n\nFollowing Lord Pentland's decision, Mr Mitchell said his clients would consider launching an appeal as a matter of \"urgency\".\n\nHe said this was because voters in East Dunbartonshire casting postal votes would do so without receiving an electoral communication from the SNP.", "Ms Aziz said she wanted to raise awareness about China's detainment of \"innocent Muslims\"\n\nA US teenager's TikTok video clip accusing China of putting Muslims into \"concentration camps\" has gone viral on the Chinese-owned social network.\n\nThe post appears to be about beauty tips at its start - but the young woman then changes tack to ask her viewers to raise awareness of what she describes as a \"another Holocaust\".\n\nFeroza Aziz later tweeted that TikTok had blocked her from posting new content, as a result.\n\n\"TikTok does not moderate content due to political sensitivities,\" a spokesman told BBC News. Although, Douyin, the Chinese version of the app, on which Ms Aziz's posts would not have appeared, is politically censored.\n\nThe company had permanently banned one of Ms Aziz's old TikTok accounts on, 15 November, for posting an unrelated video that had broken its rules on terrorism-related material, he said.\n\nAs an additional measure, it had then blocked her smartphone, on 25 November, but that too had been unrelated to her posts about China.\n\n\"Her new account and its videos, including the eyelash video in question, were not affected and continue to receive views,\" the spokesman added.\n\nBBC News has contacted Ms Aziz and her family for comment.\n\nFor its part, the Chinese government has consistently said the camps in question offer voluntary education and training, despite evidence to the contrary.\n\nMs Aziz posted three videos about China's treatment of the Uighur Muslims, between Sunday and Monday.\n\nThe first has been watched more than 1.4 million times and \"liked\" nearly 500,000 times on the app.\n\nA copy uploaded to Twitter by other TikTok users has attracted a further five million views.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by saltys backup This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nAnd further copies have been posted to YouTube and Instagram.\n\nPart of the videos' appeal is they are presented as a deliberate attempt to circumvent supposed censorship by TikTok's Beijing-based owner, Bytedance.\n\nMs Aziz bookends her critical comments with talk about to make eyelashes look longer.\n\n\"I say that so TikTok doesn't take down my videos,\" she explains in one of the recordings.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. \"An electric baton to the back of the head\" - a former inmate described conditions at a secret camp to the BBC\n\nWhile the version of TikTok used in mainland China does censor criticism of the Chinese Communist Party, the company says it does not take the same action against posts to the separate library of user-generated content it offers elsewhere.\n\nAnd it notes other clips about the mistreatment of Uighurs within Chinese camps have been allowed to remain on its international platform, although they do not tend to get anywhere close to the amount of attention Ms Aziz has generated.\n\nThe 17-year-old's videos were posted the same week BBC Panorama revealed how leaked documents detailed some of the measures used to brainwash hundreds of thousands of Muslims in the western region of Xinjiang.\n\nThey undermine China's claims attendance at the camps is voluntary and designed to counter extremism.\n\nChina's UK ambassador has dismissed the documents as \"fake news\".\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nMs Aziz provides her own list of abuses.\n\n\"Spreading awareness does wonders,\" she says.\n\n\"We can reach millions across the world [and] reach those with the power to do something about it.\"\n\nThe BBC has also confirmed that Ms Aziz is in control of a Twitter account created earlier this month. She has tweeted that TikTok has given her a one-month suspension and said that \"China is terrified of the news [about the camps] spreading\".\n\nOthers have picked up on her posts, including a member of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute think tank, who called Ms Aziz's use of TikTok \"creatively subversive\".\n\nAny apps that operate within mainland China need to be approved by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.\n\nSocial networks recognise they are not allowed to operate unless they comply with local guidelines - and that means ensuring any content on their platform paints the government in a positive light.\n\nTikTok, known locally as Douyin, is heavily filtered.\n\nFor example, in April 2018, it censored all mentions of British cartoon character Peppa Pig, concerned she was being used as a symbol of rebellion.\n\nBut the Chinese government is not concerned about, and has less control over, filtering content on the version offered overseas.\n\nAnd in October this year, TikTok denied it screened anti-China content on its international app, saying all its US user data was stored in the United States, with a back-up in Singapore.\n• None Should we be worried about TikTok?", "The bodies of 39 Vietnamese nationals were discovered in a refrigerated trailer\n\nAnother man has been arrested on suspicion of the manslaughter of 39 people found dead in a lorry in Essex.\n\nThe 36-year-old man from Purfleet, Essex, is also being questioned on suspicion of conspiracy to traffic people and conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration.\n\nThe bodies of 39 Vietnamese nationals were found in a refrigerated lorry in Grays on 23 October.\n\nThe arrested man was taken into custody in Dalston, east London, on Monday.\n\nEight women and 31 males, including two boys, aged 15, were among those who died.\n\nLorry driver Maurice Robinson, of Craigavon, County Armagh, pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey earlier to conspiring with others to assist illegal immigration between 1 May 2018 and 24 October 2019.\n\nAnother man, Christopher Kennedy, of Darkley, County Armagh, appeared at Chelmsford Magistrates' Court on Monday charged with human trafficking offences. No pleas were entered.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Obama was served sushi at the restaurant in 2014\n\nA world-renowned sushi restaurant where Barack Obama dined has been dropped from the Michelin gourmet guide.\n\nSukiyabashi Jiro, focus of the 2011 documentary Jiro Dreams Of Sushi, has earned three Michelin stars every year since 2007.\n\nBut the Tokyo restaurant has been dropped from the 2020 guide because it no longer accepts public reservations.\n\nTo get a table you need to be a regular, have special connections, or go through a top hotel.\n\nIt is run by sushi maestro Jiro Ono, who is in his 90s, and his eldest son, Yoshikazu.\n\nThe restaurant can only take 10 guests at a time, with prices starting at around 40,000 yen (£285) for the chef's selection.\n\nIt made headlines in 2014 when the then-US president and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe dined there, with Mr Obama reportedly saying it was the best sushi he had ever tasted.\n\n\"We recognise Sukiyabashi Jiro does not accept reservations from the general public, which makes it out of our scope,\" a spokeswoman from the Japanese branch of Michelin told the AFP news agency.\n\n\"Michelin's policy is to introduce restaurants where everybody can go to eat,\" she said.\n\nAllan Jenkins, editor of Observer Food Monthly, said the move would probably not faze the owners.\n\n\"Not sure they are bothered, though presume some tourists might be,\" he told the BBC.\n\n\"Truth is since the film and Obama he is the most famous Japanese sushi chef alive and he will be fine. He is ancient and only has to fill 10 spots anyway.\"\n\nAndy Hayler, a restaurant critic for Elite Traveler magazine, pointed out that despite \"fascination\" within the press over the restaurant, it is only rated 66th best in Tokyo for sushi by the main local guide Tabelog.\n\n\"From 2008, when Michelin started covering Tokyo, it did not cover places like Mibu or Kyoaji, which are famous but are essentially private members clubs,\" he added.\n\nThe dropping of Sukiyabashi Jiro comes after The Araki, a sushi restaurant in London's Mayfair, was stripped of all three of its Michelin stars this year after its chef went back to Tokyo.\n\nIn 2017, French chef Sebastien Bras asked to be stripped of his three stars as it put him under \"huge pressure\".", "The initial scope of the inquiry was to examine 23 cases but this has now grown to hundreds\n\nMore than 200 new families have contacted an inquiry into mother and baby deaths at a hospital trust in Shropshire.\n\nInvestigators were already looking at more than 600 cases where newborns and mothers died or were left injured while in the care of the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust.\n\nOne expert says the scandal, spanning decades, may be the tip of the iceberg.\n\nDr Bill Kirkup says it suggests failure might be more widespread in the NHS.\n\nThe surge in new cases follows the leak of an interim report last week.\n\nThe leaked report, compiled by the maternity expert Donna Ockenden for NHS Improvement, outlined a catalogue of maternity failings from 1979 to the present day that led to avoidable deaths of mothers and babies at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust (SaTH).\n\nIt revealed that some children were left disabled, staff got the names of some dead babies wrong and, in one case, referred to a child as \"it\".\n\nSources say hundreds of new families have now come forward in the wake of the coverage of the leaked report.\n\nKay Kelly, head of clinical negligence at the law firm Lanyon Bowdler, is a solicitor acting for some of the families involved.\n\nShe says that since the leaked report was made public, her firm alone has had more than 80 new inquiries.\n\nShrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust was placed in special measures\n\n\"A lot of them aren't brand new stories.\n\n\"They're things that have happened many years ago and these people have been prompted to telephone us because of the story.\n\n\"Many of them are people who lost babies at the hospital and that worries me because I understood that the hospital had passed on the information to the Donna Ockenden inquiry.\"\n\nOne of those being represented by Kay Kelly is Chrissie, whose son, a twin, was left with cerebral palsy after birth.\n\nChrissie's case against SaTH is continuing and she didn't want to be identified.\n\nBut she told me she was furious that so many families have also had to go through the terrible events she experienced.\n\n\"Nobody learned any lessons from what happened to me.\n\n\"And to know now that there've been hundreds of cases, I'm angry.\n\n\"I am really angry. Angry at them for lying to me.\n\n\"I'm angry for all the poor families, the hundreds of families and that's thousands of people because they've got the grandparents, the aunts, the uncles.\n\n\"I just feel overwhelmed at the moment with anger, anger and just, I don't understand it.\"\n\nThere are concerns too that the failings seen at SaTH echo closely those at another maternity unit run by the Morecambe Bay Trust.\n\nThe man who headed the inquiry into that scandal where 11 babies and one mother died is Dr Bill Kirkup, a respected expert on maternity care.\n\n\"These are not two separate one-offs, these point to underlying systemic failure that might be widespread.\n\n\"The notion that it could never happen here is one of the most dangerous ones an NHS Trust can have.\n\n\"The truth is, there are points of learning from all of these things that everybody should be looking at and learning from.\"\n\nThe investigation team is not expected to report until late next year.\n\nBut with families still coming forward, its work may last much longer.\n\nDonna Ockenden, chair of independent review, said: \"I would like to thank the brave families who have come forward and shared their experiences - my team are now contacting families on a daily basis. If families would like to raise a concern I am asking them to please get in touch.\"", "Harry Dunn's father Tim Dunn was left outside the hustings\n\nForeign Secretary Dominic Raab was called a \"coward\" by the friends and family of Harry Dunn as they were left outside constituency hustings.\n\nMr Dunn, 19, died in a crash in Northamptonshire in August that led to the suspect leaving the UK claiming diplomatic immunity.\n\nHis family had hoped to put pressure on Mr Raab at the event in Surrey.\n\nMr Raab said he felt a \"constructive conversation\" would not have been possible due to crowds there.\n\nA member of staff at the church where the hustings were held said they were kept outside due to fire safety.\n\nMr Dunn's parents have begun legal action against the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), alleging the granting of immunity by Mr Raab was \"wrong in law\".\n\nBut the FCO has said it will \"seek costs\" for any judicial review brought and argue the family has not found \"any reasonably arguable ground of legal challenge\".\n\nIt said an allegation that the foreign secretary had \"misused and/or abused his power\" was \"entirely without foundation\".\n\nDominic Raab (second from left) attended the event at East Molesey Methodist Church\n\nSigns calling for Harry's family and friends to be allowed to enter were held up against the East Molesey Methodist Church door, which was monitored by staff.\n\nThere were chants of \"let us in\" from more than 50 people who were left outside on Monday night.\n\nAs Mr Raab left the church in an official car, a crowd booed and branded him a \"coward\".\n\nMr Raab told the BBC: \"I'm happy to see the family whenever they want to, but doing it outside in those circumstances… I don't think was the right thing to do, it's not like we'd be able to have a constructive conversation.\"\n\nHe reiterated his sympathy for the Dunn family and said he would \"like to see justice done\" but that he had \"no control over the case\".\n\nHarry's father Tim Dunn said he had hoped to call on voters to back another candidate to unseat Mr Raab at the Esher and Walton constituency hustings.\n\nAsked why he thought the foreign secretary did not speak to him, Mr Dunn said: \"I think he doesn't want to give me the answers I need.\n\n\"There's things going on, we're not quiet about it, we think the CPS (Crown Prosecution Service) and the FCO are talking and delaying tactics.\"\n\nHarry Dunn died in hospital after his motorbike was involved in a crash outside RAF Croughton\n\nMr Dunn was fatally injured on 27 August, when his motorbike was in collision with a car owned by Anne Sacoolas outside RAF Croughton, where her husband Jonathan was an intelligence officer.\n\nMrs Sacoolas, 42, left the UK claiming diplomatic immunity but the family are seeking a judicial review of that decision.\n\nDuring the hustings, Rebecca Little, who lives in Cobham, said she asked about Mr Dunn's case on behalf of his family.\n\n\"There were several security detail preventing the family from coming in but they have a right to enter the hustings,\" she said.\n\nSigns calling for Harry's family and friends to be allowed to enter were held up against the door\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Employee activism has been a major disruption for Google over the past two years\n\nGoogle has fired four employees in what activists within the company describe as an attempt to \"crush\" workers' attempts to organise.\n\nThe people, who have been dubbed the \"Thanksgiving Four\", had their contracts terminated on Monday.\n\nStaff were told via an internal memo that the firings were related to data security and employee safety.\n\nBut those who lost their jobs have said they were being punished for \"speaking out\".\n\nThe sackings followed a demonstration at Google's San Francisco office on Friday, attended by more than 200 Google employees. Two of the four fired employees, Rebecca Rivers and Laurence Berland, spoke at the protest.\n\nThe Silicon Valley giant has confirmed the authenticity of the memo, first published by Bloomberg, but would not comment further.\n\nGoogle's Security and Investigations team said the employees were routinely accessing information about other projects and employees inappropriately.\n\nSorry, we're having trouble displaying this content. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\n\"Our thorough investigation found the individuals were involved in systematic searches for other employees’ materials and work,” the memo read.\n\n\"This includes searching for, accessing, and distributing business information outside the scope of their jobs - repeating this conduct even after they were met with and reminded about our data security policies.\n\n\"This information, along with details of internal emails and inaccurate descriptions about Googlers’ work, was subsequently shared externally.\"\n\nAt Friday's protest, Ms Rivers told the crowd she had been put on administrative leave for accessing confidential documents. She tweeted on Monday that her contract had been terminated.\n\n\"Four of our colleagues took a stand and organised for a better workplace,\" a statement representing the Four, and other organising employees, read. The confirmed Mr Berland was among the four. The other two employees’ identities have not been made public.\n\nThe statement continued: \"This is explicitly condoned in Google's Code of Conduct, which ends: 'And remember… don’t be evil, and if you see something that you think isn’t right – speak up’.\n\n\"When they did, Google retaliated against them. Today, after putting two of them on sudden and unexplained leave, the company fired all four in an attempt to crush worker organising.”\n\nSorry, we're having trouble displaying this content. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nAmong the issues causing discomfort among Google employees is the firm's work with the US Border Patrol. More than 1,500 workers have signed a petition demanding Google backs down from its bid to provide the agency with cloud computing services.\n\nBut the workers point to Google's hiring of IRI Consultants, a firm which bills itself as a leader in helping major firms avoid \"union vulnerability”, as a sign of the search giant’s growing unease at internal activism.\n\nThe row has caught the attention of Washington. \"This type of union busting is unacceptable,\" tweeted presidential hopeful Senator Bernie Sanders.\n\n\"I say to Google: it is time to address the racism, harassment, and harmful contracts at your company and treat your workers with the respect and dignity they deserve.\"\n\nObservers see the move as heralding the end of Google's famously open working culture. Executives have locked down the degree to which employees can access information on projects they are not involved with, while earlier this month Google's chief executive Sundar Pichai told staff its weekly \"all-hands\" meeting would no longer take place.\n\nThe open forum, which used to take place every Friday, will be replaced by a monthly meeting that focused only on \"product and business strategy\", according to tech news site The Verge, referencing an internal memo sent at the time.\n\nNo longer allowed at the meetings: free-flowing questions on Google's political controversy, such as its role in China, dealings with the military, and co-operation with US Immigrations, Customs and Enforcement - known as Ice.\n\n\"They think this will crush our efforts, but it won't,\" the Google workers statement distributed on Monday added.\n\n\"For every one they retaliate against, there are hundreds of us who will fight, and together we will win. One of the most powerful companies in the world wouldn't be retaliating against us if collective action didn't work.\"\n\nDo you have more information about this or any other technology story? You can reach Dave directly and securely through encrypted messaging app Signal on: +1 (628) 400-7370", "Last updated on .From the section European Football\n\nJose Mourinho made a dramatic entrance at his new home as Tottenham came from two goals down to beat Olympiakos and qualify for the Champions League knockout phase.\n\nMourinho made a low-key entrance for his first game as manager at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium - but then it was drama all the way as he was subjected to all facets of the side he inherited from sacked Mauricio Pochettino.\n\nSpurs were dreadful at the back in the first half, going behind after only six minutes to Youssef El-Arabi's low drive and conceding a second 13 minutes later when Ruben Semedo scored from close range at a corner.\n\nMourinho acted quickly, sending on Christian Eriksen for Eric Dier, but it still took a horrendous error from Yassine Meriah to gift Dele Alli a goal in first-half stoppage time to throw Spurs a lifeline they accepted with relish.\n\nHarry Kane levelled from Lucas Moura's cross five minutes after the break, Mourinho hugging an alert ball boy who helped Serge Aurier take a quick throw-in that caught Olympiakos flat-footed, and the recovery was complete 17 minutes from time when the defender powered home a finish at the far post from Alli's cross.\n\nMourinho fist-pumped furiously in delight and he was ecstatic again when Kane wrapped things up with a header from Eriksen's inviting free-kick.\n\nThe England captain broke Alessandro del Piero's record as the player to score 20 Champions League goals in the fewest games - 24, compared to the Italian's 26 games with Juventus.\n• None 'I was a brilliant ball boy and so was this kid - Mourinho\n• None The Humble One - Mourinho's new persona in evidence in Spurs comeback\n\nThere was no fanfare when Mourinho took his seat in the technical area before kick-off, although inevitably banks of photographers were there to welcome him.\n\nHe had a distinctly uncomfortable start as this lively Olympiakos side exposed so many of the flaws that led to Pochettino's sacking and Mourinho's arrival when Spurs were run ragged early on.\n\nIt was then that Mourinho made his impact with a positive - and necessary - substitution, introducing the creativity of Eriksen for the stability of pivot Dier to try to edge Spurs back into the contest.\n\nThis was not a cautious Mourinho but one who knew something had to change, even though only 26 minutes had gone.\n\nYes, Spurs and Mourinho needed a huge slice of luck, but once they emerged for the second half the mood had changed after Alli's goal, which deflated Olympiakos and revitalised the home side and their supporters.\n\nIt allowed Mourinho to join in the celebrations with the Spurs fans, and even hug that ball boy, as a night that started by threatening a serious anti-climax had the perfect conclusion.\n\nMourinho stayed on the pitch at the final whistle to congratulate his Spurs players before politely applauding fans behind the technical area and making his way down the tunnel.\n\nThis was a good night for Mourinho in the context of the result and Spurs' performance once they had the encouragement of a goal right on half-time.\n\nThey were galvanised and the usual suspects came to the party as Kane struck twice and Alli showed superb footwork to set up the third goal for Aurier.\n\nMourinho, however, will not get carried away because he will note how Spurs were so easily cut open early on and how defensive uncertainty, and moments of poor communication between goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga and his backline, threatened more problems.\n\nHe knew he had problems to solve when he succeeded Pochettino and two wins from two will not blind him to the fact they still need addressing.\n• None Tottenham striker Harry Kane is the fastest player to score 20 Champions League goals, reaching the tally in just 24 appearances and breaking the record held by Alessandro del Piero since 1998 (26 appearances).\n• None Kane has scored 23 goals in 23 appearances for Tottenham and England this season.\n• None This was the first time a team managed by Jose Mourinho has come from two goals down to win a Champions League game - he had lost on the previous 13 occasions.\n• None Mourinho took charge of his sixth different club in the Champions League (Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Real Madrid, Manchester United and Spurs). Only Carlo Ancelotti has managed more teams in the competition (eight).\n• None Olympiakos have not won in their past 13 Champions League matches (D3 L10), conceding 34 goals.\n• None Dele Alli ended a run of 16 Champions League games without a goal, scoring for the first time since November 2017 against Real Madrid. All four of Alli's goals in the competition have come at home.\n\nTottenham host Bournemouth on Saturday (15:00 GMT) in the Premier League as they look to make it three wins from three under Mourinho.\n• None Attempt missed. Rúben Semedo (Olympiakos) header from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mathieu Valbuena with a cross following a corner.\n• None Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 4, Olympiakos 2. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a cross following a set piece situation. Navigate to the next page Navigate to the last page", "Maria Carroll said she had not seen the relevant social media posts and would have \"immediately condemned them\"\n\nThe Labour Party has said it will not investigate a Welsh general election candidate's alleged role in a Facebook group with links to anti-Semitic comments.\n\nMaria Carroll was referred to the party by Welsh Labour following reports in the Mail on Sunday.\n\nUK Labour has said Ms Carroll had not been accused of making anti-Semitic comments.\n\nShe said she had not seen the relevant social media posts.\n\nMs Carroll, the Welsh Labour candidate for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr, added that she would have \"immediately condemned them\" had she seen the comments.\n\nThe Facebook group, whose contents are only available to group members, was reportedly set-up in order to advise Labour members subject to internal party disciplinary investigation on how to defend themselves.\n\nMs Carroll said: \"I joined that group when left wing members were being suspended from the Labour Party en masse to prevent them from voting in the 2016 Labour leadership election, for incidents as small as retweeting [former Green Party leader] Caroline Lucas.\n\n\"When the group took an anti-Semitic conspiratorial direction I left it.\"\n\nLabour's former Peterborough Council candidate, Alan Bull, was reportedly a member of the closed Facebook group.\n\nHe withdrew as a candidate after acknowledging it was a \"bad mistake\" to share an article on Facebook in 2015 which suggested the Holocaust was a hoax.\n\nMs Carroll said she did not see the \"horrific social media posts\" by Alan Bull as \"these posts were not made in the group\" she was in.\n\nShe added: \"I've been an outspoken critic of anti-Semitism in our party, including calling out anti-Semitic abuse towards [former Labour MP] Luciana Berger and anti-Semitism denialism within our party.\n\n\"I've been blocked by anti-Semitic accounts as a result.\"\n\nWelsh Labour became aware of the accusations against Maria Carroll after being approached by the Mail on Sunday on Friday night.\n\nFirst Minister Mark Drakeford said the party in Wales acted \"immediately\" over the concerns\n\nIn a statement on Sunday, Welsh Labour leader and first minister, Mark Drakeford said: \"I am of course concerned of reports on the actions taken by Maria Carroll.\n\n\"Welsh Labour acted immediately and referred these matters to the Governance and Legal Unit of the UK Labour Party for investigation.\n\n\"I have consistently made it clear that anti-Semitism has no place in our party or in Wales,\" he added.\n\nUK Labour has since told BBC Wales it will not be investigating Ms Carroll as she did not make anti-Semitic comments herself.\n\nA source said the party centrally had not received any complaints about Ms Carroll.\n\nBut in a statement on Sunday evening, Fiona Sharpe from Labour Against Antisemitism, attacked the party's stance.\n\n\"We call on senior figures within Welsh Labour, including First Minister Mark Drakeford, to demand that a full investigation be carried out immediately and urge Ms Carroll to step down ahead of the general election,\" she said.\n\nOther candidates standing in Carmarthen East and Dinefwr include Plaid Cymru's Jonathan Edwards, Havard Hughes for the Conservatives and the Brexit Party's Peter Prosser.", "The protests have raged for months - but now expat workers are looking to leave the financial hub\n\n\"I've been tear gassed a few times, but never when I was outside my office - popping out to get my lunch,\" says one trader at HSBC.\n\nHe is describing the moment this week when Hong Kong's protests came to the central financial district , one of the world's biggest commercial hubs.\n\nHe says it was a watershed moment, that's made him and many of his peers question their future in the city.\n\nSpeaking to the BBC under condition of anonymity, directors at some of the biggest international banks and law firms said they are seeing their business in Hong Kong shrink as the protests continue to escalate.\n\nFinancial services make up a fifth of Hong Kong's economy and people come from all over the world to live and work here. Its large expatriate community is attracted by the low taxes, well-paid jobs, stability and high standards of living.\n\nHowever, the lure of prosperity and stability in the East Asian hub has been undermined substantially since Hong Kong has been racked by five months of anti-government protests, backing increased democracy and opposing the actions of the police.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. In a rare move, Chinese soldiers left their barracks on Saturday to help clean up Hong Kong's streets\n\nThis last week where violence has intensified has made many firms reconsider the safety of their staff in the city.\n\nOne hedge fund manager has even been given a panic button app in case of an emergency and plans are in place with his work to evacuate him and his family to another major city \"if we were in danger they have a team of people who would get us out\".\n\nA banker at HSBC says only half of their staff came in to the office on Friday as people are encouraged to work remotely if they can't get in safely.\n\nStaff are kept closely informed about the situation on the ground according to a BNP Paribas employee \"We get regular emails early in the morning and through the day from the business continuity management team - telling us whether it's safe to go into offices - and whether we should go home early.\"\n\nAnecdotally, the political pressure from the Chinese government on banks and law firms is also growing - and it's putting pressure on staff.\n\nSome partners in law firms are being asked to pin their colours to the mast and state whether they support the protesters or the Chinese government before winning business from Chinese firms.\n\nPolice have faced off with protesters alarmed at growing influence from Beijing\n\nFirms are under pressure to keep a lid on their staff speaking in public about their views.\n\nOne lawyer explains \"I've been on calls where people are asked to verbally communicate restraint and caution when sharing their views. Given the amount of people we employ here, it's a minor miracle nothing has happened\".\n\nIn the workplace, people are making informal rules not to discuss the subject within their teams because emotions are running so high.\n\n\"Clearly it's the only topic of conversation in the office, but opinions are so split,\" one banker says.\n\n\"In my team of nine, three are Chinese and two are Hong Kong Chinese and the rest are expats - it's a bit like Brexit - we all have violently different views.\"\n\nA video on social media of a man who claims to work at Citigroup being arrested by police has been widely shared in the banking community.\n\n\"This has scared people here - it makes you feel we could all get caught up in this\"\n\nA spokesperson for the US-headquartered banking group said: \"We are investigating this incident and while investigations continue it would be inappropriate to comment further\".\n\nThe issue of democracy in Hong Kong is fraught\n\nOne of the biggest concerns for financial firms is the impact all of this is having on the economy as its reputation for stability unravels.\n\nA source at one of the world's biggest international banks says it expects its Hong Kong revenue to be down by 25% in the last quarter of their financial year as a result of the violence.\n\nMany banks are now reviewing their investment plans in Hong Kong over the next few years \"If we're still talking about this in six months time, people will start giving up on Hong Kong\"\n\nThey are concerned that people who are planning major deals will now turn to banks and law firms in Singapore because, in the words of one, \"it has a more predictable medium-term outlook\".\n\nHong Kong has long been a financial services hub in Asia\n\nSo far most of the business impact has been on small companies - restaurants for example. There is concern amongst bankers, borne out in recent economic statistics, that this could spread more widely.\n\n\"The classic company we deal with would be lending money to a Chinese shipping company that does its financial transactions through HK. They rely on a healthy business environment in Hong Kong. Now we worry they will go bankrupt\".", "Lib Dem chairman Sal Brinton said their exclusion was \"shameful\" and SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford said he hoped \"sense prevails\"\n\nThe views of voters who want to remain in the EU will be excluded if the Lib Dems and SNP are not part of ITV's election debate, a court has heard.\n\nLawyers for both parties told London's High Court that their views on Brexit would not be represented on the show.\n\nThe head-to-head between Conservative leader Boris Johnson and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is on Tuesday.\n\nITV lawyers told the court the debate would be cancelled if the ruling - due after 16:00 GMT - went against them.\n\nAn interview with Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson, due to follow the head-to-head, would also be pulled, they said.\n\nMeanwhile, the Lib Dems have sent a legal letter to the BBC over its decision not to include Ms Swinson in a debate on 6 December.\n\nIn court, lawyers for the Liberal Democrats argued that Brexit was the \"dominant\" issue in the 12 December general election and that the \"voice of Remain has been excluded\" by ITV's decision not to include Ms Swinson.\n\nGuy Vassall-Adams QC said the decision not to include the party was unlawful because it \"breaches the duty of impartiality and the requirement to give due weight to a wide range of significant views\".\n\n\"The dominant issue of this election campaign is Brexit, which is on any view a matter of major political controversy and current public policy,\" he told the court.\n\n\"In the first national TV debate of the campaign it is essential that a wide, balanced range of views on Brexit is represented.\"\n\nHe said this had \"serious consequences for the fairness of the democratic process\".\n\nThe Liberal Democrats want leader Jo Swinson to be included in the debate\n\nMr Vassall-Adams also argued there was evidence that TV debates \"are very influential with voters\", saying the programme \"will attract millions of viewers\".\n\nLawyers for the SNP - which lodged a separate legal challenge last week - said the party represented views, including on Brexit and Scottish independence, that would not be represented in a debate between Labour and the Conservatives.\n\nPhilip Coppel QC said: \"Prior to 2010 it may have been the case that a debate between the Labour and the Conservative leaders would cover the full range of significant views in a general election.\n\n\"That was, arguably, a time when those parties encompassed the spectrum of mainstream political opinion.\n\n\"That is no longer the case. In the current, pluralistic political landscape it is simply not possible for a debate which only includes two parties to include 'all significant views'.\"\n\nITV lawyers argued there was no basis for alleging any unlawful conduct on the part of the broadcaster.\n\nWhen ITV announced its plans, the channel said it would hold a live interview-based programme alongside the leaders' head-to-head to allow other parties to comment, as well as another multi-party debate ahead of the 12 December poll.\n\nThe Liberal Democrats have also criticised the BBC's plan for a live head-to-head between Mr Johnson and Mr Corbyn on Friday, 6 December, because Ms Swinson is not taking part.\n\nThe party's lawyers have sent a letter to the BBC's director general Tony Hall, saying the exclusion of Ms Swinson is \"clearly unlawful\".\n\n\"It also means that viewers will be denied the opportunity to hear the fresh and distinct perspective that the Liberal Democrats bring on the dominant issue of this election, namely Brexit,\" the letter said.\n\nThe BBC declined to comment on the letter.\n\nThe broadcaster will host the live head-to-head debate between Mr Johnson and Mr Corbyn in Southampton on 6 December, plus a seven-way podium debate between senior figures from the UK's major political parties on 29 November, live from Cardiff.\n\nAnd BBC Scotland will stage a televised debate between the SNP, Conservatives, Labour and Liberal Democrats on 10 December, although the Scottish Greens have criticised the decision not to include them.", "A number of protesters have been arrested while trying to run from a Hong Kong university campus surrounded by police.\n\nGroups of demonstrators have made several attempts to flee following a violent and fiery overnight stand-off at Polytechnic University.\n\nThe BBC's Robin Brant was at the university and described the scene as one group made its move.", "Jeremy Corbyn has told business leaders he \"understands\" their concerns, but refused to apologise for his plans to nationalise some key services.\n\nSpeaking at a conference in London, the Labour leader told the conference it wasn't an \"attack\" on businesses, but essential to making energy supply and public transport better.", "The wildlife in the Flow Country burnt for six days in May\n\nA massive wildfire on peatland in the far north in May doubled Scotland's greenhouse gas emissions for the six days it burnt, a study has estimated.\n\nAbout 22 sq miles (5,700 hectares) of blanket bog in the Flow Country, which stretches across Caithness and Sutherland, was affected.\n\nThe WWF Scotland study claimed 700,000 tonnes of CO2 equivalent was released into the atmosphere as a result.\n\nThat is similar to the amount released across the rest of Scotland.\n\nGreenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, contribute to climate warming and are released by many activities such as energy supply, industrial processes, transport, heating and agriculture.\n\nThe fire caused damage of thousands of acres\n\nA satellite image of the Caithness fire on 16 May\n\nPeat bogs are an important natural store for carbon.\n\nThe Flow Country, home to the largest continuous peatbog in Europe, is estimated to hold almost 1.5 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e).\n\nThe study, commissioned by environmental campaign group WWF, called for more government investment to protect and improve peat bogs.\n\nHead of policy Gina Hanrahan said: \"This analysis puts into stark figures the importance of our peatlands and the huge cost to climate and nature when something goes wrong.\"\n\nThe Flow Country peatbog is formed from layers of dead vegetation such a sphagnum moss\n\nThe Flow Country peatbog is formed from layers of dead vegetation such a sphagnum moss. Because of the waterlogged conditions, the plants do not decompose which traps carbon in the peat soil.\n\nExperts say the quality of peatlands can play a significant role in minimising emissions in the event of a wildfire.\n\nEmma Goodyer, from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), said: \"Healthy peatlands are more resilient to fire. A great deal of peatland restoration work is being undertaken across the UK already with at least 150 projects carried out in Scotland.\n\n\"However, we need to increase the scale of funding available for peatland restoration if we are to urgently respond to the climate crisis and to increase the resilience of our peatlands.\"\n\nRSPB staff helping to tackle flare-ups of the wildfire\n\nA Scottish government spokesman said restoring peatland had an important part to play in delivering climate change ambitions.\n\nHe said the government was committed to delivering the peatland restoration targets set out in the Climate Change Plan.\n\n\"We are currently updating our Climate Change Plan which will set out detailed actions to deliver on our climate change ambitions,\" the spokesman said.\n\nThe fire stretched from the outskirts of Melvich on the north coast to the village of Forsinard, about 15 miles further south.\n\nA long-term project is being carried out in the Flow Country to estimate the ecological impact of the fire.\n\nMeasurements gathered before the fire give researchers a unique data set for understanding the way vegetation and water quality has changed.", "The star last played Glastonbury's Pyramid Stage in 2004\n\nOne of the worst-kept secrets in pop has been confirmed: Sir Paul McCartney will headline Glastonbury in 2020.\n\nThe former Beatle will top the bill on the Pyramid Stage on Saturday 27 June, a week after his 78th birthday.\n\nHe last played the Somerset event in 2004, and organisers have long been keen to get him back for an encore.\n\nNext year will be Glastonbury's golden jubilee and co-organiser Emily Eavis said: \"There really was no-one that we wanted more for the 50th anniversary.\"\n\nEarlier on Monday, the star teased the announcement on Twitter - posting a picture of Philip Glass, Emma Stone and Chuck Berry.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nEmily Eavis subsequently confirmed the news, saying: \"Having Paul McCartney coming back to headline the Pyramid for the second time next year is an absolute dream come true.\"\n\nIn April, her father, festival founder Michael Eavis, admitted he had the star in his sights, but asked a BBC reporter not to \"make a big thing of it\".\n\nIn September, Sir Paul told BBC Radio 2 the booking \"was starting to become [a] remote kind of possibility\".\n\nHe told breakfast host Zoe Ball: \"My kids are saying, 'Dad, we've got to talk about Glastonbury', and I think I know what they mean.\n\n\"We played there quite a long time ago so maybe it is time to go back. I don't know. I'd have to put a few things in place.\"\n\nThe rock legend's last appearance on the Pyramid Stage came after a day of heavy rain that left fans soaked to the skin.\n\nBut his arrival was greeted with an almighty cheer, and he responded with a joyous, two-and-a-half hour greatest hits set - opening with Wings classic Jet and racing through 22 Beatles songs, including Helter Skelter, Back In The USSR and Yesterday.\n\n\"Spare a thought for Michael Eavis. He could live to host a hundred more Glastos and he'd never top this,\" wrote the NME in its review.\n\n\"And pity us poor punters, oblivious to the fact we are sinking in mud and soaked to the skin, because every gig we go to from now will fall short of this.\"\n\nThe gig later won an NME Award for musical event of the year\n\nIncredibly, after playing more than 3,000 concerts, Glastonbury was the star's first ever festival set. He later recalled looking out over the the flags, banners and bedraggled fans and thinking it looked \"like the Battle of Agincourt\".\n\nHe closed the show with The End, the final song on The Beatles' Abbey Road album. But it was the all-together-now chorus of Hey Jude that made a lasting impression, echoing around Worthy Farm until the early hours of Sunday morning.\n\n\"Paul won the day for me,\" said Michael Eavis after the concert. \"He hugged and kissed me afterwards but I should have kissed him.\"\n\nSir Paul later told Clash magazine: \"It was a good night for us. It was a blast, and the audience seemed to love it. It was like, 'Yeah man! People have come together!' Very uplifting.\"\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nThe star is the first headliner to be confirmed for Glastonbury 2020. Diana Ross will play the Sunday afternoon \"legends slot\", while other rumoured headliners include Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, The 1975 and Foals.\n\nFleetwood Mac, who have long been linked with the festival, also prompted speculation that they would be heading to Somerset next year when Mick Fleetwood told fans at Wembley Stadium they still \"had a big field to play\".\n\nBut speaking at the Cheltenham Literature Festival last month, Emily Eavis ruled the band out after negotiations apparently stalled over money.\n\n\"I can't afford them at the moment,\" Michael told fans in June. \"But they said the other day that they really want to do it and if they don't do it before they die they'll go to hell.\"\n\nFollow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.", "More from the Chinese Ambassador to the UK's news conference in London. Liu Xiaoming accused the British government of taking sides in the Hong Kong protests.\n\n\"We have made our position known to the British side when they have made irresponsible remarks on Hong Kong. I think when the British government criticise Hong Kong police, criticise the Hong Kong government in handling the situation they are interfering into China's internal affairs.\n\n\"They look like they are balanced but as a matter of fact they are taking sides. That is our position.\"\n\nAs he was speaking at the Chinese embassy, the UK Foreign Office issue a statement, saying the government was seriously concerned by the escalation in violence from both the protesters and the authorities.", "The head of Britain's biggest pawnbroker has said regulation on cash loans risks pushing some people to loan sharks ahead of Christmas.\n\nIt comes after H&T revealed that the City watchdog was reviewing the short term cash loans it offered and could ask it to pay compensation.\n\nBoss John Nichols said the firm would work with regulators but that its cash-strapped customers would be affected.\n\nIt has stopped offering short term cash loans while the review is carried out.\n\nMr Nichols said he hoped these cash loans, which are separate to pawnbroking and typically amounted to about £500, would be available again from January.\n\nHe admitted that the timing was a concern for the business, with pre-Christmas a busy time for giving short-term loans, and had come \"a bit out of the blue\" from the regulator - the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).\n\n\"The unintended consequence is that people could go to unregulated lenders,\" he said.\n\nRegulation of short-term, high-interest cash loans has had a significant impact on the credit industry in recent years - particularly among big payday lenders, some of which have collapsed. Regulators have introduced stricter rules on ensuring that loans should only be given to those who can afford to repay.\n\nThe company is working with the FCA to review its affordability checks for loans over the last six years, which Mr Nichols suggested had previously been given a clean bill of health.\n\nThey relate to cash loans, sold from H&T stores, which typically required repayment within six to 12 months. Such loans would have relatively high interest, as they were available to people who might struggle to be accepted for a loan from the bank.\n\nOver the past six years the company said total customer interest payments were £24m. The review will consider whether any compensation should be paid.\n\nMany were taken by surprise when A&B abruptly ceased trading in September\n\nIt said: \"Should any redress be payable, H&T anticipates being able to fund this from its existing financial resources.\"\n\nAlthough the company said this area of its business only accounted for 4% of revenues, its shares fell by 25% in early trading before recovering later in the morning.\n\nThe pawnbroking arm of the business, one of the biggest in the UK, is unaffected. This will be a relief to some customers who were shifted over from rival Albemarle & Bond (A&B) when the latter collapsed in early September.\n\nMany were taken by surprise when A&B abruptly ceased trading, blaming \"significant\" financial losses. Some even feared goods such as jewellery and gold would never be returned.\n\nBut H&T agreed to buy £8m worth of loans linked to customers' belongings - known as \"pledge books\" - from Speedloan Finance, which had traded under the name Albemarle & Bond.\n\nThe deal meant customers of A&B could redeem or extend their existing loans at H&T's 248 UK pawn shops.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nA Conservative Party donor has called for the publication of a report on alleged Russian interference in UK democracy.\n\nAlexander Temerko said the paper by the Intelligence Security Committee (ISC) should be published \"for democracy reasons\".\n\nThe report has formal security clearance, but it will not be released until after the 12 December election.\n\nDowning Street has denied claims it is suppressing the document.\n\nFormer Russian official Mr Temerko has donated more than £1m to the Tory Party and its candidates in recent years.\n\n\"I think for democracy reasons, this report should be released, because if there is real Russian influence, people and country should know about that,\" he told BBC security correspondent Gordon Corera.\n\nThe Sunday Times said nine Russian business people who had donated money to the Conservatives were named in the report.\n\nMr Temerko, a Ukrainian-born businessman who became a British citizen in 2011, said it was \"ridiculous\" to suggest he had worked with Russia.\n\nHe added he had \"never\" been considered a \"friend\" of the Kremlin or of Russian President Vladimir Putin.\n\n\"I'm against [the] Kremlin,\" he said.\n\nAlexander Temerko is adamant he is not an agent of the Kremlin but a critic.\n\nAnd he wants people to know it.\n\nThe failure to release the Intelligence and Security Committee Russia report has led the vacuum to be filled with speculation about what might be in it and for questions to be raised about how Russia might be trying to exercise influence on public life.\n\nMr Temerko argues his own story - of fleeing Russia a decade and a half ago - shows he cannot be working on the Kremlin's behalf.\n\nBut without seeing the details of the report, questions will remain about what it really says in terms of what other routes Moscow might have used.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Jennifer Arcuri tells Victoria Derbyshire she is \"upset\" Boris Johnson did not \"man up and call me\"\n\nA US businesswoman at the centre of a misconduct controversy involving Boris Johnson says he should \"man up\" and call her.\n\nJennifer Arcuri claims she texted the prime minister last week, accusing him of \"ignoring and blocking\" her.\n\nShe allegedly received favourable treatment during Mr Johnson's time as mayor of London due to their friendship - claims he denies.\n\nThe prime minster has previously said he acted \"with full propriety\".\n\nSpeaking to the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme on Monday, Ms Arcuri said she called Mr Johnson last week, before he hung up and refused further calls from her.\n\nShe said: \"I am very upset that he could not man up and pick up the phone and call me.\"\n\nReading from her mobile phone, she claims to have texted Mr Johnson after the phone call, asking: \"Is this the price of loyalty, to be hung up on, ignored and blocked?\n\n\"Why would I remain silent if you can't even speak to me, and I've been nothing but loyal to you?\"\n\nAsked whether Mr Johnson called her when he was busy as London mayor, Ms Arcuri replied \"absolutely\".\n\nShe said: \"This was why it was so hard for me to date, because every guy would tell you they'd call and never follow up.\n\n\"Not Boris Johnson. Every time he told me he would call, he called me. I was convinced this was a man of his word, because I couldn't believe the fervent, linear focus which he had on me.\n\n\"And I assure you, it was not just a sexual intention.\n\n\"He actually was very intrigued by my energy, my ability to get things done. He loved my events and he saw the way I could work a room, the way I met everybody.\"\n\nShe refused to say whether she dated the prime minister but accused him of \"feeding her to the wolves\" in his handling of the allegations surrounding the pair.\n\nMs Arcuri added: \"He didn't have to ignore me. It could have been a 30-second phone call, just to let me know that he's acknowledging the fact that he, while he gets to be prime minister, gets to feed me to the wolves - and I find that really disturbing.\"\n\nIn an earlier interview with ITV's Good Morning Britain, she refused to say whether she had an affair with Mr Johnson.\n\nThe entrepreneur revealed she also called the prime minister back in August.\n\nMs Arcuri says he answered the phone before it was passed to someone speaking English in a Chinese accent, in an apparent attempt to \"mock\" her.\n\nShe denied that he should have declared their friendship as an \"interest\" when he was London mayor.\n\nMs Arcuri said there was \"no interest\" to declare, adding: \"He didn't do me any favours.\"\n\nWhen pressed again on this, she said: \"If declaring me as an interest would have saved me this entire embarrassment and humiliation... then yes, I wish he had.\"\n\nShe added it would have been the \"transparent and open\" thing to do.\n\nWhen asked if he should have declared their friendship, Mr Johnson previously told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show that everything was done \"with full propriety\" and said there was \"no interest to declare\".\n\nHer BBC interview comes after she accused Boris Johnson of casting her aside as if she was a \"gremlin\".\n\nIn an interview broadcast by ITV on Sunday, she said she had kept his \"secrets\" and could not understand why he had \"blocked and ignored\" her requests for help to handle the media interest surrounding the allegations.\n\nAddressing the prime minister, she said: \"I'm terribly heartbroken by the way that you have cast me aside like I am some gremlin.\"\n\nIn response to the programme, the Conservative Party said that any claims of impropriety in office by Mr Johnson were \"untrue and unfounded\".\n\nThe statement added: \"Given that City Hall has made an unfounded complaint to the Independent Office for Police Conduct we will not be making detailed comments until that process is finished.\"\n\nBoris Johnson and Jennifer Arcuri at an event in 2014\n\nMr Johnson's friendship with the entrepreneur first came under scrutiny when the Sunday Times reported in September that Ms Arcuri's business received £126,000 in public money along with privileged access to three foreign trade trips led by Mr Johnson when he was mayor, between 2008 and 2016.\n\nThe Greater London Authority (GLA) - whose job it is to oversee the conduct of the mayor - launched a probe into the alleged conflict of interest following the paper's report.\n\nThat investigation was paused after the authority referred the claims to the police watchdog, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).\n\nThe watchdog will now decide whether or not to investigate the prime minister for a potential criminal offence of misconduct in public office - before the GLA decides whether to continue its own probe.\n\nLast month, a government review ruled that a £100,000 government grant given to Ms Arcuri's business was \"appropriate\".", "Sai Aletaha was described as \"a lovely character with a beautiful soul\"\n\nAn amateur kickboxer has died after suffering a brain injury during a match.\n\nSaeideh Aletaha, 26, was critically injured at a Fast and Furious Fight Series event in Central Hall in Southampton on Saturday night.\n\nShe was taken to Southampton General Hospital shortly before 21:00 GMT, but died later, police said.\n\nHampshire Police said it had launched an investigation into exactly what happened.\n\nFFS posted a statement on Facebook confirming Ms Aletaha had not recovered from her injury, and urged any family and friends needing support to get in touch.\n\nIt said: \"All competitors get in prepared that they may be injured, and this is something not expected to happen 99.9% of the time.\n\n\"But, it can, and in this we make the environment as safe as possible with pre and post medicals from a doctor, and full medical cover throughout.\"\n\nIt said it had a doctor, paramedic and an ambulance on site alongside its own team at the event organised by Lookborai and Exile Gym.\n\n\"Safety is not something ever skimped on in any of our 19 shows and all matches are made equal,\" it added.\n\nFellow martial artists and friends have paid tribute to Ms Aletaha, known as Sai.\n\nOne posted on Exile Gym's Facebook page: \"Saeideh Aletaha was a lovely character with a beautiful soul.\n\n\"Her dedication to the sport was 110% travelling miles every day just to train.\"\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "British photographer Terry O'Neill poses in front of his work \"Nelson Mandela at 90\" in 2009\n\nBritish photographer Terry O'Neill, whose work captured iconic images of London's Swinging Sixties, has died.\n\nO'Neill, 81, had prostate cancer and died at home on Saturday night after a long illness, his agency said.\n\nHe photographed celebrities - including The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Elton John and the Queen - and received a CBE last month for services to photography.\n\nBBC Arts Correspondent David Sillito said O'Neil's work helped to define the Swinging Sixties.\n\nBorn in London, O'Neill left school with hopes of becoming a jazz drummer, but ended up working in a photographic unit at London's Heathrow Airport.\n\nIt was there that he captured then Home Secretary Rab Butler, immaculately dressed and asleep on a bench.\n\nThe image helped O'Neill land a job as a newspaper photographer on Fleet Street, where he was assigned to capture the portrait of a new band - The Beatles.\n\nO'Neill photographed The Beatles in the backyard of the Abbey Road Studios in London - it was one of their first professionally-taken portraits and helped make the photographer famous in his own right\n\nAfter receiving his CBE at Buckingham Palace, Mr O'Neill said the award \"surpasses anything I've had happen to me in my life\".\n\nHe photographed the Queen twice. In 2001 he revealed on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs how he had got her to smile during the second photo shoot in 1992 - a year described by the Queen as an \"annus horribilis\" - by telling a horse-racing joke.\n\n\"The second time was great,\" he said. \"It was in a bad year, as she put it. And I just got her to laugh because I noticed the first time when she laughed, she made a great picture.\"\n\nSir Elton John, whom O'Neill photographed on numerous occasions, was among those to pay tribute to the photographer on Twitter, saying: \"He was brilliant, funny and I absolutely loved his company\".\n\nComedian and children's author David Walliams called O'Neill \"a huge talent and an absolute gentleman\" and said his death was the \"end of an era\".\n\nElton John described O'Neill as \"brilliant and funny\"\n\nIconic Images, the agency which represents O'Neill's work, said he was \"a class act, quick-witted and filled with charm\".\n\nA spokesman added: \"Anyone who was lucky enough to know or work with him can attest to his generosity and modesty.\n\n\"As one of the most iconic photographers of the last 60 years, his legendary pictures will forever remain imprinted in our memories as well as in our hearts.\"\n\nO'Neill captured this image of US actress Faye Dunaway the day after she collected her Academy Award for Best Actress in Network in 1977 - the pair would marry six years later\n\nThis arresting image of David Bowie helped promote the singer's 1974 album Diamond Dogs\n\nO'Neill said that he told a horse racing joke to the Queen to induce this smile in this portrait taken in 1992, the second time he had photographed her\n\nThe Rolling Stones outside the Tin Pan Alley Club in London in 1963\n\nSinger Amy Winehouse poses for a shoot during a concert honouring Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday in Hyde Park, London\n\nActor Roger Moore as James Bond with Live and Let Die co-stars Gloria Hendry (left) and Jane Seymour in 1973\n\nSinger Frank Sinatra with his minders and his stand-in (who is wearing an identical outfit to him), arriving at Miami Beach while filming The Lady in Cement\n\nBritish model Twiggy was among the famous faces of London's Swinging Sixties who was photographed by O'Neill\n\nTerry O\"Neill photographs Laura Bush at the White House in 2001", "Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson says her party would scrap business rates if elected, in order to support small businesses.\n\nBusiness rates are a tax based on rental values of the property that businesses occupy. Business lobby groups often complain that rates have gone up faster than inflation since the current regime was introduced in 1990.\n\nSpeaking to business leaders in London, Ms Swinson said her government would provide \"clear action\" to breathe new life into high streets.", "The body of Nicola Stevenson was found by a dog walker on Wednesday\n\nA man has been charged with murder after the body of a woman was found in a wheelie bin in undergrowth.\n\nPolice have named the victim as 39-year-old Nicola Stevenson, from Lewes, although she has yet to be formally identified.\n\nThe body was discovered at a recreation ground off Landport Road in Lewes, East Sussex, by a dog walker last Wednesday.\n\nRichard Canlin, 41, of no fixed address, appeared at Brighton Magistrates' Court earlier.\n\nHis case has been referred to Lewes Crown Court, where he is due to appear on Tuesday.\n\nSussex Police said a 37-year-old man of no fixed address, arrested on suspicion of murder, had been released on bail until 12 December.\n\nFlowers were left at the scene in Landport Road, Lewes\n\nA post-mortem examination found Ms Stevenson died as a result of blunt force trauma to the head.\n\nSussex Police said search and forensic teams had finished their work at the recreation ground but searches would continue at Ms Stevenson's home in nearby Stansfield Road.\n\nA spokesperson for the force urged anyone who saw Ms Stevenson in the days before her death to come forward.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Prince Andrew on Epstein: 'There was no indication, absolutely no indication'\n\nThe Duke of York should apologise for his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, a lawyer for the convicted sex offender's accusers has said.\n\nSpencer Kuvin, who represents several unnamed alleged victims, said \"royalty has failed them\".\n\nHe called Prince Andrew's interview with BBC Newsnight on Saturday \"sad\" and \"depressing\".\n\nThe prince has stood by his decision to take part, despite critics describing it as a \"car crash\".\n\nAmid the backlash, Prince Andrew is now facing renewed calls to tell US authorities about his friendship with US financier Epstein - who, at the age of 66, took his own life while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges in the US.\n\nThe duke has been facing questions over his ties to Epstein for several years.\n\nOn Monday, Mr Kuvin told the Today programme: \"It was depressing that he [Prince Andrew] really did not acknowledge the breadth of his friendship with this despicable man and apologise.\n\n\"The mere fact that he was friends with a convicted sex offender and chose to continue his relationship with him - it just shows a lack of acknowledgement of the breadth of what this man [Epstein] did to these girls.\"\n\nPrince Andrew said this meeting with Epstein in 2010 was to end their relationship\n\nIn the interview with Newsnight, Prince Andrew - the Queen's third child - said he never suspected Epstein's criminal behaviour during visits to his three homes.\n\nBut Mr Kuvin said he did \"not think there was any way\" the prince could have avoided seeing what was going on, \"with young girls being shuttled in and out of those homes\".\n\nMr Kuvin said the focus of Epstein's accusers had now turned to potential co-conspirators.\n\nIt has led to questions about the role Epstein's former girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, may have played in procuring underage girls for the financier.\n\nLawyer Lisa Bloom - who represents five other Epstein accusers - joined the calls for Prince Andrew to be interviewed by US authorities following his BBC interview.\n\nShe told the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme: \"I think he's made things worse for himself in this interview and I think it's more likely the authorities are going to want to speak to him now - and they should want to.\"\n\nLawyer Lisa Bloom has also questioned why Prince Andrew did not apologise about his friendship with Epstein\n\nGloria Allred - another lawyer, also representing one of Epstein's accusers - told ITV's Good Morning Britain: \"Now he's been in the court of public opinion, he should testify to the FBI.\"\n\nShe said she did not know how the prince \"could have not known that there were underage girls\" present during his visits to Epstein's homes in New York, Palm Beach and the Virgin Islands.\n\nMeanwhile, Labour's shadow trade secretary, Barry Gardiner, said Prince Andrew should do whatever he can to help Epstein's victims.\n\nHe said: \"By saying what he knows of the time that he spent with his former friend, can only be the right thing to do.\"\n\nIn the Newsnight interview, Prince Andrew said he will testify under oath \"if push came to shove\" and his lawyers advised him to.\n\nIt comes as the prince continues to face heavy criticism for the interview, which many royal commentators branded a PR disaster.\n\nUniversity of Huddersfield students will discuss a motion to put pressure on the duke to resign as chancellor later. In response, the university said Prince Andrew's \"enthusiasm for innovation and entrepreneurship is a natural fit\" with its work.\n\nThe duke was pictured with his accuser in Ghislaine Maxwell's London home in 2001\n\nIn his BBC interview, Prince Andrew \"categorically\" denied having any sexual contact with Virginia Giuffre, known at the time as Virginia Roberts.\n\nThe first occasion, she said, took place when she was aged 17.\n\nPeople close to Prince Andrew said he wanted to address the issues head-on and did so with \"honesty and humility\" in speaking to Newsnight.\n\nIn a lengthy interview, which UK viewers can watch in full on BBC iPlayer or on YouTube elsewhere in the world, the prince said that:", "Protesters around Hong Kong Polytechnic University have armed themselves with an array of weapons, including bow and arrows, and even fencing swords.\n\nThey have been defending the occupied campus against police water cannon and tear gas.\n\nThere have also been heavy clashes on a nearby bridge above the Cross Harbour tunnel, where a police truck was set on fire and forced to retreat.\n\nRead more on this story.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Hellynne and Barry Lee used a hosepipe to soak their neighbour\n\nA couple have admitted common assault on their neighbour by turning a hosepipe on him in a long-running dispute.\n\nBarry and Hellynne Lee, both aged 72, sprayed Harold Burrows with water as he was clearing up debris that washed into his garden from their pathway in June.\n\nMagistrates at Llandudno, Conwy county, were shown footage of the incident which Mr Burrows had caught on camera.\n\nThe couple were given a 12-month conditional discharge.\n\nThey were also each ordered to pay £170 costs.\n\nBarry and Hellynne Lee arriving at court on Friday\n\nProsecutor Julia Galston said it was a \"nasty assault\" and that there had been a \"number of difficulties with the Lees\" over the years.\n\nRobert Vickery, mitigating, said the neighbours used to be friends but there had been a dispute about land and the Lees now planned to move.\n\n\"On this day Mr and Mrs Lee were doing what they have done for many years, hosing down their driveway and pathway,\" he said.\n\n\"But because of the lie of the land, water has the habit of going downhill and water containing some of the crud has gone under the fence panel.\"\n\nMr Vickery said Mr Burrows, a retired ambulance service regional staff officer, came out to brush up the debris, while carrying his camera.\n\nHe was then sprayed with water, first by Mrs Lee and then by her husband.\n\n\"This is certainly, in my nearly 40 years' experience, the first time I have ever dealt with an assault by water from a hosepipe,\" said Mr Vickery.\n\nThe couple, from Cae Fron, Denbigh, were both given a two-year restraining order banning communication with their neighbours, except through a third party, during Friday's hearing.\n\nCourt chairman Robert Bradley said they had not been ordered to compensation \"because we feel it would antagonise the situation\".\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "It took the two judges just a matter of 10-to-15 minutes to reach a decision about the claim from the Lib Dems and the SNP that they should be allowed access to ITV's head-to-head debate between Jeremy Corbyn and Boris Johnson.\n\nThe judges came back and said they would not agree to that – effectively they refused to even hear the judicial review.\n\nThey said ITV was not exercising a public function - it’s a private broadcaster, albeit regulated – and therefore could not be subject to a judicial review.\n\nBut they also said that if the two parties had a complaint about the programme, they had a way of complaining to Ofcom, the regulator.\n\nNow that can only be done after the programme is broadcast – but the judges said that was a way the two parties could raise their objections.\n\nThey also said that the editorial judgement made by ITV was not irrational and perverse and that they did not want, as judges, to get in the way of an editorial matter for a major broadcaster.\n\nSo the debate goes ahead tomorrow.\n\nThe full reasoning behind the judges' decision have yet to be given to the court - that will probably come tomorrow.\n\nThe Lib Dems, for one, are going to take a closer look before deciding what to do next.", "The man was found unwell in the NCP car park in Mitchell Lane, Glasgow\n\nA man, believed to be homeless, has died after being found in a Glasgow car park on one of the coldest nights of the year.\n\nThe 43-year-old was discovered in the NCP car park in Mitchell Lane just before 18:00 on Sunday.\n\nHe was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead.\n\nOn Sunday, parts of Scotland recorded a low of -8.1C (17.4F). Temperatures for Monday were forecast to drop to as low as -9C (15.8F) overnight.\n\nThe Met Office said Monday night would be cold and frosty for many areas and could be the coldest night across the UK as a whole.\n\nA Police Scotland spokesman said: \"About 5.50pm on Sunday 17 November 2019, police were called to a report of a man unwell within a car park in Mitchell Lane, Glasgow.\n\n\"The 43-year-old man was taken to Glasgow Royal Infirmary, where he was pronounced dead.\n\n\"A post mortem examination will take place in due course, however at this time the death is not being treated as suspicious.\"\n\nA spokeswoman for Glasgow's Health & Social Care Partnership said: \"Homelessness services have not been officially notified of the death of anyone they have been working with.\n\n\"We await formal identification of the deceased and, of course, will fully assist the police and emergency services in their investigation, if requested to do so.\"", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Prince Andrew on Epstein: 'There was no indication, absolutely no indication'\n\nThe Duke of York stands by his decision to take part in an interview about his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, sources have told the BBC.\n\nPeople close to Prince Andrew said he wanted to address the issues head-on and did so with \"honesty and humility\".\n\nIt came after the prince's interview with BBC Newsnight on Saturday was described as a \"car crash\".\n\nIn the interview, the prince denied having sex with a then 17-year-old girl - Virginia Giuffre.\n\nFormer Buckingham Palace press officer Dickie Arbiter described the interview as \"excruciating\".\n\nThe BBC's royal correspondent Jonny Dymond said the prince was \"very damaged\" by the interview and the opportunity to clear his name had \"failed, badly\".\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Mr Arbiter says \"questions will be asked\" in the palace about the decision\n\nNewsnight's Emily Maitlis said she understood the Queen herself had given her approval for the interview to go ahead.\n\nWriting in The Times newspaper, she said it seemed the Queen was \"on board\" for the interview, after Prince Andrew had sought approval from \"higher up\".\n\nFor several months the Duke of York had been facing questions over his ties to Epstein - an American financier who, at the age of 66, took his own life while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges.\n\nPrince Andrew \"categorically\" denied having any sexual contact with Virginia Giuffre known at the time as Virginia Roberts.\n\nThe first occasion, she said, took place when she was aged 17.\n\nA lawyer for some of Epstein's alleged victims urged the prince to talk under oath to the US authorities.\n\nAsked about the prince's decision to be interviewed by BBC Newsnight's Emily Maitlis, Mr Arbiter said he thought many questions would be asked in Buckingham Palace.\n\nHe said: \"They will be wondering: Was this the right decision? Was the right decision made? Who made the decision to put him on? Did he make it himself or did he seek advice within the Palace?\n\n\"My guess is that he bulldozed his way in and decided he was going to do it himself without any advice.\n\n\"Any sensible-thinking person in the PR business would have thrown their hands up in horror at the very suggestion that he puts himself up in front of a television camera to explain away his actions and his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.\"\n\nHe added that the interview was \"not so much a car crash but an articulated lorry crash\".\n\nMr Arbiter said he believed the interview would have an impact on the Duke of York's relationships with various charities.\n\nAhead of Saturday's interview, Prince Andrew's ex-wife Sarah Ferguson wrote of her support for him on social media.\n\nShe said: \"I am deeply supportive and proud of this giant of a principled man, [who] dares to put his shoulder to the wind and stands firm with his sense of honour and truth.\"\n\nBut other royal experts also questioned the prince's decision to speak so publicly about his relationship with Epstein.\n\nRoyal biographer Angela Levin said she was gripped by the interview but felt it was \"ill-judged\" to offer insights into his life with Epstein.\n\n\"Unfortunately it was a sign of his arrogance,\" she said. \"He has always been arrogant.\n\n\"The Queen's motto is don't complain don't explain. I think in her heart she will be extremely embarrassed.\n\n\"I know for a fact Prince Andrew does not listen to his advisers.\n\n\"A very senior member of the press team left suddenly two weeks ago and the implication is he would not have approved of what Prince Andrew did.\"\n\nPrince Andrew said this meeting with Epstein in 2010 was to end their relationship\n\nAnother royal biographer, Catharine Mayer, spent time with Prince Andrew in 2004 in China on a trade mission and said the interview was \"terrible because it erased the victims of Epstein\".\n\n\"It was as bad as I expected,\" she said. \"Probably worse.\n\n\"He did not mention those women once.\"\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by Dickie Arbiter This article contains content provided by Twitter. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nFormer BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond said the interview reminded her of one Princess Diana gave to Panorama in 1995 where she \"spilled her soul\".\n\nMrs Bond added that Princes Andrew's lack of remorse in his interview was a \"glaring hole\".\n\nGloria Allred, who is representing some of the young women who say they were victims of Epstein, said \"there is so much truth that is yet to be revealed\".\n\nShe added: \"I would say to Prince Andrew: the charges made by [Virginia Giuffre] against you are very, very serious charges.\n\n\"I think the right and honourable thing to do would be for you to say unequivocally 'I will voluntarily speak to the FBI, I know it is the right thing to do, I have nothing to hide'.\"\n\nIn the lengthy interview, which UK viewers can watch in full on BBC iPlayer or on YouTube elsewhere in the world, the duke said that:\n\nThe duke was pictured with his accuser in Ghislaine Maxwell's London home in 2001\n\n\"Car crash\" and \"disaster\" are some of the kinder words that spring to mind about Prince Andrew's misbegotten foray into the long-form interview.\n\nThe reaction of the press and commentators is withering. Social media is burning with mockery, ridicule and a fair amount of anger.\n\nTo a fair number of people doubtful about the worth of the monarchy, Prince Andrew has emerged as an avatar of all that is wrong with the institution.\n\nThere is a reason the Royals don't do 'no-holds-barred' interviews. Unsurprisingly, given that they live in Palaces and have servants, they are somewhat out of touch.\n\nWhich is why Prince Andrew spoke of \"a straightforward shooting weekend\" and appeared to smirk at the idea of going for a pizza in Woking.\n\nNeglecting to even mention the victims of his friend Jeffrey Epstein compounded the impression of a man who entirely fails to grasp the spirit of the times.\n\nDefending his friendship with a convicted child sex offender on the grounds that he had met lots of interesting people because of him suggested a degree of self-absorption that would not survive exposure to the outside world.\n\nWho in his staff thought this interview would be a good idea and what does Prince Andrew do next?\n\nHe is very damaged. The interview was an opportunity to clear his name and rescue his reputation. It has failed, badly.", "Motorbike and scooter ride gathered in Brackley, Northamptonshire, for the ride\n\nHundreds of bikers have gathered to ride in memory of Harry Dunn, the teenager whose crash death led to a diplomatic row with the US.\n\nHarry, 19, died after the collision in Northamptonshire in August that led to suspect Anne Sacoolas leaving the UK claiming diplomatic immunity.\n\nA file has been passed to prosecutors, but no charges have been brought.\n\nMr Dunn's mother Charlotte Charles said support from the public was \"the only thing keeping us going\".\n\nHarry's father Tim said the support from those who took part in the motorbike and scooter ride, which started in Brackley, Northamptonshire, was \"fantastic\".\n\nHarry Dunn died in hospital after his motorbike was involved in a crash outside RAF Croughton\n\nTalking to Sky News, Mrs Charles said decisions in the case by the Crown Prosecution Service were \"taking too long\".\n\n\"The case is a pretty clear cut, we are just waiting on their decision,\" she added.\n\nHarry was fatally injured on 27 August, when his motorbike was in collision with a car owned by Mrs Sacoolas, 42, outside RAF Croughton, where her husband Jonathan was an intelligence officer.\n\nCharlotte Charles and Tim Dunn met Donald Trump at the White House\n\nMr Dunn, who explained the family was \"struggling\", said: \"We are getting more frustrated by the delays and the authorities.\"\n\nMrs Sacoolas left the UK claiming diplomatic immunity, but was interviewed by Northamptonshire Police in the US last month.\n\nHillary Clinton said there had been confusion about the use of diplomatic immunity\n\nEarlier this week, former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the rules around diplomatic immunity \"should be looked at\".\n\nMrs Clinton also said a meeting at the White House between Harry's family and President Trump, where Mrs Sacoolas was in the next room, had been \"clumsy and heavy-handed\".\n\nMr Dunn said his hoped Mrs Clinton's comments would \"help push forward\" the chance of Mrs Sacoolas return to the UK.\n\nScooter and motorcycle club members took part in the ride\n\nThe riders took to the streets close to where Harry was fatally injured\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "The driver was charged with dangerous driving\n\nPolice have criticised a BMW driver for failing to clear their windscreen, after they crashed into a pole in West Lothian.\n\nOfficers were alerted to the two-car collision on Clarkson Road, Broxburn at about 09:15 on Monday.\n\nA spokesperson for the force tweeted the crash was \"likely avoidable\" had the driver cleared the frost.\n\nA 57-year-old man was charged with a number of offences including dangerous driving.\n\nHe will be reported to the procurator fiscal.\n\nPolice confirmed there were no serious injuries.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Detective Inspector Perry Benton explains how the Met Police pieced together evidence to catch Jodie's killers\n\nTwo teenagers have been jailed for life for murdering a 17-year-old girl in an east London park.\n\nJodie Chesney was stabbed in the back as she sat with friends in Harold Hill on 1 March.\n\nSvenson Ong-a-Kwie, 19, and Arron Isaacs, 17, of Barking, were both convicted earlier this month after a trial at the Old Bailey.\n\nOng-a-Kwie, of Romford, will serve a minimum of 26 years while Isaacs was detained for at least 18 years.\n\nExplaining the sentences, Judge Wendy Joseph QC told the court she was \"satisfied\" Ong-a-Kwie had stabbed Jodie while Isaacs was a \"willing supporter\".\n\n\"When that knife was driven into Jodie, that intention was to kill,\" she said.\n\nShe added that her death \"was part of a series of tit-for-tat attacks\" which had been \"increasing in ferocity\", and \"although the target was not Jodie... there was a degree of planning\".\n\nSvenson Ong-a-Kwie (l) and Arron Isaacs (r) were both found guilty of Jodie's murder\n\nDuring the trial, each of the defendants blamed each other for the attack but a jury took less than six hours to find them both guilty of murder.\n\nIn an impact statement read before sentencing, Jodie's father Peter Chesney said the death of his daughter \"has destroyed my life\".\n\nThe 39-year-old, who was not in court, described how a year ago he had started a new job as a salesman in the City \"and I was about to take over the world in a promising career.\n\n\"Now I sit here in the cabin in my garden writing this statement. I have left that job, the relationship with my wife has fallen apart and we are now getting divorced. I must sell my house, and above all, I have lost the most precious human being I will ever know,\" he said.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Police body-worn video captured Svenson Ong-a-Kwie falling through a conservatory roof as officers tried to arrest him\n\nFollowing the stabbing, Jodie collapsed into the arms of her boyfriend Eddie Coyle who told the court he had been \"completely changed\" by the events of that night.\n\n\"I find it hard to sleep most of the time. I've been diagnosed with PTSD from this, and it keeps me up most nights so I don't sleep,\" he said.\n\nThe court had heard drug dealer Ong-a-Kwie and his runner Isaacs had been looking to take revenge on rivals but had killed Jodie by mistake.\n\nShe had been socialising with friends that evening when two figures emerged out of the dark and one plunged a knife in her back.\n\nThe two defendants fled in another drug dealer's car but were arrested together days later as they fled from a house linked to Isaacs, the jury were told.\n\nThe 17-year-old was stabbed once in the back while she was socialising with friends in Amy's Park\n\nOng-a-Kwie had convictions for possessing and supplying drugs and had admitted being in breach of a six-week suspended sentence for handling stolen jewellery.\n\nTwo other people - Manuel Petrovic, 20, of Romford, and a 16-year-old boy - were both cleared of murder and manslaughter.\n\nMet Police officer Det Insp Perry Benton described the investigation as \"one of the hardest I've ever dealt with\", adding that the defendants \"have shown no remorse from day one\".\n\nJodie Chesney was an active Scout member who was described as \"one of our brightest and best\" by chief scout Bear Grylls\n\nSpeaking following the sentencing, Jodie's uncle Terry Chesney said the family were \"happy\" with the jail terms and would now \"try\" to get on with their lives.\n\n\"Today was justice. We'll never get her back, but we've got justice,\" he said.\n\nJustice for Jodie: Searching for the Killers can be seen on BBC iPlayer in the UK and can also be seen on YouTube.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nThe Lib Dems and SNP have lost their legal challenge to be included in an ITV head-to-head debate ahead of the general election on 12 December.\n\nThe channel is due to air a face-off between Tory leader Boris Johnson and Labour's Jeremy Corbyn on Tuesday.\n\nThe Lib Dems said they wanted their pro-Remain stance to be represented, while the SNP also wanted the issue of Scottish independence to be raised.\n\nBut judges ruled there was \"no arguable breach of the Broadcasting Code\".\n\nIn the High Court in London, Lord Justice Davis and Mr Justice Warby said the case was not suitable for judicial review as ITV was not carrying out a \"public function\" in law by holding the debate.\n\nHowever, the parties had the right to complain to Ofcom about the programme after it had been broadcast, they said.\n\nLord Justice Davis said: \"The clear conclusion of both members of this court is that, viewed overall, these claims are not realistically arguable.\"\n\nBut Lib Dem education spokeswoman Layla Moran tweeted \"the fight must continue\", adding: \"It is outrageous that the Remain voice is missing from the ITV debate.\n\n\"It's simply wrong of broadcasters to present a binary choice and pre-empt the decision of the people in a general election.\"\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nThe SNP's Westminster leader, Ian Blackford, also condemned the decision, saying it \"discriminated against Scottish voters\" and \"treated them as second-class citizens\".\n\nHe added: \"That is, quite simply, a democratic disgrace, and the fact that election law and broadcasting codes allow such gross unfairness is unacceptable.\"\n\nAnd he called for Mr Johnson and Mr Corbyn to commit to take part in an all-party debate on 1 December, rather than sending other senior figures from their respective parties.\n\nIt took the two judges just a matter of 10 or 15 minutes to reach a decision about the claim that the Lib Dems and SNP should be allowed access to the head-to-head debate.\n\nThe judges came back and said they would not agree to that and effectively refused to even hear the judicial review.\n\nTheir legal argument was that ITV was not exercising a public function as it is a private broadcaster - albeit regulated - therefore could not be subject to judicial review.\n\nThey also said if the two parties had a complaint about the programme, they had a way of complaining and that was to the regulator Ofcom - but that can only be done after the programme is broadcast\n\nHowever, the judges said an important part of their decision was the editorial judgment made by ITV was not irrational and perverse.\n\nThey did not want as judges to get in the way of an editorial matter for a major broadcaster.\n\nSo the application from the parties is rejected and the debate goes ahead.\n\nBut the Lib Dems still have big problems with this court decision, and say they they are going to take a closer look before deciding what to do next.\n\nThe BBC will also host a live head-to-head debate between the Conservative and Labour leaders in Southampton on 6 December, plus a seven-way podium debate between senior figures from the UK's major political parties on 29 November, live from Cardiff.\n\nThe Lib Dems have sent a legal letter to the BBC over its decision not to include Ms Swinson in the head-to-head.\n\nBBC Scotland will stage a televised debate between the SNP, Conservatives, Labour and Liberal Democrats on 10 December, although the Scottish Greens have criticised the decision not to include them.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. \"The baby was unharmed because his auntie is a hero\"\n\nA 13-year-old girl has been critically injured after she tried to protect her 11-month-old nephew from a gang of men armed with machetes, her family has said.\n\nThe teenager suffered serious stab wounds after the men forced their way into a house on Trasna Way in Lisnaskea, County Fermanagh, at about 21:15 GMT on Saturday.\n\nElizabeth Joyce, who is a relative of the girl, hailed her as a hero.\n\n\"It is something that we will never get over,\" Ms Joyce, who was also injured, told BBC News NI.\n\nThe 13-year-old is in a critical but stable condition.\n\n\"The baby was unharmed because his auntie is a hero. She's 13 years old and she threw her whole self over that baby, and she saved his life. She is a hero.\"\n\nPolice are treating the incident as attempted murder.\n\nA gang of men forced their way into the house\n\nPolice Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) Det Sgt Keith Monaghan said the incident was a terrifying ordeal for those involved.\n\n\"We are determined to find the men responsible,\" he added.\n\nHe said detectives were investigating several lines of inquiry.", "Groups of protesters have been trying to leave the Polytechnic University of Hong Kong (PolyU), but have been met with tear gas and rubber bullets fired by police surrounding the campus.\n\nSome protesters fought back with petrol bombs and bricks before retreating.\n\nUniversity officials had said earlier on Monday that police would not use force and let protesters leave peacefully, if protesters themselves did not use force.\n\nPolice later said they fired tear gas as they were faced with \"rioters suddenly charging at them\".\n\nRead more: HK protesters use rope ladders to flee siege", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. British Special Forces have been accused of covering up the killings of four young Afghans in 2012\n\nThe International Criminal Court could open its first investigation into the British military following a BBC programme about alleged war crimes.\n\nPanorama found evidence the state had covered up killings of civilians by UK troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.\n\nThe ICC said it took the findings very seriously. The MoD has said the allegations are unsubstantiated.\n\nThe MoD said it had co-operated fully with the ICC and saw no justification for further interventions by the court.\n\nPrime Minister Boris Johnson's spokesman said the allegations against the MoD are \"untrue\".\n\nA formal investigation by the ICC, based in The Hague in the Netherlands, would be the first time it has taken action against any UK nationals for war crimes.\n\nThe ICC's Office of Prosecutor said it would \"independently assess\" the findings of Panorama, which could be \"highly relevant\" to their decision whether to open a landmark investigation into the UK.\n\nThe court has previously concluded there is credible evidence that British troops committed war crimes in Iraq.\n\nMost of those cases involve allegations of the mistreatment of detainees.\n\nThe best known is that of Baha Mousa, a hotel worker in Basra who died after being tortured and beaten by British troops in 2003. It led to a public inquiry and the only conviction of a British soldier for war crimes in Iraq.\n\nHowever, Panorama, working with the Sunday Times, has uncovered new information about alleged killings in British custody.\n\nDetectives from the Iraq Historic Allegations Team (IHAT), which investigated alleged war crimes committed by British troops during the occupation of Iraq, say they found evidence of widespread abuse occurring at a British army base in Basra three months before Mousa was killed.\n\nIt happened at Camp Stephen, run by the Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland. IHAT investigated the deaths of two men, who died within a week of each other, in May 2003. The MoD accepts both were innocent civilians.\n\nIHAT gathered statements from British soldiers and army staff that described how the two men were tortured before being found dead with bags tied over their heads.\n\nThis summer, British military prosecutors decided no-one would be prosecuted in connection with the two deaths.\n\nWhen he was shown Panorama's evidence, former Director of Public Prosecutions Lord Macdonald said he thought it was \"staggering\" that no soldier had been charged.\n\n\"I think the conclusion begins to become rather obvious, that prior to their deaths, it's overwhelmingly likely that these men were physically abused.\"\n\nOn Sunday, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab told the BBC \"all of the allegations, that had evidence, have been looked at\".\n\nA No 10 spokesman said that the service police had already carried out \"an extensive investigation\" about the conduct of forces in Iraq and Afghanistan - and the independent Service Prosecuting Authority had decided not to prosecute any of the cases.\n\nThe MoD said military operations are conducted in accordance with the law and there had been an extensive investigation of allegations.\n\n\"Investigations and decisions to prosecute are rightly independent from the MoD and have involved external oversight and legal advice,\" a spokesperson told the BBC.\n\n\"After careful consideration of referred cases, the independent Service Prosecuting Authority decided not to prosecute.\"\n\n\"The BBC's claims have been passed to the Service Police and the Service Prosecuting Authority who remain open to considering allegations.\"\n\nPanorama, War Crimes Scandal Exposed is on BBC One at 21:00 GMT on Monday 18 November.", "Last updated on .From the section England\n\nGareth Southgate says his England side are \"further ahead\" than they were at the corresponding stage of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup.\n\nSouthgate's side finished fourth at the finals in Russia and go to Euro 2020 next summer as one of the top seeds.\n\n\"I think the team have belief, for sure, you can see the confidence,\" Southgate said.\n\n\"They have got the confidence to control games with possession, and they know they're going to score goals.\"\n• None England at Euro 2020: What do we know about their prospects?\n• None How you rated England against Kosovo\n\nEngland's 4-0 win over Kosovo on Sunday rounded off another impressive qualifying campaign for Southgate's squad, who topped Group A after winning seven of their eight fixtures.\n\nWhile they also finished top of their 2018 World Cup qualification group, England have progressed as an attacking force, more than doubling their goal tally - scoring 37 in eight games, compared to 18 in 10 games.\n\n\"They don't come into these matches worrying about what might go wrong,\" Southgate added.\n\n\"We're definitely further ahead than we were heading into Russia, but we made massive strides in this period when we went into Russia.\n\n\"We've got to make sure that, to get the level of performance next summer, we're going to have to improve in the way that we did over that spell as well.\"\n\nGoals from Harry Winks, captain Harry Kane, Marcus Rashford and Mason Mount gave England victory in Kosovo.\n\nIf reservations exist, they are based upon how England will fare once they meet opposition of a higher calibre.\n\nEngland lost to the Netherlands in the semi-finals of the Nations League in June, and in Russia, despite reaching the semi-finals of a major tournament for the first time since 1996, they were beaten by Croatia and twice by Belgium.\n\nAnd the Czech Republic, at 43rd in the world the highest-ranked side England faced in Euro 2020 qualifying, inflicted their only Group A defeat in October.\n\n\"What we don't know, because we haven't had those tests more recently against the top eight or 10, is exactly how we're going to cope in those moments,\" Southgate added.\n\n\"To win the European Championship is, at the moment, no easier than the World Cup. The final four [at the World Cup in Russia] were all European, and you've got to add Spain, Germany, Portugal and all the others into that, so it's a really high-level tournament.\"", "A £5,000 reward has been offered for information about Ms Croucher's disappearance\n\nThe brother of missing woman Leah Croucher has died, their father has said.\n\nMs Croucher, 20, was last seen in Milton Keynes on 15 February.\n\nIn a Facebook post, her father John said he had spoken to his son Haydon on Thursday to reassure him, almost nine months after Leah's disappearance.\n\nHe said the 24-year-old died hours later, after police arrived at his house to tell him his son was \"fighting for life.\"\n\nMs Croucher was last seen by her parents at their home in Quantock Crescent on the evening of 14 February.\n\nShe told her family she was meeting a friend but police said the meeting did not happen.\n\nCCTV showed her walking about half a mile from her home at about 08:15 the next day.\n\nHaydon had appeared in court earlier this year accused of making threats to a man he described as Leah's ex-boyfriend.\n\nHe accepted a voluntary restraining order and the prosecution was dropped.\n\nMr Croucher said he had arranged to meet up with his son on Friday so they could spend the day that marked nine months since Leah's disappearance together.\n\nHe said his son was a \"kind, generous, funny, witty and loving person\".\n\nHe added: \"Be at peace Haydon. If Leah is up there with you look after each other as always, until we get there.\n\n\"We love and miss you both terribly. Our world could not be more broken than it is now.\"\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. How students Leah Mckee-Hearne and Courtney Peaker spotted the Bolton fire and raised the alarm\n\nStudents who were forced to flee a block of flats hit by a major blaze in Bolton are to be re-housed.\n\nAn investigation is under way after the fire ripped through The Cube on Friday, leaving dozens of students with \"no personal possessions\".\n\nMore than £10,000 has been raised for the University of Bolton students through a crowdfunding appeal.\n\nTwo people were injured in the fire, amid confusion among residents because fire alarms go off \"almost every day\".\n\nThe blaze at The Cube in Bolton broke out on Friday and took more than nine hours to bring under control\n\nConcerns have also been raised about the cladding on the outside of the building, although it is different to the material used at Grenfell Tower, where a blaze killed 72 people in London, in 2017.\n\nThe Cube, which is managed by private firm Valeo Urban Student Life, accommodates about 220 people.\n\nKyra Rivett, who lived in the six-storey building, told BBC Breakfast: \"Most of us have [lost belongings], especially those who lived on the top and fifth floor - all their belongings have gone.\"\n\nProf George Holmes, vice-chancellor of the university, said affected students could access £500 for emergency provisions.\n\n\"We've made sure all students have accommodation for next week,\" he said.\n\nMany international students were left without their passports after the blaze, but Prof Holmes said the government had \"assured me they will fast-track those student passport and visa requirements\".\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. A number of students have been left with \"no personal possessions\"\n\nMs Rivett had just returned from work when she heard the alarms going off.\n\n\"[But] because it goes off so often, I just thought it's another false alarm, it's not a problem,\" she said.\n\nBeverley Hughes, deputy mayor of Greater Manchester, said the fire \"spread very, very rapidly indeed and it needed very aggressive firefighting tactics to bring it under control\".\n\nFriday's blaze was tackled by up to 200 firefighters after it broke out at 20:30 GMT.\n\n\"The immediate evacuation clearly made an incredible difference... students ambassadors were going about banging on doors, getting everybody out,\" David Greenhalgh, leader of Bolton Council, said.\n\n\"We have been assured that all alarms were working so that building was evacuated in the time that was needed.\"\n\nAbout 220 students lived at The Cube in Bolton\n\nGreater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham said the fire service had learnt from the Grenfell fire and had also sent a team \"to focus on the evacuation rather than fighting the fire\".\n\nA spokeswoman for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) said: \"It is not yet known when the students will be able to get back into their homes but work is ongoing to assess the safety of the building and access will be reviewed on Monday.\"\n\nThe service said residents at four nearby properties would also be unable to return to their homes due to safety concerns.\n\nThe GMFRS spokeswoman confirmed that The Cube was inspected along with other high-rise buildings in 2017 following the Grenfell tragedy.\n\nShe said a letter was sent to the building's management \"requiring the fire risk assessment to be updated to consider the risk of internal and external fire spread\".\n\n\"As part of this assessment, the building was operating an evacuation strategy,\" a spokesman said.\n\nValeo USL said it was \"not responsible for the construction of or subsequent amendments to the construction of the Cube buildings\", adding that the site's landlord was the firm Idealsite Ltd.\n\nThe latter company, which is registered in Lincolnshire and has a board of directors based in the Republic of Ireland, is yet to comment.\n\nThe high-pressure laminate cladding used at The Cube is not the same as the now-banned aluminium composite material (ACM) at Grenfell, Salford mayor Paul Dennett said.\n\n\"We have a bit of a cladding lottery,\" he added.\n\n\"The government has made resources available for ACM but this is high-pressure laminate, so we will be asking government for more funds to really deal with what is an industrial crisis.\n\n\"We need to do a full investigation of this building because it's not just about the cladding, it's about the actual structure of the cladding system and we need to investigate whether compartmentation has been breached and a whole host of different issues\".\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Ford has unveiled its all-electric Mustang Mach-E at a glitzy event in Los Angeles that included an appearance by actor Idris Elba.\n\nThe top-range version of the car can travel up to 370 miles on a full charge and recharge 57 miles (92km) of range in 10 minutes on a high-power charge.\n\nThere are buttons in place of conventional door handles and storage space under the front bonnet.\n\nThe fastest model can accelerate from 0-60mph in under five seconds.\n\nIn comparison, the Tesla Model X 100D can do 0-60mph in 4.4 seconds.\n\nLike the Tesla, the Mustang Mach-E has a 15.5in (40cm) touch screen beside the steering wheel.\n\nPrices range from £44,000 to £58,000 ($44,000 to $60,000 in the US).\n\nAmanda Stretton, motoring editor at the price comparison website confused.com said \"a lot of hopes\" were riding on the vehicle.\n\n\"The interesting thing is that they've decided to use the Mustang name with this car, because of course it's the name synonymous with American muscle cars, with big V8s... and yet they are taking the performance aspect of that name and putting it into this electric car,\" she told BBC News.\n\n\"I really hope this is a game-changer.\"\n\nEarlier this year, Ford announced plans to close six manufacturing plants in Europe by the end of 2020.\n\nStuart Rowley, president of Ford of Europe, said at the time the company's future was \"rooted in electrification\".\n\nAnalyst Natalie Sauber, from Arcadis, said infrastructure was still a deterrent for consumers considering buying an electric vehicle.\n\nFord says owners will be able to recharge the car for a 57 mile (92km) journey in 10 minutes\n\n\"Norway is the country with the highest uptake of electric vehicles, followed by other Scandinavian countries,\" she told the BBC's WorkLife programme.\n\n\"The UK is coming in at the lower end, similar to Germany and the US.\"\n\nAccording to analyst Jato, 91% of global car sales in 2019 have been vehicles with an internal combustion engine.\n\nWould Mustang Sally have driven an electric vehicle?\n\nIf there's one brand which symbolises the American \"pony car\", it's the Mustang. The term was invented for it.\n\nThe original was affordable, sporty and - with a hefty engine under the bonnet - decidedly rorty.\n\nThe electric Mustang Mach-E certainly won't be loud, but maybe it can make a pretty vocal statement nonetheless.\n\nThe Mustang Mach-E has a large touchscreen display to adjust its various settings\n\nFord is far from being a leader in the race to produce electric cars, but it's putting its foot down in an effort to catch up.\n\nIt has even done a deal with Volkswagen to use some of the German giant's heavily funded know-how on future models.\n\nThe new Mach-E will be leading Ford's electric charge.\n\nWith a range of at least 260 miles, and plenty of power, the new car will be going up against models from Tesla, Jaguar, Audi and Mercedes.\n\nThe car can be plugged into a normal domestic socket or connected to a special Wallbox for faster charging\n\nSally may have driven a full-fat petrol V8, but Ford is hoping her eco-conscious granddaughter can be won over by silent elegance - coupled with a decent turn of speed.", "* No rises in income tax or National Insurance rates * Raise the threshold at which individuals pay National Insurance to £9,500 in the first Budget and, later, to £12,500 * Raise the national living wage to £10.50 an hour by 2024 for those over the age of 21 * Keep the triple lock, the winter fuel payment, the older person’s bus pass and other pensioner benefits * Continue the roll-out of universal credit system\n\n* Introduce a \"real living wage\" of £10 an hour in 2020 for all workers over the age of 16 * Scrap universal credit, the \"bedroom tax\" and the two-child benefits limit, and increase the Carer’s Allowance for unpaid full-time carers * Scrap the rise in the state pension age, leaving it at 66, and compensate women hit by the decision to accelerate the timetable for raising the age * Increase statutory maternity pay from nine to 12 months, double paternity leave from two weeks to four and increase statutory paternity pay * Move to a 32-hour average working week within the next decade, with no loss of pay\n\n* Increase work allowances under universal credit enabling people to work for longer before benefits are cut and introduce a second earner work allowance * Reduce the wait for the first benefits payment from five weeks to five days * Scrap the two-child limit on family benefits, the \"bedroom tax\" and the overall benefits cap * Scrap the Work Capability Assessment and reinstate the Independent Living Fund * Right to request a fixed-hours contract after 12 months for zero-hours and agency workers\n\n* Rights for workers to be notified of their shifts one month in advance * The right to bereavement leave following a death in the immediate family * Lower cap on pension fund management fees * Tax breaks for companies that offer longer-term secure career contracts to staff\n\n* £86.2bn a year for a universal basic income, replacing the tax and benefits system, to be paid for by a carbon tax * Increase the living wage to £12 and extend it to workers aged between 16 and 21 * Merge income tax, National Insurance, capital gains tax, inheritance tax and dividend tax into a single consolidated income tax * Replace council tax and business rates with a land value tax * 40% quota for women on major company boards\n\n* 12-month review of universal credit and bring in reforms within two years * Review the decision to accelerate the timetable for raising women's state pension age, affecting women born in the 1950s\n\n* End the Work Capability Assessment and replace it with a system using qualified medical practitioners * Scrap the \"bedroom tax\" * No benefits paid to foreign nationals resident in the UK until they have paid tax for five years * Minimise the use of zero-hour contracts\n\n* £35 a week payment for every child in a low-income family * Tax credit of up to £25 a week for tenants in the private sector who spend more than 30% of their income on rent and utility bills * Powers over social security devolved to Wales * Abolish the \"bedroom tax\" * Universal free childcare for 40 hours a week\n\n* Demand UK government halts the rollout of Universal Credit until \"fundamental flaws\" are addressed * Oppose and increase to the state pension age and campaign against decision to accelerate the timetable for raising women's pension age, affecting women born in the 1950s * Press for the statutory living wage to rise to at least the level of the real living wage * Increase shared parental leave from 52 to 64 weeks, with the additional 12 weeks to be the minimum taken by the father * Make the minimum wage for 16 to 24-year-olds the same as for over 25s, and ban unpaid trial shifts\n\n* Stronger regulation of the gig economy, and oppose deregulation of employment rights * Stronger focus on careers advice * Support a fairer UK-wide welfare system and revised package of welfare mitigations for NI * Scrap the \"bedroom tax\" * Overhaul bereavement benefits\n\n* Personal tax allowance should rise in line with inflation each year * Raise the national living wage to £10.50 by the end of the parliamentary term * End the freeze on benefits by increasing them in line with inflation * Restore free television licences for over-75s but in the longer term abolish the licence fee entirely * Retain the pensions triple lock and retain winter fuel payments\n\n* Abolish zero-hours contracts * Introduce a real living wage * Establish a new \"welfare mitigation package\" that protects the most vulnerable\n\n* Increase childcare provision from 12.5 hours per week to 20 hours per week, potentially increasing to 30 hours once new budget is agreed * Regulation of zero-hours contracts * Introduce a \"true living wage\" to reflect rising costs of living * Scrap universal credit, the bedroom tax and the two-child limit * End the freeze on benefits\n\n* Extend mitigation measures on key issues such as the bedroom tax, which are due to expire in March * Restore TV licenses for over-75s and retain the triple-lock protection for pensions * Create and implement a new childcare strategy\n\n* No rises in income tax or National Insurance rates * Raise the threshold at which individuals pay National Insurance to £9,500 in the first Budget and, later, to £12,500 * Raise the national living wage to £10.50 an hour by 2024 for those over the age of 21 * Keep the triple lock, the winter fuel payment and other pensioner benefits * Continue the roll-out of universal credit system\n\n* Increase the number of employers paying a living wage in Wales and introduce a \"real living wage\" of £10 an hour in 2020 for all workers over the age of 16 * Scrap universal credit, the \"bedroom tax\" and the two-child benefits limit, and increase the Carer’s Allowance for unpaid full-time carers * Scrap the rise in the state pension age, leaving it at 66, and compensate women hit by the decision to accelerate the timetable for raising the age * Increase statutory maternity pay from nine to 12 months, double paternity leave from two weeks to four and increase statutory paternity pay * Move to a 32-hour average working week within the next decade, with no loss of pay\n\n* Increase work allowances under universal credit enabling people to work for longer before benefits are cut and introduce a second earner work allowance * Reduce the wait for the first benefits payment from five weeks to five days * Scrap the two-child limit on family benefits, the \"bedroom tax\" and the overall benefits cap * Scrap the Work Capability Assessment and reinstate the Independent Living Fund * Right to request a fixed-hours contract after 12 months for zero-hours and agency workers\n\n* £86.2bn a year for a universal basic income, replacing the tax and benefits system, to be paid for by a carbon tax * Increase the living wage to £12 and extend it to workers aged between 16 and 21 * Merge income tax, National Insurance, capital gains tax, inheritance tax and dividend tax into a single consolidated income tax * Replace council tax and business rates with a land value tax * 40% quota for women on major company boards\n\n* 12-month review of universal credit and bring in reforms within two years * Review the decision to accelerate the timetable for raising women's state pension age, affecting women born in the 1950s\n\n* Raise the threshold at which individuals pay National Insurance to £9,500 in the first Budget and, later, to £12,500 * Raise the national living wage to £10.50 an hour by 2024 for those over the age of 21 * Keep the triple lock, the winter fuel payment and other pensioner benefits * Continue the roll-out of universal credit system * New \"collective\" workplace pension schemes and new controls on transferring pensions and a review of state pension inequality for Waspi women\n\n* Introduce a real living wage of £10 an hour in 2020 for all workers over the age of 16, giving about 700,000 Scottish workers a pay rise * Scrap universal credit and increase child benefit * Scrap the rise in the state pension age, leaving it at 66 and compensate women hit by the decision to accelerate the timetable for raising the age * Move to a 32-hour average working week within the next decade, with no loss of pay * Increase statutory maternity pay from nine to 12 months, double paternity leave from two weeks to four and increase statutory paternity pay\n\n* Reverse cuts to universal credit * Reduce the wait for the first benefits payment * Introduce universal access to basic services * Increase provision of free meals for children, with a particular focus on breakfast * Increase access to free sanitary products\n\n* 12-month review of universal credit and bring in reforms within two years * Review the decision to accelerate the timetable for raising women's state pension age, affecting women born in the 1950s\n\n* Abolish zero-hours contracts, close the gender pay gap, and ensure that everyone is paid a \"real living wage\" * Bring in a universal basic income * Remove differential rates of minimum wage for under-25s and introduce a living wage for everyone * Scrap universal credit * Support for the Waspi women (Women Against State Pension Inequality)\n\n* Scrap welfare reforms include PIP, Universal Credit and the bedroom tax * Develop a state-owned National Childcare Agency * Repeal all anti-trade union laws * Ban zero hours contracts and implement a real living wage\n\n* 40% of board members in public companies and public sector boards to be women * Worker representation to be established on the boards of larger companies * Ban “zero-hours” contracts * Increase child benefit", "Boris Johnson said that planned cuts to corporation tax next April are to be put on hold.\n\nThe prime minister told the CBI conference the move could cost the Treasury £6bn and the cash would be better spent on the \"nation's priority\".", "The book by Charlotte Bronte slipped through the museum's fingers eight years ago\n\nA book written by Charlotte Bronte at the age of 14 will return home after being bought by the Bronte Society at auction in Paris.\n\nThe miniature work, called The Young Men's Magazine, will go to the Parsonage Museum in the Brontes' old home in Haworth, West Yorkshire.\n\nIt was bought for €600,000 (£512,970) after a fundraising campaign by the Bronte Society, which runs the museum.\n\nThe museum lost out on the book when it last went under the hammer in 2011.\n\nThe work is one of six \"little books\" written by Charlotte, the eldest of the three sisters, in 1830. Five are known to survive, and the Bronte Parsonage Museum already holds the other four.\n\nThe works were created for Charlotte's toy soldiers and document an imaginary world created by the family called Glass Town.\n\nCharlotte is best known for her 1847 classic novel Jane Eyre.\n\nKitty Wright, executive director of The Bronte Society, said: \"We were determined to do everything we could to bring back this extraordinary 'little book' to the Bronte Parsonage Museum and now can't quite believe that it will in fact be coming home to where it was written 189 years ago.\n\n\"We have been truly overwhelmed by the outpouring of support from people from all over the world backing our campaign and can't wait to have it in place with the others and on public view to the world.\"\n\nThe museum's principal curator Ann Dinsdale added that bringing the \"unique manuscript\" back to Haworth was an \"absolute highlight\" of her 30-year career at the venue.\n\n\"Charlotte wrote this miniscule magazine for the toy soldiers she and her siblings played with and as we walk through the same rooms they did, it seems immensely fitting that it is coming home and we would like to say an enormous thank you to everyone who made it possible.\"\n\nPart of the Young Men's Magazine describes a murderer driven to madness after being haunted by his victims, and how \"an immense fire\" burning in his head causes his bed curtains to set alight.\n\nExperts at the museum say this section of the story is \"a clear precursor\" of a famous scene between Bertha and Edward Rochester in Jane Eyre, which Charlotte would publish 17 years later.\n\nThe society said more than 1,000 people had pledged money to help buy the book. Several celebrities, including Dame Judi Dench, Dame Jacqueline Wilson and Tracy Chevalier, backed the society's efforts to raise money.\n\nDame Judi Dench led a campaign to raise funds for the book to be secured for the Bronte Parsonage Museum\n\nYork-born Dame Judi, who is president of the Bronte Society, said earlier this year: \"I have long been fascinated by the little books created by the Brontes when they were children.\n\n\"These tiny manuscripts are like a magical doorway into the imaginary worlds they inhabited, and also hint at their ambition to become published authors.\"\n\nThe existence of the book that went up for sale - measuring 35mm x 61mm and consisting of 20 pages - came to light in 2011 when it was auctioned at Sotheby's.\n\nThe Bronte society was outbid by a discredited investment scheme that is no longer operational. The scheme was run by Gérard Lhéritier and his company Aristophil, who set up the Musee des Lettres et Manuscrits in Paris.\n\nLhéritier saw the potential financial rewards in rare works such as the Bronte book, so bought and filled his museum with them. His company was accused of selling shares in a Ponzi-style pyramid scheme, built on false advertising and illusionary market values.\n\nAbout 18,000 people in France are believed to have been defrauded in what went on to become one of the biggest ever arts market scams, having invested nearly €1bn. The company behind it was shut down by regulators in 2014.\n\nAccording to The Art Newspaper, the French government is seeking to recover hundreds of public archives that should never have been sold and a criminal investigation is ongoing.\n\nFollow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Boris Johnson with Jennifer Arcuri at an event in 2014\n\nThe US businesswoman at the centre of a misconduct controversy involving Boris Johnson has said he \"cast me aside like I am some gremlin\".\n\nIt is alleged that Jennifer Arcuri received favourable treatment during Mr Johnson's time as mayor of London due to their friendship, claims he denies.\n\nMs Arcuri told ITV she had kept his \"secrets\" but that her requests to him for media advice had been \"blocked\".\n\nThe Conservatives say any claims of impropriety are \"unfounded\".\n\nDuring the interview to be aired later, Ms Arcuri addressed the now prime minister directly, saying: \"I've been nothing but loyal, faithful, supportive, and a true confidante of yours.\n\n\"I've kept your secrets, and I've been your friend.\n\n\"And I don't understand why you've blocked me and ignored me as if I was some fleeting one-night stand or some girl that you picked up at a bar because I wasn't - and you know that.\n\n\"And I'm terribly heartbroken by the way that you have cast me aside like I am some gremlin.\"\n\nMs Arcuri appearing on the BBC's Talking Business programme in 2013\n\nHer latest interview, follows allegations, first reported in the Sunday Times in September, that Ms Arcuri's business was given £126,000 in public money along with privileged access to three foreign trade trips led by Mr Johnson when he was mayor, between 2008 and 2016.\n\nThe Greater London Authority (GLA) - whose job it is to oversee the conduct of the mayor - launched an investigation into the alleged conflict of interest following the paper's report.\n\nThat probe was paused after the authority referred the claims to the police watchdog, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).\n\nThe watchdog will now decide whether or not to investigate the prime minister for a potential criminal offence of misconduct in public office - before the GLA decides whether to continue its own probe.\n\nLast month, a government review ruled that a £100,000 government grant given to Ms Arcuri's business was \"appropriate\".\n\nMs Arcuri said she had tried to ask Mr Johnson for advice on how to handle media attention over the allegations, but was left feeling \"humiliated\" after being told \"there are bigger things at stake\" by an aide.\n\nShe added: \"I was brushed off as if I was one of Kennedy's girlfriends showing up to his White House switchboard, you know, here to do my, you know, calling\".\n\nMs Arcuri would not be drawn on the nature of their relationship during the interview, but said that she had come under pressure from friends to \"admit the affair\".\n\nIn response to the programme, the Conservative Party said it considered the decision to refer Mr Johnson to the police watchdog as \"vexatious and politically motivated\".\n\nA spokesman added that any claims of impropriety in office by Mr Johnson were \"untrue and unfounded\".", "Comic book film Joker passed the $1bn (£772m) mark in global ticket sales this weekend, becoming the first R-rated movie to do so.\n\nA US R rating requires everyone under the age of 17 watching the film in a cinema to be accompanied by an adult.\n\nJoker is currently number seven on this weekend's US box office chart, with Le Mans film Ford v Ferrari topping the chart with takings of $31m (£24m).\n\nThe latest Charlie's Angels movie could only manage to open in third spot.\n\nThe reboot, which stars Kristen Stewart and UK actresses Naomi Scott and Ella Balinska, took $8.6m (£6.6m) between Friday and Sunday.\n\nWorld War Two naval drama Midway was second this weekend, taking $8.8m (£6.8m).\n\nJoker became the most profitable comic book movie of all time earlier this month.\n\nIt has now reached $1bn despite not being released in China, where overseas releases with too much sex or violence can be blocked.\n\nIts nearest R-rated rivals are 2018's Deadpool 2 ($785m) and its 2016 predecessor Deadpool ($783m), both starring Ryan Reynolds.\n\nGitesh Pandya, founder and editor of Box Office Guru, described it as a \"jaw-dropping achievement\".\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by Gitesh Pandya This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nDirector Todd Phillips made the movie on a budget of $62.5m (£49m), a fraction of the budget of many comic book adaptations.\n\nFollow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Footage of security appearing to grapple with Mr Azamati was filmed in the chamber\n\nA blind student who was \"violently\" removed from a prestigious debating society has been cleared of any wrongdoing.\n\nEbenezer Azamati was \"accosted\" by a security guard when he tried to return to a seat he had earlier reserved before the debate on 17 October.\n\nHe said he was \"very pleased\" that claims of \"false violent disorder\" were retracted by the Oxford Union.\n\nThe union has been asked for comment.\n\nThe postgraduate student from Ghana said his treatment made him feel \"unwelcome in the union, Oxford and even the country\".\n\nThe Oxford Union, which is independent from the university, has a tradition of hosting debates and speakers stretching back to 1823.\n\nMr Azamati, who is visually impaired, was \"forcibly and violently prevented from re-entering the union to resume his seat\" before a debate, according to the university's Africa Society.\n\nIt said he arrived to the union in Frewin Court early to reserve his seat in the chamber before the debate and then returned to his college.\n\nThe student was then confronted by a security guard when he tried to return to his seat so Mr Azamati sat in another seat offered by another member before staff attempted to remove him.\n\nThe Oxford Union intentionally resembles the House of Commons\n\nThe society said: \"Even if he had re-entered when the debate had started, such poor treatment through violent means remains unjustifiable.\"\n\nNwamaka Ogbonna, president of the Oxford University Africa Society, said a security guard had told Mr Azamati he could not enter the chamber because \"the union was full\" despite the student having apparently reserved a seat.\n\nMs Ogbonna said: \"The argument that he had to leave because there were not any seats is invalid. People are allowed to stand.\n\n\"I think everyone is quite perplexed.\"\n\nVideo footage shared online showed an argument between security and Mr Azamati in the chamber before staff appeared to manhandle him.\n\nMr Azamati was attending the debate in which the motion \"This house has no confidence in Her Majesty's Government\" was discussed by members and politicians from various parties.\n\nThe St John's College student, who studies International Relations, said he was \"treated as not being human enough to deserve justice and fair treatment\".\n\nAfter the charges against Mr Azamati were successfully appealed on Saturday, the president of the Oxford Union, Brendan McGrath, apologised to the Africa Society \"for the distress and any reputational damage\" to the student.\n\nHelen Mountfield QC, who represents Mr Azamati, said there were ongoing talks with the union over what steps it can take to address the \"failings\" exposed by the case.\n\nThe university tweeted its support for Mr Azamati, and said it shared \"the widespread outrage regarding the unacceptable treatment\" of the student.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nIt added: \"The union is an entirely independent club not governed by the university, but this student's treatment goes against our culture of inclusivity and tolerance.\n\n\"We are pressing the union for answers on how they plan to remedy the issue and ensure this does not happen in future.\"\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Boris Johnson laid out his plans as he addressed the CBI conference\n\nPlanned cuts to corporation tax next April are to be put on hold, Boris Johnson has said, with the money being spent on the NHS and other services.\n\nThe rate paid by firms on their profits was due to fall from 19% to 17%.\n\nBut the PM told business leaders it may cost the Treasury £6bn and this was better spent on \"national priorities\", including the health service.\n\nLabour said business \"handouts\" had done real damage and the Tories would \"revert to type\" after the election.\n\nThe announcement does not mean any new money for the NHS, on top of the £20bn extra a year the Conservatives are promising to give it up to 2023. The BBC understands the cash will be used, in part, to fund existing pledges on GP training.\n\nWith just over three weeks to go before the 12 December election, the leaders of the three largest parties in England have been parading their business credentials at the CBI conference.\n\nJeremy Corbyn said business had \"so much to gain\" from a Labour victory in terms of investment while Jo Swinson said the Liberal Democrats were the \"natural party of business\" because they wanted to cancel Brexit.\n\nAddressing the audience of top executives and entrepreneurs, Mr Johnson said they had \"created the wealth that actually pays for the NHS\".\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nStressing his party's \"emphatic belief in fiscal prudence\", he said he had decided against going ahead with a further cut in corporation tax, a step first proposed by Chancellor George Osborne in 2016 to boost business in the wake of the Brexit referendum.\n\nMr Johnson said the UK already had the lowest rate of corporation tax of \"any major economy\" and further cuts would be \"postponed\".\n\n\"Before you storm the stage, let me remind you that this saves £6bn that we can put into the priorities of the British people including the NHS,\" he told the audience.\n\nCorporation tax is an important revenue-raiser, making up approximately 9% of the UK government's total tax take. The amount raised by the tax has risen by two-thirds in the past decade, as the rate has fallen from 28% to 19% and economic conditions have improved.\n\nBut many economists said the latest cut would be potentially counter-productive in terms of tax yields, with a study based on HMRC data last year suggesting it could mean £6bn a year in lost government revenues.\n\nIn response, CBI director Carolyn Fairbairn said the move could \"work for the country if it is backed by further efforts to the costs of doing business and promote growth\".\n\nBlink and you might have missed it, but the PM has just announced the single biggest tax-raising measure of the campaign so far.\n\nThe overnight headlines about Boris Johnson's CBI speech were about a £1bn cut to business taxes. It pays to read the small print.\n\nAll together, this leaves an extra £5bn a year for the Conservative manifesto to deploy in extra spending or, as seems likely, some crowd-pleasing pre-election personal tax cuts.\n\nI'm told the corporation tax move was Chancellor Sajid Javid's idea, and was discussed during plans for his aborted Budget earlier this month. The PM also confirmed Mr Javid would remain in post if he wins the election next month.\n\nCancelling the cut still leaves the UK with the lowest corporation tax rate in the G20, although not as low as Switzerland or Singapore.\n\nGiven the government's argument has long been that cuts to corporation tax raise revenue, it is interesting to see the PM now say that cancelling cuts will also raise revenue.\n\nIt is meant to show clear blue water between the Conservatives and Labour on fiscal credibility. In the event, there was barely a squeak out of the CBI audience about a significant multi-billion pound tax change.\n\nShadow Chancellor John McDonnell said Monday's freeze marked a \"temporary pause in the Tories' race to the bottom\" on business taxes.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by John McDonnell MP This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nLabour's plan has been to raise corporation tax to 26% - the 2011 level - which it says will generate billions to be spent on its priorities, including health and education.\n\nTurning to Brexit, the Conservative leader told the conference that while big business did not want the UK to leave the EU, his withdrawal deal would provide the certainty \"that you want now and have wanted for some time\".\n\nIf elected with a Commons majority, Mr Johnson is hoping to get the agreement on the terms of the UK's exit into law by 31 January, and begin talks with Brussels on a permanent trading relationship.\n\nHe also announced a review of business rates in England, with the aim of reducing the overall burden of the tax, as well as a cut in National Insurance contributions for employers, which already benefit from a reduction known as the employment allowance.\n\nIn his address, Mr Corbyn said business had nothing to fear from a Labour government, arguing that while the richest would pay more, there would also be \"more investment than you have ever dreamt of\".\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Jeremy Corbyn: \"I understand your concern over some of our plans\"\n\nHe said he would \"make no apologies\" for the party's plan to take rail, mail, water and broadband delivery into public ownership, saying it was \"not an attack\" on the free market and would bring the UK in line with the continent.\n\n\"It is sometimes claimed I am anti-business,\" he said. \"This is nonsense. It is not nonsense to be against poverty pay. It is not nonsense to say the largest corporations should pay their taxes, just as small companies do.\n\n\"It is not anti-business to want prosperity in every part of the country.\"\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nThe Labour leader also set out plans to train about 320,000 apprentices in jobs such as construction, manufacturing and design within the renewable energy, transport and forestry sectors.\n\nMs Fairbairn said the business community shared Labour's desire to increased investment but warned the opposition's \"massive instincts towards state intervention and ownership\" put that at risk.\n\nIn her first address to the CBI as leader of her party, Ms Swinson said no-one claiming to want to \"get Brexit sorted\" was on the side of business, due to the negative impact she said it would have on investment and access to labour.\n\n\"With Boris Johnson in the pocket of Nigel Farage and Jeremy Corbyn stuck in the 1970s, we are the only one standing up for you,\" she said.\n\nShe said her party would go further than the others and replace \"crippling\" business rates with a levy paid by commercial landlords based on land value, which she suggested would help \"rescue the High Street\".\n\nBrexit Party leader Nigel Farage, who is not attending the CBI event, said politicians' focus should be on helping small business and promoting what he claimed were the advantages of a no-deal Brexit.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post 2 by Nigel Farage This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nDo you have any questions about the forthcoming election?\n\nIn some cases your question will be published, displaying your name, age and location as you provide it, unless you state otherwise. Your contact details will never be published. Please ensure you have read the terms and conditions.\n\nUse this form to ask your question:\n\nIf you are reading this page and can't see the form you will need to visit the mobile version of the BBC website to submit your question or send them via email to YourQuestions@bbc.co.uk. Please include your name, age and location with any question you send in.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Footage appears to shows Prince Andrew inside Jeffrey Epstein's New York residence in 2010\n\nPrince Andrew has given an unprecedented interview to the BBC about his relationship with US financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.\n\nThe friendship between the 59-year-old member of the Royal Family and Epstein has come under close scrutiny since the American killed himself in August while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.\n\nPrince Andrew said it was wrong of him to visit and stay at Epstein's house in 2010 after the financier's conviction but that he did not regret their entire friendship.\n\nHe also categorically denied having sex with Virginia Roberts, who alleges she was forced to have sex with the prince when she was 17 years old.\n\nHere's what we know about the links between Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein.\n\nPrince Andrew said he first met Epstein, a wealthy hedge fund manager, in 1999 through Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein's British girlfriend and a woman the prince said he had known since she was at university. That year was the first time the prince and the businessman were linked in press reports in the UK and US.\n\nPrince Andrew reportedly flew with Epstein on his private Gulfstream jet in February 1999, according to a log book seen by the Daily Mirror in 2015.\n\nThe destination was said to have been Epstein's private island, Little St James in the US Virgin Islands.\n\nThe Daily Mail also reported that 10 months earlier Epstein's logbook showed he had flown to the same location to meet the prince's ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson. The couple had divorced in 1996.\n\nEpstein and Ms Maxwell were among a star-studded guest list at a party hosted by the Queen in June 2000.\n\nThe Dance of the Decades event, which saw more than 600 guests descend on Windsor Castle, marked four royal birthdays including Prince Andrew's 40th. Prince Andrew, the Queen's third child, told the BBC that Epstein was there at his invitation, not the Royal Family's, but was to some extent Ms Maxwell's \"plus one\".\n\nThe duke at the time appeared to be part of the social circle of Ms Maxwell, whom Epstein later described as his best friend.\n\nPrince Andrew was pictured accompanying Ms Maxwell - daughter of the late newspaper tycoon Robert Maxwell - at private parties and celebrity functions both in the UK and in the US that year.\n\nThey were photographed together at the wedding of the prince's former girlfriend, Aurelia Cecil, near Salisbury in Wiltshire in September 2000.\n\nThe Duke of York and Ghislaine Maxwell leaving the wedding of his former girlfriend Aurelia Cecil in September 2000\n\nThe Duke of York and Ghislaine Maxwell were pictured at the event in Wiltshire\n\nPrince Andrew and Ms Maxwell were again photographed together at a Halloween party thrown by model Heidi Klum in Manhattan.\n\nMs Maxwell was pictured dressed in gold lame and wearing a blonde wig for the Hookers and Pimps-themed party.\n\nJust over a month later, in December 2000, the then 40-year-old prince threw Ms Maxwell a surprise birthday party at Sandringham, the Queen's estate in Norfolk, with Epstein among the guests.\n\nHe described it in the BBC interview as a \"straightforward shooting weekend\".\n\nJeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell at Sandringham in December 2000\n\nMs Maxwell and Epstein were photographed on a pheasant shoot at the estate around that time.\n\nPrince Andrew and Ms Maxwell went on a number of trips together including to Florida and Thailand, according to an Evening Standard report from January 2001, which claimed Epstein had joined them on five such occasions over the previous 12 months.\n\nPrince Andrew told the BBC that he used to see Epstein a maximum of three times a year but confirmed he had been on his private plane, stayed at his private island, and stayed at his homes in Palm Beach, Florida and New York.\n\nAllegations against Jeffrey Epstein started surfacing in 2005 when the parents of a 14-year-old girl told police in Florida that Epstein had molested their daughter at his Palm Beach home.\n\nThe financier was accused of paying girls under the age of 18 to perform sex acts at his Manhattan and Florida mansions between 2002 and 2005.\n\nHowever, a controversial secret plea deal in 2008 saw him plead guilty to a lesser charge of soliciting a minor for prostitution.\n\nHe received an 18-month prison sentence and was released on probation after 13 months.\n\nIn July 2019 he was charged in New York with further allegations of sex trafficking and conspiracy and was due to face trial next year.\n\nHe pleaded not guilty to all the charges but was facing up to 45 years in prison if convicted.\n\nIn July 2006, Jeffrey Epstein was invited to a masked ball at Windsor Castle to celebrate the 18th birthday of Princess Beatrice, Prince Andrew's elder daughter.\n\nThe theme of the evening was 1888, and the 500 guests donned period costumes.\n\nThe previous month, Epstein was charged with one count of solicitation of prostitution.\n\nPrince Andrew said Epstein had been invited via Ms Maxwell but that he wasn't aware at the time the invitation was sent out \"what was going on in the United States\".\n\nHe said Epstein never mentioned that he was under investigation.\n\nThe duke was photographed with Epstein in New York's Central Park in December 2010 - after the tycoon had served his sentence.\n\nPrince Andrew said he had travelled across the Atlantic to end his friendship with Epstein and was having that conversation with him when they were photographed in the park.\n\nPrince Andrew with Jeffrey Epstein in New York's Central Park in 2010\n\nThe prince told the BBC: \"I said, 'Look, because of what has happened, I don't think it is appropriate that we should remain in contact.'\"\n\nPrince Andrew said he attended a small dinner party while he was there but denied it was to celebrate Epstein's release.\n\nFootage released by the Mail on Sunday in August showed Prince Andrew inside the financier's Manhattan mansion around the same time.\n\nThe prince told the BBC that he regretted staying at Epstein's house during the visit, saying he \"let the side down\" by doing so. Pressed on reports that many young girls were coming and going from the house at the time, he said: \"I never saw them.\"\n\nEpstein's house was like a \"railway station\" with \"people coming in and out of that house all the time\", he added.\n\nPrince Andrew's connection to the convicted sex offender did attract criticism at the time.\n\nAfter several days of newspaper reports on the Epstein connection in spring of 2011, Prince Andrew was hit with a further blow when Sarah Ferguson admitted having accepted £15,000 from Epstein, to help pay off her debts.\n\nPrince Andrew's ex-wife Sarah Ferguson in 2011 - she is said to have accepted £15,000 from Epstein that year\n\nThe fallout saw him quit his role as a UK trade envoy in July 2011. Prince Andrew later acknowledged his friendship with Epstein had been a mistake.\n\nIn 2015 the duke was named in court papers as part of a US civil case against Epstein.\n\nPrince Andrew was not party to the proceedings but was identified when a motion was filed in the court, as part of the evidence.\n\nAccording to the Guardian, one of Epstein's accusers, Virginia Roberts - now Virginia Giuffre - said she was ordered to give the prince \"whatever he required\".\n\nPrince Andrew with Virginia Roberts in early 2001, said to have been taken at the home of Ghislaine Maxwell, who is standing behind the pair\n\nMs Giuffre claimed in court papers in Florida she was forced to have sex with the prince on three occasions - in London, New York and on a private Caribbean island owned by Epstein - between 2001 and 2002, including when she was underage under Florida law.\n\nThe details were later officially struck from the court records when a judge ruled they were unnecessary to the case, saying they were \"immaterial and impertinent\" to the \"central claim\".\n\nSeparately, an allegation by a woman called Johanna Sjoberg that Prince Andrew touched her breast while they sat on a couch in Epstein's Manhattan apartment in 2001 was contained in documents from a defamation case. These documents were made public when they were released by a judge in August 2019.\n\nMs Giuffre had brought the defamation case against Ms Maxwell. She was alleged to have procured underage girls for Epstein and his friends, but she has always denied the allegations.\n\nPrince Andrew said he had \"no recollection\" of ever meeting Ms Giuffre. He said he was looking after his children on the day in March 2001 that she alleges they went to a nightclub in London and later had sex in Ms Maxwell's house in the Belgravia area.\n\nThe prince said he had taken his daughter Beatrice to a Pizza Express restaurant in the town of Woking that afternoon for a party.\n\nHe said he remembered it \"because going to Pizza Express in Woking is an unusual thing for me to do, a very unusual thing for me to do\".\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Prince Andrew: \"I would like to reiterate and reaffirm the statements that have been issued on my behalf by the palace\"\n\nPrince Andrew said he had no recollection of a photo being taken, reportedly by Jeffrey Epstein, of him and Virginia Giuffre together in Ms Maxwell's house where his arm is around her waist.\n\n\"Nobody can prove whether or not that photograph has been doctored but I don't recollect that photograph ever being taken,\" he said, adding that \"hug[s] and public displays of affection are not something that I do\".\n\nAsked whether he had sex with her in a bedroom in that house, he said: \"I can absolutely categorically tell you it never happened.\"\n\nBuckingham Palace has issued outright denials of all allegations against Prince Andrew.", "A woman who was not informed that her father had a fatal, inherited brain disorder has told the High Court that she would have had an abortion if she'd known at the time of her pregnancy.\n\nShe is suing three NHS trusts saying they owed a duty of care to tell her about her dad's Huntington's disease.\n\nAny child of someone with the condition has a 50% chance of inheriting it.\n\nDoctors suspected the diagnosis after her father killed her mother and was detained under the Mental Health Act.\n\nThe father tested positive for Huntington's Disease, which is caused by a faulty gene and leads to the progressive loss of brain cells, affecting movement, mood and thinking skills. It can also cause aggressive behaviour.\n\nHe told doctors he did not want his daughter told about his diagnosis, fearing she might kill herself or have an abortion if she found out.\n\nThe claimant is known as ABC in order to protect the identity of her own daughter, who is now nine.\n\nABC only found out about that her father had Huntington's Disease, a progressive, incurable condition, four months after giving birth.\n\nThe case is being heard in the Royal Courts of Justice in central London\n\nAt the High Court she said she'd been told about her father's condition by accident.\n\n\"I was utterly traumatised by the way I was told\", she said. \"I had no family support and was left to Google the condition.\"\n\nABC eventually had a test and found that she also carries the faulty gene. Her daughter, who's not been tested, has a 50:50 chance of inheriting it from her.\n\nThe symptoms of Huntington's Disease usually appear between the ages of 30 and 50.\n\nABC, who's now in her 40s, told the court: \"I'm now the prime age to get unwell. The future is absolutely terrifying.\"\n\nShe told the High Court that had she known during her pregnancy that she has the gene for Huntington's she would definitely have had an abortion.\n\nShe is suing St George's and two other NHS Trusts involved in the family's care, for £345,000 in damages.\n\nIn written submissions Philip Havers QC on behalf of the trusts, said the question for the court was whether there was \"a duty to disclose to her confidential information about her father against his express wishes\" which he said was \"plainly not the case\".\n\nThe court heard that after ABC had found out about her father's disorder, her sister also became pregnant.\n\nPhilip Havers QC for the trusts said ABC had asked doctors not to tell her sister that their father had tested positive for Huntington's.\n\nMr Havers said it was \"a bit rich\" for ABC to be bringing this claim for damages.\n\nHe said she could have told her sister in time for her to have a termination, but that was what she was complaining about for herself.\n\nABC said at the time, she'd been \"utterly terrified\" about the impact on her sister adding that the situation should have been managed by health professionals.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Two other sisters talk of dilemma over Huntington's disease test\n\nThis case was first argued at the High Court in 2015 when a judge ruled that a full hearing should not go ahead.\n\nThe judgement said there was \"no reasonably arguable duty of care\" owed to ABC.\n\nBut in 2017, the Court of Appeal reversed that decision and said the case should go to trial.\n\nShe is now suing St George's Healthcare NHS Trust in south-west London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust and Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust for damages.\n\nIf ABC wins the case, it would trigger a major shift in the rules governing patient confidentiality, and raise questions over the potential duty of care owed to family members following genetic testing.\n\nA spokesperson for St George's Healthcare NHS Trust said: \"This case raises complex and sensitive issues in respect of the competing interests between the duty of care and the duty of confidentiality.\n\n\"It will be for the court to adjudicate on those issues during the trial.\"\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Folau was sacked by Rugby Australia earlier this year for his comments on gay people\n\nRugby player Israel Folau has drawn anger for linking Australia's bushfire crisis to the nation's same-sex marriage and abortion laws.\n\nFolau, who was sacked by Australia in May for making anti-gay remarks on social media, described the fires as a \"little taste of God's judgement\".\n\nSix people have died since last month in blazes raging in eastern Australia.\n\n\"He is a free citizen, he can say whatever he likes but that doesn't mean he can't have regard to the grievance [and] offence this would have caused to the people whose homes have burnt down,\" Mr Morrison told reporters on Monday.\n\nFolau, who is Christian, gave a sermon in his Sydney church on Sunday in which he said Australia's decision to pass abortion and same-sex marriage laws had gone against \"God's word\", adding the nation needed to \"repent\".\n\n\"Look how rapid, these bushfires, these droughts, all these things have come, in a short period of time. You think it's a coincidence or not?,\" he said.\n\nHis comments sparked outrage from many Australians online, who noted the widespread devastation of the fires.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Warren Smith's home was destroyed in recent bushfires in Australia\n\nHe was also criticised by high-profile local figures who had previously supported him.\n\n\"Israel, button up,\" said broadcaster Alan Jones on his radio show on Monday. \"These comments don't help.\"\n\nRugby Australia (RA) sacked the former Wallabies player in May after he said on social media that \"hell awaits\" gay people.\n\nThe 30-year-old fullback has been widely condemned for those comments and others targeting transgender people, but he has also received vocal support from Christian groups.\n\nFolau is suing RA over his dismissal, claiming his contract was unlawfully terminated due to his religious beliefs.\n\nRugby Australia has stood by its decision to sack Folau, saying he breached a players' code of conduct. He was previously one of the nation's highest-paid athletes.", "The prime minister has had plenty to chew on this week\n\nLabour's latest \"retail offer\" of free broadband for all showed - if it still needed showing - voters are being handed a choice of rival ideologies as stark as any we've seen since Margaret Thatcher took on Labour's Michael Foot in 1983.\n\nYounger voters may imagine this is what normal politics looks like. It isn't. Or at least, it wasn't.\n\nAll the parties are desperate to grab the attention of an electorate which has never trusted its politicians less, or been less tightly bound by old party loyalties.\n\nSo far, the 2019 general election has been unlike any in living memory.\n\nTrust between people and politicians - as measured, for example, by the YouGov \"Trust Index\" - has never been lower in modern times.\n\nParty loyalties have never been looser.\n\nMonday's quarterly GDP figures set the economic tone. Annual economic growth at 1% was nothing to celebrate, even if the UK hadn't actually tipped into recession.\n\nAnd yet the spending arms race picked up speed; the Tory promise of £34bn extra cash for the NHS overtaken this week by Labour's £40bn.\n\nSo, the rivals are now racing desperately in the face of economic and political headwinds, compounded by the almost bottomless uncertainties of Brexit.\n\nThe Conservative slogan \"get Brexit done\", for example, glosses over the fact that, even if Boris Johnson wins a majority on 12 December and manages to pass his EU divorce deal intact, it would be just the start of tougher trade negotiations than any we've seen so far.\n\nThe prime minister's assessment on BBC Breakfast that there's \"bags of time\" to achieve a comprehensive EU trade deal may be true, though plenty of experts don't believe a word of it.\n\nIf those experts are right, we would again be looking at the possibility of a no-deal Brexit at the end of next year.\n\nImmigration also dominated the argument this week.\n\nPro-EU parties like the Lib Dems and the SNP unapologetically, defiantly, banged their drums for freedom of movement.\n\nThe Conservatives and Labour, both so wary of offending voters in Leave-supporting constituencies, spent much more time condemning each other's migration policies than explaining the consequences of their own.\n\nThe Labour leader has been put on the spot over immigration and Scottish independence\n\nWould the Tory promise of a points-based immigration policy mean lower levels of immigration?\n\nPriti Patel said yes, eventually and rather quietly. There were no numbers attached.\n\nMr Corbyn would only say Labour's plan would be \"fair\". He meant cutting numbers was not the point, even if a lot of potential Labour voters think it is.\n\nUnder his leadership, Labour is more interested in enforcing fair wages, stopping home-grown workers being undercut by migrants and giving trade unions more power to help set pay rates in companies across the UK.\n\nWhere is the election heading, just over a week into the official contest?\n\nYou only a need a memory stretching back as far as Theresa May's 2017 campaign to realise making hard and fast predictions is a game for mugs.\n\nThe Brexit Party's decision to pull candidates out of 317 Tory-held constituencies this week was a help to the Tories, but not enough to hand a sure victory to the Conservatives.\n\nThe Lib Dems are fighting to win, while ruling out any kind of deals if they do not\n\nNow, leading Brexit Party players are claiming they've been quietly offered peerages, jobs and, in the case of Ann Widdecombe, a role in future trade talks if only they'd back off.\n\nThe Conservatives deny it. She says she's a practising Catholic and she'd swear on a bible it's true. Call her a liar if you wish. I'll hold your coat.\n\nThe Lib Dems have been campaigning on familiar themes, including climate change. They're hoping, of course, to hold the balance of power in the new Parliament, and use it to frustrate Boris Johnson, or force out Jeremy Corbyn.\n\nIt's not inconceivable that their leader Jo Swinson could become a political \"kingmaker\".\n\nLocal council by-election results this week suggest the Lib Dems may, just may, outperform their poll ratings. It wouldn't be the first time.\n\nThere's still nearly a month of this to come. Already, Jeremy Corbyn has carried out 20 campaign visits, often targeting marginal Tory seats.\n\nThat's one third more than Boris Johnson and more than double the Lib Dem leader.\n\nThose numbers will surely even out. All of them have been to areas hit by the floods this week. The prime minister's response was strongly criticised by his opponents. Then he promised grant money for councils and businesses.\n\nMr Johnson also committed some 100 troops to help out, useful no doubt; maybe even more useful than the similar number of party leaders and members of their campaign entourages who've converged on the stricken areas of the Midlands and South Yorkshire in recent days.", "Large parts of central Venice are under water again, as another exceptionally high tide inundated the Italian city.\n\nThree of the worst 10 floods since records began in Venice, nearly a hundred years ago, have now happened in a week.", "Japanese tidying guru Marie Kondo, who made her name preaching against clutter, is launching an online store selling homeware and fashion.\n\nThe author and media star has added a collection of more than 100 items that \"spark joy\" to her KonMari website.\n\nThe range includes, among other things, an $86 (£66.3) scented candle and a $42 (£32.4) flower bouquet tote bag.\n\nIn a letter posted on the site, Ms Kondo said her tidying method \"isn't about getting rid of things\".\n\nInstead, she wrote: \"It's about heightening your sensitivity to what brings you joy.\n\n\"Once you've completed your tidying, there is room to welcome meaningful objects, people and experiences into your life.\"\n\nMs Kondo's books on organising have sold millions of copies and led to a spin-off series for Netflix.\n\nHer online store, which also sells storage containers and trays, opened on Monday. Its debut comes a few months after Ms Kondo announced a partnership with Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten.\n\nThe launch was greeted with a few eye rolls on social media.\n\n\"So now #mariekondo wants you to buy as much of her stuff as possible #ironic\", wrote one person on Twitter.\n\nIn an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Ms Kondo said the idea for a store came out of reader questions about what items she likes to use. But she said she is not trying to encourage consumerism.\n\n\"What's most important to me is that you surround yourself with items that spark joy,\" she said. \"If the bowl that you're using currently sparks joy for you, I don't encourage replacing it at all.\"", "Mr Lawler had celebrated his 80th birthday just three days before he died\n\nFirst aid training should be mandatory for chiropractors, a coroner said at the end of the case of a man whose neck broke during chiropractic treatment.\n\nJohn Lawler, 80, died in hospital a day after becoming unresponsive at Chiropractic 1st in York in 2017.\n\nJonathan Heath, assistant coroner for North Yorkshire, found Mr Lawler suffered a fractured neck and spinal cord injury while undergoing treatment.\n\nHe said he would recommend changes to the General Chiropractic Council (GCC).\n\nIt emerged during the six-day hearing that Mr Lawler had a condition in his cervical spine meaning it was far more rigid than a healthy spine.\n\nOver time the ligaments along the cervical spine had become bone-like resulting in limited movement in his neck.\n\nMedical experts said the condition was abnormal but not uncommon in older people.\n\nIt can be visible on imaging, such as a CT scan, but the inquest heard that imaging is no longer common before chiropractic treatment.\n\nMr Lawler had sought treatment after complaining of aches in his legs in 2017.\n\nHe visited Chiropractic 1st with his wife at the end of July and booked three sessions for the first week of August with Mrs Arleen Scholten.\n\nThe chiropractor, Arleen Scholten, has been practicing for 16 years\n\nDuring treatment on 11 August 2017 Mr Lawler suddenly moaned and said he could not feel his arms and became unresponsive.\n\nThe chiropractor manoeuvred him onto a chair and gave mouth-to-mouth until the ambulance service arrived.\n\nThe inquest has heard that had Mr Lawler been immobilized immediately after the fracture he would have survived.\n\nDelivering a narrative conclusion, Mr Heath said Mr Lawler had died from the fracture to his neck and resulting spinal cord injury, while undergoing chiropractic treatment, which led to respiratory depression.\n\nHe said he would be writing to the GCC with two recommendations.\n\nHe would request it carries out a review of the requirements for pre-treatment imaging, and secondly, to consider first aid training being made mandatory for chiropractors.\n\nSpeaking after the hearing, the Lawler family said it hoped the publicity surrounding the case \"will highlight the dangers\" of chiropractic practice, especially for the elderly and those with \"already compromised spines\".\n\n\"We would again urge the regulator to take immediate measures to ensure the profession is properly controlled,\" they said.\n\nA representative for Mrs Scholten said she wished to express her \"deepest sympathies\" to Mr Lawler's family.\n\n\"This was an extremely rare and unusual incident, which has been thoroughly investigated by the Coroner during the course of the inquest,\" he continued.\n\n\"She will take on board the Coroner's findings, and has already made changes to her practice since the incident.\"\n\nFollow BBC Yorkshire on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Send your story ideas to yorkslincs.news@bbc.co.uk.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Parents can help by creating a space for homework to be done\n\nHaving a desk to work at, good grades and high expectations from parents, as well as being happy at school, are key factors in encouraging children to go on to university, a study suggests.\n\nResearchers in Croatia found these influences were more important than class size, school, average grades at the school or the wealth of an area.\n\nAnd they say this suggests schemes to raise aspirations should be targeted at an individual rather than school level.\n\nResearchers from the Institute for Social Research, in Zagreb, asked 1,050 pupils aged 13, 14 and 15 at 23 schools in the city:\n\nThe researchers also gathered data on the pupils' academic grades, as well as on the size of each school and its classes, the average grade for each school and property prices in the local area.\n\nThey found none of the school-level factors had any influence on the pupils' desire to continue to higher education.\n\nBut several factors related to parents and home life did.\n\nGender was also found to play a part, with the girls more likely than the boys to want to progress to university study.\n\nHigh academic grades, however, were the strongest predictor of the pupils' desire to continue to higher education.\n\nEnjoying school was also an important factor.\n\nThe report says: \"The major finding arising from the present study is that none of the school level variables used in our analysis contributes to the explanation of pupils' aspirations for higher education.\n\n\"In other words, pupils who have similar individual characteristics but attend different schools will likely hold similar aspirations for higher education.\n\n\"An important finding arising from the present study is that parents can influence their child's aspirations by expressing their expectations regarding the child's educational path and by providing the basic conditions for completing homework and learning (ie a desk to work on).\n\n\"From an equal-opportunity standpoint, it is encouraging that parental employment and educational status did not predict pupils' aspirations.\"\n\nBut the researchers acknowledge the vast majority of parents in the research sample were employed and lived in Zagreb, which is the country's capital city and a university centre.\n\n\"It should be stressed that it is possible that different predictors would behave differently for pupils living in rural areas and smaller cities without higher education institutions, where lower socioeconomic status represents a greater obstacle for pursuing educational goals,\" they say.\n\nThe paper is published in the journal Educational Studies.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The dog improving the mental wellbeing of students", "GCSE performance across Wales improved this year, with 62.8% of pupils getting A*-C grades\n\nGCSEs should not be ditched as part of major reforms to the school curriculum in Wales, the exams watchdog has urged.\n\nQualifications Wales is launching a consultation on the future of GCSEs and other qualifications taken by 16-year-olds.\n\nIt said there would need to be changes to fit the reforms but the GCSE brand was \"valued and widely recognised\".\n\nThe Future Generations Commissioner wants GCSEs to be scrapped and a move to other forms of assessment.\n\nQualifications are being looked at because of changes to the curriculum which will see a move from narrow subject areas to six areas of learning and experience.\n\nThe changes will be introduced in primary schools and Year 7, the first year of secondary school, in September 2022.\n\nThe year 7 pupils will be the first to take qualifications under the new system, reaching 16 in 2026.\n\nThe new curriculum for Wales will based be around six areas of learning\n\nQualifications Wales says it believes there is still a strong case for having qualifications at 16 but they should evolve to meet the needs of young people, the economy and society.\n\nIt is asking for views on its proposal to keep GCSEs as a central part of the qualifications offered to 16-year-olds.\n\n\"The GCSE name is well-established and offers a considerable degree of flexibility,\" it said.\n\n\"We believe that keeping the GCSE name enables us to make all the necessary changes to the design of qualifications, while also reaping the benefits of retaining a name that is valued and widely recognised,\" it added.\n\nThe regulator believes developing an entirely new qualification could detract attention and resources from the new curriculum.\n\nBut a discussion paper published last month by Future Generations Commissioner Sophie Howe said GCSEs were \"no longer fit for purpose\", and there was \"a strong rationale for their replacement with narrative based assessment that tells employers exactly what learners are all about\".\n\nThe consultation also raises questions about the future of the Skills Challenge Certificate (SCC) which is the core element of the Welsh Baccalaureate.\n\nThe regulator believes that the SCC provides a good basis for a new skills-based qualification, but leaves open the question of whether or how it would fit into the Welsh Baccalaureate\n\nOther proposals include streamlining the 1,600 qualifications currently available to 16-year-olds.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Kylie Jenner will sell the majority of her cosmetics company for $600 million (£463 million).\n\nThe 22-year-old's brand, including Kylie Cosmetics and Kylie Skin, will be controlled by beauty giant Coty.\n\nKylie says she is building the brand into an \"international beauty powerhouse\".\n\nForbes reported that she made $360 million in sales in 2018, making her the youngest self-made billionaire ever.\n\nThe chairman of Coty's board called Kylie a \"modern-day icon, with an incredible sense of the beauty consumer\".\n\nHer online influence is so powerful that she reduced Snapchat's stock market value by $1.3bn (£1bn) when she tweeted that she does not use the app anymore.\n\nKylie Cosmetics products are available in 1,163 Ulta Beauty stores throughout the US\n\nThe reality TV star launched her brand in 2015 with a line of lipsticks, and has since then branched out into face make-up and skincare.\n\nAlthough she's the youngest, Kylie is the highest earner in the Kardashian family.\n\nShe faced backlash after being named a \"self-made\" billionaire, but defended herself saying that none of her money has come from inheritance.\n\nShe has more than 151 million followers on her personal Instagram account, as well as 22 million on her Kylie cosmetics account.\n\nCoty, which owns brands like Max Factor and Hugo Boss, will have a 51% stake in the company.\n\nIt said the deal will be completed in 2020.\n\nListen to Newsbeat live at 12:45 and 17:45 weekdays - or listen back here.", "A driver who caused the \"needless\" death of a woman in an 80mph crash has been jailed for eight years.\n\nNeil Brooks, 49, of Beaufort, Ebbw Vale, in Blaenau Gwent, raced his friend Jay Bayliss through residential streets in Brynmawr in July 2017.\n\nMr Bayliss' girlfriend Sophie Brimble, 20, was a front seat passenger when he lost control to smash into a lamppost.\n\nBrooks had earlier been found guilty at Cardiff Crown Court of causing her death by dangerous driving.\n\nHe was also found guilty of causing serious injury to Mr Bayliss by dangerous driving.\n\nMr Bayliss was so severely injured he was not fit to be charged over Miss Brimble's death.\n\nSophie Brimble was killed in the crash in July 2017\n\nBrooks, driving a VW Bora, instigated the \"impromptu\" race late at night when he recognised Mr Bayliss' VW Polo.\n\nProsecutor Matthew Cobbe said: \"It was one driver egging the other on. It was this race that led to the catastrophic collision which led to the death of Miss Brimble.\"\n\nMr Cobbe said the pair were driving \"aggressively\" at more than double the 30mph speed limit in the minutes before the fatal crash.\n\nHe said: \"They pushed their vehicles hard through this residential area, both of them reaching speeds in excess of 80mph, their focus now on their race.\n\n\"Mr Bayliss lost control, his car began to rotate and it slid towards a metal lamp-post. The result was a catastrophe.\"\n\nMs Brimble, of Crickhowell, Powys, died at the scene on King Street, Brynmawr.\n\nHer mother, Ruth Jenkins, said in a victim impact statement, the family's life had \"changed forever\" on that day.\n\n\"Having the police officer tell us that Sophie had died left us in complete shock and for days, everything was a daze,\" she said.\n\n\"I was so angry with Bayliss for driving like an idiot. How could be so stupid and selfish.\n\n\"This should never have happened. It was all down to two drivers' stupidity and carelessness with no thoughts of consequences.\"\n\nSentencing Brooks, Judge Michael Fitton said: \"The loss of Sophie's life at the age of 20 was a needless tragedy that could so easily have been avoided.\n\n\"The hurt that has been caused is incalculable.\"\n\nBrooks was also disqualified from driving for a total of nine years.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Prince Andrew on Epstein: 'There was no indication, absolutely no indication'\n\nKPMG has not renewed its sponsorship of the Duke of York's entrepreneurship initiative, Pitch@Palace.\n\nThe accountancy firm is thought to have made the decision at the end of October.\n\nThe controversy over the prince's ties to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is understood to have been one reason behind the decision.\n\nThe revelation follows Prince Andrew's appearance on BBC Newsnight in what critics called a \"car-crash\" interview.\n\nIn the interview, the Queen's third child said he still did not regret his friendship with US financier Epstein - who took his own life in August while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges in the US.\n\nThe BBC has contacted Buckingham Palace for comment regarding KPMG's decision.\n\nThe accountancy and auditing firm - which is not the only company associated with Pitch@Palace - declined to comment.\n\nThe scheme was founded by the prince in 2014 and involves entrepreneurs competing for the chance to pitch their business ideas to influential business figures.\n\nThe project operates in 64 countries and claims to have created more than 6,300 jobs.\n\nMeanwhile, University of Huddersfield students passed a motion on Monday evening to lobby the prince to resign as the university's chancellor.\n\nThe university itself said Prince Andrew's \"enthusiasm for innovation and entrepreneurship\" was a \"natural fit\" with its work.\n\nThe Outward Bound Trust, of which the prince is patron, said it would hold a special board meeting over the next few days for members to discuss \"the issues raised\" by the interview.\n\nAmid the backlash from the BBC's interview on Saturday, Prince Andrew is facing renewed calls to tell US authorities about his friendship with Epstein.\n\nThe prince said he would testify under oath \"if push came to shove\" and his lawyers advised him to.\n\nLawyer Gloria Allred - who has called on the Duke of York to make a statement - said an anonymous client had filed a civil lawsuit against Epstein's estate.\n\nThe alleged victim said: \"I would also like to say I agree with Gloria that Prince Andrew, and any others that are close to Epstein, should come forward and give a statement under oath on what information they have.\"\n\nPrince Andrew defended meeting Epstein after the financier was registered as a sex offender\n\nIn his BBC interview, Prince Andrew also \"categorically\" denied having any sexual contact with an American woman, who says she was forced to have sex with him aged 17.\n\nVirginia Giuffre - one of Epstein's accusers, previously known as Virginia Roberts - claimed she was forced to have sex with the prince three times.\n\nResponding to the allegation, the prince said: \"I have no recollection of ever meeting this lady, none whatsoever.\"\n\nHe added Ms Giuffre's account of him \"profusely sweating\" and \"pouring with perspiration\" when they danced at the club on the night in 2001 when she says they first had sex was impossible, because he had a medical condition preventing him from perspiring.\n\nPeople close to Prince Andrew said he wanted to address the issues head-on and did so with \"honesty and humility\" in speaking to Newsnight.\n\nJonathan Turley, law professor at George Washington University, said it was \"likely\" the prince would receive a legal summons if he went to the US and lawyers representing alleged victims managed to access him.\n\n\"There are a lot of these lawyers who would love to hand Prince Andrew a subpoena [an order to give evidence],\" he told the BBC.\n\nBut Prof Turley added the duke would have diplomatic immunity if he was in the US as part of a royal - rather than personal - engagement.\n\n\"This interview [has] put him in a rather precarious position if he plans to visit the United States any time soon,\" he added.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Prince Andrew: 'Going to Pizza Express in Woking is an unusual thing for me to do'\n\nThe prince has stood by his decision to speak out, but former Buckingham Palace press officer Dickie Arbiter described the interview as \"excruciating\".\n\nAnd BBC royal correspondent Jonny Dymond said the prince was \"very damaged\" by the interview, adding the attempt to clear his name had \"failed, badly\".\n\nA lawyer for several of Epstein's accusers described the interview as \"sad\" and \"depressing\".\n\nSpencer Kuvin, who represents several unnamed alleged victims, said \"royalty has failed them\".\n\n\"The mere fact that he was friends with a convicted sex offender and chose to continue his relationship with him - it just shows a lack of acknowledgement of the breadth of what this man [Epstein] did to these girls,\" Mr Kuvin said.\n\nThe prince said he visited Epstein in 2010, after he was released from jail, to tell him their friendship was over. He said that was the last contact he ever had with him.\n• None The official website of HRH The Duke of York, KG The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital and the Royal Hospital for Children share a campus in the south of Glasgow\n\nScotland's health secretary has refused to rule out government intervention at an under-fire health board.\n\nJeane Freeman is facing calls to put NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) into special measures following the deaths of two children in 2017.\n\nBoth were treated in a ward in a Glasgow hospital which was later closed because of problems with the water supply, according to newspaper reports.\n\nMs Freeman said she would make a statement to parliament this week.\n\nBoth children were patients at the Royal Hospital for Children at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital campus in Glasgow.\n\nA three-year-old boy who was being treated for a rare genetic disease died on 9 August 2017. Milly Main, 10, died three weeks later while recovering from leukaemia treatment.\n\nLast week Milly's mother told BBC Scotland that she was \"100%\" convinced her death was linked to water contamination issues.\n\nIt emerged on Sunday that police have investigated the death of the young boy and a report had been passed to the procurator fiscal.\n\nNHSGGC said they had fully investigated and shared their findings with the boy's family but the child's mother later described the board's media statement as \"highly inaccurate\".\n\nSeparately, the board has insisted it was impossible to determine the source of Milly's infection because there was no requirement to test the water supply at the time.\n\nMs Freeman told BBC Radio Scotland's Good Morning Scotland that she only learned of the young boy's death at the weekend.\n\nShe described both deaths as \"absolutely tragic\" but claimed the difference between the two was that the boy's parents were fully informed by the board about what had happened and the causes of his death.\n\nHealth secretary Jeane Freeman will make a statement in the Scottish Parliament this week\n\nThe health secretary said the child's mother wrote to her at the weekend and said she had acted on the information in a bid to get answers.\n\nAsked about putting the health board into special measures, Ms Freeman said she would make a statement to the Scottish Parliament later this week.\n\nThe powers were last used on NHS Tayside in 2018 and mean the Scottish government takes a more direct role in management.\n\nMs Freeman said it was not appropriate to elaborate but, pressed on whether it was an option, she replied: \"It's always an option. It's something that we've done before in other cases, so of course it's an option to look at how we escalate any board.\n\n\"By escalation, that means that the government takes a more interventionist role.\"\n\nThe health secretary also said she had a \"great deal of concern\" over the way the cases were handled.\n\nAnas Sarwar, the MSP who went public with details of Milly's case after being contacted by a whistleblower, has written to the Holyrood's health and sport committee to call for NHSGGC board chiefs to be forced to answer questions about water contamination.\n\nMr Sarwar said: \"Health board chiefs have tried to cover this up, and they need to urgently appear before MSPs, answer questions about the scale of the crisis, tell the truth, apologise to the whistleblower and staff for attacking them, and apologise to patients, parents and the public.\"\n\nMs Freeman is due to appear before the committee on Tuesday.\n\nMSP Anas Sarwar has described the health board as \"not fit for purpose\"\n\nIn response to reports about the boy's death and the police investigation, NHSGCC spokesman said: \"We have already provided information to this family but are sorry that they have further questions.\n\n\"We fully investigated this child's death at the time and also asked for two independent experts to investigate the case, the outcome of which has been communicated to the family.\n\n\"We are absolutely committed to providing patients and families with information and ensuring they get answers to the questions they have. In this case the full findings were shared with the family.\"\n\nBut on Sunday Labour's health spokeswoman Monica Lennon said she had been in contact with the child's mother.\n\nMs Lennon said: \"She believes the statement issued by NHSGGC in response to media reports about her son is highly inaccurate.\n\n\"She disputes the accuracy of their investigations and reports and is in receipt of documentation that confirms bacteria was present in the showerhead within her son's hospital bathroom.\"\n\nThe MSP said that when the mother last met with NHSGGC she walked out of the meeting and advised them she would be taking legal action.\n\nMilly Main contracted an infection while recovering from a stem cell transplant in Glasgow\n\nA whistleblower had earlier revealed that a doctor-led review had identified 26 infections at RHC during 2017 which were potentially linked to contaminated water.\n\nThe £842m Queen Elizabeth University Hospital \"super hospital\" has faced a number of problems since it opened in 2015.\n\nTwo cancer wards at the adjoining children's hospital were closed last year amid concern about infections and investigation of water supply issues, with patients decanted to the adult hospital.\n\nIn January it emerged that two patients at the QEUH had died after contracting a fungal infection linked to pigeon droppings.", "Operation Northmoor was set up in 2014 to examine allegations of executions by British Special Forces.\n\nIt had linked dozens of suspicious killings on night raids.\n\nOne of those included three children and a 20-year-old man who were killed by a British soldier in 2012 in the village of Loy Bagh in Afghanistan.\n\nBritish detectives have now told Panorama that Special Forces tried to cover-up what happened to avoid being prosecuted for war crimes.\n\nRead more: UK government and military accused of war crimes cover-up\n\nYou can watch 'War Crimes Scandal Exposed' on Monday 28th November on BBC One at 21:00 GMT.", "Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has launched the Scottish National Party's election campaign in Edinburgh.\n\nShe made a few claims worth looking at - the first was about the potential impact of Brexit on Scotland.\n\nTalking about the prospect of the UK leaving the European Union's (EU) single market and customs union, she said: \"Economic analysis says that it will cost every person in Scotland £1,600\".\n\nThe single market is the agreement between EU countries that provides for free movement of people, goods, services and capital, while also having the same regulations about things like food safety, transport and packaging.\n\nThe customs union is an agreement to have no taxes charged on trade between EU countries, while charging the same taxes on things coming from outside the bloc.\n\nThe figure came from a Scottish government assessment in January 2018 (before either Theresa May's or Boris Johnson's deals).\n\nIt estimated that leaving the single market and customs union would mean Scotland's GDP (the value of the total output of the country) would be 6.1% lower by 2030 than it would have been if the UK had stayed in the EU.\n\nIt predicted that would knock £9bn off Scottish output (in 2016 pounds), which it divided by the population of Scotland to get about £1,600 per person.\n\nSo it's saying that GDP per person would be £1,600 lower than it would otherwise have been in 11 years, but that's not the same as costing each individual £1,600.\n\nGDP includes other things like company profits, some of which could go to shareholders outside Scotland. GDP per head does feed into average income, but it is not necessarily on a one-to-one basis.\n\nTo be clear, almost all economic analysis predicts that, over this sort of time period, leaving the customs union and the single market would mean GDP would be lower than it would have been if the UK had stayed in the EU.\n\nBut the £1,600 per person figure is unhelpful.\n\nYou can read more about this from the BBC's Scotland economics editor Douglas Fraser here.\n\nThe first minister also said: \"We have the best performing accident and emergency services anywhere in the United Kingdom.\"\n\nHealth is a devolved power, and each nation expects 95% of patients to be treated or admitted in four hours.\n\nNicola Sturgeon is right to say that performance against this target was better in Scotland than in the rest of the UK in 2018-19 - when 91.2% of patients were treated or admitted in that time - but Scotland still missed its target.\n\nThe figure compares with 88% in England, 80% in Wales and 69.9% Northern Ireland.\n\nScotland is also the most recent nation to have hit the target, which it achieved in the summer of 2017.\n\nYou can read more about it in this piece from last year.", "Parts of northern England have endured a month's worth of rain in 24 hours, forcing many to leave their homes.\n\nMore than 100 flood warnings are in place across England. The Environment Agency (EA) has urged people to take them seriously.\n\nFive severe warnings - meaning a danger to life - are in place along the River Don in Doncaster.\n\nHere are pictures of some of the affected areas.\n\nIn Worksop, residents from 25 homes were told to leave after parts of the town centre flooded.\n\nResidents in Rotherham have been told to stay at home and not leave unless asked to do so by emergency services. Some have been taken to safety by boats.\n\nFlood water covered the rail tracks at Rotherham Central train station (below).\n\nSome shops in Rotherham have been flooded.\n\nRail lines around the New York Stadium in Rotherham are blocked due to flooding.\n\nIn Derbyshire, the River Derwent at Chatsworth has reached its highest recorded level and council workers have been putting up sandbags around Matlock and Matlock Bath, where the river is \"dangerously high\".\n\nThe River Derwent in Belper (above and below) burst its banks.\n\nShortly after midnight, Sheffield City Council declared a major incident, saying there was \"some water\" coming over the top of the River Don's defences.\n\nDozens of people spent the night in a shopping centre in Sheffield after torrential downpours flooded the city's streets.\n\nPeople bedded down on benches and chairs in the Meadowhall centre, while others tried throughout the night to get home in cars or taxis.\n\nThe River Don (seen below in Kirk Sandall) has hit its highest recorded level, currently at just over 6.3m, higher than it was in 2007 when it also flooded.\n\nThe River Don was close to bursting its banks in Barnby Dun, near Doncaster (below).", "Mobile phone users in the US received messages sent in February\n\nText messages received overnight on Wednesday confused thousands of mobile phone users in the US.\n\nThe messages were sent on Valentine's Day, but bizarrely arrived eight months later, carrying Wednesday's time stamp.\n\nThe issue occurred across all major carriers in the US, and affected both Apple and Android devices.\n\nSyniverse, which provides services for major telecommunications companies, placed the blame for the error on an \"internal maintenance cycle\".\n\nThousands of T-Mobile, AT&T, Sprint and Verizon customers rushed to Twitter to air their frustrations over the confusing error.\n\nSome complained about awkward messages being sent to their ex-partners, while others were left shaken after receiving messages from a relative or friend who had since passed away.\n\n\"I just got a text from my best friend's phone, the only issue is she's been dead since February,\" complained a customer on Twitter.\n\n\"I got a random text last night at 3am from my Dad saying 'I love and support you' but he said he had no recollection of sending it and doesn't remember ever writing it,\" added another.\n\nOther users claimed that messages from as far back as two years ago had been received.\n\nIn a statement on its website, Syniverse apologised to the 168,149 customers who were affected by the mishap, assuring them that the issue has since been resolved.\n\n\"While the issue has been resolved, we are in the process of reviewing our internal procedures to ensure this does not happen again, and actively working with our customers' teams to answer any questions they have,\" said William Hurley, a company spokesman.", "The starting gun has been fired, the election campaign is under way and the future of the NHS has dominated the opening lap of the contest. If the early exchanges are anything to go by, health will feature prominently in the campaign.\n\nLabour has for some time argued that the NHS is vulnerable to privatisation under the Conservatives. The party has developed a new attack line, that any post-Brexit trade deal with the United States will open the door to big American health corporations. It has also picked up on suggestions that the US authorities will demand that the NHS pays more for drugs supplied by American companies.\n\nIn essence, Labour is alleging that the NHS is not safe after a Brexit presided over by the Tories.\n\nThe Conservatives have strongly denied that the NHS is in any way \"up for sale\". They argue that there will be red lines with the British position in any trade talks, which protect the current status of the health service and the drug purchasing regime.\n\nFuelling this row was a documentary by Channel 4 Dispatches which asserted that the price the NHS pays for US medicines could rise steeply in any future trade deal with the United States. The programme reported that \"drug pricing\" had been discussed in six initial meetings between trade officials from the UK and the US and that there had been \"secret meetings\" between the pharmaceutical companies and British civil servants.\n\nIn response to the programme, the government said: \"We could not agree to any proposals on medicines pricing or access that would put NHS finances at risk or reduce clinician and patient choice.\"\n\nPresident Trump has made no secret of his frustration that US drug corporations can in many cases charge American health providers more for their products than what the NHS pays.\n\nThis is because the US health system is market-based, and insurers are more ready to pay the asking price.\n\nThe NHS in England relies on the advice of the medical cost watchdog NICE, on what offers the best benefits for patients balanced against value for money.\n\nWales and Northern Ireland tend to follow NICE rulings, while Scotland has its own equivalent, the SMC.\n\nThe NICE regime, introduced 20 years ago, is seen as a great success in helping the NHS strike realistic pricing deals. A recent deal for the cystic fibrosis drug Orkambi was hailed by health leaders in England as a big win for the system, with the American manufacturer Vertex, having initially refused to bring down its price, eventually signing up. The Scottish Government had already done its own deal.\n\nThe NHS has immense bargaining power because of its size and its centralised control over drug availability is always attractive to pharmaceutical companies who are keen to be part of that market.\n\nSo the suggestion in some quarters is that the American negotiators will demand that higher prices are paid to US pharmaceutical companies, potentially adding damaging extra costs to the already stretched NHS budget. The response by the Conservatives is that no British government would knowingly agree to something which added billions of pounds to public spending.\n\nSo what about private provision in the NHS? There is evidence that the number of contracts awarded to private organisations by NHS commissioners has increased. But these have tended to be for smaller service deals, and a more rounded picture is gained by looking at the overall spending numbers.\n\nThe proportion of government health spending in England going to private providers has risen by more than three-quarters in the last decade and now stands at 7.3%, according to official figures for 2018/19.\n\nBut that rate has remained little changed for the last few years.\n\nLabour says this is evidence of creeping gains made by the private sector winning NHS contracts. The Conservative response is that private provision also rose rapidly under the last Labour government, which outsourced some routine surgery to private hospitals.\n\nCurrent rules allow American and other foreign firms to bid for NHS contracts if they have a European subsidiary. The US company United Health owns Optum, for example, which provides IT and research services to some NHS organisations.\n\nIt is conceivable that in any trade talks, US negotiators would demand a more streamlined bidding process to open up access. It should be noted, however, that the head of NHS England, Simon Stevens, has called for an end to any competitive tendering.\n\nWhen asked in his radio interview with LBC, whether the NHS would feature in trade talks, President Trump said: \"We wouldn't even be involved in that, no. It's not for us to have anything to do with your health care system.\"\n\nThe Conservatives argue that it simply would not be on the table. But it is impossible to be certain at this stage what precisely would or would not be in the mix when the negotiators get to work after Brexit.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nAn armed mugger who tried to rob Arsenal footballers Mesut Özil and Sead Kolasinac has been jailed.\n\nAshley Smith admitted attempting to steal luxury watches worth £200,000 from the pair in Hampstead, north-west London.\n\nA second man, Jordan Northover, 26, has also admitted his role in the robbery.\n\nSmith, 30, of Archway in north London, was jailed for 10 years at Harrow Crown Court on Friday. Northover will be sentenced at a later date.\n\nSmith was also ordered to pay a £181 victim surcharge.\n\nArsenal said both Sead Kolasinac and Mesut Özil were fine after the attempted carjacking\n\nCCTV footage showed Kolasinac chasing off two masked attackers on 25 July.\n\nIn a video that circulated on social media, the 26-year-old Bosnian defender could be seen fighting off two knife-wielding men.\n\nSmith was described by Judge Ian Bourne QC as a prolific \"career criminal\" who was well known to the police.\n\nThe judge said Smith had \"an appalling criminal record\" of 20 convictions from 38 offences dating back to when he was 14 years old.\n\nHe was out on licence for a 42-month sentence for burglary in 2017 when he tried to rob the Arsenal duo.\n\nAshley Smith (left) and Jordan Northover both admitted trying to rob the Arsenal stars\n\nThe court heard Smith and his accomplice did not count on the bravery of Kolasinac in fighting back.\n\nThe would-be robbers used a stolen moped, and were dressed in helmets and dark clothing to try and conceal their identities.\n\nThe weapons were described as a 10-12 inch long screwdriver and a smaller instrument about six inches long.\n\nThe players managed to flee but stones thrown at their vehicle caused \"significant\" damage.\n\nKolasinac and the Germany midfielder were left out of the Arsenal side ahead of the opening weekend of the Premier League campaign after the attack.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Labour is promising a \"step-change\" in women's working rights if it wins the general election, pledging an increase in the length of statutory maternity pay from nine months to a year.\n\nThe party also wants managers at large firms to be trained in supporting staff going through the menopause.\n\nAnd it is promising the right to choose flexible working when starting a job.\n\nThe Conservatives say they would introduce \"responsible reforms\" to get more women into work.\n\nBusiness Secretary Andrea Leadsom said Labour's \"reckless plans would cripple businesses across the country\".\n\nElection campaigning is under way ahead of voters going to the polls on 12 December.\n\nShadow women and equalities secretary Dawn Butler said she was \"sick\" of the way women were treated at work, and that concerns had been ignored for \"years\".\n\nShe added: \"Labour will deliver a workplace revolution to bring about a step-change in how women are treated at work. We'll boost pay, increase flexibility, and strengthen protections against harassment and discrimination.\"\n\nCurrently women on maternity leave are entitled to 90% of average weekly earnings for the first six weeks, then 90% of average weekly earnings or £148.68 (whichever is lower) for the next 33 weeks.\n\nLabour says it will ensure women continue to get the latter rate for another three months.\n\nThe party also wants to create a Workers' Protection Agency, with powers to fine businesses that fail to report their gender pay or publish action plans to reduce pay gaps.\n\nFigures from the Office for National Statistics indicate that, in the year to April 2019, the gender pay gap for full-time workers was 8.9% in the UK - up from 8.6% the previous year.\n\nBy law, companies, charities and public sector departments of 250 employees or more must publish their gender pay gap figures.\n\nLabour says it wants to lower the threshold to workplaces with more than 50 employees by 2020.\n\nLabour says it wants to transform the workplace for women. It's a powerful statement of intent from the party.\n\nIt's a policy pitched at a large chunk of the electorate. The proposals on maternity pay are obviously designed to appeal to younger women, who want to start or extend a family. But there are also plans for a \"menopause policy\", which will force companies to address the needs of women at a very different stage in their lives.\n\nAnd then there are the measures to reduce the gender pay gap, and create a right to flexible working. That would affect pretty much every female employee.\n\nEmployers might complain about the bureaucracy and expense involved in much of this - \"the wrong answers to the right questions\" is how the CBI puts it - but there's no question there's a challenge here to the other parties.\n\nLabour wants to be seen as the champion of working women. The rival parties will have to find ways to respond.\n\nThe party has reconfirmed a pledge made in February to give workers the right to choose their working hours from the first day in a new job. They can currently request this after 26 weeks in post.\n\nLabour also wants companies with more than 250 employees to provide training for line managers on the menopause.\n\nAt its party conference in September, it said this should include understanding \"what adjustments may be necessary to support\" those going through it and making sure work absence procedures are \"flexible to accommodate menopause as a long-term fluctuating health condition\".\n\nAnd it wants to make employers liable for sexual harassment experienced by staff by \"third parties\", such as clients, require employers to publish their policies and lengthen the timeframe within which employment tribunals can be taken from three months to six months.\n\nBut Business Secretary Mrs Leadsom said a vote for Labour \"won't solve anything\".\n\n\"Only the Conservatives will get Brexit done so we can all move on to focus on people's priorities like making the UK the best place to work and run a business with responsible reforms to increase flexible working, get more women back into work and ensure equality of opportunity regardless of gender, age, race or class,\" she said.\n\nMatthew Percival, the CBI's director of people and skills policy, said: \"The CBI has long supported the reintroduction of protection against third-party harassment and the extension of statutory maternity pay to 12 months - which will also support fathers taking shared parental leave.\"\n\nBut he added: \"Needing government approval to set working patterns and company diversity action plans is bureaucratic to the point of being ineffective and unaffordable.\n\n\"They are the wrong answers to the right questions. The next government should work with business to develop policies that tackle gender inequality in ways that work for everyone.\"\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nDo you have any other questions about election in the UK?\n\nIn some cases your question will be published, displaying your name and location as you provide it, unless you state otherwise. Your contact details will never be published. Please ensure you have read the terms and conditions.\n\nUse this form to ask your question:\n\nIf you are reading this page and can't see the form you will need to visit the mobile version of the BBC website to submit your question or send them via email to YourQuestions@bbc.co.uk. Please include your name, age and location with any question you send in.", "Diane Abbott is facing criticism for posting a \"misleading\" tweet, which has been shared widely across social media and even used in Labour-affiliated advertising.\n\nThe shadow home secretary compared the media coverage of ex-Labour MP Ian Austin saying he would vote for the Conservatives with the coverage of former Tory MP Ken Clarke when he spoke of being conflicted about voting for his old party in the election.\n\nShe tweeted: \"Ian Austin, one year as a junior minister at DCLG, says he won't vote for Labour. Wall-to-wall coverage. Ken Clarke, nine years as secretary of state, including as chancellor, says he won't vote for the Conservatives. Silence. Balanced election coverage?\"\n\nAccording to independent fact-checking organisation Full Fact, Ms Abbott's tweet is incorrect and misleading.\n\n\"While it's true that the two sets of comments received different levels of media attention, Ms Abbott's phrasing doesn't portray them entirely accurately, overstating what Ken Clarke said and implying the two sets of comments to be more similar than they are,\" it said.\n\n\"Mr Austin didn't just say he personally wouldn't vote Labour this election… he explicitly called on Labour voters to vote for the Conservatives. Meanwhile Ken Clarke did not say he 'won't vote for the Conservatives'.\n\n\"He did say that it was a possibility that he would not, but that it would depend on the campaign the Conservative party ran, and that he did not expect them to run a campaign which would cost them his vote.\"\n\nThe Labour Party declined to comment and has not removed the post from any of its platforms.\n\nThe BBC has contacted Ms Abbott's team, but they have not respond to calls or emails.\n\nMs Abbott's twitter account has 290,000 followers and her tweet has, so far, received more than 17,500 retweets and 44,000 likes on Twitter.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Ian Austin: Jeremy Corbyn is \"completely unfit to lead our country\"\n\nDespite criticism of it by Full Fact, an image of the tweet was shared by the official Labour Party Instagram account. The account has 90,000 followers, and the post has so far attracted more than 6,200 likes and almost 300 comments.\n\nIt has also been shared on Facebook by Ms Abbott, as well as Labour supporting groups, receiving around 4,000 interactions.\n\nThe tweet is also being used as a paid-for advert on Facebook and Instagram, funded by a Labour-affiliated group called Labour Future.\n\nThe organisation says on its website it is a group at \"the cutting edge of modern campaigning\", and it is working with Labour to \"add value\" and help the party win the election.\n\nMr Clarke suggested his support for his party could not be taken for granted\n\nFull Fact says Mr Clarke's comments appeared to come from a Channel 4 interview on 1 November when he said his voting Conservative next month was \"not as certain as it has been in previous elections\".\n\nHe suggested his support depended on what sort of campaign the party ran.\n\n\"If we really do make ourselves the Brexit Party under our brand, my loyalty is going to be strained absolutely,\" he said.\n\n\"I am not voting for some crazy right-wing nationalist organisation calling themselves a Conservative government - but that, I think, is laying it on a bit. I don't think that's where we'll wind up.\"\n\nThe former chancellor, who is standing down from Parliament after nearly 50 years, prefaced his statement by telling his interviewer: \"I'm slightly teasing you and myself.\"", "The SNP leader has made her conditions clear for supporting a minority Labour government\n\nThis election is happening because of Brexit. For good or for ill, the Parliament of 2017 to 2019 failed to come to a conclusion.\n\nSo the still new prime minister decided that the best way for him to achieve his desired departure from the EU was to go again to the country, disappointing Brenda from Bristol, and giving anxiety to the organisers of nativity plays, Christmas fairs, and carol singers - that's even before you start considering the implosion of political operatives looking for ways of running a campaign in the cold and dark of the winter months when, as today's floods are demonstrating, the weather can't be relied on to play ball for balmy summer evenings on the doorstep.\n\nBefore the campaign is even a week old, however, it is squarely also about another massive constitutional issue - whether the UK stays as one, or Scotland has another chance to choose to go its own way.\n\nWithout obsessing about the potential permutations of a hung Parliament, the polls suggest that neither of the main big tribes are on their way to a thumping majority.\n\nAnd that means at this stage, it is relevant to think about the what ifs, and the politicians certainly are.\n\nAt the SNP's campaign launch today it was striking how explicit First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was about how she might play a powerful hand if there is no overall clear winner on the morning of Friday 13th.\n\nEssentially, she has named her price. Even though she has previously branded Jeremy Corbyn \"pitifully ineffective\" and \"not credible as an alternative prime minister\", the SNP leader told us today that she would be willing to work with him on an \"issue by issue\" basis as long as he gave her an in-principle commitment to holding another referendum on Scottish independence.\n\nImportantly, Ms Sturgeon softened her previous insistence that this would have to happen immediately, suggesting that as long as a potential Corbyn government was willing to commit to letting it happen that would be enough.\n\nPrevious Labour leaders have said no way, as plenty of Labour candidates still do. Senior figures like Keir Starmer and Emily Thornberry were quick to say after Ms Sturgeon's comments that there had been no deal, and there won't be.\n\nThe 2014 referendum was meant to be a \"once in a generation\" (remember when politicians used to give those kind of promises?!) decision.\n\nBut both Jeremy Corbyn and his right-hand man John McDonnell have given strong signals, that they would not stand in the way of the SNP pushing for another vote, just not in the first year of a potential Labour government.\n\nBut we've seen today the two sides may be lining up to hypothetically make it happen if there is a hung Parliament. Ms Sturgeon is not insisting any more it would have to happen straight away and Mr Corbyn is not insisting that it could never happen.\n\nAnd so, while there are plenty of other issues in this election of course, it's clear one of the possible outcomes leads Scotland again to having the choice of leaving the UK.\n\nBoris Johnson is hoping talk of another vote in Scotland will drive unionist support to his party\n\nThe Tories were already campaigning with claims that somehow the SNP and the Labour Party were in cahoots somehow.\n\nWhile that was denied, and there is even today nothing official about any arrangement, the First Minister's comments have done the Conservatives a big favour, especially in Scotland where unionist voters who do not like the Tories conceptually one bit, might yet be tempted to vote for them because they don't want another Scottish referendum.\n\nThat was a big reason why, in 2017, the Tories surged (relatively!) to 13 seats, and it may help them hang on to more of their seats on the green benches this time round.\n\nAnd across the UK it gives the Tories more ammunition to back up their accusation that a vote for Jeremy Corbyn could mean more political uncertainty - another referendum on our membership of the EU, and possibly another vote on the UK too.\n\nOf course any of this only comes to pass in the event that neither the Tories nor the Labour Party can form a government on their own. But given the state of the polls, it's a potential scenario, and just as in 2015, the chatter about that potential situation is a factor in the campaign itself, and the SNP are determined to make it so too.\n\nOur messy national struggle over the EU has frustrated politicians and voters alike for three years now. And while some SNP members are wildly enthusiastic about it, there are plenty of people here too who think another referendum on independence would be a disaster.\n\nBut in Scotland it's hard to talk about one, without talking about the other. Brexit is the reason for this election. But with no obvious route to a comfortable majority for either Boris Johnson or Jeremy Corbyn, the future shape of the whole UK is now slap bang in the middle of the campaign.", "The wife of an ex-Conservative MP has been chosen to contest his former seat at the general election.\n\nNatalie Elphicke was selected by Tory members to be the party's candidate in Dover and Deal.\n\nHer husband Charlie Elphicke said he was standing down to fight three charges of sexual assault. He denies any wrongdoing.\n\nMr Elphicke said he regretted having to make way but was determined to clear his name and ensure a fair trial.\n\nMr Elphicke, who has held the Kent seat since 2010, lost the Conservative whip this summer after being charged with three counts of sexual assault against two women.\n\nWhile he continued to sit in Parliament as an independent, as he no longer had the party whip he was not eligible to fight the seat again as a Conservative.\n\nHe won the constituency for a third time in 2017 with a majority of 6,437\n\nA lawyer by training and housing expert, Natalie Elphicke is chief executive of the Housing and Finance Institute, set up by the Conservative-Lib Dem coalition government in 2013.\n\nShe has sat on the board of the Principality Building Society and Student Loans Company. She is also a former director of the Conservative Party's national policy forum.\n\nShe received an OBE in the 2015 Queen's Birthday Honours for her services to housing.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by Natalie Elphicke OBE This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nKeith Single, chairman of the local Conservative association, said he was saddened by Mr Elphicke's decision to stand down but respected his reasons for doing so and remained fully supportive of him.\n\n\"We have always supported him because we believe in the principle of innocence unless proven otherwise,\" he said.\n\n\"Unfortunately, these protracted events have unfolded in a way that meant Charlie did not get the chance to clear his name before this election.\"\n\nHe said the association thought \"carefully\" before selecting Natalie Elphicke to succeed her husband but he believed she was an \"outstanding\" candidate who would make a first-class MP.\n\nMrs Elphicke said she was looking forward, if elected, to building on her husband's achievements.\n\n\"I will fight tirelessly to deliver better healthcare, more jobs and money, better schools, high quality affordable housing, more police on our streets - and stronger, more secure borders,\" she said.\n\nMr Elphicke said he was incredibly proud of what he had achieved for his constituency but his focus was now on proving his innocence.\n\n\"I have been subjected to daily falsehoods and vile abuse - from the malfeasance of cabinet ministers to the malice of Twitter trolls,\" he said.\n\n\"This has had the cumulative effect of jeopardising my right to a fair trial on charges I know to be baseless.\"\n\n\"I would like to thank our Conservative association, my dedicated team of staff, the people of Dover and Deal and my family for their unwavering kindness throughout this difficult time.\"", "Please ensure that the photograph you send is your own and if you are submitting photographs of children, we must have written permission from a parent or guardian of every child featured (a grandparent, auntie or friend will not suffice).", "Hakim Sillah was attacked at Hillingdon Civic Centre on Thursday\n\nA teenager who was fatally stabbed in a council headquarters in west London was attending a knife awareness course.\n\nHakim Sillah was attacked in the youth offending service department at the Hillingdon Civic Centre in Uxbridge on Thursday.\n\nThe Met said a group had gathered at the venue when a fight broke out. The 18-year-old was taken to hospital but died an hour later.\n\nA 17-year-old boy who was arrested on suspicion of murder remains in custody.\n\nA teenage boy who tried to stop the fight also sustained a knife wound to his ear.\n\nHe was praised by detectives for \"bravely\" trying to break up the fight.\n\nAnother teenager suffered a knife injury to his ear during the attack\n\nIn a statement, Mr Sillah's family described him as \"a lovely lad who cared about his family\".\n\n\"He loved looking after his little brother, who had been ill,\" they said.\n\nDet Ch Insp Noel McHugh described the attack as \"an absolute tragedy\" and praised the teenager who tried to stop the fight.\n\n\"A young man with his whole life ahead of him has been fatally attacked and his family are absolutely devastated,\" he said.\n\n\"We are doing everything we can to find those involved.\n\n\"What we know so far is that a fight broke out between males at the location and as a result this young man received fatal injuries.\n\n\"A second independent male, bravely tried to intervene to break up the fight and as a result was also stabbed.\"\n\nHillingdon Civic Centre was cordoned off while forensic officers investigated\n\nHillingdon Council said it was \"offering support and counselling\" to any of its employees affected.\n\nIt is the second murder investigation to be launched in Hillingdon this year - after Tashan Daniel was stabbed to death at Hillingdon Tube Station on 24 September.\n\nMr Daniel's family plans to organise a march in central London on 7 December to raise awareness of the impact of knife crime.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Jeff Sessions appeared on Fox News shortly after confirming his run (file photo)\n\nFormer US Attorney General Jeff Sessions has announced he is entering the Republican Party race to reclaim his former Senate seat in Alabama.\n\nPresident Donald Trump fired his top law official last year after a protracted feud over the inquiry into 2016 election meddling, which Mr Sessions declined to oversee.\n\nMr Sessions, 72, held his Senate seat for two decades before serving as AG.\n\nMr Trump is expected to campaign against him.\n\nIn a statement announcing his run, Mr Sessions reiterated his support for the president despite their public \"ups and downs\".\n\n\"When I left President Trump's cabinet, did I write a tell-all book? No. Did I go on CNN and attack the president? No. Have I said a cross word about President Trump? No,\" a press release on his website said.\n\n\"And I'll tell you why: first, that would be dishonourable. I was there to serve his agenda, not mine. Second, the president is doing a great job for America and Alabama, and he has my strong support.\"\n\nMr Sessions also described himself in the statement as still being Mr Trump's \"strongest advocate\", in spite of being publicly ridiculed by the president.\n\nMr Sessions was the first US senator to endorse Mr Trump for president\n\nThe former senator is entering an already crowded race to seek the state's Republican nomination for the 2020 general election.\n\nAmong those who have announced their intention to run is former Chief Justice Roy Moore, 72, who lost the special election for Mr Sessions' seat in December 2017.\n\nMr Moore had been expected to win but his campaign was dogged by allegations of sexual misconduct with teenage girls.\n\nHe eventually lost out to Doug Jones, who became the first Democrat to win a US Senate seat in the deeply conservative state for 25 years.\n\nAn attack advert released hours after Mr Sessions launched his campaign told Alabama voters to \"say no to traitor Jeff\".\n\nThe video, funded by supporters of Tommy Tuberville, US football coach also running for the Senate seat, showed a speech by Mr Trump saying: \"He's bad, he's a bad, bad guy\".\n\nAsked about Mr Sessions on Friday, Mr Trump told reporters: \"I heard he said very nice things about me last night. I have to see. I haven't made a determination.\"\n\n\"You have some good people in Alabama,\" he said referring to other candidates. \"We'll see what happens.\"\n\nMr Trump said he would not campaign against Mr Sessions.\n\nMr Sessions is a lifelong conservative who worked as a lawyer and served in the US Army reserves before entering the political stage.\n\nHe became attorney general in Alabama - his home state - in 1994 and joined the Senate two years later.\n\nHe was also the first US senator to endorse Mr Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Jeff Sessions was an early Trump supporter, but their relationship soured long before he was asked to resign\n\nDuring his time in Congress, Mr Sessions was an outspoken opponent of liberalising drug laws, gay marriage and immigration.\n\nDespite remaining deeply popular in Alabama, he resigned from his post in the Senate in 2017 to become Mr Trump's first attorney general.\n\nIn March 2017, Mr Sessions recused himself from overseeing the Department of Justice's independent probe into Russian interference during the 2016 presidential election after it emerged he had met Russia's ambassador during the campaign.\n\nThe decision was criticised by Mr Trump, who blamed it for the appointment of Robert Mueller as special counsel by Assistant Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.\n\nMr Sessions was the butt of many presidential barbs - in August 2018 Mr Trump tweeted that his attorney general was \"scared stiff and missing in action\".\n\nMr Sessions was forced to resign less than three months later. A letter confirming the move made clear that the decision to go was not his own.", "Video caption: Remembrance Day: D-Day veteran and schoolboy on what it means to them\n\nRemembrance Day: D-Day veteran and schoolboy on what it means to them", "The court heard Ellie Gould was a keen horse rider who talked of joining the mounted police\n\nA teenager stabbed his ex-girlfriend repeatedly in the neck in a \"frenzied attack\" before trying to make it appear her wounds were self-inflicted.\n\nThomas Griffiths admitted murdering Ellie Gould, 17, at her home in Calne, Wiltshire, in May, after she ended their relationship.\n\nGriffiths, now aged 18, went to the schoolgirl's home, killed her and then left her hand on the knife handle.\n\nHe was jailed for a minimum of 12 and a half years at Bristol Crown Court.\n\nCarole Gould said there was nothing in Griffiths' behaviour before her daughter's death that \"would ring alarm bells\".\n\n\"We welcomed him into our home. We ate dinner with him,\" she said.\n\nThe packed courtroom heard the night before Griffiths murdered her, Ellie had told friends they had broken up and he had \"not taken it well\".\n\nThe pair were A-level students at Hardenhuish School in Chippenham, had known each other since Year 7, and been in a relationship for three months.\n\nThomas Griffiths was 17 when he killed Ellie in her family home\n\nGriffiths walked out of school on the morning of 3 May and drove to Ellie's home in Springfield Drive.\n\nThere he attempted to strangle her, before stabbing her 13 times in the neck with a knife taken from the kitchen.\n\n\"Griffiths became angry, perhaps by Ellie's continued rejection of him, and he attacked her,\" prosecutor Richard Smith QC said.\n\nA statement was read out in court from Ellie's father, Matt Gould, who found her lying on the kitchen floor with the knife still in her neck.\n\nHe said it was \"the most frightening, horrific and saddest scene I have ever experienced\" and it \"fills my thoughts all day\".\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nEvidence suggested Griffiths had put Ellie's hand on the weapon to make it look like she had done it to herself.\n\nThe court heard Griffiths spent an hour at the house before he drove home, changed his clothes and dumped a bag of items taken from Ellie's house in a wood.\n\nLater that day he sent a series of \"fake\" messages to friends and to Ellie's mobile phone asking if she wanted to meet.\n\nGriffiths also told friend marks on his neck were caused by self-harm but the court heard they most likely caused by his \"young victim fighting for her life\".\n\nEllie Gould told friends Griffiths had \"not taken their break-up well\"\n\nSentencing him, Judge Mr Justice Garnham told Griffiths his actions had been a \"frenzied knife attack\" and \"the most appalling act\" on a \"vulnerable young woman in her own home where she should have been safe\".\n\nHe said Ellie had \"tried desperately to fight back, scratching frantically at your neck\" and \"most chilling is that you left her on the kitchen floor with the knife still in her neck and with her left hand on the knife\".\n\nThe judge told Griffiths it was one of several steps he had taken to \"cover your tracks\".\n\n\"There can be no more dreadful scene for any parent to contemplate than that which confronted Ellie's father when he came home that day from work,\" Mr Justice Garnham said.\n\nThe court had previously heard Ellie was a keen horse rider who competed in local shows and cross-country events, and talked of joining the mounted police.\n\nThe judge told Griffiths: \"The effects of your actions have not only snuffed out the life of this talented girl... but loaded pain on her friends and family.\"\n\nThe court was told that following his guilty plea in August, Griffiths, of Derry Hill, Wiltshire, had written a letter outlining his \"heartfelt remorse\".\n\nIn it, he said: \"I feel confused and angry at myself that I was able to hurt someone so special to me.\"\n\nEllie's body was found at a house in Springfield Drive, Calne\n\nDet Ch Insp Jim Taylor of Wiltshire Police said Griffiths ended Ellie's life \"in the cruellest way imaginable\" and \"destroyed the lives of those who were close to her\".\n\n\"While I know that this prison sentence will not bring Ellie back, and 12 and a half years no doubt seems insignificant given the severity of this crime and the colossal loss for this family, I hope that in some way it provides them with some form of closure,\" he added.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Residents hope the sign can stay in the area\n\nA giant Hollywood-style sign installed to mark the National Eisteddfod in Llanrwst will be taken down next week.\n\nOverlooking the Conwy Valley, the sign has been popular with residents and there are now calls for it to be re-erected on a permanent basis.\n\nCouncillor Aaron Wynne said the sign had been \"fantastic\" for the area.\n\nNatural Resources Wales (NRW) said the structure's permit had \"sadly expired\" and would be taken down on Monday.\n\nIwan Glyn Williams, who was part of the team that organised installing the sign, said it has been visited more than a million times since July.\n\n\"It's been great to see it on the hill since July, and I've lost count of the number of positive comments about it,\" he said.\n\nNicola Maysmor, Senior Officer Land Management at NRW said: \"The Hollywood-style Llanrwst sign installed for the Eisteddfod has been a huge success and we were thrilled to see it attract so much attention and visitors to the forest.\n\n\"While it has been extremely popular, the structure's permit has sadly expired.\n\n\"However, we are aware of how fond local residents and visitors are of the sign and future discussions will take place on the possibility of it becoming a permanent feature in Gwydir Forest.\"\n\nMr Wynne said: \"I absolutely agree that it would be great to keep the sign in place, although I'm aware that this version was designed as a temporary structure so we'll be discussing with Natural Resource Wales and the National Park to see what's possible in the future.\n\nThe sign was erected in July\n\n\"Locals have adopted the sign and asked for it to stay.\"\n\nBut he said if the sign was to stay, it would need to be rebuilt with \"more robust materials\".\n\nThe Snowdonia National Park Authority said planning permission was valid \"until the last day of the year\" and it had not \"received a further request for planning permission\".\n\n\"The authority deals with every application on an individual basis,\" a spokesman said.\n\nWho did it best: Hollywood or Llanrwst?\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Australian authorities say an \"unprecedented\" number of emergency-level bushfires are threatening the state of New South Wales.\n\nMore than 90 blazes were raging across the state on Friday, some of which turned the sky orange.\n\nThere are reports of people trapped in their homes in several places, with crew unable to reach them due to the strength of the fires.\n\nRead more: Record number of emergencies in New South Wales", "A relative lights an incense stick in front of a portrait of Bui Thi Nhung\n\nThe names of 39 Vietnamese nationals who were found dead in a refrigerated lorry in Essex have been released by police.\n\nMany of their families had feared the worst ever since the bodies were discovered in the early hours of 23 October.\n\nThe BBC has been speaking to friends and relatives of those who died about how they came to be the victims of the tragedy.\n\nThis article will be updated as further information about the victims comes to light.\n\nThe family of Pham Thi Tra My said they paid £30,000 to people smugglers to get her to the UK.\n\nMiss Tra My, who was from Vietnam's Ha Tinh province, flew to China before travelling via France and Belgium, according to her brother.\n\nHe told the BBC she first attempted to cross the border to the UK on 19 October but was caught and turned back.\n\nThe last message the family received from her was at 22:30 BST on 22 October - two hours before the trailer arrived at the Purfleet terminal from Zeebrugge in Belgium.\n\nThe texts, sent to her parents, read: \"I am really, really sorry, Mum and Dad, my trip to a foreign land has failed.\n\n\"I am dying, I can't breathe. I love you very much Mum and Dad. I am sorry, Mother.\"\n\nNguyen Dinh Luong, also from Ha Tinh, had been living in France but hoped to work in a nail salon in the UK.\n\nThe last his father heard from him was in mid-October, explaining that the journey would cost £11,000.\n\nAmong the youngest of the victims, Mr Hung was also from Ha Tinh. He wanted to join his parents who live in the UK, his brother told local media.\n\nHis sister asked for help to find him in a Facebook post after the lorry was discovered. She wrote that he flew from Hanoi to Russia on 26 August, then to France on 6 October, but that the family lost contact when he went to the UK on 21 October.\n\nA friend who lives in Glasgow did not want to be identified, but told the BBC he had been due to meet up with Miss Tho - who was from Nghe An province - when she arrived in the UK.\n\nHer eyes are blurred in this image at the request of her family.\n\nBui Thi Nhung left her job in a clothes shop in Nghe An province to travel to the UK using money that her friends had helped her raise.\n\nOnce there Miss Nhung, who was also known as Anna, hoped to meet up with friends and family, and to work to pay off debt owed by her late father.\n\nShe was the youngest of four siblings - and the most educated - her sister Bui Thi Loan told the BBC.\n\nThe sisters had exchanged messages on Facebook on 21 October, when Miss Nhung said she was fine and \"in storage\".\n\nOriginally from Nghe An province, Mr Nam had been working in Romania and planned to travel to the UK. His family did not want to be interviewed.\n\nNguyen Dinh Tu, 26, borrowed thousands of pounds when he was discharged from the military in order to get married and build a house.\n\nBut with no work available in his hometown in Nghe An province, he went abroad to seek employment and repay his debts, leaving behind his wife and 18-month-old baby.\n\nMr Tu paid smugglers the equivalent of around £4,960 in the hope of making it to the UK, according to AFP news agency.\n\nLe Van Ha left his heavily pregnant wife and young son behind in Nghe An province when he began his journey to the UK in June.\n\nHe went in search of better-paid work to repay money that his family had borrowed to build their house.\n\nHis father, Le Minh Tuan, mortgaged two plots of land to fund the £20,000 journey.\n\n\"I don't know when we can ever pay it back. I'm an old man now, my health is poor, and I have to help bring up his children,\" he said.\n\nLess than two weeks before his body was found in Essex, Nguyen Van Hung was photographed with his cousin, Hoang Van Tiep, at the Eiffel Tower in Paris.\n\nThe music graduate had tricked his parents when he left Nghe An to join his cousin in France last year, leaving his passport at home and travelling on a different one.\n\nHe found work in a kitchen but had spoken about how it was hard, and said he wanted to grow marijuana in the UK.\n\nHoang Van Tiep, Nguyen Van Hung's cousin, left Nghe An province for France in 2017, funded by his mother, who borrowed money from banks and relatives to fund the trip.\n\nOnce there, he worked illegally at a restaurant, his mother said. He was arrested multiple times and his passport was taken.\n\nOn being threatened with deportation, he told his mother he wanted to travel to the UK.\n\nHaving worked in his family's timber business, Mr Thai had often talked about leaving Nghe An province and going abroad.\n\nHe told his family he was going to Germany for business, his mother told the BBC. But after several phone calls in the first few days, they stopped hearing from him.\n\nMr Hung, who was from Thua Thien - Hue province, had been speaking to his family about trying to get to the UK in mid-October, according to his brother-in-law, Tom Wright, who is a US citizen but lives with his wife in Vietnam.\n\nBelieving that he would have a better life in the UK, Mr Hung's mother agreed to pay the estimated $15,000 (£11,800).\n\nHe was in regular contact with his family while travelling through Europe, sending a photo of himself and a friend in front of the Eiffel Tower. He told his mother that he would be boarding a truck and would contact her in a few days, once he had reached the UK - but he never did.\n\nMr Du left his home in Ha Tinh province in June, staying in Germany for 15 days and France for three months, his father told Vietnamese media.\n\nThe last his father heard from him was on 22 October, when he called to say he was about to leave for the UK.", "Born Slippy, which famously featured on the Trainspotting soundtrack, was a huge hit for techno act Underworld in 1995\n\nA noisy neighbour who blasted out dance anthem Born Slippy on a loop has been warned he could face jail if he fails to keep the noise down.\n\nClyde Taylor, 54, ignored official warnings to stop playing the Underworld track in the early hours.\n\nHi-fi equipment, speakers and an electric guitar were seized from his home in Eccles after repeated breaches of a noise abatement notice.\n\nHe was also ordered to pay a £1,500 fine, and a £30 victim surcharge.\n\nA court order obtained by Salford Council prevents him from playing music or \"permitting music to be played at a level that can be heard outside the property\".\n\nThe authority said the action could have been avoided had Mr Taylor obeyed the first \"polite request to keep the noise down\".\n\nCouncillor David Lancaster said a little \"neighbourly consideration\" would have prevented action being taken.\n\n\"If people refuse to be reasonable and considerate then we will use our full powers,\" he said.\n\nThe council confiscated two sets of equipment\n\nMr Taylor did not attend court in October, and was found guilty in his absence of eight breaches of failing to comply with a noise abatement notice.\n\nThe council said it was the first criminal behaviour order made in relation to noise pollution made in Greater Manchester.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Drone footage filmed from Matlock shows the extent of the floodwater\n\nA woman has died after becoming submerged in floodwater as parts of England were deluged with a month's worth of rain in a day.\n\nHer body was found hours after she was swept into Derbyshire's River Derwent.\n\nElsewhere, people have been evacuated from their homes as rivers reached record levels in some areas.\n\nDuring a visit to the area, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: \"We need to prepare and we need to be investing in defences.\"\n\nThe Derwent is expected to peak in Derby city centre at 22:00 GMT, while police have ordered the closure of a main route into the city.\n\nThe woman was reported to have been swept away by floodwater in Rowsley, near Matlock, in the early hours of Friday and the body was found about two miles away in Darley Dale.\n\nDerbyshire Police said her family had been informed and formal identification was yet to take place.\n\nMark Hopkinson, who witnessed the emergency operation to find the woman, said he saw police officers and mountain rescuers searching in the area.\n\n\"We saw a little drone go up and the coastguard helicopter came, and that was then circling, hovering over some trees,\" he said.\n\nThere has been severe flooding in Darley Dale where the woman's body was found\n\nThe heaviest rainfall on Thursday night was at Swineshaw in the Peak District, which had 112mm (4.4in) in 24 hours.\n\nParts of Sheffield experienced 85mm - just 3mm (0.1in) less than the area's monthly average.\n\nMore than 100 flood warnings are in place across England.\n\nThe Environment Agency has issued six severe flood warnings for locations on the River Don.\n\nFran Lowe, from the Environment Agency (EA), urged people to take them seriously \"as they represent a threat to life\".\n\n\"Respond immediately and get out of any place affected by a severe flood warning,\" he said.\n\nThe River Don, which flows through Sheffield, Rotherham and Doncaster, has hit its highest recorded level, at just over 6.3m, higher than it was in 2007 when it also flooded.\n\nSouth Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said in the past 28 hours crews rescued more than 120 people, with about 1,200 calls to its control room.\n\nPeople were taken to safety in boats in Rotherham\n\nWhile visiting Matlock in Derbyshire, Boris Johnson thanked emergency workers and said he was impressed at how people \"had pulled together\".\n\nHe said: \"It's businesses particularly who deserve our sympathies and they've had a really tough time.\n\n\"You cannot underestimate the psychological effect of flooding on people - it is a big, big blow.\n\n\"People have been moved out of their homes and probably hundreds of businesses have seen damage to their properties - we stand ready to help in any way that we can.\"\n\nSome residents of Yarborough Terrace in Doncaster criticised the official response\n\nThe town's mayor, Liberal Democrat David Hughes, said: \"Is this an election stunt or is the government concerned for the people of Matlock?\n\n\"It's very difficult to determine.\"\n\nIn Derby, flood defences were built on Exeter Bridge as the River Derwent continued to rise.\n\nThe A52, the main route into the city from the M1 was one of several roads partly closed due to flooding and many bus services were suspended.\n\nIt reached its highest-ever recorded level and is expected to peak at 22:00. Some premises in the city have been evacuated and Derby Theatre has cancelled performances for the night.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nElsewhere in the East Midlands:\n\nEvery time there's serious flooding, questions are asked about why it was allowed to happen.\n\nOne simple answer is governments of all parties have been accused of not spending enough on protection.\n\nYou can build walls along river banks and many places have been guarded this way but such 'hard defences' are expensive and obtrusive.\n\nAn alternative is to employ what are known as soft defences. These include encouraging farmers to manage their land in ways that let fields hold back floodwater.\n\nDriveways and car parks can be surfaced with materials that allow it to reach the soil underneath.\n\nAnother option is to make homes more resilient - fitting exterior doors with waterproof plastic panels, sealing the ground floor and raising fuse boxes.\n\nIn some ways the country has become better prepared for flooding but lessons are not always learned and the misery for many keeps being repeated.\n\nA Morrisons van was trapped in the Rufford Ford in Nottinghamshire\n\nSerious disruption continues to affect the transport network, with Northern warning of severe delays and cancellations across its network.\n\nThe rail operator issued \"do not travel\" advice for passengers using several lines hit by floods.\n\nThe line between Hebden Bridge and Manchester reopened in the early afternoon.\n\nEast Midlands Railway said flooding had affected the line close to Derby with trains on the London/Sheffield route being diverted.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by EMR This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nMet Office meteorologist Alex Burkill said although the rain was easing, the \"impact of that will continue to be felt\".\n\nHave you been affected by flooding? Share your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk.\n\nPlease include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. You can also contact us in the following ways:", "Some shops stayed open late while Carphone Warehouse reportedly let people charge their phones\n\nDozens of people have spent the night in a shopping centre in Sheffield after torrential downpours flooded the city's streets.\n\nPeople bedded down on benches and chairs in the Meadowhall centre, while others tried throughout the night to get home in cars or taxis.\n\nA major incident was declared in Sheffield as rain continued overnight.\n\nElsewhere, in Rotherham firefighters rescued people by boat who were stranded in the Parkgate centre.\n\nPeople are being told to evacuate their homes in the villages of Old Kirk Sandall and Sandal Grove near Doncaster after the River Don burst its banks.\n\nThere are three severe flood warnings - meaning a danger to life - in place along the River Don.\n\nMore than 100 flood warnings remain in place, mostly in the north of England, with the rain causing serious disruption to roads and rail services.\n\nThe Environment Agency said a number of high volume pumps were being used to move water away from homes in Catcliffe in Rotherham.\n\nSheffield City Council said several major roads from Derbyshire to Sheffield remained closed.\n\nThe fire service pulled people to safety from the Parkgate centre\n\nEarlier on Thursday, 35 homes in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, were evacuated after a mudslide caused by torrential rain.\n\nIn Sheffield, hundreds of people - including those attending the Christmas Live event, which was cancelled - were kept inside Meadowhall centre by police after the surrounding streets were flooded.\n\nThe centre later reopened but many people chose to stay overnight, after being unable to get home.\n\nThe floodwater surrounding Meadowhall shopping centre, just off the M1\n\nDisney Store worker Jodie Whelan, 23, stayed at the centre, where she said staff were handing out free drinks and trying to arrange taxis.\n\nShe said she travelled in for her shift by bus but said getting back was \"an absolute no-go\".\n\n\"I'm feeling very tired,\" she added. \"A bit fed up but trying to make the best out of an awful situation. The atmosphere is very weird but communal.\n\n\"Some people got a bit rowdy and it was upsetting seeing some older people and people with babies or children, but thankfully we are all warm and safe.\"\n\nShoppers who were unable to get home found comfort where they could\n\nAnother member of staff, Luke Turner, who works at a restaurant, said he was unable to drive home after his shift so bedded down in the stockroom where he said he could use \"aprons\" as a pillow.\n\n\"I've got options, I could have got a taxi home but that still leaves me having to get a taxi back to work tomorrow,\" Mr Turner, from Chesterfield, said.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Becky said people 'bought pyjamas from Primark' to make their stay more comfortable\n\n\"I had an offer from my higher management that if I could get a hotel room for the night... but unfortunately all the hotel rooms around me are full.\"\n\n\"There's people in suits sleeping, one guy in a Tesco uniform,\" he added.\n\nMeanwhile Charlotte Lowther-Fuller, 18, from Grimsby said she was unable to get to a taxi as the roads and junction were cordoned off.\n\n\"It was impossible for him to get us,\" she said, adding: \"I am feeling quite tired, drained and cold from the whole situation and just want to get home as I have college to go to in the morning.\"\n\nCharlotte Lowther-Fuller and her friend set up camp outside shops before being moved to the dining area\n\nSixth-form student Rosie De Roeck, 16, from Kirkby-in-Ashfield, spent around nine hours in the centre with her friend before her mum managed to rescue her shortly before 01:00 GMT.\n\nIt was \"horrible\" and \"quite scary\", she said, adding that Primark stayed open late, with her and many others buying pyjamas after getting wet in the rain.\n\nShe said coffee chain Starbucks gave out free cookies and a man who was also stranded shared a box of crisps he had bought.\n\n\"I honestly don't think I'll be able to sleep,\" said Saskia Hazelwood, second from left, who bought pyjamas\n\nCollege student Saskia Hazelwood, 17, from Doncaster, who was stranded with three friends when trains were cancelled, said people were \"stressed, tired and bored\" in the centre.\n\n\"My dad tried to drive but he literally couldn't get in,\" she said. \"He tried going up all the back roads, up streets the other way, he couldn't get in.\"\n\nOne man found his car stranded in Sheffield after torrential rain\n\nRoads close to Meadowhall were flooded after hours of persistent rainfall\n\nA man cycles through a flooded street in Sheffield on Thursday after torrential rain\n\nAt shortly after midnight, Sheffield City Council declared a major incident, saying there was \"some water\" coming over the top of the River Don's defences, but it was not yet a breach.\n\nAccording to the forecast from the Environment Agency, the River Don at Doncaster is predicted to reach its highest recorded level later on Friday.\n\nMeadowhall shopping centre said it would open as normal on Friday, providing the Environment Agency lifts its flood warning as forecasted.\n\n\"Whilst the extreme weather conditions persist, the centre remains dry and secure,\" it said in a statement.\n\nSouth Yorkshire Police worked through the night to move up to 100 people who were stranded in the Parkgate Shopping Park in Rotherham.\n\nAlex Johnson, South Yorkshire's deputy chief fire officer, said additional resources had been brought in from elsewhere in the country - that included five high-volume pumps and five more boat crews.\n\nRotherham Borough Council urged residents to stay at home and not leave unless told to by emergency services.\n\n\"Roads across the region have been adversely affected and we would advise people not to travel unless it is absolutely necessary,\" the council said in a statement.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Roads across Sheffield have been flooded, prompting warnings to drivers\n\nEarlier on Thursday, South Yorkshire Police said there were \"significant issues\" in Doncaster, with Bentley, Toll Bar and Scawthorpe the worst affected areas.\n\nThe weather has also caused train services to be cancelled.\n\nNorthern Rail issued a \"do not travel\" warning to commuters using three routes, saying flooding had closed the lines between Sheffield and Gainsborough, Sheffield and Lincoln and Hebden Bridge and Manchester Victoria.\n\nFears about rising river levels on the River Ryton in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, has led to a number of homes being evacuated in Central Avenue.\n\nWere you in the shopping centre? Or have you been affected in other ways by the flooding? Share your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk.\n\nPlease include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. You can also contact us in the following ways:\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nDozens of people have been evacuated from their homes in Nottinghamshire following flooding and a landslide.\n\nIn Worksop, residents from 25 homes were told to leave after parts of the town centre flooded.\n\nAnd 35 homes were evacuated from Berry Hill Quarry, Mansfield, after part of the cliff behind it gave way, burying gardens in mud.\n\nNo injuries have been reported and the district council have offered residents emergency accommodation.\n\nBoats have been used in Worksop town centre to help evacuate flooded premises\n\nA \"major incident\" has been declared in Worksop, councillor Simon Greaves, of Bassetlaw District Council, told the BBC.\n\nAn emergency rest centre has been set up at the town's Leisure Centre to help those affected.\n\nFirefighters had to use a boat to rescue \"a large number of people\" in the town, they said.\n\nBoats have been used in Worksop town centre to help evacuate flooded premises\n\nIt was originally reported by police that 300 people were evacuated, but Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service later clarified that it was only 25 homes, with 65 others offered the chance to move.\n\nHundreds were contacted to check they were safe, the fire service said.\n\nResidents from 28 properties in Mansfield have been told it is still unsafe for them to return home following the mudslide.\n\nThe evacuation was ordered shortly before 17:00 GMT after part of a cliff gave way at Berry Hill Quarry .\n\nMansfield District Council said emergency accommodation was provided for a family of four and three couples, while others have stayed with family and friends.\n\nResident Natalie Palmer said: \"Me and my daughter were in the living room when we heard a really loud noise and looked out of the window.\n\n\"We realised the cliff was coming down and for a moment it looked like it was all going to come down. We were really worried.\"\n\nParts of Worksop are still underwater this morning\n\nThe region has seen persistent rainfall for days.\n\nA number of roads are closed, including the A1 northbound between Newark and Worksop and between Blyth and Doncaster, the A617 in both directions between Chesterfield and the M1, the A6 near Rowsley and Matlock Bath, and the A61 in Chesterfield.\n\nIn Derbyshire, the River Derwent at Chatsworth has reached its highest recorded level and council workers have been putting up sandbags around Matlock and Matlock Bath, where the river is \"dangerously high\".\n\nA tractor on the A6 leading into Matlock\n\nResidents have had to bucket water out of their cars around Matlock\n\nDerbyshire Dales District Council has declared the situation an \"emergency\", and the Derwent is expected to near for highest level recorded in Matlock Bath which was set more than 50 years ago.\n\nOfficers have already used seven tonnes of sand protecting properties. They had \"virtually ran out\" of sand earlier, but said they would be restocking.\n\nDrivers have been warned not to enter flood water on roads\n\nFollow BBC East Midlands on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@bbc.co.uk.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Parts of the cliff face have collapsed into gardens\n\nThirty-five homes have been evacuated in Nottinghamshire after a mudslide.\n\nPolice and fire service crews were called to the former Berry Hill Quarry, Mansfield, just before 17:00 GMT after reports part of a cliff was giving way.\n\nMansfield District Council confirmed it attended Bank End Close \"following concerns for the safety of people living in the houses\".\n\nA number of roads have been closed in the area. There are no reports of any injuries.\n\nEmergency accommodation has been offered to those affected\n\nThe fire service said two crews had been sent to the scene and residents were being evacuated from the area as a precautionary measure.\n\nResident Natalie Palmer said: \"Me and my daughter were in the living room when we heard a really loud noise and looked out of the window.\n\n\"We realised the cliff was coming down and for a moment it looked like it was all going to come down. We were really worried.\"\n\nThe district council said it had offered emergency accommodation to those affected.\n\nThe region has seen heavy rain throughout the day, following days of persistent rainfall.\n\nA number of roads have also been closed in the county, including the A1.\n\nFollow BBC East Midlands on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@bbc.co.uk.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "The shadow foreign secretary, Emily Thornberry, has said Labour will make \"no deals with the Scottish Nationalists.\"\n\nSpeaking in Crawley, she said: \"We keep telling Nicola Sturgeon, and she does need to listen. There are no deals. No deals.\"\n\nShe said this would remain the case even if the party had to form a minority government. \"If we get into power and we're a minority government, and the Scots Nats bring us down, they will have to go back to their voters in Scotland and explain how they've let the Tories back in. No deals. No deals,\" she said.\n\nMs Thornberry added: \"What we're focusing on is that within six months of a general election we get Brexit sorted.\"", "Scientists have developed a technique for making fake rhino horn, which they hope will undermine the illegal market in the genuine article.\n\nResearchers at the University of Oxford and Fudan University in China have found a way of making fake rhino horn cheaply from horse hair.\n\nDemand for rhino horn has been blamed for driving poaching and threatening the survival of the species.\n\nThe Oxford team said the fakes would \"confuse the trade\".\n\nBut there has been some scepticism about whether this will be effective - with Save the Rhino International warning it could inadvertently stimulate the market for rhino horn.\n\nThe conservation charity says it is more important to focus on anti-poaching measures and attempts to reduce consumer demand.\n\nRhino horn has been claimed as an aphrodisiac in traditional Chinese medicine - which has sustained demand despite official attempts to prevent the trade.\n\nThis joint UK and Chinese project is the latest attempt to find a way of making artificial horn that is realistic enough to be convincing, with the aim of flooding the market with fakes and undermining the financial incentives for poachers and smugglers.\n\nThere have been previous ideas for fake horn, but this project wants a credible version that can be cheaply mass-produced.\n\nCreating fake horn is intended to reduce the financial incentive for rhino poachers\n\nThe scientists say the \"horn\" of a rhino is not like the horn of a cow, but is formed from tufts of tightly packed hair that are glued together by secretions from the animal.\n\nAnd the team of zoologists in Oxford and molecular scientists in Fudan University in Shanghai have developed a way of compressing and moulding horse hair in a way that looks and feels similar even when the \"horn\" is cut.\n\nIf credible fakes could be produced cheaply, the scientists say it would cut prices and reduce the incentive for killing the rhinos.\n\n\"It appears from our investigation that it is rather easy as well as cheap to make a bio-inspired horn-like material that mimics the rhino's extravagantly expensive tuft of nose hair,\" said Prof Fritz Vollrath, from the University of Oxford's Department of Zoology.\n\nHe said he hoped the technique could be used to \"confuse the trade, depress prices and thus support rhino conservation\".\n\nBut John Taylor, deputy director of Save the Rhino International, is unconvinced how much fake horn would reduce the threat to rhinos.\n\nHe says there is a risk that attempts to \"flood the market\" would have the unintended consequence of expanding the market and creating even more demand, which could cause even more poaching for real rhino horn.\n\nHe also questions how in practice fake horn could be inserted into an illegal black market trade.\n\nMr Taylor is not certain that artificial horn would really convince two of the main markets - where it is ground up for traditional Chinese medicine and where wild rhino horn is used as a status symbol, particularly in Vietnam.\n\n\"There is no substitute for anti-poaching measures at one end and reducing demand at the other,\" he says.", "Justin Jackson doused the officers during disorder as police tried to arrest a youth riding a stolen motorbike\n\nA man who doused eight police officers with a watering can full of petrol and left them fearing for their lives has been jailed.\n\nJustin Jackson, 28, doused the officers in the flammable liquid during disorder in Basildon, Essex on 5 May.\n\nOne officer said that he remembered thinking at the time \"we could all go up in flames here like Roman candles\".\n\nJackson, of Ward Close, was jailed for three years and nine months at Basildon Crown Court.\n\nHe had admitted eight counts of administering a noxious substance with intent to cause injury at an earlier hearing.\n\nProsecutor Joe Bird told the court that disorder had broken out as police tried to arrest a youth riding a stolen motorbike and people interfered with attempts to arrest him.\n\nDuring this disorder, Jackson \"armed himself with a watering can full of petrol\" then \"brings it to the scene and sprays officers with it\", Mr Bird said.\n\nTemporary Supt Jonathan Baldwin said: \"At the time of the incident while being covered with petrol I remember thinking 'we could all go up in flames here like Roman candles'.\"\n\nHe added: \"It was one of those days I realised I might not have got home at all.\"\n\nAlison Gurden, defending, said Jackson had written a letter of apology in which he said: \"I'm deeply sorry for what I've done and I can only imagine the fear they felt.\"\n\nJudge Samantha Cohen said Jackson did it to prevent them from making arrests.\n\nShe said: \"Initially some (of the officers) thought they were splashed with a disfiguring acid or bleach, but when they smelled it was petrol they feared they would be set alight.\"\n\nMeanwhile, Jackson's mother Janine Justin, 47, of Ward Close, was given a suspended nine-month prison sentence after being found guilty of possessing an offensive weapon in a public place.\n\nThe court heard she had threatened police officers with a hammer during the disorder.\n\nAfter the sentencing, Supt Baldwin said that \"to say that it does not have an effect on us is incorrect\".\n\n\"We have had a lot of support from the organisation and colleagues and specialists to help us,\" he said.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Pham Thi Tra My, 26, and Nguyen Dinh Luong, 20, were among the victims\n\nThe names of all 39 Vietnamese nationals who were found dead in a refrigerated lorry in Essex have been released by police.\n\nTen teenagers, including two 15-year-old boys, were among the victims.\n\nTheir bodies were found in a lorry trailer in an industrial park in Grays on 23 October.\n\nEssex coroner Caroline Beasley-Murray said: \"May I take this opportunity to offer my deepest condolences to the victims' families.\"\n\nAssistant Chief Constable Tim Smith said: \"This was an incredibly important process and our team has been working hard to bring answers to worried families who fear their loved one may be among those whose tragic journey ended on our shores.\n\n\"Our priority has been to identify the victims, to preserve the dignity of those who have died and to support the victims' friends and families.\"\n\nBui Thi Nhung, 19, from Nghe An province, was also found dead in the lorry\n\nThe bodies were discovered in a lorry trailer in the early hours of 23 October\n\nPham Thi Tra My, 26, sent her family a message on the night of 22 October - the day before the 39 people were found dead - saying she could not breathe and her \"trip to a foreign land has failed\".\n\nLe Minh Tuan, the father of 30-year-old Le Van Ha, who comes from an agricultural part of Vietnam, previously told the BBC he was convinced his son was among the dead.\n\nThe process of identifying those who died in the container has taken just over two weeks.\n\nAn Identification Commission, overseen by the coroner for Essex, used fingerprints, DNA, dental records and distinctive body markings such as tattoos and scars to confirm the victims' names.\n\nMost of those who died were in their 20s and 30s; there were 10 teenagers; and two were in their early 40s. Eight were women.\n\nAll the victims came from central or northern Vietnam.\n\nPolice say the authorities are now discussing arrangements for the bodies to be repatriated.\n\nThe bodies were found on the Waterglade Industrial Estate in a container which had been shipped to nearby Purfleet from Zeebrugge in Belgium.\n\nLorry driver Maurice Robinson, from Northern Ireland, has appeared in court charged with offences including 39 counts of manslaughter.\n\nExtradition proceedings have also begun against 22-year-old Eamonn Harrison, who was arrested in Dublin on a European Arrest Warrant.\n\nPolice are also seeking two brothers from Northern Ireland, Ronan and Christopher Hughes, who are wanted on suspicion of manslaughter and people trafficking.\n\nThere have been 11 arrests in two provinces of Vietnam in connection with the deaths.\n\nThis article was based on public announcements and appeals made by Essex Police at the relevant time. Christopher Hughes denies any involvement in these offences and Essex Police has since confirmed no further action will be taken against him. Since the publication of this article, his older brother, Ronan Hughes, 41, and Maurice Robinson, 26, both of County Armagh, have pleaded guilty to manslaughter. On 21 December 2020, the Crown Court, sitting at the Old Bailey, found Eamonn Harrison, 24 of Newry, County Down, and Gheorghe Nica, 43 of Basildon, Essex, guilty of manslaughter and Christopher Kennedy, 24, of County Armagh, and Valentin Calota 38, of Birmingham, guilty of conspiring to assist illegal immigration. Alexandru-Ovidiu Hanga, 28, of Tilbury, Essex, and Gazmir Nuzi, 43, of Tottenham, north London, admitted assisting unlawful immigration. All defendants were sentenced in January 2021.\n• None Essex lorry deaths: What we know\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "A Children in Need album featuring stars like Jodie Whittaker and Olivia Colman has been removed from the race to be number one in this week's chart.\n\nThe Official Charts Company said Got It Covered, which features actors each singing a song, was heading for the top spot in the main album chart.\n\nBut it has now been moved to the compilations chart.\n\nChildren in Need chief executive Simon Antrobus said he was \"deeply saddened\" by the decision.\n\nOn Monday, the Official Charts Company said the album, which also includes tracks sung by David Tennant, Helena Bonham Carter and Suranne Jones, was 4,000 sales ahead in the race to be number one in the main chart.\n\nGentleman Jack and Broadchurch actor Shaun Dooley, who covered Taylor Swift's Never Grow Up, wrote on Twitter that he was \"saddened & angry\", pointing out that the decision could stop the CD from being stocked in supermarket chart racks.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by Shaun Dooley This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nThe Official Charts Company said it had decided that the album was a various artists' compilation and so should not be in the main chart.\n\nMr Antrobus said: \"I'm deeply saddened that the industry has chosen to pull the album from the number one race after announcing it was well on its way to securing the top spot this week.\n\n\"Got It Covered is the result of an inspiring collaboration by some of the UK's biggest stars in support of disadvantaged children and young people and this very special project has clearly captured the public's imagination.\n\n\"It's sad that a charity album solely for the benefit of children should be denied the chance of further promotion and celebration which inevitably would lead to more money being raised.\"\n\nDavid Tennant covered The Proclaimers' Sunshine on Leith, and Helena Bonham Carter performed Joni Mitchell's Both Sides Now\n\nChildren in Need is the BBC's corporate charity, and the album's release came ahead of the annual fundraising night on 15 November. The recording sessions were shown on a BBC One documentary.\n\nA BBC statement said: \"This is extremely disappointing, we know many of the contributors are also saddened by the news. It's important to remember what this album is about - helping the lives of disadvantaged children in need.\n\n\"The public have been buying the album in huge volumes and that should be recognised. They should think again.\"\n\nA spokesperson for the Official Charts Company apologised for not identifying it as a compilation sooner. A statement said: \"We understand and sympathise with Children In Need's concerns that their album will no longer feature in the UK's artist albums chart.\n\n\"The album is on course to take the number one spot on the compilation albums chart and be the biggest-selling album of the week - which is a huge achievement, while raising money for such a deserving cause.\n\n\"Got It Covered was described to us pre-release as an artist album, but on release it was clear that it was a various artists compilation, as it is widely credited as across retail and music services. We are sorry this fact was not picked up sooner, and we are huge supporters of all the incredible and important work Children in Need do and would urge everyone to continue to go out and buy the album.\"\n\nChart rules say the only compilations allowed in the main artist album chart must be by a single artist or orchestra, or soundtracks where all recordings are performed by the cast.\n\nFollow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Christopher (left) and Ronan Hughes are wanted on suspicion of manslaughter and human trafficking\n\nHomes belonging to two brothers wanted for questioning about the deaths of 39 people in a lorry in Essex have been searched by the Irish authorities.\n\nRonan and Christopher Hughes have links to Armagh in Northern Ireland and Monaghan in the Republic of Ireland.\n\nTwo County Monaghan homes owned by the pair were among 10 properties searched by Ireland's Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB), according to police sources.\n\nCAB seized vehicles and cash as part of its year-long smuggling investigation.\n\nThe bureau also secured court orders to freeze 20 bank accounts holding about €200,000 in total.\n\nThe CAB investigation is focused on \"a group suspected of being involved in various international smuggling activities\".\n\nHowever, that investigation has \"intensified over the past two weeks\" according to a statement issued by gardaí (Irish police).\n\nTwo lorry tractors and trailers were seized last week as part of the investigation\n\nThe statement, issued on Thursday morning, said the CAB investigation was \"not linked to the ongoing Essex Police investigation\".\n\nHowever, it is understood that the discovery of 39 bodies in a lorry in Essex on 23 October has given added impetus to CAB's long-running investigation into international smuggling.\n\nThe 10 County Monaghan properties searched by CAB staff on Thursday consisted of seven homes and three industrial premises, which were described by gardaí as sheds or yards.\n\nThe items seized during the raids included two BMW cars; a Volkswagen van and a Mitsubishi Shogun.\n\nOne of the cars seized in County Monaghan\n\nCash in different currencies was also found, with CAB seizing €1,400, $900 and £600.\n\nIn addition to the four vehicles seized in Monaghan on Thursday, a Northern Ireland-registered lorry and a Bulgarian-registered lorry were seized at Dublin Port last Tuesday as part of the same investigation.\n\nGarda sources also confirmed that some of the material seized belongs to 40-year-old Ronan Hughes and his 34-year-old brother Christopher.\n\nThe Hughes brothers were identified as suspects in the lorry deaths investigation by Essex Police at the end of last month.\n\nInvestigating officers said at the time the pair were wanted on suspicion of manslaughter of the 39 Vietnamese victims.\n\nEarlier on Thursday, the force said all 39 people have been formally identified but their names are not yet being released.\n\nThis article was based on public announcements and appeals made by Essex Police at the relevant time. Christopher Hughes denies any involvement in these offences and Essex Police has since confirmed no further action will be taken against him. Since the publication of this article, his older brother, Ronan Hughes, 41, and Maurice Robinson, 26, both of County Armagh, have pleaded guilty to manslaughter. On 21 December 2020, the Crown Court, sitting at the Old Bailey, found Eamonn Harrison, 24 of Newry, County Down, and Gheorghe Nica, 43 of Basildon, Essex, guilty of manslaughter and Christopher Kennedy, 24, of County Armagh, and Valentin Calota 38, of Birmingham, guilty of conspiring to assist illegal immigration. Alexandru-Ovidiu Hanga, 28, of Tilbury, Essex, and Gazmir Nuzi, 43, of Tottenham, north London, admitted assisting unlawful immigration. All defendants were sentenced in January 2021.\n• None Bodies found in lorry have all been identified", "Tazeen Ahmad on the set of BBC Three's The News Show in 2003\n\nTributes have been paid to journalist and news presenter Tazeen Ahmad, who has died at the age of 48.\n\nAhmad worked for BBC News, Channel 4 Dispatches and as a foreign correspondent for NBC News.\n\nThe Asian Media Awards said she was \"one of the most gifted journalists of her generation\".\n\nHer brothers, Faheem and Nadeem, said \"she left a lasting impression on everyone she met\", both personally and professionally.\n\n\"We remain immensely proud of all she achieved - as a mother, journalist, writer and for her coaching work,\" they said in a statement.\n\n\"So many people have been in touch remarking on her powerful ability to turn around people's lives for the better.\n\n\"Her groundbreaking and award-winning television reporting work took her across the world into some of its most troubled areas and, at home in the UK, Tazeen tackled difficult but crucial subjects which resulted in real change.\"\n\nAhmad's brothers added that she died surrounded by her close friends and family.\n\nHer agents, Knight Ayton Management, said the Bafta-nominated Ahmad \"shone a light on important stories but did so with care, sympathy and integrity\".\n\nBroadcaster Adil Ray remembered her as \"extraordinary\", adding that she was \"committed to real, authentic issues & [had] an amazing ability to tell the stories to a wider audience\".\n\nShe co-presented The Truth About Child Sex Abuse on BBC Two with Professor Tanya Byron in 2015\n\nAhmad was a reporter on BBC Three's Liquid News and a presenter for the channel's 60 Seconds bulletins and News Show.\n\nShe later carried out and presented investigations for Dispatches on subjects ranging from sex gangs, female jihadis, beauty creams and cruise ships.\n\nShe won an RTS Journalism award for the documentary The Hunt For Britain's Sex Gangs, earning a Bafta current affairs nomination for the same programme.\n\nShe co-presented The Truth About Child Sex Abuse on BBC Two in 2015, and wrote a book about six months she spent undercover working on supermarket checkouts.\n\nBBC London's Riz Lateef paid tribute to the \"fearless, passionate and kind\" Ahmad, and Radio 4's Aasmah Mir described her as \"a great journalist and a lovely person\".\n\nBBC South Asian correspondent Rajini Vaidyanathan wrote: \"Graceful, kind and inspirational, she became a mentor and friend. It meant so much to see a brilliant Asian woman excel. She was a dogged journalist and a role model.\"\n\nOutside journalism, Ahmad was the founder and director of emotional intelligence consultancy EQ Matters.\n\nWorld Service chief Mary Hockaday was head of the Newsroom when Tazeen was on 60 seconds. She said: \"Tazeen was always an engaging and professional broadcaster who brought the news to audiences on BBC Three in a fresh way before becoming an excellent and determined investigative journalist. Our condolences to her family, friends and colleagues.\"\n\nFollow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nParents of a child who has to make 200-mile round trips for cancer treatment are calling for more help with the costs of travel.\n\nElin Rowlands, 13, from Anglesey, was diagnosed with leukaemia in 2013 and had to travel to Liverpool's Alder Hey hospital to get specialist treatment.\n\nElin's mother said it cost them between £35 and £40 for each return trip.\n\nThe Welsh Government said some families are eligible to claim for travel costs if they meet certain criteria.\n\nThere is a specialist cancer unit for young people in Cardiff but there is no service for those further north.\n\nAlison Rowlands gave up work to care for her daughter Elin and said she had to depend on friends for financial help when their car broke down.\n\nMrs Rowlands told Newyddion 9: \"At the start it was very scary... you don't think about the journey right, it's get your daughter there, get her better.\n\n\"It's then as the treatment goes on, that it's 'oh my goodness, I've got to go there a lot'.\n\n\"We were spending roughly £35 to £40 each trip to go there and come back and most of them were day trips, and there's a lot of them.\n\n\"We stayed there quite a lot in the beginning, but then we had to go back about four times a week.\n\nElin, pictured with her mother, suffered a relapse last year\n\n\"You had to look at the diary constantly, what time are we going? When do we need to set off? Have we got petrol in the car?\n\n\"My husband drove most of the time, but because of his job he couldn't do it all the time.\n\n\"I wouldn't like to imagine how much I've spent on the fuel in that amount of time.\n\n\"You worry enough about your daughter going through this horrible treatment without having to worry where the money's going to come to put petrol in the car.\"\n\nMrs Rowlands said the local community pulled together and collected \"a really good amount of money\" they were able to spend on fuel.\n\n\"If the government did decide to help out with families, that would be amazing - until you go through something like this, you have no idea whatsoever.\"\n\nElin relapsed in January 2018 and needed a bone marrow transplant, but had to be transferred to a unit in Manchester.\n\nShe still travels to Liverpool and Manchester for tests, but no longer needs treatment.\n\nAlder Hey children's hospital cares for over 330,000 young people every year\n\nRichard Pugh, from the Wales Cancer Alliance, is also backing the calls for more support: \"The cost ramifications are huge because those specialist services aren't that local.\n\n\"You've got to travel. Unless you're in Cardiff and those services are right on your doorstep.\"\n\nThe charity CLIC Sargent estimated Elin's family would spend on average £600 a month on travel costs.\n\nThe charity want the Welsh Government to create a £250,000 annual travel fund, to help families pay for travel costs.\n\nMr Pugh said: \"What we'd like to see is a travel fund for young people affected by cancer so they don't have that financial burden.\"\n\nRichard Pugh said \"in an ideal world\" there would be multiple treatment units across the country\n\nThe Teenage Cancer Trust unit at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff is the only specialist unit for young people with cancer in Wales.\n\nAshley Bassett, 23, from Pencoed, Bridgend, was diagnosed with leukaemia when he was studying for his GCSEs and visited the unit.\n\n\"This unit is very important. It's a place I can come and relax. It's a nice environment. There's a pool table, TV and games,\" he said.\n\n\"There's opportunities to try and be as normal as you can in hospital, because hospitals aren't the place to be sometimes, but this unit makes it much more bearable.\n\n\"It's unfortunate that people live too far away to come here for treatment.\"\n\nMr Pugh said \"in an ideal world\" there would be multiple units across Wales.\n\n\"Unfortunately, our workforce isn't in the condition it should be to do that,\" he said.\n\nAshley Bassett said the support unit he used has a \"nice environment\"\n\n\"We're at a real cusp of some massive issues with our workforce, not just for children but across the board.\n\n\"So we need to make sure that we get the support for patients in the right location, at the right time. At this time, it does mean travelling.\"\n\nThe Welsh Government said some families can be eligible to claim for travel costs if they meet certain criteria, such as claiming benefits.\n\nA spokesperson said: \"Families can be eligible to claim help for travel costs from the NHS if their child has to go to hospital for NHS treatment.\n\n\"We are committed to the provision of excellent care for children and young people but recognise that this may require families to travel outside of their health board area.\n\n\"While we appreciate the impact this has on families, it is also important to ensure that children and young people can receive expert care for what are often complex conditions from a sustainable service.\"\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Cyril McGuinness had more than 50 convictions\n\nThe main suspect in the investigation into the kidnap and torture of a Northern Ireland businessman has died during a police raid in England.\n\nCyril McGuinness, 54, is thought to have suffered a heart attack as police searched his Derbyshire home on Friday.\n\nThat search was part of a joint police operation across the UK and Ireland in which almost 20 properties were raided.\n\nQuinn Industrial Holdings (QIH) executive Kevin Lunney was beaten by a gang in on 17 September.\n\nDerbyshire Constabulary said its officers carried out the search of McGuinness's home in Buxton on behalf of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI).\n\n\"Shortly after that warrant was carried out at 07:30 GMT, a 54-year-old man inside the property was taken ill,\" added Derbyshire Constabulary.\n\nThe force said officers administered first aid and called paramedics but the man died.\n\nA convicted smuggler, Cyril McGuinness was known as \"Dublin Jimmy\" and had an extensive criminal record.\n\nThe 54-year-old from Derrylin in County Fermanagh was exposed in an investigation by BBC Northern Ireland's Spotlight programme in 2004 into the illegal transport of waste.\n\nIn 2007, he received a suspended sentence after he admitted 22 charges relating to the illegal transport of waste from the Republic of Ireland, through Northern Ireland to Scotland.\n\nIn 2011, he was extradited to Belgium to serve a seven-year prison term for stealing lorries and cranes that were brought to Ireland.\n\nHe was described in a European extradition warrant in 2008 as an \"active member of an Irish criminal organisation\".\n\nIn April that year, he was stopped by Serbian police near the Croatian border - when they realised he was subject to a Europe-wide warrant he was extradited to Bruges.\n\nHe faced charges in Bruges but left the country after being granted bail and was convicted in his absence.\n\nThe Independent Office for Police Conduct, which handles complaints made against police forces in England and Wales, is investigating McGuinness's death.\n\n\"We have sent investigators to the property and to the police post incident procedure to begin gathering information,\" it said.\n\nPhones, computers and documents were seized during the search.\n\nAs part of the police operation on Friday, the PSNI carried out five searches in Derrylin.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Kevin Lunney was driving home from work in Kinawley when he was attacked on 17 September\n\nThe Garda Síochána (Irish police force) said 100 of its officers were involved in searching five locations in County Cavan, three in County Longford and four in Dublin.\n\nThey said the locations were a mixture of houses and commercial premises.\n\nMcGuinness had been a target of the police on both sides of the Irish border for years and had more than 50 convictions.\n\nHe was the main suspect in the kidnap of and violent attack on 50-year-old Mr Lunney, who was abducted as he was driving home from work in Kinawley in County Fermanagh.\n\nMr Lunney, a father of six, had his leg broken, was slashed with a knife and doused with bleach in a two-and-a-half hour ordeal.\n\nKevin Lunney's car was burnt close to his home after he was kidnapped\n\nHe had the letters QIH cut into his chest with a knife and told the BBC's Spotlight this week that he feared that he would never see his wife and children again.\n\nAfter the attack, Mr Lunney was dumped on a road in County Cavan 22 miles (35km) from where he was abducted.\n\nHe was found by a member of the public.\n\nPolice on both sides of the Irish border are under pressure to get results after a long-running series of threats and other incidents.\n\nThe campaign against QIH and senior staff has spanned several years.\n\nThere have been scores of incidents but to date no-one has been charged.\n\nThe abduction of Kevin Lunney represented a significant ratcheting-up of things.\n\nPolice have given priority to the investigation and the scale of the co-ordinated searches appears to represent a major response.\n\nThe PSNI's Det Ch Insp Julie Mullan said its detectives would \"continue to work closely\" with the Garda Síochána and Derbyshire Constabulary to try to \"bring the perpetrators to justice\".\n\nIn the past week, signs near the headquarters of QIH in Derrylin attacking the directors have been removed and the PSNI has increased its patrols in the area.\n\nThe companies comprising QIH were formerly owned by Sean Quinn, who was once Ireland's richest man.\n\nWhen his business empire collapsed, businessmen, including his former associates, bought the companies.\n\nPosters like this are part of a campaign to intimidate Kevin Lunney, a court heard in March\n\nMr Lunney, who worked with Mr Quinn for many years and remained loyal after the County Fermanagh tycoon's bankruptcy, was reinstated as a director and Mr Quinn was employed as a consultant.\n\nMr Quinn left that role in 2016, later saying he was forced out and his family had been \"stabbed in the back\".\n\nHe has repeatedly condemned attacks on property belonging to the owners of his former businesses.\n\nThe Irish News reported on Friday that the directors of QIH have rejected an offer to meet the Quinn family.\n\nIt said Mr Quinn's son Sean Quinn Jr made the offer in a statement to the BBC's Spotlight.", "SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon is grilled by the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg on Scottish independence, Brexit and whether she would be willing to form an alliance with Labour's Jeremy Corbyn.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Detective Inspector Perry Benton explains how the Met Police pieced together evidence to catch Jodie's killers\n\nTwo teenagers have been found guilty of murdering 17-year-old Jodie Chesney in a park in east London.\n\nJodie was stabbed in the back in a case of mistaken identity as she socialised with friends in Harold Hill on 1 March.\n\nDrug dealer Svenson Ong-a-Kwie, 19, and a 17-year-old boy were both convicted of murder following an eight-week trial at the Old Bailey.\n\nManuel Petrovic, 20, of Romford, and a 16-year-old boy were both cleared of murder and manslaughter.\n\nThe jury spent less than six hours deliberating their verdicts on all four defendants.\n\nJudge Wendy Joseph QC said Ong-a-Kwie and the 17-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, would be sentenced on 18 November.\n\nSvenson Ong-a-Kwie was one of two people to be found guilty of Jodie's murder\n\nFollowing the guilty verdicts, Det Ch Insp Dave Whellams, of Scotland Yard, said the murder of \"girl next door\" Jodie had \"shocked a nation\".\n\nHe added: \"It could have been anybody's daughter. She was a very nice girl, she had a small circle of friends, she did well at school, worked in the community.\n\n\"They have gone there purposefully to stab somebody and they have not cared who they stabbed. They stabbed a 17-year-old girl in the back for no reason.\"\n\nThe 17-year-old was stabbed once in the back while she was socialising with friends in Amy's Park\n\nThroughout the trial it was never disputed that Ong-a-Kwie and the teenager were the two people who went into Amy's Park on the night Jodie was stabbed.\n\nThe pair blamed each other for the stabbing, while Ong-a-Kwie admitted burning his clothes with a cigarette lighter.\n\nJurors heard Jodie had her back to her attackers and the knife almost passed right through her body.\n\nAfter being stabbed the teenager screamed and fell into the arms of her boyfriend Eddie Coyle, the court was told.\n\nFrantic efforts were made to save her but she was pronounced dead in a petrol station in Gants Hill about an hour later.\n\nJodie's boyfriend Eddie Coyle described the motion the attacker used to stab her\n\nFollowing the verdict, Peter Chesney said his daughter's murder had \"destroyed my life\".\n\n\"I have no idea how I am going to continue with my life or even come to terms with the loss,\" he said.\n\nJodie's sister Lucy wrote in a victim impact statement that she had been \"dreading my life rather than looking forward to it\" following the 17-year-old's death.\n\n\"Jodie was not only my sister she was my best friend. Losing her is like losing half of myself.\"\n\nShe added that she was now \"anxious about everything\" as \"if someone as good and pure as Jodie could be murdered, it could happen to anyone and I spend everywhere I go looking over my shoulder because of it\".\n\nWitnesses described Amy's Park as being \"very dark\" at the time of the attack\n\nProsecutor Crispin Aylett QC told the jury Jodie was \"a victim of a brutal act of unprovoked violence\".\n\nHe described the girl's death as \"another example\" of the \"terrible consequences of the carrying and using of knives\".\n\n\"It seems every day now in our city another young life is lost to a knife,\" he said.\n\nDuring his evidence, Mr Petrovic admitted driving the group to Harold Hill but denied any knowledge of what happened in Amy's Park.\n\nHe told jurors he was \"glad he was arrested because he had nothing to hide\".\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "The Welsh Tories have said they are \"deeply sorry\" for the circumstances around a collapsed rape trial involving a former aide to Alun Cairns.\n\nRoss England caused the case's collapse when he gave evidence a judge had ruled inadmissible.\n\nEight months later he was selected to stand for the Conservatives in the 2021 Welsh Assembly elections.\n\nA spokeswoman said the party was sorry for the distress caused to the victim at the centre of the trial.\n\nA row over what Mr Cairns knew about the collapse of the court case led to his decision to quit as Welsh secretary on Wednesday.\n\nMr England had been accused by a crown court judge of sabotage.\n\nThe defendant James Hackett, a friend of Mr England's, was subsequently convicted of rape at a retrial.\n\nOn Thursday morning Lord Davies of Gower, who has been the chairman of the party in Wales since 2017, said he \"deeply regrets\" the situation has arisen but added: \"There will be an apology if I find out that one should be forthcoming.\"\n\nFollowing the interview a statement was sent to BBC Wales in which a party spokeswoman said: \"We are deeply sorry for the circumstances surrounding the collapse of the trial and the deep distress this must have caused the victim, her family and friends.\n\n\"Mr England has been suspended from the party and a full investigation is under way.\n\n\"We are proud to support the many women who work for or engage with our party and employ a strict ethical code for staff and volunteers as part of our human resource strategy.\"\n\nIn evidence to the April 2018 trial Mr England made claims of a casual sexual relationship with the victim, which she has denied.\n\nThe judge Stephen John Hopkins had earlier told the trial that evidence of the sexual history of the victim was inadmissible.\n\nHe told Mr England: \"You have managed single-handed, and I have no doubt it was deliberate on your part, to sabotage this trial… get out of my court.\"\n\nRoss England has been suspended as a candidate for the Vale of Glamorgan at the assembly election\n\nMr Cairns, the Conservative general election candidate for the Vale of Glamorgan, had claimed he did not know about Mr England's involvement in the collapse of the trial until last week.\n\nHe resigned from the cabinet after BBC Wales obtained an email from August 2018 that had been sent to him discussing the case.\n\nIn his resignation letter Mr Cairns said: \"I will co-operate in full with the investigation under the ministerial code which will now take place and I am confident I will be cleared of any breach or wrong doing.\"\n\nDavid TC Davies, the party's candidate for Monmouth, said he did not believe Mr England should be eligible to stand as a candidate for the Welsh assembly elections.\n\nOther candidates standing in the Vale of Glamorgan include Belinda Loveluck-Edwards for Welsh Labour and Anthony Slaughter for the Wales Green Party.\n\nThe close of nominations is 14 November.", "Hundreds of millions of pounds of care home fees paid by residents and local authorities are never reaching frontline services, claims a report.\n\nThe Centre for Health and Public Interest has revealed £1.5bn a year \"leaks out\" through rental payments, interest on loans, and profits.\n\nThe figure is 10% of the total annual income of the UK care home industry.\n\nThe think tank says some of this money could be used for frontline care if the industry were restructured.\n\nThe centre's study - which is part funded by Unison - analysed the accounts of 830 adult care home companies across the UK.\n\nThe average cost for a residential care home place in the UK is £32,084 per year, not including nursing care.\n\nThe study found that among the 26 largest care home providers, £261m of the money they receive to provide care goes towards repaying debt.\n\nOf this, £117m goes to related companies.\n\n\"Hundreds of millions of pounds a year leak out of the care home industry in the form of rental payments to offshore landlords, in the form of profit, in the form of management fees and in the form of rental payments again to offshore companies,\" CHPI director David Rowlands told Newsnight.\n\n\"Lots of debt has been loaded onto large care home companies by the companies that brought them and that means in some cases that 16% of all the money that is given over to care for a resident each week disappears out of the system to pay off those high cost loans.\"\n\nMore than 90% of all care home services are now provided by the private sector.\n\nNick Hood, a senior analyst at Opus restructuring, said: \"The average interest rate paid by the major care home operators in 2017 was 11.8%, which means that they were paying over £235m a year in interest and that's money that could be going to frontline care, but isn't.\"\n\nHe said some estimates suggest this financing model pushes up the cost for a care home resident \"by anything between £100 and £200 a week\".\n\nAccording to the Health Foundation think tank, £4.4bn per year will be needed by 2023 just to stabilise the market.\n\nOne of Britain's largest care home groups, Four Seasons Health Care, went into administration earlier this year after struggling to repay debts.\n\nOne of their homes - Ross Wyld in north-east London - closed the year before after they were unable to renegotiate the renewal of their lease.\n\nAlan Lazurus's mother, Hettie, was one of the residents forced to relocate.\n\n\"She was 93, she was obviously getting on but she wasn't actually senile or had dementia at that stage,\" he said.\n\n\"You put someone into a nursing home - you certainly expect there would be a longevity for her.\"\n\nFour Seasons declined to comment on the closure of Ross Wyld.\n\nThe CHPI is calling for A Care Home Transparency Act, so that those paying for care in a care home know exactly where their money goes.\n\nYou can watch Newsnight on BBC Two at 22:30 on weekdays. Catch up on iPlayer, subscribe to the programme on YouTube and follow it on Twitter.", "A woman who was stuck in a flood-hit shopping centre in Sheffield says she saw people buying pyjamas from Primark as they planned to spend the night there.\n\nDozens of people were trapped overnight at Meadowhall and bedded down on benches and chairs after \"Biblical rain\" hit the city on Thursday.\n\nBecky said people were buying \"their own pyjamas from Primark\" to make their overnight stay more comfortable.", "Disney+ will be accessible through smart TVs as well as smartphones and tablets\n\nDisney's streaming service, which will include the likes of Star Wars, Marvel, Pixar and National Geographic, is hitting the UK on 31 March.\n\nDisney+ will also arrive in Germany, France, Italy, Spain on the same date, having already soft-launched in the Netherlands.\n\nThe service's biggest launch will be The Mandalorian, Jon Favreau's TV series set in the Star Wars universe.\n\nThe US gets the hotly-anticipated show when Disney+ launches on 12 November.\n\nThe service will eventually be the exclusive home of Star Wars films and other spin-off content\n\nDisney, which will rival services including Apple TV+, Netflix, Amazon Prime and the upcoming Britbox, will feature many staples from its own back catalogue, including Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, Pinocchio, Dumbo and Bambi.\n\nThe studio's films have taken $8.3bn (£6.4bn) at box offices worldwide so far this year, and account for about $4 in every $10 spent at North American cinemas. It also spent $70bn on 20th Century Fox in March, so is able to able to incorporate content such as the first 30 seasons of The Simpsons.\n\nBut according to Tech Radar, just seven of the 23 hugely successful Marvel films will be initially available to watch, partly due to rights issues and also because \"it's possible that Disney doesn't want to make its entire Marvel movie catalogue available right away - there are DVD and Blu-ray sales to maintain after all\".\n\nTom Hiddleston's Loki is reprising his role as the god of mischief in the Marvel TV series\n\nDisney+ will be hosting Marvel TV series including Loki, starring Tom Hiddleston, and The Falcon and The Winter Soldier, starring Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan, although they're not expected to hit screens until at least next year and beyond.\n\nBut Marvel boss Kevin Feige recently told Bloomberg that Marvel fans will need to watch the Disney+ shows to keep on top of plotlines for the Marvel films.\n\nBloomberg reported: \"If you want to understand everything in future Marvel movies, he says, you'll probably need a Disney+ subscription, because events from the new shows will factor into forthcoming films such as Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.\n\n\"The Scarlet Witch will be a key character in that movie, and Feige points out that the Loki series will tie in, too. 'I'm not sure we've actually acknowledged that before'.\"\n\nDisney+ will cost: $6.99 in the US per month, but the UK price is yet to be announced.\n\nFollow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.", "Last updated on .From the section Cricket\n\nDawid Malan hit the fastest T20 century by an England batsman as the tourists crushed New Zealand by 76 runs in Napier to level the five-match series with one game remaining.\n\nOn an astonishing night, Malan struck 103 from 51 balls to become the second England player to make a T20 ton.\n\nCaptain Eoin Morgan made 91 from just 41 balls as England posted their highest T20 total of 241-3.\n\nLeg-spinner Matt Parkinson took 4-47 as New Zealand were dismissed for 165.\n\nThe final match takes place in Auckland on Sunday at 01:00 GMT.\n\nIn a brutal display, Malan reached three figures from just 48 balls, hitting a ragged New Zealand attack for nine fours and six sixes.\n\nHe and Morgan put on 182 runs - the highest stand for England in a T20 international - in just 12.2 overs.\n\nAlex Hales is the only other England international to make a T20 century, having made an unbeaten 116 from 64 balls against Sri Lanka in 2014.\n\nNew Zealand could not match England's hitting as they were dismissed with 19 balls remaining, with all five of England's bowlers claiming at least one wicket.\n• None Morgan hails England's batting display as one of their best\n\nEngland were 18-1 in the early stages of the match but that was a distant memory by the time Morgan was dismissed in the final over.\n\nNapier might be a small ground but Morgan and Malan produced a stunning display of hitting to power England to their match-winning total.\n\nNo bowler was allowed to settle. Leg-spinner Ish Sodhi had his final over smashed for 28 by Malan while Blair Tickner, so economical in the third T20, was taken for 50 from his four overs.\n\nThe two came together in the eighth over and Morgan showed his intent as he dispatched his sixth ball for six. Helped by New Zealand's poor discipline, the two plundered the bowling - Morgan hit straight while Malan went square.\n\nThey never looked troubled, their hard hitting allowing the ball to evade the fielders. Malan's half-century came from 31 balls, while Morgan's, brought up just three balls after Malan, was from 21. From there, the pace only accelerated.\n\nDot balls were a rarity in the final few overs as Malan moved smoothly towards his century. His sixth six of the evening, brought up off New Zealand's premier bowler Trent Boult, took him to a superb century.\n\nIt looked as though Morgan would match him as he swiped the third ball of the final over for six, but he holed out in the deep to fall nine runs short.\n\nThe England captain had said at the toss that he would have bowled first. As he left the field, he may have been relieved that the decision was taken out of his hands.\n• None Malan and Morgan hit 29 boundaries between them, including 13 sixes\n• None There were just nine dot balls in the final 10 overs\n• None Malan and Morgan's 182-run stand is the fourth highest in all T20 internationals\n• None Malan is the first player to register more than four 50+ scores in his first 10 T20Is\n• None Morgan now has the fastest half-century in T20 and ODI cricket for England\n\nNew Zealand had the chance to clinch a series victory and, having dismissed Jonny Bairstow cheaply and trapped Tom Banton lbw just as his innings began to fire after opting to bowl, they were in a strong position.\n\nHowever, their discipline crumbled as Malan and Morgan attacked, with even the returning Boult unable to stop the boundaries from flowing.\n\nThey made a frenetic start with the bat, racing to 49-0 inside the first four overs as Martin Guptill hit Chris Jordan out of the ground, but the innings stuttered along.\n\nOnly five players reached double figures and stand-in captain Tim Southee was the top-scorer as he hit out from the number eight spot.\n\nEngland's fielding was not at its best, with Pat Brown dropping two chances off Parkinson, but ultimately it was enough to take the series into a deciding match.\n\n'It was a lot of fun' - what they said\n\nEngland batsman Dawid Malan, speaking to Sky Sports: \"It's not often in your career everything comes off, it was a lot of fun out there.\n\n\"I felt rusty in the first game of the series but it's felt smoother and smoother. I said this morning that I felt I had got rid of the rust and thankfully it clicked here.\n\n\"Morgs came out and changed the momentum of the game and I piggy-backed that.\"\n\nEngland bowler Steven Finn on Test Match Special: \"It was a professional performance from England. They managed to turn the screw when needed.\n\n\"Dawid Malan takes pride in being able to pace his innings, judge who to attack and when to attack them and he did that really well today.\"\n\nEngland captain Eoin Morgan: \"It was quite a clinical performance. Myself and Dawid have played for a long time together at Middlesex and we know each other pretty well.\n\n\"It was enjoyable, we had a lot of laughs out there. It was a beautiful wicket to bat on.\"\n\nNew Zealand stand-in captain Tim Southee: \"That can happen in Twenty20 cricket, in two days time we've got another chance to go out and win the series.\n\n\"You have to go out and believe when you're chasing a target like that, we got off to a good start but whenever we looked like getting away they took wickets.\"", "The Conservatives say they will make it easier for doctors and nurses from around the world to work in the UK after Brexit, if they win the election.\n\nThe party would introduce an \"NHS visa\" as part of a promised \"points-based immigration system\".\n\nBut Labour said the policy was \"full of holes,\" with nothing to say about low-paid nurses and other hospital staff.\n\nAnd the Royal College of Nursing said \"more ambitious\" plans were needed to address NHS staffing shortages.\n\nThe Conservatives plan to end free movement of workers from EU countries when the UK leaves the EU - something they have promised will happen on 31 January if they are returned to power on 12 December.\n\nThe party would introduce a \"points-based system\" for migrant workers from EU and non-EU countries.\n\nIt has yet to spell out in detail how this will work - but it has announced that extra points will be awarded for coming to work in the NHS.\n\nThe cost of applying for a visa would also be reduced from £928 to £464 for medical professionals, and they would be guaranteed a decision within two weeks, under Tory plans.\n\nThose granted an NHS visa would also be allowed to pay the annual £400 compulsory health insurance charge out of their salary.\n\nSpeaking during a campaign visit to the East Midlands, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the proposals would make it easier for \"talented\" medical staff to get visas.\n\nThe Conservatives have already announced a fast-track visa route to attract specialists in science, engineering and technology.\n\nThey have also previously said they will scrap the cap on the number of skilled workers, such as doctors, from the EU and elsewhere, after Brexit.\n\nThe party is considering scrapping the minimum salary requirement of £30,000 for skilled migrants seeking five-year visas.\n\nWhen asked if there would be more people from overseas working in the UK under a future Conservative government, Home Secretary Priti Patel did not answer directly but said the public wanted \"controlled immigration\".\n\nFinding staff from outside the UK to come to work in the health service is as important as ever.\n\nBut those who wish to do so are often surprised at the fees they have to pay for the privilege.\n\nTo address this, the Conservatives plan to halve the £928 visa cost for NHS staff and their dependents.\n\nBut the £400 surcharge to cover their healthcare costs if they are from outside the EU won't be reduced, nor will the levy paid by the NHS and other employers if they hire foreign workers.\n\nSo it may be a move in the right direction, but if the health service badly needs trained doctors, nurses and others from abroad, it might be asked why they should pay any fees for visas or healthcare?\n\nThe Cavendish Coalition, representing a range of health and care organisations, says any steps towards tackling the high vacancy rate are welcome, but by not covering social care the policy is not ambitious enough.\n\nThese groups want any incoming government to recruit and employ any necessary workers from outside the UK \"without criteria\".\n\nThe Royal College of Nursing said a failure to train enough nurses was forcing the NHS to \"recruit overseas in the short-term\".\n\nRCN chief executive Dame Donna Kinnair said she wanted to see a fairer immigration system that valued skills and did not fixate on \"arbitrary targets\".\n\n\"But the devil will be in the detail and we cannot be satisfied by rhetoric alone,\" she said.\n\n\"There are tens of thousands of unfilled nursing jobs and we need more ambitious plans than this to address it.\"\n\nShe added it was \"immoral and heartless\" to continue to make nurses contribute towards \"the same services they keep running\" through the health insurance charge.\n\n\"It should be abolished, not spread out every month,\" she said.\n\nLabour's Diane Abbott accused the Conservatives of using \"dog-whistle anti-migrant rhetoric\"\n\nLabour also attacked the lack of detail in the Conservative plans.\n\nShadow home secretary Diane Abbott said: \"The Tories are tying themselves in knots over immigration. They use dog-whistle anti-migrant rhetoric but are forced to accept we need migrant workers for key sectors, not just the NHS, but many more besides.\n\n\"This policy is full of holes, with nothing to say about the nurses earning below their income threshold, as well as all the cooks, cleaners, hospital porters and others who are vital to hospitals, and nothing at all about their right to bring family members here.\n\n\"Labour's immigration policy is rational and fair and will prioritise attracting the people we need, and treat them as human beings.\"\n\nLiberal Democrat home affairs spokeswoman Christine Jardine said that, even with the visa application costs reduced for medical professionals, the £464 charge still amounted to a \"nurse tax\".\n\nMore than 12% of the NHS workforce reported their nationality as not British, according to a report published last year.\n\nThe biggest group of foreign NHS workers are from the EU - 56 in every 1,000 - but, the report added, the number of new staff coming from the EU is falling, and that this decline particularly applies to nurses.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nDo you have any other questions about elections in the UK?\n\nIn some cases your question will be published, displaying your name and location as you provide it, unless you state otherwise. Your contact details will never be published. Please ensure you have read the terms and conditions.\n\nUse this form to ask your question:\n\nIf you are reading this page and can't see the form you will need to visit the mobile version of the BBC website to submit your question or send them via email to YourQuestions@bbc.co.uk. Please include your name, age and location with any question you send in.", "Wearing glasses at work has become an emotive topic in Japan following reports that some firms have told female employees to remove them.\n\nSeveral local news outlets said some companies had \"banned\" eyewear for female employees for various reasons.\n\nAmong them, some retail chains reportedly said glasses-wearing shop assistants gave a \"cold impression\".\n\nThat has sparked heated discussion on Japanese social media over dress practices and women in the workplace.\n\nThe Nippon TV network and Business Insider were among the outlets to report on the issue, which looked at how firms in different industries prohibit women from wearing glasses.\n\nThey included safety reasons for airline workers, or being unable to see make-up properly for women working in the beauty sector.\n\nIt was not clear whether the so-called \"bans\" were based on company policies, or rather reflected what was socially accepted practice in those workplaces.\n\nBut the topic has led to heated debates on social media.\n\nThe hashtag \"glasses are forbidden\" has been popular in Japan and the topic continued to attract tweets on Friday.\n\nKumiko Nemoto, professor of sociology at Kyoto University of Foreign Studies, said people in Japan were reacting to the \"outdated\" policies.\n\nShe said: \"The reasons why women are not supposed to wear glasses... really don't make sense. It's all about gender. It's pretty discriminatory.\"\n\nShe added that the reports reflected \"old, traditional Japanese\" thinking.\n\n\"It's not about how women do their work. The company... values the women's appearance as being feminine and that's opposite to someone who wears glasses,\" Prof Nemoto said.\n\nThe discussion has echoes of a recent workplace controversy in Japan over high heels.\n\nActor and writer Yumi Ishikawa launched a petition calling for Japan to end dress codes after being made to wear high heels while working at a funeral parlour.\n\nThe movement attracted a stream of support and a strong social media following.\n\nSupporters tweeted the petition alongside the hashtag #KuToo in solidarity with her cause, mirroring the #MeToo movement against sexual abuse.\n\nThe slogan plays on the Japanese words for shoes \"kutsu\" and pain \"kutsuu\".\n\nYumi Ishikawa submitted her petition to the Japanese government in June\n\nCampaigners say that wearing high heels is seen as obligatory when applying for jobs.\n\nSupporters were further aggravated after a Japanese minister said it is \"necessary\" for companies to enforce dress codes that mandated high heels.\n\nProf Nemoto said there continues to be discussion by women in Japan \"criticising the high heel\" policies.\n\n\"Women are evaluated mostly on their appearance,\" she said. \"That's the message that these policies are sending, at least.\"\n\nHave you ever been told what to wear or not to wear at work? You can share your experience by emailing katie.hope@bbc.co.uk .\n\nPlease include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. You can also contact us in the following ways:", "Designer clothing was taken in the break-in and a car and a van were also damaged.", "Police were called to Hillingdon Civic Centre on High Street in Uxbridge\n\nAn 18-year-old man has been stabbed to death in a west London council's central offices.\n\nThe victim was stabbed in the chest in Hillingdon Civic Centre on High Street, Uxbridge, at about 16:40 GMT.\n\nHe was taken to hospital but pronounced dead less than an hour later. Another teenage boy was also stabbed during the attack.\n\nA 17-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder, Scotland Yard said.\n\nThe other injured teenager suffered a knife injury to his ear, but his injuries were not considered life-threatening.\n\nAnother teenager suffered a knife injury to his ear during the attack\n\nThe Met has granted itself enhanced stop-and-search powers, under section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act.\n\nThis allows officers to search anyone in a designated area without \"reasonable grounds\".\n\nDet Ch Insp Noel McHugh described the stabbing as \"a tragic loss of life\".\n\nHillingdon Civic Centre was cordoned off by police tape while forensic officers investigated\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "A Sheffield business is warning drivers in Sheffield of a large build-up of surface water on the A61.\n\nStaves Estate Agents, on Chesterfield Road, Woodseats shared the video of cars driving through water.\n\nMuch of the area has been affected by the recent heavy rainfall , prompting South Yorkshire Police to warn motorists to \"please drive with caution and reduce speed to allow time to react.\"", "Last updated on .From the section Scotland\n\nScotland Women thumped Albania to maintain their emphatic start to Euro 2021 qualifying Group E.\n\nAfter opening their campaign with an 8-0 rout of Cyprus, the Scots started strongly in Elbasan with Claire Emslie and Jane Ross scoring before the break.\n\nErin Cuthbert and debutant Hannah Godfrey added further goals as Christie Murray rounded off the scoring.\n\nScotland are second in the group, three points shy of Finland, who have played a game more.\n\nThe result means Shelley Kerr's team have scored 13 goals and conceded none in their opening two matches.\n\nThey are next in qualifying action away to Cyprus on 9 April.\n• None Kerr wants more despite Albania rout\n\nScotland's previous visit to Albania, 14 months ago, brought a rousing 2-1 victory that sealed their passage to this year's World Cup. By comparison, this was an absolute cruise for a Scotland team which never hit top gear but frankly never needed to.\n\nIn the early skirmishes, they stretched and lacerated a largely hapless foe with the panache of their wide players and the slickness of their passing.\n\nEmslie and Emma Mitchell on the left flank, and debutant Kirsty Hanson on the right, made foray after telling foray. Hanson in particular was a constant menace, crossing for Ross to head over with 90 seconds gone then swaggering inside to blast a left-foot drive that was tipped away by Viola Rexhepi.\n\nThe early siege bore fruit when Emslie prodded in with 15 minutes gone, pouncing on a chance at the back post after Ross had glanced on a Hanson delivery.\n\nThe forward did likewise nine minutes later, seizing on a horrible spill from Rexhepi to plunder her 60th Scotland goal.\n\nThere should have been more before the break, Ross and Lisa Evans coming closest. A 2-0 advantage was a meagre reflection of their supremacy.\n\nCaroline Weir fizzed over seven minutes into the second half before a delightful manoeuvre yielded Scotland's third.\n\nEvans danced clear down the right, and slid back towards Weir, whose sumptuous dummy let the ball roll in to the path of Cuthbert. The Chelsea forward, an unusually understated presence until then, caressed brilliantly beyond Rexhepi.\n\nPlay continued to flow in an inexorable torrent towards the home goal. Ross' header was too weak to trouble Rexhepi, but Cuthbert's curler from the left was poked in a trifle clumsily by Godfrey at the second attempt.\n\nWhat little resistance Albania had offered early in proceedings had now been eroded. Hanson struck the bar with a cross from a piercing drive up the left, before Murray was allowed the freedom of the home box to delicately stroke home from another neat Evans cut-back.\n\nOn her international bow, Hanson was an outstanding architect of Scotland chances, appearing on either flank and filleting the Albanian defence.\n\nWhen she scurried her way into space, her deliveries were crisp and accurate and she was twice unlucky not to cap her debut with a goal.\n\nA late call-up for Martha Thomas, who was also in line for a first Scotland outing, Hanson has given Kerr another exciting attacking option.", "A New York judge has ordered President Donald Trump to pay $2m (£1.6m) for misusing funds from his charity to finance his 2016 political campaign.\n\nThe Donald J Trump Foundation closed down in 2018. Prosecutors had accused it of working as \"little more than a chequebook\" for Mr Trump's interests.\n\nCharities such as the one Mr Trump and his three eldest children headed cannot engage in politics, the judge ruled.\n\nMr Trump hit out at the ruling, saying \"every penny\" went to charity.\n\n\"I am the only person I know, perhaps the only person in history, who can give major money to charity ($19m), charge no expense, and be attacked by the political hacks in New York State,\" he wrote in a statement posted to Twitter.\n\nHe accused New York's attorney general, Letitia James, who brought the civil lawsuit, of \"deliberately mischaracterising this settlement for political purposes\" and called New York \"a corrupt state\".\n\nJudge Saliann Scarpulla said Mr Trump had \"breached his fiduciary duty\" by allowing funds raised for US veterans to be used for the Iowa primary election in 2016.\n\nThe money was raised in a televised fundraiser during a Republican primary debate that Mr Trump skipped.\n\n\"I direct Mr Trump to pay the $2,000,000, which would have gone to the Foundation if it were still in existence,\" the judge wrote, saying it must be paid by Mr Trump himself and should go to eight charities he has no relationship to.\n\nMr Trump said the case had been resolved and that he was \"happy to donate\" $2m to the Army Emergency Relief, Children's Aid Society, City Meals-on-Wheels, Give an Hour, Martha's Table, United Negro College Fund, United Way of Capital Area and the US Holocaust Memorial Museum.\n\nMs James said Mr Trump had admitted to \"personally misusing funds at the Trump Foundation\".\n\nShe had asked Judge Scarpulla to ban Mr Trump from ever running a charity again. However, this was not imposed.\n\nDonald Trump Jr, Eric Trump and Ivanka Trump - who were also directors of the Trump Foundation - are required to undergo mandatory training \"on the duties of officers and directors of charities\", Ms James said.\n\nThe case was opened following an investigation into the Trump Foundation by the Washington Post in 2016.\n\nYou may also want to watch:\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Trump impeachment: What you might have missed", "Hundreds queued for designer discounts at Chris Brown's house. The US singer announced that he would be selling clothes and accessories at a fraction of the normal price via social media.\n\nBrown previously received five years probation and a community service order for the assault of Rihanna, his girlfriend at the time.", "Risto Mattila photographed the \"ice eggs\" on Hailuoto Island on Sunday\n\nThousands of egg-shaped balls of ice have covered a beach in Finland, the result of a rare weather phenomenon.\n\nAmateur photographer Risto Mattila was among those who came across the \"ice eggs\" on Hailuoto Island in the Gulf of Bothnia between Finland and Sweden.\n\nExperts say it is caused by a rare process in which small pieces of ice are rolled over by wind and water.\n\nMr Mattila, from the nearby city of Oulu, told the BBC he had never seen anything like it before.\n\n\"I was with my wife at Marjaniemi beach. The weather was sunny, about -1C (30F) and it was quite a windy day,\" he told the BBC.\n\n\"There we found this amazing phenomenon. There was snow and ice eggs along the beach near the water line.\"\n\nMr Mattila said the balls of ice covered an area of about 30m (100ft). The smallest were the size of eggs and the biggest were the size of footballs.\n\n\"That was an amazing view. I have never seen anything like this during 25 years living in the vicinity,\" Mr Mattila said.\n\n\"Since I had a camera with me I decided to preserve this unusual sight for posterity.\"\n\nBBC Weather expert George Goodfellow said conditions needed to be cold and a bit windy for the ice balls to form.\n\n\"The general picture is that they form from pieces of larger ice sheet which then get jostled around by waves, making them rounder,\" he said.\n\n\"They can grow when sea water freezes on to their surfaces and this also helps to make them smoother. So the result is a ball of smooth ice which can then get deposited on to a beach, either blown there or getting left there when the tide goes out.\"\n\nSimilar sights have been reported before, including in Russia and on Lake Michigan near Chicago.\n\nIn 2016 residents of Nyda in Siberia found giant balls of ice and snow covering an 18km (11-mile) stretch of coastline.\n\nThey ranged from the size of a tennis ball to almost 1m (3ft) across.\n\nThe giant balls of ice and snow amazed villagers in Nyda, on the Yamal Peninsula in Siberia", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Part of the ceiling collapsed on Wednesday\n\nA localised water leak caused the ceiling of a West End theatre in London to collapse, an investigation has found.\n\nSeveral people were injured when part of the ceiling fell during a performance of Death of a Salesman at the Piccadilly Theatre on Wednesday.\n\nThe theatre's owners said Westminster City Council had \"deemed the venue safe for use\" and it could now reopen.\n\nFull performances are set to resume on Monday.\n\nAll shows at the theatre had been cancelled for the week, with three special \"scratch\" performances of the play being held at the Young Vic theatre instead.\n\nRescue units were sent to the theatre by London Fire Brigade after the collapse\n\nMore than 1,000 people had to be evacuated from the venue at the time of the collapse.\n\nFour were taken to hospital after three men and two women were treated at the scene by paramedics.\n\nThe Ambassador Theatre Group said permission to return to the theatre had been granted \"provided the affected area is covered and off-limits until repairs are completed\".\n\nIn a statement, it added an annual safety check had taken place at the theatre in February and the venue was also \"undergoing a multi-million pound modernisation and improvement programme\".\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Latest projections indicate an further £400m to £650m will be needed to complete the project, Crossrail Ltd said\n\nThe opening of London's Crossrail project will be delayed until 2021 as Europe's biggest infrastructure scheme is set to go another £650m over budget.\n\nThe route, to be known as the Elizabeth Line, was originally due to open in December 2018.\n\nCrossrail Ltd chief executive Mark Wild said services would be delayed to allow time for more testing.\n\nHe also said the cost of the project could reach £18.25bn, more than £2bn more than the original budget.\n\nThe Department for Transport said it was \"considering\" where this new funding would come from.\n\nThe cost was originally set at £15.9bn for the scheme, which will connect major landmarks such as Heathrow Airport and the Canary Wharf business district.\n\nHowever, Mayor Sadiq Khan, the government and Transport for London (TfL) had since agreed a figure of £17.6bn.\n\nBosses said in April that services would begin between October 2020 and March 2021.\n\nAnnouncing the latest delay, Mr Wild insisted services would begin \"as soon as practically possible in 2021\".\n\nHe added: \"The central section will be substantially complete by the end of the first quarter in 2020, except for Bond Street and Whitechapel stations where work will continue.\n\n\"We will provide Londoners with further certainty about when the Elizabeth line will open early in 2020.\"\n\nThe delay will allow more time to complete software development and allow safety systems to be tested.\n\nJust weeks ago I spoke to businesses up and down the Crossrail line and there was very little confidence with anything they were being told by the company.\n\nWell they were right. We are getting a drip-drip of delay and uncertainty.\n\nCrossrail's hopeful \"opening window\" of between October 2020 and March 2021 just got slammed shut. Now it'll open \"as soon as possible in 2021\".\n\nAnd then there's the extra cost. I suspect that will again come from London businesses through the precept, which was meant to be earmarked for other transport projects like the second phase of Crossrail.\n\nYes, this will be an incredible project when it's finished. But at the moment businesses will despair.\n\nThe line will make use of some existing track, but involves 26 miles of new tunnels connecting Paddington and Liverpool Street stations to improve rail capacity crossing the capital.\n\nEventually it will connect London to Reading and Shenfield.\n\nMike Cherry, chair of the Federation of Small Businesses, said the delay to the service is \"fast-becoming a national embarrassment\".\n\nHe said: \"Another delay to Crossrail is disappointing to see and will leave a sour taste in the mouths of businesses and commuters who had been preparing for the start of the service in 2020.\"\n\nMr Khan said he was \"deeply frustrated\" by the new delay.\n\nA spokesman for the Mayor said \"Further work is taking place immediately to assess Crossrail's latest cost estimates.\n\n\"TfL and the Department for Transport, as joint sponsors, will continue to hold the Crossrail leadership to account to ensure it is doing everything it can to open Crossrail safely and as soon as possible.\"\n\nThe Elizabeth Line had been due to open in December 2018\n\nAn estimated 200 million passengers will use the new underground line annually, increasing central London rail capacity by 10% - the largest increase since World War Two.\n\nCrossrail says the new line will connect Paddington to Canary Wharf in 17 minutes.\n\nIn May, Crossrail was criticised by the National Audit Office for running late and over budget, suggesting that bosses had clung to an unrealistic opening date.\n\nIn a statement it said: \"It is only over the last year that the new Crossrail leadership has established the full complexity of finishing the software development and signalling systems, while getting the necessary safety approvals to complete the railway.\n\n\"Full testing is due to get under way next year and there can be no shortcuts on this hugely complex project.\"", "Nigel Farage: \"We are the challengers here in south Wales\"\n\nNigel Farage has said the Brexit Party will try \"for a few more days\" to agree an electoral pact with the Tories.\n\nCampaigning in south Wales, he said his party would beat Labour in \"many constituencies\" in the region if the Conservatives withdrew from the field.\n\nBut he also denounced Boris Johnson's deal with the EU as \"not Brexit\", calling it a \"short term political fix\" to win December's general election.\n\nHe also challenged the prime minister to a head-to-head debate on the deal.\n\nThe event took place on Friday in Little Mill near Pontypool, just over the border from the Labour-held constituency of Torfaen but located in the Tory-held constituency of Monmouth.\n\nSpeaking at a village hall, Mr Farage had this message for Mr Johnson: \"If you really believe that this is a great new deal, or as you said in the last couple of days a fantastic deal, if you are really trying to tell the British public this gets Brexit done, let's have a civilised head-to-head debate on what this EU treaty means and I'd be only be too happy to stand with Boris to talk this through.\"\n\nLast week, Boris Johnson rejected suggestions that he should work with the Brexit Party during the election.\n\nPlaid Cymru, Liberal Democrats and the Greens have agreed a pro-EU electoral pact in 11 of the 40 seats in Wales.\n\nRepeating his call for a leave alliance, Mr Farage said: \"if that leave alliance was put to the country it would win a very big majority\".\n\nBoris Johnson said last week he was \"always grateful for advice\" but would not enter into pacts\n\nMr Farage denied trying to split the vote and accused the Conservative Party of not wanting to come to \"any sort of accommodation\".\n\n\"I'm going to go on trying for a few more days and make the point that in Torfaen, and other constituencies here in south Wales, the Conservatives haven't won for a hundred years,\" he said.\n\n\"And they're not going to win here on 12 December, there is no chance of them winning.\n\n\"So I would make this urgent plea to Boris Johnson and others - don't split the Brexit Party vote here in south Wales.\n\n\"We are the challengers here in south Wales and if you're not in the field we will beat Labour in many of these constituencies.\"\n\nMr Farage said the prime minister should ditch his Brexit deal because \"it's not Brexit, it's a short term political fix and an attempt to win a general election\".\n\nHe urged Mr Johnson to \"make it clear that we absolutely have to leave\" the EU \"at some point in 2020, with or without any form of deal\".\n\nThat deal \"must be a trade deal, not one based on regulatory and political alignment\", he added.\n\nNigel Farage and MEP Nathan Gill meeting voters in Merthyr Tydfil ahead of May's European elections\n\nMr Farage said his party was ready to fight all the Welsh seats, if there was no pact with the Conservatives.\n\nAsked earlier on BBC Radio Wales how many seats his party would win, Mr Farage said: \"I've no idea. Do you know, when I launched the campaign for the European elections, going back to April this year, I had no idea how we would do.\n\n\"We comfortably topped the poll in Wales, coming first in many, many seats.\"\n\nAsked if he would publish an election manifesto, Mr Farage said he would produce what he called a \"contract with the British people\".\n\nHe said it was 95% ready and the party would launch it in the next few weeks.\n\nLaunched just seven months ago, the Brexit Party has four Welsh Assembly members, who were previously members of UKIP, the party Mr Farage used to lead.\n\nThere are also two Welsh Brexit Party MEPs.", "The Not Just a Boy in a Dress programme followed Lewis's \"very personal journey\", the BBC said\n\nA 15-year-old boy who was banned from performing his drag act at a school event has put on his own talent show.\n\nLast year, Castle High School and Visual Arts College in Dudley told Lewis Bailey his act was not permitted, saying it celebrated diversity but felt the performance was not \"appropriate\".\n\nLewis's own show at a working men's club \"went really well\", his mother Natalie, 38, said.\n\nA documentary on him is on the BBC iPlayer and will be broadcast on CBBC.\n\nLewis was banned from performing his drag act at the school's end-of-year talent show in 2018 and said he was upset by the decision.\n\n\"In the long run it worked out in his favour as he's had the chance to do other things,\" his mum said.\n\n\"Lewis has done shows on his own before but this was the first show he's put together himself.\"\n\nLewis, who has performed as Athena Heart, said he was \"very lazy\" but felt she was \"completely opposite... more outgoing\"\n\nSpeaking in the programme, Lewis said: \"Drag is amazing for me. All the negativity just disappears. I'm on that stage in front of people. It makes me feel like I'm wanted in the world.\n\n\"I am actually already trying to plan another performance... That's very important for me to help out and give what I can.\"\n\nThe event in September this year, called Proud To Be Different, attracted a crowd of about 50 or 60 people, said his mother.\n\n\"For every negative comment, there have been 30 to 100 positive comments,\" Natalie said.\n\n\"So I said that's what he needs to concentrate on. He's just amazing.\"\n\nLewis has raised money for The Albert Kennedy Trust, which said it helps keep \"LGBTQ+ young people safe and supported\"\n\nThe Not Just a Boy in a Dress TV programme followed Lewis's \"very personal journey\", the BBC said.\n\nAfter \"years of bullying and a prolonged and difficult estrangement from his biological dad - Lewis has finally found the strength\" to be confident in his own skin, it said.\n\n\"Gran makes his costume, sister Mariah does the choreography, sister Gemma helps with the publicity, stepdad Dale helps with the music and Mum is there for constant support,\" BBC publicity for the episode featuring Lewis said.\n\nHe was banned from performing his drag act at the school's end-of-year talent show in 2018\n\nLast year the school, now St James Academy, said: \"Our decision not to let Lewis perform was based on his age and the nature of his act.\n\n\"We are happy for Lewis to express his identity in whichever way he chooses, when it is appropriate for him to do so, as he did on Friday at our non-uniform day.\"\n\nThe episode from the My Life series will be broadcast on CBBC at 17:30 GMT on Monday.\n• None I was banned from prom for dressing in drag – now my story is a West End musical", "Patricia Arce was covered in red paint and had her hair cut off\n\nThe mayor of a small town in Bolivia has been attacked by opposition protesters who dragged her through the streets barefoot, covered her in red paint and forcibly cut her hair.\n\nPatricia Arce of the governing Mas party was handed over to police in Vinto after several hours.\n\nIt is the latest in a series of violent clashes between government supporters and opponents in the wake of controversial presidential elections.\n\nAt least three people have died so far.\n\nA group of anti-government protesters was blocking a bridge in Vinto, a small town in Cochabamba province in central Bolivia, as part of their ongoing demonstrations following the presidential election on 20 October.\n\nRumours spread that two opposition protesters had been killed nearby in clashes with supporters of incumbent president, Evo Morales, prompting an angry group to march to the town hall.\n\nPolice officers escorted Ms Arce to a health centre after the protesters released her\n\nThe protesters accused Mayor Arce of having bussed in supporters of the president to try and break a blockade they had set up and blamed her for the reported deaths, one of which was later confirmed.\n\nAmid shouts of \"murderess, murderess\" masked men dragged her through the streets barefoot to the bridge. There, they made her kneel down, cut her hair and doused her in red paint. They also forced her to sign a resignation letter.\n\nMs Arce was eventually handed over to the police who took her to a local health centre.\n\nProtesters also set alight parts of the town hall\n\nHer office was set alight and the windows of the town hall were smashed.\n\nThe person killed in clashes between supporters and opponents of President Morales was identified as 20-year-old student Limbert Guzmán Vasquez. Doctors said Mr Guzmán Vasquez had a fractured skull which may have been caused by an explosive device.\n\nHe is the third person to be killed since the clashes between the two sides erupted on 20 October.\n\nTension has been running high since election night when the results count was inexplicably paused for 24 hours.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. \"This is not Cuba neither Venezuela,\" Bolivian protesters chanted last month\n\nThe suspension prompted suspicions among supporters of opposition candidate Carlos Mesa that the result had been rigged to allow Mr Morales, who has been in power since 2006 to stay on for another five years.\n\nThe final result gave Mr Morales just over the 10-percentage-point lead he needed to win outright in the first round of the presidential election.\n\nElection observers from the Organization of American States (OAS) expressed their concerns and an audit by the body is currently underway. However, Mr Mesa has rejected the audit arguing that it was agreed without his or his party's input.\n\nMr Morales has accused Mr Mesa of staging a coup d'etat and supporters of each side have squared off in La Paz and other cities.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The ex-Welsh secretary declines to answer questions about a row that led him to quit\n\nA former minister has refused to answer questions on when he knew his former aide had \"sabotaged\" a rape trial, in his first interview since the story broke.\n\nAlun Cairns, who resigned as Welsh secretary on Wednesday, said he was \"determined to clear his name\".\n\nHis former aide was selected as an assembly candidate eight months after the trial collapsed.\n\nMr Cairns is facing pressure to quit as a general election candidate.\n\nHis former colleague Ross England told a rape trial in April 2018 that he had been in a casual sexual relationship with the victim - claims the victim had denied.\n\nHe was thrown out of court by the judge, who had ruled such evidence inadmissible, and the trial collapsed. The defendant James Hackett was subsequently convicted of rape at a retrial.\n\nMr Cairns had denied he knew about the trial's collapse until last week, but resigned after BBC Wales obtained an email addressed to him discussing the case - it had been sent in August 2018.\n\nAsked how he reconciled the differences between the statement and the email, Mr Cairns said: \"This is a highly sensitive situation, and I've taken this seriously throughout.\"\n\nAlun Cairn, standing with his mother Maragret (L) and his wife Emma (R), said he is \"determined to clear his name\"\n\nInterviewed with his mother Margaret and his wife Emma by his side, the politician said: \"The party has made a statement that has expressed sympathy to the victim. That is something I would absolutely fully support\".\n\n\"Now it's important to realise that I had nothing, no association in anyway with the trial and that I've stood aside as the secretary of state for Wales in order to give the cabinet office the space they need to fully look at all of the facts so they can come to a conclusion and a judgement.\n\n\"I'm keen to get on with the campaign of the general election. Of course people will judge all of the facts rather than trial by media.\"\n\nAsked by BBC Wales if he would stick to what he had said previously, he said: \"There is a due process\", referring to an investigation that will be carried out by the cabinet office.\n\nHe said Mr England \"left my employment some 13 months before the trial\", and that he had \"no communication from the court or the judge\".\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Boris Johnson denied his general election campaign had been thrown off course by a rape trial row\n\nIt was put to Mr Cairns that BBC Wales had spoken to sources within the Conservative Party who had been aware of the matter. Asked why he did not know about the situation if they did, he repeated his argument.\n\n\"Let the cabinet office look at all of the evidence, let them take into account all of the facts, and they will make the judgement rather than be faced by trial by media,\" he said.\n\nCriticising the comments, a Welsh Conservative source said: \"We can't go on for the next five weeks with this hanging over the party with the constant flow of damaging interviews like we've seen today\".\n\nRoss England has been suspended as a candidate for the Vale of Glamorgan at the assembly election\n\nMr Cairns resigned from the cabinet following the publication of the email earlier this week.\n\nLabour, Plaid Cymru and the Liberal Democrats have called for Mr Cairns to quit as a general election candidate, as has the rape victim at the centre of the case.\n\nThe email message on 2 August 2018 was sent to Mr Cairns by Geraint Evans, his special adviser. It was also copied to Richard Minshull - the director of the Welsh Conservatives - and another member of staff.\n\nIt said: \"I have spoken to Ross and he is confident no action will be taken by the court.\"\n\nIn December 2018, the former Welsh secretary endorsed Mr England's candidacy to represent the Vale of Glamorgan in the 2021 Welsh assembly election.\n\nAt the time of his selection to stand as an AM, Mr Cairns described Mr England as a \"friend and colleague\" with whom \"it will be a pleasure to campaign\".\n\nMr England was suspended as a candidate and as an employee last week after details of the court case emerged. The Welsh Conservative party said a \"full investigation will be conducted\".\n\nOther candidates standing in the Vale of Glamorgan for the 12 December general election include Belinda Loveluck-Edwards for Welsh Labour and Anthony Slaughter for the Wales Green Party.\n\nThe close of nominations is 14 November.", "Royal Mail is seeking a High Court injunction to stop a postal strike, claiming that the ballot of workers had \"potential irregularities\".\n\nThe company said it would make a formal application on Friday that the strike ballot \"was unlawful and, therefore, null and void\".\n\nA strike threatens to disrupt postal voting in the run-up to the general election as well as Christmas post.\n\nThe Communications Workers Union says it \"refutes\" Royal Mail's claim.\n\nThe ballot of 100,000 Royal Mail staff was held over job security and terms. No dates for a strike have yet been set.\n\nMembers of the Communications Workers Union (CWU) last month voted by 97% in favour of a nationwide strike, saying the company had failed to adhere to an employment deal agreed last year. Royal Mail rejects this, which is why there are no grounds for industrial action, it says.\n\nIn the company's statement on Friday, Royal Mail said it had evidence of CWU members coming under pressure to vote \"yes\" in the ballot.\n\nThis included, the company claimed, union members \"being encouraged to open their ballot papers on site, mark them as 'yes', with their colleagues present and filming or photographing them doing so, before posting their ballots together at their workplace postboxes\".\n\nRoyal Mail's procedures state employees cannot open their mail at delivery offices without the prior authorisation of their manager.\n\nCWU general secretary Dave Ward said: \"It will be clear to all our members and everybody connected with Royal Mail and this dispute, that the chief executive and his board will go to any lengths to deny the democratic mandate of our members to stand together and fight for their future and the very future of UK postal services.\"\n\nHe said the CWU had made it clear to Royal Mail that it was willing to talk, including through this weekend.\n\nA High Court hearing into Royal Mail's application for the injunction is expected to be heard early next week.\n\nRoyal Mail has previously told the union that if it removed the threat of industrial action for the rest of 2019, the company would enter talks without preconditions. But the CWU called Royal Mail's offer a \"stunt\" which the union would not fall for.\n\nIndustrial relations at the company have worsened this year, with frequent unofficial strikes breaking out.\n\nThe CWU has said the result of the ballot, held between 24 September and 15 October, represents the largest \"yes\" vote for national industrial action since the passing of the Trade Union Act 2016.\n\nThe union claims that up to 50,000 jobs are at risk at Royal Mail and Parcelforce, under plans to separate Parcelforce from the postal business. Shane O'Riordain, Royal Mail's managing director of regulation and corporate affairs, described this as \"unfounded speculation\"", "Last updated on .From the section Celtic\n\nA third Celtic fan has been stabbed and 12 Lazio supporters arrested following Thursday night's match in Rome.\n\nThe stab victim, thought to be a 20-year-old man, was treated in hospital for a back wound before being released.\n\nSeveral Celtic supporters were also attacked when a shuttle bus transporting them from the stadium broke down and was ambushed.\n\nPolice arrested 12 people known to be members of the Lazio Ultras group in connection with the bus attack.\n\nFireworks, bottles and other objects were thrown after the Europa League game, which Celtic won 2-1.\n\nIt is understood those arrested belong to the most extreme element of the Lazio support.\n\nIt is not thought that any Celtic fans sustained serious injuries after their bus was ambushed.\n\nIn the lead up to the game, two Celtic fans were stabbed by masked men outside the Flann O'Brien pub in the city.\n\nBoth were stabbed in the leg but their injuries are not life-threatening.\n\nOne of the men, aged 52, is still in hospital but the other has been released. Police said an investigation was ongoing.\n\nTensions were high after warnings that Lazio fans wanted revenge for a controversial banner unfurled by Celtic fans at a match in Glasgow last month.\n\nThe banner showed the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini hanging upside down.", "Election campaigns are a branch of the marketing industry. In the 21st Century, that means they have shifted online.\n\nThe appeal of social media platforms such as Facebook for someone with a message to sell is irresistible: they're cheap, fast, less regulated, and you can target much more specifically than through, say, billboard advertising.\n\nOnce upon a time, like say the middle of the twentieth century, the sources of media in our culture were finite. This was deleterious to democracy, because it limited scrutiny of power, information available to citizens, and led to excessive concentrations of power. But it may - may - have had some benefits in creating social solidarity. Establishing a set of facts that are commonly accepted helps keep a society glued together.\n\nNow the glue is gone, and we're being ripped apart by the forces of modern media. All our social media feeds - for those of us who are on social media, that is - vary according to interest. So what we know is very different. And the reason so many people, especially the young, are glued to social media is that their attention has been captured by the smartest engineers on the planet.\n\nThose engineers designed platforms which are the greatest cash cows in human history. Every time you do anything on these platforms, you provide them with information which allows anyone with a message to sell to target you. This is why the likes of Facebook (to coin a phrase) are also in essence a branch of the marketing industry.\n\nThis is boom time for those in the industry. But how do they work exactly? I asked the boss of a marketing agency that doesn't work for any UK political party. It's called BrainLabs.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. How election campaigns could target you online", "At the time of Ross England's (R) selection to stand as an assembly member, Alun Cairns (L) endorsed Mr England as a \"friend and colleague\"\n\nA rape victim has called on a UK cabinet minister to quit after his former aide - a Tory Welsh assembly candidate - \"sabotaged\" her trial.\n\nRoss England made claims about the victim's sexual history in an April 2018 trial which led to its collapse.\n\nWelsh Secretary Alun Cairns denied knowing about this, but BBC Wales has seen an email sent to him in August 2018 mentioning the matter.\n\nMr England was picked as the assembly election candidate in December 2018.\n\nMr Cairns has been asked to comment.\n\nAsked if the minister should resign, the victim - who worked for the Conservative Party - said: \"Absolutely. If he'd come out and condemned Ross [England] in the first instance, he wouldn't be in this position.\n\n\"I would like an apology from the party and Alun Cairns for selecting him in the first place. I can't believe that not one senior Welsh Conservative has said that what he did was wrong.\"\n\nThe email on 2 August 2018 was sent to Mr Cairns by Geraint Evans, his special adviser. It was also copied to Richard Minshull - the director of the Welsh Conservatives - and another member of staff.\n\nIt said: \"I have spoken to Ross and he is confident no action will be taken by the court.\"\n\nMr Cairns said he only became aware of Ross England's role in the trial's collapse when the story broke last week\n\nMr England, who was selected as the candidate for the Vale of Glamorgan, said he had given an \"honest answer\" while giving evidence at the rape trial of his friend James Hackett.\n\nMr England told the court he had a casual sexual relationship with the complainant - which she denied - despite the judge in the case making it clear that evidence of the sexual history of the victim was inadmissible.\n\nThe judge, Stephen John Hopkins QC, said to him: \"Why did you say that? Are you completely stupid?\n\n\"You have managed single-handed, and I have no doubt it was deliberate on your part, to sabotage this trial… get out of my court.\"\n\nHackett was subsequently convicted of rape at a retrial.\n\nMr England was suspended as a candidate for the Vale of Glamorgan and as an employee last week after details of the court case emerged and the party said a \"full investigation will be conducted\".\n\nMr England was selected to stand for the Welsh Conservatives for the 2021 assembly election\n\nAt the time of his selection to stand as an assembly member, Mr Cairns endorsed Mr England as a \"friend and colleague\" with whom \"it will be a pleasure to campaign\".\n\nA Welsh Conservatives source told the BBC: \"I can't really see how he [Mr Cairns] can possibly carry on - the toxic nature of these revelations could bring down the whole Conservative campaign in Wales.\n\n\"If he did have any decency he'd put the party and country first and resign.\"\n\nA spokeswoman for the Welsh Conservatives said: \"There is no new information from this leaked document confirming an informal conversation which took place a considerable time after the trial collapsed and is consistent with statements made.\n\n\"The full details of this case are still not known and we have taken action in writing to the court. All forthcoming information will be taken into account as the party conducts a thorough investigation.\"\n\nChristina Rees, Labour's shadow secretary of state for Wales, said the decision to select Mr England as a candidate was \"an error of judgement\" and called on Mr Cairns to resign.\n\nEchoing the call, Plaid Cymru MP Liz Saville Roberts said: \"At worst, Mr Cairns is complicit in the attempted cover up of his former staff member's actions which collapsed a rape trial.\n\n\"At best, he has displayed gross incompetence in judgement.\"\n\nIn the first of two statements issued on Thursday, Welsh Tory party chairman Lord Davies of Gower said the party only became aware of the \"full extent of the proceedings\" when Hackett's appeal process ended in October.\n\nHe said: \"We were fully aware that Ross England was involved as a witness in a sensitive case. We are also aware of the responsibility we have as employers.\n\n\"Since the end of the Appeal Court case, we have now been made aware of the full extent of the proceedings.\"\n\nMr England gave a speech at the Welsh Conservative conference in 2016\n\nIn a second statement, he said he could \"categorically state\" he and Mr Cairns were \"completely unaware of the details of the collapse of this trial until they became public this week\".\n\nMr England used to work for Mr Cairns in the Vale of Glamorgan and was selected as the party's candidate to fight for the constituency seat at the 2021 Welsh assembly elections.\n\nMr Cairns previously told BBC Wales he only became aware of Mr England's role in the trial's collapse when the story broke last week.\n\nIn a statement, he said he only became aware of the collapse of the trial \"some considerable time afterwards and had no knowledge of the role of Ross England\".\n\nMr England said he acted honestly during the collapsed trial and did not know that any evidence had been ruled inadmissible.\n\nThe victim said Mr England's Conservative selection \"shows how little respect they have for me\".\n\nShe added: \"It is completely shocking to me that Ross England would stand up in court and say these things given that they are untrue.\n\n\"He was asked if we worked together, and the answer to that is yes.\n\n\"Nobody asked him if we were in a sexual relationship or not. For him to just blurt that out proves to me that it was a formulated plan that he and whoever else conjured to try and derail the trial.\n\n\"I think it was an absolutely deliberate attempt to sabotage the trial.\"\n\nIn a statement, Mr England said: \"I gave an honest answer, honouring the oath I took to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.\n\n\"I complied fully with the conditions of the court before and after the trial.\"\n\nOne Conservative Party source told BBC Wales they called the party's Cardiff headquarters on the day the trial collapsed to inform management Mr England's actions led to that happening.\n\nJudge Hopkins went on to say he would be writing to Mr England's political allies in the hope they would take \"appropriate action\".\n\nLord Davies has said \"at no time\" had any party officials received any correspondence in relation to the matter.\n\nMr Evans and Lord Davies have also been asked to comment.", "Artwork: The Voyager spacecraft were launched in 1977\n\nData sent back by the two Voyager spacecraft have shed new light on the structure of the Solar System.\n\nForty-two years after they were launched, the spacecraft are still going strong and exploring the outer reaches of our cosmic neighbourhood.\n\nBy analysing data sent back by the probes, scientists have worked out the shape of the vast magnetic bubble that surrounds the Sun.\n\nThe two spacecraft are now more than 10 billion miles from Earth.\n\nResearchers detail their findings in six separate studies published in the journal Nature Astronomy.\n\n\"We had no good quantitative idea how big this bubble is that the Sun creates around itself with its solar wind - ionised plasma that's speeding away from the Sun radially in all directions,\" said Ed Stone, the longstanding project scientist for the missions.\n\n\"We certainly didn't know that the spacecraft could live long enough to reach the edge and leave the bubble to enter interstellar space.\"\n\nThe plasma consists of charged particles and gas that permeate space on both sides of the magnetic bubble, known as the heliosphere.\n\nMeasurements show that the identical probes have exited the heliosphere and entered interstellar space - the region between stars. Voyager 1 entered interstellar space in 2012, Voyager 2 crossed over late last year. The key sign in both cases was a jump in the density of plasma.\n\nThis showed that the spacecraft were passing from an environment with hot, lower density plasma characteristic of the solar wind and entering a region with the cool, higher density plasma thought to be found in interstellar space.\n\nThe boundary between the two regions is known as the heliopause.\n\nArtwork showing the heliosphere, along with the interstellar medium\n\n\"We saw the plasma density at the heliopause jump by a very large amount - a factor of 20, at this rather sharp boundary out there,\" said Prof Don Gurnett, from the University of Iowa.\n\n\"Actually, with Voyager One we saw an even bigger jump.\"\n\nThe findings suggest that the heliosphere is symmetrical, at least at the two points that the Voyager spacecraft crossed. The researchers say these points are almost at the same distance from the Sun, indicating a spherical front to the bubble - \"like a blunt bullet\", according to Prof Gurnett.\n\nThe results also provide clues to the the thickness of the \"heliosheath\", the outer region of the magnetic bubble. This is the point where the solar wind piles up against the approaching wind of particles in interstellar space, which Prof Gurnett likens to the effect of a snow plow on a city street.\n\nThe heliosheath appears to vary in its thickness. This is based on data showing that Voyager 1 had to travel further than its twin to reach the heliopause, where the solar wind and the interstellar wind are in balance.\n\nSome had thought Voyager 2 would make that crossing into interstellar space first, based on models of the magnetic bubble.\n\n\"In a historical sense, the old idea that the solar wind will just be gradually whittled away as you go further into interstellar space is simply not true,\" says Don Gurnett.\n\n\"We show with Voyager 2 - and previously with Voyager 1 - that there's a distinct boundary out there. It's just astonishing how fluids, including plasmas, form boundaries.\"", "A driver witnessed Andrew Lee Jones kicking the gull before finding it dead\n\nA man has been jailed for kicking and killing a gull.\n\nA driver witnessed Andrew Lee Jones, 38, from Tonypandy, Rhondda Cynon Taff, kicking the bird before finding it dead in the town on 1 May.\n\nAn RSPCA appeal resulted in CCTV showing the incident being provided by the council.\n\nJones pleaded guilty to one offence under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and was sentenced to 12 weeks at Merthyr Magistrates' Court on Friday.\n\nRSPCA inspector Simon Evans thanked the witness for coming forward, adding: \"This horrific incident was also caught on CCTV where the defendant was seen kicking the bird and using his foot to direct it into a corner of the car park.\n\n\"The bird had sustained other injuries before this attack - however, a post-mortem examination found that it would have been the blunt trauma injuries from the defendant's kick that would have been the most likely cause of death.\n\n\"There is no excuse for this kind of deliberate cruelty.\"\n\nJones was also ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £115.", "Mr Hammond said he felt \"aggrieved\" at his treatment by the party\n\nFormer Chancellor Philip Hammond is to leave Parliament \"with great sadness\" after deciding against standing as an independent in his Surrey constituency.\n\nMr Hammond lost the Conservative whip in September after defying Boris Johnson over a no-deal Brexit.\n\nAs a result, he cannot stand as a Tory candidate in Runnymede and Weybridge, which he has represented since 1997.\n\nHe said he would not stand as an independent as that would be a \"direct challenge\" to the party he loved.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by Philip Hammond This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nMr Hammond was among 21 Tory MPs thrown out of the parliamentary party in September for backing legislation designed to stop the UK leaving the EU without a deal - the so-called Benn Act.\n\nUnlike a number of the group, he has not had the whip restored after rebelling again earlier this month to back Labour calls for more time to scrutinise Boris Johnson's deal.\n\nThe PM blamed him and other former Tory rebels for stopping the UK leaving the EU on the 31 October deadline.\n\nIn a letter to constituents, Mr Hammond said he continued to feel \"aggrieved\" at his punishment given he had been a member of the party for 45 years and had served as an MP for more than two decades.\n\n\"The Conservative Party that I have served has always had room for a wide range of opinions and has been tolerant of measured dissent.\n\nPhilip Hammond was a constant by Theresa May's side despite reported disagreements\n\n\"Many parliamentary colleagues have defied the party whip on occasions without any action taken against them.\"\n\nBut he said he would not follow the lead of a number of former colleagues, such as Dominic Grieve and Anne Milton, who are standing as independents in the 12 December election.\n\n\"I remain a Conservative and I cannot therefore embark on a course of action that would represent a direct challenge in a general election to the party I have supported all my adult life,\" he said.\n\nHe said he would continue to make the case for a Conservative Party that was \"broad-based, forward-looking, pro-business and pro-markets\".\n\n\"I will remain an active party member and will continue to make the case for doing whatever is necessary to deliver a close negotiated future economic and security partnership with the EU.\"\n\nMr Hammond served as chancellor for three years under Theresa May, during which he angered Tory Brexiteers for his opposition to a no-deal exit and desire to maintain the closest possible trading relations with the bloc.\n\nBefore that was foreign secretary, defence secretary and transport secretary under David Cameron.\n\nHe acquired the nicknames Spreadsheet Phil and Box Office Phil for his attention to detail and somewhat dry political style.\n\nElsewhere, ex-minister Nick Herbert has joined the growing list of Tory MPs from the One Nation wing of the party deciding not to contest the next election, saying he would step down as MP for Arundel and South Downs to focus on his new role as chairman of the Countryside Alliance.\n\nOther leading Conservative figures who are leaving Parliament include Amber Rudd, Nicky Morgan, Rory Stewart and Margaret James.\n\nBut announcing her intention to stand as an independent in Guildford, Mrs Milton said she wanted to \"represent her constituency without being bound by party politics\".\n\nSorry, we're having trouble displaying this content. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "The outgoing European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has told the BBC he believes the UK will leave the EU by 31 January 2020, the end of the current extension period.\n\nHe told BBC Europe Editor Katya Adler that Brexit is \"a too-long story that has to be brought to an end\".\n\nOn Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s claim that he will negotiate a trade deal with the EU before the end of December 2020, Mr Juncker said some UK MPs think negotiating a deal will be easy, but discussions with Canada \"took years\".\n\nAnd he said he did not think Labour’s pledge to renegotiate the withdrawal agreement if it wins a majority in the general election was a realistic approach - although this would be an issue for his successor.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. David Bloch asked his mum: \"Would someone like me?\"\n\nA US mother has told the BBC of the overwhelming response she has received after tweeting about her lonely 21-year-old autistic son.\n\nKerry Bloch's son David has been non-verbal for most of his life but amazed his parents by asking his first question: \"Would someone like me?\"\n\nShe posted the comment on Twitter and received a deluge of heart-warming responses.\n\nAmong them was basketball star Joe Ingles who invited David to a game.\n\nKerry told BBC OS that David's question had taken her completely by surprise at their home in Neptune Beach, Florida.\n\n\"I could tell he was thinking or processing something. He then just looks at me and goes: 'Would someone like me?'\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by kerry bloch This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\n\"I was flabbergasted. That's the first question he has ever said to me. I left the room because I had to cry. I didn't want David to think I was upset.\"\n\nKerry says she told David she was sure there were \"thousands of people out there\" who would like him, adding: \"You're a wonderful boy.\"\n\nShe then logged on to Twitter and shared what had happened, with a picture of David.\n\n\"I sent it and didn't think anything about it. I'm not very computer-literate or internet-literate. My phone just kept making these constant ding ding ding noises. I checked and it was hundreds of notifications coming in.\"\n\nDavid has a rare immunodeficiency and only 20% of his immune system is working, Kerry explained.\n\nDavid Bloch, of Neptune Beach, Florida, suffers from an immunodeficiency disorder\n\nHe is home-schooled and his exposure to the outdoors is limited, she says.\n\n\"He's never been in school, he hasn't been allowed to be around children his age,\" said Kerry.\n\n\"He's never had a friend because of that so I know he's lonely, and we're doing the best we can to get him to have friends somehow. But he's smart enough to realise he wants a friend and he wants people to like him.\"\n\nThe thousands of responses include many from parents of other autistic children.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post 2 by Cathleen Burke This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nAustralian NBA star Joe Ingles, who recently revealed he and his wife Renae have a child with autism, invited David to a Utah Jazz basketball game.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post 3 by Joe Ingles This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nKerry said messages had also come from the military, fire and police departments and sports groups including David's favourite football team, the Jacksonville Jaguars.\n\n\"He's been running around the house just smiles. We've been trying to read every single message. We've been up to four or five in the morning,\" she said.\n\n\"I'm trying to reply to every single person. David does not want anybody to be left out, he loves everybody. I think he understands what it feels like to be left out so he wants to include everybody and just to tell everybody he loves them.\"", "In the first episode, British citizen Carolynne smuggled herself in a mobile home\n\nChannel 4 has defended itself over the broadcast of its new reality series Smuggled, 11 days after the deaths of 39 people in a lorry in Essex.\n\nThe start of the series, which sets eight British citizens the task of entering the UK using illegal means, was dropped from schedules last week.\n\nBut it aired on Monday evening and the Home Office said it was \"insensitive and irresponsible\" to show it so soon.\n\nChannel 4 argued the show was \"a matter of urgent public interest\".\n\nThe programme aimed to test the UK's border security by following the progress of eight people trying to smuggle themselves into Britain from various points in Europe without showing valid documentation.\n\nAs the eight are all British citizens, who would be able to produce valid passports if challenged, they are not committing a criminal offence, the Home Office has confirmed.\n\nAmong those featured in the first episode was a pensioner from Reading who hid inside a mobile home and successfully passed through French and English border controls.\n\nThe show's producers say they found major weaknesses with border checks and UK audiences should be shown these flaws.\n\nIt had initially been scheduled for broadcast on 28 October but was pushed back by a week after the 39 people, later confirmed as Vietnamese, were discovered in a refrigerated lorry trailer in Grays, Essex, on 23 October.\n\nThe family of one of those feared to be among the victims say they paid £30,000 to people smugglers.\n\nThe bodies were discovered in the lorry trailer in the early hours of 23 October\n\nA spokeswoman for the Home Office said \"broadcasting this programme so soon after the tragic incident at Grays is both insensitive and irresponsible\".\n\n\"Organised crime gangs have no respect for human life so it is reckless to provide a platform for the illegal activity that they facilitate,\" she said.\n\n\"Doing so can encourage them to exploit our border for profit, risking the lives of vulnerable, desperate people as they do so.\"\n\nOn social media, some viewers also criticised the broadcast.\n\n\"Congratulations on the most insensitive program [sic] of the year Channel 4,\" one person wrote on Twitter, while another asked: \"Poorly timed or just in poor taste, who knows?\"\n\nBut others praised the show, including Channel 4 News broadcaster Krishnan Guru-Murthy who called it \"fascinating\", saying: \"And it's making me think about the 39, and countless others. That's good.\"\n\nPsychologist Jo Hemmings added: \"Perhaps it's more important than ever that they show it.\"\n\nAt the start of the episode, a message on the screen read: \"On October 23rd 2019, 39 people were found dead in the back of a lorry on an industrial estate in Essex.\n\n\"This series was filmed before these tragic events took place.\"\n\nA spokesman for Channel 4 said: \"This documentary series investigates concerns that the UK Border Force is failing to adequately secure the UK from clandestine entrants.\n\n\"In line with our remit as a public service broadcaster this series, filmed in the summer, investigated the capability of Border Force and demonstrated the porous nature of our border which is exploited by criminals. The initial broadcast was postponed following the tragic news of the deaths of 39 people, found in a lorry container in Essex. More than ever, following this awful tragedy, the findings of the films have become a matter of urgent public interest.\"\n\n\"Filmed this summer, the programmes question the security of UK borders and give the viewing public a much broader insight into an important issue facing this country - which is part of our remit as a public service broadcaster.\n\n\"More than ever, following this awful tragedy, the shocking findings of the films have become a matter of urgent public interest.\"\n\nAnd responding to accusations they are giving a platform for the work of smuggling gangs, a Channel 4 statement continued: \"All of the methods of entry into the UK tested in the programme are well-documented and publicised methods used by illegal entrants and refugees.\n\n\"The only surprise in the programme is just how easy it is to enter the UK undetected.\"", "Ross England was selected to stand for the Welsh Conservatives for the 2021 assembly election\n\nThe Conservative Party has denied knowledge of Ross England's involvement in a rape trial collapse before he was selected as a candidate.\n\nMr England was accused by a Crown Court judge of deliberately sabotaging the trial in April 2018, by making claims about the victim's sexual history.\n\nThe defendant, James Hackett, was convicted following a retrial.\n\nSources had told BBC Wales the party knew about his involvement, but the Welsh party chairman denied this.\n\nIn the first of two statements issued on Thursday evening, Lord Davies of Gower said the party only became aware of the \"full extent of the proceedings\" when Hackett's appeal process ended earlier this month.\n\nHe said: \"We were fully aware that Ross England was involved as a witness in a sensitive case. We are also aware of the responsibility we have as employers.\n\n\"Since the end of the Appeal Court case, we have now been made aware of the full extent of the proceedings.\"\n\nIn a second statement, he said he could \"categorically state\" that he and Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns were \"completely unaware of the details of the collapse of this trial until they became public this week\".\n\nMr England used to work for Mr Cairns in the Vale of Glamorgan, and was selected as the party's candidate to fight for the constituency seat at the 2021 Welsh assembly elections.\n\nMr Cairns also told BBC Wales he only became aware of Mr England's role in the trial's collapse when the story broke earlier this week.\n\nThe party has suspended Mr England as a candidate and an employee and a full investigation will be conducted.\n\nHe has said he acted honestly during the aborted trial, and was not aware that any evidence had been ruled inadmissible.\n\nSpeaking to BBC Wales on Thursday, one Conservative Party source said they called the party's Cardiff headquarters on the day the trial collapsed to inform management that Mr England's actions had led to that happening.\n\nHe had been giving evidence at the trial of his friend, when he claimed to have had a casual sexual relationship with the victim, which she denies.\n\nThe judge Stephen Hopkins QC stopped the trial, asking Mr England: \"Why did you say that, are you completely stupid?\"\n\nThe judge continued: \"You have managed single-handed, and I have no doubt it was deliberate on your part, to sabotage this trial… get out of my court.\"\n\nThe judge added he would be writing to Mr England's political allies in the hope they would take \"appropriate action\".\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. A rape victim says Ross England had a \"formulated plan\" to wreck the trial of her attacker\n\nA separate source told BBC Wales: \"Richard Minshull [Director, Welsh Conservatives] got a letter around this timeframe about Ross because the party were his employer.\n\n\"Whether this letter was from the judge or not, I'm not sure, but he was certainly speaking with both Alun [Cairns - Welsh Secretary] and Byron [Lord Davies, chairman of the Welsh Conservatives] regularly regarding 'what to do about Ross.'\"\n\nThe victim has told BBC Wales that \"people in Conservative HQ know... I know that Alun Cairns knows what he did in court and they knew by that evening.\n\n\"Therefore for them to make him a candidate in their target seat for the Welsh assembly proves to me how little respect they have for me, how little respect they have for the criminal justice system.\"\n\nAfter three days of virtual silence, two statements from the Welsh Conservatives in two hours.\n\nThe last emphatic in its denial that neither Lord Davies, the party chair, nor Alun Cairns, the Welsh Secretary had any knowledge of the details of the collapsed rape trial until they were reported in the media this week.\n\nThe party will hope this draws a line under a hugely damaging row, just as they're about to embark on a general election campaign.\n\nIn April 2018, Ross England was working for the party when a Crown Court judge accused him of deliberately sabotaging a rape trial, precipitating a retrial.\n\nThe party say they were \"fully aware\" he was a witness in a sensitive trial and of their responsibility as an employer.\n\nIf, despite that full awareness, his employers did not realise for 18 months he'd caused the collapse of a criminal trial and been thrown out of court by the judge, it raises fundamental questions about supervision, vetting and candidate selection processes.\n\nMr Cairns has previously endorsed Mr England as a \"friend and colleague\" with whom \"it will be a pleasure to campaign\".\n\nOn Thursday, he said he only became aware of the collapse of the trial \"some considerable time afterwards and had no knowledge of the role of Ross England\".\n\nLord Davies said \"continued speculation from an unspecified source\" about what party officials or elected representatives knew was \"unhelpful\".\n\nHe also said \"at no time\" had any party officials received any correspondence in relation to the matter.\n\n\"As soon as it came to my attention, we acted immediately,\" he added.\n\n\"As chairman of the Welsh Conservative Party, I take all allegations concerning members, officials and elected representatives extremely seriously.\"", "Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson has said the party is taking legal advice over its exclusion from an ITV election debate.\n\nThe head-to-head event will feature only Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn, but Ms Swinson said it was wrong to exclude \"a voice of Remain\" and the only woman who could be the next prime minister.\n\nITV says it intends to offer viewers balanced election coverage.", "Almost two-thirds of homebuyers who used the government's Help to Buy scheme could have bought a home without it, an official report has said.\n\nHowever, they may not have been able to buy the house they wanted without the help, the report from the National Audit Office (NAO) found.\n\nIt also found that one in 25 of participants had household incomes of over £100,000.\n\nThe scheme did help boost the profits of building firms, the NAO said.\n\nIt was too early to determine if the scheme had delivered value for money for the taxpayer, the report said.\n\n\"Help To Buy has increased home ownership and housing supply, particularly for first-time buyers,\" Gareth Davies, head of the NAO, said.\n\n\"However, a proportion of participants could have afforded to buy a home without the government's help.\n\n\"The scheme has also exposed the government to significant market risk if property values fall, as well as tying up a significant public financial capacity.\n\n\"The government's greatest challenge now is to wean the property market off the scheme with as little impact as possible on its ambition of creating 300,000 homes a year by 2021,\" he said.\n\nThe scheme comes in two forms, Help to Buy loans and Help to Buy Individual Savings Accounts (Isas).\n\nIn the first version, the government lends up to 20% of the cost of a newly built property, or 40% within Greater London, so buyers need only a 5% deposit and a 75% mortgage to buy it.\n\nThose purchasing a new-build home are not charged interest for the first five years.\n\nThe Help to Buy ISA was launched later, in December 2015, and is open to first-time buyers in the UK.\n\nSavers receive a 25% bonus from the government when they withdraw the money they have saved to buy their first property. The maximum purchase price is £250,000, or £450,000 in London.\n\nThe maximum government bonus that someone can receive is £3,000, if they have saved £12,000.\n\n\"By 2023, the government will have invested up to £29bn in the scheme, tying up cash which cannot be used elsewhere,\" the NAO said.\n\nBigger firms made the most of the scheme.\n\nBetween 2013 and 2018 more than half the sales in England made by Redrow, Bellway, Taylor Wimpey, Barratt and Persimmon involved Help to Buy.\n\nPersimmon is the biggest beneficiary, with almost 15% of the sales made under the Help to Buy Scheme.\n\nPersimmon saw its annual profits top £1bn last year.\n\nLast year Persimmon's previous chief executive refused to answer questions about his £75m bonus, walking off-camera.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Last year Persimmon's previous chief executive refused to answer questions about his pay\n\nJeff Fairburn said it was \"unfortunate\" he had been asked about the payout, which was reduced from £100m after a public backlash.\n\nMike Amey, managing director of global investment management firm Pimco, has told the BBC that profit on a house sold by Persimmon had trebled since Help to Buy was introduced, \"roughly from £20,000 to £60,000\".\n\nFran Boait, executive director of campaigning body Positive Money, said: \"It's now beyond clear that rather than helping those who can't afford to buy a home, Help To Buy has mainly been a subsidy for a housing bubble, benefiting property developers and existing home owners.\"\n\nThe government's investment is expected to be returned from the scheme by 2032 after it closes in 2023. However, the size of the loans mean it is very much exposed to the performance of the housing market.\n\nFrom April 2021, the scheme will be restricted just to first-time buyers.", "UK drone pilots have until the end of November to register their details with the Civil Aviation Authority.\n\nThe mandatory requirement to register covers owners of drones or model aircraft weighing more than 250g (8.8oz). Owners of unregistered drones could then face the threat of a fine.\n\nAt the same time, the CAA is starting a service it hopes will reunite owners with their lost drones.\n\nA quarter of owners have lost a drone at some point, CAA research suggests.\n\nMost lost drones go missing because of malfunctions in flight, the research indicates. This includes losing battery power, loss of signal or technology failures.\n\nCAA spokesman Jonathan Nicholson said: \"Our aim is for the Drones Reunited platform to become an essential service for the drone community - the first port of call for anyone who has lost, or found, a drone.\"\n\nThe CAA said anyone who registered their drone would get free access to the service, which issues each device with a unique identification code.\n\nPilots who lose a drone will be able to record the loss via the CAA's drones-reunited site. Anyone who finds a downed drone bearing an ID number will be able to look it up on the site and inform its owner it has been located.\n\nRegistering craft weighing between 250g and 20kg costs £9 a year. Registered drone owners, who must be over 18, will need to pass an online test that quizzes them on using their device safely.\n\nAnyone who wants to fly a drone, including children, will also have to pass the test, which can be taken as many times as required.\n\nNot all owners must register by 30 November. Exemptions have been granted for members of several associations involved with flying model aircraft or other small, remotely controlled craft such as drones.\n\nThe five associations are\n\nSimon, Dale, chief executive of FPV UK, said it had opposed registration since it was announced. About 4,000 members of FPV UK are regular drone flyers.\n\n\"Registration will do nothing to improve safety or security because bad actors will not register their drones,\" he said.\n\nInstead, he said, the regulations would put people off model and drone flying.\n\nMr Dale said FPV UK would continue to actively oppose registration.\n\nHe added: \"Hopefully it will be scrapped before long, just like the dog licence.\"", "Councils are required to draw up a local development plan to reflect housing and business needs\n\nWrexham will miss out on nearly 800 affordable homes as a result of changes to a key housing blueprint, opposition councillors have claimed.\n\nThe Local Development Plan (LDP) for 3,400 new homes now expects 505 to be classed as affordable instead of 1,283.\n\nPlaid Cymru members claimed council officers had been pressurised by house builders who would benefit to the tune of millions of pounds.\n\nChief planning officer Lawrence Isted said developments had to be viable.\n\nLocal authorities are required to draw up an LDP to reflect expected housing and business needs, with the Wrexham plan looking ahead to 2028.\n\nDevelopers are generally asked to make some of the houses they build available as social or affordable housing below market rates, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.\n\nThe alterations partly follow an assessment by district valuers of the viability of two schemes - on Ruthin Road and Cefn Road - where more than 3,000 houses could be built.\n\nPlaid Cymru councillor Carrie Harper, who represents the Queensway area of Caia Park, said: \"Reducing the numbers of affordable homes allocated seriously jeopardises the plan as a whole and the decision seems to have been made as a result of developers putting pressure on officers and councillors.\n\n\"Why bother to have a long and detailed planning process if the goalposts can be moved at the very last minute?\"\n\nMr Isted defended the decision, saying: \"Whilst any reduction in affordable housing is to be regretted, the council must use the most up to date evidence available when presenting its case to the inspectors who are examining the LDP.\n\n\"The aspirations that we have for affordable housing must actually be deliverable and the LDP will have to adapt to reflect evidence of viability as well as of need.\"\n\nThe LDP is being examined in public on Thursday and Friday by independent inspectors who will take the decision as to how the plan, and the policy on affordable housing, is taken forward.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Fracking at Cuadrilla Resources site in Lancashire in August caused a 2.9 magnitude earth tremor\n\nEnergy company Cuadrilla has said it hopes to \"address concerns\" about fracking so that a moratorium announced by the government can be overturned.\n\nAt the weekend, ministers called a halt to the practice following research from the Oil and Gas Authority.\n\nIt raised concerns about the ability to predict fracking-linked earthquakes.\n\nBut Cuadrilla, which was forced to suspend work at its Preston New Road site after a series of tremors, said it would continue to give regulators data.\n\nIt said it hoped \"to address concerns so that the moratorium can be lifted\" and that the Bowland gas resource - which stretches across northern England - could be \"further appraised and developed\".\n\nOn Monday, Business and Energy Secretary Andrea Leadsom confirmed the \"effective moratorium\" in a written statement to the House of Commons.\n\nShe said it would be \"maintained until compelling new evidence is provided which addresses the concerns around the prediction and management of induced seismicity\".\n\nHowever, the government is under pressure to make the ban permanent, amid concerns ministers - who have previously been supportive of fracking - are using it as an election ploy.\n\nFracking is a process in which liquid is pumped deep underground at high pressure to fracture shale rock and release gas or oil trapped within it.\n\nAssessment by the British Geological Survey in 2013 suggested there were enough resources in the Bowland resource across northern England to potentially provide up to 50 years of current gas demand.\n\nLocal communities and environmental groups have protested against fracking\n\nOthers, however, have questioned these findings.\n\nPreviously the government said shale development would provide opportunities for jobs and investment, and could play a \"key role\" in maintaining energy security.\n\nBut the industry has faced fierce opposition from both communities and environmental groups, at a time when there is growing concern about the role of fossil fuels in climate change.\n\nIt is not impossible, however, that the current moratorium could be lifted.\n\nFracking previously faced a moratorium during the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government that was overturned after just one year.", "Sim arrived at the school in 1988 after the toy shop he was living in closed down\n\nA school parrot has celebrated its 70th birthday with a special party.\n\nThe septuagenarian songbird named Sim, was sung happy birthday by the choir at the Rouge Bouillon School in St Helier, Jersey, and received a cake that was edible to both humans and birds.\n\nThe brightly coloured Amazon parrot has been the school's pet since 1988. In 1991 Sim survived a fire which destroyed part of the building.\n\nStudents help with his care, feeding him and cleaning his cage daily.\n\nSim is a particularly long-lived member of his species, with most Amazon parrots not living much beyond 50.\n\nHe was rehomed at the school after living in a toy shop which was forced to close.\n\nSim was treated to a special cake and singing from the school choir\n\nOne student said Sim was a great companion to spend time with if you were feeling lonely.\n\nDeputy head teacher Jess Doyle described the ageing parrot as having become a \"really big part of the school\" during her 30 years in education.\n\nShe said: \"When we have new children arrive at the school who may not speak English, we take them to go see him and he makes them feel very welcome.\"\n\nShe added that there must be \"thousands of people\" across the island with fond memories of Sim.", "OneCoin's promoters claimed it would deliver a \"financial revolution\"\n\nThe trial of a US lawyer accused of laundering some of the proceeds from the OneCoin cryptocurrency \"scam\" has begun in New York.\n\nMark Scott is accused of routing approximately $400m (£310m) out of the US while trying to conceal the true ownership and source of the funds.\n\nSome is alleged to have ended up in Bank of Ireland accounts.\n\nProsecutors claim he also spent some of the fraud's proceeds on a yacht, three homes and a Ferrari car.\n\nThey add that while the accused had earned hundreds of thousands of dollars a year in his role as a partner at a top-ranked law firm, this was \"a fraction of the money he was paid to launder OneCoin fraud scheme proceeds\".\n\nA recent filing by his lawyers indicate that they expect the government will prove that money that originated with OneCoin was indeed invested in funds controlled by the defendant.\n\nA BBC podcast about OneCoin's missing co-founder Dr Ruja Ignatova has drawn attention to the scheme\n\nBut they point to the fact that Mr Scott previously told the FBI that that he had asked a colleague to look into rumours that OneCoin might be a \"pyramid scheme\" before getting involved, and had been reassured \"there was nothing illegal going on\".\n\n\"The central issue at trial will be whether or not Mr Scott knew OneCoin was operating a criminal scheme,\" they add.\n\nMr Scott faces one charge of conspiracy to commit money laundering and another to commit bank fraud.\n\nHe has pleaded not guilty.\n\nThe judge in the case has said it is likely to last between two to three weeks.\n\nUS-based investors claiming to have been defrauded by the scheme are also attempting to sue Mr Scott for recompense in a related case.\n\nIn total, investigators believe as much as £4bn sterling has been raised globally via what is said to have amounted to a Ponzi scheme, with investors based in Uganda, China and the UK, among other countries.\n\n\"OneCoin used the success story of Bitcoin to induce victims to invest under the guise that they, too, could get rich through their investments,\" New York state attorneys say in one filing.\n\n\"This was, of course, completely false because the price of OneCoin was a fiction and not based on supply and demand.\"\n\nAmong the evidence the prosecutors intend to present is testimony from one investor who they say wired thousands of dollars for a OneCoin package to a German entity, which in turn sent millions of euros directly to the defendant's investment funds.\n\nOthers involved in OneCoin are also facing prosecution.\n\nThe man alleged to be one of the scheme's leaders, Konstantin Ignatov, was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport in March.\n\nAnd one of its co-founders, Sebastian Greenwood, was extradited from Thailand to the US following an operation involving the FBI in November 2018.\n\nHowever, the Bulgarian-based organisation behind OneCoin Ltd continues to operate and denies all wrongdoing.\n\n\"OneCoin verifiably fulfils all criteria of the definition of a cryptocurrency,\" it said in a recent statement given to The Missing Cryptoqueen, a BBC podcast.\n\nIt added: \"Our partners, our customers and our lawyers are fighting successfully proceedings against OneCoin. We are sure that the vision of a new system on the basis of a financial revolution will be established.\"\n\nJournalist Jamie Batlett has been investigating OneCoin for a BBC podcast series\n\nThe BBC podcast has been documenting the search for Dr Ruja Ignatova, another of the co-founders and the original public face of OneCoin.\n\nThe ex-McKinsey consultant had appeared at numerous events and on social media to promote the scheme.\n\nBut she disappeared from view around October 2017 and there has not been a confirmed sighting since.\n• None The mystery of the disappearing 'Cryptoqueen'", "Civil service head Sir Mark Sedwill has dramatically blocked a Conservative plan to use civil servants to cost the Labour Party's fiscal plans.\n\nShadow chancellor John McDonnell had complained vociferously to Treasury Permanent Secretary Tom Scholar in a meeting on Tuesday over the Conservative plan.\n\nOne government insider described the situation as a \"Whitehall farce\".\n\nBut Labour argued it was interfering in the upcoming general election.\n\nThe opposition had been infuriated by the government's plan to use the civil service to calculate the cost of Labour's announced policies, and release it as an official document.\n\nBBC News understands these concerns were forcefully reiterated to the Treasury at a meeting with Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell this morning.\n\nAt the end of that meeting, described as a \"courtesy call\" by the Treasury's top official, Labour sources had assumed the document would be published.\n\nLabour's legal team had also written to complain about the \"ethics and propriety\" of the decision to involve the civil service in the costings so close to an election.\n\nOn Tuesday afternoon, the Cabinet Secretary Sir Mark Sedwill, after a phone call with the Treasury, told the opposition the document would not, after all, be published.\n\nOne government insider called it a \"Whitehall farce\" occurring after the Chancellor had announced the document at Cabinet on Tuesday morning. They said it was an \"established process\" for a government to cost opposition policies in this way.\n\nAnd previous Conservative and Labour Governments have indeed done this ahead of general elections and referendums, although there was not time to do this in 2017.\n\nIt has not in recent years been done days before the \"purdah\" period where civil servants are strictly restricted in their actions.\n\nThe opposition said it was a \"scandal\" and that the government had been caught \"red handed\" using civil servants in this way so close to an election, and at a time when the government has chosen not to do an economic assessment of its own landmark policy - the new Brexit deal.", "Last updated on .From the section Rugby Union\n\nPremiership champions Saracens will appeal against a 35-point deduction and £5.36m fine for breaching salary cap regulations over three seasons.\n\nThe punishment comes after an investigation into business partnerships between chairman Nigel Wray and some of the club's players.\n\nEuropean champions Saracens described the sanctions as \"heavy-handed\".\n\nBoth punishments have been suspended until the outcome of the appeal, which is likely to be next year.\n• None Why were Sarries punished and what are the consequences?\n\nHad the points deduction been applied immediately, Mark McCall's side would drop from fourth to bottom of the Premiership with -26 points.\n\nSarries have several of the game's highest-profile players on the books and started the current campaign with a significant number still on World Cup duty.\n\nOf the 31-man squad representing England in Japan, seven players came from Saracens - including captain Owen Farrell, and forwards Mako and Billy Vunipola, and Maro Itoje.\n\nFull-back Elliot Daly, another member of the side that lost the final against South Africa on Saturday, joins Sarries now the tournament has finished.\n\nThe charges relate to a failure to disclose player payments in each of the 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons.\n\nSaracens previously claimed they \"readily comply\" with salary cap rules and were able to spend above the £7m cap because of the high proportion - almost 60% - of home-grown players in their squad.\n\nThe club apologised for \"administrative errors relating to the non-disclosure of some transactions\" to Premiership Rugby Limited, but added it will \"continue to vigorously defend this position especially as PRL precedent already exists whereby co-investments have not been deemed part of salary in the regulations\".\n\nIn a separate statement, Wray said: \"This is absolutely devastating for everyone associated with this amazing group of players, staff, partners and fans.\n\n\"It's been acknowledged by the panel that we never deliberately sought to mislead anyone or breach the cap.\n\n\"That's why it feels like the rug is being completely pulled out from under our feet. We will appeal [against] all the findings.\"\n\nDuring an independent disciplinary panel hearing, Saracens saw their challenge of the validity of the regulations on competition law grounds rejected.\n\nPremiership Rugby introduced its salary cap in 1999 to ensure the financial viability of all clubs and the competition.\n\nThe regulations are also designed to control inflationary pressures on clubs' costs and provide a level playing field for clubs and a competitive Premiership.\n\n\"The decision upholds both the principle of the salary cap and the charges brought following an extensive investigation,\" a Premiership spokesperson said.\n\n\"We're pleased this process has reached a conclusion.\"\n\nSaracens have been the dominant force in the domestic game for the best part of a decade - scooping eight major titles and providing the spine of the England World Cup team - but that success will now be considered tainted.\n\nHow long has it been going on? Will the club keep their titles? What will happen with their review, given they insist they were involved in legitimate business dealings with players? What happens now to the current squad, which may need to be dismantled, especially with a £5m fine and the threat of relegation?\n\nAnd what do players, coaches and fans at other clubs think, given everyone is affected in some way by this? On that note, do any other clubs in the league have something to hide?\n\nLike with the Bloodgate scandal involving Harlequins 10 years ago, the fallout to this will be significant and lengthy, and will damage the integrity of the Premiership just at the point the league is looking to launch a global expansion.\n\nThis is probably the biggest story in English club rugby history.\n\nSaracens have developed into a true sporting powerhouse during the past decade, winning five Premiership titles and three European Champions Cups since 2010-11.\n\nTwo of those domestic titles came in the timeframe that Premiership Rugby have been investigating, with Mark McCall's side winning 53 of 72 league and play-off matches during that period.\n\nThey have been equally dominant in European competition, having lifted the trophy in three of the past four seasons.\n\nIn the five seasons Saracens have finished as Premiership champions, a 35-point deduction would have meant them not reaching the play-offs by finishing in the top four, but would also not have seen them relegated.\n\nThey would have finished 10th last season had the same punishment been imposed.\n\nSaracens have won two of their three Premiership matches so far this season and their England players are unlikely to return for another couple of weeks.", "The government's Brexit legislation is on hold as the UK gears up for the general election on 12 December.\n\nBut where do the parties stand on Brexit?\n\nPrime Minister Boris Johnson wants the UK to leave the European Union (EU) with the revised deal he agreed.\n\nHe says that with a majority Conservative government, he would start the process to \"get Brexit done\" on day one of the new Parliament.\n\nHe previously said the UK would leave on 31 October \"do or die\".\n\nHowever, Mr Johnson was forced to write a Brexit extension letter to the EU, after MPs failed to approve his revised deal.\n\nMr Johnson secured changes to the deal previously negotiated by Theresa May. It includes scrapping the controversial Irish backstop and replacing it with a new customs arrangement.\n\nBoris Johnson's revised Brexit deal has not yet been approved by the UK Parliament\n\nBrexit left the Conservative Party heavily divided, with 21 MPs expelled for failing to follow the government's line. Ten were later welcomed back.\n\nIf it wins the election, Labour wants to renegotiate Mr Johnson's Brexit deal and put it to another public vote. It says it will achieve this within six months.\n\nLabour says its referendum would be a choice between a \"sensible\" Leave option versus Remain.\n\nUnder its Leave option, Labour says it will negotiate for the UK to remain in an EU customs union, and retain a \"close\" single market relationship.\n\nThis would allow the UK to continue trading with the EU without checks, but it would prevent it from striking its own trade deals with other countries.\n\nIf a referendum was held, Mr Corbyn has said he would remain neutral if he was prime minister \"so I can credibly carry out the results\".\n\nJust like the Conservatives, Labour has had to deal with internal divisions over its Brexit policy. More than 25 Labour MPs wrote to Mr Corbyn in June, saying another public vote would be \"toxic to our bedrock Labour voters\".\n\nWhile Labour's election strategy early on was to emphasise that the vote was about more than Brexit, it is changing its focus.\n\nThe message now is that Labour's leadership is not opposing Brexit by opposing Mr Johnson's deal - it wants to find what it believes is a better one.\n\nThe SNP is pro-Remain and wants the UK to stay a member of the EU.\n\nIt has been campaigning for another referendum on Brexit. Alternatively, it wants Article 50 revoked if it is the only alternative to a no-deal Brexit.\n\nScotland's First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, said the possibility of a no-deal Brexit is \"catastrophic\"\n\nThe SNP's ultimate objective is for an independent Scotland that is a full member of the EU.\n\nThe Liberal Democrats have pledged to cancel Brexit if they win power at the general election.\n\nThe policy was endorsed in September by party members at the Lib Dem party conference.\n\nIf the Lib Dems do not win a majority, they would support another referendum.\n\nLeader Jo Swinson says that stopping Brexit would free up £50bn, over five years, to spend on public services.\n\nShe says that so-called \"Remain bonus\" would pay for 20,000 new teachers, extra money for schools and to help support low-paid workers.\n\nThe Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) had an agreement with the Conservatives whereby it lent it support in the Commons during the last Parliament.\n\nHowever, while the DUP wants the UK to leave the EU, it opposes elements of Mr Johnson's Brexit deal which relate to Northern Ireland,.\n\nThe DUP is unhappy with the revised Brexit deal\n\nAt its manifesto launch, the party said it will seek further changes to the deal if he is still prime minister after the election.\n\nThe deal includes special arrangements for Northern Ireland. One gives the Northern Ireland Assembly a majority vote on how customs arrangements would work after Brexit.\n\nThe DUP wants such a vote to be taken on a cross-community basis, rather than a straight majority.\n\nThis party is made up of MPs who left the Conservatives and Labour, in part because of their positions on Brexit.\n\nIt backs another referendum, or \"People's Vote\", and wants the UK to remain in the EU.\n\nThe party backs remaining in the EU, despite Wales voting Leave in the referendum. It wants a further referendum and to Remain.\n\nIn a bid to get as many pro-Remain MPs as possible into Parliament, Plaid Cymru, the Liberal Democrats and Greens have agreed an electoral pact in 11 of the 40 seats in Wales.\n\nThe party's one MP, Caroline Lucas, has been a vocal campaigner for another referendum, and believes the UK should stay in the EU.\n\nThe Brexit Party wants the UK to leave the EU without a deal, in what it calls a \"clean-break Brexit\".\n\nIt says that is the way to \"start changing Britain for good from day one\" and that the transition period after leaving would not be extended.\n\nIt also says Mr Johnson's revised Brexit plan is a bad deal.\n\nUse the list below or select a button\n\nBrexit - British exit - refers to the UK leaving the EU. A public vote was held in June 2016, to decide whether the UK should leave or remain.\n• None What are the PM's remaining election options?", "Facebook has removed an advert from a tax campaign group for breaking its rules on political advertising.\n\nThe Fair Tax Campaign, run by a former Boris Johnson aide, has been running an ad with the message \"could you afford an extra £214 each month?\"\n\nIt claims that this is what Labour's tax plans would mean for everyone.\n\nLabour is yet to publish its tax plans or manifesto for the 12 December general election.\n\nBut Shadow chancellor John McDonnell this weekend said that if it won the election, the party only planned to increase income tax for the top 5% of earners to help fund increased public spending.\n\n\"In terms of income tax, we've said very clearly the top 5% will pay a bit more, 95% of the earners will be protected,\" he told the BBC.\n\nA Labour spokesman called the banned Facebook ad \"fake news\" and said it was right that it had been swiftly removed.\n\nThe Fair Tax Campaign is run by Alex Crowley, a former aide to Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Mr Crowley left Downing Street in late September.\n\nHe told the BBC the ad made a \"legitimate charge\" that was based on a New Economic Foundation Report from August this year. He said the campaign had no links with the Conservative Party.\n\nThe message in the ad says \"sponsored\" but does not reveal who has paid for it. Under Facebook's rules, political advertisers have to register with the social media firm and every advert has to show who has paid for it.\n\nFacebook removed the ad after being contacted by the BBC.\n\nThe company said it should have carried a \"paid for by\" disclaimer and the advertiser has been contacted \"to provide clarity\" on its policies relating to ads about politics, elections and social issues.\n\nThe Fair Tax Campaign will be able to switch the ad back on if they register and insert the \"paid for by\" disclaimer.\n\nIn the meantime the advert can be seen in Facebook's Ad Library, with a message explaining why it has been removed.\n\nThe group says on Facebook that it believes Labour's tax plans must never be allowed to happen and calls on voters to oppose them in the 12 December general election.\n\nThree Facebook users contacted the BBC to say they had been shown the advert. They were responding to a crowd-sourcing initiative designed to reveal how the different parties are targeting paid adverts during the UK election campaign.\n\nFacebook has come under fire on both sides of the Atlantic over its policy of not policing misinformation in political adverts.\n\nBoss Mark Zuckerberg has repeatedly defended the policy, insisting that free expression must be his company's priority.\n\nAs the UK general election campaign gets underway, the social media platform is bound to be a vital campaigning arena, indeed it is likely to be the principal focus for party spending.\n\nThat means it will be vital to know just who is being targeted with which ads - so if you receive any in your Facebook feed over the coming weeks, do let us know! Email election.ads@bbc.co.uk", "Labour MP Sir Lindsay Hoyle was regarded as the frontrunner for the role\n\n\"A kind of embodiment of the British constitution,\" one Westminster savant told me, the sort of politician who has been marinated in parliamentary practice so long they have an instinctive feel for its unwritten rules and unspoken conventions.\n\nTo him, Lindsay Hoyle is a classic example of the political operator turned constitutional fixture.\n\nHis father was an MP (and is now a Labour Peer) and he served as a councillor in his home seat of Chorley in Lancashire, becoming deputy leader, before moving to Parliament in 1997.\n\nThis is a man steeped in politics.\n\nAnd that shows through in other ways.\n\nHe is seen in the tea room as a strategic streetwise campaigner, who set his eyes on the prize he won today perhaps a decade ago, when he was one of the first three MPs to be elected as deputy Speaker.\n\n\"The by-ways of Lancashire are littered with the bodies of those who've underestimated Lindsay,\" one former parliamentary neighbour told me.\n\nThere is steel under the cheerful surface.\n\nThe succession to John Bercow had been a Westminster talking point for at least 18 months, and it was striking how cautious potential competitors were about showing their hand too soon, with Lindsay already spoken of as the commanding frontrunner in that race.\n\nWhen the election finally came, much later than many expected, he played a cautious hand - emphasising his record in the chair, for example during the terror attack on Westminster.\n\nHe has also been the point of contact for MPs concerned about security issues, for themselves, their staff and their families - a vital role in the current political climate.\n\nHis list of nominators was a careful cross-section of serious backbenchers - balanced on Brexit and on party factions, and on political generations.\n\nLindsay Hoyle with his array of animals, all named after politicians including Dennis and Patrick the cats, Gordon and Betty the dogs, parrot Boris, and tortoise Maggie\n\nHeading the list of nominators was Sir Charles Walker, vice chairman of the Conservative 1922 Committee, and one of those who dragged John Bercow to the chair (I'm told he won't be doing any dragging this time, though).\n\nSir Charles was talked of as a potential candidate himself, so it was quite a coup to have him front and centre, signalling seriousness of purpose and a dash of reform-mindedness to MPs.\n\nAs chairman of the Commons Procedure Committee, Mr Walker has a shopping list of changes he wants to implement, but he has also shown his disquiet at some of Speaker Bercow's recent rulings, so his support sends a nuanced message.\n\nWhat kind of Speaker will he be?\n\nSir Lindsay has taken the traditional route - serving since 2010 as a deputy, so MPs have had plenty of opportunities to observe his avuncular style, and, on occasion to contrast it favourably with Speaker Bercow's.\n\nAnd as the senior deputy, the Chairman of Ways and Means, he has a guaranteed spot in the limelight every year, chairing the Budget debates (this is a tradition going back to the Stuart kings, when the Speaker was seen as an agent of the Crown, while the deputy was chosen by MPs and therefore seen as more suited to chairing debates on taxation).\n\nHe also selects amendments to be considered when MPs sit as a Committee of the Whole House, as they did over the Early Election Bill, last week.\n\nHis decision to rule out amendments not strictly within the compass of the Bill bolstered his reputation as a straight shooter who was not keen on Bercow-esque stretching of the rules.\n\nIf there is to be change, the likelihood is that it will be by consensus, and probably with the stamp of approval of Sir Charles's committee.\n\nBut Mr Speaker Hoyle could find himself having to decide, in the heat of controversy, whether to allow some of his predecessor's innovations to continue; extra amendments to the address of thanks for the Queen's Speech (Speaker Bercow's 2013 decision to allow an extra amendment ratcheted up the Commons pressure for an EU referendum), amendments to Business of the House Motions and substantive emergency motions.\n\nThese all sound like technical in-house issues, but their impact on the politics of the last few years has been enormous.\n\nSome of these questions may not arise if there is a stable government majority to vote them down - but, especially if there is a hung Parliament, the new Speaker may have to decide whether to accept or reject some of the precedents that have been set in the last few years. And the consequences could be huge.\n\nEven if the next House of Commons has a majority, the chances are that it will not default back to its 2005 factory settings - and MPs will still expect plenty of urgent questions, emergency debates and chances to put their questions at PMQs, and a Speaker who seeks to erase the practice of the last decade may get some pushback.\n\nAnd MPs will also expect their Speaker to stand up to ministers where appropriate - which is a lot more difficult to do where the government has a majority.\n\nIn conducting debates, his put-downs and shuttings-up will be gentler, and the advice of the clerks - those priests of parliamentary practice - is more likely to be implemented.\n\nWith a demand for a kinder, gentler politics, this could help the Commons lead the way.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nCritics have mostly come out in force to praise the third series of The Crown, calling it a \"class act\", \"beautiful\", and \"confident\".\n\nAnita Singh's five-star Telegraph review said: \"The Crown remains, by far, the best soap opera\" on TV.\n\nCarol Midgley's four-star assessment in The Times highlighted the acting, including Olivia Colman's \"skill\" in playing Queen Elizabeth II.\n\nThe Mirror's Lewis Knight gave the drama five stars, describing it as \"a majestic return\".\n\nWriting in the Financial Times, Suzi Feay was effusive about how \"wonderful\" the Netflix drama is visually, making viewers \"feel as though we're peeping into the Royal apartments\".\n\nHowever, Feay also felt there were signs the show's writer Peter Morgan is finding it harder to dramatise something as long and complex as the history of the current Queen.\n\nHelena Bonham Carter and Ben Daniels play Margaret and her husband\n\n\"As the years trudge on, and the big national events are counted off, the storytelling shows signs of strain,\" Feay wrote.\n\n\"Peter Morgan's script is ever-efficient with a twist of elegance, but some scenes are reduced to the most banal of stock phrases.\"\n\nThe reviewers have had the benefit of watching season three in its entirety, which spans the years 1964-1977 and sees a raft of new actors - those taking over roles, or playing newly introduced characters.\n\nMorgan's handling of the multiple twists and turns in a story spanning so many years was also a concern for other reviewers.\n\n\"How much artistic licence has been taken?... Is it good or bad?\" asks Lucy Mangan in The Guardian. \"Yes. On the one hand, it's tremendous. You're riveted.\n\n\"And on the other, it has the action stop every 12 minutes or so - usually for a new prime minister to come for his first audience with the Queen, or a state dinner at which somebody under-informed sits next to someone fully informed - for a chunk of exposition so we all know who everybody is...\n\n\"But like the royals themselves, it is so confident and so precision-engineered that you don't notice the defects.\"\n\nThe third season of The Crown sees Colman take over from Claire Foy, who played Queen Elizabeth in the two preceding series.\n\nMost critics agreed the adjustment from Foy to Colman felt somewhat uncomfortable at first but went on to echo the sentiments of Ed Power in The Independent.\n\nColman \"brilliantly inhabits the Elizabeth we all know and take for granted. There's something dazzlingly banal about her. This is the monarch who cuts ribbons at motorway openings and sends you to sleep mid-Christmas message,\" he wrote.\n\nPower, who gave the series three stars, also had misgivings about the script, writing that \"Morgan initially seems at a loss as to what to do with his magnificent caricatures\".\n\nIn the Telegraph, Anita Singh referred to a revelation scene at the end of episode one: \"Colman conveys her (the Queen's) sense of betrayal - the shock, the disgust, the anger and the sadness - with one look. Ah, you think. Here it is. This is why she's so good.\"\n\nTobias Menzies said the series was as much \"an investigation of the institution\" as of the Royals\n\nColman herself has admitted becoming \"almost obsessed\" with the real-life Queen while playing her in The Crown.\n\n\"She's a rock for the nation,\" she told BBC Breakfast.\n\n\"Her training is she has to be stoic and strong,\" the actress said. \"You never see what she's thinking, which is eternally fascinating.\"\n\nColman is joined by Tobias Menzies, who takes on the role of Prince Philip, and Helena Bonham Carter, who takes over from Vanessa Kirby as Princess Margaret, the Queen's sister.\n\nBoth actors received mixed comments from reviewers. Menzies \"deserves special mention for his portrait of a charming, brutal, wounded man,\" said Mangan.\n\nHowever Ed Power in the Independent said Menzies \"looks and sounds like the Duke of Edinburgh. Yet he's never completely alive in the role\".\n\nIn the BBC Breakfast interview, the actor said: \"The show is as much an investigation of the institution as it is of the people - the pressures, the weird loneliness of it and what happens to a family within those strictures.\"\n\nAs for Bonham Carter, as Princess Margaret she performs the role with \"magnificently casual disdain\", according to Mangan.\n\nBonham Carter told BBC Breakfast it felt \"very special\" to be portraying \"fantastically complicated\", real-life individuals.\n\nThe new series of the Crown will be released in its entirety on 17 November.\n\nFollow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.", "There’s a distinct smell of Brexit in the air as the Lib Dems hit the campaign trail.", "A government plan to create 200,000 new homes in England for first-time buyers has resulted in no homes being built, the National Audit Office has found.\n\nAnnounced in 2014, \"starter homes\" were meant to be aimed at those under the age of 40 and sold at a 20% discount.\n\nBut legislation to take the project forward was never passed.\n\nLabour called the policy a total failure, but the government said it had a \"great track record\" for house building.\n\nFormer prime minister David Cameron committed to the scheme in the 2015 Conservative Party manifesto as a way of tackling the affordable housing crisis.\n\nThe project was also supposed to support the wider growth and regeneration of local areas, and some town centres.\n\nThe homes were meant to be built across the country by the end of the decade and more than £2bn was set aside for the first tranche of 60,000 dwellings.\n\nAccording to the National Audit Office (NAO), between 2015-16 and 2017-18, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) spent almost £174m on acquiring and preparing sites originally intended for building starter homes.\n\nThese were in places such as Plymouth, Bury, Basildon, Stockport, Bridgwater, Cinderford and Bristol.\n\nBut the spending watchdog said the sites were all now being used for housing more generally, only some of which was affordable.\n\nIt said the scheme had faltered because the necessary legislation and planning guidance had never been put through Parliament, despite expectations it would happen in 2019.\n\nAs a result, even new homes conforming to the intended specifications cannot be marketed as starter homes, which has made getting developers on board challenging.\n\nThe NAO said the government also no longer had a budget dedicated to the starter homes project.\n\nFormer Prime Minister David Cameron announced the starter homes scheme in 2014\n\nLabour MP Meg Hillier, chairwoman of the Public Accounts Committee, said: \"Despite setting aside over £2bn to build 60,000 new starter homes, none were built.\n\n\"Since 2010 many housing programmes announced with much fanfare have fallen away with money then recycled into the next announcement.\n\n\"The MHCLG needs to focus on delivery and not raise, and then dash, people's expectations.\"\n\nJohn Healey, Labour's shadow housing secretary, said the Conservative Party had wasted four years and spent millions of pounds.\n\n\"After nearly 10 years of Conservative failure on housing, the country needs a Labour government to fix the housing crisis.\"\n\nBut a housing ministry spokeswoman said house building was at its highest level for all but one of the last 30 years.\n\n\"We have a great track record... with 222,000 homes delivered last year, and 1.3 million in total since 2010, including over 430,000 affordable homes.\"\n\nDavid O'Leary, policy director at Home Builders Federation, said that even though starter homes had not got off the ground, the scheme had not been a total failure.\n\nHe said the engagement it had generated between local government, builders, mortgage lenders and valuers was positive.\n\n\"The difficulty in creating a workable set of rules demonstrates the importance of ensuring that proper consideration is given to the practical implementation of interventions and their market impacts as early as possible.\"\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Meet some of the people seeking alternative housing solutions", "Dua Lipa and Calvin Harris took this year's Brit Award for best British single, for their summer banger One Kiss\n\nThe Brit Awards have announced a major revamp for 2020, with fewer awards and an end to fan votes.\n\nOrganisers promise \"more music\" as a result, with artists being given full creative control of their performances.\n\nPrizes like best British video and best international group have been cut, while the outstanding contribution award has been retired for 2020.\n\nDespite press reports earlier this year, gendered awards for best male and best female will remain.\n\nThe changes come after several years of falling ratings. This year's ceremony, which saw performances from Pink, Dua Lipa and George Ezra, was watched by 4.1m people, down 400,000 from 2018.\n\nThe decision to scrap some of the awards makes for a more streamlined show, but fans of BTS are already angry about the loss of best international group.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by fawz #jjk1 This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nThe full list of categories is as follows (all British unless noted otherwise].\n\nThe biggest change, however, will be in the performances.\n\nThe Brits say they will \"hand the stage to the artists booked to perform on the night without imposing any creative limitations\".\n\nThe idea is to create more viral moments - like Kanye West's performance of All Night on a stage crammed with British rap talent, or Adele's simple but effective rendition of Someone Like You.\n\nOf course, the most surefire way to go viral is to fall off stage like Madonna in 2015, or one of Katy Perry's dancers (visually impaired by having a house for a head) two years later.\n\nEarlier this year, Brits organisers stopped The 1975 from performing Love It If We Made It after they won best British group, due to lyrics about drug abuse.\n\n\"There were a number of complications,\" said the band's manager Jamie Oborne, \"which included us not wanting to have the words changed and ITV not wanting Matthew shouting [swear words].\"\n\nUnder the new system, the performance would presumably be allowed to go ahead.\n\nMadonna's perilous tumble is one of the most memorable Brit moments of recent years\n\nKaty Perry's dancer plummeted off the side of the stage in 2017\n\nWinners on the night will receive the classic Lady Britannia Brit statuette, which returns after nearly a decade's rest. Recent years had seen a bespoke \"remix\" of the design, by artists such as Damien Hirst and Anish Kapoor.\n\nAnd fan votes have been scrapped altogether - meaning an end to boy and girl-bands dominating categories like best single.\n\nThis year, all awards will be decided by a 1,200-strong \"official voting academy\", made up of experts from all areas of the music industry.\n\nThat's not necessarily a positive move, however, as fan votes were often the only way for phenomenally successful acts like One Direction, Girls Aloud and Little Mix to gain recognition.\n\nBrits chairman David Joseph explained the changes, saying: \"We will be putting creativity, British culture and exceptional performances at the heart of the show to make Brits night a world class celebration.\n\n\"The awards should be a global platform for the artists of the year to create moments that live beyond the night itself. We are looking at everything to put on the best possible show.\"\n\nThe Brits launched in 1977 to mark the Queen's silver jubilee, but didn't return until 1982 - which means 2020 will be the 40th ceremony.\n\nOrganisers say the event, at London's O2 arena next February, will mark the anniversary by paying \"tribute to to many unforgettable Brits moments that are now part of a rich and much loved heritage.\"\n\nFollow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.", "Pigeon's Cove is popular with both local residents and tourists\n\nA boy who was playing in a cove slipped from rocks and drowned despite efforts of his nine-year-old friend to rescue him, an inquest heard.\n\nDillan Brown, 13, from Llandudno was with his friend on 4 May at the town's Great Orme when he fell into the sea.\n\nHis friend, who cannot be named, managed to drag him from the sea and tried to give CPR up to 10 times before going for help.\n\nThe coroner said Dillan's death had been a \"very unusual incident\".\n\nThe inquest in Llandudno heard from the friend that Dillan had been on rocks near the water's edge in Pigeon's Cove in the early evening and was \"messing about dangling his feet off the edge\".\n\nHe slipped and fell into the water, and the boy heard several cries for help before a big wave came.\n\nThe boy managed to pull Dillan to the shore, although the court heard later it was possible Dillan was in the water for as long as 40 minutes before his friend could get him out.\n\nThe boy tried between five and 10 times to administer CPR before climbing back up to the road, Marine Drive, and stopping a cyclist, Scott Hughes.\n\nMr Hughes and Steve Hargreaves, another passer-by, made their way to the shore to help Dillan.\n\nMr Hargreaves said in a statement: \"It became quite apparent he was not breathing and I could not feel any pulse.\"\n\nThe men carried out resuscitation until a rescue team arrived. Dillan was airlifted to Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor but was pronounced dead at 23:00 BST.\n\nPathologist Dr Brian Rogers gave a cause of death as drowning as well as cold water immersion.\n\nAssistant coroner David Pojor was told the area was popular with groups of young people but the volume of call outs to the area because of people getting into difficulties was \"very low\".\n\nRichard Thomas for Mostyn Estates, which owns the land around the cove, said they had never been approached about putting warning signs in the area.\n\nMr Pojor said he would not write a report calling for signs to be erected because he questioned how practical it would be.\n\nHe paid tribute to those who had tried to help Dillan, saying the nine-year-old boy had \"acted bravely and responsibly for such a young boy in trying to save his friend\".", "Duncan Carson is taking advice from his union after rejecting the new terms\n\nDuncan Carson has just lost his job as a baker at an Asda store near Stoke, but he is preparing to put up a fight.\n\nHe is among the Asda workers who have been sacked after refusing to sign up to new contracts, but he aims to take the supermarket to an employment tribunal.\n\n\"I think someone should stand up to them,\" he said. \"What is the point in having a contract if they can unilaterally change it?\"\n\nAsda gave its workers until midnight on Saturday to agree to new terms, which include unpaid breaks, changes to night shift payments and being called to work at shorter notice.\n\nThe supermarket said 120,000 workers had agreed to the deal, and that fewer than 300 had yet to sign up to the new contract.\n\nBut Mr Carson, who has worked for Asda for 13 years, said the new contract was \"unacceptable\".\n\n\"I have an appointment with my union officer on Thursday to start the process,\" he said.\n\nHe usually works from 06:00 until noon as a baker, which he says suits him as he is used to working mornings. The new contract means he can be asked to work any hours from 05:00 until midnight.\n\nThe move will destroy trust in the business, he says. While the new terms stipulate that Asda must give four weeks' notice of new shift patterns, \"what will stop them changing it again?\" he asks.\n\nAsda has extended its deadline to accept the new term by a week, meaning workers who return can do so on the new terms. Those who do not will remain sacked, however.\n\n\"We have been clear that we do not want anyone to leave us as a result of this necessary change and so we have written to the fewer than 300 colleagues who have not signed the contract to offer a little more time to sign up and continue to work with us, should they wish,\" the company said.\n\nIt added that it had always been clear that it understood people had responsibilities outside of work and would \"always help them to balance these with their work life\".\n\nNeil Derrick, GMB regional officer for Yorkshire and North Derbyshire, said his union would offer advice on what legal challenges his members can mount.\n\n\"We are working with every individual member with a view to lodging a claim,\" he said, which might be based on unfair dismissal, sex discrimination or potentially disability discrimination.\n\nMany Asda workers are women who are on part-time contracts to fit in with looking after family members, he added.\n\n\"This new contract completely turns that on its head,\" he said.\n\nHowever, Sarah Crowther, a barrister at Outer Temple Chambers, noted that other retailers had made similar contract changes and that they were perfectly legal.\n\nShe said employees that refused to accept the changes had two potential ways to make a claim: unfair dismissal or indirect discrimination.\n\n\"Those with two years of qualifying employment could bring a claim for unfair dismissal. In that situation it would depend on whether the tribunal was satisfied that there was a good business reason and that procedurally everything had been done with adequate consultation,\" she told the BBC's Today Programme.\n\nMs Crowther added that people \"disproportionately affected\" by the change such as \"those less able to accommodate the flexibility... might have a case, but then it would be open to an employer to justify that\".\n\nLast week, Leeds-based Asda said it was increasing its hourly pay rates.\n\nThe supermarket said it would raise its basic rate for its hourly-paid retail employees to £9.18 an hour from 1 April next year, following an increase to £9 from 3 November.\n\nIn London, which has an additional allowance to reflect the higher cost of living, basic pay will increase to £10.31 an hour.\n\nThe retailer, owned by Walmart, acknowledged that the announcement for April pay rises had come earlier that usual.", "The nursery can cater for more than 50 children up to the age of five\n\n\"A number of children\" have been identified as potential victims by police investigating claims of a sexual assault at a nursery.\n\nOfficers were called to Jack and Jill Childcare, in Torquay, in July.\n\nDevon and Cornwall Police said it had since identified several children as \"potential victims of contact offences\".\n\nAn employee, who was arrested and bailed in July, has been moved out of the area while inquiries continue.\n\nThe nursery, which caters for children as young as two, has had its licence suspended.\n\nActing Det Ch Insp James Stock, of Devon and Cornwall Police's Public Protection Unit, said more than 250 hours of CCTV at the nursery had been reviewed.\n\nHe said \"a number of children aged two-plus have been identified as potential victims of contact offences\" as a result.\n\nMore than 100 families who have children at the nursery have been contacted as part of the investigation, police said.\n\nOfficers and social workers had visited parents and guardians of those believed to be victims.\n\nCCTV at the nursery has been reviewed by police\n\nIn a notice posted on a window at the nursery, Ofsted said the suspension runs from 24 October to 24 December.\n\n\"The purpose of the suspension is to allow time to investigate our belief that a child may be exposed to a risk of harm and for any necessary steps to be taken to eliminate or reduce the risk of harm,\" the notice said.\n\n\"We will regularly review the situation and will stop the suspension within this period if we believe children are no longer at risk.\n\n\"Suspension does not automatically mean that a provider is unsuitable to provide care in the future or that we will cancel registration.\n\n\"We only take steps to cancel registration if we consider that the provider is no longer suitable to provide childcare.\"\n\nActing Det Ch Insp Stock said contact with the suspect appeared to be \"limited to within the nursery setting and we do not believe that any other member of staff had knowledge of these matters\".\n\n\"These appear to be the actions of a lone individual. and the offences do not involve the taking or distributing of any images,\" he said.\n\nNancy Meehan, deputy director of Torbay Children's Services, said safeguarding children was taken \"incredibly seriously\" and a helpline had been set up for anyone who had concerns.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nA new European arrest warrant has been issued for a St Andrews University professor over her role in the 2017 push for independence in Catalonia.\n\nClara Ponsatí, who was education minister in the Catalan government, is wanted in Spain on a charge of sedition.\n\nProf Ponsati, 62, denies wrongdoing and says she will resist extradition.\n\nA previous warrant was withdrawn last summer, but the academic again faces being sent to Spain to stand trial.\n\nThe move comes after nine Catalan leaders were convicted of sedition over their role in an unsanctioned referendum on independence in 2017.\n\nProtests erupted in Barcelona last month after they were sentenced to between nine and 13 years in prison by Spain's Supreme Court.\n\nProsecutors argued that the unilateral declaration of independence was an attack on the Spanish state and accused some of those involved of a serious act of rebellion.\n\nThey also said separatist leaders had misused public funds while organising the 2017 referendum.\n\nRiot police in Barcelona tried to disperse protesters who set up burning barricades last month\n\nSpeaking to BBC Political Correspondent Niall O'Gallagher, Prof Ponsati said: \"I feel a very intense feeling of outrage and injustice.\n\n\"A guilty verdict on the Catalan leaders is a guilty verdict on the Catalan people that went to the polls on the referendum day. So everyone will feel the verdict in their own souls.\"\n\nProf Ponsati said she did not regret returning to her post at St Andrews University early last year, having fled the Catalan capital.\n\nShe added: \"I think I can be more useful as a free person.\"\n\nProf Ponsatí considers herself an exile, unable to go home for fear of arrest.\n\nAsked if there were moments when she wondered if it was worth it, she replied: \"Of course - but at this point all I can do is keep up the fight, and submit to Scottish justice if I have to.\n\n\"This is much greater than myself, I'm just one small grain of sand.\"\n\nProf Ponsati was given a standing ovation after addressing the SNP conference in Aberdeen last year\n\nProf Ponsati's lawyer Aamer Anwar confirmed she will report to St Leonard's Police Office in Edinburgh at 10:30 on Thursday where she will be detained and arrested.\n\nThe academic will then be transferred to Edinburgh Sheriff Court for a hearing where her legal team will apply for bail.\n\nMr Anwar confirmed Prof Ponsati faces a single charge of sedition and, if extradited and convicted, could face a sentence of up to 15 years.\n\nHe said: \"It will be argued by Clara's legal team that there is no guarantee of a right to a fair trial in Spain, where most members of the Catalan government are already in prison or in exile.\n\n\"Clara believes the charge to be part of 'a political motivated prosecution' and submits her extradition would be unjust and incompatible with her human rights.\"\n\nMr Anwar vowed the extradition will be \"opposed robustly\" and said the academic is \"deeply grateful\" for the support she has received.\n\nHe added: \"Once again she is taking on the might of the Spanish state and Clara is resolute and determined to fight and believes that Spain will never be able to crush the spirit of the Catalan People.\"\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nA Police Scotland spokeswoman said: \"We can confirm we are in possession of a European Arrest Warrant for Clara Ponsati.\n\n\"We have now been in contact with her solicitor, who is making arrangements for her to hand herself in to police.\"\n\nSpain withdrew the previous European arrest warrant for Prof Ponsati last July, four months after she was arrested by Scottish police.\n\nAt the time Prof Ponsati argued that the charges against her were politically-motivated, and claimed she would not receive a fair trial if she returned to Spain.\n\nThe independence movement in Catalonia has close links with its Scottish counterpart, and Prof Ponsati was given a standing ovation at the SNP conference in Aberdeen last year.\n\nProf Ponsati had been working as the director of the School of Economics and Finance at St Andrews University since January 2016, before being appointed as the Catalan government's education minister in July 2017.\n\nShe returned to work at St Andrews last year, having been in Belgium since fleeing Spain with deposed Catalan president Carles Puigdemont and three other former cabinet members following an unsuccessful bid to declare independence from Spain in October 2017.\n\nCatalan nationalists have long complained that their region, which has a distinct history dating back almost 1,000 years, sends too much money to poorer parts of Spain, as taxes are controlled by Madrid.\n\nThe wealthy region is home to about 7.5 million people, with their own language, parliament, flag and anthem.\n\nDuring the Supreme Court case last month prosecutors argued the leaders had carried out a \"perfectly planned strategy... to break the constitutional order and obtain the independence of Catalonia\" illegally.\n\nCarme Forcadell, the former parliament speaker who read out the independence result on 27 October 2017, was also accused of allowing parliamentary debates on independence despite warnings from Spain's Constitutional Court.", "Ross England has been suspended by the Welsh Conservatives\n\nA Tory assembly candidate who was accused by a crown court judge of deliberately sabotaging a rape trial has been suspended by his party.\n\nRoss England was selected eight months after the trial collapsed.\n\nWhile giving evidence, he claimed he had a casual sexual relationship with the victim, which she denied.\n\nWelsh Conservative chairman Byron Davies said: \"Ross England has been suspended pending this matter being presented to the candidates committee.\"\n\nBoris Johnson refused to say whether or not he would sack the Vale of Glamorgan candidate at prime minister's questions on Wednesday.\n\nGiving evidence in the April 2018 trial, Mr England made claims about the sexual relationship after the judge Stephen John Hopkins QC, had made it clear that evidence of the sexual history of the victim was inadmissible.\n\nMr Hopkins said to Mr England: \"Why did you say that? Are you completely stupid\", later telling him to: \"Get out of my court.\"\n\nThe defendant, James Hackett, was later convicted following a retrial.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Boris Johnson said he could not comment because of ongoing legal proceedings - although proceedings have concluded in the case\n\nIt is not clear from Lord Davies' statement whether Mr England is suspended from his candidacy, as a party member, or both.\n\nParty officials have also not answered questions about whether they had knowledge of the incident when he was selected.\n\nLeanne Wood, who earlier called for Mr England to be deselected, said on Twitter: \"Good. This should have happened before now, but at least action [has] finally been taken on this.\"\n\nMr England has worked for Alun Cairns, the Welsh Secretary and Conservative Vale of Glamorgan MP.\n\nEarlier on Wednesday Preseli Pembrokeshire Conservative MP Stephen Crabb said he was not aware of the details but added: \"There needs to be some kind of process to look at these allegations and make a decision about it\".\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. A rape victim says Ross England had a \"formulated plan\" to wreck the trial of her attacker\n\nWelsh Secretary Alun Cairns endorsed Mr England as the Assembly election candidate following his selection in December 2018.\n\nHe described him as a \"friend and colleague\" who it would be \"a pleasure to campaign with\".\n\nIn a statement released on Tuesday, Mr England said: \"I was not told that anything had been ruled inadmissible prior to my testimony.\n\n\"I gave an honest answer, honouring the oath I took to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.\n\n\"I complied fully with the conditions of the court before and after the trial.\"\n\nWill that be the end of the matter? It will not, because many questions remain unanswered by the party.\n\nThe Conservatives have failed to answer questions about whether they had knowledge of this case when they selected him.\n\nMr England denies wrongdoing but his actions had very serious consequences.\n\nThe trial had to be abandoned, a rape victim endured the added trauma of having to go through a retrial and the delivery of justice to a rapist was delayed.\n\nEven though he was not a candidate in the forthcoming campaign, I think the party realised this row could overshadow it. It is not clear they've done enough to stop that.\n\nIt also raises questions about the rigour of the party's selection process.", "The British man was driving in Jakarta when he was abducted\n\nFour police officers have been arrested after a British man was kidnapped and ransomed for $900,000 (£697,000) in the Indonesian capital Jakarta.\n\nThe officers stopped the man at a road block last week on the pretext of an arrest, investigators allege.\n\nBut after being taken to a police station, he was moved to a hotel, where payment was demanded for his release.\n\nThe man, whom the BBC is not naming, is believed to have been freed after the ransom was paid.\n\nThe British Embassy confirmed they were aware of the incident but they told news agency AFP the investigation was being handled by local police.\n\nAccording to local media, the man was reported missing by his wife on 31 October.\n\nHe had been stopped on one of the city's highways and taken to the police station before ending up in the hotel in east Jakarta, where his alleged captors interrogated him all day.\n\nIt ended with them demanding he call his boss to ask for the ransom, to be paid in US dollars\n\nBut police swooped on the suspects as they attempted to convert the money into local currency.\n\nJakarta Police spokesman Argo Yuwono told CNN Philippines the kidnap attempt had involved \"unscrupulous\" members of the police force.\n\nTwo civilians are also under arrest for their alleged roles in the man's abduction.", "Huddersfield Road at its junction with Lumb Lane has been closed\n\nTwo men have suffered serious injuries following a shooting in West Yorkshire.\n\nPolice were called to Huddersfield Road, Liversedge, at 19:10 GMT to reports of a firearms incident.\n\nWest Yorkshire Police confirmed two men, aged 22 and 27, were found with gunshot wounds.\n\nIt is believed the suspects drove away in a small, dark coloured vehicle and police are appealing for witnesses to come forward.\n\nThe road at its junction with Lumb Lane has been closed while officers investigate.\n\nThey are also conducting high visibility patrols in the vicinity.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Baby goods retailer Mothercare has said it plans to call in administrators to the troubled firm's UK business, putting 2,500 jobs at risk.\n\nMothercare said its 79 UK stores were \"not capable\" of achieving a sufficient level of profitability and that so far it had failed to find a buyer.\n\nIt said its stores would continue to trade as normal for the time being.\n\nAnalysts said Mothercare had been slow to adapt to competition from rivals and the switch to online retailing.\n\nMothercare has already gone through a rescue deal, known as a company voluntary arrangement (CVA). This is an insolvency process that allows a business to reach an agreement with its creditors to pay off all or part of its debts. The process enabled the chain to shut 55 shops.\n\nThe firm said the decision to appoint administrators was \"a necessary step in the restructuring and refinancing\" of the group.\n\n\"Plans are well advanced and being finalised for execution imminently. A further announcement will be made in due course,\" it said.\n\nAisa Kara said Mothercare's online offering was not as strong as competitors\n\nAisa Kara's parenting journey started in Mothercare when she used its Babybond ultrasound scanning service.\n\n\"I was so anxious waiting for my 12-week scan, and I don't think either of us could believe it was actually happening, so we booked our private appointment,\" she said.\n\n\"Everything was OK and we viewed a heartbeat, so we left elated, and as it was in Mothercare we got to buy our first item of baby clothing at the same time.\n\n\"We bought all our nursery items and pushchair from there, and my daughter and son have been dressed in Mothercare almost exclusively.\n\n\"The baby clothing is beautiful and I love the vintage styles. My only complaint is that the online experience isn't as good as you would have expected from a company trying to keep up with the market.\"\n\nDave Gill, national officer at the shopworkers' union Usdaw, said: \"Usdaw is providing our members in Mothercare with the support, representation and advice they need at this difficult and uncertain time.\n\n\"We will urge the administrators to treat the staff with dignity and respect, keep them fully informed through the administration process, do everything possible to save jobs and keep as many stores open as possible and prioritise stabilising the business to provide a more certain future.\"\n\nIt is understood Mothercare is in advanced talks to move its pension schemes from its British operations over to its international parent company which remains profitable.\n\nAs first reported by Sky, the aim is to stop the schemes being placed in the Pension Protection Fund, which would likely result in cuts for members.\n\nThe company operates in more than 40 overseas territories, which are not subject to administration.\n\nIn the financial year to March 2019, Mothercare's international business generated profits of £28.3m, whereas the UK retail operations lost £36.3m.\n\nIn its heyday, Mothercare had hundreds of stores. It was the go-to place for new parents. But it failed to keep up with our changing shopping habits. Mothercare's UK arm has been loss-making for years. One big reason is there's so much more competition these days.\n\nFrom Zara and H&M to the major supermarkets, there are no shortages of places to buy children's clothing and often at cheaper prices. And then there's online, with the likes of Amazon who are able to deliver basic kit to your doorstep within hours of ordering. It has all eaten into Mothercare's market share.\n\nTruth is, this is a business that's been losing money for a very long time. Last year's CVA wasn't enough to turn things around. Mothercare ran out of time and money to try to revive its fortunes.\n\nMothercare's move comes as High Street retailers continue to face tough times amid a squeeze on consumers' income, the growth of online shopping and the rising costs of staff, rents and business rates.\n\nRetail analyst Steve Dresser told the BBC that like collapsed travel firm Thomas Cook, Mothercare had failed to adapt to the world of online retail.\n\n\"They got very used to fat margins and a way of trading that's store-based,\" he said.\n\nHowever, the firm had also lost its way on the High Street, with poor store environments that deterred customers. Ultimately, he said, people did not think of Mothercare first when it came to buying baby goods: \"I think you would be hard-pressed to know what the brand stands for.\"\n\nJulie Palmer, partner at Begbies Traynor, said Mothercare had become \"a byword for trouble on the High Street\", demonstrating \"the failure of well-established brands to stay afloat\".\n\nShe added: \"Other retailers, particularly those who have also previously filed for CVAs, will be concerned that these restructuring plans haven't succeeded and a more radical approach may be required in order to survive.\"\n\nRichard Lim, boss of independent research consultancy Retail Economics, said: \"This is perhaps one of the most highly anticipated collapses on the High Street... the cost-cutting operation and disposal of assets have not gone far enough to revive plummeting profits.\n\n\"Years of underinvestment in the online business and its inability to differentiate itself as a specialist for young families and expectant parents has been the root of its seemingly inevitable downfall. As competition has become fiercer they have been beaten on price, convenience and the overall customer experience.\"", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Jeremy Corbyn: \"The Tories have failed on Brexit for three years\"\n\nLabour's promise to \"get Brexit sorted\" within six months of winning power has been dismissed as \"fairytale politics\" by the Conservatives in the first clash of the election campaign on the issue.\n\nIn a speech in Essex, Jeremy Corbyn said his plan to get a better deal and then put it to the public in another referendum was \"clear and simple\".\n\nHe said a deadline to hold the vote next summer was \"realistic and doable\".\n\nBut the Tories said Labour's plan would result in \"paralysing uncertainty\".\n\nHowever, the Conservative commitment to negotiate a new free trade deal with the EU in just over a year is also coming under scrutiny.\n\nIt took seven years for the EU to conclude a free trade deal with Canada, an agreement which many Brexiteers see as a template for the UK. Any deal would need to be agreed by all 27 remaining EU states before it could come into force.\n\nMichael Gove, the minister in charge of Brexit planning, said a majority Conservative government would \"absolutely not\" extend the transition period after the UK's departure from the EU - under Mr Johnson's deal it is due to end at the start of 2021.\n\nPressed on whether this could ultimately lead to a no-deal exit - with the UK defaulting to World Trade Organisation rules - if no free trade deal could be agreed by that point, he pointed out that Mr Johnson had been able to secure major changes to the current withdrawal agreement in \"just 90 days\".\n\nEx-Justice Secretary David Gauke, who lost the Tory whip after rebelling over Brexit, said it would be \"reckless\" to exit transition without a trade deal and MPs must get a vote before this happened.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nThe political parties are ramping up their election campaigning, ahead of the official start to the five-week campaign period at just after midnight on Wednesday.\n\nBrexit is set to be a crucial issue when voters go to the polls on 12 December, with Mr Johnson insisting the UK will leave in January if he wins power.\n\nThe UK and US have both said they are eager to do a free trade deal after Brexit, and in August, President Donald Trump predicted that leaving the EU would be like losing \"an anchor round the ankle\".\n\nBut in a speech in Harlow - a target seat for Labour - Mr Corbyn accused Mr Johnson of seeking to \"hijack Brexit to sell out the NHS\" to American firms in a future trade deal with the US.\n\nLabour is hoping its candidate Laura McAlpine will take the Conservative-held seat of Harlow\n\nThe PM's strategy could see an extra £500m a week spent on buying medicines, he claimed, as well as leading to a \"race to the bottom\" on workers' rights and product standards.\n\nMr Johnson has insisted the NHS would \"not be on the table\" in post-Brexit trade talks with the US.\n\nThe BBC's Reality Check correspondent Chris Morris said the £500m figure was a theoretical worst-case scenario in which the prices of all medicines used in the NHS were the same as the prices of those medicines in the US.\n\nHowever, he said in practice that was highly unlikely - although there was no question US pharmaceutical companies would lobby aggressively for greater access to the NHS, and the ability to set higher prices.\n\nUse the list below or select a button\n\n\"Given the chance, they'll slash food standards to match those of the US where 'acceptable levels' of rat hairs in paprika and maggots in orange juice are allowed,\" he will claim.\n\n\"And they will put chlorinated chicken on the supermarket shelves.\"\n\nIf elected next month, Mr Corbyn said he could strike a \"sensible\" new deal with the EU within months \"based on terms we have already discussed with the EU - including membership of a customs union and absolute guarantees on workers rights.\n\nAt the same time, a Labour government would plan for a new public vote in June or July.\n\n\"Labour's plan would get Brexit sorted so a Labour government can get on with delivering the real change Britain needs,\" he told activists.\n\nBoris Johnson said his cabinet could be \"proud\" of its record on Brexit\n\n\"Only a Labour government would put a decision in your hands... It cannot be left to the politicians...The Brexit crisis must be resolved but it must done democratically.\"\n\nMr Corbyn has refused to say whether he would back Leave or Remain, but said he would \"immediately carry out\" the public's decision so the country could \"move on\".\n\nSpeaking at the same event, shadow Brexit secretary Sir Keir Starmer said a Labour government would \"rip up\" Mr Johnson's deal with the EU, describing it as a \"trap door\" to a no-deal exit at the end of the transition period.\n\nHe said reaching a new economic and security relationship with the EU was a \"massive task\" and there would be \"no safety net\" if the talks were not concluded next year.\n\nBut Mr Johnson said another referendum would be a \"disastrous, clamorous\" waste of time.\n\nAddressing ministers in Downing Street at his final cabinet meeting before Parliament is dissolved for the election, he said his government \"could be proud\" of what it had achieved on Brexit, despite failing to meet his \"do-or-die\" deadline to leave on 31 October.\n\n\"We've achieved something people thought we really couldn't do - get a great new deal on Brexit from EU - they said it couldn't be done.\n\n\"The choice before country is really very clear - do you want to go forward with our agenda which is to get Brexit done and then get on with delivering all the wonderful things we want to do for this country... or do you want to waste 2020?\"\n\nAnd Mr Gove suggested Mr Corbyn was incapable of negotiating a new Brexit deal in the way Mr Johnson had done.\n\n\"It is a fairy tale if you imagine Jeremy Corbyn can get Brexit done. His policy on Brexit has been constructed by a terminally weak leader in order to paper over the cracks in his party.\"\n\nAnd on a visit to a gymnasium in the Derbyshire seat of Bolsover, Nigel Farage said The Brexit Party was \"going after\" Labour MPs who he said had failed to deliver what people voted for in the 2016 referendum.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post 2 by Nigel Farage This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nThe Lib Dems and the SNP, who both want the UK to remain in the EU, are also campaigning on the issue on Tuesday.\n\nStopping Brexit will deliver a £50bn \"Remain bonus\" for public services over the next five years, Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson said.\n\nAnd SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon will claim that Scottish voters have the chance to escape from the \"lost decade\" Brexit risks by backing her party.", "Last updated on .From the section European Football\n\nChelsea mounted a stirring fightback from 4-1 down to earn a crucial Champions League point as Ajax ended with nine men on a night of high drama at Stamford Bridge.\n\nThe Dutch champions, semi-finalists last season, were in calm control and looked on course for victory when Donny van de Beek gave them a three-goal lead 10 minutes after the break - but in a chaotic closing period Chelsea completed a remarkable recovery as the visitors lost their discipline.\n\nHaving pulled one back through Cesar Azpilicueta's close-range finish to make it 4-2, the game turned on its head in 60 seconds of high drama in the 68th minute.\n\nDaley Blind fouled Blues striker Tammy Abraham, referee Gianluca Rocchi allowed play to continue and a shot then hit Joel Veltman's arm in the 18-yard box. Rocchi awarded a penalty, went back and showed Blind a second yellow card, with fellow centre-back Veltman also sent off seconds later for the handball.\n\nJorginho scored from the spot for the second time in the game to set up a frantic finale.\n\nSubstitute Reece James, 19, pulled Chelsea level and became the club's youngest Champions League goalscorer with a low strike from a rebound after Kurt Zouma had headed against the bar.\n\nWith the hosts pushing for a winner and backed by a buoyant crowd, Azpilicueta thought he had scored their fifth goal, only for the video assistant referee to intervene and detect a handball by Abraham.\n\nIt was an ending to match the game's opening, which featured two goals in the first four minutes, Abraham flicking Quincy Promes' free-kick into his own net before Jorginho equalised with his first penalty after Christian Pulisic was fouled.\n\nAjax retook the lead when Promes headed in a brilliant cross from Hakim Ziyech, whose free-kick from a tight angle led to the third goal as the ball came back off the post and went in after hitting home keeper Kepa Arrizabalaga in the face.\n\nVan de Beek looked to have settled matters, finishing off from 12 yards when unmarked, only for Chelsea to rally in stunning style.\n\nBoth sides had chances in the closing moments but in the end settled for a draw which leaves them both level on seven points with Valencia, who beat Lille 4-1 in this extremely tight Group H.\n• None 'I don't think I've seen a game like it - with this spirit we can go places'\n\nOne look at the Group H table shows how important this point might be to Chelsea before a potentially decisive visit to Valencia next, on 27 November.\n\nFor the first 55 minutes, Chelsea looked naive and exposed at this level as they were cut apart by Ajax's slick approach work and lethal delivery from out wide, which was instrumental in their first three goals.\n\nWhat this emerging Chelsea side under Frank Lampard does not lack is heart and fighting spirit. It was all on display in those final 30 minutes as Ajax wobbled and they took advantage.\n\nOnce Azpilicueta's close-range tap-in made it 4-2 and opened the door, Chelsea barged through it as Ajax found themselves pinned back and suffering a numerical disadvantage.\n\nWhen James levelled it up at 4-4 with 16 minutes left, all the smart money would have been on Chelsea completing the turnaround with victory.\n\nIt almost came as Azpilicueta saw his goal overruled by VAR, with the refreshing sight of Rocchi actually consulting a screen to decide for himself, and with two late chances for substitute Michy Batshuayi, one of which brought a superb save from Ajax keeper Andre Onana.\n\nIn the end, Chelsea had to settle for a share of the honours - something they would have readily accepted after 55 minutes but which they might have taken with slight disappointment at the end.\n\nThis was a thrilling spectacle in which both teams deserved some reward.\n\nErik ten Hag's young Ajax side graced the Champions League last season with a series of virtuoso performances before losing the semi-final to Tottenham in the dying moments of the second leg in front of their own supporters.\n\nThe campaign delivered a clear signal that this great old club was back among the elite and, despite losing two outstanding young players in Matthijs de Ligt to Juventus and Frenkie de Jong to Barcelona, they have moved on impressively.\n\nAjax were determined to make amends for their 1-0 loss to Chelsea in Amsterdam and were hugely impressive as their pace, movement and lethal delivery established a stranglehold in their first hour.\n\nYes, it fell apart for a 20-minute period but the closing phases demonstrated this is a team built and coached in the great traditions of the club, shrugging off the fact they were down to nine men to actually push forward in search of a winner.\n\nThey almost got it when Arrizabalaga had to save from Edson Alvarez, but the point pleased their small group of supporters inside Stamford Bridge.\n\nAjax may have lost the lead and might feel a sense of injustice about losing two players, but they earn full marks for entertainment value and their purist approach to the game.\n\nChelsea are the third English side in Champions League history to come from three goals behind to avoid defeat and the first since Liverpool in the 2005 final against AC Milan, which the Reds won in a penalty shootout.\n\n'Madness' - what they said\n\nChelsea boss Frank Lampard told BT Sport: \"I can't explain the game. For all the things we might analyse back, the madness of the game, we are here for entertainment I suppose and anyone who watched that has to say 'what a game of football'. Respect to Ajax, what a spectacle.\n\n\"I don't think I have been in a game like it. The two own goals were the story of the first half. I said at half-time it will be 3-3 or 4-4, we were so in the game.\n\n\"We looked dangerous and I felt we would build momentum. I'm not happy overall, this is the Champions League and we made too many mistakes.\n\n\"The biggest pleasure is the spirit the whole stadium showed. I can't give you much on the red cards, I didn't really see what they were for.\n\n\"At half-time I would have taken a draw, for sure. Let's take it as what it was. I was expecting somewhere towards 10 minutes of added time, not sure where four came from.\"\n\nAjax manager Erik ten Hag was asked on BT Sport about the two red cards within a minute of each other and said: \"False, it was handball, but what can he [Joel Veltman] do with his hand? It's no handball, no booking, but we have to accept it.\n\n\"I'm proud of this team, it was a magnificent development and we take it as a positive.\n\n\"Everyone will have the same opinion from the stands and from the television. We dictated and we are very bitter that one decision could change everything.\"\n• None Chelsea have conceded 4+ goals in a single Champions League game for only the third time in their history and the first time since drawing 4-4 at home to Liverpool in April 2009.\n• None Ajax have scored 4+ goals in a game against an English team in all European competition for only the second time (also 5-1 v Liverpool in December 1966 at home in the European Cup).\n• None Chelsea conceded three goals in the first half of a Champions League game for the first time. In fact, the Blues were the second side to concede two own goals in the first half of a Champions League game after CFR Cluj (v Bayern Munich, October 2010).\n• None Ajax's Hakim Ziyech has either scored or assisted in nine of his past 12 Champions League appearances (four goals, six assists).\n• None Ajax were shown two red cards in a Champions League game for the first time in their history.\n• None Ajax's opener against Chelsea (1:47) was the second earliest goal conceded by the Blues in the Champions League after Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) in October 2017 (39 seconds).\n\nChelsea's next game in the Champions League is away to Valencia (17:55 GMT) on 27 November, before Lille take on Ajax at 20:00 GMT. The final round of matches happens on 10 December with Ajax at home to Valencia and Chelsea entertaining Lille.\n\nBefore then, Chelsea return to Premier League action on Saturday when they face Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge (12:30 GMT).\n• None Attempt missed. Michy Batshuayi (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Willian.\n• None Attempt missed. Tammy Abraham (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Reece James with a cross.\n• None Attempt saved. Michy Batshuayi (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jorginho.\n• None Attempt missed. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tammy Abraham.\n• None Attempt saved. Tammy Abraham (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi.\n• None Attempt saved. Noussair Mazraoui (Ajax) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Quincy Promes.\n• None Offside, Chelsea. Reece James tries a through ball, but Michy Batshuayi is caught offside.\n• None Attempt saved. Edson Álvarez (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.\n• None Offside, Chelsea. César Azpilicueta tries a through ball, but Callum Hudson-Odoi is caught offside.\n• None Attempt missed. Tammy Abraham (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi with a cross.\n• None GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review. Navigate to the next page Navigate to the last page", "Women who are too anxious or embarrassed to go for a smear test could instead provide a urine sample to be screened for cervical cancer, research suggests.\n\nA trial found urine testing was as good at detecting a virus called HPV that is a big risk factor for the cancer.\n\nBigger trials are still needed but experts said self-testing could be a game-changer for women.\n\nThe number of people going for smear tests is lower than ever in the UK.\n\nNHS figures show attendance is now down to 71%, meaning several million women across England have not had a smear test for at least three and a half years.\n\nSmear tests prevent 75% of cervical cancers, so while they may not be pleasant, they are important.\n\nA smear test can detect early, abnormal cell changes before a cancer develops.\n\nBig Brother contestant Jade Goody died on 22 March 2009 after being diagnosed with cervical cancer\n\nThe NHS invites women between the ages of 25 and 64 to attend for smears.\n\nCelebrities and campaigners have tried to encourage more women to attend but scientists are also looking at other ways to screen for the condition to improve screening uptake.\n\nSome pilot studies are already asking women to try out self-testing at home with a vaginal swab.\n\nNow, researchers at the University of Manchester say urine testing would be another option.\n\nThey asked 104 women attending a colposcopy clinic to try the urine test and it performed just as well as conventional smears for detecting high-risk HPV, BMJ Open reports.\n\nLead researcher Dr Emma Crosbie said: \"We're really very excited by this study, which we think has the potential to significantly increase participation rates for cervical cancer screening.\n\n\"Campaigns to encourage women to attend cervical screening have helped. The brilliant campaign by the late Jade Goody increased numbers attendance by around 400,000 women.\n\n\"But sadly, the effects aren't long lasting and participation rates tend to fall back after a while. We clearly need a more sustainable solution.\"\n\nShe said larger trials of the urine test were still needed before it could be recommended to the NHS.\n\nAthena Lamnisos, from the Eve Appeal, said: \"Finding ways of screening that avoid the need for a physical test and use of a speculum is important.\n\n\"For women living with the impact of FGM [female genital mutilation] or those who have suffered sexual abuse or live with conditions such as vaginismus, screening in a non-invasive way could be game-changing for screening uptake.\n\n\"This research sounds like a promising early step but is some way off being rolled out through the NHS.\n\n\"In the meantime, women must continue to book their screening appointment when they're called. It's a life-saving test.\"", "Rules letting MI5 informants commit crimes are \"critical\" to national security, lawyers for the Security Service have told a court.\n\nMI5 is fighting an attempt to disclose secret guidance its officers can authorise informants to take part in crimes and not tell prosecutors.\n\nCampaign groups told the Investigatory Powers Tribunal the policy is unlawful and could be hiding serious abuses.\n\nMI5 said it does not authorise activity that would breach human rights.\n\nThe unique case, large parts of which will take place in secret, comes a year after the government confirmed the existence of a previously secret document, dubbed the \"Third Directive\".\n\nSigned by former Prime Minister David Cameron, the directive confirmed for the first time that MI5 officers could allow their recruited informants and agents to commit crimes in the national interest, without any duty to tell police and prosecutors what had happened.\n\nBut the accompanying detailed guidance on how the policy works in practice remains largely secret.\n\nThe disclosed elements stress that any authorisation must be in the interests of preventing a more serious offence, protecting an informant's cover or to protect national security.\n\nA redacted document shows some of the guidance governing how MI5 can authorise its agents to commit crimes\n\nFour campaign groups - two of which are from Northern Ireland - are now seeking to have the guidance disclosed and ruled illegal.\n\nIn submissions to the tribunal, they say that \"grave abuses\" in Northern Ireland showed the public had a right to know.\n\nThey include allegations that the state covered up its involvement in the 1989 murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane and a massive investigation into suspected crimes committed by the UK's most valuable agent at the heart of the IRA, codenamed \"Stakeknife\".\n\nBen Jaffey QC, for the four campaign groups, told the court \"the agents in question are not officers of the Security Service, but they are recruited and given directions by MI5\".\n\nHowever, he said those MI5 officers could become criminally liable as an accessory.\n\nMr Jaffey said MI5's policy amounted to the Security Service deciding for itself that it could brush aside criminal law.\n\n\"They are trying to do by the back door what Parliament won't give them by the front door,\" he said.\n\n\"The practical effect of the policy is to grant the immunity that they wanted but were not prepared to ask Parliament to give them.\"\n\nBut in legal papers disclosed on Tuesday morning, government lawyers for MI5 said: \"It would be impossible [for MI5 to fulfil its functions] effectively without covert human intelligence sources. They are indispensable.\n\n\"The Security Service does not, and does not purport to, confer immunity from criminal liability. It is not able to authorise activity which would breach... the European Convention on Human Rights. The case is that they do not do so.\"\n\n\"The Security Service has, since its inception, run agents; and agents have had to participate in conduct that might be or would be criminal as an integral part of their ability to operate,\" the lawyers said.\n\nThe tribunal was told MI5 had reviewed all available records of agents being involved in crimes since October 2000. The result of that secret audit has been given to the tribunal - but not disclosed to the public.\n\n\"This is not a 'nice to have power'... it is critical,\" the Security Service's lawyers said.\n\n\"The whole point of the agent involvement is to avoid loss of life and limb.\"\n\nThe tribunal is due to hear submissions over four days and is expected to reserve its judgment.", "Angela Taylor and Paul Cannon sent explicit text messages about killing her estranged husband William Taylor\n\nThe estranged wife of a wealthy farmer has been found guilty of murdering him.\n\nAngela Taylor and her partner Paul Cannon shared \"a venomous hatred\" for William Taylor as he would not divorce her, St Albans Crown Court heard.\n\nThe 69-year-old's skeletal remains were found waist-deep in mud by a passing fisherman near Hitchin, Hertfordshire, in February, eight months after he was reported missing.\n\nTaylor and Cannon were both convicted of murder and arson.\n\nThe pair will be sentenced on Friday and Judge Michael Kay QC told them: \"There is only once sentence that can be passed and it will be a life sentence.\"\n\nGwyn Griffiths, 60, who was a colleague of Cannon and from Folkestone, Kent, was cleared of conspiracy to murder.\n\nMr Taylor was reported missing by his lodger on 4 June 2018. Several days before he went missing his Land Rover was set on fire.\n\nDNA found in the torched car matched that of Cannon.\n\nWilliam Taylor was reported missing by his lodger on 4 June\n\nTaylor, 53, and Cannon, 54, fantasised about killing Mr Taylor, who was known as Bill, in explicit messages sent to each other on WhatsApp, their trial heard.\n\nMessages read in court spoke about \"the best way\" to kill the farmer and hurt his family. They included references to pickaxes, chainsaws and barbed wire.\n\nVarious scenarios were discussed in the messages and Taylor described them as \"a turn-on\".\n\nOn the night Mr Taylor disappeared, Cannon sent a message which said: \"Just watching Kill Bill 2 lol.\"\n\nCannon told police officers: \"Messages between Angela and me related to no more than fantasy and banter of an extreme nature.\"\n\nAngela Taylor said she had sent the messages \"out of frustration\" as Mr Taylor was \"getting on her nerves\".\n\nEarlier in the trial, prosecutor John Price QC said: \"It will become apparent that he and she shared and encouraged in each other in a venomous hatred for William Taylor. They loathed him.\"\n\nExperts told the court that it was impossible to determine a cause of death because Mr Taylor's body was so badly decomposed.\n\nThe farmer was still wearing his boots and blue overalls when his remains were found.\n\nThe defence argued Mr Taylor probably died after getting \"stuck in mud\" and might have gone to the area for a picnic.\n\nForensic pathologist Dr Charlotte Randall said there was no sign of blunt force injuries, no gunshot or stab wounds and no evidence of toxic substances.\n\nBut the court heard there was a \"possible fracture\" to the hyoid bone in the neck, which could have been due to compression.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Jacob Rees-Mogg later said he \"profoundly apologised\"\n\nJacob Rees-Mogg has been criticised for saying it would have been \"common sense\" to flee the Grenfell Tower fire, ignoring fire brigade advice.\n\nThe Leader of the House of Commons was appearing on a radio phone-in on the findings of a Grenfell inquiry report when he made the comments.\n\nThe Grenfell United group called the MP's comments \"insulting\". Mr Rees-Mogg said he \"profoundly apologised\".\n\nSeventy-two people died in a fire at the tower block on 14 June 2017.\n\nSpeaking on LBC's Nick Ferrari Show on Monday, Mr Rees-Mogg said: \"The more one's read over the weekend about the report and about the chances of people surviving, if you just ignore what you're told and leave you are so much safer.\n\n\"And I think if either of us were in a fire, whatever the fire brigade said, we would leave the burning building. It just seems the common sense thing to do.\n\n\"And it is such a tragedy that that didn't happen.\"\n\nSeventy-two people died in the fire at Grenfell Tower in June 2017\n\nOn Tuesday, Mr Rees-Mogg said: \"What I meant to say is that I would have also listened to the fire brigade's advice to stay and wait at the time.\n\n\"However, with what we know now and with hindsight I wouldn't and I don't think anyone else would. I would hate to upset the people of Grenfell if I was unclear in my comments.\"\n\nGrime artist Stormzy has called for Mr Rees-Mogg to resign. In a series of tweets, he said it was as if Mr Rees-Mogg was saying \"those who lost their lives weren't smart enough to escape\".\n\nHe wrote: \"Let's bare [sic] in mind for 2 secs how horrifying and terrifying the situation would of been for the victims.... and then imagine they're being instructed by firefighters - trusted government authorities - to stay put.\"\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Grenfell survivor Marcio Gomes says he \"had to trust\" advice from firefighters\n\nIn a statement, survivors' group Grenfell United said: \"The Leader of the House of Commons suggesting that the 72 people who lost their lives at Grenfell lacked common sense is beyond disrespectful.\n\n\"It is extremely painful and insulting to bereaved families.\"\n\nReplying to Mr Rees-Mogg's comments, Grenfell survivor Marcio Gomes said: \"It's common sense not to build houses or flats with flammable material.\"\n\nHamid Al Jafari, who lost his father in the fire, said: \"My dad had common sense but when they have no option what should they do?\n\n\"Saying sorry doesn't make any difference to us. Any MP needs to think about what they're going to say before they comment so they don't have to apologise.\"\n\nThe blaze reached the top of Grenfell Tower within an hour of the first 999 call\n\nShadow Cabinet minister John Trickett said it was \"not for a minister of the crown to second guess how those people would have reacted\".\n\nTory MP Andrew Bridgen defended Mr Rees-Mogg's comments telling the BBC they were \"uncharacteristically clumsy.\"\n\n\"What he's actually saying is that he would have given a better decision than the authority figures who gave that advice.\"\n\nGrenfell inquiry chairman Sir Martin Moore-Bick said fewer people would have died if the London Fire Brigade (LFB) had taken certain actions earlier.\n\nSir Martin criticised the LFB for following a \"stay put\" strategy, where firefighters and 999 operators told residents to stay in their flats for nearly two hours after the blaze broke out.\n\nThe advice is designed to prevent hundreds of people descending stairs while firefighters are coming up during a contained fire.\n\nAs flames spread around Grenfell's external cladding, the advice may have prevented some families escaping, the report found.\n\nLFB Commissioner Dany Cotton told the London Assembly on Tuesday the brigade would respond differently to a Grenfell-like fire in the future.\n\nShe told the fire resilience and emergency planning committee: \"Knowing what we know now about Grenfell Tower and similar buildings with ACM cladding, our response would be very different.\"\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "An estimated 8.4 million people in England are living in an unaffordable, insecure or unsuitable home, according to the National Housing Federation.\n\nThe federation said analysis suggests the housing crisis was impacting all ages across every part of the country.\n\nIt includes people facing issues such as overcrowded housing or being unable to afford their rent or mortgage.\n\nThe government said housing was \"a priority\" and it had delivered 430,000 affordable homes since 2010.\n\nThe research, carried out by Heriot-Watt University on behalf of the federation, used data from the annual Understanding Society survey of 40,000 people by the University of Essex.\n\nThe figures were scaled up to reflect England's total population of nearly 56 million.\n\nSome people may have more than one of these housing problems, the federation said.\n\nPeople were considered to be living in overcrowded homes if a child had to share their bedroom with two or more children, sleep in the same room as their parents, or share with a teenager who was not the same sex as them.\n\nHomes where an adult had to share their bedroom with someone other than a partner were also considered overcrowded.\n\nAfter her relationship with her husband broke down, Anna spent five months trying to find somewhere to live with her four-year-old daughter in south-east London.\n\nAlthough she was working full-time in social care, she was shocked at how difficult it was to find someone who would rent to a single parent.\n\nEven when Anna found somewhere she felt she could afford, landlords would not consider her because her income was less than three-and-a-half times the monthly rent, while others refused to let to someone with a child.\n\n\"It was virtually impossible,\" the 36-year-old told the BBC.\n\n\"I remember seeing one house for £1,400 a month which was literally a corridor in a basement - it was so mouldy and humid.\n\n\"But they still said I didn't earn enough to be able to afford it.\"\n\n\"It made me feel really powerless and frustrated,\" she added.\n\nAnna said she was \"losing all hope\" when a friend offered to rent a house to her below market rate.\n\n\"I don't know what I would have done if a friend hadn't been able to help me out when I needed it,\" she said, adding that she still doesn't feel completely secure.\n\n\"I just have no idea what I'll do if my friend needs to rent her house out at full price in the future.\"\n\nThe report also estimated that around 3.6 million people could only afford to live decently if they were in social housing - almost double the number on the government's official social housing waiting list.\n\nSocial housing rents are on average 50% cheaper than from private landlords, contracts are more secure and many properties are designed specifically for older people with mobility issues, the federation said.\n\nIt said the country needed 340,000 new homes every year, including 145,000 social homes, to meet the housing demand.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. What is social housing and why do we have it?\n\nKate Henderson, Chief Executive at the National Housing Federation, called for \"a return to proper funding for social housing\".\n\n\"From Cornwall to Cumbria, millions of people are being pushed into debt and poverty because rent is too expensive, children can't study because they have no space in their overcrowded homes, and many older or disabled people are struggling to move around their own home because it's unsuitable,\" she said.\n\nA spokesman for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government said in 2018 the government built more homes than in all but one of the last 31 years.\n\nIt has also cracked down on rogue landlords, banned unfair letting fees and capped deposits - saving renters at least £240m a year, he added.", "The government has denied claims it is suppressing a report on alleged Russian interference in UK democracy until after the general election.\n\nSources said No 10 was stalling on releasing the report, which has gained the standard security clearance.\n\nA former head of MI5, Lord Evans of Weardale, is among those calling for the document to be published.\n\nForeign minister Christopher Pincher said the PM would release the report in \"due course\".\n\nHe added: \"We cannot rush this process at the risk of undermining our national security.\"\n\nThe report, by Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee, was finalised in March and referred to No 10 on 17 October.\n\nIt examines Russian activity - including allegations of espionage, subversion and interference in elections - and includes evidence from UK intelligence services such as GCHQ, MI5 and MI6 concerning covert Russian attempts to influence the outcome of the 2016 EU referendum and 2017 general election.\n\nApproval for its publication has yet to be given - and is not due to be until after polling day.\n\nDominic Grieve, the chairman of Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee, said there was no legitimate reason for delaying the report and voters had a right to see it before going to the polls.\n\nDuring an urgent question in the Commons, the former attorney general said there was a \"longstanding agreement\" that the prime minister would endeavour to respond to the committee's reports within 10 days.\n\nMr Grieve also said the intelligence agencies had indicated that publication of the report would not prejudice the discharge of their functions.\n\nBut foreign office minister Mr Pincher said the turnaround time for the report was \"not unusual\" - and gave examples of reports that had taken six weeks to get Downing Street's approval.\n\nShadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry said Downing Street's decision not to clear the report for publication before the general election was \"clearly politically motivated\".\n\n\"This is nothing less than an attempt to suppress the truth from the public and from Parliament and it is an affront to our democracy,\" she told the Commons.\n\nMs Thornberry said No 10 realised the report would lead to \"other questions about the links between Russia and Brexit and with the current leadership of the Tory party, which risks derailing their election campaign\".\n\nShe went on: \"Publish this report and let us see for ourselves, otherwise there is only one question: what have you got to hide?\"\n\nMr Pincher denied the decision not to publish the report before the election was politically motivated.\n\nBBC Newsnight diplomatic editor Mark Urban tweeted that the government's assertion the report was being held back because of a need to \"vet and balance\" it was \"unusual to say the least\".\n\n\"It's more normal for govt [sic] to respond after publication,\" he said.\n\nEarlier, Lord Evans, MI5 director general until 2013, told the Today programme ministers should explain why they were not prepared to release the report.\n\n\"In principle, I think it should be released,\" he said.\n\n\"Part of the reason for having an Intelligence and Security Committee is that issues of public concern can be properly considered and the public can be informed through the publication of the reports once they have gone through the security process.\"\n\nHe added: \"If the government have a reason why this should not be published before the election, then I think they should make it very clear what that reason is.\"\n\nEx-terrorism watchdog Lord Anderson said on Monday further delay would \"invite suspicion\" of the government's motives ahead of the election.", "Evha Jannath fell out of a circular boat on the Splash Canyon attraction\n\nA schoolgirl was unsupervised when she fell from a theme park ride to her death, an inquest heard.\n\nEvha Jannath, 11, from Leicester, was on a school trip in 2017 when she fell from Splash Canyon at Drayton Manor.\n\nEvha, who could not swim, was \"propelled\" from the vessel into 12ft deep water where she drowned.\n\nAn inquest at South Staffordshire Coroner's Court heard that she stood up on the ride \"at the worst possible time\".\n\nCCTV footage played to the inquest jury showed that, despite rules that riders should sit down, Evha was standing and reaching into the water before the circular boat she was in struck a barrier, sending her headfirst into the water.\n\nFootage then showed her wading through the water trying to get back to her friends before climbing an \"algae-covered travelator\" and falling off into a \"much deeper\" area of water.\n\nThe Splash Canyon ride has remained closed since Evha's death\n\nThe inquest heard she was spotted face down by staff about 11 minutes later before she was pulled out lifeless.\n\nIt had been her second turn on the ride - her first, accompanied by teachers, had passed \"without incident\", assistant coroner Margaret Jones said.\n\nStaffordshire Police said the member of staff from Jameah Girls Academy assigned to accompany the group of pupils waited by the exit with another pupil who had not wanted to board the ride.\n\nHead teacher Erfana Bora said the teacher acted in line with the school's health and safety policy on the day.\n\nShe said: \"We can't stipulate teachers must be on rides, as there will be instances where some children would not wish to be on the ride, and so in those cases it's safer overall for the teacher to stay with that child... they make the assumption the park staff are responsible for overall safety on that ride.\"\n\nAnother teacher, Aaminah Rasid Isat, said when the schoolgirls asked if they could go on the ride by themselves, the teachers agreed they were \"safe\" to do so.\n\nShe said: \"Seeing their behaviour previously on the other rides, we came to a decision they were responsible enough and having been on it once before, they were safe to go on the ride on their own.\"\n\nEvha died in hospital after suffering chest injuries, however her cause of death has since been changed to drowning.\n\nSplash Canyon has been closed since she fell on 9 May 2017.\n\nThe inquest, due to last two weeks, continues.", "A report on alleged Russian interference in UK democracy will not be published until after the election.\n\nIt has gone through the standard security clearance process, but sources say No 10 is stalling on releasing it.\n\nEx-terrorism watchdog Lord Anderson said any further delay would \"invite suspicion\" of the government's motives in the run-up to next month's election.\n\nMinisters said the report would be published \"in due course\" in line with procedures for \"sensitive\" information.\n\nThe report examines Russian activity including allegations of espionage, subversion and interference in elections.\n\nThe BBC's Mark Urban said the delay would increase concerns the report would be \"buried\".\n\nThe report, written by Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee, was finalised in March and referred to No 10 on 17 October.\n\nHowever, approval for its publication has yet to be given and this now looks highly unlikely before Parliament is dissolved on Tuesday.\n\nThe chairman of the committee, Dominic Grieve, says there is no legitimate reason for delaying it and that voters have a right to see its conclusions before they go to the polls on 12 December.\n\n\"We continue to be very disappointed by the failure of the government to publish this report and to provide any explanation as to why it should not be published. Explanations currently advanced that the timing are too short are entirely disingenuous and grossly misleading,\" he told the BBC.\n\nThe report includes evidence from UK intelligence services such as GCHQ, MI5 and MI6 concerning covert Russian attempts to influence the outcome of the 2016 EU referendum and 2017 general election.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by Mark Urban This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nSeveral MPs and peers believe No 10 is sitting on the report for political reasons ahead of the election.\n\nRaising the issue in the Lords, Lord Anderson, the former reviewer of anti-terrorism legislation, said concerns over security could not be used as an excuse for non-publication as all the necessary redactions had taken place.\n\n\"This unjustified delay undermines the ISC, it invites suspicion of the government and its motives. Will the minister urge No 10 to think again?\"\n\nThe former head of the Foreign Office, Lord Ricketts, said claims that the government needed time to respond was a red herring given that it had 60 days in which to do so under existing conventions.\n\nHe said there was a \"clear public interest\" for publication \"in the national security implications of Russia's adversarial conduct\".\n\nThe BBC understands that, if previous practice was followed, the report will have been vetted by the intelligence agencies before being referred to Downing Street.\n\nPeople familiar with the committee's workings say 10 days should have been adequate for it to be \"cleared\".\n\nMr Grieve said the report was highly relevant given the scale of Russian interference in elections in other countries, notably the 2016 US Presidential election.\n\nBut Earl Howe said the established protocols had to be followed and there was no case for \"accelerating\" the report's release.\n\n\"The length of time the government has had this report is not at all unusual,\" he told the Lords. \"The prime minister is entitled to take his view on what the report contains.\"\n\nBut he added: \"Having said all that, I do realize that the subject of this report is a matter of particular public interest. And I have no doubt that level Lords comments will not be lost on those in Number 10.\"", "Last updated on .From the section European Football\n\nBrescia striker Mario Balotelli has criticised the \"small-minded\" fans who shouted racist abuse at him on Sunday.\n\nBalotelli, 29, kicked the ball into the crowd and threatened to walk off the pitch following abuse during Brescia's 2-1 away loss against Hellas Verona.\n\n\"This has nothing to do with football,\" said the Italian, who played for Manchester City and Liverpool.\n\n\"You are getting into social and historical situations that are bigger than you, you small-minded people.\"\n\nBalotelli posted a message on Instagram in response to Luca Castellini, the head of the Verona ultras, who had said \"Balotelli is Italian because he has Italian citizenship, but he can never be completely Italian.\"\n\nCastellini added they had recently signed a black player \"and the whole of Verona applauded him\".\n\nBalotelli, who has played 36 times for Italy and helped them reach the final of the 2012 European Championships, added: \"Wake up you imbeciles, you are shambolic.\n\n\"When Mario scored a goal for Italy, and - I guarantee you - I will do so again, you are fine with that, aren't you?\"\n\nFormer Tottenham and Portsmouth midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng, who also faced racist abuse when playing in Italy, says \"nothing has changed\" in football's fight against racism.\n\nBoateng, who now plays for Fiorentina, refused to continue playing a friendly for his AC Milan side against Pro Patria in January 2013 in protest at racist abuse from the terraces, with the match then abandoned.\n\n\"Six years later nothing has changed but we don't give up,\" he tweeted. \"Let's keep fighting all together against racism. #Notoracism.\"\n\nPremier League side Watford have reported racist abuse directed at defender Christian Kabasele to Hertfordshire Constabulary.\n\nThe 28-year-old Belgian defender had earlier flagged up the abusive post as part of Watford's #BuzzOff campaign, which calls out discrimination on social media.\n\nWatford wrote on Twitter that they \"have already received a crime reference number from the Hate Crime team\" and added they would \"report back news of any action against the offender\".", "Zarah Sultana: \"I should not have articulated my anger in the manner I did, for which I apologise\"\n\nA Labour general election candidate has apologised for saying she would \"celebrate\" the deaths of world leaders, including Tony Blair.\n\nZarah Sultana wrote on social media in 2015: \"Try and stop me when the likes of Blair, Netanyahu and Bush die.\"\n\nIn her apology on Monday, Ms Sultana said she had been \"exasperated by endless cycles of global suffering, violence and needless killing\".\n\nShe is contesting the Coventry South seat on 12 December.\n\nIn 2015, Ms Sultana also wrote of her support for \"violent resistance\" by Palestinians, the Jewish Chronicle reported.\n\nShe told the BBC the tweets were from a \"deleted account dating back several years from when I was a student\".\n\n\"This was written out of frustration rather than any malice,\" she said in a statement, explaining that her anger had arisen \"from decisions by political leaders, from the Iraq War to the killing of over 2,000 Palestinians in 2014, mostly civilians, which was condemned by the United Nations\".\n\nShe added: \"I do not support violence and I should not have articulated my anger in the manner I did, for which I apologise.\"\n\nWhen she was announced as the Coventry South candidate last week, she wrote on social media: \"With your support, I will be a strong socialist voice for working people in this city.\"\n\nLabour won a majority of nearly 8,000 in the 2017 general election, when Jim Cunningham was the party's candidate in the constituency.\n\nThe revelation comes on the same day a Conservative general election candidate apologised for a Facebook post in which she said people on a reality TV show needed \"putting down\".", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nThe general election could be \"a moment for seismic change\", when \"a new and different politics\" emerges, Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson has said.\n\nIn a speech at the party's campaign launch, she said she could do \"a better job\" than either Boris Johnson or Jeremy Corbyn as prime minister.\n\nIn response, the Conservatives said a vote for the Lib Dems \"risks putting\" Mr Corbyn into Downing Street.\n\nThe UK will go to the polls on 12 December.\n\nElsewhere in the election campaign:\n\nThe political parties are ramping up their campaigning, ahead of the official start to the five-week election period at just after midnight on Wednesday.\n\nOn Tuesday, the Lib Dems said they would take legal action against ITV over its plans for a head-to-head election debate including only Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn, saying the decision to exclude its leader was \"outrageous\".\n\nThe party's lawyers have written to the broadcaster to give it \"the opportunity to correct this serious mistake\".\n\nITV has said it intends to offer viewers balanced election coverage.\n\nSpeaking in London, Ms Swinson said: \"Our country needs us to be more ambitious right now - and we are rising to that challenge.\n\n\"It is not about the red team or the blue team, because on this issue they merge into one - both Labour and the Conservatives want to negotiate and deliver Brexit.\n\n\"I never thought that I would stand here and say that I'm a candidate to be prime minister, but when I look at Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn, I am absolutely certain I could do a better job than either of them.\"\n\nMs Swinson said Mr Johnson had \"lied to the Queen, lied to Parliament and lied to the country\" and \"was not fit to to be prime minister\".\n\nAnd she accused the Labour leader of failing to \"give a straight answer on the biggest issues facing this country\".\n\nThe Lib Dems currently have 20 MPs - out of a possible 650 - and they are especially hopeful of gaining seats in London and south-west England, but they would need a dramatic shift in the electoral landscape if they were to win a majority.\n\nHowever, responding to questions from journalists, Ms Swinson said \"stranger things have happened\" and pointed to the SNP's success in the 2015 general election.\n\nJo Swinson says she wants to be prime minister - but how credible is that?\n\nThe Lib Dems are not at the moment even the third largest party in the UK.\n\nMs Swinson cites the example of the SNP surge in 2015, when the party won almost every seat in Scotland - and she personally lost her seat to the SNP candidate.\n\nShe argues that politics is volatile, it is in flux, and things have changed because of Brexit - people are voting for very different reasons. Therefore, there is no reason why the party can't be incredibly ambitious, she argues.\n\nBut the problem for the Liberal Democrats is that the way their votes are distributed around the country, it is much harder for them to win seats than for other parties.\n\nIn 2010, they won seven million votes but got fewer than 60 seats.\n\nThe Lib Dem leader was introduced by one of the party's newer MPs, Luciana Berger, who used to be in the Labour Party but quit over the issue of anti-Semitism - something Ms Swinson accused Mr Corbyn of failing to \"root out\".\n\nAsked whether her party could support a Labour government in the event of a hung Parliament, Ms Swinson said: \"I am absolutely, categorically ruling out Lib Dem votes putting Jeremy Corbyn in No 10.\"\n\nThe Lib Dem leader said her party was \"the only party standing up to stop Brexit and build a brighter future for the UK\".\n\nShe argued that stopping Brexit would deliver a £50bn \"Remain bonus\" for public services over the next five years\n\nThe Liberal Democrats have pledged to cancel Brexit altogether if they win power at the next general election.\n\nIf they do not win a majority at the election they would support another referendum.\n\nLabour's shadow Brexit secretary, Sir Keir Starmer, told the BBC many Remain supporters were \"uncomfortable\" with the Lib Dems' plan to effectively \"rub out\" the 2016 referendum result and believed EU membership had to be \"argued for and won\" in another public vote.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Jo Swinson: \"We are the only party that will stop Brexit\"\n\nThe party said the £50bn figure - the amount that it has calculated will be saved over the next five years by staying in the EU - is based on the UK economy being 1.9% larger in 2024-25.\n\nIt reflects the extra tax income over the next five years and is based on a 0.4% average annual boost to GDP if the UK stays in the EU.\n\nDeputy leader Sir Ed Davey told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that the Lib Dems \"actually think these are quite cautious figures\", adding that all the independent forecasters \"were clear that there will be a big boost if we stay\".\n\nPaul Johnson, from the independent Institute for Fiscal Studies, said it was a reasonable calculation in line with their own forecasts, adding: \"We could expect the economy to be bigger if we were to remain and this assumes a relatively modest effect if anything, although obviously subject to a huge amount of uncertainty\".\n\nBBC Reality Check correspondent Chris Morris said the vast majority of forecasts do expect the economy would be bigger if the UK were to stay in the EU.\n\nBut he said the size of that \"bonus\" cannot be predicted with any certainty, and £50bn was not a hugely significant amount in terms of overall government expenditure.", "Kevin Mcleod's family has long campaigned for his death to be investigated as a murder\n\nA team of six retired \"experienced\" detectives and two serving officers are reviewing the case of a man's death in the Highlands almost 23 years ago.\n\nKevin Mcleod's body was found in Wick harbour on 9 February 1997.\n\nHis family has long campaigned to have his death investigated as murder because of injuries found on his body.\n\nThe team from Merseyside Police are looking at how police officers and Crown officials have handled of the case.\n\nThe review, which has already started, is expected to take a minimum of nine months to complete.\n\nPolice Scotland has said there were \"serious failings\" by a previous force in its handling of the case and asked Merseyside to carry out a review.\n\nMr Mcleod's parents June and Hugh Mcleod and his uncle and aunt Allan and Yvonne Mcleod met officers from Merseyside Police for the first time on Tuesday. Crown officials also attended the meeting in Inverness.\n\nAllan Mcleod welcomed the involvement of the English force. He said there were \"countless unanswered questions\" relating to his nephew's case which we hoped Merseyside Police would uncover.\n\nHe told BBC Scotland: \"It was a meaningful and positive meeting.\n\n\"They told us a team of six retired experienced detectives working with two senior officers are already reviewing the case.\"\n\nMr Mcleod said the family's hope was \"for the person who murdered Kevin to be brought to justice\".\n\nKevin Mcleod's parents June and Hugh and uncle Allan believe the 24-year-old was murdered\n\nMr Mcleod, an electrician from Wick, was last seen alive in the early hours of 8 February 1997 while on a night out with friends in the Caithness town.\n\nHis body was recovered from the sea late the following morning.\n\nMr Mcleod had sustained stomach injuries, a post-mortem examination revealed. It prompted a procurator fiscal to instruct the former Northern Constabulary to treat his death as a potential murder inquiry.\n\nPolice then discovered the 24-year-old had been involved in an altercation during his night out, but determined his injuries were not suspicious and described his death as a \"tragic accident\".\n\nThey said Mr Mcleod had been injured either falling on to a bollard, on part of a berthed boat or a boat's fishing creels before he ended up in the water.\n\nA pathologist's report concluded he had died from drowning and the \"major abdominal injury\" was consistent with him falling on to an object such as the bollards found at Wick harbour.\n\nBut Mr Mcleod's family believe he suffered the injuries during his murder.\n\nMr Mcleod was 24 when he died\n\nBut the inquiry's sheriff criticised elements of the initial police investigation. He concluded it had not been established the \"very serious abdominal injuries\" were the result of an assault, but this remained \"a possibility\".\n\nIn 2017, Police Scotland, which replaced Northern Constabulary in 2013, apologised for \"serious failings\" on the part of the former force and said officers had missed \"the opportunity to gather vital evidence\".\n\nLast year, the Lord Advocate, James Wolffe QC, instructed an experienced prosecutor to review police handling of Mr Mcleod's death. This review remains ongoing.\n\nIn July this year, Police Scotland asked Merseyside Police to carry out a separate \"detailed review\" of the case.\n\nA Crown Office spokesman said: \"The additional investigations requested of Merseyside Police in this case will be conducted under the direction of the Crown.\n\n\"The question of what further steps might be taken will be addressed upon completion of further work.\n\n\"The family will continue to be kept up to date at regular intervals on the progress of the review.\"\n\n7 February 1997: Kevin goes on a night out with friends. He is last seen alive in the early hours of the following day.\n\n17:25, 8 February: Kevin's father reports him missing and police immediately begin inquiries to find him.\n\n01:00, 9 February: A search by police, coastguard and a lifeboat is called off due to bad weather. Kevin's relatives continue their own search until 05:00.\n\n11:05, 9 February: A local diver, asked to help with the earlier resumed police co-ordinated search, finds Kevin's body in the harbour.\n\n10 February: Injuries are found on Kevin's stomach in a post-mortem examination and a procurator fiscal instructs Northern Constabulary to treat his death as a potential murder inquiry.\n\n11 February: Police tell Kevin's family the injuries were likely caused by a fall on to a bollard, but the family are not happy with this conclusion.\n\n28 July: A person Kevin had an altercation with earlier on his night out is found. Police are instructed to carry out a second inquiry into Kevin's death. More than 100 witnesses are interviewed to help trace Kevin's final moments.\n\nAugust: During the second inquiry, police say the injuries could have been consistent with a fall on to a berthed boat before Kevin went into the sea.\n\nApril 2000: The net weave pattern on Caithness Creels, a type of fishing pot used locally, is suggested by police as the cause for diamond-shape bruising that was found on the 24-year-old's body. The following year Northern Constabulary ask an expert to review the pathological aspects of Kevin's death.\n\n4 October 2001: The expert's report suggests Kevin had fallen on to creels on a boat berthed at the harbour.\n\nDecember 2007: The Police Complaints Commissioner for Scotland issues a critical report on Northern Constabulary's handling of complaints from Kevin's family. The report describes the force behaving with \"institutional arrogance\" and orders that its chief constable apologise to the family.\n\nDecember 2017: Police Scotland says there had been \"serious failings\" on the part of Northern Constabulary, and officers had missed \"the opportunity to gather vital evidence\".\n\nMay 2018: The Lord Advocate instructs an experienced prosecutor to review police handling of the case. This review remains ongoing.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "The day before the election campaign starts in earnest, a bucket of cold, hard reality has been chucked over any Tories around the place who thought they might be able to set the terms of the debate, or control exactly what will happen in the next six weeks.\n\nThe man in the pinstripes who charms some Brexiteers stumbled into the first hideous mistake of this election campaign.\n\nJacob Rees-Mogg may have apologised for his insensitive remarks about what happened at Grenfell Tower.\n\nBut it is toxic for the Tories, playing straight into familiar accusations about the party that they can't understand, and therefore cannot seek to represent, ordinary people for whom life is sometimes a struggle.\n\nBoris Johnson and his team are often accused of being simply a bunch of grown-up public school boys, who know little of the world beyond their gilded ascent to power.\n\nStereotypes of any type are often overcooked in politics, but wise Conservatives are very well aware they have an image problem on this front that is hard to shed.\n\nToday's mistake just gave Labour all of the ammunition it needed to make the charge again and again, and then ensuing upset from some of their backers like Stormzy, the rapper and singer, which will have its own long-lasting half life on social media.\n\nThere aren't always very many moments of that elusive \"cut through\" in campaigns. This might just be the first moment this time round - although it is impossible to know yet if the upset over these remarks will shift any votes away from the Tories, or just enrage those who plan to choose other parties already.\n\nAnd elections bring with them weeks, and tides and tides of news that can wash away early horrors or successes for any political party.\n\nSo far, so predictable - the parties all know well the view of the Conservative prime minister decades ago, Harold Macmillan, who warned what knocked parties off course was \"the opposition of events\". (Yes, apparently he never said, \"events, dear boy, events\", if you want to feel like a clever clogs).\n\nBut surprises can work in their favour too - and the Liberal Democrats are hoping the election will be just as unpredictable as the last few crazy years.\n\nIf you had heard a Liberal Democrat leader proclaim they were standing to be a candidate for prime minister not so long ago, you'd have wanted to check their temperature.\n\nAnd yet every time Jo Swinson gets anywhere near a microphone, it's what she says.\n\nHave things really become so strange that a party that got 12 MPs in 2017 is knocking on the door of No 10? Never, quite, say never.\n\nAlthough in our first-past-the-post system, you may love or hate, it is vanishingly unlikely that a party could go from 12 MPs to the magic 326 that gives a party a majority, the power to govern, and to get things done.\n\nJo Swinson says the election could be a \"moment for seismic change\".\n\nSo what are they on about?\n\nWell, just as Jacob Rees-Mogg's dreadful gaffe will create terrible headlines for the Conservatives online and in the press, so too, the Lib Dems hope, the bold claim from Jo Swinson that she could genuinely end up in Downing Street creates noise and headlines, a sense of what might, just about, be possible.\n\nThe more familiar the message, the less far-fetched it might seem, so the theory goes, even though chat from some activists at the party's launch this morning was that getting back up to 50 or 60 seats or would be a pretty good night.\n\nExpect the party leader, though, who believes she has a massive opportunity at her fingertips, to repeat her claim about No 10 again and again and again.\n\nIt may not be the most outlandish campaign we hear in the next few weeks.\n\nWelcome to the predictably unpredictable campaign of 2019, and the prime minister hasn't even yet been to the Palace.\n• None Election poll tracker: How do the parties compare?", "A red panda that escaped from a wildlife park on the Isle of Man has been recaptured after being spotted up a tree in a garden.\n\n\"Kush\" went missing from Curraghs Wildlife Park three weeks ago, after a tree fell across his enclosure.\n\nThe panda is now being checked over in the park's hospital unit before being returned to its home.\n\nGeneral manager Kathleen Graham said staff were \"really relieved\" the search had ended positively.\n\nA live trap had been set and a drone was also used to locate the animal, which was eventually spotted in the garden of a home about a mile away in Tholt-y-Will, Sulby.\n\nThe seven-year-old mammal \"might have lost a bit of weight\" but otherwise \"looks quite healthy,\" Mrs Graham said.\n\nIt took staff \"about an hour\" to capture the animal with a net before he was taken back to the park in a box.\n\nSince the escape, tree branches that looked in danger of breaking in the red panda enclosure had been removed, Mrs Graham said.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Speaking to the BBC's South America correspondent, Katy Watson, President Sebastián Piñera has said he will not resign despite the mass anti-government protests.\n\nThe demonstrations were originally triggered by a now-suspended rise in the price of metro fares in Santiago.\n\nProtesters are now marching to express their discontent over a wide variety of problems.", "Why Are The Police Putting Down Their Guns?\n\nHundreds of firearms officers hand in their permits to carry weapons.", "The new Commons Speaker shows off his wild menagerie - complete with Boris the parrot and Maggie the tortoise.\n\nSir Lindsay Hoyle, 62, of Chorley, Lancashire showed off his six pets with their unusual names inspired by politicians.\n\nHis tortoise is called Maggie as \"she's got a hard shell and isn't for turning\", said Sir Lindsay.\n\nHe also has Betty named after Baroness Boothroyd, the first woman speaker; a cat called Dennis - inspired by Labour veteran MP Dennis Skinner; Gordon the Rottweiler - after former Labour PM Gordon Brown.\n\nSir Lindsay has revealed that Boris the parrot can already squawk: \"Order, order\".", "The RMT has announced drivers and guards will take 27 days of industrial action\n\nA union has announced 27 days of rail strikes during December and on New Year's Day as part of a long-running dispute over train guards.\n\nThe Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union said its staff at South Western Railway (SWR) had been left with \"no choice\" but to take industrial action.\n\nThe union said the dispute would continue for as long as SWR \"refuse to give assurances\" on the role of guards.\n\nSWR said it was \"extremely disappointed\" by the planned strikes.\n\nA spokesperson for the company added: \"The deliberate targeting of services up to, and during, the Christmas period is typical of the lack of concern the RMT continue to have for our customers.\"\n\nThe union has told its members not to book on for duty:\n\nRMT general secretary Mick Cash said: \"At the last meeting we held with SWR, principles in agreements were made in good faith with the company's negotiating team and we now feel hugely let down again.\n\n\"As long as the company continues to refuse to give assurances on the future operational role of the guard, we will remain in dispute.\n\n\"I want to congratulate our members on their continued resolve in their fight for safety and the role of the guard on SWR.\n\n\"It is wholly down to the management side that the core issue of the safety critical competencies and the role of the guard has not been agreed.\"\n\nIn a statement, SWR said it has offered to keep guards on all trains and the union was \"purely focussed on keeping control of train doors in a misguided attempt to hold power over the industry\".\n\nIt added: \"Whilst we have shown commitment to the role of the guard by introducing over 80 additional guard roles since the start of our franchise, the RMT do not have the long-term interests of either our customers or our colleagues, including their members, at the heart of their actions.\n\n\"We remain committed to finding a solution that will help us build a better railway for everyone.\n\n\"We will do everything we can to keep customers moving during strike action.\"\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Domestic violence, family conflict and drink and drug abuse are the biggest drivers of the rise in child-protection cases in England, says the Local Government Association (LGA).\n\nThe organisation representing English councils has surveyed the councillors in charge of children's services about the causes of a 53% rise in child-protection cases over the past decade.\n\nMore than 80% identified domestic violence and substance misuse as being behind the increased numbers in their local authorities.\n\nAn average of 88 children are taken into care each day and the LGA asked the lead councillors for children's services for their view of the most common causes.\n\nThe behaviour of adults around children - in the form of domestic violence, drinking and drug taking - was the most frequent explanation for councils having to intervene to protect 18,000 more children than a decade ago.\n\nThis was followed by factors such as poverty, housing problems and debt.\n\nFigures published last week by the Department for Education showed 52,000 child-protection plans, identifying how to deal with children considered to be at risk, had been drawn up - a slight annual decline against a significant long-term increase.\n\nThese figures also showed domestic violence to be the most common factor for so-called \"children in need\" - much more so than issues such as abuse, gangs, trafficking or anti-social behaviour.\n\nThere are almost 400,000 \"children in need\" where there are concerns about their health or development and where they are at risk of being \"significantly impaired\" without extra support.\n\nAfter domestic violence, the most common underlying problems are mental health issues, emotional abuse, drug and alcohol abuse.\n\nPhysical abuse, sexual abuse and sexual exploitation were all lower than the previous year.\n\nBut numbers of serious cases investigating fears of children suffering or facing \"significant harm\" have continued to climb.\n\nThere were more than 200,000 of these safeguarding inquiries - rising every year from 127,000 in 2012-13.\n\nThe Local Government Association is warning of the financial pressures on councils.\n\n\"Funding pressures are coinciding with huge increases in demand for support because of problems like hardship and family conflict,\" said Judith Blake, chairwoman of the LGA's children and young people board.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Boris Johnson said he could not comment because of ongoing legal proceedings - although proceedings have concluded in the case.\n\nThe prime minister has refused to be drawn on whether he should sack Tory assembly candidate Ross England.\n\nMr England was selected by the Conservatives eight months after he was accused by a crown court judge of deliberately sabotaging a rape trial which collapsed.\n\nBoris Johnson said it would be \"inappropriate for me to comment on ongoing legal proceedings\".\n\nLegal proceedings have concluded in the case.\n\nThe defendant, James Hackett, was later convicted following a retrial. Cardiff Central MP Jo Stevens said Mr England's selection was \"unbelievable\".\n\nStephen Crabb, a Welsh Tory MP said: \"Clearly someone needs to look into it.\"\n\nRoss England was giving evidence in a rape trial in April 2018 when he made claims about the victim's sexual history, which the complainant denies.\n\nIn December 2018 he was selected for the Conservatives in the Vale of Glamorgan seat.\n\nRoss England is standing for the Welsh Conservatives in the 2021 assembly election\n\nMr England has worked for Alun Cairns, the Welsh Secretary and Conservative Vale of Glamorgan MP.\n\nAt prime minister's questions in the Commons Ms Stevens said: \"Yesterday it was reported that a former staff member of the secretary of state for Wales, Ross England, had in the words of a trial judge single-handedly and deliberately sabotaged a rape trial by referring to the victim's sexual history against the judge's instructions.\n\n\"The trial had to be stopped, and started again from scratch and the defendant was convicted.\n\n\"Unbelievably the party then selected Mr England as a Welsh Assembly candidate with the Secretary of State's endorsement. Is the prime minister going to sack Mr England?\"\n\nIn response, Mr Johnson said: \"It would be inappropriate for me to comment on ongoing legal proceedings.\"\n\nRoss England has worked for Alun Cairns in his constituency office\n\nThe Conservative party has been repeatedly asked for comment by BBC Wales.\n\nWelsh Conservative chairman Byron Davies and Welsh Conservative director Richard Minshull have been approached and BBC Wales has contacted Conservative Party press officers about the story.\n\nThey are yet to provide a reply.\n\nPreseli Pembrokeshire MP Mr Crabb said: \"I don't know all the details of it but clearly there needs to be some kind of process to look at these allegations and make a decision about it.\n\n\"It's with cases like this that it's really important for the party in London and in Cardiff to show that it's got a clear process for handling complaints.\n\n\"If a complaint does get made about Mr England it is important that we show there's a fair process for adjudicating on that.\"\n\nEarlier on Wednesday, former Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood said Mr England should be deselected.\n\n\"This whole case and the actions of the Tories in this absolutely stinks,\" she said.\n\n\"Ross England should be sacked as a candidate now and it would do no harm for the Tories to understand our strength of feeling.\"\n\nFormer Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood said the action of the Tories \"stinks\"\n\nGiving evidence in the April 2018 trial Mr England made claims that he had had a casual sexual relationship with the complainant, which she denies.\n\nThe trial judge in the case, Stephen John Hopkins QC, had earlier made clear that evidence of the sexual history of the victim was inadmissible.\n\nHe went on to say to Mr England: \"Why did you say that? Are you completely stupid?\"\n\nMr England said that he thought the question was about his relationship with the woman. Replying, His Honour Judge Hopkins said it was not: \"It was quite clear what the question was.\"\n\nThe judge then said: \"You have managed singlehanded, and I have no doubt it was deliberate on your part, to sabotage this trial\".", "Sadly, this case of a doctored video shows that what matters for an effective social media strategy is not accuracy, but noise.\n\nThe Conservatives’ video will have induced in many viewers a false impression of what Sir Keir Starmer said. Their defence, that it was edited for time and effect, and the jaunty music shows it to be clearly satirical in nature, rubs up against the fact that it was in a basic sense misleading.\n\nBut the fact the Conservative Party’s press office, having received enquiries, then released a further attack on Sir Keir, shows why this minor saga will be chalked up as a success.\n\nBy highlighting the original misrepresentation, journalists merely draw attention to it. In an age of media consumption when our attention is finite, and fought over by the world’s most powerful companies, what matters is briefly capturing enough voters’ minds for long enough to convey the impression that Labour is in a pickle over Brexit.\n\nOf course, everything about this minor affair shows a world in which campaigning isn’t about civilised debate, nuance, policy or argument. It’s about the digital blitzkrieg, and who has the most brutal weaponry. In social media elections, might is right.", "Police want to trace this man who was seen running from the area after the assault\n\nA CCTV image of a man suspected of sexually assaulting a young boy in his bedroom has been issued by detectives.\n\nThe Met Police was called to a home in The Greenway in Ickenham, west London, early on Saturday morning to reports an intruder had been inside the property.\n\nOfficers said there was no sign of a break-in at the property but the man made his way into the boy's room and sexually assaulted him.\n\nThe man fled when the child told him he would phone the police.\n\nDetectives described the suspect as white, slim, with short hair and a beard. He was wearing blue jeans and a T-shirt.\n\nThe child, whose age has not been given in order to protect his identity, is being supported by specially trained officers.\n\nPolice have released the image of a man they want to trace and asked for anyone who recognises the man, or who was in the area after midnight on Saturday, to contact the Met.\n\nNo arrests have been made.\n\nDet Con Claire Field said: \"This matter has clearly caused a great deal of anguish to the boy's family.\n\n\"Police are very concerned and we are carrying out an extensive and well-resourced investigation.\n\n\"We are appealing for the public's help to identify a man who was seen running from the area shortly after the assault. It is vital that we speak to him to establish why he was in the vicinity.\"\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "If you had a bad dream last night, it might have a positive benefit - because research suggests being scared while asleep helps to control fear during the waking hours.\n\nUniversity researchers in Switzerland and the United States examined how the brain responded to types of dream.\n\nThey found bad dreams improved the effectiveness of the brain in reacting to frightening experiences when awake.\n\nBut really terrifying nightmares were found to have a negative impact.\n\nThe neuroscientists, from the University of Geneva, the University Hospitals of Geneva in Switzerland and the University of Wisconsin in the US, have suggested that dreams could be used as a form of therapy for anxiety disorders.\n\nThe study looked at whether bad dreams - which are moderately frightening rather than excessively traumatic - might serve a useful purpose.\n\nWith more than 250 electrodes attached to 18 subjects - and with another 89 people keeping diaries of their sleeping and dreaming - the researchers examined how the emotions experienced during dreams were connected with feelings when awake.\n\nThe findings, published in Human Brain Mapping, showed that bad dreams helped people to \"react better to frightening situations\".\n\nWhen someone woke after a bad dream, the area of the brain that controlled their response to fear was found to be more effective.\n\nThis suggested that bad dreams were a way of preparing people for fear in their waking lives.\n\nThe greater the frequency of frightening dreams, the researchers found a higher level of activity in the area of the brain that manages fear.\n\n\"We were particularly interested in fear. What areas of our brain are activated when we're having bad dreams?\" said Lampros Perogamvros, a researcher in the Sleep and Cognition Laboratory at the University of Geneva.\n\nThe researchers said they found a \"very strong link between the emotions we feel in both sleep and wakefulness\", with bad dreams being a way of simulating frightening situations as a rehearsal for such experiences when awake.\n\n\"Dreams may be considered as a real training for our future reactions and may potentially prepare us to face real life dangers,\" said Mr Perogamvros.\n\nBut there was a limit to how frightening a dream could be - because once a dream became a very upsetting nightmare the benefits were lost and instead it was likely to mean disrupted sleep and a \"negative impact\" that continued after waking.\n\n\"If a certain threshold of fear is exceeded in a dream, it loses its beneficial role as an emotional regulator,\" said Mr Perogamvros.\n• None Having more sleep before holiday 'stops arguments'", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nA builder and a shop worker have been named as the winners of a £105m EuroMillions jackpot.\n\nSteve Thomson, 42, and his wife Lenka, 41, from West Sussex, were the sixth jackpot prize winners in the UK this year, operator Camelot said.\n\nTheir ticket won £105,100,701.90 on 19 November, the 25th anniversary of the National Lottery's first draw.\n\nMr Thomson said when he realised he had won that he felt he was \"on the verge of having a heart attack\".\n\nThe winning numbers picked were 8, 10, 15, 30 and 42, with 4 and 6 selected for the Lucky Star numbers.\n\nThe couple said they went to work after finding out about their win\n\nAs he was handed the cheque at the official presentation of the couple's winnings, Mr Thomson said: \"I think that's mine.\"\n\nHe also said the couple had made no big purchases yet, although he admitted he had bought a new shirt and had a haircut.\n\nMr Thomson, from Selsey, said: \"I started shaking a lot. I knew it was a really big win but didn't know what to do. I think I was on the verge of having a heart attack.\"\n\nHe said he would not be giving up his job straight away.\n\n\"Once I am over the shock I will need to keep doing something,\" he said.\n\n\"I am not the type just to sit still. My business partner knows that if he needs a hand, I'll be there.\"\n\nHe added he will complete all of his outstanding jobs fitting windows and conservatories.\n\nMr Thomson said both he and his wife went to work after finding out they had won.\n\nHe said he ended up painting a ceiling.\n\nThe couple said they plan to stay in the Selsey area and will be sharing the money with friends and family, as well as \"doing things for the community\".\n\nMr Thomson added that his family will not be cooking their Christmas dinner this year.\n\nThe couple say they will be sharing their winnings with friends and family\n\nHe said he decided to go public so he did not have to hide.\n\n\"I am not going to flutter it away, at the end of the day I am still Steve,\" he said.\n\n\"I do not want to change, we are just financially better off.\"\n\nMr Thomson said his family were looking forward to a \"good Christmas\".\n\n\"I am not cooking. Mum is not cooking. Lenka is not cooking,\" he added.\n\n\"It's so much money, I still can't get my head around it.\"\n\nSteve Thomson says he will keep working and is \"not the type to sit still\"\n\nMrs Thomson, a shop worker originally from Slovakia, said: \"It's life-changing for the family. It's so emotional.\"\n\nBefore the £170m jackpot, the biggest UK winners were a couple from Largs in North Ayrshire, Scotland, who won £161m in July 2011.", "There have been calls for politicians to dial down the rhetoric in the health debate and to avoid \"weaponising\" the NHS.\n\nThe subject has been prominent in the election campaign and there is a widespread interest in understanding what is actually happening across the health service.\n\nPolitical claims, counter-claims and rows over statistics don't always help that understanding. Some voters might feel they would like to hear from clinicians and other frontline staff.\n\nBut that won't be possible until after polling day because of a Cabinet Office policy known as \"purdah\"\n\nIt prevents civil servants from making any form of statement during general election campaigns which might be construed as political or likely to influence public debate.\n\nThe principle is to ensure that their impartiality is not called into question.\n\nAs usual, that applies to the health service. NHS England put out guidance to local health leaders in early November.\n\nIt includes a reminder that \"democratic debate between candidates and parties should not be overshadowed by public controversy originating from NHS bodies themselves\".\n\nBecause health is a devolved issue and there are no elections for the Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly, there are no purdah rules affecting the NHS there. Northern Ireland follows similar guidelines to England.\n\nThe purdah policy has led to certain policy papers and publications being delayed till after the election.\n\nThis includes an annual review of maternity care by independent experts for NHS England (known as the MBRRACE report).\n\nThe charity Birthrights said the report was vitally important to learn lessons on preventing future maternal deaths.\n\nBut Prof Stephen Powis, NHS medical director, said: \"Actually, the findings of this report were presented to clinicians earlier this month to ensure that any lessons are learned. Rules on NHS political impartiality are unchanged and have always applied to all public bodies at election time.\"\n\nPurdah has in practice meant that, with only a tiny number of exceptions, no health leader or member of clinical staff in England has given any interview or made any public comment since the start of the campaign.\n\nThat might not seem unreasonable, but when the latest performance figures (covering September and October) were published by NHS England in mid-November, the absence of health service reaction was painfully obvious.\n\nPerformance across the key targets, which were missed yet again, was the worst since modern records began.\n\nPoliticians used the air time to trade blows on what or who was to blame but there was no analysis from staff and management in the NHS. Media access to hospitals was not possible.\n\nNHS sources indicated that individuals were free to speak, though not on behalf of their NHS employers or trusts.\n\nVoters in England can at least use those recent figures to scrutinise the performance of their local hospital trust against key targets for cancer care, A&E waiting times and waits for routine surgery.\n\nBut they might well want to know how, both locally and nationally, the NHS has been faring as winter has begun to set in during November.\n\nThe next opportunity would have been on Thursday 12 December, when the next set of official NHS England statistics were due.\n\nIt was also the day when the more detailed weekly winter updates were set to begin.\n\nBut 12 December is polling day - and those two data publications have now been postponed until the 13th.\n\nAt the time of the last general election, the guidance from the UK Statistics Authority (UKSA) was that \"statistical bulletins of significant public interest\" should not be published on national polling days.\n\nBut it was permissible for these statistics to be brought forward 24 hours or postponed till the day after polling day.\n\nPerceiving some confusion over how this should be interpreted, the UKSA then consulted on whether the policy should be clarified and last year published new guidelines requiring a \"blanket approach\".\n\nHenceforth, all official statistics pre- announced for a date which was then designated as polling day should be delayed until the next day.\n\nWaiting times at A&E are one of the key NHS targets\n\nThe BBC's code of practice ensuring fairness between candidates requires no campaign coverage on polling day, including subjects which have been at issue in preceding weeks and other controversial matters.\n\nThe broadcast regulator Ofcom states that there should be no \"discussion and analysis of election issues\" while polling stations are open.\n\nThis would imply no coverage of NHS performance figures after a campaign when health has been a hotly debated topic.\n\nBut just because the broadcasters have to steer clear of contentious issues while the UK goes to the polls, does the public have to be barred access to official statistics?\n\nIf there are updated performance figures available for the NHS at a time of great stress in the service why should voters not have the right to look at them and reach their own conclusions?\n\nThe Times newspaper has reported that more than two dozen marginal constituencies have A&E departments which are amongst the worst performing in England.\n\nPerhaps the public in those seats might like to check the latest situation on December 12th rather than waiting till after the polls have closed.\n\nThe UKSA itself is not holding back because of purdah and has let it be known it will challenge contentious claims made by politicians and in manifestos. It has already intervened over statements made on education in England and youth unemployment in Scotland.\n\nThe UKSA has shown itself to be open-minded and prepared to review guidelines. Around 25 sets of official statistics have been postponed from polling day. There may be a case for revisiting the issue after this campaign.\n\nThe need to avoid controversy and political debate on polling day has to be set against the public's right to know. That is indeed a tricky balancing act.", "David Last's family described him as an \"experienced pilot\"\n\nOfficers from a specialist underwater search team are looking for a missing pilot after the plane he was flying disappeared off the Welsh coast.\n\nProf David Last, 79, has not been seen since the light aircraft he was flying from Caernarfon Airport to the Great Orme, Llandudno, disappeared on Monday.\n\nAn HM Coastguard search has been suspended but a specialist North Wales Police team is searching underwater off Puffin Island, Anglesey.\n\nNo passengers were onboard the plane.\n\nJohn Pottle, director of the Royal Institute of Navigation, said: \"Really, if I was to put it into one sentence, he was a globally respected and much loved educator and navigator.\n\n\"He really was such a lovely person to be around.\"\n\nCoastguard volunteers have been searching the coast at Penmon\n\nOn Tuesday, Prof Last's family released a statement describing him as an \"experienced pilot and a respected figure in the worldwide navigation community\".\n\nThey added: \"We are all heartbroken\".\n\nProf Last, a consultant engineer and expert witness in radio navigation and communications systems, and a professor emeritus at Bangor University, joined the Royal Institute of Navigation in 1972.\n\nDavid Last was flying this Cessna Skyhawk when he disappeared\n\nHM Coastguard received a call for assistance shortly before 12:50 GMT on Monday.\n\nA spokesman said a search was launched after a report an aircraft had disappeared from radar contact, two miles north-east of Penmon, Anglesey.\n\nRescue teams from Llandudno, Bangor, Penmon, Moelfre and Cemaes, as well as the HM Coastguard aircraft searched the area, along with North Wales Police.\n\nThe search resumed on Tuesday morning near Puffin Island, off Anglesey, but was called off on Tuesday afternoon due to poor weather and on Wednesday was \"suspended pending new information\".\n\nThe search has focused on an area around Puffin Island, off the east coast of Anglesey", "Twitter said the accounts would start being deactivated from 11 December\n\nTwitter will begin deleting accounts that have been inactive for more than six months, unless they log in before an 11 December deadline.\n\nThe cull will include users who stopped posting to the site because they died - unless someone with that person's account details is able to log-in.\n\nIt is the first time Twitter has removed inactive accounts on such a large scale.\n\nThe site said it was because users who do not log-in were unable to agree to its updated privacy policies.\n\nA spokeswoman also said it would improve credibility by removing dormant accounts from people's follower counts, something which may give a user an undue sense of importance. The first batch of deleted accounts will involve those registered outside of the US.\n\nThe firm bases inactivity on whether or not a person has logged in at least once in the past six months. Twitter said the effort is not, as had been suggested by some users on the network, an attempt to free up usernames.\n\nThat said, previously unavailable usernames will start coming up for grabs after the 11 December cut-off - though Twitter said it would be a gradual process, beginning with users outside of the US.\n\nIn future, the firm said it would also look at accounts where people have logged in but don't \"do anything\" on the platform. A spokeswoman would not elaborate, other to say that the firm uses many signals to determine genuine human users - not just whether they interact with, or post, tweets.\n\nThe site has sent out emails to users of accounts that will be affected by the deletions. The firm would not say how many current accounts fit the criteria, although it is expected to be in the many millions. It will send out more notice closures closer to the deadline.\n\nThe cull will not affect Twitter's reported user numbers, as the firm bases its usage level only on users who log-in at least once a day. According to its latest earnings report, from September, Twitter has 145m \"monetisable\" daily active users (users who come into contact with Twitter's advertising on a daily basis).\n\n\"As part of our commitment to serve the public conversation, we’re working to clean up inactive accounts to present more accurate, credible information people can trust across Twitter,\" the firm said about the upcoming account removals.\n\n\"Part of this effort is encouraging people to actively log-in and use Twitter when they register an account, as stated in our inactive accounts policy.”\n\nIt means users who have died will have their accounts removed unless a loved one or other person is already in possession of their log-in details, and is able to sign in and accept Twitter's latest privacy policy.\n\nTwitter's current policy offers only deactivation of a dead person's account once a trusted third-party - a parent, for example - has proven their identity. However, the policy states that in no circumstances would Twitter grant access to the account, which would prevent deletion.\n\nThe firm does not, unlike Facebook, offer a \"memorialisation\" option that freezes the account in place and disallows new interactions - a measure to prevent abuse.\n\nSince inactivity is based on logging in, not posting, bot accounts - such as those which automatically tweet news or alerts - would also come under the cull if the account owners do not log-in before the December deadline. So too would accounts set up specifically as an archive, such as @POTUS44, a collection of all the tweets made by President Barack Obama while in office.\n\nDo you have more information about this or any other technology story? You can reach Dave directly and securely through encrypted messaging app Signal on: +1 (628) 400-7370", "Russia has paid tribute to a former Soviet intelligence officer it credits with uncovering a Nazi plot to kill the Allied leaders Churchill, Stalin and Roosevelt during World War Two.\n\nGoar Vartanyan died on Monday at the age of 93. She was married to Soviet spy Gevork Vartanian, who died in 2012.\n\nWithout the pair \"the history of our world could have been different\", Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.\n\n\"These are people who left their mark on the history of mankind.\"\n\nBorn in what was then Soviet Armenia in 1926, Vartanyan moved to Iran in the 1930s. At 16 she joined an anti-fascist group led by her future husband, who was already working as a spy. They allegedly exposed hundreds of Nazi agents in the country.\n\nThe group was given responsibility for securing a 1943 conference in the Iranian capital, Tehran, where the British, Soviet and American leaders met to discuss their strategy for fighting the war.\n\nJosef Stalin, Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill at the Tehran conference\n\nThe group are said to have uncovered a plot - known as Operation Long Jump - to kill the \"Big Three\" Allied leaders and arrested the would-be Nazi assassins.\n\nThe plot was allegedly commanded by the infamous Austrian-born Nazi commando Otto Skorzeny but was foiled after transmissions were intercepted by Soviet operatives.\n\nHowever, Skorzeny later wrote in his memoirs that the plot never existed.\n\nGoar and Gevork Vartanyan moved to the Soviet Union in 1951 and later worked together as spies posted overseas under deep cover - as part of the so-called \"illegals\" programme - from 1956 to 1986, Russia's SVR foreign intelligence agency said. Her code name was Anita and his Anri.\n\nMr Peskov, spokesman for President Vladimir Putin, said Russia's leader - a former intelligence agent - knew the pair well.\n\n\"He is a Hero of the Soviet Union! She is the heroine of all his achievements! He passed away first. She passed away today,\" the SVR said in a statement.", "All services running north of Preston have been cancelled until Thursday\n\nHundreds of passengers on the West Coast Mainline were stranded for hours after an electric overhead cable snapped.\n\nThe cable broke on the route between Lancaster and Preston at about 08:35 GMT, blocking both lines in both directions, Network Rail said.\n\nOne person tweeted they were on a train for seven-and-a-half hours, another called it \"an absolute horror show\".\n\nStations along the route became crowded as the delays continued.\n\nNetwork Rail said that section of the line would be closed for the rest of the day.\n\n\"Our immediate focus is to fix the cables in time for start of service tomorrow,\" a spokesperson said.\n\nPassengers have been queuing at stations for rail replacement buses\n\nVirgin Trains said a rescue locomotive retrieved two trains and a third was involved in a train-to-train evacuation.\n\nNorthern and Trans Pennine Express services in the area were also affected.\n\nAll Caledonian Sleeper services were also cancelled.\n\nPassengers expecting to use the route were advised not to travel, and were earlier warned journey times would be at least three hours longer than usual.\n\nCrowds gathered at Preston station while the delays to services continued\n\nSimon Mabon was travelling from Macclesfield to Lancaster and said his journey - which would normally take about 90 minutes - took about eight hours.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Simon Mabon said there was no air conditioning and the toilets stopped working quickly on his stuck train\n\nAnother passenger, Russ Dank, said there was a \"bit of a mutiny\" on a train he was stranded on in between Preston and Lancaster.\n\n\"There were quite a few people shouting because there have been no toilets and it is quite cold... and no lighting for about four hours,\" he said.\n\nHe added some people were \"kicking off\" as there was nowhere to go to the toilet, but those who were desperate were allowed to go on the \"line side\" which wasn't \"great circumstances\".\n\nAll services between Preston and Lancaster have been cancelled until tomorrow\n\nPhil James, director for Network Rail's North West route, apologised for the issues.\n\n\"Our specialist electrical teams are working to repair the damaged cables. It means the railway is blocked with no trains running at present.\"\n\nNetwork Rail added because of the lack of electrical power in the area it had made towing back difficult.\n\nQueues formed at Preston station while passengers waited for rail replacement services.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by CFO Justin Johnston This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nThere were also queues at Oxenholme in the Lake District.\n\nThis Instagram post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Instagram The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip instagram post by psm1900 This article contains content provided by Instagram. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Meta’s Instagram cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nVirgin Trains said the disruption would continue until Thursday.\n\n\"We're very sorry for the experience of customers affected by today's disruption. We're working closely with our partners to get customers from the affected trains to the nearest station so they can continue their journeys,\" a spokesperson said.\n\nIt is not yet known what caused the damage to the 440 yards (400m) of cable.\n\nVirgin passengers can use their tickets on Thursday, the company said.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post 2 by Virgin Trains This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nHave your travel plans been affected? Share your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk.\n\nPlease include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. You can also contact us in the following ways:\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Clive James says he is now \"a recluse\" after several years of serious illness.\n\nThe Australian writer and broadcaster was diagnosed with leukaemia, kidney failure and lung disease in 2010.\n\n\"I've been really ill for two-and-a-half years,\" said the 72-year-old. \"I'm getting near the end. I'm a man who is approaching his terminus.\"\n\nYet James's comments to BBC Radio 4's Meeting Myself Coming Back have since been played down by his spokeswoman, who said he was \"in reasonable shape\".\n\nIn the interview, to be broadcast in full on Saturday, James spoke at length about his health problems.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Clive James: 'I'm getting near the end'\n\n\"I was diagnosed with leukaemia then I had COPD - which is a fancy name for emphysema - and my immune system packed up,\" he said. \"And that's just the start.\n\n\"I almost died four times and I swore to myself if I can just get through this winter, I'd feel better.\n\n\"And I got through the winter and here it is a lovely sunny day and guess what, I don't feel better.\"\n\nClive James moved to England in 1961, and rose to prominence as a literary critic and television columnist.\n\nHe later became well-known for his TV work, including Clive James On Television and his commentary on programmes such as the Japanese gameshow Endurance.\n\n\"My tragedy now is that I'm so ill I can't get out so I'm a bit of a recluse,\" he said.\n\n\"I keep thinking of things I might have done better and remember the good times of course.\n\n\"But mainly I remember the errors. It's my nature, it makes me almost ­impossible to live and work with.\"\n\nJames is married to academic Prue Shaw, with whom he has two children.\n\nThe broadcaster says he is now worried he may never get to see his home country again.\n\n\"I've been so sick I'm not allowed to fly.\n\n\"You couldn't get enough oxygen aboard a plane to get me to Sydney. I used to be in Australia for five or six times a year but now I can't go.\n\n\"The wistfulness is really building up and I'm facing the possibility I might never see Sydney again.\"\n\nFollowing the release of material from the programme, James's representative said the interview had \"sounded much less doom-laden than it does when transcribed\".\n\n\"Clive is in fact in reasonable shape and is looking forward to years of working, writing his books and his column for the [Daily] Telegraph.\"\n\nMeeting Myself Coming Back , in which Clive James looks back across his entire career, will be broadcast on Saturday 23 June at 20:00 BST on BBC Radio 4.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "The 10-year-old deer was found dead with various items inside its stomach\n\nA wild deer which died at a national park in northern Thailand was found to have 7kg (15 lbs) of rubbish inside its stomach, say officials.\n\nMen's underwear, plastic bags, instant coffee sachets and parts of plastic rope were among the things found inside the male deer's stomach.\n\nA Khun Sathan National Park official said the deer had been eating plastic for a \"long time\" before it died.\n\nEarlier this year, a baby dugong in Thailand died after eating plastic.\n\nMariam the dugong won hearts in Thailand after photos of her rescue went viral. But she died just months after, with an autopsy showing that plastic had caused obstructions in her stomach.\n\nOn 25 November, an officer who was on patrol found the 10-year-old male deer in the Khun Sathan National Park in the northern district of Na Noi.\n\nAlso found in its stomach were rubber gloves, instant noodles and a small towel.\n\n\"We believed it had been eating those plastics for a long time before it died,\" Kriangsak Thanompun, a director at the National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department told BBC News Thai.\n\n\"Officials [believe] the plastics had blocked up its alimentary canal [but a] further investigation [will be] launched.\"\n\nSome 7kg of rubbish was found inside the deer\n\nPlastic bags and food waste were among the items found\n\nOn social media, many criticised park-goers who had littered.\n\n\"When you go into a national park, take your rubbish back. Have some responsibility,\" one comment on Facebook said.\n\nAnother said it would be hard to get people to pick up after themselves.\n\n\"This is something that has to be taught and implemented since a young age. By the time they are adults, it is hard [to change],\" another said.\n\nAccording to Mr Kriangsak, a \"three-phase plan\" would be put in place, aimed at getting local people to collect plastics and other rubbish in the national park area.\n\nThe plan will also look into setting up a committee to deal with waste management and eventually, aim to educate the public on litter prevention.\n\nEnvironmental group Greenpeace says that some 75 billion pieces of plastic bags are thrown away each year in Thailand.\n\nThe country's environment minister had in September said that major retailers in Thailand would stop providing single-use plastic bags from January 2020 on.", "Labour says leaked government documents show that the NHS would be at risk under a post-Brexit trade deal with the US.\n\nHowever, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the claim was \"nonsense\" and the NHS would not be part of formal talks.\n\nThe 451-page document, leaked from the Department for International Trade, contains a record of discussions that have taken place between UK and US officials over a possible future trade deal.\n\nHere are five things we've learned from the document.\n\nUS trade negotiators had already set out that they wanted \"full market access\" for US drugs as part of a future UK/US trade deal after Brexit.\n\nThe leaked document does reiterate concern in the US over drug prices. One of the trade representatives is quoted as saying: \"there is a lot of conversation on drug prices and looking at what other countries pay and this is causing angst\".\n\nA big part of the document, however, focuses on patents.\n\nPharmaceutical companies can obtain patents which grant exclusive rights to sell and market drugs for 20 years in their country of origin. While the patent exists, other companies cannot manufacture cheaper copies of the drug - often called generics - in the same country.\n\nThis applies in most countries around the world, but different countries have their own rules within that.\n\nThere are already a lot of similarities between the patent system in the US and the UK, including on the length of patents.\n\nThe leaked document compares the two systems in place for extending patents when they are delayed from entering the market.\n\nThe US negotiators also suggest some other technical changes to the UK's patent regime, which could affect the relationship with European patent regimes.\n\nOne of the main reasons for cheaper drug prices in the UK is the negotiating power of the NHS, as the near monopoly purchaser in the UK, whether the drugs are patented or generic.\n\nAt the meeting on 10 July 2018, under the heading \"key points to note\", the document states: \"The US are very concerned at the contents of the Chequers statement.\"\n\nThis refers to the first draft of Theresa May's proposed Brexit deal with the European Union (EU) earlier that month.\n\nIt proposed a \"common rulebook\" on goods with the EU.\n\nThe document reveals that the US trade representatives were left \"deflated\" at the UK's plan to stick close to EU rules on food safety and animal health.\n\nThey saw this as a \"worst-case scenario\" for a UK-US trade deal.\n\nThe Chequers agreement led to several ministerial resignations - including then Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson. His revised deal does not include any reference to a \"common rulebook\".\n\nIn November 2017, the US told UK officials that it considered its food safety system to be \"the gold standard\", but acknowledged that its approach is different to the EU's.\n\nFor example, while the EU is trying to reduce the amount of chemicals in food, the US continues to use them, including chlorine, as \"a final double check to remove any traces of pathogens\" - ie disease-causing viruses or bacteria.\n\nChicken is often treated with a chlorine wash in the US to kill pathogens\n\nOne US official suggested that the UK should not stick with the EU's food regulatory standards after Brexit. Instead, the US \"recommended that the UK maintains regulatory autonomy\".\n\nThe same official suggested that the UK had used chemical washes to treat food in the past \"and wondered if there would be an interest in bringing them back post-EU Exit\".\n\nThe document says the US would \"share their public lines on chlorine-washed chicken to help inform the media narrative around the issue\".\n\nIn the document from the November 2017 meeting, the US talked about its concerns over some food labelling.\n\nThe US side said it was \"concerned that labelling food with high sugar content (as has been done with tobacco) is not particularly useful in changing consumer behaviour\".\n\nThis goes against the UK's current public health strategy, which includes raising awareness of food labels through campaigns like Change4Life in England and Wales and Eat Better Feel Better in Scotland.\n\nIn 2013, the UK government launched a voluntary front of pack labelling scheme, encouraging manufacturers to indicate the nutritional content of products, for example whether they are high in sugar or fat, using a traffic light scheme.\n\nThe issue of climate change was raised at the meeting of the UK-US Trade and Investment Working Group, on 13-14 November 2017.\n\nA UK representative \"inquired about the possibility of including reference to climate change in a future UK-US trade agreement\".\n\nA US representative \"responded emphatically that climate change is the most political (sensitive) question for the US, stating it is a 'lightning rod issue'\".\n\nThey went on to explain that they were bound by Congress not to include mention of greenhouse gas emission reductions in trade agreements. They stated this ban would not be lifted anytime soon.\n\nThe UK has signed up to the Paris agreement on climate change and has set a target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050. The US, under President Trump, has said it intends to withdraw from the treaty.\n\nThe Department for International Trade said it would not comment on the leaked documents.", "Paul Smith was on the phone to his mother when he was targeted\n\nA mother was on the phone to her son when he was attacked by a stranger who stabbed him to death with a pair of scissors, a court has heard.\n\nIT analyst Paul Smith, 28, was attacked by George McAdam near Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh in May.\n\nA court heard McAdam had only been freed from prison two weeks earlier.\n\nProsecutors accepted his not guilty plea on the basis he \"lacked criminal responsibility\" at the time of the attack due to a mental disorder.\n\nMcAdam was formally acquitted at the High Court in Glasgow.\n\nThe court heard Mr Smith had been returning to work at Edinburgh University when he was attacked by McAdam and stabbed 32 times.\n\nProsecutor Ashley Edwards QC said: \"He was still chatting to his mother by telephone.\n\n\"She then describes hearing 'a horrific scream'. She heard her son saying: 'Help me... need police, need police.\"\n\nMargaret immediately yelled to her husband Ian to dial 999.\n\nBut Mr Smith did not survive the attack, which happened close to Edinburgh Castle.\n\nPolice sealed off the scene in Johnston Terrace after the attack in May\n\nThe court heard McAdam, 40, initially fled the scene but was rugby tackled by a passer-by in a nearby car park.\n\nMcAdam, who had faced a murder charge, will remain at the State Hospital at Carstairs.\n\nThe court heard he had been sleeping rough in Edinburgh at the time.\n\nMcAdam had a lengthy list of convictions in Scotland and England, including for possession of a knife and assault.\n\nHe had been freed from HMP Edinburgh on 15 May, just over a fortnight before the fatal attack.\n\nMr Smith, of Balerno, was attacked at about 13:45 on 30 May, after visiting a KFC restaurant for lunch.\n\nPaul Smith was returning to his work in Edinburgh at the time of the attack\n\nProsecutor, Ms Edwards told the court: \"His mum immediately told her husband to call police as their son needed help.\n\n\"She stayed on the phone to her son.\"\n\nThe court heard McAdam had grabbed Mr Smith, who tried to defend himself.\n\nMs Edwards said: \"McAdam repeatedly stabbed him in the chest area.\n\n\"Paul Smith shouted 'he's stabbed me' and fell to the ground.\"\n\nMcAdam then dragged Mr Smith down a steep embankment while continuing the attack.\n\nThe court heard he knelt beside his victim and struck him multiple times on the body and neck.\n\nMembers of the public heard Mr Smith's cries for help but the court was told McAdam appeared \"oblivious\" to a crowd that was gathering.\n\nMcAdam eventually ran off but was tracked to a nearby NCP car park.\n\nPolice and paramedics spent more than 30 minutes trying to save Mr Smith, but Ms Edwards added: \"His injuries would not have been survivable even with medical intervention.\"\n\nThe court heard McAdam was later seen by psychiatrists and was found to be suffering from paranoid schizophrenia.\n\nLord Turnbull ordered him to remain at Carstairs on an interim compulsion order.\n\nThe case will call again in February.", "An urgent need to go to the loo prompts most visits to a motorway service station, rather than any particular desire to stop and shop.\n\nBut the price drivers and their families pay if they then choose to stock up on snacks has been laid bare by mystery shoppers.\n\nA bottle of water costs four times more than in a supermarket, the snapshot of prices by insurer Admiral suggests.\n\nNo wonder value for money at services scored poorly in a recent driver poll.\n\nOnly 59% of visitors rated food and drink as good value for money, compared with a general satisfaction rate of the service station experience in England of 90%, according to lobby group Transport Focus.\n\nOperators point out that these sites can be expensive to run, and visitors can park and use the facilities for free, without any obligation to buy anything.\n\nYet, many drivers complain that they have little choice but to pay high prices, as service stations are generally the only option on the country's motorways.\n\nThe mystery shop by Admiral researchers is only a snapshot of 21 of the UK's service stations during October, out of more than 100 in the UK. Prices can change and promotions can easily bring down prices.\n\nFamilies will be planning motorway trips to visit relatives this Christmas, and may be more conscious of prices at this already-expensive time of the year.\n\nSo they may choose to fill water bottles for free, rather than pay up to £2.29 for a 500ml bottle of water, as was found by the mystery shoppers at Beaconsfield Services on the M40. The operator, Extra Motorway Services, has not responded to a request for comment.\n\nWater bottles can be refilled at Beaconsfield, but shoppers found a £2.29 bottle\n\nAcross all 21 service stations the average price for water was £1.32 more expensive than a 44p bottle that could be found in a supermarket - so four times the cost.\n\nClare Egan, head of motor product at Admiral, said: \"We all expect to pay a little more for convenience, [but] grabbing the essentials from home or at least a supermarket before setting off could result in some big savings on the overall cost of your journey.\n\n\"Given the availability of free water refills at all of the service stations and the push to be plastic-free, motorists don't need to spend anything on bottled water.\"\n\nThe operator of the services at Durham said higher prices could be explained\n\nThe full basket of drinks and snacks price-tested by researchers also included a cheese sandwich, a cold sausage roll, a packet of ready salted crisps, a packet of wine gums, a bar of chocolate, and a bottle of Coke.\n\nRoadchef's Durham services on the A1(M) came out most expensive of the 21 tested. The total cost was nearly £10 more expensive than a supermarket best price, researchers said.\n\nA spokesman for Roadchef said that, unlike the vast majority of its outlets, Durham had to buy in sandwiches rather than making them on site. He said most other items were uniformly priced across sites, competitive against others, and there was a range of choices for customers.\n\n\"Like all our sites Durham resembles a mini high street, and offers premium and value options depending on our customers' preferences,\" he said.\n\nHe added that there were greater overheads in running service stations, which were required to be open for 24 hours every day, unlike many town and city centre retailers. They also faced costs to maintain land and, at times, water treatment works.\n\nThe mystery shop also revealed big differences between service stations on the cost of petrol, with unleaded prices varying by 20p a litre.\n\nThe tired motorist might also be surprised to discover that the price of a regular latte varied by £2 depending on which service station they stopped at. Such price differentials for the nation's favourite bought hot drink can also be found on the High Street, so it is an issue not only found on the motorway.\n\nIn July, Transport Focus published the results of its customer survey covering all of England's service stations. It found a generally high level of satisfaction, with Roadchef's Norton Canes services on the M6 toll coming out on top. Yet, it too raised the issue of prices.\n\n\"Motorway users tell us they have a good experience when visiting service areas, but it's clear that many do not feel the experience is good value for money,\" said Transport Focus chief executive Anthony Smith.", "British ground forces would be \"comprehensively outgunned\" in a conflict with Russia in Eastern Europe, according to a defence think-tank.\n\nResearch by the Royal United Services Institute (Rusi) found that the Army, as well as Nato allies, has a \"critical shortage\" of artillery and ammunition.\n\nIt concluded that it could not maintain a credible defence position.\n\nThe Ministry of Defence (MoD) said the UK works closely with Nato and is \"well equipped to take on a leading role\".\n\nThe research comes ahead of a meeting of Nato leaders in London next week to mark the 70th anniversary of the alliance.\n\nThe UK, along with other Nato members, has positioned military forces in Eastern Europe to deter any potential Russian aggression in the wake of Moscow's annexation of Crimea in 2014.\n\nAround 800 British troops are currently stationed in Estonia. The first were sent in 2017.\n\nBut the study by Rusi found that the UK armed forces lack critical firepower compared to Russia's military.\n\nIt analysed military capabilities in the \"unlikely\" context of \"a high-intensity conflict between Nato and Russia, in which the UK has promised to deliver a warfighting division\".\n\n\"At present, there is a risk that the UK - unable to credibly fight - can be dominated lower down the escalation ladder by powers threatening escalation,\" the report said.\n\nIt said Britain is \"comprehensively outgunned and outranged\", leaving enemy artillery free to defeat UK units.\n\nRussian artillery and rocket batteries have already proved to be potent, destroying two Ukrainian battalions in 2014 within minutes.\n\nUK and other Nato forces not only have a limited number of artillery pieces, but also a shortage of munitions stockpiles and transportation.\n\nThe report said the \"rejuvenation and modernisation\" of Britain's ground-based artillery is an \"urgent and critical priority\".\n\nIn response, the MoD said: \"The UK does not stand alone but alongside its Nato Allies, who work closely together across air, sea, land, nuclear and cyber to deter threats and respond to crises.\"\n\nIt added: \"As the largest Nato defence spender in Europe, the UK's armed forces are well equipped to take a leading role in countering threats and ensuring the safety and security of British people at home and abroad.\"\n\nThe statement comes less than three weeks after French President Emmanuel Macron described Nato as \"brain dead\" - stressing what he sees as waning commitment to the transatlantic alliance by its main guarantor, the US.\n\nMoD figures released in August found that the size of Britain's armed forces had fallen for a ninth consecutive year.\n\nThe finding came just six months after the Commons spending watchdog, the Public Accounts Committee, claimed the MoD had a funding black hole of at least £7bn in its 10-year plan to equip the UK's armed forces.\n\nA delegation of Russian military personnel visited Scotland last year to observe one of Europe's largest Nato exercises.\n\nThe visit was in line with the UK's obligations to the Vienna Document which aims to promote mutual trust and transparency among states signed to it.\n\nIt came as UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres claimed the Cold War was \"back with a vengeance\" as he warned abut the dangers of escalating tensions over Syria.\n\nOn Sunday, Boris Johnson promised he would not cut the armed forces \"in any form\" after it was pointed out the Conservative Party's manifesto for next month's election did not commit to maintaining troop levels.\n\nThe Conservatives, Labour, and the Lib Dems have all committed to meeting Nato's target of spending 2% of GDP on defence. The SNP said it would \"press for investment in conventional defence\".", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. WATCH: Jeremy Corbyn is pressed over his handling of anti-Semitism within the Labour Party\n\nJeremy Corbyn has declined to apologise to the UK Jewish community after the chief rabbi criticised how the party deals with anti-Semitism claims.\n\nIn a BBC interview with Andrew Neil, the Labour leader was asked four times whether he would like to apologise.\n\nMr Corbyn said his government will protect \"every community against the abuse they receive\".\n\nChief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis claimed \"a new poison - sanctioned from the very top - has taken root\" in Labour.\n\nFollowing the interview, Labour's Shadow Defence Secretary Nia Griffith said Mr Corbyn should apologise, adding: \"We need to apologise to our colleagues in my own party who have been very upset and to the whole of the Jewish community.\"\n\nLabour has been beset by allegations of anti-Semitism for more than three years, leading to the suspension of a number of high-profile figures such as Ken Livingstone and Chris Williamson, and an unprecedented investigation by the Equality and Human Rights Commission.\n\nIn an interview with Andrew Neil on BBC One, Mr Corbyn was asked four times whether he was going to apologise to the British Jewish community following the chief rabbi's claim that Labour was not doing enough to root out anti-Jewish racism.\n\nMr Corbyn replied: \"What I'll say is this I am determined that our society is safe for people of all faiths.\n\n\"I don't want anyone to be feeling insecure, in our society and our government will protect every community against the abuse they receive on the streets, on the trains, or in any other form of life.\"\n\nMr Corbyn said racism \"is a total poison\", adding: \"I want to work with every community, to make sure it's eliminated. That is what my whole life has been about.\"\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Jeremy Corbyn says restoring Waspi pensions would be be paid for from government reserves and long-term borrowing.\n\nRabbi Mirvis described Mr Corbyn's claim that Labour had \"investigated every single case\" of alleged anti-Semitism as a \"mendacious fiction\".\n\nChallenged about the rabbi's comment, Mr Corbyn said: \"No, he's not right. Because he would have to produce the evidence to say that's mendacious.\"\n\nThe Labour leader said he was \"looking forward to having a discussion with him because I want to hear why he would say such a thing\".\n\nMr Corbyn also insisted he had \"developed a much stronger process\" for dealing with allegations and had sanctioned and removed members who were judged to have made anti-Semitic statements.\n\nHe added that anti-Semitism allegations \"didn't rise after I became leader\".\n\n\"Anti-Semitism is there in society, there are a very, very small number of people in the Labour Party that have been sanctioned as a result about their anti-Semitic behaviour,\" he told Andrew Neil.\n\nSpeaking in the BBC Wales election TV debate, Ms Griffith, a senior member of Mr Corbyn's team, said the party's handling of anti-Semitism claims was \"a shame on us\" and \"we must absolutely put right\".\n\nShe added: \"We have not been as effective as we should have been in dealing with this problem.\"\n\nMr Corbyn was also quizzed about his plan to get a \"credible\" Brexit deal with the EU and then be neutral in the referendum on the deal he has promised to hold within six months of taking power.\n\nAsked what he would do during the referendum campaign, he said: \"I will be the honest broker that will make sure the referendum is fair and make sure that the Leave deal is a credible one.\n\n\"That seems to me actually an adult and sensible way to go forward.\"\n\nMr Corbyn was also quizzed about Labour's plan to increase income tax on those earning more £85,000 a year to pay for better public services.\n\nHe denied many of these people would leave the country under a Labour government, destroying the tax base the party would rely on to fund its plans.\n\nBut he said they \"could and should\" pay more.\n\n\"They can see all around them the crumbling of public services and the terrible levels of child poverty that exist across Britain.\n\n\"There is no reason why they would have to leave the country and they shouldn't.\"\n\nMr Corbyn also said a Labour government would not borrow money \"willy-nilly\".\n\n\"What we are going to do is deal with the worst aspects of what's happened in austerity, the worst aspects of poverty in Britain,\" he said.\n\nOn Labour's policy to compensate some of the women who lost out as a result of changes to the pension age, Mr Corbyn said the women were \"short-changed\" and a \"moral debt\" was owed.\n\nThe campaign for compensation has been led by the group Women Against State Pension Inequality (Waspi).\n\nLabour says the policy would cost about £58bn, paid in instalments over five years.\n\nWhen pressed on where this money would come from, Mr Corbyn said it will be paid from government reserves and, if necessary, borrowing, \"over some years\".\n\nHe conceded that there were not sufficient funds in the government's reserves to cover the bill, but insisted the women deserved to be repaid.\n\n\"We will make sure they are compensated,\" he said.\n\nAndrew Neil will be speaking to other party leaders during the election campaign.", "This video can not be played.", "Jaden Moodie was stabbed to death in London on 8 January\n\nA 14-year-old boy was knocked off a moped and then stabbed to death by a rival gang in a \"violent and frenzied\" attack, a court has heard.\n\nJaden Moodie was allegedly dealing drugs for a gang when he was targeted by a group of five men on 8 January.\n\nAyoub Majdouline was in a stolen Mercedes which was driven at Jaden, causing him to be \"catapulted\" over the bonnet, the Old Bailey heard.\n\nMr Majdouline, 19 and of London, denies murder and possession of a knife.\n\nProsecutor Oliver Glasgow QC told jurors the five men in the car had armed themselves with knives and had gone to \"great lengths\" to hide their faces.\n\n\"On finding Jaden Moodie, the Mercedes drove straight towards the moped, swerving onto the same side of the road so that it struck Jaden Moodie head on,\" he said.\n\nThe 14-year-old was allegedly dealing drugs for a gang when he was targeted by a group of five men\n\nHe told the court the victim \"did not stand a chance\" and his crash helmet had come off when he was struck.\n\nThree men then got out of the car and \"repeatedly\" stabbed the 14-year-old in a \"violent and frenzied attack\", as he lay \"defenceless and seriously injured\" on the ground, the court was told.\n\n\"Fourteen seconds was all it took,\" Mr Glasgow added.\n\nJaden was found with nine stab wounds and bled to death in the road, the jury heard.\n\nMembers of the victim's family gasped and cried out as CCTV footage of the attack was played to the jury.\n\nThe prosecutor said the images showed the killers had \"no qualms about playing out their petty rivalries using the blade of a knife\".\n\nThe Mercedes was abandoned in a quiet cul-de-sac, while a knife and a pair of yellow rubber gloves were thrown away and recovered from a nearby drain the next day, the court was told.\n\nMr Glasgow said the 14-year-old's blood and traces of the defendant's DNA were found on both.\n\nBurnt clothing belonging to Jaden's attackers was also found in a churchyard, the court was told.\n\nMr Majdouline disputes playing any part in the attack.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Vue chief executive Tim Richards says the chain is looking at \"beefing up security\" to bring the film back\n\nThe boss of a cinema chain that banned a London gang film after a mass brawl in Birmingham has told the BBC he plans to resume screenings by the weekend.\n\nVue banned Blue Story after saying there had been 25 serious incidents in 16 of its cinemas.\n\nBut its chief executive, Tim Richards, said it was now looking at \"beefing up security\" to restart screenings.\n\nIt comes after Blue Story's director, Rapman, questioned whether there were \"hidden reasons\" for the ban.\n\nRapman, whose real name is Andrew Onwubolu, previously told the BBC there was \"no connection\" between his movie and the brawl in Birmingham, which led to five arrests.\n\n\"And then you start thinking, is there hidden reasons there? What's the owner like? Has he got an issue with young urban youth? Is he prejudiced?\n\n\"Does he believe that this film brings a certain type? Is there a colour thing?\"\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Rapman says he feels cheated following Vue's decision\n\nVue has said the decision to pull Blue Story from its 91 cinemas nationwide was \"categorically not\" related to race.\n\nResponding to Rapman, Mr Richards said the chain wanted \"more movies like this on our screens, not less\".\n\n\"Right now we are looking at trying to get that movie back onto our screens by the weekend and possibly, if we can, to accelerate that,\" he said.\n\n\"Our plans right now are to look at the timings and look at who's buying the tickets, and we're going to be beefing up security where we've had problems.\n\n\"There will be one or two cinemas, like Birmingham, where it will be very difficult to justify screening it again there.\"\n\nRapman (centre) on the set of Blue Story\n\nBlue Story focuses on two friends from different south London postcodes on rival sides of a street war.\n\nIt is rated 15 for strong language, strong violence, threat, sex and drug misuse.\n\nAnother cinema chain, Showcase, had also initially stopped showing the film after the incident in Birmingham, but reinstated screenings on Monday night after \"careful consideration and discussions with the distributor\".\n\nIn a statement, Vue added: \"Following an ongoing review of security to protect the safety of our staff and customers, we hope to be showing the film from this weekend with additional security arrangements in our cinemas to ensure everyone can enjoy the film in comfort and safety.\"\n\nRapman, real name Andrew Onwubolu, welcomed Vue's decision and expressed gratitude to \"everyone who fought for this movie like it was their own\".\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by Rapman This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nFollow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.", "Detectives investigating the sudden death of a baby have been allowed another 24 hours to question a 31-year-old man.\n\nThe suspect was arrested following the death of an 11-month-old boy in Keady, County Armagh, on Tuesday.\n\nThe baby was named locally as Hunter Patrick McGleenon and a post-mortem examination is due to take place to determine how he died.\n\nThe man was arrested in Craigavon, County Armagh, on Tuesday.\n\nHe was taken to Banbridge Police Station in County Down for questioning.\n\nPolice Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) officers and forensic teams are still carrying out investigations at a flat on Market Street in Keady.\n\nSinn Féin's Newry and Armagh MLA Cathal Boylan said he spoke to a family member of the deceased child and they were in deep shock.\n\nPolice were granted more time to question the suspect by a court on Wednesday.", "Ambulances will take the victims' bodies to their homes\n\nThe bodies of 16 Vietnamese people who were found dead in a refrigerated lorry in the UK have arrived back in Vietnam.\n\nThey were among 39 migrants - eight women and 31 males, including two boys aged 15 - found in Essex on 23 October.\n\nThe bodies were flown to Hanoi's Noi Bai Airport, and will be taken by ambulance to their family homes.\n\nInvestigations are under way in both the UK and Vietnam, and a lorry driver has admitted plotting to assist illegal immigration.\n\n\"We have been waiting for this moment for a very long time. We will organise the funeral as soon as he's returned,\" said Vo Van Binh, the father of one victim, Vo Van Linh.\n\nSpeaking to AFP from Ha Tinh province, he said the family were \"very sad, but happy as finally my son is back\".\n\nThe bodies of the remaining victims will be repatriated in the coming days, though a date has not been confirmed.\n\nThe remains arrived in Hanoi early on Wednesday\n\nRepatriation of each body will cost each of the victims' families more than 66.2m Vietnamese dong ($2,856; £2,204), according to the vice minister of foreign affairs.\n\nThe Vietnamese government had offered loans to relatives, though some have said this will only add to the debts they incurred by helping their relatives make the journey to the UK.\n\nSeveral Vietnamese organisations have helped to raise money for the families of the victims. More than $110,000 has now been crowdfunded to help support the families.\n\nPham Thi Tra My was identified as one of the victims\n\nOn 23 October, police found the bodies at the back of a refrigerated lorry in the town of Grays in Essex, eastern England.\n\nOne of the victims, Pham Thi Tra My, had sent distressing messages to her family on the evening of 22 October.\n\n\"I am really, really sorry, Mum and Dad, my trip to a foreign land has failed,\" it read.\n\n\"I am dying, I can't breathe. I love you very much Mum and Dad.\"\n• None Who are the victims in the Essex lorry tragedy?", "(l-r) Gavin Barwell, Esther McVey and Nick Clegg have lost their seats in past general elections. Esther McVey regained her seat in 2017.\n\nNo matter how many opinion polls you run ahead of a general election, you can never know the result until those ballot papers are counted.\n\nAnd it is candidates in the marginal seats who will be facing the biggest pressure on polling night.\n\nPerhaps even more stress will be piled on the big names who don't want to hit the headlines for losing their place in the Commons.\n\nNo-one wants a \"moment\" named after them, but which big guns are facing possible defeat on 12 December?\n\nThe traditional definition of a marginal seat is a constituency where the sitting MP won by a margin of 10% or less at the last election.\n\nUsing this logic, there are 169 marginal seats across the UK, but in the increasingly volatile world of British politics even those with a bigger cushion are sometimes far from safe.\n\nBoris Johnson giving his victory speech after winning Uxbridge in 2015\n\nBoris Johnson won the seat of Uxbridge and Ruislip South in West London by a majority of just 10.8% of the vote in the 2017 general election.\n\nCompare this to the last majorities of former PMs - 50.2% for Gordon Brown, 45.5% for Theresa May, 44.5% for Tony Blair and 43% for David Cameron - and you can see why this could lead to the biggest upset of the night.\n\nThere was a 13% swing to Labour in Uxbridge in 2017 and the opposition parties - including Labour campaign group Momentum - are pushing hard to unseat the PM.\n\nThe opposition dream result goes like this: it's the morning after polling day and Boris Johnson isn't even an MP.\n\nActivists trying to oust him claim their supporters have turned out in their hundreds to help. They hope young and ethnic minority voters in Uxbridge could tip the balance.\n\nIs there more to this than hope?\n\nOne recent estimate based on nationwide data suggested that while some of his high-profile colleagues could struggle, Boris Johnson would see an increased majority. Another, similar estimate is due shortly.\n\nBut stress that word \"estimate\". Most in the business of forecasting the political future are cautious these days.\n\nIf he did lose his seat, and the Conservatives win the general election, what then?\n\nThere is a precedent for a prime minister who is neither a member of the House of Commons or House of Lords.\n\nIn a soon-to-be-published blog Robert Hazell from University College London points out that Conservative Alec Douglas-Home continued as PM between giving up his seat as a Lord and winning a by-election.\n\nShould Boris Johnson lose he could - Prof Hazell suggests - persuade a colleague in a safe seat to quit, prompt a by-election of his own and have another go.\n\nEven his opponents' dream result might not spell the end of the prime minister's political career.\n\nHere's a full list of the 12 candidates vying for the Uxbridge seat.\n\nQuite a number of Mr Johnson's Cabinet are also heading for a close contest.\n\nZac Goldsmith has the biggest battle on his hands. The candidate for Richmond Park in West London - and a minister at the Department for Environmental, Food and Rural Affairs - won his seat by just 45 votes in 2017 (or a 0.1% majority).\n\nHere is the full slate of candidates in Richmond Park.\n\nTheresa Villiers, who heads up that department, is not far behind, having won Chipping Barnet by just 353 votes (0.6%). Here is the full list of candidates.\n\nFour more cabinet members find themselves in marginal seats too:\n\nAnd former Welsh secretary Alun Cairns - who resigned his cabinet position at the start of the election over claims he knew about a former aide's role in the \"sabotage\" of a rape trial - is still running despite the scandal, with a majority of just 2,190 (4.1%) in the Vale of Glamorgan.\n\nA few other notable Tory seats from 2017 will also come under the spotlight on 12 December.\n\nProminent Brexiteer and former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith will be fighting to keep his seat of Chingford and Woodford Green on the North East London/Essex border, having won with just a 2,438 (5.2%) majority two years ago.\n\nAnd while Broxtowe in Nottinghamshire saw a Tory candidate squeeze through to win with a majority of just 863 (1.6%), Anna Soubry is now the leader of the anti-Brexit Independent Group for Change, making the Leave-supporting area very much in play.\n\nTheresa Villiers (left) hopes to remain a Tory MP, while Anna Soubry (right) will be fighting against them\n\nSo, what about the Labour frontbench?\n\nIt seems a little more certain for the big names in the party - although anything can happen on polling night.\n\nTake Jeremy Corbyn's majority in his north London seat of Islington North last time. He came in with a whopping 60.5% majority - working out at over 33,000 votes.\n\nAnd shadow chancellor John McDonnell came in with a 37.9% majority in his west London seat of Hayes and Harlington - over 18,000 votes.\n\nBut a couple of significant names fall into the marginal category.\n\nWill Dennis Skinner still be Labour's longest-serving MP?\n\nLesley Laird is the deputy leader of Scottish Labour and the shadow secretary for Scotland, but she only secured her Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath seat by a majority of 259 (0.6%).\n\nShadow environment secretary Sue Hayman also held one of these close call seats - Workington in Cumbria - by 3,925 votes (a 9.4% majority).\n\nThere is talk of veteran Labour firebrand Dennis Skinner, known as the Beast of Bolsover, being a key target for the Tories, as the MP only just sneaked over the marginal line with a majority of 5,288 (11.4%).\n\nBut other smaller majorities, such as Emma Dent Coad in Kensington, west London - who won by just 20 votes (a 0.1% majority) - and Rosie Duffield in Canterbury - who won by just 187 votes (a 0.3% majority) - there may be lots of lesser known MPs facing the same stress.\n\nBoth Lesley Laird (left) and Sue Hayman (right) are fighting in marginal seats for Labour\n\nWhat about the other parties?\n\nFor the Lib Dems, there are two well-known faces who may be crossing their fingers at the count.\n\nFormer leader of the party Tim Farron held his Westmorland and Lonsdale seat in Cumbria by a majority of 777 (1.5%) in 2017.\n\nDeputy leader (and former leadership candidate) Sir Ed Davey also only secured his place in Kingston and Surbiton, west London, with a 4,124 (6.6%) majority.\n\nBut, while she sneaks over the 10% threshold, it could be a stressful night for leader Jo Swinson. She only won in Dunbartonshire East with a majority of 5,339 (10.3%).\n\nThere are two well-known SNP figures to watch out for.\n\nJoanna Cherry, the party's spokesman for justice - who has come to prominence heading a court case against Mr Johnson's unlawful prorogation - won Edinburgh South West by 1,097 (a 2.2% majority).\n\nAnd Mhairi Black - the so-called \"baby of the House\" as the youngest member - who is the SNP's spokeswoman on a number of issues, including disability and equalities, won Paisley and Renfrewshire South by a 2,541 majority (6.1%).\n\nThe final one to look out for is Nigel Dodds. He leads the DUP in Westminster and has been key in negotiations between his party and both Mr Johnson's and Theresa May's governments.\n\nBut with a majority of just 2,081 (4.5%) in Belfast North, there could be shockwaves across Northern Ireland at his departure.", "* No rises in income tax or National Insurance rates * Raise the threshold at which individuals pay National Insurance to £9,500 in the first Budget and, later, to £12,500 * Raise the national living wage to £10.50 an hour by 2024 for those over the age of 21 * Keep the triple lock, the winter fuel payment, the older person’s bus pass and other pensioner benefits * Continue the roll-out of universal credit system\n\n* Introduce a \"real living wage\" of £10 an hour in 2020 for all workers over the age of 16 * Scrap universal credit, the \"bedroom tax\" and the two-child benefits limit, and increase the Carer’s Allowance for unpaid full-time carers * Scrap the rise in the state pension age, leaving it at 66, and compensate women hit by the decision to accelerate the timetable for raising the age * Increase statutory maternity pay from nine to 12 months, double paternity leave from two weeks to four and increase statutory paternity pay * Move to a 32-hour average working week within the next decade, with no loss of pay\n\n* Increase work allowances under universal credit enabling people to work for longer before benefits are cut and introduce a second earner work allowance * Reduce the wait for the first benefits payment from five weeks to five days * Scrap the two-child limit on family benefits, the \"bedroom tax\" and the overall benefits cap * Scrap the Work Capability Assessment and reinstate the Independent Living Fund * Right to request a fixed-hours contract after 12 months for zero-hours and agency workers\n\n* Rights for workers to be notified of their shifts one month in advance * The right to bereavement leave following a death in the immediate family * Lower cap on pension fund management fees * Tax breaks for companies that offer longer-term secure career contracts to staff\n\n* £86.2bn a year for a universal basic income, replacing the tax and benefits system, to be paid for by a carbon tax * Increase the living wage to £12 and extend it to workers aged between 16 and 21 * Merge income tax, National Insurance, capital gains tax, inheritance tax and dividend tax into a single consolidated income tax * Replace council tax and business rates with a land value tax * 40% quota for women on major company boards\n\n* 12-month review of universal credit and bring in reforms within two years * Review the decision to accelerate the timetable for raising women's state pension age, affecting women born in the 1950s\n\n* End the Work Capability Assessment and replace it with a system using qualified medical practitioners * Scrap the \"bedroom tax\" * No benefits paid to foreign nationals resident in the UK until they have paid tax for five years * Minimise the use of zero-hour contracts\n\n* £35 a week payment for every child in a low-income family * Tax credit of up to £25 a week for tenants in the private sector who spend more than 30% of their income on rent and utility bills * Powers over social security devolved to Wales * Abolish the \"bedroom tax\" * Universal free childcare for 40 hours a week\n\n* Demand UK government halts the rollout of Universal Credit until \"fundamental flaws\" are addressed * Oppose and increase to the state pension age and campaign against decision to accelerate the timetable for raising women's pension age, affecting women born in the 1950s * Press for the statutory living wage to rise to at least the level of the real living wage * Increase shared parental leave from 52 to 64 weeks, with the additional 12 weeks to be the minimum taken by the father * Make the minimum wage for 16 to 24-year-olds the same as for over 25s, and ban unpaid trial shifts\n\n* Stronger regulation of the gig economy, and oppose deregulation of employment rights * Stronger focus on careers advice * Support a fairer UK-wide welfare system and revised package of welfare mitigations for NI * Scrap the \"bedroom tax\" * Overhaul bereavement benefits\n\n* Personal tax allowance should rise in line with inflation each year * Raise the national living wage to £10.50 by the end of the parliamentary term * End the freeze on benefits by increasing them in line with inflation * Restore free television licences for over-75s but in the longer term abolish the licence fee entirely * Retain the pensions triple lock and retain winter fuel payments\n\n* Abolish zero-hours contracts * Introduce a real living wage * Establish a new \"welfare mitigation package\" that protects the most vulnerable\n\n* Increase childcare provision from 12.5 hours per week to 20 hours per week, potentially increasing to 30 hours once new budget is agreed * Regulation of zero-hours contracts * Introduce a \"true living wage\" to reflect rising costs of living * Scrap universal credit, the bedroom tax and the two-child limit * End the freeze on benefits\n\n* Extend mitigation measures on key issues such as the bedroom tax, which are due to expire in March * Restore TV licenses for over-75s and retain the triple-lock protection for pensions * Create and implement a new childcare strategy\n\n* No rises in income tax or National Insurance rates * Raise the threshold at which individuals pay National Insurance to £9,500 in the first Budget and, later, to £12,500 * Raise the national living wage to £10.50 an hour by 2024 for those over the age of 21 * Keep the triple lock, the winter fuel payment and other pensioner benefits * Continue the roll-out of universal credit system\n\n* Increase the number of employers paying a living wage in Wales and introduce a \"real living wage\" of £10 an hour in 2020 for all workers over the age of 16 * Scrap universal credit, the \"bedroom tax\" and the two-child benefits limit, and increase the Carer’s Allowance for unpaid full-time carers * Scrap the rise in the state pension age, leaving it at 66, and compensate women hit by the decision to accelerate the timetable for raising the age * Increase statutory maternity pay from nine to 12 months, double paternity leave from two weeks to four and increase statutory paternity pay * Move to a 32-hour average working week within the next decade, with no loss of pay\n\n* Increase work allowances under universal credit enabling people to work for longer before benefits are cut and introduce a second earner work allowance * Reduce the wait for the first benefits payment from five weeks to five days * Scrap the two-child limit on family benefits, the \"bedroom tax\" and the overall benefits cap * Scrap the Work Capability Assessment and reinstate the Independent Living Fund * Right to request a fixed-hours contract after 12 months for zero-hours and agency workers\n\n* £86.2bn a year for a universal basic income, replacing the tax and benefits system, to be paid for by a carbon tax * Increase the living wage to £12 and extend it to workers aged between 16 and 21 * Merge income tax, National Insurance, capital gains tax, inheritance tax and dividend tax into a single consolidated income tax * Replace council tax and business rates with a land value tax * 40% quota for women on major company boards\n\n* 12-month review of universal credit and bring in reforms within two years * Review the decision to accelerate the timetable for raising women's state pension age, affecting women born in the 1950s\n\n* Raise the threshold at which individuals pay National Insurance to £9,500 in the first Budget and, later, to £12,500 * Raise the national living wage to £10.50 an hour by 2024 for those over the age of 21 * Keep the triple lock, the winter fuel payment and other pensioner benefits * Continue the roll-out of universal credit system * New \"collective\" workplace pension schemes and new controls on transferring pensions and a review of state pension inequality for Waspi women\n\n* Introduce a real living wage of £10 an hour in 2020 for all workers over the age of 16, giving about 700,000 Scottish workers a pay rise * Scrap universal credit and increase child benefit * Scrap the rise in the state pension age, leaving it at 66 and compensate women hit by the decision to accelerate the timetable for raising the age * Move to a 32-hour average working week within the next decade, with no loss of pay * Increase statutory maternity pay from nine to 12 months, double paternity leave from two weeks to four and increase statutory paternity pay\n\n* Reverse cuts to universal credit * Reduce the wait for the first benefits payment * Introduce universal access to basic services * Increase provision of free meals for children, with a particular focus on breakfast * Increase access to free sanitary products\n\n* 12-month review of universal credit and bring in reforms within two years * Review the decision to accelerate the timetable for raising women's state pension age, affecting women born in the 1950s\n\n* Abolish zero-hours contracts, close the gender pay gap, and ensure that everyone is paid a \"real living wage\" * Bring in a universal basic income * Remove differential rates of minimum wage for under-25s and introduce a living wage for everyone * Scrap universal credit * Support for the Waspi women (Women Against State Pension Inequality)\n\n* Scrap welfare reforms include PIP, Universal Credit and the bedroom tax * Develop a state-owned National Childcare Agency * Repeal all anti-trade union laws * Ban zero hours contracts and implement a real living wage\n\n* 40% of board members in public companies and public sector boards to be women * Worker representation to be established on the boards of larger companies * Ban “zero-hours” contracts * Increase child benefit", "A US couple is offering to camp out all night and hold places in the shopping queue for those who want to splurge on Black Friday deals.\n\n\"My husband has great ways of thinking when it comes to money,\" says Alexis Granados, of her partner Steven Velasquez.\n\nHe recently lost his job as a scale operator for a recycling company.\n\nThe pair are charging $50 (£38) each to wait outside any store in Upland, California, the night before the Black Friday sales.\n\nBeing paid to queue is not new - but part of a growing phenomenon within what is commonly known as the gig economy.\n\nOn Task Rabbit and Bidvine, UK sites that advertise services from the self-employed, people can earn between £15 and £20 a time.\n\nMeanwhile, Placer, an app available in the US has been created solely to cater for people who are too busy to queue and willing to pay others to do it for them.\n\nAn estimated 165.3 million people are expected to hit the shops in the US between Friday and Monday, the National Retail Federation says.\n\nThe shopping bonanza, which originated in America, falls on the Friday after the Thanksgiving holiday - when workers in the US usually have the day off.\n\nAnd the California-based Granados couple say the work will help them to make ends meet. They are looking for more traditional jobs, but in the meantime say they're happy to pick up odd jobs where they can.\n\nNeither have done anything like this before, but she says \"I'm pretty sure it won't be our last time. It's actually easy money when you think about it\".\n\nThe couple have a car, where they can warm up during their queuing time.\n\nThey are advertising their queuing service on social media and several people have expressed an interest. The duo guarantee a good place in the queue and if their customer is not satisfied they say they will not charge for the service.\n\n\"We used to be homeless, so it is not really a pain for us,\" says Ms Granados, saying the money means a lot to them.\n\nCurrently the young couple, who are in their 20s, have a housing voucher that helped them get off the street. \"It was actually a stepping stone for us and helped us grow as adults,\" says Ms Granados.\n\nHousing assistance in the US is offered to people with incomes under a certain threshold who need help finding a place to live.\n\nWith a housing voucher, people can secure a place in social housing.", "Supt Novlett Robyn Williams (right) was on trial with her sister Jennifer Hodge and Dido Massivi (left)\n\nA senior police officer convicted of possessing a child abuse video on her phone has been told she faces \"immense\" career consequences.\n\nA court heard Novlett Robyn Williams failed to report her sister for sending the \"disturbing\" clip last year.\n\nWhile jurors at the Old Bailey accepted Williams did not view the material, they rejected her claim she was unaware of its presence on her phone.\n\nShe was ordered to carry out 200 hours' community service.\n\nWilliams had denied the charge, saying she \"zoned out\" when she received the video.\n\nThe jury was told she was one of 17 people to receive the 54-second clip via WhatsApp, and prosecutors had argued there was no way she could have missed its arrival in her inbox.\n\nThey said a response sent to her older sister Jennifer Hodge, saying \"please call\", was evidence that she wanted to discuss the content.\n\nJudge Richard Marks QC, sentencing, told the Old Bailey her \"grave error of judgement\" was likely to have \"immense\" career consequences.\n\nSupt Williams, pictured with London mayor Sadiq Khan, was highly commended for her work helping families affected by the Grenfell Tower disaster\n\nThe court heard Williams, who was commended for her work after the Grenfell Tower disaster, had an exemplary disciplinary record, was highly regarded for her work and was awarded the Queen's Policing Medal for distinguished service in 2003.\n\nJudge Marks told her it was \"completely tragic you found yourself in the position you now do\" considering her \"stellar career in the police force over 30 years\".\n\nShe was cleared of a charge of corrupt or improper exercise of police powers in failing to report the distribution of an image.\n\nAs the prosecuting barrister, Richard Wright QC, noted, this is a \"sad\" case for all those involved, particularly for Robyn Williams who could well lose the job she cherishes.\n\nShe was the only one to be prosecuted of the 17 people who received the child abuse video.\n\nTwo individuals reported it, but no action was taken against the other 14, raising concerns among her supporters that she's been unfairly targeted.\n\nDid it have to end up in a trial at the Old Bailey? Or could the superintendent have been dealt with through internal misconduct procedures, given her 36 years' distinguished service?\n\nThere is also a wider question for all of us about our legal responsibilities when we're sent material on social media that we haven't asked for.\n\nThis case has demonstrated the risks of not reporting and deleting footage that contains illegal content.\n\nWilliams' sister Jennifer Hodge, 56, of Brent, was ordered to carry out 100 hours of community service having been found guilty of distributing an indecent image of a child.\n\nThe social worker had denied sending the video, which she received from her partner and allegedly depicted a young girl performing a sex act on a man.\n\nHer barrister Andrea Brown also told the court the conviction had \"destroyed her relationship\" with her police officer sister, who is her only immediate family member.\n\nSupt Novlett Robyn Williams had denied all the charges\n\nHodge's partner Dido Massivi, 61, was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment suspended for two years as well as 200 hours of community service.\n\nThe bus driver had denied two counts of distributing indecent photos and one count of possessing an extreme pornographic image portraying a person having sex with a horse.\n\nProsecutors said there was no suggestion the defendants derived any sexual gratification from the images but all three will be placed on the sex offenders' register - Hodge and Williams for five years, and Massivi for 10.\n\nBoth Hodge and Massivi were also sacked from their jobs following their arrest, the court heard.\n\nScotland Yard said Williams remains on restricted duties but that would be \"reviewed now criminal matters are complete\".\n\nMet Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner Matthew Horne said: \"The Independent Office for Police Conduct is carrying out an independent misconduct investigation into the actions of Supt Williams and we await the outcome.\"\n\nThe National Black Police Association said it was \"stunned and shocked\" by the 54-year-old's sentence, calling it \"institutional racism\".\n\n\"She receives this perverse outcome despite being the only one of 17 recipients of this vile video who did not view it\", it said.\n\nBut Internet Watch Foundation, a UK charity responsible for finding and removing online child sexual abuse, described the officer's conviction as \"a salutary reminder of what people should do in these situations if they stumble across images or videos of child sexual abuse\".\n\nThe Police Superintendents' Association said it had \"supported Supt Williams throughout this process and will continue to do so as her legal team considers an appeal\".\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "James died \"peacefully and at home, surrounded by his family\", his agents said\n\nClive James, the Australian writer and broadcaster known around the world for his dry wit, has died at the age of 80.\n\nDiagnosed with leukaemia in 2010, the author and critic had movingly written about his terminal illness during the final years of his life.\n\nBorn Vivian James in 1939, he moved to England in 1961 and rose to prominence as a literary critic and TV columnist.\n\nHe went on to deliver wry commentary on international programming in such shows as Clive James On Television.\n\nThe show saw him introduce amusing and off-beat TV clips from around the world, most famously from Japanese game show Endurance.\n\nAccording to a statement from his agents, he died at home in Cambridge on Sunday. A private funeral was held on Wednesday in the chapel at Pembroke College.\n\n\"Clive died almost 10 years after his first terminal diagnosis, and one month after he laid down his pen for the last time,\" the statement read.\n\nClive James pictured on the set of Saturday Night Clive in 1989\n\n\"He endured his ever-multiplying illnesses with patience and good humour, knowing until the last moment that he had experienced more than his fair share of this 'great, good world'.\n\n\"He was grateful to the staff at Addenbrooke's Hospital [in Cambridge] for their care and kindness, which unexpectedly allowed him so much extra time.\n\n\"His family would like to thank the nurses of the Arthur Rank Hospice at Home team for their help in his last days, which allowed him to die peacefully and at home, surrounded by his family and his books.\"\n\nSinger Alison Moyet was among many to pay tribute to a man she described as a \"bright, beaming boy\".\n\nEx-tabloid editor Piers Morgan remembered him as \"a brilliantly funny man\", while presenter Gaby Roslin said he had been \"incredibly kind\".\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Clive James in 2016 on life, regrets and being lucky\n\n\"We were lucky to have him for so long after his diagnosis,\" wrote actor Samuel West. \"We were lucky to have him at all.\"\n\nMonty Python star Eric Idle expressed his sadness at losing \"dear Clive James my pal at Cambridge\".\n\nReverend Richard Coles said he was \"the best telly critic that ever there was\", while Margarita Pracatan - the Cuban singer James helped make a household name - paid tribute to his \"intelligence... talent and beautiful way of living\".\n\nJames was \"unquestionably the greatest Australian poet of his time\", said George Brandis, Australia's High Commissioner to the UK, adding to tributes in the writer's beloved homeland.\n\nTony Hall, the BBC's director general, said the \"irreplaceable\" James was \"a clever, witty and thought-provoking broadcaster\".\n\n\"He had a huge range of talents and everything he did was essential listening or viewing,\" Lord Hall continued.\n\nJames was renowned for his pithy turns of phrase. He once likened Arnold Schwarzenegger to \"a brown condom full of walnuts\" and said motor racing commentator Murray Walker sounded \"like a man whose trousers are on fire\".\n\nHe was equally waspish when describing Dame Barbara Cartland, whose eyes he said \"looked like the corpses of two small crows that had crashed into a chalk cliff\".\n\n\"Common sense and a sense of humour are the same thing, moving at different speeds,\" was another of his famous quotes.\n\nHe also had advice for his future obituarists, telling them \"shorter is better, and that a single line is best\".\n\n\"Any encounter with James, either in print or in person, left you desperate to go and open a book, watch a film or a TV show, or hunt down a recording,\" said Don Paterson, poetry editor at James's publisher Picador.\n\n\"With Clive's passing we lose the wisest and funniest of writers, a loyal and kind friend, and the most finely-stocked mind we will ever have the fortune to encounter.\"\n\nFollow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Muslim Council of Britain’s Miqdaad Versi says Islamophobia is \"endemic, institutional within the Conservative Party”\n\nThe Muslim Council of Britain has accused the Conservative Party of \"denial, dismissal and deceit\" over the issue of Islamophobia.\n\nThe MCB said the party had a \"blind spot for this type of racism\" and had failed to take steps to tackle it.\n\nThe group was responding to criticism of Labour's handling of anti-Semitism by the chief rabbi.\n\nConservative leader Boris Johnson said party members guilty of Islamophobia \"are out first bounce\".\n\nIn the Times, Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis said Labour had not done enough to tackle anti-Semitism and urged people to \"vote with their conscience\" in the general election.\n\nHe wrote that the \"overwhelming majority of British Jews are gripped by anxiety\" at the prospect of a Labour victory in the 12 December poll.\n\nIn response, the MCB said British Muslims would \"listen to the chief rabbi and agree on the importance of voting with their conscience\".\n\nA spokesperson added that the \"unacceptable presence of anti-Semitism in Britain\" was a source of \"real fear\" for British Jews.\n\nThey added the chief rabbi's comments \"highlighted the importance of speaking out on the racism we face, whilst maintaining our non-partisan stance.\"\n\n\"It is abundantly clear to many Muslims that the Conservative Party tolerate Islamophobia, allow it to fester in society\".\n\nThe spokesperson added that the issue was \"particularly acute\" within the party itself.\n\nThe MCB is an umbrella organisation of various UK Muslim bodies, including mosques, schools, and charitable associations.\n\nIt has previously called for allegations of Islamophobia in the Conservative Party to be investigated by the Equalities and Human Rights Commission - the body which is currently investigating allegations of anti-Semitism in the Labour Party.\n\nSpeaking to reporters, Mr Johnson said: \"If anybody is convicted, if anybody is done for Islamophobia, or any other prejudice or discrimination in the Conservative Party they are out first bounce.\"\n\nBut Mr Johnson has also faced accusations of Islamophobia himself, after he wrote in a newspaper column last year that Muslim women wearing burkas \"look like letter boxes\".\n\nAlso speaking on Tuesday, Chancellor Sajid Javid refused to criticise the prime minister for these remarks, added he had \"explained why he's used that language\".\n\nHe said the column from which the quote was taken had defended the rights of Muslim women to \"wear what they like\", adding: \"He's explained that, and I think he's given a perfectly valid explanation.\"\n\nThe Conservatives have pledged to start an investigation into Islamophobia and other forms of prejudice within the party before the end of the year.\n\nThe party suspended a number of members earlier this month after the Guardian supplied it with a dossier produced by an anonymous Twitter user containing examples of allegedly Islamophobic social media posts.\n\nA number of members were also suspended in September, after the BBC highlighted 20 cases to the party of members posting or endorsing Islamophobic material online.", "Broadcaster, critic, poet, TV presenter and prolific author - Clive James cheerfully criss-crossed the boundaries between high and lowbrow.\n\nHe was as much at home hosting a Shakespeare documentary as he was at fronting a programme showing people suffering indignities on Japanese TV.\n\nHis sardonic tones graced a host of TV documentaries in which he brought his own acute observations to bear on a wide variety of subjects.\n\nA journalist on The Sydney Morning Herald once wrote: \"His gift and lasting contribution has been to recognise that mass appeal does not translate into lack of substance.\"\n\nHe was born Vivian James in Kogarah, south of Sydney, on 7 Oct 1939. He was later allowed to change his name when, according to his autobiography, Vivien Leigh's appearance in Gone With the Wind meant the name would forever be seen as female, no matter what the spelling.\n\nHis father was captured by the Japanese during World War Two and forced to work as a slave labourer. He managed to survive internment but was killed when the plane returning him to Australia crashed in Taiwan.\n\nThe young James studied psychology at the University of Sydney, where he also edited the student magazine and directed a number of revues. After graduating, he went to work as a journalist on the Sydney Morning Herald.\n\nIn 1961 he set off for England, where for three years he led what he described as a \"would-be bohemian existence\" in London, working at a variety of jobs before gaining a place at Pembroke College, Cambridge, where Germaine Greer was among his contemporaries.\n\nHe later confessed that he read very little of the course material, but did busy himself by writing for various periodicals, including The Listener and the Cambridge Review. He became president of the Cambridge Footlights, and represented Pembroke on University Challenge.\n\nIn 1972 he was commissioned by the Times Literary Supplement to write an appreciation of the noted writer and critic Edmund Wilson. His piece, published without a byline as was traditional at the TLS at the time, triggered a wave of speculation as to who had actually written it, and cemented James's reputation.\n\nHe began a 10-year spell as a TV critic on The Observer, delivering a column that his fellow critic, Mark Lawson, once described as so funny it was dangerous to read while holding a hot drink.\n\nJames with Michael Parkinson and Janet Street Porter in 1982\n\nHis strength was to write about the most banal television programmes in a high literary style, and he would often mix a critique of a serious documentary with comments on something more downmarket. His style would be widely copied by subsequent columnists.\n\nHis job as a TV critic led to him being asked to make guest appearances on various programmes. One notable episode was on the Granada pop music programme So It Goes, when he found himself trying to keep a new band, The Sex Pistols, under control.\n\n\"One had grown used to pop performers dressing up in silly clothes and pretending to be horrible,\" he wrote in his column. \"But here were performers dressing up in silly clothes who really were horrible.\"\n\nIn 1982, ITV hired him to front a new show called Clive James on Television, which showed a series of amusing and offbeat TV clips from around the world.\n\nHe was a prolific poet and author\n\nExcerpts from the Japanese programme, Endurance, became a regular feature. Contestants had to withstand unpleasant experiences such as being lowered into a tank full of insects, or being buried up to their necks in sand.\n\nJames denied suggestions that he was being racist for highlighting a Japanese programme, explaining that he felt it was better that, if people were going to torment each other, they did it within the confines of a game show.\n\nHe also fronted a travel programme, which transferred to the BBC in 1989 under the title Clive James's Postcard From.\n\nIn 1993 the BBC broadcast his eight-part documentary series, Fame In The Twentieth Century, which used archive material to explore the nature of fame through each of the previous eight decades. The programme was also aired by ABC in Australia and PBS in the US.\n\nHe was a regular voice on BBC Radio 4, and in 2008 he performed two one-man shows at the Edinburgh Comedy Festival.\n\nHe also worked with songwriter and producer Pete Atkin on six musical albums during the 1970s, which were re-released on CD 20 years later, when the pair made a number of live performances.\n\nHis television work did not distract him from writing. As well as publishing collections of poetry, he wrote four novels and five volumes of autobiography - the first of which, Unreliable Memoirs, was reprinted more than 60 times. He also published collections of his numerous essays and newspaper articles.\n\nIn 1997 he penned a poignant piece for the New Yorker titled I Wish I'd Never Met Her, describing his reactions to the death of his friend, Diana, Princess of Wales.\n\nHis illness failed to dampen his natural good humour\n\nHe made a number of appearances on the BBC's Question Time and also appeared alongside Paul Merton on the satirical quiz Have I Got News For You.\n\nA lifetime of smoking and drinking culminated in a diagnosis of emphysema and kidney failure in 2010, and a year later he announced he had leukaemia.\n\nIn a 2012 interview, he told BBC radio he was \"near the end\", saying: \"I don't want to cast a gloom, an air of doom, over the programme but I'm a man who is approaching his terminus.\"\n\nThree years later, in an interview with the Guardian, he spoke of his \"embarrassment\" at still being alive, saying a new drug had kept the end at bay.\n\nThis February, he had a long and ultimately unsuccessful operation to remove a cancer on his cheek, which left him frail and almost blind.\n\nAn atheist by conviction, James famously described religion as \"an advertising agency for a product that does not exist.\"\n\nHe was sanguine about his own end, maintaining a short biography on his website, which he hoped would be used as the basis for any appreciation of his life that might be written.\n\nJournalists writing an obituary should \"keep in mind that shorter is better, and that a single line is best\", it said.\n\nHis life was much too full to fulfil that final wish.\n• None Clive James in his own words\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "The door of the carriage was open for 23 minutes\n\nLoose screws were to blame for a door being open on a passenger train going at 80mph (128km/h), a report found.\n\nThe train travelled 16 miles through Essex once the screws fell out, before a passenger alerted the driver.\n\nA Rail Accident Investigation Board (RAIB) report said operator Greater Anglia had since found loose screws on \"at least 60 doorways\" in its fleet of refurbished class 321 carriages.\n\nThe company said it had improved safety procedures and brought in extra checks.\n\nThe screws fixing the door bracket to the closing mechanism showed no signs of having been tightened properly during refurbishment, said the report.\n\nThe missing screws meant that the door mechanism, unattached to the door, was able to return to the closed position - giving the driver the incorrect signal that all doors were shut.\n\nThis graphic shows how the missing screws allowed the door to stay open while telling the driver that it was closed\n\nThe door was open for 23 minutes until it was reported at Hockley station, Essex, at 07:20 BST on 22 August, and the screws and washers were found by the driver.\n\nThe RAIB said the screws in the refurbished units should have been tightened and a yellow line drawn across the screw head and bracket, so that any loosening would be recognised - but no marks were found.\n\nThis meant \"one of the visual indications of a loose screw was absent, reducing the likelihood of checks identifying any loosening\", said the RAIB.\n\nGreater Anglia has since retightened all door screws on its refurbished carriages to the correct torque after discussions with the parts manufacturer.\n\nA spokesperson for Greater Anglia apologised to passengers, and said it took safety \"extremely seriously\".\n\n\"We have co-operated fully with RAIB in their investigations as well as carrying out our own investigation,\" she said.\n\n\"We have introduced new more stringent safety procedures and are committed to carrying out additional checks on our trains' doors from now on.\"\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Harry Dunn died after his motorbike was involved in a crash outside RAF Croughton in August\n\nThe family of Harry Dunn have begun their legal proceeding against the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO).\n\nMr Dunn, 19, died in a crash in Northamptonshire in August which led to the suspect, Anne Sacoolas, leaving for the USA under diplomatic immunity.\n\nHis parents have filed a claim for judicial review in the High Court in London against Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab.\n\nFamily spokesman Radd Seiger said the FCO was \"wrong in law\".\n\nHe said: \"The parents have done everything physically within their power to avoid having to sue the FCO.\n\n\"There have been repeated public and private attempts on our part to engage with those in authority to resolve this dispute amicably.\"\n\nHarry Dunn's parents Charlotte Charles (left) and Tim Dunn (right), pictured with Radd Seiger (centre), said they were concerned Mr Raab had been \"pressured by the US\"\n\nMr Seiger said the family's legal team has advised them \"the FCO's interpretation of the diplomatic immunity laws and treaty is absurd in practice and wrong in law\".\n\nThe FCO said last month the family had not found \"any reasonably arguable ground of legal challenge\".\n\nIt said an allegation that Mr Raab had misused or abused his power was \"entirely without foundation\".\n\nThe family said that a letter sent to them from the foreign secretary confirmed that the FCO would \"seek full costs\" for the legal challenge.\n\nMr Raab had previously said this was to \"protect taxpayers' money\".\n\nThe family said the cost of the case could be \"upwards of £50,000\".\n\nDominic Raab was heckled by friends and family of Harry Dunn outside constituency hustings on Monday\n\nA spokesman for the FCO said: \"We have deep sympathy for Harry's family. We have done and will continue to do everything we properly can to ensure that justice is done.\n\n\"As the foreign secretary set out in Parliament, the individual involved had diplomatic immunity whilst in the country under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.\"\n\nMr Dunn was fatally injured on 27 August, when his motorbike was in collision with a car owned by Anne Sacoolas outside RAF Croughton, where her husband Jonathan was an intelligence officer.\n\nOn Monday, Harry Dunn's father Tim Dunn attempted to speak to Mr Rabb at his constituency hustings in Surrey.\n\nA member of staff at the church where the hustings were held said he was kept outside due to fire safety.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "For any prime minister, handling a president like Donald Trump is like trying to hold on to a Ming vase walking across a recently polished, slippery parquet floor.\n\nHe's a leader who glories in the unpredictable, who seems to wake up every morning wondering what controversy he can provoke, what headlines he can create.\n\nHis reason for being is therefore from the start in contrast with the stiff choreography of a state visit.\n\nBut No 10 will be relieved that the formalities with the PM today were free of mishap. And, as Theresa May readies herself for the exit, Donald Trump, who has definitely embarrassed her in the past, didn't repeat that habit today.\n\nInstead, he spoke warmly of her, suggesting that history may judge her much more kindly than the manner of her departure suggests.\n\nBut some of the most notable remarks were not related to the prime minister in any case, but to what's next.\n\nWhether you are overjoyed about Theresa May leaving or not, it is telling that the three names Donald Trump mentioned immediately when asked about the next leader were Boris Johnson, Jeremy Hunt, and Michael Gove, categorising them deliberately or not as the three most likely candidates to win the keys to No 10.\n\nAll three have been invited to meet Donald Trump. You wouldn't expect the US president to invite the football team of candidates for the job to spend time with him on this visit. But it's notable that neither Sajid Javid nor Matt Hancock - both cabinet contenders - received invites to talk or to meet. Nor did one of the other Brexiteer frontrunners, Dominic Raab.\n\nOf course, smart candidates could even turn the lack of invitation to their advantage. Donald Trump won't of course have a say in this race and he is such a Marmite politician that chumming up to him is not necessarily an advantage for any of the wannabes.\n\nBut the invite list does tell us something about the state of the race right now. And in the next 24 hours we'll see whom, beyond Nigel Farage, the president actually meets one-on-one.\n\nThe other striking note was not about Theresa May either, even though, as her last big appearance alongside a foreign leader it was, in a way, a very grand leaving do. Instead, it was the Labour leader who featured.\n\nIt's not exactly surprising that the two men would not be bosom buddies. Politically they have a greater distance between them than the width of the Atlantic.\n\nMr Trump revealed not just (no real surprise) that he doesn't think much of Jeremy Corbyn, apt when Jeremy Corbyn doesn't think much of him either. He also revealed that Mr Corbyn had asked him to meet and that he, after considering his request, had decided not to do so.\n\nThe Labour leader has always said that he is interested in dialogue. But his position does appear rather curious.\n\nMr Corbyn chose very publicly not to attend the dinner for Mr Trump last night at the Queen's invitiation. He then led - very publicly - the protests against the president today. Yet we now know that he had actually asked for a meeting of his own, but was then rebuffed.\n\nDiplomacy, or the lack of it, can be a complicated business. We've learnt that from observing Donald Trump and Theresa May over the last few years.\n\nBut those pitfalls won't disappear when the prime minister does. Now Jeremy Corbyn and the contenders for the Tory crown are all too aware of that.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nA man who tried to kill three people, including a police officer, in a frenzied knife attack at a railway station has been detained for life.\n\nMahdi Mohamud, 26, stabbed a couple and then attacked Sgt Lee Valentine at Manchester Victoria on New Year's Eve.\n\nHe was told he would serve a minimum of 11 years after admitting three counts of attempted murder and a terror offence at Manchester Crown Court.\n\nSentencing, Mr Justice Stuart-Smith told Mohamud of Cheetham Hill, Manchester, he had \"walked calmly and purposefully to Manchester Victoria station\" where he spotted the couple.\n\n\"You followed them took out one of your knives and attacked them. You attacked them intending to kill them,\" the judge said.\n\nMohamud stabbed the man repeatedly in the back, shoulders and head and slashed his partner across the face before attacking Sgt Valentine, who was trying to apprehend him.\n\nMahdi Mohamud will be detained in Ashworth Secure Hospital and transferred to prison to when he is deemed well enough\n\nMr Justice Stuart-Smith acknowledged Mohamud suffered from paranoid schizophrenia which led him to believe the government was controlling his body using ultra-high frequency waves.\n\nBut he said although mental illness was a significant contribution to his interest in jihad, Mohamud retained substantial responsibility and culpability for the attacks.\n\nMohamud will be detained in Ashworth Secure Hospital and transferred to prison to serve the rest of sentence when he is deemed well enough.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Footage of the moment Mohamud struck at Manchester Victoria\n\nThe court previously heard Mohamud walked up behind the couple in their 50s at the station shortly before 21:00 GMT on 31 December.\n\nHe shouted \"Allahu Akbar\" and \"Long live the caliphate\" and then lunged at them with a knife.\n\nThe man's 13 injuries included a fractured skull while the woman's right lung was punctured and she had a slash to her forehead.\n\nSgt Valentine, 31, shot Mohamud with his Taser but the barbs got stuck in the knifeman's coat and failed to paralyse him.\n\nThe British Transport Police officer was stabbed in the shoulder before his attacker was wrestled to the ground and arrested.\n\nA second kitchen knife was found in Mohamud's waistband and Greater Manchester Police said officers recovered a large amount of \"counter-terrorism mindset material\", including images and a document about how to carry out knife attacks.\n\nFour officers, including Sgt Valentine (second left) and two tram staff, received commendations following the attack\n\nMohamud, a Dutch national from a Somali family, had arrived in the UK aged nine and became radicalised online, the force said.\n\nDet Supt Will Chatterton said: \"This was a terrifying attack on one of the busiest days of the year and I know it will stay with the victims for the rest of their lives.\n\n\"It doesn't bear thinking about what could have happened had Mohamud used the larger knife that he was carrying in his coat pocket.\"\n\nIn a letter to the judge, Mohamud's father said the family had prayed for the victims since the \"horrific\" attack and said he was eternally grateful for the swift response from emergency services.\n\nHe said the family was so \"shocked\" and \"deeply saddened\" knowing what his son had done but believed \"if it wasn't for Madhi's mental health illness he would not have done those awful acts\".\n\nMohamud's solicitor, Nasir Hafezi, called for an urgent change to the law on insanity as it did not provide the \"legal protection required\" for a person suffering from a very serious mental health condition facing serious charges.\n\n\"Despite Mahdi pleading guilty... it would be wrong simply to label Mahdi in the same way as someone who has chosen to use violence in full possession of his mental faculties,\" he said.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "\"The great auk will always hold a place in my heart,\" Dr Jessica Thomas says.\n\nThe Swansea-based scientist spent years piecing together an ancient DNA puzzle that suggests hunting by humans caused this giant seabird's demise.\n\nDr Thomas studied bone and tissue samples from 41 museum specimens during a PhD at both Bangor and Copenhagen University.\n\nThe findings paint a picture of how vulnerable even the most common species are to human exploitation.\n\nAbout 80cm (2ft 7in) tall, the stubby-winged and bulbous-billed great auks used to be found all across the north Atlantic - from North America through Greenland, Iceland, Scandinavia and the UK.\n\n\"Being flightless, they were always targeted by local people for food and for their feathers,\" says Dr Thomas.\n\n\"But around 1500, when European seamen discovered the rich fishing grounds off Newfoundland, hunting intensified.\"\n\nBy about 1850, the great auk was extinct; the last two known specimens were hunted down by fishermen on Eldey Island, off the coast of Iceland.\n\nPuffins are living relatives of great auks and are still hunted for their meat\n\n\"We looked for signatures of population decline [before 1500],\" Dr Thomas said.\n\nOne of these signatures might be a lack of genetic diversity, suggesting individuals were inbreeding and the species, as a whole, was becoming vulnerable to disease or environmental change.\n\n\"But their genetic diversity was very high - all but two sequences we found were very different,\" Dr Thomas said.\n\nIn fact, the genetic timeline Dr Thomas and her colleagues were able to create - published in the journal eLife - showed that, at the time the intensive great auk hunting began, the species was doing \"really well\".\n\n\"They weren't at risk of extinction at all,\" said Dr Thomas.\n\n\"It emphasises how vulnerable even the widespread and abundant species are to this intensive, localised pressure.\"", "Miller was knighted in 2002 for services to music and the arts\n\nSir Jonathan Miller, the distinguished theatre and opera director who famously starred in the Beyond the Fringe satirical revue, has died aged 85.\n\nIn a statement, his family said he had died \"peacefully at home... following a long battle with Alzheimer's\".\n\nA man of many parts, Miller was also an author, a photographer, a sculptor, a broadcaster and a qualified doctor.\n\nBorn in London in 1934, Miller studied medicine at Cambridge before embarking on a career in the arts.\n\nThe catalyst was Beyond the Fringe, in which he appeared with Peter Cook, Dudley Moore and Alan Bennett.\n\nThe groundbreaking revue premiered at the 1960 Edinburgh Festival before transferring to the West End and Broadway.\n\nMiller (far right) appeared in Beyond the Fringe with Alan Bennett, Peter Cook and Dudley Moore\n\nIts success led to Miller becoming editor and presenter of BBC arts programme Monitor and a director of plays at the National Theatre.\n\nHis productions included a modern-dress staging of The Merchant of Venice, with Laurence Olivier as Shylock.\n\nHe went on to direct six of the BBC's 1980s Shakespeare productions, among them The Taming of the Shrew with John Cleese and Othello with Anthony Hopkins.\n\nHe served as artistic director of London's Old Vic theatre from 1987-90. Despite being unable to read music, he also directed operas for the ENO, Glyndebourne and the Met in New York. Who's Who listed his only recreation as \"deep sleep\".\n\nIn a tribute, the Royal Opera House's director of opera Oliver Mears said Miller was \"one of the most important figures in British theatre and opera of the past half century\".\n\nHe continued: \"Combining a supreme intellect with a consistently irreverent perspective, formed from his experiences in both comedy and medicine, Miller shone a unique light on our art form.\n\n\"His intolerance of inauthenticity and laziness on stage was matched by the urgency and rigour of his search for the composer's vision, historical accuracy and psychological truth - resulting in so many productions which have stood the test of time.\"\n\nThe English National Opera added on Twitter: \"His contribution to comedy, theatre and ENO in particular was immeasurable. For over four decades Jonathan created some of ENO's most celebrated and popular opera productions.\"\n\nAnd the National Theatre described him as \"a legendary figure across theatre and opera\".\n\nMiller, who was knighted in 2002 for services to music and the arts, was witty and erudite but could be cantankerous.\n\n\"I've got this, I think, unjustified reputation for being grumpy,\" he once said, insisting he only objected to \"people who are 30 years younger than I am and know 100% less than I do\".\n\nTony Hall, the BBC's director general, said Miller was \"a creative genius whose imagination knew no bounds... he brought arts and culture to millions on the BBC\".\n\nMonty Python star Eric Idle paid tribute to \"the beloved hilarious genius Jonathan Miller\", adding that Miller had \"dramatically changed my life three times\".\n\nHe was also remembered by BBC Radio 3 broadcaster Petroc Trelawny as \"a polymath and cultural giant\" whose \"contribution to British cultural life was as varied as it was vast\".\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. 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If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.", "The Metro leads on the YouGov poll which claims the Conservatives will win a majority of 68 seats in the general election Image caption: The Metro leads on the YouGov poll which claims the Conservatives will win a majority of 68 seats in the general election\n\nThe Times says Mr Johnson is on course for a comfortable majority as a result of making gains at Labour's expense - based on the YouGov poll Image caption: The Times says Mr Johnson is on course for a comfortable majority as a result of making gains at Labour's expense - based on the YouGov poll\n\nThe FT reports a warning from the Resolution Foundation - that a new Conservative or Labour government would be likely to break its budgetary rules. Image caption: The FT reports a warning from the Resolution Foundation - that a new Conservative or Labour government would be likely to break its budgetary rules.\n\nThe Guardian leads on the story we've been bringing you reaction to all day - a dossier released by the Labour Party which, it claims, is \"proof\" the Tories want to \"sell\" the NHS in a US-UK trade deal. Image caption: The Guardian leads on the story we've been bringing you reaction to all day - a dossier released by the Labour Party which, it claims, is \"proof\" the Tories want to \"sell\" the NHS in a US-UK trade deal.\n\nAlthough different in style, the Mirror's front page isn't too different from the Guardian's in sentiment Image caption: Although different in style, the Mirror's front page isn't too different from the Guardian's in sentiment\n\nRefraining from a focus on the YouGov poll, the Telegraph's main story is Dominic Cummings' warning that the election is too close to call Image caption: Refraining from a focus on the YouGov poll, the Telegraph's main story is Dominic Cummings' warning that the election is too close to call", "Twitter faced criticism for how the accounts of dead people would be handled\n\nTwitter has said it will \"pause\" plans to disable inactive accounts following user backlash, a day after announcing plans for a huge cull of such accounts.\n\nThe social network said it now would not remove accounts until it had a process for \"memorialising\" dead users on the network.\n\nIt admitted not having a policy in place was a \"miss on our part”.\n\nThe firm said it was taking action on inactive accounts due to regulatory concerns.\n\nIt said once it had a full process in place, account deactivations would occur in the EU first. This was in order, Twitter said, to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).\n\n\"We apologise for the confusion and will keep you all posted,\" the company said in a series of tweets posted on Wednesday.\n\nOn Monday Twitter had begun contacting users who hadn't logged in in the past six months, warning them that they would have their accounts deleted unless they signed in and agreed to the firm's latest privacy policy.\n\nAfter reporting from the BBC and others, the company admitted it had not considered the issue of the potential upset that would be caused by the removal of accounts belonging to users who had died.\n\nWriting on TechCrunch, Drew Olanoff, a communications officer at investment firm Scaleworks, said his \"heart sank\" when he learned of Twitter's plans, as he often checked in on his father's account, several years after his death.\n\n\"It’s my way, odd or not, of remembering him. Keeping his spirit alive. His tweets are timestamped moments that he shared with the world,\" Mr Olanoff wrote. \"And Twitter is sweeping them up like crumpled-up paper and junk in a dustbin.”\n\nOther networks, such as Facebook, offer a process called \"memorialisation\", whereby verified family members or other loved ones can request a deceased user's account is kept on the network, but frozen in time. Interactions with the account are limited in order to help prevent trolling and other abuse.\n\nTwitter said it would create such a tool.\n\nIt added: \"Beyond complying with GDPR, we may broaden the enforcement of our inactivity policy in the future to comply with other regulations around the world and to ensure the integrity of the service.\n\n\"We will communicate with all of you if we do.\"\n\nDo you have more information about this or any other technology story? You can reach Dave directly and securely through encrypted messaging app Signal on: +1 (628) 400-7370", "Jesus College's bronze cockerel - similar to this one - will now be repatriated to Nigeria\n\nA bronze cockerel at Cambridge University that had been looted in a British raid on what is now Nigeria will be repatriated.\n\nThe Benin bronze, known as an \"okukor\", was bequeathed to Jesus College in 1930 by a former British Army officer.\n\nIn 2016 it was removed from display and the Legacy of Slavery Working Party (LSWP) has recommended it be returned.\n\nMaster of Jesus College Sonita Alleyne said they were not trying to \"erase history\".\n\nShe said the decision came after \"diligent and careful\" work of the LSWP into the legacy of slavery at Jesus College.\n\n\"We are an honest community, and after thorough investigation into the provenance of the Benin bronze, our job is to seek the best way forward,\" she added.\n\nThe LSWP, which includes academics and students, was set up earlier this year by the college to to investigate historic links it may have to the slave trade.\n\nSonita Alleyne was elected Master of Jesus College, a role which she took up in October\n\nAlmost 1,000 bronzes were taken after Benin City, in present-day Nigeria, was occupied by imperial troops in 1897, according to the British Museum.\n\nAbout 900 of those artefacts are housed in museums and collections around the world, including the British Museum.\n\nJesus College's bronze cockerel, donated by Captain George William Neville, whose son had been a student there, took pride of place in the college dining hall.\n\nThe Benin bronze statue was prominently displayed in the college dining hall\n\nEarlier this month Aboriginal artefacts taken from Australia more than 100 years ago were handed back by Manchester Museum.\n\nIndigenous leaders came to the UK collect 12 items, including sacred ceremonial artefacts and a garment made with emu feathers.\n\nNo specific date has been given for the return of the statue, nor any details of how it will be done.\n• None Jesus College in the University of Cambridge The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Rhodes opened his first restaurant in 1997\n\nGary Rhodes, the celebrity chef known for his spiky hair and passion for British cuisine, has died aged 59.\n\nAccording to a family statement, he died on Tuesday \"with his beloved wife Jennie by his side\".\n\n\"The Rhodes family are deeply saddened to announce the passing of beloved husband, father and brother, Gary Rhodes OBE,\" the statement read.\n\n\"The family would like to thank everyone for their support and ask for privacy during this time.\"\n\nBorn in south London in 1960, Rhodes grew up in Kent and trained at Thanet Technical College.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nHis first professional job was at the Amsterdam Hilton, where he began to experiment with nouvelle cuisine.\n\nHe opened his first restaurant in 1997 and was made an OBE in 2006.\n\nHis TV work included appearances on MasterChef, Hell's Kitchen and his own series Rhodes Around Britain.\n\nHe was a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing in 2008, in which he was partnered by professional dancer Karen Hardy.\n\nIn a message posted by her dance studio, Hardy said she was \"truly speechless and lost for words\".\n\nSpeaking on Strictly spin-off show, It Takes Two, presenter Zoe Ball paid tribute to the late star, saying \"our love and thoughts go out to Gary's family and friends\".\n\nThe chef had been living and working in the United Arab Emirates\n\nRhodes died in Dubai, where he ran two restaurants - Rhodes W1 and Rhodes Twenty10.\n\nJaideep Bhatia, PR director of the Grosvenor House Dubai, which housed Rhodes W1, said Rhodes was working \"until the day he died\".\n\nAccording to TV company Rock Oyster Media, Rhodes had been filming a new ITV series when he was \"taken ill very suddenly at home\".\n\n\"All at Rock Oyster Media and Goldfinch are devastated by this tragic news,\" it said in a statement.\n\nGordon Ramsay led the tributes to Rhodes, writing on Twitter: \"We lost a fantastic chef today in Gary Rhodes. He was a chef who put British Cuisine on the map. Sending all the love and prayers to your wife and kids. You'll be missed.\"\n\nWriting on Instagram, Jamie Oliver added: \"Gary was a fantastic chef and incredible ambassador for British cooking, he was a massive inspiration to me as a young chef. He re-imagined modern British cuisine with elegance and fun. rest in peace Chef.\"\n\nRhodes competed with Karen Hardy on Strictly Come Dancing in 2008\n\nGreat British Bake Off judge Prue Leith said: \"Gary was the first rock star of cooking, making it cool for boys to cook. Spiky haircut, tight trousers, full of energy. And a great chef.\"\n\nFellow chef James Martin wrote: \"Hugely influential in my life and the life of the British food scene. Gent and genius... RIP Gary, I can't believe you're gone.\"\n\nAinsley Harriott added: \"So sad to hear the news about Gary Rhodes. A true culinary icon and a lovely man. Sending my love and thoughts to his wife Jennie and their boys. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nIn a statement, Grosvenor House Dubai and Le Royal Meridien Beach Resort and Spa, where Rhodes worked, said: \"The team are devastated to hear of the tragic passing of Chef Gary Rhodes OBE.\n\n\"Not only has the industry lost a true culinary legend, we have also lost an inspirational human being and a very dear friend.\n\n\"No words can express our sadness at Gary's death or our gratitude for the opportunity to work with him. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Rhodes family.\"\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post 5 by Chris Rhodes This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. 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If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.", "The hosts of The Receipts podcast have offered Electioncast listeners advice on how to handle a \"divorce after 40 years\".\n\nTolly T, Audrey and Milena Sanchez were talking to the BBC's Adam Fleming and Laura Kuenssberg.\n\nListen to the full Electioncast episode now on BBC Sounds.", "The man said he walked for 10 days to escape his controllers\n\nA worker who came to Britain has said he was bartered between criminals and then used to work on doorstep scams.\n\nThe man said he was beaten, threatened and forced into work in return for tobacco, alcohol and bread and butter.\n\nNational Trading Standards (NTS), the frontline UK consumer protection body, said this was an example of modern slavery behind traditional scams.\n\nIt urged consumers to be aware of home improvement scams, as well as alert to the individuals who may be involved.\n\nThe slavery victim, who has not been named, told NTS he was never paid but was \"totally powerless\" as the criminals took his passport, ID and money.\n\n\"We would fix up houses, do gardening, everything, house to house,\" he said. \"I had to work from the early morning until very, very late, seven days a week.\n\n\"I was sold, from person to person - bartered for right in front of my face. I heard one man say I wasn't even worth £300. I felt worthless.\"\n\nEventually, he said he walked for 10 days to get away from the slavemasters, and was helped by charity Hope for Justice.\n\nNTS, which was set up by the government in 2012, said gangs targeted vulnerable young men from deprived areas. Many were alcohol or drug dependent.\n\nLord Toby Harris, who chairs NTS, said: \"The doorstep scammer is not a lovable rogue. Often behind the person who turns up at your door offering cut-price services is a serious criminal.\n\n\"Not only are they happy to rip off older people, those living on their own, and indeed anyone who is taken in by their patter, but they may also be exploiting and even enslaving vulnerable people to help them carry out their crimes.\"\n\nHe said that consumers needed to be aware that many of the scams that occurred were modern versions of traditional scams.\n\nSome of the biggest emerging threats include:\n\nDoor-to-door scams related to solar panels and home insulation are also proving popular for rogue traders, trading standards officers said.", "James has written several books of poetry, including Poem of the Year and the satirical Peregrine Prykke's Pilgrimage Through the London Literary World\n\nTerminally ill author and critic Clive James says he has \"started saying goodbye\" through his poetry.\n\nThe 74-year-old, who has leukaemia and emphysema, has written of having \"lungs of dust\" in his most recent work, Sentenced To Life.\n\n\"Inevitably, you start saying goodbye,\" he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.\n\n\"I like to think that I hit a sort of plangent tone. A sort of last post, a recessional tone. But the trick is not to overdo it.\"\n\nHe continued: \"As my friend PJ O'Rourke told me, 'you're going to have to soft pedal this death door stuff, Clive, because people are going to get impatient.'\"\n\nBorn in Australia, James moved to England in 1961, and rose to prominence as a literary critic and television columnist.\n\nHe later became well-known for his TV work, including Clive James On Television, in which he delivered sardonic commentary on international programming, such as the Japanese gameshow Endurance.\n\nThe writer and broadcaster interviewed Frank Sinatra for a BBC special in 1988\n\nA successful author and poet, he was nominated for last year's Costa prize for his translation of Dante's epic poem The Divine Comedy.\n\nHe was diagnosed with leukaemia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in 2010 and has been close to death on several occasions.\n\nBut, he told presenter James Naughtie, he maintains a positive outlook.\n\n\"It's important not to be morbid,\" he said.\n\n\"The secret there is to keep a sense of proportion. I'm at the hospital two or three times a week usually and... if you hang around a hospital long enough, you'll see things that'll remind you that you've had a lucky life. If you can see at all, you've had a lucky life.\n\nHe added: \"I'm getting near to what my friend [film director] Bruce Beresford calls the departure lounge - but I've got a version of it that doesn't hurt, so I may as well enjoy myself as long as I can.\"\n\nJames has continued to write, and said he was putting the finishing touches to a book of essays about poetry, and why it has exerted such a pull on him throughout his life.\n\nHe joked that if he was to \"drop off the twig\", the book could be published posthumously, \"which is good for the family finances\".\n\nAlthough his energy levels have dropped and his voice is more hesitant than before, James will make a rare stage appearance on Saturday 31 May at London's Australian and New Zealand literature festival.\n\nHe intends to recite passages from The Divine Comedy and a poem he wrote for Anzac Day. \"But,\" he added, \"I'll probably spend most of the time talking about Game Of Thrones\".\n\nJames said he missed Australia, and regretted he would never see Sydney again\n\nJames also admitted he was mourning for Australia, which he will never see again, as his lung condition means he cannot travel by air.\n\nHowever, he said: \"I have my memories of growing up in Australia, and those memories become clearer all the time. In fact, I'm writing about them all the time in my poetry.\n\n\"The mind is quite a wonderful thing. It can translate past experience into immediate experience. I practically hallucinate the sheer beauty of Sydney Harbour. It couldn't be more vivid in actuality than it is in my recollection.\n\n\"So, no, I don't despair although I do miss it.\"\n\nAs the wide-ranging interview concluded, James said he was \"content\", despite his recent setbacks.\n\n\"My disasters haven't been that bad, even the personal ones,\" he said. \"My family is still together.\n\n\"Even with my health, things could have been worse. It could have hurt, for example, and it didn't. So I haven't got all that much to be miserable about.\n\n\"I like to think I have a sunny nature, but a sunny nature doesn't last long if you're in real pain. I've just been lucky.\"\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Prince Andrew has previously said he regretted this 2010 meeting with Epstein\n\nAn air ambulance service has become the latest charity to withdraw its connection to the Duke of York.\n\nYorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA) said \"staff, volunteer and donor opinion\" had led to the move by its trustee board.\n\nIt follows Prince Andrew's appearance on BBC Newsnight and the controversy over his ties to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.\n\nThe duke opened the air ambulance base at Nostell in 2015.\n\nFor several months the duke had been facing questions over his ties to US financier Epstein, who took his own life in August while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges.\n\nVirginia Giuffre, one of Epstein's accusers, claimed she was forced to have sex with the prince three times. The duke has always denied any form of sexual contact or relationship with her.\n\nBT and Barclays have joined universities and other charities in distancing themselves from the duke.\n\nYAA, which has become the latest charity to withdraw its connection, said: \"As a charity funded generously by public donations, we must seriously consider the opinions of our donors and supporters, and this has been a significant factor in reaching this decision.\"\n\nPrince Andrew, 59, announced on Wednesday he would step back from royal duties and all organisations he is patron of because the Epstein scandal had become a \"major disruption\" to the Royal Family.\n\nBuckingham Palace had described it as \"a personal decision\" following discussions with the Queen and Prince Charles.\n\nPrince Andrew's resignation from all royal duties followed an interview on the BBC's Newsnight programme\n\nHe is no longer patron of the Outward Bound Trust, the English National Ballet, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and London Metropolitan University.\n\nThe University of Huddersfield has also said the prince would step down as chancellor.\n\nThe main role of a royal patron is to raise the profile and attract publicity for work done by charities.\n\nThe prince will no longer carry out public engagements but will still attend Royal Family events such as Trooping the Colour and Remembrance Sunday.\n\nStandard Chartered Bank and KPMG also announced they were withdrawing support for the duke's business mentoring initiative Pitch@Palace, though sources told the BBC the decisions were made before the interview.\n\nFour Australian universities also said they would not be continuing their involvement in Pitch@Palace Australia.\n\nPrince Andrew also cancelled a planned visit to flood-hit areas of Yorkshire on 19 November, the Sun newspaper reported.\n\nFollow BBC Yorkshire on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Send your story ideas to yorkslincs.news@bbc.co.uk.", "Allegations of anti-Semitism have rarely been far from the Labour Party since Jeremy Corbyn has been in charge.\n\nThose close to him say again and again that it is a source of pain and frustration to him, a man who has prided himself on campaigning against racism his whole political life.\n\nFigures within the party are adamant that while they were too slow initially to realise the scale of what was brewing, they have now speeded up the system of complaints and are doing as much as is humanly possible to rid the party of the problem.\n\nThey point, too, to the many complaints that have been made about the Tories' attitude to Islamophobia, and the calls from the Muslim Council to hold a full investigation into what is going on there, just as the Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is undertaking a formal inquiry into the Labour Party.\n\nThe prime minister is also under pressure to launch his party's own inquiry into racism against Muslims, which he promised to do during his leadership bid, but has now reneged on, committing only to a general inquiry into all forms of abuse and prejudice.\n\nBut Labour may struggle to change the subject. That is not just because of the strength of the criticisms from the Chief Rabbi.\n\nThere are, of course, Jews who back the Labour leader and the party too. But Jeremy Corbyn's refusal to apologise for what has happened may underline the fear that some in his own party hold that he is somehow blind to some of the criticism.\n\nThere was anger today that one of the candidates who sat on the platform alongside him had shared material online that talked of \"Zionist masters\", and is now standing to be a Labour MP, although she had apologised for what happened.\n\nAnother candidate on the stage defended Ken Livingstone years ago and questioned the gravity of the party's issue with anti-Semitism last year.\n\nLord Falconer, the Labour peer who was helping the party get to the bottom of what has been happening, said it was \"terrible\" and \"showed the most appalling insensitivity\".\n\nOne of his shadow team, Nia Griffith, said on Tuesday night that the party should say sorry to Jewish Labour colleagues and to the wider community, and that she was \"very ashamed\" of what had happened.\n\nBut in the interview with Andrew Neil, the Labour leader stuck resolutely to his formula that he abhors all forms of racism. He visibly means that.\n\nYet many people watching may have felt it uncomfortable that a simple apology seemed to stick in his throat. You can watch the interview on the BBC iPlayer here.\n\nThe other problem for the Labour Party is that the action it says that it has taken firmly, and now speedily, has not brought a resolution.\n\nLabour has been struggling with this for more than three years. That is despite repeated and serious promises to sort it out.\n\nInevitably, that raises questions, as we are about to enter the final fortnight of this campaign, about how capable the leadership is of getting to grips with tricky and sensitive issues.", "Jo Swinson asked the court to stop the Royal Mail distributing the leaflet\n\nLib Dem leader Jo Swinson has succeeded in her bid to stop an SNP leaflet which accuses her of accepting a £14,000 donation from \"a fracking company\".\n\nMs Swinson asked the Court of Session in Edinburgh to stop the Royal Mail from distributing the leaflet in her East Dunbartonshire constituency.\n\nThe SNP's QC had argued there was no \"substantial untruth\" in the leaflet.\n\nBut Lord Pentland said a statement on the leaflet was false in substance, materially inaccurate and defamatory.\n\nHe said: \"I don't consider it would be right for an official election leaflet which contains a prima facie defamatory statement to be distributed by the Royal Mail.\"\n\nRuling in favour of Ms Swinson, Lord Pentland ordered the SNP and its candidate Amy Callaghan to pay Ms Swinson's costs.\n\nThe SNP's legal team is considering an appeal.\n\nMs Swinson's lawyers said the leaflet had accused her of hypocrisy because she had accepted a £14,000 donation \"from a fracking company.\"\"\n\nHowever, lawyers acting for Ms Swinson claimed the statement was defamatory.\n\nThey also sought an order from judge Lord Pentland which would stop the Royal Mail from distributing the leaflet.\n\nRoddy Dunlop QC told the court earlier that a director of Warwick Energy, a renewable energy company which holds licences for fracking, had made the £14,000 donation in a personal capacity to Ms Swinson's constituency office.\n\nThe QC said the donation had not been made to Ms Swinson personally and had not come from a fracking company, and that 80% of the company's output came from renewable energy sources.\n\nHe said: \"It does have a fracking licence but it doesn't engage in shale gas fracking.\"\n\nMr Dunlop added: \"We are in the midst of a general election. It is unlawful for there to be made a false statement of fact in relation to the personal character or conduct of a character.\"\n\nThe leaflets were due to be distributed by the end of this week.\n\nThe court heard that a number of them had already been distributed.\n\nFor the SNP, Jonathan Mitchell QC said there was no \"substantial untruth\" in the leaflet. He said the money was from a \"fracking source.\"\n\nHe added: \"These are allegations, disgraceful allegations, made against her which have been out in the public domain since June.\n\n\"The criticism is of her voting record and her connection to frackers.\n\n\"There is no substantial falseness in any of this.\"\n\nThe claims contained in the leaflet did not meet the legal test for defamation, he added.\n\nHe said the hypocrite remark was justified given Ms Swinson's past public statements in which she said she supported pro-environment government policies.\n\nHe added: \"The allegation is not one regarding personal conduct or character. It is of her policies.\n\n\"The complaint is about her priorities; her record.\"\n\nFollowing Lord Pentland's decision, Mr Mitchell said his clients would consider launching an appeal as a matter of \"urgency\".\n\nHe said this was because voters in East Dunbartonshire casting postal votes would do so without receiving an electoral communication from the SNP.", "Obama was served sushi at the restaurant in 2014\n\nA world-renowned sushi restaurant where Barack Obama dined has been dropped from the Michelin gourmet guide.\n\nSukiyabashi Jiro, focus of the 2011 documentary Jiro Dreams Of Sushi, has earned three Michelin stars every year since 2007.\n\nBut the Tokyo restaurant has been dropped from the 2020 guide because it no longer accepts public reservations.\n\nTo get a table you need to be a regular, have special connections, or go through a top hotel.\n\nIt is run by sushi maestro Jiro Ono, who is in his 90s, and his eldest son, Yoshikazu.\n\nThe restaurant can only take 10 guests at a time, with prices starting at around 40,000 yen (£285) for the chef's selection.\n\nIt made headlines in 2014 when the then-US president and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe dined there, with Mr Obama reportedly saying it was the best sushi he had ever tasted.\n\n\"We recognise Sukiyabashi Jiro does not accept reservations from the general public, which makes it out of our scope,\" a spokeswoman from the Japanese branch of Michelin told the AFP news agency.\n\n\"Michelin's policy is to introduce restaurants where everybody can go to eat,\" she said.\n\nAllan Jenkins, editor of Observer Food Monthly, said the move would probably not faze the owners.\n\n\"Not sure they are bothered, though presume some tourists might be,\" he told the BBC.\n\n\"Truth is since the film and Obama he is the most famous Japanese sushi chef alive and he will be fine. He is ancient and only has to fill 10 spots anyway.\"\n\nAndy Hayler, a restaurant critic for Elite Traveler magazine, pointed out that despite \"fascination\" within the press over the restaurant, it is only rated 66th best in Tokyo for sushi by the main local guide Tabelog.\n\n\"From 2008, when Michelin started covering Tokyo, it did not cover places like Mibu or Kyoaji, which are famous but are essentially private members clubs,\" he added.\n\nThe dropping of Sukiyabashi Jiro comes after The Araki, a sushi restaurant in London's Mayfair, was stripped of all three of its Michelin stars this year after its chef went back to Tokyo.\n\nIn 2017, French chef Sebastien Bras asked to be stripped of his three stars as it put him under \"huge pressure\".", "The initial scope of the inquiry was to examine 23 cases but this has now grown to hundreds\n\nMore than 200 new families have contacted an inquiry into mother and baby deaths at a hospital trust in Shropshire.\n\nInvestigators were already looking at more than 600 cases where newborns and mothers died or were left injured while in the care of the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust.\n\nOne expert says the scandal, spanning decades, may be the tip of the iceberg.\n\nDr Bill Kirkup says it suggests failure might be more widespread in the NHS.\n\nThe surge in new cases follows the leak of an interim report last week.\n\nThe leaked report, compiled by the maternity expert Donna Ockenden for NHS Improvement, outlined a catalogue of maternity failings from 1979 to the present day that led to avoidable deaths of mothers and babies at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust (SaTH).\n\nIt revealed that some children were left disabled, staff got the names of some dead babies wrong and, in one case, referred to a child as \"it\".\n\nSources say hundreds of new families have now come forward in the wake of the coverage of the leaked report.\n\nKay Kelly, head of clinical negligence at the law firm Lanyon Bowdler, is a solicitor acting for some of the families involved.\n\nShe says that since the leaked report was made public, her firm alone has had more than 80 new inquiries.\n\nShrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust was placed in special measures\n\n\"A lot of them aren't brand new stories.\n\n\"They're things that have happened many years ago and these people have been prompted to telephone us because of the story.\n\n\"Many of them are people who lost babies at the hospital and that worries me because I understood that the hospital had passed on the information to the Donna Ockenden inquiry.\"\n\nOne of those being represented by Kay Kelly is Chrissie, whose son, a twin, was left with cerebral palsy after birth.\n\nChrissie's case against SaTH is continuing and she didn't want to be identified.\n\nBut she told me she was furious that so many families have also had to go through the terrible events she experienced.\n\n\"Nobody learned any lessons from what happened to me.\n\n\"And to know now that there've been hundreds of cases, I'm angry.\n\n\"I am really angry. Angry at them for lying to me.\n\n\"I'm angry for all the poor families, the hundreds of families and that's thousands of people because they've got the grandparents, the aunts, the uncles.\n\n\"I just feel overwhelmed at the moment with anger, anger and just, I don't understand it.\"\n\nThere are concerns too that the failings seen at SaTH echo closely those at another maternity unit run by the Morecambe Bay Trust.\n\nThe man who headed the inquiry into that scandal where 11 babies and one mother died is Dr Bill Kirkup, a respected expert on maternity care.\n\n\"These are not two separate one-offs, these point to underlying systemic failure that might be widespread.\n\n\"The notion that it could never happen here is one of the most dangerous ones an NHS Trust can have.\n\n\"The truth is, there are points of learning from all of these things that everybody should be looking at and learning from.\"\n\nThe investigation team is not expected to report until late next year.\n\nBut with families still coming forward, its work may last much longer.\n\nDonna Ockenden, chair of independent review, said: \"I would like to thank the brave families who have come forward and shared their experiences - my team are now contacting families on a daily basis. If families would like to raise a concern I am asking them to please get in touch.\"", "Last updated on .From the section European Football\n\nJose Mourinho made a dramatic entrance at his new home as Tottenham came from two goals down to beat Olympiakos and qualify for the Champions League knockout phase.\n\nMourinho made a low-key entrance for his first game as manager at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium - but then it was drama all the way as he was subjected to all facets of the side he inherited from sacked Mauricio Pochettino.\n\nSpurs were dreadful at the back in the first half, going behind after only six minutes to Youssef El-Arabi's low drive and conceding a second 13 minutes later when Ruben Semedo scored from close range at a corner.\n\nMourinho acted quickly, sending on Christian Eriksen for Eric Dier, but it still took a horrendous error from Yassine Meriah to gift Dele Alli a goal in first-half stoppage time to throw Spurs a lifeline they accepted with relish.\n\nHarry Kane levelled from Lucas Moura's cross five minutes after the break, Mourinho hugging an alert ball boy who helped Serge Aurier take a quick throw-in that caught Olympiakos flat-footed, and the recovery was complete 17 minutes from time when the defender powered home a finish at the far post from Alli's cross.\n\nMourinho fist-pumped furiously in delight and he was ecstatic again when Kane wrapped things up with a header from Eriksen's inviting free-kick.\n\nThe England captain broke Alessandro del Piero's record as the player to score 20 Champions League goals in the fewest games - 24, compared to the Italian's 26 games with Juventus.\n• None 'I was a brilliant ball boy and so was this kid - Mourinho\n• None The Humble One - Mourinho's new persona in evidence in Spurs comeback\n\nThere was no fanfare when Mourinho took his seat in the technical area before kick-off, although inevitably banks of photographers were there to welcome him.\n\nHe had a distinctly uncomfortable start as this lively Olympiakos side exposed so many of the flaws that led to Pochettino's sacking and Mourinho's arrival when Spurs were run ragged early on.\n\nIt was then that Mourinho made his impact with a positive - and necessary - substitution, introducing the creativity of Eriksen for the stability of pivot Dier to try to edge Spurs back into the contest.\n\nThis was not a cautious Mourinho but one who knew something had to change, even though only 26 minutes had gone.\n\nYes, Spurs and Mourinho needed a huge slice of luck, but once they emerged for the second half the mood had changed after Alli's goal, which deflated Olympiakos and revitalised the home side and their supporters.\n\nIt allowed Mourinho to join in the celebrations with the Spurs fans, and even hug that ball boy, as a night that started by threatening a serious anti-climax had the perfect conclusion.\n\nMourinho stayed on the pitch at the final whistle to congratulate his Spurs players before politely applauding fans behind the technical area and making his way down the tunnel.\n\nThis was a good night for Mourinho in the context of the result and Spurs' performance once they had the encouragement of a goal right on half-time.\n\nThey were galvanised and the usual suspects came to the party as Kane struck twice and Alli showed superb footwork to set up the third goal for Aurier.\n\nMourinho, however, will not get carried away because he will note how Spurs were so easily cut open early on and how defensive uncertainty, and moments of poor communication between goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga and his backline, threatened more problems.\n\nHe knew he had problems to solve when he succeeded Pochettino and two wins from two will not blind him to the fact they still need addressing.\n• None Tottenham striker Harry Kane is the fastest player to score 20 Champions League goals, reaching the tally in just 24 appearances and breaking the record held by Alessandro del Piero since 1998 (26 appearances).\n• None Kane has scored 23 goals in 23 appearances for Tottenham and England this season.\n• None This was the first time a team managed by Jose Mourinho has come from two goals down to win a Champions League game - he had lost on the previous 13 occasions.\n• None Mourinho took charge of his sixth different club in the Champions League (Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Real Madrid, Manchester United and Spurs). Only Carlo Ancelotti has managed more teams in the competition (eight).\n• None Olympiakos have not won in their past 13 Champions League matches (D3 L10), conceding 34 goals.\n• None Dele Alli ended a run of 16 Champions League games without a goal, scoring for the first time since November 2017 against Real Madrid. All four of Alli's goals in the competition have come at home.\n\nTottenham host Bournemouth on Saturday (15:00 GMT) in the Premier League as they look to make it three wins from three under Mourinho.\n• None Attempt missed. Rúben Semedo (Olympiakos) header from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mathieu Valbuena with a cross following a corner.\n• None Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 4, Olympiakos 2. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a cross following a set piece situation. Navigate to the next page Navigate to the last page", "Woody Allen had filed a $68m (£52m) lawsuit over the termination of his contract with Amazon\n\nWoody Allen has reached a legal settlement with Amazon Studios after it abandoned a four-film deal.\n\nAllen initially filed a $68m (£52m) lawsuit in February amid resurfaced allegations that he molested his adopted daughter.\n\nAmazon argued that his comments about the #MeToo movement \"sabotaged\" its attempts to promote his new movies.\n\nThe film director denies sexually assaulting Dylan Farrow, who lost a court case against him in 1992.\n\nUnder the movie deal, signed in 2016, Allen received a $10m advance payment. But two years later, the release of his first film, A Rainy Day in New York, was shelved and plans for three other movies were cancelled.\n\nShortly before Amazon withdraw from the agreement, Allen reportedly expressed sympathy for movie producer Harvey Weinstein, who was accused of sexually assaulting dozens of women.\n\nMr Weinstein denied the accusations against him, but has since reached a $44m settlement with some of the alleged victims.\n\nMonths after these initial comments, Allen accused Dylan Farrow of \"cynically using the #MeToo movement\" after she repeated allegations that he assaulted her when she was seven years old.\n\nIn an interview with Argentinean broadcaster Eltrece, Allen said he \"should be the poster boy for the Me Too movement\" since he had worked with \"hundreds of actresses\" and was \"only accused by one woman in a child custody case\".\n\nAmazon Studios said its decision to terminate the deal was justified because Allen's comments undermined its financial security.\n\nDylan Farrow claims her father sexually abused her in 1992\n\nIt also pointed out that \"scores of actors and actresses expressed profound regret for having worked with Allen in the past, and many declared publicly that they would never work with him in the future\".\n\nIn response, Allen said Amazon was fully aware of Dylan Farrow's accusation when the deal was signed.\n\nHis company, Gravier Productions, secured an international release for A Rainy Day in New York this year, but US distribution has not been secured.\n\nTimothee Chalamet and Rebecca Hall, who star in the film, said last year that they would donate their wages to charity.", "PM Boris Johnson, pictured in 2016 and again on Sunday, at separate Remembrance Day services\n\nThe BBC has apologised for mistakenly running an out-of-date clip of Boris Johnson laying a wreath.\n\nIt said a production error led to BBC Breakfast showing images purporting to be the prime minister attending a Remembrance Day service on Sunday, when in fact the clip was from 2016.\n\n\"This was a production mistake and we apologise for the error,\" the corporation said in a statement.\n\nSome members of the public questioned the BBC's impartiality on social media.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by BBC Breakfast This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nThe clip showed a younger Johnson when he was Foreign Secretary, as well as former Prime Minister David Cameron and ex-Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron.\n\nOne Twitter user responded: \"That begs the question, why was the production team looking into archive rather than the footage released yesterday? Was it a damage limitation expertise? Shame on you BBC, I have always defended you, loved you, am so disappointed.\"\n\nBut BBC Breakfast editor Richard Frediani explained that the 2016 footage from the archive had been restored in the system early yesterday morning in order to preview the Remembrance Sunday service.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post 2 by Richard Frediani This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nLBC and former BBC presenter Shelagh Fogarty also leapt to the BBC's defence, replying that there was nothing sinister about the mistake, which she suggested can happen in the cut and thrust of a busy news programme.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post 3 by Shelagh Fogarty This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nOn Sunday, some online newspapers pointed out that Johnson placed the wreath with the note facing the wrong way up at the Cenotaph, while Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn also came under criticism from some who felt he did not bow deeply enough.\n\nA spokesman for the British Legion told the BBC: \"As far as we're concerned, there is no right or wrong way to lay a wreath.\"\n\nSome Twitter users have asked BBC Breakfast for an on-air apology on Tuesday's programme.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post 4 by Crispian Wheldon This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nFollow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.", "The destroyed remains of the automatic air freshener\n\nA west Belfast man has spoken of his family's lucky escape, after an automatic air freshener exploded on top of a wood-burning stove.\n\nThe explosion happened in the living room of a house in the Lagmore area at about 23:00 GMT on Saturday.\n\nA number of family members were in the house, including two children.\n\n\"I came home on Saturday evening, came in and lit the fire, it was very very cold,\" said the father, who didn't want to be named.\n\n\"Myself, my brothers and the wife were in the kitchen. Literally maybe 20, 30 minutes even, we just heard this almighty explosion.\n\n\"The kitchen window went in. I came into the living room and the whole, front window had been blew out.\"\n\nThe father said that they were sitting behind the door at the time and if somebody was beside the door they could have been blown \"out the window with it\".\n\nThe plastic casing scarred the top of the wood burner as it melted, then exploded\n\nThe two children, along with their mother, were upstairs when the explosion happened. They had left the living room minutes beforehand.\n\nAs they all ran downstairs to see what had happened, the mother fell down the stairs, suffering a pelvic injury.\n\n\"It blew open the door, but this is the amazing thing - there's not a pick of damage in the living room,\" said the father.\n\n\"There's mirrors, there's pictures, there's lamps, TV - not one bit of damage. Just the windows have been blown out. I just can't get my head around it.\"\n\nThe front window was blown out during the explosion\n\nHe added: \"My gas box is in the living room.\n\n\"How that didn't explode - we just have to thank our lucky stars.\"\n\nThe Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service has urged people to be vigilant and always store any aerosol canisters away from any naked flames or heat.\n\n\"When I lit the fire, I hadn't even realised it was even sitting on top of the fireplace,\" said the householder.\n\n\"It's been sitting throughout summer, that's the first time the fire has been lit in months.\n\n\"Hopefully, someone will learn something from us.\"", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Boris Johnson: Election pact with Brexit Party 'risks putting Corbyn into No 10'\n\nBoris Johnson has rejected the suggestion from Nigel Farage and Donald Trump that he should work with the Brexit Party during the election.\n\nThe Tory leader told the BBC he was \"always grateful for advice\" but he would not enter into election pacts.\n\nHis comments come after the US president said Mr Farage and Mr Johnson would be \"an unstoppable force\".\n\nDowning Street sources say there are no circumstances in which the Tories would work with the Brexit Party.\n\nIn an interview with BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg, the prime minister said the \"difficulty\" of doing deals with \"any other party\" was that it \"simply risks putting Jeremy Corbyn into Number 10\".\n\n\"The problem with that is that his [Mr Corbyn's] plan for Brexit is basically yet more dither and delay,\" Mr Johnson said.\n\nMr Johnson also said there was \"no question of negotiating on the NHS\" as part of any future trade deal with the US, but he did not rule out expanding the amount of private provision in the health service in the future.\n\nBut Labour's shadow health secretary, Jonathan Ashworth, said the public \"can't trust the Tories on the NHS\", saying they would \"increase privatisation even further and do a deal with Donald Trump\".\n\nWhen pushed on whether he would rule out a deal with Mr Farage, Mr Johnson replied: \"I want to be very, very clear that voting for any other party than this government, this Conservative government… is basically tantamount to putting Jeremy Corbyn in.\"\n\nThe UK is going to the polls on 12 December following a further delay to the UK's departure from the EU, to 31 January 2020.\n\nThe BBC will be talking to other party leaders during the course of the campaign.\n\nUS president Donald Trump told Nigel Farage's LBC show on Thursday that the Brexit Party leader should team up with Mr Johnson to do \"something terrific\" and he also criticised the prime minister's EU withdrawal agreement.\n\nMeanwhile, Mr Farage has called on the prime minister to drop his Brexit deal, unite in a \"Leave alliance\" or face a Brexit Party candidate in every seat in the election.\n\nMr Johnson said there were \"lots of reasons\" why he thought a Labour government would be a \"disaster\".\n\nHe said he Labour government would lead to a renegotiation with Brussels on a Brexit deal, then another referendum.\n\n\"Why go through that nightmare again?\" he said.\n\nThe prime minister also suggested that the US president was wrong to believe a trade deal would be impossible with the UK after Brexit.\n\nMr Johnson said his \"proper Brexit\" deal \"enables us to do proper all-singing, all-dancing free-trade deals\".\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\n\"It delivers exactly what we wanted, what I wanted, when I campaigned in 2016 to come out the European Union,\" Mr Johnson said.\n\nWhen asked about the criticism from Mr Trump, Mr Johnson said: \"I am always grateful for advice from wherever it comes and we have great relations as you know with the US and many many other countries.\n\n\"But on the technicalities of the deal anybody who looks at it can see that the UK has full control.\"\n\nThe prime minister is never short of a word or two, never short of a colourful phrase or a metaphor.\n\nWhen we sat down this afternoon there was no suggestion of him being the Hulk, but Remain-tending MPs were accused of \"rope-a-doping\" the government, planning eventually to batter the prime minister and his Brexit deal into submission until he would have had to give up.\n\nBut in Downing Street there is a serious awareness that trademark Johnson verbal gymnastics are no guarantee of success at the ballot box in six weeks' time, no guarantee at all.\n\nThat's not just because there are even friends, like Donald Trump, and of course foes, like Jeremy Corbyn, whose words and actions will hamper his attempt to secure a majority to call his own.\n\nBut also because this is a snap election, not a routine poll, and the public is hardly in a forgiving mood of our politicians right now.\n\nMr Johnson said he hoped the government could get Brexit \"over the line\" by the middle of January if he won a majority, claiming the current Parliament would never have passed his deal.\n\nHe said he'd had \"no choice\" but to call a general election, saying: \"Nobody wants an election but we've got to do it now.\n\n\"This is a Parliament that is basically full of MPs who voted Remain.\n\n\"They voted Remain and they will continue to block Brexit if they're given the chance - we need a new mandate, we need to refresh our Parliament.\"\n\nMr Johnson said his government was determined to increase taxpayer funding of the NHS but said: \"Of course there are dentists and optometrists and so on who are providers to the NHS, of course, that's how it works,\" he said.\n\n\"But... I believe passionately in an NHS free at the point of use for everybody in this country.\"\n\nLabour's Mr Ashworth said: \"Forced NHS privatisation has doubled under the Conservatives and Boris Johnson has refused to rule out expanding this further.\n\n\"You can't trust the Tories on the NHS. They will increase privatisation even further and do a deal with Donald Trump that will see as much as £500m more a week sent to US corporations.\"", "A fifth of young people in the UK have been bullied in the past 12 months, an annual report has found.\n\nThree out of four people who were bullied said it affected their mental health and nearly half became depressed as a result, according to the study by charity Ditch the Label.\n\nThese figures were almost identical to those from last year's survey.\n\nChildren's commissioner for England, Anne Longfield, said \"more needs to be done\" in light of the \"worrying\" data.\n\nMore than 2,000 young people aged between 12 and 20 provided responses for the survey about their experiences of bullying and the impact it has had on their lives in the past year.\n\nIt also assessed prejudice-based views including racism, sexism, homophobia, disablism and transphobia in an effort to better understand bullying behaviour.\n\nDitch the Label is an international charity supporting young people aged 12 to 25 to help tackle the \"root issues\" around bullying. Its annual survey has become its \"flagship\" piece of research, chief executive officer Dr Liam Hackett said.\n\nMs Longfield said the impact bullying has on children can be \"enormous\", affecting their confidence, self-esteem and mental health.\n\n\"More needs to be done at home and in schools to help those who are the victims of bullying and also, crucially, to prevent children from bullying in the first place,\" she added.\n\nSome children who were bullied described cyberbullying as a major part of the problem, with one 14-year-old boy adding: \"I go to school and get bullied. Go home and online and still get bullied. I can't ever escape it.\"\n\nOthers cited teachers' unhelpful reaction to bullies, with one 15-year-old boy saying his teacher was homophobic: \"Whenever anyone in class makes comments, they just laugh and do nothing about it.\"\n\nThe report comes as analysis of NHS figures suggests the health service cancelled 175,000 mental health appointments for children and young people in the past year.\n\nMental health charity Mind has published data indicating a 25% increase in the number of cancelled or postponed appointments for young people accessing Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.\n\nIt suggests 175,094 appointments were cancelled or postponed by the NHS service between August 2018 and July 2019 compared with 140,327 in the same period the year before.\n\nMind said the figures were taken from the NHS Digital Mental Health Services Data Set.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Grass fires: a Long hot summer is blamed for rise in blazes\n\n\"Unprecedented and prolonged\" hot weather have been blamed for the number of grass, woodland and crop fires doubling in Wales last year.\n\nWales' three fire authorities tackled 4,015 blazes from April 2018 to March 2019, compared with 2,090 in 2017-18.\n\nThe head of a Wales-wide fire education initiative said \"unique weather\" meant more people were outside, with issues including discarded barbecues.\n\nNewly-released Welsh Government figures shed light on challenges faced by Wales' fire and police authorities last year.\n\nThe number of arson-related fires was 2,612 in 2015-16 before Operation Dawns Glaw - aimed at reducing incidents - was set up.\n\nThe Llantysilio fires could be seen for miles\n\nIt is a collaboration between Wales' three fire services and four police forces.\n\nChairman Mydrian Harries said through engaging with communities and schools, it helped cut the numbers to 1,627 in 2017-18.\n\nBut for 2018-19, the number went back up to 2,850.\n\n\"These figures clearly show that with all the will, determination and a hugely successful collaborative task force in place, sometimes uncontrollable factors such as the weather can have a significant impact on our success,\" said Mr Harries.\n\nLooking at 2018-19 compared with the year before, forces attended 230% more incidents of deliberate grass fires in June, 739% more in July, 198% more in August, 167% more in September and 114% more in October.\n\nSix properties were evacuated as flames threatened houses in Swansea\n\n\"When faced with unprecedented and prolonged dry and hot weather conditions, grassland and vegetation becomes susceptible to ignition and often spreads quickly to create even larger fires that present significant challenges to the fire and rescue services,\" he said.\n\n\"Our experience also shows that more people spend time outside during this weather, which also increases the risk of fires starting from discarded barbecues and smoking materials, for example.\"\n\nWhile he described the figures as \"disappointing\", he said the weather was the \"biggest contributing factor\" and it did not detract from the project's work.\n\nHowever, it has continued to increase its efforts to educate people and spread the message as widely as possible.\n\nMr Harries said: \"History shows that engaging with young people through targeted interventions, high visibility patrols in vulnerable areas, and education and marketing of safety advice, works.\n\n\"Building on this, we have actively focused on the farming community to further educate and inform those responsible for carrying out controlled burns to manage land vegetation in a more controlled and safe manner.\"\n\nCrews and a helicopter battled a fire on Twmbarlwm mountain for five days\n\nIn all, 70% of blazes were deliberately set, with 46% of these occurring in July 2018 - when there were nine times as many as in July 2017.\n\nMet Office weather data showed July 2018 experienced about 40% more hours of sunshine and about half the rainfall compared with July 2017.\n\nIncidents included 15 homes being evacuated as crews fought a mile-long mountain fire at Mynydd Cilgwyn in Carmel, near Caernarfon.\n\nOne of the biggest fires seen across Wales was at Twmbarlwn mountain, which burned for more than two weeks, while a single fire at Llantysilio in Denbighshire burned for 40 days.\n\nMore than half of the grassland fires in 2018-19 occurred in south Wales (52%), 32% were in mid and west Wales, and 16% were in north Wales.\n\nThere were two non-fatal casualties - the last fatality resulting from a grassland fire was in 2007-08.", "The party has signed a pact with Plaid Cymru and the Liberal Democrats, meaning those parties will not field candidates in the Vale of Glamorgan and will support the Greens\n\nWales does not need an airport, the leader of the Wales Green Party has said.\n\nAnthony Slaughter said the Greens in government would halt Cardiff Airport expansion and tax aviation fuel.\n\nMr Slaughter said he had not gone as far as calling for the airport's closure, but said contemplating expansion was a \"crime against future generations\".\n\nThe party launched its election campaign in Barry on Monday.\n\nMr Slaughter is standing for the party in the Vale of Glamorgan, where the Rhoose airport is located.\n\nThe party pledges to \"restore and revive devastated communities\" with \"bold, radical policies\".\n\nAsked if a Green-led Wales would have an airport, Mr Slaughter told BBC Wales: \"I don't think there's a need for one, personally, so no.\"\n\nUnder the party \"we definitely wouldn't see any more expansion\" at Cardiff Airport, he said.\n\n\"It's a crime against future generations to be contemplating that.\n\n\"We would immediately put a halt to all expansion, start charging tax and aviation fuel and slowly make a just transition to a time we do not need Cardiff Airport.\"\n\nCardiff Airport was bought by the Welsh Government in 2013\n\nEarlier he told Claire Summers on BBC Radio Wales Breakfast he had not gone as far as calling for it to be scrapped.\n\nMr Slaughter said: \"We are against all airport expansion. It is one of the biggest increasing contributors to carbon emissions.\n\n\"We have to look at aviation, and we have to also remember that this is also an equality issue,\" he said. \"The vast majority of flights are taken by a very small number of people.\n\n\"The aviation industry is heavily, unfairly subsidised - no tax, no VAT on aviation fuel.\n\n\"We cannot carry on with business as usual, and we've seen figures, I think, last week - an increase in the sale of private jets in the UK.\"\n\nMr Slaughter said he believed the Greens would cut through with voters.\n\n\"We are seeing more and more extreme weather events. Climate emergency is very real, people are aware of it. This has to be the climate election,\" he added.\n\n\"Every issue in this election has to be looked at through the lens of the climate emergency.\n\n\"That's why we are offering this green, bold vision - our green vision for Wales: an all-encompassing overall view, radical policies which will not only help us meet our decarbonisation targets but transform our lives.\"\n\nAnthony Slaughter launched his party's campaign in Barry on Monday\n\nThe party's Brexit policy backs a second referendum - offering either the existing deal or remaining in the EU. Mr Slaughter said was confident remain would \"very strongly\" win a second vote.\n\nMeanwhile it is pitching to revive \"devastated communities\" that have \"long suffered\" the effects of an \"unjust industrial transition\" and austerity agenda.\n\nMr Slaughter said the Greens' plans would \"pay for the transformation we need\".\n\n\"It's all been costed. I can't give details until we see the manifesto. But it'll be progressive taxation,\" he said.\n\n\"And there's also the buy-back you get from these things - these things bring money in. You reduce air pollution, you increase health, you reduce the burden on the NHS. So over the years there is an investment that comes back.\"\n\nMr Slaughter is standing for the Greens in the Vale of Glamorgan - the party has agreed a pro-EU electoral pact with Plaid Cymru and the Liberal Democrats.\n\nCandidates will stand aside for each other in 11 of the 40 constituencies in Wales to increase the chances of a remain-supporting MP being elected.\n\nUnder the deal, the Greens will stand aside in the 10 other seats but will be the only one of the three parties standing in the Vale of Glamorgan.\n\nOther candidates standing in the Vale of Glamorgan for the 12 December general election include Alun Cairns for the Conservatives and Belinda Loveluck-Edwards for Labour.\n\nThe close of nominations is 14 November.\n\nRussell George, Welsh Conservative economy spokesman, said: \"To say that Wales does not need an airport is both short-sighted and narrow minded.\n\n\"Not only is Cardiff Airport a national airport and now a major regional hub - including direct flights across Europe, and to the Middle East - but it is also a major employer for south Wales and beyond, and attracts passengers from this region, across Mid-and West Wales, and England.\"\n\nLabour was also asked for comment.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The Queen watched the ceremony from a balcony alongside the Duchess of Cornwall, left, and the Duchess of Cambridge\n\nPoliticians, Royal Family members and veterans have commemorated those who lost their lives in conflict as the UK marks Remembrance Sunday.\n\nAt 11:00 GMT, a two-minute silence was held across the country.\n\nBoris Johnson, Jeremy Corbyn and Jo Swinson broke away from the election campaign to attend the annual ceremony at the Cenotaph in London.\n\nPrince Charles laid a wreath of poppies during the service on behalf of the Queen, who was watching from a balcony.\n\nThe Duke of Cambridge and Duke of Sussex followed their father in laying wreaths.\n\nThe Queen, dressed in black, stood beside the Duchess of Cambridge and Duchess of Cornwall as she viewed the commemorations.\n\nThe Duchess of Sussex looked on from another balcony with the Countess of Wessex and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence.\n\nThe beginning and end of the two minutes' silence were marked by the firing of a gun by the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery.\n\nUp to 10,000 war veterans marched during the remembrance service at the Cenotaph\n\nHundreds of members of the armed forces attended the commemoration\n\nThe Duchess of Sussex observed the two-minute silence\n\nWilliam and Harry followed Prince Charles in laying wreaths\n\nThe commemorations at the Cenotaph honoured the armed forces community, British and Commonwealth veterans, the allies who fought alongside the UK and the civilian servicemen and women involved in the two world wars and later conflicts.\n\nCabinet ministers, religious leaders and representatives of Commonwealth nations attended alongside more than 800 members of the armed forces.\n\nA royal aide laid a wreath on behalf of the Duke of Edinburgh, who retired from royal duties in 2017.\n\nFor the first time, the ambassador of Nepal placed a wreath to honour the contribution Gurkha regiments have made to the UK's military campaigns over two centuries.\n\nIn another first, the intelligence services were honoured during the ceremony, with Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab and Home Secretary Priti Patel laying wreathes on their behalf.\n\nPrince Charles laid two wreaths - one of his own and one on behalf of The Queen\n\nFormer Prime Ministers Theresa May, David Cameron, Gordon Brown, Tony Blair and Sir John Major attended the event\n\nBoris Johnson laid his wreath on the Cenotaph\n\nScottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon laid a wreath at the Stone of Remembrance in Edinburgh\n\nFive former prime ministers Sir John Major, Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, David Cameron, and Theresa May, were all present.\n\nAfter wreaths were laid, Bishop of London Dame Sarah Mullally led a service that ended with the Royal Air Force sounding the bugle call, Rouse.\n\nFollowing the service, crowds lined the streets in the winter sun to watch as up to 10,000 war veterans marched in a slow procession past the war memorial.\n\nRegiments and societies walked past the Cenotaph in groups, their pace matching the drum beat of a brass band.\n\nSome wheelchair-using veterans left their chairs behind and walked the distance instead, their medals sparkling on their lapels.\n\nWorld War Two veteran Ron Freer, 104, who is blind, is thought to be the oldest person to have marched at the Cenotaph this year.\n\nThe Remembrance Sunday commemorations always hold \"special significance\" for him because his father was killed in 1918 and is buried at Dernancourt Communal Cemetery in the Somme, France, according to Blind Veterans UK.\n\nRon Freer from Kent was the oldest person marching at the Cenotaph\n\nSpeaking ahead of the ceremony, Mr Johnson said he would be \"proud\" to lay his first wreath at the Cenotaph as prime minister, and vowed to continue to \"champion those who serve today with such bravery in our military\".\n\nHe later posted on Twitter: \"We will remember them.\"\n\nLabour leader Mr Corbyn said: \"It was an honour meeting and hearing the stories of veterans, and all those who came to pay their respects.\"\n\nHe earlier said in a video message that many serving personnel, veterans and their families were \"not getting the support they deserve\".\n\nJeremy Corbyn wrote a note on his wreath saying \"let us strive for a world of peace\"\n\nCarrie Symonds and Boris Johnson made the short journey from Downing Street to Whitehall\n\nAnd Liberal Democrat leader Ms Swinson said people should pause to reflect and remember how \"fragile\" peace can be.\n\nThe trio were joined at the commemorations by the SNP's Westminster leader Ian Blackford and the DUP's Nigel Dodds.\n\nElsewhere, Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon laid a wreath at the Stone of Remembrance at Edinburgh City Chambers before giving a reading at the service at St Giles' Cathedral.\n\nIn Northern Ireland, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar laid a green laurel wreath at the war memorial in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, on behalf of his government.\n\nCeremonies also took place across Wales, including at the Welsh National War Memorial in Cardiff.\n\nThis year marks 100 years since the first two-minute silence was observed to mark Armistice Day on 11 November 1919.\n\nThe UK's Chief of Defence Staff, General Sir Nick Carter, told BBC One's Andrew Marr show it was important to remember that Remembrance Sunday was not only about older people and previous generations.\n\nGen Carter - Britain's most senior military officer - said many who participated in the commemorations were young men and women who fought in places such as Afghanistan.\n\n\"We have to remember the living veterans as well who have a huge amount to offer to society,\" he added.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Remembrance Day: D-Day veteran and schoolboy on what it means to them\n\nThe ceremony at the Cenotaph came after Prince Harry, Meghan, Prince William and Kate joined the Queen at London's Royal Albert Hall on Saturday for the Festival of Remembrance.\n\nIt was their first appearance as a group since Harry and Meghan said they were struggling with public life.", "A US financial regulator has opened an investigation into claims Apple's credit card offered different credit limits for men and women.\n\nIt follows complaints - including from Apple's co-founder Steve Wozniak - that algorithms used to set limits might be inherently biased against women.\n\nNew York's Department of Financial Services (DFS) has contacted Goldman Sachs, which runs the Apple Card.\n\nAny discrimination, intentional or not, \"violates New York law\", the DFS said.\n\nThe Bloomberg news agency reported on Saturday that tech entrepreneur David Heinemeier Hansson had complained that the Apple Card gave him 20 times the credit limit that his wife got.\n\nIn a tweet, Mr Hansson said the disparity was despite his wife having a better credit score.\n\nLater, Mr Wozniak, who founded Apple with Steve Jobs, tweeted that the same thing happened to him and his wife despite their having no separate bank accounts or separate assets.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nBanks and other lenders are increasingly using machine-learning technology to cut costs and boost loan applications.\n\nBut Mr Hansson, creator of the programming tool Ruby on Rails, said it highlights how algorithms, not just people, can discriminate.\n\nUS healthcare giant UnitedHealth Group is being investigated over claims an algorithm favoured white patients over black patients.\n\nMr Hansson said in a tweet: \"Apple Card is a sexist program. It does not matter what the intent of individual Apple reps are, it matters what THE ALGORITHM they've placed their complete faith in does. And what it does is discriminate.\"\n\nHe said that as soon as he raised the issue his wife's credit limit was increased.\n\nThe DFS said in a statement that it \"will be conducting an investigation to determine whether New York law was violated and ensure all consumers are treated equally regardless of sex\".\n\n\"Any algorithm that intentionally or not results in discriminatory treatment of women or any other protected class violates New York law.\"\n\nThe BBC has contacted Goldman Sachs for comment.\n\nOn Saturday, the investment bank told Bloomberg: \"Our credit decisions are based on a customer's creditworthiness and not on factors like gender, race, age, sexual orientation or any other basis prohibited by law.\"\n\nThe Apple Card, launched in August, is Goldman's first credit card. The Wall Street investment bank has been offering more products to consumers, including personal loans and savings accounts through its Marcus online bank.\n\nThe iPhone maker markets Apple Card on its website as a \"new kind of credit card, created by Apple, not a bank\".\n\nWithout access to the Goldman Sachs computers, it's impossible to be certain of what is going on. The fact there appears to be a correlation between gender and credit doesn't necessarily mean one is causing the other. Even so, the suspicion is that unintentional bias has crept into the system.\n\nThat could be because when the algorithms involved were developed, they were trained on a data set in which women indeed posed a greater financial risk than the men. This could cause the software to spit out lower credit limits for women in general, even if the assumption it is based on is not true for the population at large.\n\nAlternatively, the problem might lie in the data the algorithms are now being fed. For example, within married couples, men might be more likely to take out big loans solely using their name rather than having done so jointly, and the data may not have been adjusted to take this into account.\n\nA further complication is that the software involved can act as a \"black box\", coming up with judgements without providing a way to unravel how each was determined.\n\n\"There have been a lot of strides taken in the last five to six years to improve the explainability of decisions taken based on machine learning techniques,\" commented Jonathan Williams of Mk2 Consulting. \"But in some cases, it's still not as good as it could be.\"\n\nIn any case, for now Apple would prefer Goldman Sachs take the heat, despite the fact its marketing materials state that its card was \"created by Apple, not a bank\". But that's a tricky position to maintain.\n\nApple's brand is the only one to feature on the minimalist styling of its card's face, and many of its consumers have higher expectations of its behaviour than they would do for other payment card providers.\n\nThat means that even if issues of gender bias prove to be common across lenders, Apple faces becoming the focal point for demands that they are addressed.", "The man who oversees complaints about politicians in Wales has resigned after he was secretly recorded by an assembly member.\n\nStandards commissioner Sir Roderick Evans said \"highly confidential conversations\" with his staff had been taped.\n\nThe former Plaid Cymru AM Neil McEvoy has confirmed he made the recordings.\n\nPolice are being asked to investigate and the assembly has arranged a sweep of the organisation's estate.\n\nThe South Wales Central AM, who now sits as an independent, alleged he had found evidence that he claimed had brought Sir Roderick's office into disrepute.\n\nHe said he had acted lawfully and in the public interest. He had been facing three separate investigations by the standards commissioner at the time, before Sir Roderick resigned.\n\nSir Roderick, a former high court judge and pro-chancellor of Swansea University, said Mr McEvoy's actions were \"wholly unacceptable\" as he stood down on Monday.\n\n\"It has come to my attention that conversations with my staff about a variety of highly confidential and sensitive matters have been secretly, and possibly illegally, recorded over a period of what seems to be several months and in what seems to be a number of different locations by an assembly member,\" said Sir Roderick, who had served as the assembly's standards commissioner since 2017.\n\n\"These have included highly confidential conversations with my staff including references to cases brought by members of the public.\n\n\"That a member of our national assembly could behave in this way is wholly unacceptable. It undermines the integrity of the complaints procedure and brings our democratic process into disrepute.\n\n\"I'm not prepared to continue in my role as standards commissioner.\"\n\nNeil McEvoy said he had acted lawfully in the public interest\n\nWelsh Assembly presiding officer Elin Jones said she had accepted Sir Roderick's resignation, and the process to find a successor will now begin.\n\nShe said: \"Covert recording of private conversations is a serious matter and we will be asking South Wales Police to investigate how such recordings were obtained.\n\n\"Arrangements have been made for a sweep of the Senedd estate to locate any unauthorised electronic surveillance devices.\"\n\nIn response to Mr McEvoy, the standards commissioner's office said: \"The appropriateness of covert recordings of private and confidential conversations will be considered by the relevant authorities in due course.\"\n\nSir Roderick was embroiled in a row last year after he said a video featuring a Labour AM's face superimposed on a woman in a low-cut top was not sexist.\n\nEarlier in 2019 he was accused of double standards after he recommended a Plaid Cymru AM Leanne Wood be reprimanded for a swear word in a tweet.", "The Lib Dems' Sam Gyimah promoted his party's policy during a visit to a tech start-up firm in north London\n\nThe Lib Dems are proposing a £10,000 grant for every adult in England to put towards education and training.\n\nThe money would go into a \"skills wallet\" over a period of 30 years, to help with the cost of approved courses.\n\nThe party says it would pay for the policy by reversing government cuts to corporation tax - returning the business levy to its 2016 rate of 20%.\n\nThe pledge comes at the start of a second week of campaigning ahead of the general election on 12 December.\n\nLabour and the Conservatives are also expected to announce policies to boost lifelong learning.\n\nLabour has proposed a National Education Service, which would be \"free at the point of use\" and \"open to all regardless of age, background or circumstance\".\n\nThe Conservatives have a range of initiatives, including a recently-launched National Retraining Scheme, which is aimed at helping adults whose jobs are at risk from automation.\n\nThe Lib Dem plan - which would only apply to England as education is devolved to the other nations - would:\n\nThe current cost of tuition fees in England for a university course is up to £9,250 per year.\n\nThe party hopes people will then be encouraged to add to the pot, and save more towards the cost of education and training.\n\nEmployers and local government will also be able to contribute to the wallets, and free careers advice will be given to people to decide how best to use the funding.\n\nHowever, the courses will have to be regulated and monitored by the Office for Students.\n\nLib Dem business spokesman Sam Gyimah said: \"In an ever changing workplace people often need to develop new skills, but the cost of courses and qualifications shuts too many people out.\"\n\nHe said his party would \"create a new era of learning\" for adults through the plan, and \"empower people to develop new skills so that they can thrive in the technologies and industries that are key to the UK's economic future and prosperity\".\n\nThe policy would have to first go through a consultation process and would not come into force until 2021-22.\n\nParticipation in government-funded adult further education fell by 3.5% in the first two quarters of 2018-19 on last year's equivalent figures.", "Labour's Keith Vaz, who was suspended from the Commons after he was found to have \"expressed willingness\" to purchase cocaine for others, will not be standing for re-election.\n\nMr Vaz, who has been MP for Leicester East for 32 years, said in a statement he was retiring from Parliament.\n\nHe said it had been \"an honour and a privilege\" to serve his constituency.\n\nLabour leader Jeremy Corbyn said he had \"made a substantial and significant contribution to public life\".\n\nMr Vaz was suspended for six months after a scathing report by the Commons standards commission, which found he \"disregarded\" the law by \"expressing a willingness\" to help buy cocaine for male prostitutes.\n\nHe had been re-selected as Labour's candidate in Leicester East a few weeks before the publication of the standards report.\n\nIf he had been re-elected in 12 December's general election he could have taken up his seat, with the suspension requiring a new vote in the next Parliament.\n\nLabour's ruling National Executive Committee failed to reach a decision on Mr Vaz's future last week - but he has faced calls from Labour allies to stand down.\n\nLabour must now choose a new candidate in the constituency before Thursday's deadline.\n\nThe standards committee said in its report that there was \"compelling evidence\" Mr Vaz offered to pay for a class A drug and had paid-for sex in August 2016.\n\nThe revelations, first reported by the Sunday Mirror, led to him standing down as chairman of the Home Affairs committee - which at the time was conducting an inquiry into drug policy.\n\nMr Vaz, a former Europe minister, rejected the standards committee's claim that he had been \"evasive or unhelpful\" during the investigation into his conduct.\n\nA statement on his website said he was admitted to hospital on the day the committee's report was published.\n\nIt said he had been receiving treatment for a \"serious mental health condition\" since details of the encounter were published in 2016.\n\nIn a statement, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said: \"Keith Vaz was among the pioneering group of black and Asian Labour MPs elected in 1987. I was proud to support his selection and incredibly proud when he won, taking the seat from the Tories.\n\n\"Keith has made a substantial and significant contribution to public life, both as a constituency MP for the people of Leicester and for the Asian community across the country. He has helped to pave the way for more BAME people to become involved in politics.\"\n\nThe Labour leader said Mr Vaz's work in Parliament had been \"exemplary\".\n\nMr Vaz said in a statement: \"I have decided to retire after completing 32 years as the Member of Parliament for Leicester East.\n\n\"In that time I have won eight general elections. It has been an honour and a privilege to serve my constituency since I came to the city in 1985.\n\n\"I want to thank the people of Leicester East for their absolute loyalty and support.\"", "Sheku Bayoh died in 2015 after being restrained by police in Kirkcaldy\n\nThe family of a Fife man who died in police custody said they felt \"betrayed\" after being told that no-one will be prosecuted over his death.\n\nSheku Bayoh never regained consciousness after being restrained by officers in a Kirkcaldy street in 2015.\n\nThe 31-year-old, who had taken the drugs MDMA and Flakka, was found to have suffered 23 separate injuries.\n\nHis family said CCTV and phone footage cast doubt on claims made by officers about events leading up to his death.\n\nThey have described the decision not to prosecute the officers as a \"betrayal of justice\" and are now calling for a public inquiry.\n\nThe Crown Office said the decision not to prosecute had been taken after a \"thorough review\" of all the available evidence.\n\nThe officers involved have always denied any wrongdoing.\n\nMr Bayoh's family had initially been told in October 2018 that no criminal charges would be brought over his death.\n\nHowever, two months later evidence uncovered by BBC Scotland raised fresh questions about the way he had been treated by police officers before he died in their custody.\n\nCCTV, other footage and documents obtained by the BBC previously casts doubt on some of the officers' accounts of the events that led to Mr Bayoh's death.\n\nThe Disclosure investigation included evidence that the first officers on scene escalated the situation instead of trying to defuse it, and other evidence that Mr Bayoh's actions were exaggerated in official police documents.\n\nA review of the decision not to prosecute the officers has been carried out.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nMr Bayoh's family met Crown Office officials on Monday, when they were told that prosecutors would not be pursuing criminal charges in the case.\n\nAamer Anwar, the family's lawyer, said they felt \"totally betrayed\" by Lord Advocate James Wolffe.\n\nMr Anwar said the decision was a \"betrayal of justice\" and a \"failure to act in the public interest\".\n\nHe said: \"Neither the family or the legal team accept the Crown's reasoning for no criminal charges.\n\n\"The Lord Advocate has presided over a four-and-a-half year investigation which was deeply flawed from the moment Sheku lost his life.\"\n\nAamer Anwar and the Bayoh family met Crown Office officials on Monday\n\nEither a fatal accident inquiry (FAI) or a public inquiry will now be held into Mr Bayoh's death.\n\nMr Anwar said the family was formally requesting that the Scottish government consider holding a public inquiry, and would accept \"nothing less\".\n\nHe added: \"The family do not have the trust or belief that a fatal accident inquiry (FAI) under the control of the Lord Advocate would have the remit or the courage to deal with serious public concerns, the wider issues of deaths in custody, use of restraint techniques, allegations of racism, lack of police accountability and the insufficient powers of the PIRC, nor will the findings of an FAI be binding on Police Scotland.\"\n\nJustice Secretary Humza Yousaf said: \"I note the independent decision of the Lord Advocate in relation to this case and my thoughts remain with the family and friends of Mr Bayoh.\n\n\"As I have said previously, I am not ruling out the possibility of a public inquiry and that remains an option. I also made clear that I would first meet Mr Bayoh's family. I, and the First Minister, will do this tomorrow and I will update Parliament following that.\"\n\nA Crown Office spokesman said: \"Following careful consideration and thorough review of all the available evidence, including submissions made on behalf of the family of the deceased, independent Crown Counsel has concluded there should not be a prosecution in this case.\n\n\"Although the evidence currently available would not justify criminal proceedings, the Crown reserves the right to prosecute should evidence in support of that become available.\"\n\nDavid Kennedy, the deputy general secretary of the Scottish Police Federation, said: \"We continue to support the officers involved in this incident and hope that any public or fatal accident inquiry follows as soon as possible for all the parties involved.\"", "Harry Dunn died in hospital after his motorbike was involved in a crash outside RAF Croughton\n\nThe parents of Harry Dunn have been told by the UK government their claims of abuse of power by Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab are \"without foundation\".\n\nThe 19-year-old died in hospital after a crash in Northamptonshire in August. US suspect Anne Sacoolas left the UK claiming diplomatic immunity.\n\nThe teenager's parents allege the granting of immunity by Mr Raab was \"wrong in law\".\n\nThe Foreign Office (FCO) has written to the family rejecting the allegations.\n\nIt told the BBC it had sent a letter - seen by the BBC - to Mr Dunn's parents, Charlotte Charles and Tim Dunn, but would not comment on its content. It expressed its \"deepest sympathy\" to the family.\n\nCharlotte Charles and Tim Dunn have met US president Donald Trump at the White House about the crash\n\nIn the letter, the FCO said it would \"seek costs\" for any judicial review brought and argues the family has not found \"any reasonably arguable ground of legal challenge\".\n\nIt said the allegation that the foreign secretary had \"misused and/or abused his power\" was \"entirely without foundation\".\n\nMr Dunn's motorbike crashed with a car owned by Mrs Sacoolas, the 42-year-old wife of US intelligence officer Jonathan Sacoolas, outside RAF Croughton, near Brackley, on 27 August.\n\nNorthamptonshire Police has handed a file to the Crown Prosecution Service after interviewing Mrs Sacoolas in the US.\n\nAnne Sacoolas pictured on her wedding day in 2003\n\nFamily spokesman Radd Seiger said: \"The FCO relies on two private agreements between the USA and UK dated in 1995 and 2001 to assert that Anne Sacoolas did have diplomatic immunity.\"\n\nHe added the family had taken legal advice and its \"position is clear that these arrangements have no basis in law\".\n\nHe continued: \"As if it were not enough for the family to have to endure the loss of Harry, the British government now appear[s] intent on putting them through a needless and protracted legal battle culminating in court. So be it. They will not rest until justice is done. But shame on the government.\"\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Rescuers used boats to reach people trapped in Rotherham\n\nAlmost 50 flood warnings are in place across England after days of persistent rain.\n\nFive severe warnings - deemed a threat to life - remain on South Yorkshire's River Don, with flooding in that area likely to continue until Wednesday.\n\nTowns and cities across Yorkshire and the Midlands have faced disruption and in some cases emergency evacuations.\n\nFormer High Sherriff of Derbyshire Annie Hall was swept to her death by the flooded River Derwent near Matlock.\n\nIn addition to the severe warnings, the Environment Agency earlier issued a further 43 warnings - meaning flooding is expected - and 103 alerts.\n\nIt said water levels were still very high on stretches of the River Don and expected flooding in that area until midweek.\n\nA military helicopter would be used on Sunday evening to drop sandbags at Bentley Ings by the river.\n\nA flooded field 100 metres from the River Don on the outskirts of Kirk Bramwith in South Yorkshire\n\nRoads to Fishlake have been closed, cutting off the South Yorkshire village\n\nOn Sunday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who visited flood-hit Derbyshire on Friday, said he was \"in awe of the community's spirit and resilience in the face of this awful ongoing event\".\n\nHe said he was receiving regular briefings on the situation and added the government's emergency Bellwin scheme had been activated to reimburse eligible councils for certain costs they incur.\n\nBoris Johnson visited Matlock on Friday where he met emergency workers\n\nA military helicopter has been delivering sandbags to flood-hit Doncaster\n\nDoncaster Council reiterated its call to evacuate Fishlake and has set up a rest centre in nearby Stainforth \"for as long as is needed\".\n\nAccording to the Salvation Army, some people had been rescued from their homes by boat since the early hours of Saturday morning but others remained in their properties.\n\nDamian Allen, chief executive of Doncaster Council, said: \"We are concerned over reports that some residents remain in the Fishlake area.\n\n\"South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue crews are on hand to evacuate any Fishlake residents who may be stuck in their homes, and we would urge everybody to take advantage of this.\n\n\"The council are unable to offer on-the-ground support to residents who are in severe flood warning areas, based on advice from the Environment Agency.\"\n\nThe authority said it expected it would be \"at least 48 hours until you can return to your homes, if not longer\" and was told by the Environment Agency that flood waters in the village would \"not start to go down for at least the next 24 hours\".\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nHelen Batt, from the agency, said 4,000 properties had been protected by flood defences in the village, but added 300 had been flooded, with more than 1,200 evacuated.\n\nBBC reporter Richard Cadey said some roads around Fishlake had been closed and the village was \"effectively cut off because of flooding\".\n\nMany parts of the area remain under 3ft (1m) of water and only tractors are able to get in by some roads.\n\nHe said people on the ground had told him 90% of the homes there had been flooded.\n\nPam Webb, who owns a spa in Fishlake, said: \"We've got blue skies, it looks picturesque until you actually get in to the village and you see the devastation that's been caused to homes and businesses.\n\n\"Devastating is an easy word to use but it's completely devastating and it's heartbreaking.\"\n\nPam Webb's business in Fishlake is among the many that have been flooded in the village\n\nMany parts of Fishlake remain under 3ft (1m) of water\n\nTrying to get to Fishlake seemed like an impossible task. The village has suffered severe flooding and I was constantly met by road and bridge closures.\n\nIn nearby Stainforth people had collected food in the local pub and taken it to those stranded in Fishlake by tractor. But now even this has become impractical.\n\nThe 63-year-old told me he had never seen flooding as bad as this in his lifetime. He put it down to a number of different factors, including torrential rainfall and the lack of dredging on the River Don.\n\nThis was a recurring concern from a number of residents and they all echoed Mr Pashley's call for dredging to begin again on this section of the river.\n\nThe fields surrounding these villages were like lakes and Mr Pashley's field of potatoes was submerged by up to five feet of water, just two weeks before he was due to harvest them.\n\nKirk Bramwith has also seen flooding\n\nNational Rail said a number of routes were affected by flooding and advised those travelling by train to check before setting out.\n\nSome train routes between Doncaster and Sheffield were closed and Northern Rail has warned commuters they are likely to remain shut until further notice.\n\nIn Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, 12 properties remained evacuated after a landslide at an old quarry site saw debris and soil fall onto Band End Close.\n\nBassetlaw District Council said it was being removed and \"temporary safety measures\" had been put in place.\n\nNatalie and Jonathan Palmer were evacuated from their home in Mansfield, along with their children, and are staying in a hotel.\n\nThey said they had been told they would not be able to return to their property for at least a fortnight, adding they were \"disgusted and angry\" at the prospect.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nIn Newark, people living in mobile homes were evacuated on Saturday evening as river levels peaked in the town.\n\n\"Major incidents\" were declared on Friday in Worksop after the River Ryton burst its banks and in South Yorkshire as a result of wide-spread flooding.\n\nBoats were used in Worksop town centre to help evacuate flooded premises\n\nParts of Worksop were without power on Saturday.\n\nFirefighters evacuated 25 homes, and a community information point has been set up for those affected by the floods.\n\nIn Derby city centre, officials considered a city-wide evacuation as authorities saw the River Derwent swell to record levels of 3.35m (11ft).\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nCommunities around Matlock, Derbyshire, where flood victim Annie Hall was swept away, are cleaning up after the flooding.\n\nRowsley Church of England Primary School is trying to raise £5,000 after its classrooms were heavily damaged.\n\nGovernor Marianne Quick said: \"The school will remain closed until it has been expertly assessed but the likelihood of our children getting back into their much loved classrooms anytime soon is unlikely.\"\n\nResident Sarah Sutcliffe said: \"Parents, teachers and especially the children are all distraught about the damage which has been caused.\"\n\nRowsley Church of England School, which sits on the confluence of the River Wye and the River Derwent, was extensively damaged\n\nOne of the most severely hit areas has been Bentley in Doncaster, where flooding affected many homes 12 years ago.\n\nOne resident told BBC Radio Sheffield: \"The worry is our insurance policies are expensive as it is because of the 2007 floods, so now we're all worried whether we're going to get reinsured.\"\n\nSome residents were \"angry and frustrated\" at Doncaster Council - claiming it had not provided sandbags early enough to prevent properties from flooding, the station reported.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Drone footage filmed from Matlock shows the extent of the floodwater\n\nHomes in Stainforth, Thorpe in Balne and Trumfleet have also been evacuated.\n\nSouth Yorkshire Police said it had extra officers out on patrol to \"protect the evacuated areas and support those affected by the floods\".\n\n\"There is no suggestion of any criminality resulting from the floods but we hope our extra patrols can offer at least a little reassurance to those worst affected.\"\n\nAnnie Hall's family said they were “in great shock\"\n\nHave you been affected by the floods? Share your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk.\n\nPlease include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. You can also contact us in the following ways:", "Thousands of UK workers will enjoy a pre-Christmas pay bump if their employer is a member of the \"real living wage\" campaign.\n\nBusinesses who have signed up to the voluntary scheme will lift their UK hourly rate by 30p to £9.30.\n\nPeople living in London will see their hourly pay rise by 20p to £10.75.\n\nThe scheme is separate to the statutory National Living Wage for workers aged 25 and above which currently stands at £8.21 an hour.\n\nThe Living Wage Foundation said its \"real\" pay rate - which applies to all employees over 18 - is calculated independently and is based on costs such as food, clothing and household bills.\n\nSome 6,000 organisations are now signed up to the scheme, including new members Crystal Palace Football Club, insurer Hiscox, Welsh Water and London City Airport.\n\nThey join existing members such as Burberry, the luxury fashion company, and West Ham United Football Club.\n\nThe Living Wage Foundation said around 210,000 workers will benefit from the increase.\n\nCrystal Palace Football Club is one of the latest organisations promising to pay the \"real living wage\"\n\nNew research by accountancy firm KPMG suggests that the number of UK jobs paying less than the \"real living wage\" has fallen over the past year from 22% to 19%.\n\nHowever, it said 5.2 million jobs pay below the \"real\" living rate.\n\nThe National Living Wage is a key campaign issue as the UK heads towards the general election on 12 December.\n\nAn independent report, commissioned by the former Chancellor Philip Hammond, concluded that raising the National Living Wage would have little impact on jobs.\n\nThe Conservative Party has promised to increase the National Living Wage to £10.40 by 2024 and to lower the minimum age to 21.\n\nLabour said it will immediately lift the hourly rate to £10 for everyone aged 16 and over if they win the election.\n\nUnder the current arrangement, workers under 18 are paid £4.35 an hour.\n\nAt the weekend, SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon accused the Tories of short-changing young people with a \"discriminatory\" minimum wage policy.\n\nShe said the SNP will demand an end to the \"rip-off\" of workers aged under 25.\n\nKatherine Chapman, director of the Living Wage Foundation, said while it is \"fantastic\" there is so much focus on wages: \"We have always been working with businesses to take action now rather than waiting for legislation.\"\n\nPam Batty, vice president of corporate responsibility at Burberry, said: \"We are calling on all companies to join the pledge, as we know it will meaningfully improve the lives of their people, who are their most valuable asset.\"", "Last updated on .From the section England\n\nRaheem Sterling admitted \"emotions got the better of me\" after being dropped for England's Euro 2020 qualifier against Montenegro following a clash with team-mate Joe Gomez.\n\nThe Football Association said Sterling had been dropped \"as a result of a disturbance in a private team area\".\n\nThe Manchester City forward, 24, then took to social media to confirm \"a five to 10 second thing\" with Liverpool's Joe Gomez, 22, in the England camp.\n\nBut he added the pair were now \"good\".\n\nSterling and Gomez had an on-field argument during the Reds' 3-1 Premier League victory at Anfield on Sunday.\n\n\"Both Joe and I have had words and figured things out and moved on,\" Sterling said via his Instagram account on Tuesday.\n\n\"We are in a sport where emotions run high and I am man enough to admit when emotions got the better of me.\n\n\"This is why we play this sport because of our love for it - me and Joe Gomez are good, we both understand it was a five to 10 second thing... it's done, we move forward and not make this bigger than it is.\n\n\"Let's get focus on our game on Thursday,\" Sterling added.\n\nIt is understood Sterling turned on Gomez in the canteen, and other players pulled them apart.\n\nThe Liverpool defender was unhappy about what happened, but Sterling apologised and both now consider the matter to be over.\n\nEngland boss Gareth Southgate consulted with senior players and they agreed with the plan to drop Sterling.\n\n\"Unfortunately the emotions of yesterday's game were still raw,\" said Southgate on Monday.\n\n\"One of the great challenges and strengths for us is that we've been able to separate club rivalries from the national team.\n\n\"We have taken the decision to not consider Raheem for the match against Montenegro on Thursday. My feeling is that the right thing for the team is the action we have taken.\n\n\"Now that the decision has been made with the agreement of the entire squad, it's important that we support the players and focus on Thursday night.\"\n• None England must 'lose the arrogance', says Southgate\n• None Players to wear 'legacy numbers' as part of 1,000th match celebrations\n\nEngland play their 1,000th senior men's international on Thursday and a point at Wembley would book a spot at Euro 2020 with one qualifying game to spare.\n\nThe Three Lions are top of Euro 2020 Qualifying Group A, three points clear of the Czech Republic and four ahead of Kosovo with the top two nations advancing.\n\nA win or a draw for Southgate's side will see them qualify.\n\nEngland then play their final group match away in Kosovo on Sunday.\n\nSterling, who joined Manchester City from Liverpool in 2015, has made 55 appearances for England, scoring 12 times, and netted in the 5-1 away win in Podgorica in March, while Gomez has featured seven times for the national side.\n\nHowever, Gomez has struggled for first-team action for Liverpool this season, starting only one Premier League match.\n\nSterling has started 11 of City's league matches in 2019-20 and has scored 14 times in 17 appearances in all competitions for his club, as well as scoring four times for England.\n\nFormer England and Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand said the incident could have been \"handled better\".\n\nIn a post on Facebook, Ferdinand suggests Southgate \"would no doubt have seen worse many times during his time as a player and manager\".\n\n\"I just feel this could and should have been handled better to support the player and not hang him out to dry,\" he continued.\n\n\"One of our world-class players who has conducted himself wonderfully through racism and unwarranted criticism in an England shirt will now come under more scrutiny and be vilified in the media no doubt - when this could have been dealt with internally. Hindsight is a great thing though.\"\n\nToday is a media day with England and I'm sure the long lenses will be focused on Sterling and Gomez. The big point in all of this is that during the time Gareth Southgate has been the England manager, team harmony has been one of the key things.\n\nHe has often told us how they have worked on defusing club rivalries, because it has been a problem with England in the past. Sterling will remain with the squad and one of the things Southgate said was that the emotions from Sunday's match were still raw and the decision to leave Sterling out has been made with the agreement of the entire squad.\n\nSterling has come on a storm in the last year or so, while his development has continued with Manchester City and England. He has scored 10 goals in his past 10 internationals and he did captain England when he won his 50th cap against the Netherlands in June.\n\nTime will move on and we will always refer to this, but he is such an important player for England, I would go as far to say he is the first name on the team sheet. So I would not rule him out of captaining his country in the future.", "Cutting the speed of ships has huge benefits for humans, nature and the climate, according to a new report.\n\nA 20% reduction would cut greenhouse gases but also curb pollutants that damage human health such as black carbon and nitrogen oxides.\n\nThis speed limit would cut underwater noise by 66% and reduce the chances of whale collisions by 78%.\n\nUN negotiators will meet in London this week to consider proposals to curb maritime speeds.\n\nShips, of all sorts and sizes, transport around 80% of the world's goods by volume. However they are also responsible for a significant portion of global greenhouse emissions thanks to the burning of fuel.\n\nShipping generates roughly 3% of the global total of warming gases - that's roughly the same quantity as emitted by Germany.\n\nWhile shipping wasn't covered by the Paris climate agreement, last year the industry agreed to cut emissions by 50% by 2050 compared to 2008 levels.\n\nThis new study, carried out for campaign groups Seas at Risk and Transport & Environment builds on existing research that suggests that slowing down ships is a good idea if you want to curb greenhouse gases.\n\nThe report though also considers a range of other impacts of a speed cut such as on air pollution and marine noise.\n\nAs ships travel more slowly they burn less fuel, which means there are also savings in black carbon, sulphur and nitrogen oxides. The last two in particular have serious impacts on human health, particularly in cities and coastal areas close to shipping lanes.\n\nThe report found that cutting ship speed by 20% would cut sulphur and nitrogen oxides by around 24%. There are also significant reductions in black carbon, which are tiny black particles contained in the smoke from ship exhausts.\n\nSlowing ships down would cut the amount of fuel burned\n\nCutting black carbon helps limit climate warming in the Arctic region because when ships burn fuel in the icy northern waters, the particles often fall on snow, and restrict its ability to reflect back sunlight, which accelerates heating in the Arctic region.\n\nThe study also says that a 20% cut in speed would reduce noise pollution by two thirds - while the same speed limitation would reduce the chances of a ship colliding with a whale by 78%.\n\n\"It's a massive win, win, win, win,\" said John Maggs from Seas at Risk.\n\n\"We've got a win from a climate point of view, we've got a win from a human health point of view, we've got a win for marine nature, we've got a potential safety gain, and up to a certain point we are saving the shipping industry money.\n\n\"It is also of course by far the simplest of the regulatory options. Thanks to satellites and transponders on commercial vessels it really is quite easy to track their movements and the speed they are travelling.\"\n\nProposals to reduce the speed of ships are among the ideas that will be considered at this week's meeting of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) in London.\n\nExperts believe that in the medium to long term, the industry will move to alternative fuels. But there is considerable pressure, including from many countries and shipping companies, for effective short term measures to curb emissions.\n\nOne proposal from France would focus on oil tankers and bulk carriers but not container or cruise ships. Denmark is proposing that the industry has a goal-based standard, where it is up to the individual shipping companies as to how they meet it.\n\nMany shipping companies are in favour of slowing down.\n\n\"Slow steaming not only reduces the fuel costs but its application does not require time-consuming procedures as it can be implemented instantly, it requires no investment from ship owners, can be easily monitored and is the most efficient means of slashing CO2 emissions,\" said Ioanna Procopiou, a Greek shipping company owner.\n\nBut the idea is not supported by some of the biggest names in the trade.\n\n\"Maersk remains opposed to speed limits,\" said Simon Christopher Bergulf, who is Regulatory Affairs Director with the giant Danish shipping conglomerate.\n\n\"We rather support the principle of applying power limitation measures. Focusing on power instead of speed limits will help deliver on the CO2 reduction targets set by the IMO, whilst rewarding the most efficient ships.\"\n\nWhat gives campaigners hope is that shipping has already tried out the concept of going slow - back in 2008, during the global financial crisis, cargo ships slowed down to cut costs. With average speeds dropping by 12% this helped cut daily fuel consumption by 27%, which equated to a significant drop in emissions.\n\nCampaigners believe that whatever decision the IMO eventually comes to will involve slower steaming.\n\n\"The short term measure, whatever it is, is going to reduce ship speed,\" said John Maggs.\n\n\"We think the best way to do this most effectively is with a direct speed limit, whether we get that or not is unknown, but ships will have to slow down in the future.\"", "British Airways has launched a review into a money-saving practice which increases its greenhouse gas emissions.\n\nIt follows a BBC investigation exposing \"fuel tankering\" by airlines - in which planes are filled with extra fuel, usually to avoid paying higher prices for refuelling at destination airports.\n\nThe industry-wide practice could mean extra annual emissions equivalent to those of a large European town.\n\nBA now says that using tankering to cut costs \"may be the wrong thing to do\".\n\nHowever, the airline added that it also uses the practice for safety and operational reasons, including helping planes to turn around quickly.\n\nBBC Panorama has discovered the airline's planes generated an extra 18,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide last year through fuel tankering.\n\nCost savings made on a single flight can be as small as just over £10 - though savings can run to hundreds of pounds.\n\nResearchers have estimated that one in five of all European airlines' flights involves some element of fuel tankering.\n\nThe practice on European routes could result in additional annual greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to that produced by a town of 100,000 people.\n\nCritics say the widespread use of the practice undermines the aviation industry's claims that it is committed to reducing its carbon emissions.\n\nJohn Sauven, Greenpeace UK's executive director, told the BBC that fuel tankering was a \"classic example of a company putting profit before planet\".\n\nResponding to BA's decision to carry out a review, Mr Sauven, said it showed how the airline industry had been treating climate change \"like a PR problem\".\n\n\"This is why we need government-enforced reduction targets to ensure airlines take responsibility for the damage their emissions are causing,\" he said.\n\nJohn Sauven called for rules and regulations to be \"tougher\"\n\nInternational Airlines Group (IAG), the company that owns BA, says it wants to be the world's leading airline group on sustainability.\n\nBA boasts it even prints its in-flight magazine on lighter paper to save weight.\n\nYet BBC Panorama has seen dozens of internal BA documents that show up to six tonnes of extra fuel have been loaded onto planes in this way. It has also seen evidence that Easyjet carries extra fuel in this way.\n\nAirlines can save money from the fact that the price of aviation fuel differs between European destinations.\n\nBA insiders say the company - like many airlines running short haul routes in Europe - has computer software that calculates whether costs can be saved by fuel tankering.\n\nThe software will calculate whether there is a cost saving to be made. If there is, crews load up the extra fuel.\n\nAn example of documents seen by Panorama show that a recent BA flight to Italy carried nearly three tonnes of extra fuel.\n\nThe extra weight meant the plane emitted more than 600kg of additional carbon dioxide - the same emissions one person is responsible for on a return flight to New York.\n\nThe cost saving on that trip was less than £40, but the documents Panorama has seen show that it can be even lower than that.\n\nIAG made an annual profit of €2.9bn (£2.6bn) in 2018, about 80% of which came from BA.\n\nA BA insider described the practice as \"hypocritical\".\n\n\"For such a big company to be trying to save such small amounts while emitting so much extra CO2 seems unjustifiable in the current climate,\" he said.\n\nIn response to the claims, the chief executive of BA's parent company, IAG, announced the airline would carry out a review of the practice.\n\nOn Friday, Willie Walsh told investors that the airline wanted to ensure it was not \"incentivising the wrong behaviour\" from managers.\n\n\"Because clearly the financial saving would have incentivised us to do fuel tankering,\" he said.\n\n\"But maybe... this the wrong thing to do and the wrong thing to incentive. So we want to make sure we have our incentives aligned to the right activities so ensure financial sustainability but also environmental sustainability.\"\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. How to reduce your carbon footprint when you fly\n\nBA said it was common practice for the airline industry to carry additional fuel on some flights.\n\nThe airline said for BA this applies mainly to short-haul destinations \"where there are considerable price differences between European airports\".\n\nIt said the additional emissions from the airline represented approximately 2% of the total extra emissions generated by all airlines tankering fuel in Europe, based on research by Eurocontrol.\n\nBA pointed out that since 2012 all flights within Europe had been covered by the EU Emissions Trading System.\n\nIt added that from 2020 the company would offset all CO2 emissions from its UK domestic flights.\n\nEasyjet said it had reduced the level of tankering in recent years and that it only took place on a tiny proportion of flights for operational and commercial reasons.\n\nEurocontrol, the body which coordinates air traffic control for Europe, has calculated that tankering in Europe resulted in 286,000 tonnes of extra fuel being burnt every year, and the emission of an additional 901,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide.\n\nIt calculates that the practice saved airlines a total of €265m (£228m) a year.\n\nEurocontrol described the practice as \"questionable\" at a time when aviation is being challenged for its contribution to climate change.\n\nPanorama: Can Flying Go Green? is on BBC1 at 20:30 GMT on 11 November.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Emma the dog is now recovering\n\nA pet Chihuahua had a \"very lucky\" escape when a bird of prey tried to snatch it, according to its owners.\n\nSheila Gillanders, 72, said 18-month-old Emma was only saved thanks to the quick actions of her husband Robert.\n\nThe buzzard-like bird tried to take the pet from their garden in Aberdeen's Stoneywood on Friday.\n\nBut Mr Gillanders, 65, managed to get to the predator and release the dog from its talons. Emma is now recovering at home after being treated by a vet.\n\nMrs Gillanders said: \"We heard a bell and it was a bird of prey coming down - it must have escaped from its handler.\"\n\nShe explained: \"It pinned her against the fence. It only got so far up, but my husband was able to get the bird off her.\n\n\"It then just looked at us. It was a really big bird, like a buzzard. It was definitely trained, as it was wearing a bell.\"\n\nEmma was taken to the vet, and is receiving medication.\n\nMrs Gillanders hopes the appeal will lead to the bird's handler to come forward.\n\nHer owner added: \"She is a bit bruised but otherwise she was not physically injured.\n\n\"Her stress is sky-high and we are struggling to get her back out in the garden.\n\n\"It was very lucky. If it had not been for my husband getting to her so quickly I dread to think what could have happened.\"\n• None Seagull 'flew off with Gizmo the Chihuahua'", "Evha Jannath fell out of a circular boat on the Splash Canyon attraction\n\nA girl who drowned when she fell from a theme park ride while on a school trip died accidentally, an inquest jury has concluded.\n\nEvha Jannath was unsupervised on the Splash Canyon ride at Drayton Manor in Tamworth, Staffordshire, when she died on 9 May 2017.\n\nThe 11-year-old from Leicester, who could not swim, fell from a boat when it hit a barrier.\n\nThe ride has been closed since, Stafford Coroner's Court heard.\n\nEvha, who was on an end-of-year school trip with Jameah Girls Academy, was pronounced dead in hospital later the same day.\n\nThe inquest was told she had been standing up and \"reaching into the water\", breaching the park's rules, before she was \"propelled\" from the boat.\n\nCCTV footage played to jurors, showed her wading back towards her friends before climbing an \"algae-covered travelator\" and then falling off into a \"much deeper\" section of water.\n\nShe was spotted face down by staff about 11 minutes later before her lifeless body was retrieved.\n\nJurors were told the emergency stop button for the rapids ride was not pressed for 10 minutes after staff were informed a child was in the water.\n\nThe inquest had heard Evha fell during her second turn on the ride - on her first she had been accompanied by teachers.\n\nThe Splash Canyon ride has remained closed since Evha's death\n\nPolice told the hearing a member of school staff, who had been assigned to accompany pupils, waited by the exit with another child who had not wanted to board the ride.\n\nHead teacher Erfana Bora said the teacher acted in line with the school's health and safety policy on the day.\n\nRide operator Samuel Read said half the ride was not covered by CCTV cameras. Changes to add more had not yet been brought in.\n\nThe theme park told assistant coroner Margaret Jones the ride would not reopen \"in the current format\" and until it had the consent of the Health and Safety Executive.\n\nReturning their conclusion, the jury panel said monitoring of CCTV \"did not identify any misbehaviour\" and there was \"no opportunity\" to rewind the footage.\n\n\"The sign at the entrance for the ride does not tell passengers to sit.\" they said, but the sign did say the ride was \"bumpy\" and there were \"11 worded signs which instructed guests to remain seated and hold the centre ring.\"\n\nThe coroner said she will write to all UK theme parks urging them to conduct CCTV training.\n\nIn a statement, Evha's famly said: \"We have been very upset to learn that Drayton Manor had no life-saving equipment on the ride and no one knew how to rescue Evha.\n\n\"We would like to thank the coroner for the recommendations she is making as to the safety of this and similar rides in the hope that no other family will have to go through what we have had to endure.\n\n\"Evha was a bright and happy young girl who had great hopes for the future. Sadly, we will not be able to see her realise her dreams.\"\n\nIn a statement, the theme park said: \"We would like to express our deep, deep regret for the loss of Evha in what was a tragic accident.\n\n\"Our thoughts have remained with her family, friends and everyone affected since that day.\"\n\nThe Jameah Girls Academy said the inquest had \"given us some insight into the circumstances by which she so sadly lost her life.\"\n\nIts statement added: \"Our hearts go out to Evha's family, and we hope that this inquest has given them some closure.\n\n\"As a school we will continue to honour Evha's memory.\"\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "A poster from the time of Shona Stevens' murder\n\nThe killer of a woman who was murdered 25 years ago has been urged to \"search your conscience\" by police.\n\nShona Stevens was savagely attacked in broad daylight 200 yards (180m) from her home in Irvine, North Ayrshire, in November 1994.\n\nMs Stevens, 31, suffered \"horrific injuries\" and died three days later.\n\nHer mother and her daughter, who was only seven at the time, joined police in marking the anniversary with a fresh appeal for information.\n\nAsked if he had a message for the killer, Det Supt Paul Livingstone said: \"It has been 25 years. It is a huge burden. Shona's family have endured this for too long now. Do the right thing and come forward.\"\n\nDet Supt Paul Livingstone issued a direct appeal to the killer to mark the 25th anniversary of Ms Stevens' murder\n\nOn Thursday 10 November, 1994, Ms Stevens left the Co-op at Bourtreehill Shopping Centre and was last seen alone on Towerlands Road at 13:10.\n\nTen minutes later her body was found in bushes near a footpath, close to the rear of her home in Alder Green in the Bourtreehill Park area.\n\nDet Supt Livingstone described the attack as \"vicious and frenzied\".\n\nHe said: \"Her family have had to endure this for too long now. That's why we are having this appeal 25 years on, because I firmly believe that the answer lies in the local community.\"\n\nOfficers believe a weapon was involved but it was never recovered.\n\nDet Supt Livingstone also said the inquiry team were keeping an open mind as to a motive for the crime.\n\nHe would not disclose whether officers had a DNA profile of the suspect but said technology was constantly creating new forensic opportunities.\n\nDuring the Elaine Doyle murder trial in 2014 a court heard that convicted killer Gavin McGuire was interviewed in connection with Ms Stevens' murder.\n\nThe then Strathclyde Police staged a reconstruction of Ms Stevens' final movements\n\nDespite extensive media coverage, including a reconstruction of Ms Stevens' final movements, no one has been brought to justice.\n\nThe senior detective also encouraged anyone who knew the identity of Ms Stevens' attacker to consider the devastating impact the crime has had on her family, especially her daughter.\n\nHe said: \"Shona was a young mother who was subject to an unprovoked attack that has left her family devastated and we want to trace those responsible.\n\n\"I think everyone can assume for themselves what it must have been like for any child to grow up without a parent.\n\n\"That to me is all the catalyst that anyone should need that, if they have any information, to come forward and tell us about that.\"\n\nHe added: \"This is very much an open case and we will keep working away until we find who is responsible and bring them to justice.\"\n\nHe said the footpath where Ms Stevens was found was regularly used by the public to access Bourtreehill Shopping Centre.\n\nShona's mother, Mhairi Smith, issued an emotional appeal to the media a week after the murder in November 1994\n\nAs part of the new appeal Ms Stevens' family issued brief statements through Police Scotland.\n\nDaughter Candice, who is now one year older than her late mother, said: \"I was only seven at the time of my mum's murder but that does not make it any easier to deal with.\n\n\"I spent a large part of my childhood years growing up without my mum and I would please ask anyone who knows anything about the incident to please come forward.\"\n\nThe victim's mother Mhairi Smith said: \"It has been 25 years since Shona was taken from us and we are still as hopeful as ever that those responsible for her murder can be brought to justice.\n\n\"I cannot emphasise enough how important even the smallest piece of information could be in being able to give me and my family closure.\n\n\"I want to know who was responsible for this attack and why they did it. If you have any information about Shona and her murder please contact the police.\"\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The Liberal Democrats, Plaid Cymru and the Green Party have agreed not to stand against each other.\n\nThe Liberal Democrats, Plaid Cymru and the Green Party have formed an electoral pact, agreeing not to stand against each other in dozens of seats.\n\nThe deal between the three anti-Brexit parties will cover 60 constituencies across England and Wales.\n\nChair of the Unite to Remain group Heidi Allen said it was \"an opportunity to tip the balance of power\".\n\nThe three parties all support another Brexit referendum and want the UK to remain in the EU.\n\nTheir pact means that, in Wales, two of the parties will agree not to field a candidate, boosting the third candidate's chances of picking up the Remain vote.\n\nIn England, it will simply be a two-way agreement between the Lib Dems and the Greens.\n\nLib Dem candidate Layla Moran said the Unite to Remain group had approached Labour about pacts, but \"they said no [and] they didn't even enter into those conversations\".\n\nIn a speech in Liverpool earlier, Labour's shadow chancellor, John McDonnell, said: \"We will never enter pacts, coalitions, or deals like that - ever.\"\n\nAnd the SNP's Stephen Gethins said: \"If other parties want to deliver a Remain message in Scotland, they know they have to get behind the SNP.\"\n\nThursday marks exactly five weeks until the UK general election on 12 December.\n\n\"We are delighted that an agreement has been reached,\" said Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson. \"This is a significant moment for all people who want to support Remain candidates across the country.\"\n\nThe pact follows a similar deal earlier this year in the Brecon and Radnorshire by-election, when Plaid Cymru and the Greens agreed not to put forward a candidate but instead gave way to the Lib Dems' Jane Dodds. She went on to defeat the Conservative incumbent, Chris Davies.\n\nLib Dem MP Jane Dodds (third from left) celebrates her by-election win\n\nIt's impossible to know in advance whether this will affect who wins any of the constituencies.\n\nNone of them would have had a different result in 2017 if Liberal Democrat, Plaid Cymru and Green votes had been added together.\n\nIt's also likely that Brexit will have a bigger influence on how people vote at this election, so the idea of having a united candidate for Remain could give them a boost.\n\nThere are some seats already held by one of the parties where their majorities will be bolstered, such as Arfon and Bath.\n\nAnd there are other places where it makes it a bit easier to win, such as Cheltenham, Montgomeryshire and Winchester - all places the Lib Dems are gunning for - and Ynys Mon, a target for Plaid.\n\nIn England, the Greens will stand aside for the Lib Dems in 40 seats including Totnes, York Outer, Winchester and Twickenham.\n\nAnd the Green Party will run unchallenged by the Lib Dems in nine seats including the Isle of Wight, Bristol West, Exeter and Brighton Pavilion - where Caroline Lucas is the Greens' only MP.\n\nThe pact comes after Plaid Cymru's leader Adam Price wrote to several pro-Remain parties earlier this year, calling on them to work together in a snap general election.\n\nIn Wales, the plan will involve the Lib Dems and Greens standing their candidates aside for Plaid Cymru in seven seats including Pontypridd.\n\nThe deal does not involve the Ceredigion seat - which is currently held by Plaid Cymru but is a top election target for the Lib Dems.\n\nHowever Mike Powell, who had been the Lib Dem candidate in Pontypridd, said he would run as an independent against Plaid Cymru.\n\nHe told Radio 4's World at One: \"I think the people deserve to have an opportunity to vote for someone who is going to represent the people of Pontypridd, rather than standing to represent a cause to remove Wales from the United Kingdom.\n\n\"I know there is an awful lot of members in the Welsh Liberal Democrats who are extremely unhappy with the way these negotiations have been dealt with.\"\n\nThe prospective parliamentary candidates for Pontypridd chosen by their parties so far include Alex Davies-Jones (Labour), Steve Bayliss (the Brexit Party) and Fflur Elin (Plaid Cymru).\n\nIn Northern Ireland the Green Party has said it will not stand candidates in East, West or North Belfast.\n\nGreen Party NI leader Clare Bailey said she was \"prepared to put the need to have pro-Remain MPs returned ahead of party interest\".\n\nSinn Fein leader Michelle O'Neill welcomed the move, which she said would maximise \"the representation of pro-Remain and progressive candidates facing down DUP Brexiteers across Belfast\".\n\nLast week, Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage called on Boris Johnson to form a similar election pact. He wanted the PM to drop his Brexit deal and then agree to stand aside candidates for each other.\n\nMr Johnson rejected the offer and said he would not enter election pacts.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. A two-minute silence was observed around the country\n\nThe UK has fallen silent for the 101st Armistice Day since World War One to commemorate those who died in conflict.\n\nIt is the centenary of the first two-minute silence, held on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.\n\nThe Royal British Legion called on the nation to put busy lives on pause, set aside differences and remember those who risked their lives.\n\nPoliticians marked the day by offering pledges to improve the lives of UK service personnel and their families.\n\nThe tradition of a two-minute silence to remember the dead began exactly a year after the end of World War One.\n\nAhead of this year's commemoration, the Royal British Legion called on the nation to put down digital devices to pay their respects to service personnel.\n\nVeterans and members of the public observed the silence at Edinburgh Garden of Remembrance\n\nThe Last Post was played at the National Memorial Arboretum\n\nTravellers and railway workers stopped to observe the silence at London's King's Cross station\n\nIn a video message, the legion said the commemoration was non-political and non-partisan. It featured 21-year-old actress Eno Mfon saying: \"You don't have to agree with the politicians, you don't have to like their decisions.\"\n\n\"The two-minute silence unites us all and is as relevant today as it was 100 years ago,\" said Catherine Davies, the legion's head of remembrance.\n\nA silent crowd in Liverpool was showered with poppy petals\n\nThey also covered Liverpool's statue of the unknown soldier\n\nMusic teacher John Hare played the Last Post at St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School in Bristol\n\nOn Sunday, the Queen led tributes to the fallen at the annual ceremony at the Cenotaph in London.\n\nThe Royal Family also attended the Royal British Legion's annual Festival of Remembrance on Saturday. It was the first time the Duke and Duchess of Sussex had been seen with other family members since they revealed they were struggling with life in the public eye.", "Last updated on .From the section Premier League\n\nLiverpool struck a potentially decisive blow in the Premier League title race as victory over reigning champions Manchester City at Anfield opened up an eight-point lead at the top of the table.\n\nThe confrontation between the two domestic superpowers had been billed as a defining moment in Liverpool's 30-year quest to land the title - and this outcome leaves them with a commanding advantage over Leicester City in second place.\n\nLiverpool took the lead after only six minutes when Fabinho flashed a 25-yard drive past keeper Claudio Bravo, deputising for injured Ederson, the goal given after a video assistant referee check for handball against Trent Alexander-Arnold.\n\nManchester City were threatening in possession but Jürgen Klopp's team are ruthless in attack, as proved when Mohamed Salah doubled their lead six minutes later, heading in at the far post from Andrew Robertson's superb cross.\n\nRaheem Sterling missed a headed chance and Sergio Agüero saw a shot deflected on to the post as City tried to find a foothold but it was all over six minutes after the break when Jordan Henderson's pinpoint delivery lured Bravo into a critical moment of hesitation and Sadio Mané headed in.\n\nBernardo Silva pulled one back with 12 minutes left but it was too late for City, who will rue not making the most of their plentiful possession and opportunities as they now lie nine points off the top in fourth place.\n\nGuardiola was fuming at the final whistle, appearing to thank referee Michael Oliver sarcastically before leaving the pitch, shortly after being enraged when another penalty claim against Alexander-Arnold was waved away.\n\nLiverpool, meanwhile, celebrated a victory that gives them a real hold at the Premier League summit.\n• None 'They keep telling me it's not over' - Peter Crouch analysis\n• None Was this the 21 seconds that swung the title?\n• None I don't know if we can catch Liverpool, says Guardiola\n\nThe manner in which Klopp and Anfield celebrated this victory said everything about its magnitude - if self-belief was not surging through them before, then it surely is now after last season's champions were overcome.\n\nA huge roar went up from the Kop as Liverpool's players gathered in front of it after the final whistle. Such is their form this season, with 11 wins from 12 league games, that it is surely their title to lose now. This is a team who have lost one of their past 51 league games - where will the numerous slips needed for them to lose this lead come from?\n\nLiverpool's defence was actually seriously troubled by City, but Klopp's side can score from anywhere at any time makes them so dangerous - as it proved here.\n\nCity opened well but were stunned by Fabinho's superb strike and once Robertson provided that terrific arcing cross for Salah, Liverpool were in control of what may well come to be seen as a pivotal moment in the season.\n\nLiverpool were relieved when City missed what opportunities they had and the scoreline was flattering - but Klopp and his players will not care.\n\nThey have game-changers in all areas of the pitch and carry an ominous threat even when under pressure.\n\nThere is a growing sense of destiny about Liverpool's season, although they will still look in the direction of Brendan Rodgers' excellent Leicester City side and Chelsea after seeing off Manchester City at an exultant Anfield.\n\nPep Guardiola's touchline rage late in the game, after referee Michael Oliver had ignored another claim for handball against Alexander-Arnold, was a mirror into his mood.\n\nGuardiola will know this may well be the moment when a third successive Premier League title was pushed out of reach.\n\nYet he will also feel City had the chance to take something from this match, with chances created and missed, especially by Sterling and Agüero.\n\nThis was not a poor performance but City's defence is vulnerable without Aymeric Laporte and the loss of Ederson to injury not only robbed them of his outstanding goalkeeping ability but also his important contribution to their overall possession game.\n\nBravo was not at fault for Liverpool's first two goals but he was suspect for the third. He simply does not give off the assurance and confidence of City's Brazilian first choice.\n\nDavid Silva's midfield influence was also missed but the bottom line is that over the season so far Liverpool have looked the more driven and less flawed team, a fact reflected in the league table.\n\nManchester City and Guardiola will not give up the fight, as it is only November after all, but it looks a long way back now to catch a Liverpool team that will feel the force is with them.\n\nLiverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, speaking on BBC 5 Live: \"What a game. If you want to win against City you have to do something special and we had to be intense.\n\n\"When City started to control it more in the last 15 minutes, it was tense, but then you saw the quality and what the boys can do it. The boys did 75 minutes of unbelievable stuff.\"\n\nOn the early VAR incident, when a handball claim against Trent Alexander-Arnold was rejected: \"I feel sympathy for Pep but I did not see the situation, what I heard is that the ball hit first David Silva's arm and then Trent Alexander-Arnold.\"\n\nManchester City manager Pep Guardiola, speaking on BBC 5 Live: \"We lost - we'd liked to win but now we have to rest and prepare for Chelsea next.\n\n\"We played an incredible performance, I don't know how many teams can come to this stadium and play the way we did. They scored with the first shot on target, but we played incredibly well.\n\n\"There are three teams that have more chances to win the Premier League than us. We're in November so let's see what happens.\"\n\nAnfield continues its hold over Man City - the stats\n• None Liverpool have won 11 of their first 12 Premier League games this season and lead the table by eight points - only Manchester United in 1993-94 have had a bigger lead after 12 games of a Premier League season (nine points).\n• None Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has lost eight matches in all competitions against Jurgen Klopp - three more than he has against any other manager.\n• None Guardiola has lost more away games at Anfield against Liverpool than he has at any other ground in all competitions (four defeats).\n• None This is the fewest points Guardiola has won through his first 12 top-flight league matches of a season (25), and the first time he has been more than three points behind the top of the table at this stage of the season (nine points currently).\n• None This was the second time this season that City have conceded three goals in a Premier League game (also 3-2 against Norwich) - they only did so once last season, losing 3-2 to Crystal Palace in December 2018.\n• None Liverpool are unbeaten in their past 17 home Premier League games against Manchester City (W12 D5 L0) since losing 2-1 in May 2003.\n• None Mohamed Salah has been involved in 69 goals in 60 appearances at Anfield for Liverpool in all competitions (51 goals, 18 assists), scoring in three of his four home appearances against Manchester City in that time.\n• None Fabinho's goal was Liverpool's ninth from outside the box in all competitions this season - more than any other Premier League side.\n• None Since August 2018, Sadio Mané has scored 22 Premier League goals at Anfield for Liverpool - more than any other player has scored at a single venue in that time.\n• None Manchester City conceded twice in the opening 15 minutes of a Premier League game for the first time since December 2016 against Leicester City.\n• None Since the start of last season, only Bournemouth's Ryan Fraser (16) has provided more Premier League assists than Liverpool full-back Andrew Robertson (15).\n• None This was Sergio Agüero's ninth match at Anfield against Liverpool in all competitions for Manchester City - he has never scored there for City, attempting 14 shots without success across those nine games.\n\nLiverpool travel to south London to play Crystal Palace on Saturday, 23 November at 15:00 GMT, while City are at home to Chelsea at 17:30 later that afternoon.\n• None Offside, Manchester City. Fernandinho tries a through ball, but Kyle Walker is caught offside.\n• None Offside, Liverpool. Alisson tries a through ball, but Sadio Mané is caught offside.\n• None Offside, Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne tries a through ball, but Gabriel Jesus is caught offside.\n• None Attempt missed. Kyle Walker (Manchester City) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Angeliño with a cross.\n• None Attempt blocked. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Angeliño.\n• None Goal! Liverpool 3, Manchester City 1. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Navigate to the next page Navigate to the last page", "Geoffrey Bran is on trial at Swansea Crown Court\n\nA fish and chip shop owner killed his wife by \"throwing boiling oil\" over her, a court has heard.\n\nMrs Bran died in Swansea's Morriston Hospital, six days after suffering burns at The Chipoteria.\n\nSwansea Crown Court heard Mrs Bran rang a friend after having scalding oil thrown at her, pleading with her to come and help.\n\nMr and Mrs Bran, who had been married for 30 years, opened the chip shop in a wooden cabin in January 2018 - one of a number of small businesses they owned.\n\nMavis Bran died six days after sustaining severe burns at the chip shop she ran\n\nIn the months leading up to her death, Mrs Bran's friend Caroline Morgan noticed the couple's relationship was seemingly deteriorating, the court heard, with Mr Bran appearing withdrawn and his wife expressing concerns about his health.\n\nShe had told Ms Morgan she was \"frightened of the defendant and afraid he was going to kill her\".\n\nIn a phone call at about 13:15 BST on 23 October last year, Mrs Bran told Ms Morgan: \"Caroline, please help me, please, emergency, emergency, please get here. Geoff has thrown boiling oil over me,\" the jury was told.\n\nMs Morgan drove to the shop and told a lodger at the nearby house, Gareth Davies, to phone an ambulance.\n\nMr Bran told Mr Davies and Ms Morgan there had been an accident and Mrs Bran had slipped and pulled the fryer over herself.\n\nMr Davies told Mr Bran his wife's \"skin was coming off her\", but Mr Bran did not follow him to a neighbour's house where Mrs Bran had fled for help.\n\nHe asked Ms Morgan to cook some fish for new customers, but she told him to shut the shop.\n\nProsecutor Paul Lewis QC told the court: \"It appears that financial pressures of their various businesses would at times put a strain on their relationship and they would sometimes argue about money.\n\n\"They are described by people who knew them as a couple who both had short tempers, and who have 'always argued, swearing and shouting at each other'.\n\n\"It is the prosecution case that the terrible burns that Mrs Bran suffered were not the result of an accident, but were caused by her husband deliberately pushing or throwing over her a deep fat fryer which contained scalding oil.\"\n\nMrs Bran was taken by air ambulance to the burns unit at Morriston Hospital in Swansea, where doctors found she had suffered burns to 46% of her body.\n\nAfter being ventilated, she was unable to tell police what happened, the court heard.\n\nParamedic Alison Williams said that when they asked Mrs Bran what happened, she told them: \"My husband threw the hot fat over me\".\n\nThe couple ran The Chipoteria in Carmarthenshire, one of a number of businesses they owned\n\nMs Williams said she heard Mrs Bran say: \"Go and get him so that he can see the state of me and see what he has done.\"\n\nShe later developed sepsis and hypothermia and underwent surgery to remove some of her burned skin but died from multi-organ failure at the hospital six days after the alleged attack.\n\nMr Bran was initially arrested on suspicion of assault and denied attacking his wife, telling police: \"She got burned with the chip fryer. She slipped and it came off the top and went over her. Don't ask.\"\n\nA nurse found he had a superficial cut to the front of his head and to the front of his neck, as well as a scuff abrasion to his right forearm.\n\nHe later said in an interview his wife had become \"upset and agitated\" because a fryer in their van was dirty and she became angry at him because four fish had been spoiled, before adding: \"She can lose all reason.\"\n\nThe accused said his wife threw the spoiled fish in a temper, causing hot fat to fly through the air which led to her pulling the fryer unit down on top of herself.\n\nMr Bran was re-arrested on suspicion of murder on 22 November last year.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Farage: \"The Brexit Party will not contest 317 seats\"\n\nNigel Farage has ditched plans to take on the Tories in more than 300 seats, after what he said was Boris Johnson's \"shift of position\" on Brexit.\n\nThe Brexit Party leader had planned to run candidates in 600 seats after Mr Johnson rejected his offer of a \"Leave alliance\" to deliver Brexit.\n\nBut he has been under pressure not to split the pro-Brexit vote.\n\nThe party will not now stand in 317 seats won by the Tories in 2017, but will continue to stand elsewhere.\n\nMr Farage said his party would focus its efforts on trying to take seats held by Labour, whom he accused of \"betraying\" its Leave-supporting voters.\n\nThe BBC's Alex Forsyth said some Brexit Party candidates had expressed concern about Mr Farage's plan to stand against the Tories in 600 constituencies, fearing it could hand an election victory to Labour and lead to another EU referendum.\n\nThe Brexit Party is less than a year old and does not have any MPs - but it was the clear winner in the UK's European elections in May, with more than 30% of the vote.\n\nMr Johnson welcomed Mr Farage's move, calling it \"a recognition that there's only one way to get Brexit done, and that's to vote for the Conservatives\".\n\nLabour leader Jeremy Corbyn said Donald Trump \"got his wish\" when Mr Farage announced his electoral strategy.\n\nHe said the Brexit Party leader was offering a \"Trump alliance\" that would lead to \"Thatcherism on steroids\" and threaten the future of the NHS.\n\nThe US president had previously urged Mr Farage to team up with Boris Johnson, saying they would be \"an unstoppable force\".\n\nLiberal Democrat deputy leader Sir Ed Davey said Mr Farage's decision \"shows the Conservatives and the Brexit Party are now one and the same\".\n\nMr Farage made the announcement in Labour-held Hartlepool - a top target for his party\n\nExplaining his U-turn to supporters in Hartlepool, Mr Farage said Boris Johnson had recently signalled a \"big shift of position\" in his approach to Brexit.\n\nHe cited a pledge by the PM not to extend the transition period that would follow the UK's departure from the EU under the terms of his Brexit deal.\n\nThe period would see the UK stick to the EU rules on issues such as freedom of movement until December 2020.\n\nMr Farage also said he was encouraged by recent commitments from Mr Johnson to seek further divergence from EU rules in a post-Brexit trade deal.\n\nHe added that this was a \"huge change\" from the kind of trade pact that had been planned under former PM Theresa May.\n\nMr Farage's decision prompted dismay among some Brexit Party candidates who had been hoping to stand in Tory-held seats next month.\n\nNeil Greaves, who had been due to stand for the party in the Essex seat of Harlow, told the PA news agency that Mr Farage had \"let Brexiteers down\".\n\nHe said he planned to continue to stand in the constituency as an independent pro-Brexit candidate, and urged fellow former candidates to do the same.\n\nThe party's candidate in Mansfield tweeted that the move meant the \"opportunity to stand up for democracy\" had been \"snatched away\" from candidates.\n\nMr Farage had previously offered to not stand candidates against the Tories in certain seats if the prime minister changed aspects of his Brexit deal.\n\nBut the proposal was rejected by Boris Johnson, who said deals with \"any other party\" would \"risk putting Jeremy Corbyn into No 10\".\n\nMr Farage said he had \"genuinely tried\" to forge a so-called \"Leave alliance\" with the Tories, but his efforts had gone nowhere.\n\n\"In a sense we now have a Leave alliance, it's just that we've done it unilaterally,\" he added.\n\nMr Farage has already confirmed he will not be standing himself in the election, saying he wanted to concentrate on helping his party's candidates.\n\nHypothetically, the decision by the Brexit Party leader makes it notionally easier for the Tories to keep seats they hold already.\n\nBut it's a million miles away from giving them a clear run.\n\nMr Farage says he will still stand candidates in Labour areas.\n\nAnd for the prime minister to get the majority he craves, the Tories have to take seats that are currently held by Labour, not just hold on their existing MPs.\n\nScottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon said the Conservatives have \"effectively become the Brexit Party\".\n\nShe added that defeating the Tories in Scotland \"will help deprive Boris Johnson's increasingly extreme and right-wing party of the majority they crave\".\n\nAnti-Brexit parties Plaid Cymru, the Green Party and the Liberal Democrats have agreed not to stand against each other in 60 seats across England and Wales.\n\nTheir pact means that, in Wales, two of the parties will agree not to field a candidate, boosting the third candidate's chances of picking up the Remain vote.\n\nIn England, it will simply be a two-way agreement between the Lib Dems and the Greens.", "Greetings card chain Clintons is considering shop closures and rent cuts as part of a survival plan.\n\nThe retailer, which has about 2,500 staff, is in restructuring talks with landlords in another sign of the High Street crisis.\n\nA spokeswoman told the BBC no decisions have yet been made.\n\nClintons was responding to reports on Sunday that it wanted to close 66 out of 332 shops, with landlords slashing rents on most of the other stores.\n\nThe restructuring would involve a controversial scheme known as a company voluntary arrangement (CVA), an insolvency process that allows companies to continue trading while pushing through closures and rent cuts.\n\nA Clintons spokeswoman said \"discussions are continuing with our landlords but no decisions have been made\".\n\nBut she declined to comment on a Sunday Telegraph report that the company told landlords 90 of its shops were loss-making and that sales were expected to continue to decline.\n\nOne landlord told the BBC that although there was a meeting with Clintons last week, very few details of the restructuring plan were given. More talks are expected this week.\n\nThe Sunday Times said landlords would have until 20 December to air their objections to a CVA. However, landlords have taken an increasingly tough stance on the growing use of CVAs and are more prepared to fight demands for rent cuts.\n\nThe retailer, formed in 1968, is owned by the Weiss family, which previously controlled the American Greetings retail chain in the US.\n\nClintons, previously known as Clinton Cards, had appointed advisers from consultancy KPMG to explore a potential sale, but it is thought no acceptable offers were received.\n\nNews of Clintons' restructuring comes days after baby goods retailer Mothercare announced its UK operation was going into administration, putting 2,500 jobs at risk.\n\nMothercare is part of a long list of High Street names to go under, including Maplin and Poundworld. Others, including Homebase, Debenhams and Carpetright, have been forced into restructuring.\n\nA string of restaurant chains have also closed amid a squeeze on consumer spending.\n\nRetail experts expect more pain, however, as firms approach the make-or-break Christmas trading period. It is common for banks to wait until they have a clearer picture of Christmas and New Year sales before pulling the plug on retailers.", "Nick Boles quit the Tories over their position on Brexit in March\n\nA former Tory MP has condemned the \"appalling choice\" voters face between Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn.\n\nIn a scathing attack in the Evening Standard, Nick Boles accused Mr Johnson of being a \"compulsive liar\" and called Mr Corbyn a \"totalitarian\".\n\nMr Boles - who quit the Tories over their stance on Brexit - also revealed he would vote Liberal Democrat.\n\nHe said it would \"not entail the kind of moral compromise\" of voting Tory or Labour in 12 December's election.\n\nBBC News has contacted the Conservatives and Labour for a response.\n\nMr Boles urged people to vote for \"whichever party is best-placed to challenge\" the two largest parties in Westminster.\n\nLast week, former Labour MP Ian Austin said he would be voting Conservative as Mr Corbyn was \"completely unfit to lead our country\".\n\nIn his article, Mr Boles said the 12 December poll would be \"the only election in modern times in which you wouldn't trust either of the prime ministerial candidates to mind your children for an hour, let alone run the country\".\n\nThe former MP, who used to work for Mr Johnson when he was Mayor of London, made a number of personal attacks about his old boss' honesty.\n\nHe also accused the PM of \"turning the party of Disraeli and Churchill into a vehicle for shrill English nationalism\", and said Mr Johnson had \"purged its ranks of anyone who favours a close relationship with our European partners\".\n\nTurning his fire on Mr Corbyn, Mr Boles said: \"Like all leaders of a totalitarian mindset, he is entirely uninterested in the lives of individual human beings.\n\n\"He cares only for classes and factions, and the struggle between abstract political forces.\"\n\nMr Boles said voters \"will not remake Britain's political system in one day\", but could make a start by voting for his former political rivals, the Liberal Democrats.\n\n\"I will vote for Jo Swinson's candidate because it will not entail the kind of moral compromise that voting Conservative or Labour would,\" he added.\n\n\"I trust her to pursue the closest possible relationship with the European Union after Brexit.\n\n\"And, most of all, because the Liberal Democrats will insist on electoral reform and the introduction of a proportional voting system, which is essential if we are ever to break free of the tyranny of the two big parties and open up British politics to new forces, new faces and new ideas.\"\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Nick Boles dramatically quit his party during a speech in the Commons in March 2019\n\nMr Boles was part of a cross-party group of MPs who tried to find a compromise in Parliament back in March around a Brexit proposal that would retain access to the single market.\n\nAfter his \"Common Market 2.0\" plan was rejected by MPs for the second time, he accused his party of \"failing to compromise\", saying he could no longer represent them in the Commons and would sit as an independent.\n\nHe has decided not to stand at the upcoming election.", "Stuart Potts claimed he set off the fireworks to emulate the volley of shots fired at some Remembrance Day events\n\nA man who admitted ruining a Remembrance Sunday event by setting off fireworks during a two-minute silence has been jailed for 16 weeks.\n\nStuart Potts, 38, let off two fireworks as hundreds of people observed the silence at 11:00 GMT at the cenotaph in Eccles, Salford, on Sunday.\n\nPotts set off the fireworks while sitting on a ledge of a first-floor window in a nearby disused pub.\n\nHe admitted throwing a firework in public, and a public order offence.\n\nPotts of Borough Road, Salford, who has 21 previous convictions, claimed he was given the fireworks by someone else and lit them \"as a mark of respect\" to emulate the volley of shots fired at some Remembrance Day events.\n\nSentencing him at Manchester Magistrates' Court, District Judge Mark Hadfield said he did not believe Potts' story.\n\nHe added: \"I rather doubt that anybody in their right mind would think letting them off in the middle of that ceremony was a mark of respect.\n\n\"It shows a staggering lack of respect for those attending and those being remembered.\"\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Angry veterans shouted \"Get him out!\" before officers took a man away in a police car\n\nThe fireworks exploded above the cenotaph as the Last Post ended.\n\nBeth Pilling, prosecuting, told the court the first resulted in loud bangs, and the second - a rocket - flew above the heads of the crowd gathered at the service.\n\nThe court heard a crowd of angry veterans gathered outside the pub window in Church Street shouting, \"Get him out!\" and tried to break the door of the pub down, while others attempted to climb up to the window.\n\nWhen Potts appeared at the window to remonstrate with the crowd, a number of traffic cones were thrown at him before he was arrested.\n\nFireworks exploded as the Last Post ended and hundreds of people were observing a two-minute silence\n\nThe court heard a statement from an ex-Royal Marine who was at the event to place a cross on the cenotaph for a fallen comrade.\n\nHe said the loud bangs reminded him of combat and it had affected his post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).\n\nIt was the most disrespectful thing he had witnessed at such an event, he added. No injuries were reported.\n\nAbigail Henry, mitigating, said Potts had shown \"sincere and genuine remorse for his actions\".\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "First of all, this does clearly gives Boris Johnson an easier time in some of the seats that the Tories need to hold - there's no question about that.\n\nBut second of all, if he wants to get the majority that he craves, the Tories have to be taking seats from the other parties and particularly in this context, from Brexit voters who normally vote Labour.\n\nNow in a really tightly-fought seat - somewhere where it's really close between Labour and the Conservaive Party - if those natural Labour voters who were Brexiteers decide to go for the Brexit Party then the Tory Party would be very likely to come up short in their competition to get the majority that they crave.\n\nBut the third thing to say about all of this. It was not so long ago that in the European elections in the spring that Nigel Farage's Brexit Party looked like they had the chance of sweeping through the political establishment.\n\nThat was his dream. And today he has been shown to have fallen well short of that. Of course his party is still likely to have an impact on this election.\n\nBut in the words of one insider in Westminster tonight, it's like the finish line has been moved a little bit, but it's basically still the same race.", "STOCK PICTURE: Many shop workers suffer threats and even assaults from customers, says Usdaw\n\nJackie McKenzie, 56, has worked at a supermarket petrol station in Bathgate, Scotland for the last 20 years.\n\nDuring that time, the amount of abuse she has faced while doing her job has been rising.\n\n\"I've been verbally abused on a daily basis,\" she said. \"It's getting a bit out of hand to be honest.\"\n\nShe is not alone, according to a new survey, which has found that retail staff are abused, threatened or assaulted on average 21 times a year.\n\nA survey of over 4,000 retail staff by shop workers' union Usdaw, found that around two-thirds have experienced verbal abuse, while 41% were threatened by a customer and nearly 5% were assaulted.\n\nThe trade union has been campaigning to stop abusive behaviour towards retail staff for a number of years and in June called on the government to tackle the problem.\n\n\"People think that just because we work behind a till there's no reason to respect us,\" said Michelle Whitehead, 46, a convenience store worker in Wolverhampton.\n\n\"It's terrible to say but you get used to being threatened. When someone comes and shouts at you it does affect you. Sometimes you have to walk away from the counter and count till 10 so you don't burst into tears.\"\n\nMs Whitehead, who has been a retail worker for almost three decades, says that incidents used to occur once in a while but now she receives abuse from customers on a weekly basis.\n\nShe said she often encounters difficulties when dealing with young people who are underage but seeking to purchase alcohol or cigarettes.\n\nShe has also been spat at for refusing to hand over parcels from the post office counter without proof of ID.\n\nRetail worker Michelle Whitehead says that no one intervenes when customers shout at her\n\nAlthough neither Ms Whitehead or Ms McKenzie have been assaulted, they have witnessed violent attacks.\n\nMs McKenzie said one night, while managing the shop on her own, she witnessed a young man run into the convenience store begging for help and a minute later, another boy had run in and started beating him up.\n\n\"I shouted to him to stop from behind the counter and pressed the panic button, and the police did come. But by that time the guy had a broken arm and a broken jaw, and the shop was trashed,\" she said.\n\nThe two workers are campaigning for retailers and the government to make changes so retail staff can feel safe while they are at work.\n\nThey want signs up in stores telling customers to respect staff, more police on patrol and for retailers to impose a life-time ban on customers who persistently abuse shop workers.\n\nAbusive customers should also have to face criminal charges, they said.\n\n\"If that's the only corner shop you can go to, it might make you think if you could have a life-time ban,\" said Ms Whitehead.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nA four-storey tenement building in Glasgow's southside has collapsed after a fire spread from a ground floor shop.\n\nThe fire caused widespread disruption in the area with road cordons, school closures, power cuts and water supply problems.\n\nFire crews worked through the night to tackle the blaze in the building on Albert Cross in Pollokshields.\n\nResidents were evacuated and one person has been treated for the effects of breathin in smoke.\n\nThe fire in the 143-year-old B-listed building is now under control but it has destroyed the shop and the homes above it.\n\nIt is thought to have started in the minimarket Strawberry and Spice Garden late on Sunday evening.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by Glasgow East Police This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nAlbert Drive has been closed to traffic between Shields Road and St Andrews Road and is expected to remain closed for several hours. The area around Albert Cross is also closed to pedestrians.\n\nGlasgow City Council said Pollokshields Primary School on Albert Drive had been closed. School staff have moved to the Tramway arts centre to offer support to pupils and their families.\n\nPollokshields Early Years Centre on Melville Street, Pollokshields Library and businesses in the immediate area are also shut.\n\nFirst Minister Nicola Sturgeon tweeted a photo of the aftermath of the \"devastating\" fire\n\nScottish Water said use of fire hydrants had caused low water pressure and discoloured water in the surrounding streets.\n\nPower supplies were cut off from some properties in the G41 area at 04:00 at the request of the emergency services, but were expected to be restored by midnight, Scottish Power Energy Networks reported.\n\nOffers of help for members of the emergency services and people affected by the fire came from Glasgow Gurdwara on Albert Drive, local churches, staff at the Bank of Scotland and a nearby school, St Albert's Primary.\n\nFirefighters are dampening down the remains of the property\n\nA Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokeswoman said they had 60 firefighters, nine fire appliances and two height appliances tackling the fire during the night.\n\nTwenty firefighters remain at the scene for an \"extensive dampening down operation\".\n\n\"The fire had initially taken hold within a commercial premise and thereafter affected a number of dwelling flats above,\" she said.\n\n\"Crews worked through the night to surround and contain the fire which, due to its severity, caused a partial collapse of the building.\"\n\nIncident Commander James McNeil added: \"This has undoubtedly been a challenging and protracted incident that required considerable resources to meet.\"\n\nInsp Mags Brennan, who is leading the police response, said: \"While we appreciate the disruption to the local community, road closures are in place for safety reasons and will remain there for the foreseeable.\n\n\"While our partners are confident that there are no casualties, a joint investigation into the cause of the fire is under way with the fire service and further updates will be provided when available.\"\n\nActor Tom Urie, who plays Gordie Gemmel in the BBC drama Guilt, witnessed the blaze and described the firefighters' actions as \"astonishing bravery\".\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nFirst Minister Nicola Sturgeon, who represents the area in the Scottish Parliament, described it as \"dreadful news\" for affected residents and businesses and urged constituents who need help to email or call her office.\n\nAfter visiting the scene she offered her \"heartfelt\" thanks to emergency service workers.\n\n\"This is a dark day for Pollokshields and everyone affected is in my thoughts,\" she told the BBC.\n\n\"While the first priority is help for those directly affected, the location of this fire makes it a blow to the whole community. But Pollokshields is a strong community and I know everyone will rally round.\"\n\nNicola Sturgeon visited the scene of the fire\n\nHumza Yousaf, Scotland's justice minister, also tweeted his thanks to the fire service for dealing with the \"very dangerous\" incident in the \"heart of the community\".\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "This year's winner - Imara in her Winter Coat by Charlie Schaffer\n\nThe Scottish National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh has said it will no longer show the BP Portrait Award exhibition.\n\n\"We recognise the need to do all we can to address the climate emergency,\" National Galleries Scotland said.\n\nThe prize is run by London's National Portrait Gallery and has been sponsored by the oil giant for 30 years.\n\nAn annual exhibition of the entries has toured to Edinburgh for a decade, but this year's show, which opens there on 7 December, will be the last to do so.\n\nBP has faced growing criticism over environmental issues in recent years. National Galleries Scotland acknowledged that \"for many people, the association of this competition with BP is seen as being at odds\" with its aim to help tackle climate change.\n\n\"Therefore, after due consideration, the trustees of the National Galleries of Scotland have decided that this will be the last time that the galleries will host this exhibition in its present form,\" it continued.\n\n\"The exhibition has been extremely popular with new and existing visitors over the years. We are grateful to the National Portrait Gallery in London and to BP for the opportunity that the competition and exhibition has provided to inspire young talent and to promote portrait artists from around the world.\"\n\nThis year's exhibition was on show at the National Portrait Gallery in London until last month and is also due to visit the Ulster Museum in Belfast.\n\nBrighton-based artist Charlie Schaffer won this year's £35,000 first prize for his portrait Imara In Her Winter Coat, of his close friend wearing a fake fur coat.\n\nBut the award was overshadowed somewhat by the row over BP's continued sponsorship. Before the ceremony, judge Gary Hume said the company's involvement \"was now a problem\".\n\nIn response, the National Portrait Gallery said BP's support \"enables free admission for the public\".\n\nThe London venue said: \"We respect the National Galleries of Scotland's decision and we are grateful for all the support they've given to the award over the years.\"\n\nThe gallery also said it was considering options for its annual competitions when it closes for a three-year refurbishment next summer.\n\nA BP spokesperson said: \"The increasing polarisation of debate and attempts to exclude companies committed to being a part of the energy transition is exactly what is not needed.\"\n\nLast month, the Royal Shakespeare Company decided to end its partnership with BP after school students threatened a boycott.\n\nFollow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.", "A young woman accused of witchcraft by Puritan ministers appeals to Satan to save her\n\nWould you have stood up to a witch-hunt? In 1597, a Glasgow woman called Marion Walker did just that, taking on the most powerful and vengeful men in the land.\n\nMarion Walker used the methods of the modern day whistleblower. She obtained, copied and leaked documents. She wanted the guilty held to account for the horrors of the Glasgow witch-hunt, a shocking miscarriage of justice even by the standards of the day.\n\nWe know more about her thanks to Dr Daniel MacLeod of the University of Manitoba. He came across Marion as he researched the networks of resistance of the city's Catholics.\n\n\"She's a clear and active resister of the new Protestant religion over three decades,\" Dr MacLeod says.\n\n\"She's a widow, she's not wealthy but she's got an ability to be heard.\"\n\nMarion was not afraid to take on any foolhardy minister who dared to upbraid her.\n\nAn illustration depicts a woman being burned at the stake for the crime of engaging in witchcraft\n\nHer Glasgow wasn't like Glasgow today. For one thing, says Dr MacLeod, it was tiny, \"maybe even half the size of modern day Fort William\".\n\nYet it became the stage for one of the worst excesses of the Scottish witch-hunt.\n\nInnocent people were being falsely accused by an utterly bogus witch-finder and put to death.\n\nThe witch-finder was also a woman - the so-called \"Great Witch of Balwearie\", Margaret Aitken.\n\nShe'd been arrested for witchcraft in Fife and tried to save her skin by claiming she could identify other witches just by looking in their eyes.\n\nThe authorities, including King James VI, saw her as a new super-weapon in the war on Satan, and soon terrified Glaswegians were being led out in front of this desperate individual. People were being strangled and burned at the stake because of her evidence.\n\nA group of supposed witches being beaten in front of King James\n\nThen as the witch-hunt went on, someone had a bright idea. Take the people Margaret condemned one day and bring them back the next in different clothes and a different order. The great witch turned witch-finder failed to recognise them, condemning and exonerating a different selection.\n\nIt dawned on the ministers and magistrates that what they really had was a horrifying fraud. They'd killed people for nothing. They ran for cover.\n\nAnd this is where Marion stepped up. She wasn't going to let the ministers get away with this, particularly not John Cowper, the Great Witch's most zealous promoter. Cowper was a thin-skinned vengeful individual.\n\n\"He was not very popular\" says Dr MacLeod. \"But I think he did a lot of it to himself.\"\n\nMarion wanted to take him down. Through her networks of resistance she managed to get her hands on the most incriminating document of all, the final confession of the Great Witch herself where she pointed her finger at Cowper and blamed him for all that he had done. The church wanted to hush it up - so Marion circulated it.\n\nCowper was livid. Thanks to Marion, the confession was passing hand-to-hand, making sure Glaswegians knew exactly who to blame for the deaths of their innocent friends and relatives. To strike back at her, he mobilised his fellow ministers to back him up.\n\nAccording to Dr MacLeod: \"The presbytery passed this act threatening the branks for any who blamed the ministry of the city for putting to death the persons lately executed for witchcraft.\"\n\nThe use of branks torture devices was first recorded in Scotland in 1567\n\nThe branks were literally a gag - the scold's bridle - with a metal cage for the head and often with a prong to stop the mouth. But in the end they backed off. They didn't dare gag Marion.\n\n\"It would go on almost a cycle,\" said Dr MacLeod. \"Marion would 'slander' Cowper, he would call her before the presbytery and it would go on like that, but the root of it was this confession and her role in passing it around.\"\n\nBut wasn't Marion putting herself in danger of being prosecuted as a witch?\n\nDr MacLeod thinks people were a bit more sophisticated than that.\n\n\"They knew she wasn't a witch but a defender of wrongfully-accused women,\" he said.\n\nMarion lived to fight another day against the Protestant ministry. She became a prominent supporter of the Jesuit, John Ogilvy, who was eventually martyred, but despite being linked to him by multiple witnesses she survived that too.\n\nIn the fevered religious environment of the time, it took courage to harbour a hunted man.\n\nDr MacLeod said: \"A lot of times when we think about women in the early modern religious context we think of this quiet, meek kind of devotion but that is not Marion Walker.\"\n\nFind out more about Marion Walker and how King James himself got caught up in the scandal in Episode 2 of our BBC Radio Scotland podcast 'Witch Hunt' now available on BBC Sounds.", "John Lawler died following treatment at the Chiropractic 1st clinic in York\n\nA man whose neck broke as he was treated by a chiropractor shouted \"You are hurting me,\" his widow told an inquest.\n\nJohn Lawler, 80, was attending Chiropractic 1st in York in August 2017 when he said he could not feel his arms and became like a \"ragdoll\".\n\nMr Lawler was taken to York Hospital and later transferred to Leeds General Infirmary where he died the next day.\n\nA police investigation into his death ruled out any criminal charges.\n\nGiving evidence, Joan Lawler, said her husband had been a fit and healthy man.\n\nThey had booked a series of chiropractic treatments after an initial assessment with Arleen Scholten.\n\n\"She said his shoulders and back were out of line and by gentle manipulation she could make his life much happier,\" Mrs Lawler said.\n\nThe first two appointments went well and they returned for a third appointment on Friday 11 August, , Mrs Lawler added.\n\nParamedics were called to Chiropractic 1st in York when Mr Lawler became unwell\n\n\"She started on the shoulders and went round his body.... Then the table dropped and he shouted 'You're hurting me. You are hurting me. I can't feel my arms,'\" Mrs Lawler told the inquest.\n\nShe said Mrs Scholten carried on treating her husband for a moment but then realised he was unresponsive and asked him to turn over.\n\nHe did not respond and the chiropractor manoeuvred him into a chair.\n\n\"She got John on to the chair but he was like a ragdoll,\" Mrs Lawler said.\n\n\"He wasn't moving and he wasn't speaking.\"\n\nShe said when paramedics arrived Mrs Scholten did not inform them of the table drop element during the treatment only that she had been applying \"gentle manipulation\".\n\nHe was initially taken to York Hospital where the family was told he had a broken neck.\n\n\"They said unfortunately John was a paraplegic and needed to be moved to a special unit,\" Mrs Lawler said.\n\nThe following day, at Leeds General Infirmary, she was told Mr Lawler had a broken neck and would need a 14-hour operation to install a neck brace.\n\nIt would be a traumatic operation and they were told it \"might kill him anyway\", she said.\n\nShe said during this discussion her husband made some mumbling noises.\n\n\"We decided he was saying no [to the operation],\" she said.\n\n\"There was nothing they could do. He lay there and just faded away,\" she added.\n\nFollow BBC Yorkshire on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Send your story ideas to yorkslincs.news@bbc.co.uk.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Oscar-winning filmmaker Steve McQueen has photographed more than 75,000 Year 3 children across London's schools for his latest exhibition.\n\nThe project aims to be a visual snapshot of people in the city and was inspired after the Turner Prize-winning artist looked at his own 1977 class photo.\n\nThe photos are also being showcased on billboards by roads, railways and train stations across the capital.\n\nThe exhibition will run from Tuesday until 3 May 2020.", "Mercury appears in silhouette against the bright surface of the Sun\n\nMercury has made a rare transit, where the planet passes across the face of the Sun as seen from Earth.\n\nDuring the transit, Mercury appeared as a dark silhouetted disc against the bright surface of our star.\n\nThere are 14 transits in this century; the last before this was in 2016, but the next event will not occur until 2032.\n\nThe transit began at 12:35 GMT, when the edge of Mercury appeared to touch the curvature of the Sun.\n\nTransits of Mercury are relatively rare (this image shows a previous, complete transit)\n\nIt ended at 18:04 GMT when the edge of the silhouetted planet appeared to leave the Sun's disc.\n\nProfessor Mike Cruise, president of the UK's Royal Astronomical Society (RAS), said: \"This is a rare event, and we'll have to wait 13 years until it happens again. Transits are a visible demonstration of how the planets move around the Sun.\"\n\nThe entire event was visible from the eastern US and Canada, the south-western tip of Greenland, most of the Caribbean, Central America, the whole of South America and some of West Africa.\n\nIn Europe (including the UK), the Middle East, and most of Africa, the Sun set before the transit ended, and so the latter part of the event was not visible.\n\nIn most of the US and Canada, and New Zealand, the transit was in progress as the Sun rose. Observers in eastern Asia, southern and south-eastern Asia, and Australia were not able to see the transit.\n\nMercury is the smallest and innermost planet in the Solar System\n\nMercury is the smallest and innermost planet in the Solar System.\n\nIt completes each orbit around the Sun every 88 days, and passes between the Earth and Sun every 116 days. As the orbit of Mercury around the Sun is tilted compared with the orbit of the Earth around the Sun, the planet normally appears to pass above or below our nearest star.\n\nA transit can only take place when the Earth, Mercury and the Sun are exactly in line in three dimensions.", "The Buckley family are concerned about the future of Scunthorpe\n\n\"I think it will just go downhill. It'll be left almost barren.\"\n\nJulian Buckley paints a gloomy picture of his hometown of Scunthorpe if the British Steel plant closes down.\n\nSitting around the family dining room table over a fish-and-chip supper, Julian, aged 21, tells me he hopes to come back home to live after graduating from Liverpool University.\n\n\"I actually want to work in health and safety, which the steelworks would be such a good employer for.\n\n\"But if it's not there, I'll have to look somewhere else. And that's the problem really, isn't it?\"\n\nJulian's father Matthew has been working at British Steel's on-site power station in Scunthorpe for 19 years, but now fears losing his job.\n\n\"The last few months have been quite awful really,\" he admits, reflecting on months of rumour and fear about the future of the plant.\n\nMatthew, who is 50, has faced this situation before. He used to work at British Steel in Stoke-on-Trent and left just before it closed in 2000.\n\n\"We started to reduce shift patterns,\" he recalls.\n\n\"You felt that the writing was on the wall, and it was only a matter of time before that closed, so we decided to take the plunge and we transferred up here.\"\n\nThe family settled in the pretty village of Winterton, six miles north of the town centre. But in 2016, Matthew faced another job crisis when Tata, the owners of the Scunthorpe plant, decided to sell up.\n\n\"We were at a really sticky place there,\" Matthew says.\n\n\"It took a long time to get the ball rolling and get some interest from the central government.\n\n\"We had marches in Scunthorpe and London to keep steelmaking alive and well in the town.\"\n\nThe campaign worked. London-based Greybull Capital moved in to save the company, but it was only a temporary reprieve.\n\nIn May, they too conceded defeat and British Steel was forced into liquidation.\n\nMatthew's wife Joy, 48, says: \"If the worst comes to worst, and the steelworks does actually shut, it will be devastating for so many people here.\n\n\"People will probably have to move away.\"\n\nJulian reflects on the youngsters who he grew up with, who didn't go to university, but instead secured much-prized British Steel apprenticeships.\n\n\"Without the steelworks, they won't get those apprenticeships,\" he says.\n\n\"They'll either be stuck in Scunthorpe because they haven't got those skills, or they will have to look elsewhere, and you'll have this exodus of young people.\n\n\"It sounds cheesy, but they are the future of society.\n\n\"Without all those young people, what's going to happen to Scunthorpe?\"\n\nFile on 4 investigates the collapse of British Steel on Radio 4 on Tuesday 2 July at 20:00.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nThe Conservatives and Labour parties will mark Armistice Day with pledges to improve the lives of UK service personnel and their families.\n\nThe Tories say they would change the law to protect veterans from \"vexatious\" legal action, if they win 12 December's general election.\n\nThey are also promising extra childcare for military families and a new railcard for veterans.\n\nLabour is promising improved support for forces children and better wages.\n\nAnd the Liberal Democrats want to waive leave to remain fees for armed forces personnel who were born outside the UK.\n\nIt is the first time since 1923 that Armistice Day - commemorating the end of World War One - has fallen during a general election campaign.\n\nSpeaking ahead of a trip to the Midlands to meet forces personnel, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: \"As we remember the ultimate sacrifice made by our brave men and women for their country just over a century ago, it is right that we renew our commitment to the soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen and veterans of today.\"\n\nMr Johnson has pledged to change the law to protect forces veterans from \"vexatious\" legal action, if the Conservatives win a majority at the election.\n\nLabour leader Jeremy Corbyn said: \"After a decade of government cuts and outsourcing, Labour offers our armed forces real change with the pay, conditions and respect they deserve.\"\n\nMr Johnson said the party will introduce legislation to ensure the Law of Armed Conflict has primacy and that peacetime laws are not applied to service personnel on military operations.\n\nUnder the proposals, the Tories would amend the Human Rights Act so it does not apply to issues - including deaths during the Troubles in Northern Ireland - that took place before it came into force in 2000.\n\nThe pledge comes as six former soldiers who served in Northern Ireland during the Troubles are facing prosecution.\n\nThe cases relate to the killings of two people on Bloody Sunday in Londonderry in January 1972; as well as the deaths in separate incidents of Daniel Hegarty, John Pat Cunningham; Joe McCann and Aidan McAnespie. Not all of the charges are for murder.\n\nThe Public Prosecution Service in Northern Ireland has said that of 32 so-called Troubles legacy cases it has taken decisions on since 2011, 17 related to republicans, eight to loyalists, and five are connected to the Army.\n\nBoris Johnson met veterans on Monday during a visit to Wolverhampton\n\nDefence Secretary Ben Wallace told BBC Radio 4's Today programme any changes would not affect current criminal prosecutions brought against service personnel, but in future, those who wanted to pursue complaints against the forces would have to go to the European Court of Human Rights rather than UK courts.\n\n\"At the moment, because of the Human Rights Act, people can go via our courts and use our systems to constantly reopen this and we don't think that is right or fair,\" he said.\n\nBut members of both the Ulster Unionist Party and Sinn Féin in Northern Ireland have criticised the pledge.\n\nThe UUP's Doug Beattie - a retired Army captain - said it would allow for \"terrorists... to get away scot-free\", while Sinn Féin's Linda Dillon said it was \"unacceptable\" to give soldiers, past and present, \"immunity\".\n\nIrish Deputy Prime Minister Simon Coveney also said the proposal was \"very concerning\", tweeting: \"The law must apply to all, without exception, to achieve reconciliation.\"\n\nConservative plans to exempt British troops from human rights laws during combat were first announced in 2016 by Mr Johnson's predecessor, Theresa May, but they have yet to be put into law.\n\nThe Tories are also promising to extend the school day for forces children aged 4 to 11, and a guaranteed job interview for any public sector role veterans apply for.\n\nThe party has also announced plans for a new Veterans' Railcard offering a third off rail fares. A HM Forces Railcard can already be bought by serving personnel for £21 a year.\n\nThis isn't the first time the Conservatives have promised to end what they've called \"vexatious legal claims and prosecutions against British soldiers accused of wrongdoing on the battlefield\" - such as allegations of abuse or unlawful killing.\n\nThe past four Tory defence secretaries have all pledged to introduce legislation to protect serving personnel and veterans, but have so far failed to deliver.\n\nThe thorniest issue has been what to do with killings and deaths that took place during the Troubles in Northern Ireland.\n\nThe Tories now believe they might have a solution by amending the Human Rights Act so it does not apply to incidents before 2000.\n\nBut recent history has shown any change will be easier said than done.\n\nLabour, meanwhile, is restating pledges it made in June for Armed Forces Day to improve support for forces children with better access to schools and dedicated local authority admissions strategies to help with frequent school moves.\n\nThe party says its plan to scrap the public sector pay cap will boost the income of the lowest paid members of the forces.\n\nAccording to Labour analysis, the starting salary of a private is £1,159 lower in real terms than in 2010.\n\nArmed forces pay was frozen to an increase of 1% between 2013 and 2017 by Conservative-led governments. The independent Armed Forces Pay Review Board recommended a 2.9% rise for 2018/19, which the government chose to implement as a 2% increase with a 0.9% one-off payment.\n\nLabour is also promising to provide \"decent housing\" for forces personnel and their families by ending the reliance on the private rented sector.\n\nJeremy Corbyn took part in the silence in his Islington constituency\n\nLabour's shadow foreign secretary, Emily Thornberry, said it was time to pay service personnel a \"proper wage\", adding: \"We ask them to make the ultimate sacrifice. The least we can do is offer them decent pay.\"\n\nShe told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: \"We are going to make sure that our armed forces are looked after properly because we don't think that they have been until now.\n\n\"And on a day a like today, I think it is very important to emphasise the priority that we will be giving to our Armed Forces, our veterans and their families.\"\n\nJeremy Corbyn has been talking about the starting pay for an army private, which has fallen after taking account of rising prices since 2010.\n\nThat's the salary you get after you've been assigned to a unit and completed training.\n\nMr Corbyn was using figures calculated before the government introduced a larger-than-usual increase in April 2019.\n\nThe starting salary in 2010 was £17,015, which in 2019 money would be £20,650. The starting salary since April has been £20,000, so it has clearly fallen in real terms, but not by the £1,200 he cited.\n\nThe Lib Dems said leave to remain fees - the payment made when someone born outside the UK wants to stay in the country - had been \"increased to exorbitant levels\" and \"prevented many brave veterans from taking up their right to settle in the UK with their families\".\n\nThe cost is currently £2,389 per person, and the party has pledged to scrap that for veterans.\n\nThe Lib Dem's defence spokesman, Jamie Stone, said: \"These men and women risk their lives in the service of our country, and the fact they are treated this way by the Conservative Party is yet another horrible example of the hostile environment.\n\n\"A Liberal Democrat government will waive the outrageous application fees for members of the armed forces on discharge and their families.\"", "China's Jingye Group has emerged as the frontrunner to buy British Steel out of insolvency, according to reports.\n\nA possible deal has emerged after a preliminary offer from Turkish company Ataer faltered in late October, leaving the company in limbo.\n\nSince May, British Steel has been kept running by the government as it seeks a buyer for the business.\n\nThe Official Receiver, which is handling the insolvency process, declined to comment.\n\nSome 5,000 jobs hang in the balance at British Steel's Scunthorpe plant, and another 20,000 in the supply chain.\n\nJingye Group, which also makes steel, is reportedly looking to reach an agreement in principle by next Monday.\n\nA spokesperson for Jingye confirmed talks are ongoing but would not provide detail on the timing of any potential bid.\n\nIts chairman, Li Ganpo, visited British Steel sites last week and met with Scunthorpe MP Nic Dakin and Andrew Percy, representative for the Brigg and Goole constituency.\n\nMr Percy said he had been assured that if Jingye succeeds in buying British Steel, it would protect the company.\n\n\"They have assured us that if they do progress with this acquisition, they have every intention of investing to expand production to serve the UK and European market,\" he told the Grimsby Telegraph.\n\n\"That's really important and what they wanted from us was assurance from the government and the council about support we could give and we said we are committed to work together for that.\"\n\nBritish Steel was put into compulsory liquidation in May after rescue talks with the government broke down.\n\nAtaer - which is a subsidiary of Turkey's state military retirement scheme Oyak and owns 50% of the country' biggest steel producer - signed a preliminary agreement to buy British Steel in August.\n\nBut hopes faded in October when the Official Receiver said the parties had failed to agree terms.\n\nThere is no guarantee an agreement will be struck with Jingye, which has returned to the bidding process after having previously pulled out.\n\nIf an offer is formally tabled it would also take weeks of legal work and administration to finalise.\n\nAccording to the Financial Times, the Chinese firm would aim to increase production at Scunthorpe from 2.5 million tonnes each year to more than 3 million.\n\nIt also wants to upgrade the plant and improve efficiency, although it reportedly views cutting costs as crucial as well.\n\nJingye was founded in 1994 and has 23,500 employees. Along with steel it also owns interests in hotels, chemicals and real estate.It is not the only bidder left in the race for British Steel. UK-based industrial metals conglomerate Liberty House is considered to be an outside contender.\n\nTalks with Ataer are also continuing, the Official Receiver said in late October.", "Some 181 apps will no longer be available on iPhones\n\nApple is removing all vaping apps from its online store.\n\nIt said it had taken the decision because of growing official concerns about the impact vaping can have on health.\n\nIn the US, 42 deaths and more than 2,100 cases of lung injury have been linked to a respiratory illness tied to vaping.\n\nApple's decision means a total of 181 apps will not be available on iPhones, reports tech news site Axios.\n\nIn a statement given to Axios, Apple said it agreed with official warnings about the negative health impacts of vaping and the potential problem presented by the appeal of e-cigarettes to the young.\n\nIt said it took \"great care\" to ensure that the app store was a place people could trust to get programs for their iPhone.\n\nThe vaping apps available via Apple's store let people exercise control of some features of e-cigarettes and others simply kept people up to date with news about vaping or offered themed games.\n\nApple said anyone who already had a vaping app on their iPhone would be able to continue using it and transfer it to any new Apple device.\n\nThe move to eliminate vaping apps began in June when Apple decided to stop accepting any new apps related to e-cigarettes.\n\nResearch by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) into the causes of the respiratory disease that caused the deaths suggests one ingredient is to blame.\n\nThe CDC said it had found vitamin E acetate - a thickening agent used in many illegal vaping products - in lung samples from 29 patients hit by the disease.", "The couple face four child cruelty charges relating to the four-week-old and another of the couple's children\n\nThe parents of a four-week-old baby who suffered a fractured skull, brain injuries and broken ribs have been charged with child cruelty offences.\n\nAmanda Fulton, 31, and her husband Christopher Fulton, 30, are charged over alleged offences on 7 November.\n\nThe court heard the baby is thought to have long-term brain injuries and be blind in both eyes.\n\nThe couple, from Rockfield Gardens, Mosside, County Antrim, face the same four charges.\n\nThey are accused of grievous bodily harm with intent, two counts of child cruelty involving two different children and causing or allowing a child to suffer serious physical harm.\n\nThe couple appeared at Coleraine Magistrates' Court on Monday to face the charges but a press ban prevented proceedings from being reported.\n\nThe ban was lifted at the court on Friday by a district judge.\n\nA police officer told the court the baby was taken to a GP on 7 November before being rushed to hospital in an ambulance.\n\nThe infant was found to have a fractured skull, a bleed on the brain, a laceration to its liver and broken ribs.\n\nThe court heard the baby had now been taken off life support and was able to breathe for itself, but was thought to have long-term brain injuries.\n\nOn further investigation, another of the couple's children was found to have discolouration on the back of their skull and ear.\n\nThe case was heard at Coleraine Magistrate's Court\n\nA police officer told the court the couple could not explain the injuries to their children, but accepted they had not been in the care of anyone else.\n\nThe officer said a medical expert believed the injuries to the baby were \"non-accidental\" and had not been caused during birth.\n\nThe officer said the fact some of the infant's rib fractures were healing led the medical expert to believe this was \"not one isolated incident\".\n\nThe police officer also told the court that a death threat, believed to be from a loyalist paramilitary group, has been issued against the couple threatening them if they leave prison.\n\nThe officer said there were \"high tensions\" in the Mosside area because of the case.\n\nA defence barrister said the Fultons were \"living every parent's worst nightmare\".\n\nHe told the court threats had been made against the couple in Hydebank and Maghaberry prisons, where they are currently on remand.\n\nThe barrister also showed the court threats that had been made on social media against his clients.\n\nOn Monday, in court, the barrister said his clients had been \"vilified\" due to press coverage of the case and added they were entitled to the presumption of innocence.\n\nHe told the court the alleged baby victim had been born prematurely and weighed five pounds at birth.\n\nPolice objected to a bail application on the grounds of the risk of further offending, interference with witnesses and tensions in the Mosside area.\n\nBail was refused and the couple were remanded in custody.", "Zipporah Kuria: \"They've robbed us of our closure\"\n\nEight months after the Boeing 737 Max crash that killed Ms Kuria's father, Joseph Waithaka, the site of impact was covered on Thursday and unidentified remains of the victims were buried in rows of identical coffins. But Ms Kuria wasn't there.\n\nOfficials from Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines are believed to have attended a ceremony at the site, but because of the short notice Ms Kuria and other relatives of the dead were unable to attend.\n\nFamily members of three separate victims told the BBC they were only notified of the ceremony days ago. As a result, only relatives of two of the 157 victims attended.\n\n\"It is absurd. It makes me shudder that Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines are at my father's funeral and I'm not,\" Ms Kuria said.\n\nThe crash happened in a rural area to the south-east of the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. It left behind a deep crater which until this week still contained accident debris and some human remains.\n\nFamilies of those killed say they were left horrified after they visited the site last month and found that recent rains had uncovered bones and other items. Some, they said, were floating in flood water in the crater.\n\nRows of coffins were placed neatly in the crater\n\nEthiopian Airlines flight ET302 was lost minutes after take-off on what should have been a routine flight from Addis Ababa to the Kenyan capital Nairobi on 10 March.\n\nIt came down in farmland, in a deeply rural area. In the immediate aftermath, those human remains that could be found were removed, along with the plane's flight recorders and large items of wreckage.\n\nThe crash is believed to have occurred after a flight control system known as MCAS deployed at the wrong time, forcing the nose of the aircraft down when the pilots were trying to gain height.\n\nA similar malfunction has been blamed for the loss of a near-identical 737 Max in Indonesia a year ago. The aircraft has been grounded for the past nine months, banned from flying by aviation authorities around the world.\n\nThe violence of the impact of the Ethiopian Airlines flight meant that when my colleagues and I visited the site in May, there was still a great deal of smaller debris lying in the fields.\n\nThe deep impact crater itself remained, alongside huge mounds of earth from the recovery operation, with a rough wooden fence the only barrier to access. Animals were able to roam freely across the site. There were no guards and no official presence.\n\nAfter that, the victims' relatives say, the situation worsened as a result of seasonal rains. They have been demanding action.\n\nSamya Rose Stumo was 24 years old and was on board ET302\n\nNadia Millieron, whose daughter Samya Rose Stumo died in the crash, recently told the BBC: \"There were bones being revealed all the time and local people are coming to the site and covering them. We want Ethiopian Airlines to move the piles of earth into the crater, take the unidentifiable remains into the crater and to cover everything\".\n\nEthiopian Airlines, which is managing the site, told victims' families it was aware of the issue, but claimed insurance issues had prevented it from taking action. But after coming under pressure from the relatives, and following an investigation by the BBC, it appears those difficulties have now been overcome.\n\nOn Thursday, rows of coffins were placed neatly in the crater. These contained remains that had previously been removed for forensic analysis, but which could not be identified due to contamination. Then they were covered over and the crater itself was filled, the dark earth matching the surrounding fields.\n\nThe site is now a permanent grave.\n\nRelatives of the victims believe Ethiopian Airlines had a duty to keep them informed about the burial and should have given them more notice. The BBC has approached the carrier for a comment.\n\nBoeing has refused to comment on reports that one of its senior executives, Jennifer Lowe, was among those present.\n\nThe company said in a statement: \"We continue to offer our deepest sympathies to the families and loved ones of the victims of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 and Lion Air Flight 610 and we are committed to helping those affected by these tragedies.\"\n\nLast month, Ms Kuria travelled with her family to Ethiopia to collect and bring home some of her father's remains. She said it was \"heartbreaking\" that she was unable to get to the site in time for the covering of the site.\n\n\"My dad is being buried, well most of him, as we only received a small amount of him back,\" she said.\n\nShe said she would have jumped on a flight if it had been possible.\n\n\"They've robbed us of our closure,\" she said.", "The Strictly Come Dancing judges in charitable mood\n\nStars from Strictly, Star Wars, Doctor Who and EastEnders are lending a hand to Children In Need to help raise funds in this year's charity BBC TV appeal.\n\nThe five-hour telethon also features England football players, a celebrity edition of music quiz The Hit List and songs by Louis Tomlinson and Westlife.\n\nThey are all hoping viewers will donate to Children In Need, which supports 3,000 local charities and projects.\n\nLast year, £50.6m was raised on the appeal night.\n\nThe hosts: Marvin and Rochelle Humes, Mel Giedroyc, Tom Allen, Graham Norton, Ade Adepitan and Tess Daly\n\nChildren in Need is the BBC's official UK charity and raises money for disadvantaged young people around the country, such as those experiencing poverty, with disabilities, or victims of abuse or neglect.\n\nThis year, comedian Tom Allen joins a presenting line-up that also includes Graham Norton, Tess Daly, Mel Giedroyc, Ade Adepitan and Marvin and Rochelle Humes.\n\nEastEnders actors Ricky Champ (who plays Stuart Highway), Louisa Lytton (Ruby Allen), Maisie Smith (Tiffany Butcher) and Rudolph Walker (Patrick Trueman) swap Albert Square for the Strictly Come Dancing ballroom for the night.\n\nStrictly judge Craig Revel Horwood appears in a sketch with EastEnders' Ricky Champ and Rudolph Walker\n\nThe EastEnders teamed up with Strictly professionals\n\nStar Wars actors Daisy Ridley and John Boyega challenge YouTuber Colin Furze to build a real working landspeeder [vehicle that hovers], helped by young people from Children In Need projects.\n\nDoctor Who's Jodie Whittaker also makes an appearance, and Norton gives three children the chance to be on his chat show sofa - and the power to tip joke-telling celebrities out of his famous big red chair.\n\nGraham Norton gives Julio, Iara and Emma control over his famous lever\n\nWill Julio like the jokes told by Anneka Rice in the big red chair?\n\nMeanwhile, there are special versions of Mock The Week, Crackerjack and Dragon's Den, along with performances from Michael Ball and Alfie Boe, plus the casts of Big, The Tina Turner Musical and Circus 1903.\n\nEngland footballers Harry Kane, Marcus Rashford and Raheem Sterling have been filmed surprising children from the England Amputee Football Association.\n\nEngland stars Harry Kane, Marcus Rashford and Raheem Sterling with children from the England Amputee Football Association and presenter Mark Wright\n\nA special edition of BBC One's The Hit List features pop stars including rapper Wretch 32, ex-JLS singer JB Gill, Heidi Range from the Sugababes, Girls Aloud's Nadine Coyle, Liberty X star Michelle Heaton and Blue's Antony Costa.\n\nJB Gill and Wretch 32 on the special Hit List\n\nTV personality Rylan Clark-Neal has already raised more than £1m for the cause with his 24-hour karaoke marathon on BBC Radio 2.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nChildren in Need is on BBC One at 19:30 GMT on 15 November\n\nFollow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Labour is promising free full fibre broadband to every UK home by 2030 – if it wins the election – by bringing part of BT back into public ownership.\n\nJohn McDonnell told BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg that the roll-out would cost £20bn, and that maintenance of the network would be paid for by a tax on multinational tech companies.\n\nThe shadow chancellor said with an investment of public money on that scale \"people would expect us to get something in return\".\n\nBoris Johnson has promised £5bn to bring full-fibre to every home by 2025.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Jeremy Corbyn: \"Our immigration strategy is based on fairness, justice and the economic needs of our society.\"\n\nJeremy Corbyn has refused to say if he wants the number of immigrants coming to the UK to rise or fall.\n\nIn an interview with the BBC, the Labour leader said people should be \"realistic\" about needing to fill jobs so the economy's needs can be met.\n\nHe said: \"Putting arbitrary figures on it as successive governments have done simply doesn't work.\"\n\nThe Tories say they would aim to cut overall immigration but will not set targets, if they win the election.\n\nBBC home editor Mark Easton said immigration was \"not the electoral issue it once was\", with pollsters saying it is at its lowest level of concern for almost two decades.\n\nBut he added: \"Some communities remain concerned that foreign arrivals put extra pressure on public services and jobs, and those voters are often in the Labour seats that the Tories are looking to take.\"\n\nIn an interview with BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg on a campaign visit to Scotland, Mr Corbyn hinted that Labour would make it easier for families to bring relatives to live in the UK from overseas and for foreign workers to come to the UK .\n\nHe said Labour's immigration policy was \"based on fairness and justice, and on the economic needs of our society, and they are considerable\".\n\nMr Corbyn added: \"We have to be realistic that in this country we have 40,000 nurse vacancies, we have a great shortage of doctors, we have shortages of many skills, and they cannot be met very quickly because we're not training enough people, so there's going to be immigration in the future.\"\n\nBut asked again whether he wanted the figure to be higher or lower, the Labour leader just said: \"I want our system to be decent, to be fair, and our services to be properly run and properly staffed.\"\n\nMr Corbyn said a motion passed at his party's conference, calling for \"freedom of movement\" - the right of EU citizens to live and work in any other EU country - to be maintained and extended after Brexit \"doesn't necessarily form part of the manifesto\".\n\nThis is despite his shadow home secretary, Diane Abbott, tweeting earlier about Labour's \"commitment\" to the pledge.\n\nMr Corbyn said her remarks were specifically about those EU citizens with settled status - people who have lived in the UK for five years, applied to the Home Office, and have been given the right to stay in the country for as long as they like - and to aid the reunion of families.\n\nBut he added: \"I have made my case very clear about the value of migration to our society, about the stability of people living in our society, about the horrors of the hostile environment created deliberately by Theresa May, and others, and the uncertainty that so many EU nationals have been put through.\n\n\"I think that uncertainty should finish, they should have guaranteed rights to remain in Britain.\"\n\nMr Corbyn said Labour's eventual policy on immigration would also depend on the outcome of Brexit - with his party promising to renegotiate a deal with the EU within three months after winning an election and putting it to the public against Remain in a further referendum.\n\nHe called the plan \"a sensible approach\", adding: \"I recognise why people voted Remain and why people voted Leave in different parts of the country and for different reasons - in my own communities where I represent and also all across the country.\n\n\"[But] I think that is actually a sensible approach that a very large number of people [have] come to think, well, at least somebody has been grown-up about this.\"\n\nLen McCluskey, the leader of the biggest Labour-supporting union, Unite, and a key ally of Mr Corbyn, has called for new employment policies to address concerns about freedom of movement.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nMr McCluskey told the BBC: \"Labour's policy will be to protect all workers - migrant workers as well as British workers. It will be done with labour market regulations.\n\n\"It won't stop the free movement of labour. \"It will effectively make certain that greedy bosses, agency companies, are not abusing working people.\"\n\nMr McCluskey denied a newspaper report that he had told Jeremy Corbyn to take a tough line on free movement of workers.\n\nMore than 130 Labour candidates have signed a pledge to campaign to Remain in the EU - which would mean accepting the continuing right of EU citizens to seek work in the UK.\n\nBut Mr McCluskey stressed that Labour \"is not a Remain\" party and a referendum with a Leave option - \"a fair deal\" - would be offered to voters if Labour wins the election.\n\nThe Conservatives have said they will end free movement from the EU on 1 January 2021, if they win the election and get their Brexit deal through Parliament by 31 January.\n\nThe party made its promise to reduce \"immigration overall\" in a press release on Thursday, quoting Home Secretary Priti Patel, and reiterating its plan for a \"points-based\" immigration system, which would apply to EU and non-EU migrants.\n\nHowever, in an interview later in the day, Mrs Patel was asked several times before saying the party would \"look to reduce the numbers\" through better immigration controls.\n\nThe Conservatives also are expected to ditch their long-standing commitment to cut net migration - the difference between the number of people entering and leaving the country - to below 100,000, after repeatedly failing to meet it.", "Last updated on .From the section Football\n\nEngland celebrated their 1,000th game in style as they secured qualification for Euro 2020 and won Group A with an emphatic demolition of Montenegro at Wembley.\n\nCaptain Harry Kane moved to sixth in England's list of leading scorers as a first-half hat-trick took his tally to 31 - overhauling Frank Lampard, Alan Shearer, Nat Lofthouse and Tom Finney.\n\nAlex Oxlade-Chamberlain opened the scoring on his first start for 18 months while Marcus Rashford was also on the scoresheet in that 45-minute barrage.\n\nAs England and the Football Association enjoyed this landmark occasion, with a parade of legends and 1966 World Cup winners in attendance, Montenegro proved the most amenable of opponents, particularly in the opening half when Kane and company ran riot and the visitors' defending was shambolic.\n\nOxlade-Chamberlain finished superbly to begin the rout while Kane quickly added two headers, with all three goals created by Leicester City defender Ben Chilwell. England's captain and Rashford were also the beneficiaries of Montenegro generosity before the interval.\n\nIt was also in evidence in the second half when Aleksandar Sofranac diverted Mason Mount's shot into his own net for England's sixth.\n\nTo complete a perfect night for Gareth Southgate and England- who by qualifying automatically ensured they will play all three Euro 2020 group matches at Wembley - the manager was able to give a debut to Leicester City's James Maddison, while substitute Tammy Abraham scored his first full international goal.\n\nThe introduction of Liverpool's Joe Gomez appeared to be bizarrely greeted by some jeers from England fans after the clash with Raheem Sterling that saw the Manchester City forward dropped as a disciplinary measure, but otherwise Southgate's side marked this gala occasion and qualification with a flourish before Sunday's final game in Kosovo.\n• None England at Euro 2020: What do we know?\n\nIt has been a testing week for Southgate as he had to handle the fallout from the altercation between Sterling and Gomez at St George's Park on Monday, 24 hours after Liverpool beat Manchester City in the Premier League.\n\nSouthgate dropped Sterling but he could sit back and relax as England answered any remaining questions with a first-half performance that ended this game as a contest in short order. Sterling is a world-class player but was not missed as the team Southgate picked dissected hapless Montenegro.\n\nIf results have been comfortable in this group - defeat in the Czech Republic apart - Southgate has had difficulties off the field following the racial abuse aimed at England's players in Montenegro and Bulgaria, and the disturbance involving Sterling and Gomez.\n\nIt was a moment that tested the unity of an England squad so carefully crafted by Southgate, but all seemed well as Sterling applauded defender Gomez's appearance as a second-half substitute.\n\nHowever, the booing from some sections of the Wembley crowd was mystifying, whoever was the target. It was the only sour note of the night and totally unnecessary.\n\nEngland's players provided the best medicine with a victory that once again demonstrated their ability to destroy vulnerable opponents with a potent attack, as they have done throughout this qualifying campaign.\n\nNow they must finish the job with victory in Kosovo as they try to ensure they are seeded for Euro 2020. Greater tests then lie ahead.\n\nEngland's youth comes through with panache\n\nThis was England's youngest starting line-up for 60 years, with an average age of 23 years and 255 days - and while the opposition was poor, this was a very promising glimpse into the future.\n\nLeicester City's Chilwell demonstrated his growth as a player of international stature and his rounded game as he created those first three goals, while Wembley cheered the arrival of his Foxes team-mate Maddison as the gifted midfielder finally got his debut.\n\nAbraham's development into a striker and poacher of growing quality was emphasised by his clinical near-post finish for England's seventh, and his young Chelsea team-mate Mount was unlucky not to get on the scoresheet.\n• None Three Lions: One World Cup, 147 years and 1,000 games\n\nMount is 20, while Chilwell, Abraham and Maddison are all still only 22, so they can be part of England's plans for years to come.\n\nLiverpool's Oxlade-Chamberlain may be one of the older brigade these days even though he is still only 26 - but he has endured a lengthy absence from the England scene because of injury. He has been in rich goalscoring form this season, as proved by his powerful, low finish that set England on their way. Southgate will be delighted to have him back at his disposal.\n\nAll in all, this was pretty much the ideal night for Southgate and his players as they prepare to travel to Kosovo to conclude another successful qualifying campaign.\n\n'We wanted to put on a show'\n\nEngland manager Gareth Southgate on BBC Radio 5 Live: \"We played so well in the first half. I know France have taken a long time tonight to get a victory against Moldova.\n\n\"We have won a group that we should win but we have won it comfortably and we have found a way of playing against those lower-ranked teams that defend in numbers. We have found a way to break them down, which maybe in the past we haven't.\"\n\nEngland captain Harry Kane to ITV: \"We have had one slip-up in the group and responded really well. We got the job done and wanted to put on a show in our 1,000th game. With five goals in the first half, I think we did that.\n\n\"We want to win that game away from home [against Kosovo]. We will enjoy this with one eye on Sunday.\"\n\nScoring big - the best of the stats\n• None In what was England's 1,000th match (W569, D241, L190), the Three Lions earned their biggest home win since October 1987 (8-0 against Turkey).\n• None England were 5-0 up after just 37 minutes, which is the earliest they have scored five goals in a game since November 1946 (35 minutes against the Netherlands).\n• None England have scored 34 goals in nine games in 2019, their highest tally in a calendar year since 1982 (34 in 15 games). They last scored more in a single year in 1966 (38).\n• None England (33) have overtaken Belgium (30) as the highest scorers in Euro 2020 qualifying so far.\n• None England have benefited from 54 own goals in their 1,000 matches - one more than their all-time highest goalscorer Wayne Rooney netted.\n• None Abraham got his first senior international goal for England, becoming the 430th player to score for the Three Lions.\n\nEngland travel to Pristina to take on Kosovo in their final Euro 2020 qualifier on Sunday, 17 November (17:00 GMT).\n• None Offside, England. Trent Alexander-Arnold tries a through ball, but Jadon Sancho is caught offside.\n• None Goal! England 7, Montenegro 0. Tammy Abraham (England) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.\n• None Marko Jankovic (Montenegro) wins a free kick on the right wing.\n• None Attempt blocked. Trent Alexander-Arnold (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.\n• None Attempt missed. Mason Mount (England) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Jadon Sancho. Navigate to the next page Navigate to the last page", "The Conservatives have pledged to reduce business rates for small firms in a bid to help \"left-behind\" towns, if they win the general election.\n\nUnder their plans, they would also extend discounts on business rates to smaller cinemas and music venues.\n\nThey are also offering to make it easier for local groups to buy community buildings such as post offices.\n\nBut Labour said the Tories had destroyed High Streets and towns.\n\nThe Conservatives have also promised £500m to reverse cuts to the railway network made in the 1960s by Dr Richard Beeching, which affected smaller towns and villages, and a £350m fund for improving cycling infrastructure.\n\nBoris Johnson promised measures to help \"overlooked and left-behind\" towns, and help people \"put the heart back into the places they call home\".\n\nThe Conservatives are battling with opposition parties for votes in marginal constituencies ahead of the 12 December general election.\n\nThe party said that, if re-elected, it would increase the business rate discount available to smaller firms from 33% to 50% in 2020/21.\n\nIt is also planning to introduce a new £1,000 business rates relief scheme for pubs, which it says amounts to an £18m tax cut next year.\n\nThe changes to business rates would only apply to England. Business rate regimes are set separately in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.\n\nIf you want to make a retailer's blood boil, just say the words \"business rates\" and it usually does the trick.\n\nMany see the tax as an extra burden on them based on the size and value of their properties, no matter how well their businesses are doing.\n\nThat feels tough when so many are already struggling to compete against competitors online.\n\nBut if retailers were hoping to see some big changes or radical overhauls, they'll be disappointed.\n\nThese promises from the Conservative party will be welcomed by those who would benefit - the smallest retailers, independent cinemas, and little local pubs.\n\nBut they are relatively cheap give-aways, skirting round the edges of a tax which raised £31bn last year.\n\nJust two weeks ago the Treasury select committee released a report into what they described as the \"broken\" and \"unfair\" rates system.\n\nThey challenged the government to take a serious look at alternative systems, which it seems the Conservatives are quietly side-stepping in this election.\n\nThe Conservatives are also pledging to give community groups up to nine months - up from the current six - to buy buildings listed as 'assets of community value'.\n\nThe groups will also be able to apply for cash from a £150m fund for helping with making bids for the designated buildings, such as post offices and pubs.\n\nMaking the announcements, Mr Johnson said: \"For too long, too many towns and villages across Britain have been overlooked and left behind.\n\n\"When the UK voted to leave the EU in 2016, many communities felt their voices had been heard for the first time in decades and their lives would improve.\n\n\"We will invest in these communities and help people put the heart back into the places they call home.\n\n\"We need to get Brexit done so that we can unleash the potential of all our towns, cities and villages.\n\n\"We will be able to save our High Streets, keep pubs and post offices open and re-connect places to the rail network half a century after they were cut off.\"\n\nBut Labour highlighted cuts to local councils, which the party said had hit the most deprived areas particularly hard.\n\nShadow communities secretary Andrew Gwynne said: \"A decade of vicious cuts to the services that people in our communities rely on has taken 60p in every £1 from council budgets.\"\n\n\"There is a clear choice in this election on 12 December: more of the same with Boris Johnson's Tories or real change and investment under Labour.\"", "Mr Muir said plastic pollution on Jura had been getting worse over the last few years\n\nA stag died after becoming entangled in plastic tape on a Scottish island.\n\nIt is feared the animal was trapped in the discarded strapping for a week before he was discovered on Jura in the Inner Hebrides.\n\nGamekeeper Scott Muir, 32, found him struggling on an island hillside on Wednesday.\n\nHe believes the stag went without food for about a week as his mouth was jammed closed by the debris. The animal had to be put down.\n\nMr Muir said the stag was likely to have got his antler caught in the plastic while grazing on seaweed on the coastline.\n\nHe believed the stag then walked for about a mile on to the hillside before reaching his final resting point.\n\nMr Muir said: \"I was walking over the estate when I saw the plastic waste and realised there was a stag caught.\n\n\"I thought it was dead at first but as I approached it I could see his head start to move.\n\n\"These can be 18st animals and I know how powerful they can be, but he looked tired and stressed and he couldn't see because the plastic was right around his antlers\".\n\nMr Muir is a volunteer for Wild Side of Jura, a group which aims to protect the west coast of the island.\n\nHe said the plastic pollution on the island had been getting worse over the last six years and believed commercial fishing was probably responsible.\n\nThe picture was posted on social media and local residents expressed their anger.\n\nOne resident said: \"That's shocking, poor animal, the thought of him struggling with that for hours makes me so angry.\n\n\"So much plastic out there, it makes it much more of a reality when you see the damage it does so close to home\".", "Natasha Ednan-Laperouse died in 2016 after eating a baguette containing hidden sesame\n\nThe number of children being admitted to hospital in England with a severe allergic reaction has risen every year for the past five years.\n\nNHS figures show 1,746 children were treated for anaphylactic shock in 2018-19, up from 1,015 in 2013-14.\n\nThe parents of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, who died in 2016 after eating a baguette containing sesame, called the increase \"deeply alarming\".\n\nScientists say environmental factors could be to blame for more allergies.\n\nChildren under 10 were most likely to be affected by anaphylaxis, with 1,018 admitted to hospital last year - compared with 601 in 2013-14.\n\nWhen adults with severe allergic reactions treated in hospital were also included, the figures rose from 4,107 cases to 5,497 over five years.\n\nAnaphylaxis is a severe allergic reaction which can be life-threatening.\n\nThe most common causes of severe allergic reactions are foods such as nuts, fish and shellfish but they can also be triggered by wasp and bee stings, drugs and dairy products, among others.\n\nEven the tiniest exposure to one of these allergens can be enough to set off an anaphylactic reaction and bring on breathing difficulties, rapid heartbeat and loss of consciousness.\n\nSesame is one of 14 allergens consumers must be made aware of in food products\n\nThe increase in allergies is not simply due to society becoming more aware of them and better at diagnosing them.\n\nInstead, scientists believe factors such as dietary changes, exposure to microbes and pollution may play a role in the rise - particularly for Western lifestyles.\n\nAn allergy expert has previously suggested that teenagers taking risks when managing their food allergies was likely to be a factor in the increase in severe allergic reactions in that age group.\n\nNatasha's mother, Tanya Ednan-Laperouse, said: \"These terrifying figures show we are facing an allergy emergency.\n\n\"The number of children with allergies and suffering severe allergic reactions is rising year-on-year at a deeply alarming rate.\"\n\nHasan Arshad, professor of allergy and clinical immunology at the University of Southampton, said the figures confirmed \"a worrying increase in severe food allergy\".\n\n\"We should not forget that behind each of these numbers is a child or adult who has suffered the most severe consequences of an anaphylactic shock,\" he said.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. New ingredient proposals: \"This will help so many allergy sufferers,\" say Nadim and Tanya Ednan-Laperouse\n\nFifteen-year-old Natasha had a severe and fatal allergic reaction to an artichoke, olive and tapenade baguette bought from Pret a Manger.\n\nShe was allergic to sesame seed but this was not listed on the product label.\n\nDespite her father, Nadim, administering two EpiPen injections, Natasha died in a hospital within hours.\n\nNatasha's parents have campaigned for a change in the law to require producers of pre-packed foods to list all their ingredients. This law will come into force in 2021.\n\nUp until now, takeaways and restaurants have had to let customers know only if any of the 14 most dangerous allergens - including peanuts, eggs and milk - are contained in their dishes.\n\nNatasha's parents have also set up the Natasha Allergy Research Foundation, with the ultimate aim of finding a cure for allergies.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "US President Donald Trump has confirmed he will travel to London 10 days before the UK general election.\n\nHe will be in the capital with the first lady for the Nato summit between 2 and 4 December.\n\nMr Trump will also attend a reception at Buckingham Palace, which will be hosted by the Queen.\n\nThe president has previously been criticised for voicing his opinions of British political leaders, including Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn.\n\nThe White House said in a statement that the president \"looks forward to meeting\" the other Nato leaders and would \"emphasize the need for the Nato alliance to ensure its readiness for the threats of tomorrow\".\n\nThese threats include \"those emanating from cyberspace, those affecting our critical infrastructure and telecommunications networks, and those posed by terrorism,\" the statement said.\n\nIt said the leaders would \"review the alliance's unprecedented progress on burden-sharing, including adding more than $100bn (£76bn) in new defence spending since 2016.\"\n\nIn October the president criticised Mr Johnson's Brexit deal with the EU, saying it restricted the US's ability to do future trade with the UK.\n\nSpeaking to the Brexit Party leader, Nigel Farage, on LBC, he said that without the deal the two countries could \"do many times the numbers\" than now.\n\nThe US president also took aim at Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, saying he would be \"so bad\" as prime minister.\n\nMr Corbyn accused him of \"trying to interfere\" in the UK general election to boost \"his friend Boris Johnson\".\n• None In pictures: Trump's state visit to the UK", "A row has broken out over the publication of an intelligence report into Russian covert actions in the UK, with critics saying Downing Street is stalling on its release until after the election.\n\nChancellor Sajid Javid said the timescale for the publication of the report from Parliament's Intelligence Security Committee (ISC) was \"perfectly normal\".\n\nBut pressure is mounting on No 10 after the Sunday Times claimed nine Russian business people who have donated money to the Conservative Party were named in the document.\n\nSo what is in the Intelligence and Security Committee report?\n\nThe answer is that only a small circle of people know for sure and none of them are saying. But it is possible to get a sense of what might be in it.\n\nWe know the report looks at a wide range of Russian activity - ranging from traditional espionage to subversion - and not just in the UK.\n\nBut the greatest interest has been in what it might say on political interference in the UK. The Mueller inquiry in the US laid out a broad pattern of interference in the US 2016 presidential election, particularly using social media and leaking of documents.\n\nSo far, no evidence of a cyber campaign on the same scale has been produced in the UK. While it is possible there is evidence of attempts in the report, government ministers have already said there is no evidence of \"successful\" interference in elections, including the Brexit referendum (although defining what \"successful\" means is hard and may be disputable).\n\nHowever, last week former deputy national security adviser Paddy McGuinness told the BBC not enough had been done to deal with vulnerabilities that the Russians and others could exploit. Mr McGuinness, who sat on the Oxford Technology and Elections Commission, said reforms were needed, including more transparency from political parties on how they collect and use data.\n\nThe ISC report is likely to focus more on broader aspects of Russian influence in politics and public life.\n\nThe committee took evidence from a number of independent experts and also from the secret intelligence agencies, MI5, MI6 and GCHQ.\n\nSome of those external experts are well known figures. Bill Browder is a former investor in Russia who became an arch-critic of the Kremlin and campaigns for sanctions on Russian individuals in the form of the Magnitsky Act (named after his former lawyer who died in jail in Moscow).\n\nAnother witness is understood to be Chris Steele, the former MI6 officer behind the famous dossier on US President Donald Trump. Another is journalist Edward Lucas.\n\nThese and other observers are understood to have been highly critical of the UK's openness to Russian influence - in particular the way in which Russian money had compromised first the financial system in London and then bled over into politics.\n\nThere have been questions about some donors to political parties and the Sunday Times suggests that nine who gave to the Conservative Party could be named in the report (although this may be more likely in a classified annex rather than the public report).\n\nThere may also have been evidence about specific relationships with Russians. For instance Boris Johnson as foreign secretary went to a party at an Italian villa hosted by Evgeny Lebedev, who runs the Evening Standard and whose father is a former KGB officer.\n\nSpeaking on the BBC's Andrew Marr programme, Chancellor Sajid Javid said: \"When it comes to party donors, whether it is to the Conservative Party or any other party, there are very strict rules that need to be followed and of course we will always follow those rules.\"\n\nAsked whether he was sure no Russian money was pulling the strings in December's general election, he said: \"I am as sure as I can be. I'm absolutely sure in terms of our own party and I am very confident about how we are funded and we are very transparent about that.\"\n\nMr Javid says the Tory Party follows strict rules on party donors\n\nThe BBC understands that witnesses have given evidence to the ISC that the UK government itself is partly to blame because it has not done enough to deter Russian subversion and interference - for instance in successive governments' weak response to events like the killing of Alexander Litvinenko in 2006.\n\nThe UK, it was argued, is uniquely placed to be able to push back precisely because of the amount of Russian money in London and the importance of the city to Russia's elite. The failure to push back and instead to protect the financial centre in London has been, it is argued, a choice - but one with consequences.\n\nIt is easier to know what evidence from well-known critics of the Kremlin will have been. What is harder to know is how much of this the committee accepted and included in the final report.\n\nThe committee will likely have given most weight to evidence produced by the intelligence agencies themselves. What they said is less clear but it is unlikely they will have wanted details of specific individuals included in the report and any names will probably have been redacted and blacked out.\n\nThe report has gone through the formal security clearance process and sources have told the BBC there was no objection from any other government agency or department to its publication.\n\nThat left the decision entirely with Downing Street. It has been adamant that a normal process needs to be followed which explains why it could not be released ahead of the election.\n\nBut critics have been unconvinced. They believe that the embarrassing details - perhaps of party funding - were something that the government did not want out ahead of the election.\n\nAnother source suggested it could also have been references to evidence of interference in the US which might have added to the concerns since Donald Trump is due to come to the UK for a Nato summit just days before the election.\n\nOne official told the BBC there were details of Russian interference in the report but they also thought the government could have rebutted many of the allegations.\n\nThey suggested these were not as explosive as some people thought and that Downing Street had made a mistake by not releasing the report since by failing to do so, the questions of what is in the report and why it has not been released will now dog them throughout the campaign.", "There are 650 constituencies in the UK but most of the campaigning for the general election will take place in a smaller number.\n\nAs ever, much of the focus will be on marginal constituencies - places where the winning majority in 2017 was small.\n\nHowever, at this election the parties will also be targeting a large number of constituencies beyond the marginal seats.\n\nThere will be a lot of focus on areas that voted strongly to Leave or strongly to Remain in the EU referendum - even where the majorities are large. Big swings cannot be ruled out.\n\nA striking aspect of the 2017 general election was that the result in lots of constituencies was very close.\n\nThe normal working definition for a marginal seat is one where the majority is under 10%, which usually means under about 5,000 votes - although that does depend on turnout and the size of the constituency.\n\nThen, within that group of seats, there are the ultra-marginals: places where the majority is under 2% - about 1,000 votes.\n\nIn 2017 there were 51 of these ultra-marginals - considerably more than in previous elections. In fact there were eight seats with a majority under 50.\n\nAll those will be hotly contested. The Conservatives will be hoping to win back some of the seats they lost last time - like Canterbury, Keighley and Kensington - while Labour will try to take seats where it got within a whisker - such as Arfon, Pudsey and Southampton Itchen.\n\nAnd the Lib Dems will hope to win seats they've previously held like Richmond Park, St Ives and Sheffield Hallam.\n\nIn Scotland there are 46 marginal seats, using the 10% definition, out of a total of 59. So almost all the constituencies are potentially in play.\n\nOf particular interest will be the 21 seats lost by the SNP in 2017. Nearly all voted Remain in the EU referendum so the SNP hopes its anti-Brexit stance will help it to recapture as many of them as possible.\n\nIn many cases it would only take a small shift - places like Stirling and Gordon, held by the Conservatives, and Rutherglen & Hamilton West and Midlothian, both held by Labour.\n\nAnother seat to keep an eye on is Fife North East. It's the most marginal constituency in the whole country with an SNP majority over the Liberal Democrats of just two votes. In fact, that's the smallest majority in any seat this century.\n\nIt's not just Scotland where Brexit will influence which seats are targeted. Strongly Leave and strongly Remain areas are likely to be crucial.\n\nThe Conservatives are hoping to capture longstanding Labour constituencies that voted heavily to Leave - even those outside the normal marginal range.\n\nThe map shows that these are concentrated in the Midlands and parts of the north of England - seats like West Bromwich West, Bolsover, and Hyndburn.\n\nHowever, the Brexit Party has a similar goal. It describes Hartlepool as its number one target.\n\nOn the other hand, the Liberal Democrats are targeting heavily-Remain seats, mostly in the south of England, even though some have quite big majorities. Places like St Albans, Winchester, and Cambridge.\n\nAnother feature of the Brexit battle at this election is the agreement made by the Liberal Democrats, Plaid Cymru and Green Party to stand aside for one another in 60 seats across England and Wales.\n\nIt's impossible to know whether this will affect who wins any of the constituencies but it should give a boost to Plaid in places like Llanelli and Ynys Mon and to the Lib Dems in seats including Hazel Grove and Thornbury & Yate.\n\nWhere parties choose to put up candidates could have a bigger impact in Northern Ireland than anywhere else.\n\nIn Belfast South, for example, Sinn Fein is standing aside in favour of the SDLP to increase its chances of ousting the DUP. The SDLP will return the favour in Belfast North.\n\nMeanwhile in Fermanagh & South Tyrone the DUP will stand aside to assist the UUP, as it did in 2017.\n\nAnother seat to keep an eye on is Foyle where it's a different story. It's the most marginal constituency in Northern Ireland and was a Sinn Fein gain from the SDLP last time.\n\nOne of the features of recent general elections has been Labour's increasing dominance in London.\n\nAs a region it used to be fairly representative of the whole country, politically speaking, but over time that has changed. In 2017 Labour won 49 of the 73 seats across the city.\n\nThere's also evidence that the effect has started to spill out from central London to the outskirts and to constituencies in the surrounding areas.\n\nThat seems to be linked to an increase in the number of people leaving London - especially those in their 30s and 40s.\n\nLabour will be hoping that this demographic change could help it in seats like Chingford & Woodford Green, Crawley, and Milton Keynes South - all popular destinations for people leaving London.", "An \"audacious\" attempt to steal two valuable paintings by Rembrandt from a south London gallery has been thwarted, police say.\n\nAn intruder broke into Dulwich Picture Gallery on Wednesday night but the paintings were \"secured at the scene\", it was confirmed on Thursday.\n\nNeither of the art works, by the Dutch golden age painter, left the grounds.\n\nThe gallery praised their \"robust security\" and \"the swift response of the Metropolitan Police.\"\n\nThe Rembrandt's Light exhibition and gallery will remain closed for now, while a \"full investigation\" takes place.\n\nThe police said an intruder used a canister to spray an officer in the face with an unknown substance, and as a result was able to get away. The officer did not suffer serious injuries and quickly recovered both paintings, with the help of security staff,\n\n\"This was an audacious attempted burglary and was clearly planned in advance,\" said detective inspector Jason Barber from the Flying Squad.\n\n\"Two paintings in the exhibition were targeted and it was only down to the prompt response of gallery security staff and the courage and swift intervention of officers that these two works of art were not stolen. Thankfully both the paintings were quickly recovered and secured.\"\n\nThe exhibition on \"one of the greatest painters who ever lived\" opened last month and focused on 35 of his paintings, etchings and drawings, including those owned by the gallery and others on loan from The Louvre and Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum.\n\nFollow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.", "Regulars at the Wellington Inn in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, bought Nigel Farage a pint of bitter Image caption: Regulars at the Wellington Inn in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, bought Nigel Farage a pint of bitter\n\nThat's all for today's live coverage of the general election campaign, ahead of the country going to the polls on 12 December.\n\n- The PM took questions from the public on everything from floods to family. Mr Johnson also denied claims Brexit Party election candidates were offered peerages to persuade them not to stand against Conservative candidates\n\n- Labour promised to give every home and business in the UK free full-fibre broadband by 2030, if it won the election\n\n- The Liberal Democrats pledged a £100bn climate fund over the next five years, if the party won\n\n- The Green Party pledged to introduce a universal basic income by 2025, which would see every adult receiving a minimum of £89 per week\n\n- SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon wasn't campaigning today - but she was kept busy at a meeting of the British-Irish council in Dublin\n\n- A man who threatened Change UK leader Anna Soubry, referencing the murdered MP Jo Cox, was jailed for a year\n\n- And US President Donald Trump confirmed he will travel to London 10 days before the UK goes to the polls\n\nWe'll be back tomorrow - have a great evening.\n\nBoris Johnson unveiled his campaign bus in Manchester Image caption: Boris Johnson unveiled his campaign bus in Manchester", "The child was born at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital in Llantrisant, Rhondda Cynon Taff\n\nA \"remarkable\" child starved of oxygen and born severely disabled has been awarded £18m compensation.\n\nThe mother suffered a ruptured uterus during the birth and the family's lawyers claimed her eventual caesarean delivery was negligently delayed.\n\nThe child needs 24-hour care for life, London's High Court heard.\n\nCwm Taf health board admitted liability for injuries sustained in the 2012 birth at Royal Glamorgan Hospital, Llantrisant.\n\nThe seven-year-old child, who cannot be named, has spastic diplegic cerebral palsy which affects muscles in their legs, developmental delay, learning disabilities, behavioural and sensory issues.\n\nA total settlement of £17.9m was agreed, which includes a £7.75m lump sum, and £92,000 annual payments, rising to £155,000 in 2031, to cover their care for life.\n\nThe child's mother called it a \"long seven year battle\" saying the hospital initially conducted a review and gave them \"a scrap piece of paper concluding that no lessons needed to be learned\".\n\n\"We simply could not believe that its senior medical staff, tasked with reviewing incidents involving serious, lifelong and preventable injuries, failed to identify error, after error, after error,\" she said.\n\n\"When you have a child with cerebral palsy, the entire family is significantly impacted. The plans and lifestyle we had, and should have had, have simply gone.\n\n\"We cannot do the things that other families take for granted with ease like going on bike rides or going to the beach. Every day is a challenge.\"\n\nShe said her child would never be able to work and may never be able to live independently.\n\nThe hearing took place at London's High Court\n\nBirth injuries specialist lawyer Diane Rostron called it a \"very serious, and entirely preventable, brain injury\".\n\nShe said failings started when the mother had her first child, with medical staff making a \"critical error\" in recording the wrong type of caesarean section incision.\n\n\"Had this essential piece of information been accurately recorded, the hospital should have known that there was a high risk of a uterine rupture in a second pregnancy prompting an early medical intervention in the lead up to our client's birth,\" she said.\n\nWhen the mother was admitted to hospital with \"significant abdominal pain\", Ms Rostron said this should have prompted an \"urgent review\".\n\nInstead, an impending uterus rupture was not diagnosed and instead she was left in \"excruciating pain\" for a few hours.\n\nThe baby's heart rate was slowing and Ms Rostron added: \"The hospital continued to fail in its duties and more than seven hours after being admitted with red flag symptoms, the plan remained to simply observe mother and baby.\"\n\nAn emergency c-section was finally carried out eight hours after admission, with the baby suffering \"27 minutes of significantly slowed heart rate before their birth\".\n\nShe said it was \"very concerning\" the health board initially failed to recognise the emergency and failed to uphold a complaint from the family.\n\nThe family said there was \"error after error\" at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital\n\nRepresenting the family at the High Court, William Featherby said the child had almost no sense of danger.\n\nHe said the child was at \"high risk\" when crossing the road and was slow to react to pain, once suffering serious burns when they touched a hot metal plate.\n\nThe child could ride a tricycle if their feet were strapped to the pedals, but needed a buggy or electric wheelchair over distances of more than 100 yards, he added.\n\nFor the health board, Richard Booth acknowledged \"no amount of money\" could ever fully compensate the child for their birth injuries.\n\nBut he added: \"On behalf of the board I would like to apologise wholeheartedly and unreservedly for the regrettable failings in care in this case.\n\n\"I would also like to pay tribute to the parents for the outstanding care that they have given [their child].\"\n\nHe added the child was \"remarkable\".\n\nApproving the settlement, Judge Sarah Richardson said she was \"more than satisfied\" it was in the child's best interests.\n• None 'Long way to go' before maternity services safe\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Sir Ed said Labour and the Tories are \"competing to bankrupt Britain\".\n\nA Liberal Democrat government would spend £100bn tackling the effects of climate change and protecting the environment, the party's deputy leader has announced.\n\nSir Ed Davey said the five-year investment would \"jump-start\" efforts to combat the \"climate emergency\".\n\nThe pledge would be funded through borrowing and tax changes, to be set out in detail in the party's manifesto.\n\nThe Conservatives and Labour both have targets to reduce carbon emissions.\n\nSir Ed, who served as secretary of state for energy and climate change in the coalition government, said his party would \"decarbonise capitalism\" if elected.\n\nHe said a Lib Dem administration would be a \"government of business\" by stopping Brexit, increasing investment in infrastructure, and promoting new green jobs.\n\nSpeaking in Leeds, he also pledged his party would build a new tram or metro system in the West Yorkshire city.\n\nSir Ed, who is also the party's finance spokesman, said the climate investment would include a new £10bn \"renewable power fund\" to leverage more than £100bn of extra private climate investment.\n\nEnvironmental campaigners recently floated a replica of a British home in the River Thames to highlight rising sea levels\n\n\"This will fast track deployment of clean energy, to make Britain not just the world leader in offshore wind, but also the global number one in tidal power too.\n\n\"And we will invest £15bn more to make every building in the country greener, with an emergency ten-year programme to save energy, end fuel poverty and cut heating bills.\"\n\nThe party said the policy would be funded through £85bn of borrowing and £15bn raised through tax changes, which will be detailed in its manifesto.\n\nSir Ed also attacked the \"fantasy economics\" of Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, claiming that the spending plans unveiled by the two parties represent a \"debate between fantasies\".\n\n\"Fantasies born of nostalgia for a British Imperial past. Competing with fantasies from a failed 1970s ideology.\"\n\nHe said his party would not do any kind of deal with Mr Johnson or Mr Corbyn if no party wins a majority on 12 December.\n\nBut he said they would vote \"issue by issue\" with a minority Conservative or Labour government, in an effort to make them more \"moderate\".\n\n\"What we will not do is have a coalition or have a supply and confidence relationship, because we think these parties have become too extreme,\" he said.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Could your vote save the planet? This Matters looks into what's really going on in this election\n\nHe also repeated his claim that stopping Brexit would deliver a £50bn \"Remain bonus\" for public services, due to better economic growth.\n\nBBC Reality Check correspondent Chris Morris said the vast majority of forecasts do expect the economy would be bigger if the UK were to stay in the EU.\n\nBut he added the size of that \"bonus\" cannot be predicted with any certainty, and £50bn was not a hugely significant amount in terms of overall government expenditure.\n\nThe Lib Dem climate pledge follows the Green Party's promise to appoint a \"carbon chancellor\" to allocate £100bn per year towards climate change.\n\nLabour has announced it would make all new-build homes \"zero carbon\" by 2022, as well as reducing the UK's carbon emissions by 10% through a huge home improvement programme.\n\nThe Conservatives have announced a halt to fracking, the controversial process of extracting gas from shale rock, and, in government, the party set a target of \"net-zero\" carbon emissions by 2050.\n\nLabour, the Lib Dems, the Scottish National Party and the Green Party have called for a live TV debate on climate change before the 12 December election.", "In a day of big election promises, the Conservatives said they would reduce unskilled migration, while Labour said they would provide free full-fibre broadband by 2030.\n\nParties also responded to data showing the worst-ever hospital performance in England.\n\nThe BBC's Helen Catt looks at the main events of Thursday's election campaign.", "A British woman convicted of killing a US patient by giving her botched buttock-enhancement injections has been sentenced to a year in New York jail.\n\nDonna Francis had pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide for the 2015 death of Kelly Mayhew after she was extradited from the UK in August.\n\nFrancis was given the maximum sentence allowed in the extradition agreement.\n\n\"The phrase 'getting away with murder' certainly applies to you,\" New York Judge Kenneth Holder said on Thursday.\n\n\"If you have a conscience, this is going to haunt you much longer than the one-year sentence you're going to serve.\"\n\nFrancis, 39, who is originally from Loughton, Essex, was sentenced in the Queens Supreme Court in New York for causing the death of Mayhew in May 2015.\n\nAt her sentencing, Francis was in tears, and said she regretted the incident.\n\n\"It wasn't my intention to hurt anyone,\" she said. \"I'm sorry for all the years this has been going on. I'm just sorry.\"\n\nMayhew and her mother had travelled to New York from Maryland to pay Francis - who has no medical licence - $1,600 (£1,200) for a buttock enhancement procedure.\n\nMayhew went into cardiac arrest after the botched silicone injections were administered in the basement of a house.\n\nHer brother, who read a statement on behalf of their mother in court, said Francis had refused to call 911 or provide an address to give first responders, the New York Post reported.\n\nMayhew eventually died from systemic silicone emboli, when the unencapsulated silicone entered her bloodstream and caused an embolism, the medical examiner found.\n\nProsecutors said Francis had left the dying woman and her mother and fled to London, where she remained until the extradition deal was reached this summer.", "The Duke of York has answered questions about his links to Jeffrey Epstein for the first time in a BBC interview.\n\nHe spoke to BBC Newsnight's Emily Maitlis in an interview recorded at Buckingham Palace.\n\nPrince Andrew & the Epstein Scandal: The Newsnight Interview was shown on BBC Two on 16 November 2019 and can be seen on BBC iPlayer in the UK and the full interview can also be seen on YouTube.", "US President Donald Trump is in the middle of an impeachment inquiry.\n\nThree BBC reporters based in North America, Ritu Prasad, Laura Trevelyan and Chris Buckler, break down the key points as the inquiry goes public.", "Meetings at work should be seen as a form of \"therapy\" rather than about decision-making, say researchers.\n\nAcademics from the University of Malmo in Sweden say meetings provide an outlet for people at work to show off their status or to express frustration.\n\nProfessor Patrik Hall says they are becoming increasingly frequent - as more managerial and \"strategy\" jobs generate more meetings.\n\nBut he says despite there being more meetings \"few decisions are made\".\n\nProf Hall has investigated an apparent contradiction in how people can have a low opinion of work meetings, yet their numbers keep increasing.\n\nThe political scientist says the rise in meetings reflects changes in the workforce - with fewer people doing and making things and an increase in those involved in \"meetings-intense\" roles such as strategists, advisers, consultants and managers.\n\n\"People don't do concrete things any more,\" he says.\n\nInstead he says there has been a rise of managerial roles, which are often not very well defined, and where \"the hierarchy is not that clear\".\n\n\"Many managers don't know what to do,\" he says, and when they are \"unsure of their role\", they respond by generating more meetings.\n\n\"People like to talk and it helps them find a role,\" says the professor.\n\nMany of these people can spend half of their working hours in meetings, he says.\n\nManagers uncertain about their purpose will generate more meetings\n\nThese can spill over into pre- and post-meetings, to such an extent that people might begin to \"disguise\" how much time they spend attending them.\n\nProf Hall, who has co-authored a book on meetings, gives the example of the Swedish border police, who describe their overseas meetings as \"power weeks\".\n\nMeetings can \"arouse feelings of meaninglessness\", he says. But he argues that is often missing their point.\n\nOnce in a meeting - particularly long ones - their function can become \"almost therapeutic\".\n\nMeetings - a chance to catch up on messages on the mobile\n\nRegardless of what they are meant to be discussing, they serve a purpose as an \"opportunity to complain and be acknowledged by colleagues\".\n\nBut people going to many meetings can lose patience - and can spend much of the time playing with their mobile phones, say the researchers.\n\nProf Hall says as a result, meetings can become \"maligned somewhat unnecessarily\".\n\n\"Some people find this frustrating and question why they must endure them.\"\n\nBut he argues that negativity towards meetings can be because their real purposes are misunderstood.\n\nMany regular, internal meetings might seem entirely \"pointless\" to those taking part, says Prof Hall.\n\nBut he says the real purpose of such meetings might be to assert the authority of an organisation, so that employees are reminded that they are part of it.\n\nSuch meetings are not really about making any decisions, he says.\n\nProf Hall suggests booking rooms for shorter periods, as he says meetings will expand to fill whatever time is given to them.\n\nHe also says that \"equality\" of participants is important.\n\n\"When you have meetings with colleagues at the same level, as a professional, you get to discuss different issues that interest you,\" he says.\n\nWhen the meetings are dominated by different levels of status, they become a \"power struggle\" and leave participants feeling frustrated.\n\nHe also says that meetings can unfairly become the focus of other dissatisfactions.\n\n\"People often feel marginalised. They feel that they have no influence or position. In these cases, the perception is that meetings do not improve anything, but actually cause even more frustration.\"\n• None Emails on commute 'should count as work'", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nFlooded Venice has been hit by a new high tide of 154cm (5ft), giving residents no respite from a crisis costing Italy millions of euros.\n\nWorld-famous St Mark's Square, a magnet for tourists, has been closed, and schools are shut for a third day.\n\nThe canal city's famous waterbuses - the vaporetti - are not running.\n\nThe 187cm peak on Tuesday was the highest level in more than 50 years, damaging monuments, shops and homes. More than 80% of the city was flooded.\n\nThe government declared a state of emergency in the Unesco world heritage site.\n\nResidents with flood-damaged homes will get up to €5,000 (£4,300; $5,500), and businesses up to €20,000 in compensation.\n\nThe first flood sirens went off at dawn, an eerie sound rising over the ancient bridges and waterways of the city.\n\nWithin a couple of hours, the murky green water of the Grand Canal had risen level with its bank, slapping over the paving stones as boats went past.\n\nNearby streets quickly flooded. Tourists, shoes covered in plastic bags, carried their luggage along raised narrow trestle walkways, which the authorities have put up to keep the pedestrian traffic moving.\n\nOn either side, dirty water continued to rise. At ground level, in their rubber wellies, business owners were already starting to operate small pumps. Many had raised the flood barriers across their doorways - apparently to little effect. Water was already seeping up to ankle height in the souvenir shops and cafes.\n\nThe Grand Canal's water is now level with the pavement\n\n\"It hurts to see the city so damaged, its artistic heritage compromised, its commercial activities on its knees,\" Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, who visited Venice on Wednesday, wrote in a Facebook post (in Italian).\n\nThe city has about 50,000 residents, but about 20m tourists visit every year.\n\nHotels were forced to cancel reservations, some reportedly as far ahead as December, as photos of Venice underwater spread across the world.\n\nThe tides have been worsened by sirocco winds blowing from Africa, and there are fears that global warming is increasing the frequency and severity of such floods.\n\nWaters are expected to recede over the weekend.\n\nWellington boots are now essential footwear in Venice\n\nThe government says Venice's elaborate flood defence system will not be operational until 2021 - yet work began on it back in 2003.\n\nFondamenta Zattere - a long, much-loved waterfront area where tourists enjoy strolling - is also under water.\n\nThe city is made up of more than 100 islands inside a lagoon off the north-east coast of Italy. It suffers flooding on a yearly basis.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nThe government has pledged to release €20m in aid for Venice.\n\nCulture Minister Dario Franceschini said the task of repairing the city would be huge, adding that more than 50 churches had been damaged.\n\nOnly once since official records began in 1923 has the tide been higher than it reached this week - hitting 194cm in 1966.\n\nA flooded bookshop: Workers are trying to dry out damp prints\n\nThe mayor of Venice, Luigi Brugnaro, blamed climate change for the flood, saying the impact was \"huge\" and would leave \"a permanent mark\". Strong winds lashing the area are contributing to the crisis.\n\nMr Conte said the government would accelerate the Mose project - construction of a hydraulic barrier system to protect the lagoon from rising sea levels and winter storms.\n\nSt Mark's Basilica - dating back to the 11th Century - was hit by the flood\n\nShops appear marooned by the floodwaters\n\nAll images are subject to copyright.", "Towns such as Fishlake near Doncaster were hit hard by recent flooding\n\nAlmost 10,000 new homes could be built on some of the most flood-prone areas of England, a Greenpeace investigation has found.\n\nThey include hundreds of new-builds in Sheffield and Doncaster, the towns hit hardest by the latest floods.\n\nThe Environment Agency told the BBC that virtually all planning applications last year followed its advice on flood risk.\n\nBut it predicts the flooding risk will increase because of climate change.\n\nThe Greenpeace study comes as hundreds of flood-hit homes in South Yorkshire and Derbyshire are still evacuated.\n\nIt identifies plans to build a total of 9,688 new homes in high-risk areas.\n\nMore than 5,000 homes have been proposed in high-risk zones of Lincolnshire, where roads and thousands of acres of farmland have been flooded in the last few days.\n\nThe research also highlighted a 3,100-home \"new town\" near Stainforth, less than two miles from Fishlake, the village where hundreds of people have been forced from their homes because of flooding.\n\nThe project includes what has been described by developers as a \"marina\".\n\nThese properties have not yet received full planning permission but have been ear-marked by the local authority for development.\n\nThe Greenpeace study selected the 10 English councils with the highest percentage of land covered by high-risk areas using the Environment Agency's map.\n\nIt then plotted these against sites that the councils listed in their five-year plans for housing supply.\n\nSheffield and Doncaster were added after the recent flooding in those areas.\n\nThe work found that, as well as hundreds of new homes in high-risk areas of these towns, thousands of homes are planned for medium-risk zones.\n\nGreenpeace's chief scientist Doug Parr said the decision was \"planning for disaster\"\n\nThe Environment Agency defines a high-risk flood zone as one where there is a one in 100 chance of flooding in any given year.\n\nMedium-risk zones are areas where there is a one in 1,000 risk of flooding in any year.\n\nGreenpeace's chief scientist, Doug Parr, described the plans to build homes in areas at high risk of flooding as \"literally planning for disaster\".\n\n\"Flooding has been flashing on the radar as one of the major impacts of the climate emergency in the UK for years,\" he said, \"yet our planning system keeps failing to properly recognise it\".\n\nThe Environment Agency told the BBC that local planning authorities are responsible for approving proposals for new development in their areas.\n\nHowever, it said the National Planning Policy Framework makes clear that inappropriate development in areas at risk of flooding should be avoided.\n\n\"In some places it will be challenging to avoid these areas,\" the Environment Agency statement said, \"due to limited land outside the flood plain or because of other sustainable development objectives.\"\n\nNevertheless, the agency claimed that, between 2017 and 2018, 99.4% of planning applications involving new homes were decided in line with its advice on flood risk.\n\nThe Local Government Association told the BBC that the figure for 2018-19 was a bit lower, at around 97.3% .", "The latest Scottish Health Survey attempts to measure the wellbeing of people living in Scotland. So, what does it reveal about the nation's drinking, smoking and exercise habits?\n\nMental health is the first item on the survey this year, marking its rise up the health policy agenda.\n\nThe survey uses the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS) and the General Health Questionnaire 12 (GHQ 12) to monitor \"mental wellbeing\".\n\nIn 2018, the mean score for adults on the WEMWBS was 49.4, which was not significantly lower than 2017 (49.8) but it was the lowest since 2008 when this question began being asked.\n\nThe GHQ-12 questionnaire showed that 19% of adults exhibited signs of a possible psychiatric disorder (GHQ-12 score of four or more), the highest in the time series since 2003.\n\nDespite World Health Organisation guidelines recommending five portions of fruit and vegetables per day, most Scots are falling well below the target.\n\nIn 2018, 22% of adults met the 5-a-day recommendation, which is fairly consistent with results since 2003.\n\nThe survey said 10% did not consume any fruit or vegetables on previous day.\n\nThe survey showed that the average adult managed just 3.2 portions.\n\nJust 15% of children met the 5-a-day recommendation.\n\nAccording to the survey, consumption of sugary soft drinks had fallen considerably for both adults and children.\n\nIn 2018, 10% of adults consumed sugary drinks every day, down from 20% in 2016.\n\nAbout 16% of children aged 2-15 consumed non-diet soft drinks daily, down from 35% in 2015/2016.\n\nA survey question about food security found that 16% of adults in the most deprived areas reported being worried about running out of food, compared with 4% in the least deprived areas.\n\nTwo-thirds (65%) of adults in Scotland are overweight, the survey says.\n\nThis includes 28% who are obese.\n\nThese trends have remained stable since 2008.\n\nAbout a third of adults have a \"healthy weight\" - a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 18.5 to 25 kg/m2.\n\nThe average BMI of Scots has shown a small upward trend from 27.1 in 2003 to 27.7 in 2018.\n\nPrevalence of children at risk of obesity has remained relatively stable in 2018 at 16%.\n\nDespite a decrease over the years in the number of adults drinking at hazardous or harmful levels, the figure is not going down very quickly.\n\nThe 24% figure for 2018 was the same as the previous year but down from 34% in 2003.\n\nMen continued to be twice as likely as women to drink at hazardous or harmful levels.\n\nAmong men, the highest prevalence of harmful drinking was among those aged 55-64.\n\nOn average, it said men drank 16.1 units and women 8.9.\n\nGuidelines say men and women should consume no more than 14 units a week - equivalent to six pints of beer or seven glasses of wine.\n\nThe prevalence of smoking among adults in 2018 was 19%, according to the survey,\n\nThat figure was actually slightly up on the 2017 figure but is well down from 2003 (28%).\n\nIn the most-deprived areas 33% of adults smoked, the survey said, as opposed to just 10% in the least deprived areas.\n\nThere has been a steady decline over time in the average number of cigarettes smoked per day from 15.3 in 2003 to 11.8 last year.\n\nThe percentage of adults who had never smoked regularly or at all was at its highest level in 2018 at 59%.\n\nIn 2018, two-thirds of adults (66%) met the guidelines for moderate or vigorous physical activity (MVPA), the highest level in the time series, though it has not changed significantly since 2013.\n\nMen (70%) continued to be more likely than women (62%) to meet the MVPA guidelines.\n\nThe survey said that in 2018 about 8% of all children aged 0 to 15 were reported to be diagnosed with asthma by a doctor -the lowest level to date.\n\nThe prevalence of self-reported asthma diagnoses among adults increased from 13% in 2003 to 16% in 2012 and has remained stable since.\n\nAmong adults aged 16 and over, 16% had some form of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and 7% reported doctor-diagnosed diabetes (primarily type 2).\n\nThe survey said 5% had IHD (ischaemic heart disease) and 3% reported having a stroke.\n\nIt said 71% of adults, in 2018, described their health as 'good' or 'very good', the lowest recorded since 2008.", "The minibus overturned after a collision with a car near St Ives in Cambridgeshire\n\nTwenty people are being treated in hospital after a minibus overturned in rural Cambridgeshire.\n\nThe two-vehicle collision happened on the B1040 Somersham Road near the villages of Woodhurst and Bluntisham, at 16:51 GMT.\n\n\"Multiple people are involved and some are seriously injured,\" police said.\n\nMore than 20 firefighters are at the scene, the fire service said. A police cordon is also in place.\n\nThe crash happened near the villages of Woodhurst and Bluntisham\n\nBelongings have been strewn around the carriageway after the accident\n\nCasualties are being taken to Addenbrooke's and Hinchingbrooke hospitals in Cambridge and Huntingdon, a spokeswoman for the East of England Ambulance Service said.\n\nA spokesman from Cambridgeshire Constabulary said they had \"varying levels of injury\".\n\nRoads in both directions near Wheatsheaf Road are closed and diversions are in place through Pidley.\n\nThe East Anglian Air Ambulance and a hazard response team are also at the scene.\n\nEmergency services remain at the scene of the crash in rural Cambridgeshire\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Josephine Frimpong recalled the moment she was told her son was dead\n\nThe family of a 15-year-old boy who was stabbed to death after getting off a bus said he was a talented footballer with plans for his life.\n\nBaptista Adjei was found critically injured near Stratford Shopping Centre in east London on 11 October.\n\nHis mother Josephine Frimpong said she was waiting for him to come home from school when she received a frantic call saying \"Baptista is dead\".\n\nA 15-year-old boy has been charged with murder.\n\nHe also faces a charge of causing grievous bodily harm and two counts of possessing an offensive weapon.\n\nThe schoolboy died after getting off a bus near Stratford Shopping Centre\n\nA second boy, also 15, has been charged with conspiracy to murder Baptista.\n\nBaptista, from North Woolwich, will be laid to rest in an east London cemetery later.\n\nSpeaking about the moment she received the phone call, his mother said: \"They said 'Baptista is dead'. I said 'no, Baptista is not dead' and I'm running.\n\n\"I go outside and I'm crying a lot and later on I saw police cars coming.\"\n\nJosephine Frimpong with her two sons Baptista (left) and David\n\nMs Frimpong, who also has a 12-year-old son called David, said she was \"always missing Baptista in this house\".\n\n\"It's too much for me. I can't do anything,\" she said.\n\n\"When in the morning I wake up Dave, I go to wake up Baptista and I didn't see Baptista. I'm not happy at all, I feel... pains.\"\n\nMourners gathered at the location where Baptista was stabbed\n\nBaptista's aunt Elizabeth Ntiedu said he was a \"very loving boy\" and a talented footballer with plans for his life.\n\n\"He was a clever boy and he said 'I wanna be a footballer but I also want to educate myself'. He had potential,\" she added.\n\nBaptista's brother David said the siblings \"used to basically do everything together\".\n\nHe said he took comfort by lying on his brother's bed where he would \"just say what I'm thinking\".\n\nDavid added: \"And I would say it to him when I'm alone. I feel like he's there. Sometimes it can be really hard, but I just know that he's in a better place.\"", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Geoffrey Berman: \"If you believe you are a victim of this man... we want to hear from you.\"\n\n\"I'm not a sexual predator, I'm an 'offender,'\" Jeffrey Epstein told the New York Post in 2011. \"It's the difference between a murderer and a person who steals a bagel.\"\n\nEpstein died in a New York prison cell on 10 August as he awaited, without the chance of bail, his trial on sex trafficking charges.\n\nIt came more than a decade after his conviction for soliciting prostitution from a minor, for which he was registered as a sex offender.\n\nThis time, he was accused of running a \"vast network\" of underage girls for sex. He pleaded not guilty.\n\nThe 66-year-old in the past socialised with Prince Andrew and former presidents Donald Trump and Bill Clinton.\n\nBut who was Jeffrey Epstein?\n\nBorn and raised in New York, Epstein taught maths and physics in the city at the private Dalton School in the mid 1970s. He had studied physics and maths himself at university, although he never graduated.\n\nA father of one of his students is said to have been so impressed that he put Epstein in touch with a senior partner at the Wall Street investment bank Bear Stearns.\n\nHe was a partner there within four years. By 1982, he had created his own firm - J Epstein and Co.\n\nThe company managed assets of clients worth more than $1bn (£800m) and was an instant success. Epstein soon began spending his fortune - including on a mansion in Florida, a ranch in New Mexico, and reputedly the largest private home in New York - and socialising with celebrities, artists and politicians.\n\n\"I've known Jeff for 15 years. Terrific guy,\" Donald Trump told New York magazine for a profile on Epstein in 2002. \"He's a lot of fun to be with. It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side.\n\n\"No doubt about it - Jeffrey enjoys his social life.\"\n\nJeffrey Epstein, left, with Donald Trump at the former president's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida in 1997\n\nIn 2002, Epstein flew former President Bill Clinton and the actors Kevin Spacey and Chris Tucker to Africa on a customised private jet. He made an unsuccessful bid to buy New York magazine with then film producer Harvey Weinstein in 2003 - the same year he made a $30m donation to Harvard University.\n\nBut he also strove to keep his life private, reportedly shunning society events and dinners in restaurants.\n\nHe dated women like Miss Sweden winner Eva Andersson Dubin and Ghislaine Maxwell, daughter of publisher Robert Maxwell, although he never married.\n\nRosa Monckton, the former CEO of Tiffany & Co, told Vanity Fair for a 2003 article that Epstein was \"very enigmatic\" and \"a classic iceberg\".\n\n\"You think you know him and then you peel off another ring of the onion skin and there's something else extraordinary underneath,\" she said. \"What you see is not what you get.\"\n\nIn 2005, the parents of a 14-year-old girl told police in Florida that Epstein had molested their daughter at his Palm Beach home. A police search of the property found photos of girls throughout the house.\n\nThe Miami Herald reports that his abuse of underage girls dated back years.\n\n\"This was not a 'he said, she said' situation,\" Palm Beach Police Chief Michael Reiter told the newspaper. \"This was 50-something 'shes' and one 'he' - and the 'shes' all basically told the same story.\"\n\n\"He has never been secretive about the girls,\" columnist Michael Wolff told New York magazine for a 2007 profile piece, as the case against Epstein moved through the courts.\n\n\"At one point, when his troubles began, he was talking to me and said, 'What can I say, I like young girls.' I said, 'Maybe you should say, 'I like young women.'\"\n\nHowever, prosecutors forged a deal with the hedge fund manager in 2008.\n\nHe avoided federal charges - which could have seen him face life in prison - and instead received an 18-month prison sentence, during which he was able to go on \"work release\" to his office for 12 hours a day, six days a week. He was released on probation after 13 months.\n\nPrince Andrew, left, has been criticised for his association with Jeffrey Epstein\n\nThe Miami Herald says that the federal prosecutor Alexander Acosta - who was Secretary of Labour in the Trump administration - struck a plea agreement hiding the extent of his crimes and ending an FBI investigation into whether there were more victims or more powerful people who took part. The paper described it as the \"deal of the century\".\n\nMr Acosta resigned in July 2019 over the scandal, though he defended his actions as guaranteeing at last some jail time for Epstein.\n\nSince 2008 Epstein had been listed as a level three on the New York sex offenders register. It is a lifelong designation meaning he was at a high risk of reoffending.\n\nBut Epstein maintained his properties and his assets after his conviction.\n\nIn December 2010, Prince Andrew, the third child of the Queen, was pictured in New York's Central Park with Epstein, drawing controversy.\n\nIn a BBC interview in November 2019, the prince, who had known Epstein since 1999, said he had gone to New York to break off their friendship. He said he regretted staying at the financier's house while he was there, and that he had \"let the side down\" by doing so.\n\nAn Epstein accuser, Virginia Roberts - now Virginia Giuffre - would later allege that she was made to have sex with Prince Andrew in the early 2000s when she was 17.\n\nPrince Andrew categorically denied having sex with her and said he has no recollection of a photo of the pair being taken together in London.\n\nEpstein was arrested in New York on 6 July 2019 after flying back from Paris on his private jet.\n\nProsecutors were reportedly seeking the forfeiture of his New York mansion, where some of his alleged crimes occurred.\n\nEpstein always denied any wrongdoing, and pleaded not guilty to the charges against him.\n\nAfter being denied bail by the court, he was being held in New York's Metropolitan Correctional Center. He was taken to hospital briefly in July for what was widely reported to be injuries to his neck - which neither prison officials or his lawyers would officially comment on.\n\nAt his last court appearance on 31 July, it became clear that he would spend a year in prison, with a trial no earlier than summer 2020. Prosecutors said they wanted no delay, and bringing the trial quickly was in the public interest.\n\nNow, Epstein will never face the trial at all.\n\nAfter Epstein's death, his former girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, came into the spotlight.\n\nShe was arrested in July 2020 at her secluded mansion in the US state of New Hampshire on suspicion of having assisted Epstein's abuse of minors by helping to recruit and groom victims known to be underage.\n\nIn December 2021, a jury in New York City found her guilty on five out of six counts, including the most serious charge - that of sex trafficking of a minor.\n\nThis carries a possible 40-year sentence, which means the 60-year-old could spend the rest of her life behind bars.\n\nThe Oxford-educated Ms Maxwell is said to have introduced Epstein to many of her wealthy and powerful friends, including Bill Clinton and the Duke of York.\n\nFriends said that although Ms Maxwell and Epstein's romantic relationship lasted only a few years, she continued to work with him long afterward.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: The secret lives of Maxwell and Epstein\n\nIn court documents, former employees at the Epstein mansion in Palm Beach describe her as the house manager, who oversaw the staff, handled finances and served as social co-ordinator.\n\nIn a Vanity Fair profile published in 2003, Epstein said Ms Maxwell was not a paid employee, but rather his \"best friend\".\n\nDuring the trial, prosecutors alleged Ms Maxwell preyed on and groomed young girls for Epstein to abuse. Her defence claimed she is being used as a scapegoat for Epstein's crimes following his death.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Nitrous oxide is sold in metal canisters often discarded in the street\n\nA trading standards expert has warned online stores need to \"take responsibility\" to prevent the illicit sale of nitrous oxide.\n\nThe gas - dubbed \"laughing gas\" or \"nos\" - is being sold with equipment needed to take it as a high on sites like Amazon and eBay, BBC Wales found.\n\nIt is the second most commonly used recreational drug in England and Wales after cannabis.\n\nSales are tricky to police as it has legal uses in catering and pain relief.\n\nNitrous oxide is sold on Amazon and eBay alongside the \"crackers\" and balloons used to take it.\n\nOn social media sellers were happy to deliver around the clock.\n\nSamantha - not her real name - used nos when she was younger after a housemate bought it on Amazon.\n\nThe 22-year-old from Cardiff said: \"When you're that age and everyone around you is doing it, and you're not really seeing any bad, negative impacts from it, you think, 'Oh it's fine, it's something that young people do'.\"\n\nBut she experienced fizzing in her nose, nausea and a tight chest after taking a substance friends bought online.\n\nIt was discovered being sold on eBay and Amazon\n\nThey thought it was nos. It was CO2.\n\nCarbon dioxide is not used recreationally but inhaling it carries similar risks.\n\n\"The next day I felt really, really terrible, and I think it was a lot of anxiety about what I'd done the night before,\" Samantha said.\n\n\"It was something that turned me off doing anything like that because it was so scary.\"\n\nNitrous oxide has been linked to 17 deaths in the last three years, according to official statistics. Among 16 to 24-year-olds about one in 11 used it last year.\n\nLegislation introduced in 2016 made it illegal to sell as a high.\n\nProsecutors say the law is not working because its legal uses make enforcement tricky.\n\nBBC Wales found boxes of nos canisters being sold on Amazon in a special deal including the balloons used to take it.\n\nOn eBay, some \"crackers\" were sold alongside balloons. There were money-saving deals on bulk purchases and nos canisters advertised in the \"similar sponsored items\" section.\n\nWhen BBC Wales searched for nitrous oxide canisters on both sites, crackers and balloons also came up in searches and were suggested by the sites' algorithms as products that could be bought with nos.\n\nThe gas is often inhaled using balloons\n\nAmazon has since removed the product being sold as a package of nos canisters and balloons.\n\nThe company said sellers must follow their guidelines.\n\nA spokesman said: \"Those who do not will be subject to action including potential removal of their account.\"\n\nAn eBay spokesman said: \"Listings encouraging illegal activity are banned from eBay's platform.\n\n\"We have removed the items and are taking enforcement action against the sellers.\"\n\nNitrous oxide is also sold through social media accounts.\n\nMany carry warnings against recreational use, but when a BBC Wales investigator called five sellers in Wales and south-west England, all were happy to deliver nos that night - despite the reporter saying it was for recreational use.\n\nCaerphilly council's Tim Keohane secured one of Wales' first prosecutions of a shop for illegally selling it in August.\n\nCaerphilly and Gwent Police prosecuted Khehra Store Ltd after it was found to have sold nos at the 7-11 shop in Bedwas Road, Caerphilly, in 2018.\n\nThe firm and its boss were hit with fines and charges of about £2,000.\n\nAnyone found guilty of selling or giving away nitrous oxide for illegal purposes can face up to seven years in prison, an unlimited fine, or both.\n\nNitrous oxide has been used recreationally since the early 1800s\n\nMr Keohane said the offence was harder to prove with online vendors. They can flout the law by selling items separately or posting disclaimers against misuse.\n\nHe said the drug's widespread use among the young and online sales were a \"huge concern\".\n\nBut its legitimate uses - such as for producing whipped cream - made legislating against web distribution difficult.\n\nMr Keohane said: \"Companies like Amazon and eBay need to take responsibility because it is so difficult to police the internet and sellers.\"\n\nThe Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has said many are unaware of the risks.\n\nMental health nurse Jeremy Davis, of RCN Wales, said: \"For every young person who has a balloon at a party and has five minutes that are the best of their evening, there is another one who wakes up in A&E.\n\n\"There are four or five more [each year] who don't wake up.\"\n\nIn May, several 4ft cylinders were stolen from Prince Charles Hospital, Merthyr Tydfil.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Footage appears to shows Prince Andrew inside Jeffrey Epstein's New York residence in 2010\n\nPrince Andrew has given an unprecedented interview to the BBC about his relationship with US financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.\n\nThe friendship between the 59-year-old member of the Royal Family and Epstein has come under close scrutiny since the American killed himself in August while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.\n\nPrince Andrew said it was wrong of him to visit and stay at Epstein's house in 2010 after the financier's conviction but that he did not regret their entire friendship.\n\nHe also categorically denied having sex with Virginia Roberts, who alleges she was forced to have sex with the prince when she was 17 years old.\n\nHere's what we know about the links between Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein.\n\nPrince Andrew said he first met Epstein, a wealthy hedge fund manager, in 1999 through Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein's British girlfriend and a woman the prince said he had known since she was at university. That year was the first time the prince and the businessman were linked in press reports in the UK and US.\n\nPrince Andrew reportedly flew with Epstein on his private Gulfstream jet in February 1999, according to a log book seen by the Daily Mirror in 2015.\n\nThe destination was said to have been Epstein's private island, Little St James in the US Virgin Islands.\n\nThe Daily Mail also reported that 10 months earlier Epstein's logbook showed he had flown to the same location to meet the prince's ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson. The couple had divorced in 1996.\n\nEpstein and Ms Maxwell were among a star-studded guest list at a party hosted by the Queen in June 2000.\n\nThe Dance of the Decades event, which saw more than 600 guests descend on Windsor Castle, marked four royal birthdays including Prince Andrew's 40th. Prince Andrew, the Queen's third child, told the BBC that Epstein was there at his invitation, not the Royal Family's, but was to some extent Ms Maxwell's \"plus one\".\n\nThe duke at the time appeared to be part of the social circle of Ms Maxwell, whom Epstein later described as his best friend.\n\nPrince Andrew was pictured accompanying Ms Maxwell - daughter of the late newspaper tycoon Robert Maxwell - at private parties and celebrity functions both in the UK and in the US that year.\n\nThey were photographed together at the wedding of the prince's former girlfriend, Aurelia Cecil, near Salisbury in Wiltshire in September 2000.\n\nThe Duke of York and Ghislaine Maxwell leaving the wedding of his former girlfriend Aurelia Cecil in September 2000\n\nThe Duke of York and Ghislaine Maxwell were pictured at the event in Wiltshire\n\nPrince Andrew and Ms Maxwell were again photographed together at a Halloween party thrown by model Heidi Klum in Manhattan.\n\nMs Maxwell was pictured dressed in gold lame and wearing a blonde wig for the Hookers and Pimps-themed party.\n\nJust over a month later, in December 2000, the then 40-year-old prince threw Ms Maxwell a surprise birthday party at Sandringham, the Queen's estate in Norfolk, with Epstein among the guests.\n\nHe described it in the BBC interview as a \"straightforward shooting weekend\".\n\nJeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell at Sandringham in December 2000\n\nMs Maxwell and Epstein were photographed on a pheasant shoot at the estate around that time.\n\nPrince Andrew and Ms Maxwell went on a number of trips together including to Florida and Thailand, according to an Evening Standard report from January 2001, which claimed Epstein had joined them on five such occasions over the previous 12 months.\n\nPrince Andrew told the BBC that he used to see Epstein a maximum of three times a year but confirmed he had been on his private plane, stayed at his private island, and stayed at his homes in Palm Beach, Florida and New York.\n\nAllegations against Jeffrey Epstein started surfacing in 2005 when the parents of a 14-year-old girl told police in Florida that Epstein had molested their daughter at his Palm Beach home.\n\nThe financier was accused of paying girls under the age of 18 to perform sex acts at his Manhattan and Florida mansions between 2002 and 2005.\n\nHowever, a controversial secret plea deal in 2008 saw him plead guilty to a lesser charge of soliciting a minor for prostitution.\n\nHe received an 18-month prison sentence and was released on probation after 13 months.\n\nIn July 2019 he was charged in New York with further allegations of sex trafficking and conspiracy and was due to face trial next year.\n\nHe pleaded not guilty to all the charges but was facing up to 45 years in prison if convicted.\n\nIn July 2006, Jeffrey Epstein was invited to a masked ball at Windsor Castle to celebrate the 18th birthday of Princess Beatrice, Prince Andrew's elder daughter.\n\nThe theme of the evening was 1888, and the 500 guests donned period costumes.\n\nThe previous month, Epstein was charged with one count of solicitation of prostitution.\n\nPrince Andrew said Epstein had been invited via Ms Maxwell but that he wasn't aware at the time the invitation was sent out \"what was going on in the United States\".\n\nHe said Epstein never mentioned that he was under investigation.\n\nThe duke was photographed with Epstein in New York's Central Park in December 2010 - after the tycoon had served his sentence.\n\nPrince Andrew said he had travelled across the Atlantic to end his friendship with Epstein and was having that conversation with him when they were photographed in the park.\n\nPrince Andrew with Jeffrey Epstein in New York's Central Park in 2010\n\nThe prince told the BBC: \"I said, 'Look, because of what has happened, I don't think it is appropriate that we should remain in contact.'\"\n\nPrince Andrew said he attended a small dinner party while he was there but denied it was to celebrate Epstein's release.\n\nFootage released by the Mail on Sunday in August showed Prince Andrew inside the financier's Manhattan mansion around the same time.\n\nThe prince told the BBC that he regretted staying at Epstein's house during the visit, saying he \"let the side down\" by doing so. Pressed on reports that many young girls were coming and going from the house at the time, he said: \"I never saw them.\"\n\nEpstein's house was like a \"railway station\" with \"people coming in and out of that house all the time\", he added.\n\nPrince Andrew's connection to the convicted sex offender did attract criticism at the time.\n\nAfter several days of newspaper reports on the Epstein connection in spring of 2011, Prince Andrew was hit with a further blow when Sarah Ferguson admitted having accepted £15,000 from Epstein, to help pay off her debts.\n\nPrince Andrew's ex-wife Sarah Ferguson in 2011 - she is said to have accepted £15,000 from Epstein that year\n\nThe fallout saw him quit his role as a UK trade envoy in July 2011. Prince Andrew later acknowledged his friendship with Epstein had been a mistake.\n\nIn 2015 the duke was named in court papers as part of a US civil case against Epstein.\n\nPrince Andrew was not party to the proceedings but was identified when a motion was filed in the court, as part of the evidence.\n\nAccording to the Guardian, one of Epstein's accusers, Virginia Roberts - now Virginia Giuffre - said she was ordered to give the prince \"whatever he required\".\n\nPrince Andrew with Virginia Roberts in early 2001, said to have been taken at the home of Ghislaine Maxwell, who is standing behind the pair\n\nMs Giuffre claimed in court papers in Florida she was forced to have sex with the prince on three occasions - in London, New York and on a private Caribbean island owned by Epstein - between 2001 and 2002, including when she was underage under Florida law.\n\nThe details were later officially struck from the court records when a judge ruled they were unnecessary to the case, saying they were \"immaterial and impertinent\" to the \"central claim\".\n\nSeparately, an allegation by a woman called Johanna Sjoberg that Prince Andrew touched her breast while they sat on a couch in Epstein's Manhattan apartment in 2001 was contained in documents from a defamation case. These documents were made public when they were released by a judge in August 2019.\n\nMs Giuffre had brought the defamation case against Ms Maxwell. She was alleged to have procured underage girls for Epstein and his friends, but she has always denied the allegations.\n\nPrince Andrew said he had \"no recollection\" of ever meeting Ms Giuffre. He said he was looking after his children on the day in March 2001 that she alleges they went to a nightclub in London and later had sex in Ms Maxwell's house in the Belgravia area.\n\nThe prince said he had taken his daughter Beatrice to a Pizza Express restaurant in the town of Woking that afternoon for a party.\n\nHe said he remembered it \"because going to Pizza Express in Woking is an unusual thing for me to do, a very unusual thing for me to do\".\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Prince Andrew: \"I would like to reiterate and reaffirm the statements that have been issued on my behalf by the palace\"\n\nPrince Andrew said he had no recollection of a photo being taken, reportedly by Jeffrey Epstein, of him and Virginia Giuffre together in Ms Maxwell's house where his arm is around her waist.\n\n\"Nobody can prove whether or not that photograph has been doctored but I don't recollect that photograph ever being taken,\" he said, adding that \"hug[s] and public displays of affection are not something that I do\".\n\nAsked whether he had sex with her in a bedroom in that house, he said: \"I can absolutely categorically tell you it never happened.\"\n\nBuckingham Palace has issued outright denials of all allegations against Prince Andrew.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Jeane Freeman has said she did not make details of the child's death public due to patient confidentiality\n\nThe health secretary says she knew in September a child had died after contracting an infection possibly linked to water at Glasgow's largest hospital, but did not make it public.\n\nJeane Freeman learned in September that the patient had died after contracting an infection in a cancer ward in 2017.\n\nShe told BBC Scotland she acted on the information but chose to maintain patient confidentiality.\n\nLabour MSP Anas Sarwar has described the situation as a \"cover-up\".\n\nMs Freeman said she felt for the child's parents.\n\nShe said: \"I deeply regret not only the death of their child. In any circumstance that has to cause a pain that I can't possibly imagine, but I also deeply regret that they feel they haven't been given the information that they have a perfect right to receive and are entitled to.\n\n\"They have my commitment to act to ensure that situation does not happen to parents in the future.\n\n\"I don't regret honouring patient confidentiality. But upholding patient confidentiality does not mean I don't act on the information I am given.\"\n\nMr Sarwar had raised the issue - which was brought to light by an NHS whistleblower - during First Minister's Questions on Thursday.\n\nThe whistleblower raised concerns about the findings of a review into infections in child cancer patients.\n\nThe MSP said he had seen information which showed that senior managers were repeatedly alerted to the fact a previous review failed to include cases of infection related to the water supply in 2017. He said the parents of the child had never been told the true cause of their child's death.\n\nGreater Glasgow Health Board say a link between the infection and the hospital cannot be proven because regulations at the time did not require water testing.\n\nMr Sarwar said: \"This is a remarkable confession from the health secretary.\n\n\"There are now incredibly serious questions for the government and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde to answer, and a huge challenge to rebuild trust.\"\n\nLabour MSP Anas Sarwar described the allegations as a 'scandal'\n\nHe added: \"This devastating death has been covered up since September. Jeane Freeman says she acted, but the most important act would be to inform the parents.\n\n\"At the centre of this scandal is a tragic loss of life, and the priority must be seeking answers for the parents who lost a child.\"\n\nLast September, two wards at the Royal Hospital for Children were closed and patients moved to the adjoining Queen Elizabeth University Hospital as Health Protection Scotland (HPS) investigated water contamination incidents.\n\nAn HPS investigation found 23 cases of blood stream infections with organisms potentially linked to water contamination were identified between 29 January and 26 September, 2018.\n\nThe Daily Record reported a clinician-led team at NHSGGC investigated further back than 2018.\n\nThe whistleblower who contacted Mr Sarwar claimed this investigation found up to 26 cases of water supply infections in children in the cancer wards in 2017, and that one child with cancer died after contracting an infection.\n\nIn March a report found some areas of the hospital could not be cleaned properly because they were awaiting repair work.\n\nThe inspection was ordered by Ms Freeman after patients became infected with a fungus linked to pigeon faeces.\n\nMr Sarwar said he has had difficult information shared with him before but this case \"felt different\".\n\nHe added: \"I immediately imagined how I would feel if that was my child, if I was that parent. I would want to know - I would expect answers.\"\n\nAn NHSGGC spokesman said: \"When a patient dies in our care, our clinical teams discuss with family members the cause of death and the factors that have contributed to this, where they are known.\n\n\"Patients who are very sick are prone to infections and we closely monitor all infections to ensure patients are appropriately cared for. \"\n\nHe said that two individual cases of Stenotrophomonas were investigated in 2017 which were not linked and those were reported to Health Protection Scotland and the NHSGGC Board.\n\nThe cases were reviewed again in July 2019 when the clinical view was taken that no further action was required.\n\nHe added: \"At the time of the initial investigation into these cases, national guidance did not include a requirement for health boards to test for Stenotrophomonas in the water supply.\n\n\"As no tests were carried out at the time, it is not possible to conclude that these infections were connected to the water supply. It is extremely disappointing therefore that a whistleblower has made this claim causing additional distress to families and to other families of cancer patients.\"", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nBoris Johnson has said claims that Brexit Party election candidates have been offered peerages to encourage them to stand down are \"nonsense\".\n\nLeader Nigel Farage has said senior figures have been offered inducements, such as government jobs, in return for not running against Conservatives.\n\nAnn Widdecombe, a Brexit Party candidate, said she would swear on the Bible she had been approached.\n\nThe PM told the BBC that \"certainly no-one's been offered a peerage\".\n\nTaking part in a question-and-answer session on Radio 5 Live, he responded to Mr Farage's comments, telling host Rachel Burden: \"What is this nonsense? I am sure there are conversations that take place between politicians of all parties but certainly nobody's been offered a peerage.\"\n\nConservative Party chairman James Cleverly said claims that places in the House of Lords had been dangled in front of their political opponents were \"completely unfounded\".\n\nMeanwhile, former lord chancellor and Labour peer Lord Falconer has written to the Metropolitan Police and the Director of Public Prosecutions asking them to investigate Mr Farage's claims.\n\nLord Falconer said he believed that the alleged offers could, if proven, amount to a \"significant\" attempt to influence the election and that authorities should \"investigate now\".\n\nThe Met Police said it had received two allegations of electoral fraud and malpractice, which are both currently being assessed. It added it would not comment about individual cases.\n\nThe Brexit Party is not contesting seats won by the Conservatives at the 2017 general election, but will put up candidates against the party elsewhere, including in many Labour-held marginal constituencies that Mr Johnson hopes to win to secure a parliamentary majority.\n\nConservatives have urged Mr Farage to reconsider, saying he risks splitting the pro-Brexit vote and allowing Labour - which wants another Brexit referendum - to retain dozens of seats.\n\nSome Brexit Party candidates in marginal Labour seats, such as Rupert Lowe in Dudley North, have decided to withdraw of their own accord.\n\nIn a video posted on Twitter on Thursday, Mr Farage said that he, along with eight \"senior figures\" in his party, had been offered jobs \"in the (Brexit) negotiating team and in government departments\" while there had been \"hints at peerages too\".\n\nAnn Widdecombe said she had had two conversations with \"someone\" in Downing Street\n\nHe said the offer had been made by people \"deep inside Number 10 Downing Street\" - although he did not think Mr Johnson was involved.\n\nMs Widdecombe, a former Tory minister who is standing for the Brexit Party in Plymouth Sutton and Devonport, said she had initially been approached by \"someone at Downing Street\" who told her she had a \"moral obligation\" to stand down.\n\nIn a subsequent conversation, the MEP said, she had been offered \"a role\" in the next phase of Brexit negotiations over the UK's future relationship with the EU.\n\n\"I have no idea what that means,\" she told the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire show. \"I immediately said that I had played no role in the Tory party for a large number of years and that I couldn't now be flattered, buttered up or promised things.\"\n\nAs a practising Catholic, she said was \"prepared to put her hand on the book (Bible) over this\".\n\nA Conservative source has told the BBC the Brexit Party candidate in Peterborough was offered an unpaid role in education in the hope it would convince him to stand aside.\n\nMike Greene is standing for the party in the Cambridgeshire constituency, which Labour held narrowly at a by-election in June.\n\nMr Greene's team said the offer of a role had been made to him, but added that their candidate would definitely be running.\n\nThe Brexit Party, founded earlier this year, won 29 seats in May's European elections, the most of any UK party.", "The Lib Dems are set to field 188 female candidates\n\nRecord numbers of women look set to stand for Parliament next month, making up about a third of the candidates.\n\nBBC analysis of Press Association figures found 1,124 of 3,322 registered candidates were women.\n\nThis figure is slightly higher than the 1,120 reported based on PA figures on Friday.\n\nThe Conservatives and Labour are set to field candidates in every constituency in Britain, except Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle's seat in Chorley in Lancashire.\n\nSee who is standing in your constituency with our look-up.\n\nThe Brexit Party has put forward 275 candidates, having stood aside in the 317 seats won by the Tories in 2017 in an effort to avoid splitting the pro-Brexit vote.\n\nThe party has also opted not to contest handfuls of other seats being defended by other parties, particularly in Scotland.\n\nThe party, which topped the polls in May's European elections, is only standing in 15 of the 46 non-Tory constituencies in Scotland.\n\nThey are not contesting Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson's East Dunbartonshire seat.\n\nThe BBC's analysis of candidate lists in each of the UK's 650 constituencies shows that there will be a healthy increase in the number of women standing.\n\nThis year there are 1,124 female candidates, up from 2015's record of 1,033. In 2017, just 973 female candidates took part in that year's snap election, according to research by the House of Commons library.\n\nMore than half of Labour's candidates are women - 335 of 631, while 192 - or 30% - of the Conservatives' 635 candidates are female.\n\nThe Greens and Lib Dems are fielding 205 and 188 female candidates respectively.\n\nThere have been concerns that levels of abuse on social media might deter women from standing, with a number of high-profile former female ministers citing this as their main reason for quitting frontline politics.\n\nThe Lib Dems and Plaid Cymru are fielding fewer candidates than in 2017, the parties having agreed to stand down in some seats in order to maximise the pro-Remain vote,\n\nHowever, UKIP is set to see the biggest drop in representation. It is standing 44 candidates, down from 467 two years ago.\n\nNote: This page was updated on Sunday 17 November after some provisional PA figures were updated following BBC research. The parties in the graphics are selected because they either had representation in the last two Westminster Parliaments, are standing in most seats in one of the four nations of the UK, or are standing more than 25 candidates overall. An earlier version of the graphic had this limit set at 30.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Prince Andrew: \"I let the side down, simple as that\"\n\nThe Duke of York has said he \"let the side down\" by staying at the home of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, adding it was the \"wrong thing to do\".\n\nAnswering questions about his links to Epstein for the first time, Prince Andrew said his stay was not \"becoming of a member of the Royal Family\".\n\nThe prince spoke to BBC Newsnight's Emily Maitlis in an interview recorded at Buckingham Palace on Thursday.\n\nIt will be broadcast on BBC Two at 21:00 GMT on Saturday.\n\nPrince Andrew, who is the Queen's third child, has been facing questions for several months over his ties to Epstein, a 66-year-old American financier who took his own life while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges.\n\nIn 2010, the prince was photographed walking with Epstein in New York's Central Park - two years after Epstein's conviction for soliciting a minor for prostitution.\n\nFootage published by the Mail on Sunday showed the prince in Epstein's Manhattan mansion at about the same time.\n\nAddressing his decision to stay with Epstein following the American's first conviction, Prince Andrew said: \"That's the bit that… as it were, I kick myself for on a daily basis because it was not something that was becoming of a member of the Royal Family and we try and uphold the highest standards and practices and I let the side down, simple as that.\"\n\nChallenged on his decision to stay at the home of a convicted sex offender, the prince said: \"It was a convenient place to stay.\n\n\"I mean I've gone through this in my mind so many times. At the end of the day, with a benefit of all the hindsight that one can have, it was definitely the wrong thing to do.\n\n\"But at the time I felt it was the honourable and right thing to do and I admit fully that my judgement was probably coloured by my tendency to be too honourable but that's just the way it is.\"\n\nPrince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein go for a stroll together through New York's Central Park\n\nIn 2015, Prince Andrew was named in court papers as part of a US civil case against Epstein.\n\nOne of Epstein's accusers, Virginia Roberts - now Virginia Giuffre - said she was forced to have sex with the prince three times between 2001 - when she was 17 - and 2002, in London, New York and on a private Caribbean island owned by Epstein.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Virginia Giuffre: Prince Andrew \"knows exactly what he's done\"\n\nIn the BBC interview, Emily Maitlis asks the prince about Ms Giuffre's claims that in 2001, she had dined with him, danced with him at a nightclub, and went on to have sex with him at the house of a friend of the prince in Belgravia, central London.\n\nThe prince replied: \"It didn't happen. I have no recollection of ever meeting this lady, none whatsoever.\"\n\nWhen asked once more whether he remembered meeting Ms Giuffre, the prince said: \"No.\"\n\nMs Giuffre says she was abused by the prince in Ghislaine Maxwell's London home, where she was pictured in 2001\n\nDetails of Ms Giuffre's claims against the prince were later officially struck from court records when a judge ruled they were unnecessary to the case, saying they were \"immaterial and impertinent\" to the \"central claim\".\n\nSeparately, a woman called Johanna Sjoberg alleged that the prince touched her breast while they sat on a couch in Epstein's Manhattan apartment in 2001 in documents from a defamation case.\n\nBuckingham Palace has issued strong denials of all allegations against the prince.\n\nAnd Prince Andrew's ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, wrote on Friday that the prince was a \"true [and] real gentleman and is stoically steadfast not only [in] his duty but also his kindness\".\n\nIn 2015, a statement from the palace said that \"any suggestion of impropriety with underage minors\" by the prince was \"categorically untrue\".\n\nThe prince first met Epstein in 1999 and they saw each other on several occasions after that.\n\nIn 2005, the parents of a 14-year-old girl told police in Florida that Epstein had molested their daughter at his Palm Beach home.\n\nProsecutors forged a deal with Epstein in 2008, which saw him avoid federal charges.\n\nHe instead received an 18-month prison sentence, during which he was able to go on \"work release\" to his office for 12 hours a day, six days a week. He was released on probation after 13 months.\n\nIn a statement released by Buckingham Palace in August, the prince said he was \"appalled\" by the sex abuse claims surrounding his former friend.\n\nThe statement added: \"His royal highness deplores the exploitation of any human being and the suggestion he would condone, participate in or encourage any such behaviour is abhorrent.\"\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein: What we know and what we don't\n\nDiscussing how the BBC's interview was secured, Emily Maitlis told Newsnight on Friday that talks with the palace had been ongoing for \"many months\" and had intensified following Epstein's death.\n\nShe said the prince had to seek the approval of the Queen and that \"she gave sign off either late on Monday or very early on Tuesday\".", "The letter was sent to Anna Soubry at her constituency office in Nottingham\n\nA man who threatened Change UK leader Anna Soubry, referencing the murdered MP Jo Cox, has been jailed for a year.\n\nAlden Bryce Barlow, 55, of Milton Walk, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, sent a letter to Ms Soubry in her constituency in Nottingham.\n\nThe message read: \"Cox was first, you are next\" and referred to Ms Soubry as \"treacherous\" and \"worthless\".\n\nHe was jailed at Sheffield Crown Court and given a 10-year order preventing him from contacting Ms Soubry.\n\nHe was also ordered not to go near Ms Soubry's constituency address in Nottingham.\n\nThe Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said the letter was addressed to her constituency office, and was opened by her constituency manager who called police.\n\nJo Cox was murdered in 2016 in Birstall, West Yorkshire\n\nBarlow was traced by his fingerprints on the letter and from CCTV at the post office counter in the Doncaster branch of WH Smith, where he posted it.\n\nHe was then charged with sending a letter conveying a threatening message, which he admitted.\n\nChief Crown Prosecutor Gerry Wareham said: \"This letter contained a sickening and ominous threat to Ms Soubry, with an explicit reference to the murder of Jo Cox MP in 2016.\n\n\"Ms Soubry and her staff in the constituency office understandably found the message deeply disturbing and highly offensive.\n\n\"What is more, attacks such as this on our elected representatives are attacks on democracy and perpetrators will be prosecuted.\"\n\nJo Cox died in 2016 after she was shot and stabbed while on her way to meet constituents in Birstall, West Yorkshire.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Curiosity has been exploring Gale Crater, which once hosted a body of liquid water\n\nThe oxygen in Martian air is changing in a way that can't currently be explained by known chemical processes.\n\nThat's the claim of scientists working on the Curiosity rover mission, who have been taking measurements of the gas.\n\nThey discovered that the amount of oxygen in Martian \"air\" rose by 30% in spring and summer.\n\nThe pattern remains a mystery, but researchers are beginning to narrow the possibilities.\n\nWhile the changes are most likely to be geological in nature, planetary scientists can't completely rule out an explanation involving microbial life.\n\nThe results come from nearly six Earth years' (three Martian years') worth of data from the Sample Analysis at Mars (Sam) instrument, a portable chemistry lab in the belly of the Curiosity rover.\n\nThe scientists measured seasonal changes in gases that fill the air directly above the surface of Gale Crater on Mars, where Curiosity landed. They have published their findings in the journal JGR-Planets.\n\nThe Martian atmosphere is overwhelmingly composed of carbon dioxide (CO2), with smaller amounts of other gases such as molecular nitrogen (N2), argon (Ar), molecular oxygen (O2) and methane (CH4).\n\nNitrogen and argon followed a predictable seasonal pattern, changing according to how much CO2 was in the air (which is in turn linked to changes in air pressure). They expected oxygen to follow this pattern too, but it didn't.\n\nOxygen rose during each northern hemisphere spring and then fell in the autumn.\n\nThey considered the possibility that CO2 or water (H2O) molecules released oxygen when they broke apart in the atmosphere, leading to a short-lived rise. But it would take five times more water than there actually is to produce the additional oxygen, and CO2 breaks up too slowly to generate it over such a short time.\n\n\"We know oxygen is created and destroyed on Mars through the energy provided by sunlight breaking down CO2 and H2O, both of which are observed in the atmosphere of Mars. The thing that doesn't make sense is the size of the variation - it doesn't match what we expect to see,\" Dr Manish Patel, from the Open University - who was not involved with the study, told BBC News.\n\n\"Given that Curiosity makes measurements at the surface of Mars, it is tempting to think that this is coming from the surface - but we have no evidence for that. Geologically-speaking, it seems unlikely - I can't think of a process that would fit.\"\n\nThe results may point to a reservoir of oxygen close to the Martian surface\n\nDr Timothy McConnochie, from the University of Maryland in College Park, who is one of the authors on the JGR-Planets paper, told the BBC: \"You can measure the water vapour molecules in the Martian atmosphere and you can measure the change in oxygen... There just aren't enough water molecules.\n\n\"Mars in general has a pretty small amount of water vapour, and there's several times more oxygen atoms that mysteriously appear than there is in the water vapour on the entire planet.\"\n\nThey also considered why the oxygen dropped back to levels predicted by known chemistry in the autumn. One idea was that solar radiation could break up oxygen molecules into two atoms, which then escaped into space. But after running the numbers, scientists concluded it would take at least 10 years for the oxygen to disappear in this way.\n\nIn addition, the seasonal rises aren't perfectly repeatable; the amount of oxygen varies between years. The results imply that something is producing the gas and then taking it away.\n\nDr McConnochie thinks the evidence suggests a source of oxygen in the near-surface. \"I think it points to a reservoir (of oxygen) in the soil that interchanges with the atmosphere,\" he said.\n\n\"To exchange (with the atmosphere) fairly rapidly on a seasonal timescale it has to be close to the surface. If it's deeper, any process is going to be slower,\" he told BBC News.\n\nAn experiment carried out by the Viking landers in the 1970s provides tantalising clues in the oxygen mystery\n\nSome supporting evidence for this comes from Nasa's Viking landers, which touched down on the Red Planet in the 1970s. Results from the Viking Gas Exchange Experiment (GEX) showed that when the humidity was increased in a chamber containing a sample of Martian soil, it led to a release of oxygen.\n\nHowever, says Dr McConnochie, the temperature in the Viking spacecraft chamber was much warmer than it would be outside, even during spring and summer. This complicates any attempt to apply the results to the Martian environment: \"It's a tantalising clue, but it's not helping us solve the problem directly,\" he explained.\n\nMars does become more humid during spring and summer. Water-ice gets deposited on the poles during the winter. Then, throughout the summer, there is a release of water vapour in the polar regions.\n\nThere could be a link between the humidification of the entire planet at this time and the release of oxygen.\n\nIntriguingly, the changes in oxygen are similar to those seen for methane, which increases in abundance by about 60% in summer for inexplicable reasons. It's unclear whether there's any connection though.\n\nThe methane mystery has attracted much attention over the years because most of Earth's methane is produced by living organisms. Though there are several ways that methane could be released by geological processes on Mars, the production of this gas by microbes living deep beneath the surface remains a tantalising possibility.\n\nOxygen, too, can be produced by microorganisms. The possibility that biology is behind the changing levels of the gas in the Martian atmosphere can't be ruled out. But the scientific bar on such claims is set very high indeed.\n\nIt's a very remote possibility, but we still don't understand enough about the behaviour of oxygen to use it as an indicator for life.\n\nIn addition, the near sub-surface of Mars is a very difficult place to live because of the high levels of radiation that leak through the Martian atmosphere, large variations in temperature and limited availability of water.\n\n\"With current instruments on Mars spacecraft, we have no way of knowing whether biology is producing the springtime rise in oxygen. Abiotic processes look very promising, so we'll need to firmly rule them out first before pursuing microbial contribution,\" Prof Sushil Atreya, from the University of Michigan, who is a co-author on the study, told BBC News.\n\nBut he added that future missions would make interrelated measurements that could shed light on Martian habitability.\n\nDr Manish Patel says that oxygen can last for years in the Martian atmosphere\n\nDr Patel said: \"Whilst I believe biological activity in the Martian sub-surface at some point in Mars' history is a real possibility, there is no way to explain this through oxygen-producing microbes - we are missing the copious other indicators that would come along with that.\n\n\"Maybe it's all hidden, but as a scientist, I can only comment on what we observe - and an extraordinary claim requires an extraordinary observation.\"\n\nThe notion of oxygen being locked up in some chemical form in the Martian soil remains much more likely.\n\n\"One phenomenon that applies to most gas molecules is they stick to surfaces... especially anything with a lot of surface area. That sticking, that adsorption, changes on the basis of temperature,\" Tim McConnochie explained.\n\n\"Oxygen is a very active molecule, so it changes to some other form and then sticks and then changes back. The tricky thing is the forms of oxygen we know about in the Martian soil are the ones that are pretty stable.\"\n\nOne of these stable molecules is a compound called perchlorate, which is widespread in Martian soil. It doesn't give up its oxygen easily, but it's possible that exposure to high energy radiation - cosmic rays, for example - could make some of it break down, leaving by-products.\n\nOne potential by-product is hypochlorite - found in bleach - which is less stable and thus more prone to releasing its oxygen.\n\n\"I feel we're closer to an idea of how to release it from the soil than we are to an idea of how to sequester it back into the soil,\" said Tim McConnochie. But he explained: \"Presumably there is some cycle that sequesters it.\"\n\nProf Atreya explained: \"There are at least three potential abiotic reservoirs of oxygen in the surface/subsurface of Mars - oxidant, in the form of perchlorates; oxidant in the form of hydrogen peroxide; and oxidised rocks or hydrated minerals.\n\n\"Water-rock reactions in the past, or even today if liquid water exists beneath the surface or as brines, were most likely responsible for the third reservoir.\"\n\nDr Patel believes it may not be possible to apply the result from Gale Crater to the whole of Mars. \"This has been highlighted by the recent methane measurement, where Curiosity measured a huge amount of methane, but it wasn't detectable by the NOMAD and ACS instruments on the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter, which makes measurements of these things at a global-scale and at higher sensitivity.\"\n\nThe authors of the study in JGR-Planets say they are throwing out the problem to scientists in the field, in a bid to harness expertise from across the community.\n\nWe've learned huge amounts about the Red Planet over the last few decades, but it's clear from this there are still lots of puzzles to crack.", "Adam Price: \"We had an extractive economy with a political power centre outside of our nation\"\n\nA Welsh Labour minister has accused Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price of using \"deliberately offensive terminology\" comparing the experience of Wales with colonialism.\n\nVaughan Gething's comments follow an interview in which Mr Price said Wales had suffered a \"century of neglect\".\n\nMr Price had argued that Wales had an \"extractive economy\" and \"political power centre outside of our nation\".\n\nThis was \"analogous if not identical\" to the colonial experience, he said.\n\nMr Price said it was a \"deliberate attempt to distract from the real issues\" by \"smearing\" him, and described it as \"ugly politics\".\n\nHe said: \"We're suggesting some solutions to Wales' problems, what the Labour Party is trying to do is distract away from its responsibility as the party that's been in government in Wales for 20 years.\"\n\nIn the interview, with the think tank the Institute of Welsh Affairs, Mr Price said Plaid Cymru wanted \"reparation for a century of neglect that has left a country, rich in its resources, a bitter legacy of poverty, sickness, blighted lives and broken dreams\".\n\nHe said: \"I feel very strongly that it's not possible to understand the predicament we're in without acknowledging the centrality of the fact that we had an extractive economy with a political power centre outside of our nation.\n\n\"For most people that is analogous if not identical to the experience of colonialism.\"\n\nMr Price continued: \"The term internal colonialism was invented to describe the experience of African Americans in the United States.\n\n\"In fact, there is a quote from the 19th Century where they were referencing our experience - the Welsh inside the British Isles - in order to explain their own experience of internal colonialism.\n\n\"I don't think you can understand the predicament we've been left in without those two salient facts and the inter-relationship between the two.\"\n\nVaughan Gething said Mr Price should apologise for \"outrageous\" comments\n\nThe minister told BBC Radio Wales Breakfast he was \"pretty staggered that he's chosen to use such deliberately offensive terminology that directly references the experience of Wales and colonialism, and further back slavery\".\n\n\"You just cannot compare the experience of Wales in the 19th and 20th Centuries with the experience of the emancipation campaign from slavery or indeed the state-backed racism that was visited upon African Americans in America,\" he said.\n\nMr Gething said Wales itself had a direct role in the history of slavery.\n\n\"There's no surprise that some of the most popular African American surnames are Welsh ones,\" he said.\n\n\"And that's because, when they were finally given their freedom, they were given the names of their slave owners.\"\n\n\"To try to say that the experience of Wales as a country and as a people is analogous to colonialism, is analogous to slavery, that is just outrageous,\" he said.\n\nMr Gething also referred to his mother, who was born in the British colony of Northern Rhodesia, that became Zambia.\n\n\"Her experience growing up, and her family's experience growing up, was not like the experience of Wales in the 19th and 20th Century,\" he said.\n\nMr Price said he found it insensitive to suggest or create the impression that he was a racist, and \"we need to park these personal insults and let's talk about the issues\".\n\nA Plaid spokesperson added that the Labour Party in Wales had been \"failing to deliver on the economy, healthcare and education - all things under their control\" .\n\n\"Labour should really be spending more time trying to fix the position Wales finds itself in,\" the spokesperson said.\n\n\"The fact that a third of our children living in poverty is a direct result of the kind of economy we have which has extracted from Wales without allowing our nation to benefit, with power centralised outside our own country.\"", "Terri Sewell, an Alabama Democrat, wants to get personal. How is Yovanovitch feeling?\n\n\"It's been a difficult time. I mean I'm a private person, I don't want to put all that out there, but it's been a very, very difficult time. Because the president does have the right to have his own or her own ambassador in every country,\" Yovanovitch says.\n\nSewell asks whether the president has the right to malign someone's character.\n\n\"There's a question as to why the kind of campaign to get me out of Ukraine happened. Because all the president has to do is say he wants a different ambassador. And in my line of work - perhaps in yours as well - all we have is our reputation, so this has been a very painful period,\" the ex-ambassador responds.\n\nBut Yovanovitch declines a question about how this has all affected her family.\n\nAs for her fellow colleagues at the state department? It's had a \"chilling effect\", Yovanovitch says.", "A family saved an angler who had fallen into the sea, by throwing him a lifebelt.\n\nSam Luntley fell into the waves at Porthcothan, Cornwall.\n\nThe lifebelt was thrown by a Woking couple so accurately it landed within his grasp.\n\nThe lifebelt enabled Mr Luntley to stay afloat, despite the rough conditions, until a rescue helicopter arrived.", "Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage has claimed the Conservatives offered his candidates jobs and peerages to try to get them to stand down.\n\nMr Farage also said his candidates received \"thousands of phone calls and emails\" trying to get them to withdraw ahead of next month's election.\n\nHe made the claims shortly after candidate nominations closed before the 12 December poll.\n\nMr Farage has confirmed his candidates will not contest seats won by the Tories at the 2017 general election, but will stand candidates against the party elsewhere.\n\nConservative figures have urged his party not to run in Labour-held marginal constituencies, fearing his candidates could divide the Brexit-backing vote.\n\nIn a video posted on Twitter, Mr Farage said that he, along with eight \"senior figures\" in his party, had been offered peerages to stand down.\n\nHe said the offer had been made by people \"deep inside Number 10 Downing Street\" - although he did not think Prime Minister Boris Johnson was involved.\n\n\"As you can imagine, I said I do not want, and I will never have, anything to do with this kind of behaviour,\" he said.\n\nA Tory source has told the BBC the Brexit Party candidate in Peterborough was offered an unpaid role in education in the hope it would convince him to stand aside.\n\nMike Greene is standing for the party in the Cambridgeshire constituency, which Labour held narrowly at a by-election in June.\n\nIt is understood friends of Mr Greene had indicated that the role could be enough of an inducement.\n\nMr Greene's team confirmed the offer of a role had been made to him, but said their candidate would definitely be running.\n\nMr Farage also later said his candidates had been \"subjected to thousands of phone calls, and emails and threats all over the country\" to get them to stand aside.\n\nHe said candidates had been offered jobs \"in the negotiating team, jobs in government departments and hints at peerages too\".\n\nA spokesperson for the Conservative Party said: \"We don't do electoral pacts - our pact is with the British people.\"\n\n\"The only way to get Brexit done and unleash Britain's potential is to vote for your local Conservative candidate\".\n\nSpeaking on BBC Question Time, Conservative party chairman James Cleverly said allegations that his party has offered peerages were \"completely unfounded\".\n\n\"There are a number of people who went to the Brexit Party, who had been up until very, very recently Conservatives,\" he said.\n\n\"I have no doubt that Conservatives will have spoken to people they know locally and said 'if you genuinely want to deliver Brexit, the only way of doing that is with a Conservative majority government'.\n\n\"I have no doubt conversations like that have been happening up and down the country.\"\n\nBut he added: \"I'm telling you that I have no truck with a pact or agreements. Nigel Farage has asked for one for months. We said no.\"\n\nLabour party chairman Ian Lavery said: \"It looks like Boris Johnson is trying to stitch-up this election by offering jobs to Brexit party candidates to get them to stand down.\n\n\"This gives a whiff of the corrupt way the establishment works. We can't allow the Tories to run the country a minute longer. It's time for real change.\"\n\nLiberal Democrat deputy leader Ed Davey said the Conservative Party had seen a \"hard-right takeover\" that \"has now been endorsed by both Trump and Farage\".\n\n\"As Nigel Farage has admitted, the Liberal Democrats are the only party at this election that can take seats from the Conservatives, stop Brexit and build a brighter future,\" he added.", "The Green Party has pledged to introduce a universal basic income by 2025, which would see every adult receiving a minimum of £89 per week.\n\nAdditional payments would go to those facing barriers to work, including disabled people and single parents.\n\nSpeaking to the BBC, the party's co-leader Sian Berry said the proposal would cost an additional £76bn which would be funded through taxation.\n\nShe said the policy would create \"more jobs than ever before\".\n\nUnder the Green Party's plans, the income would replace universal credit - the benefit for working-age people which covers six benefits including housing benefit and child tax credits.\n\nAll benefits except housing benefit and carer's allowance would be incorporated into the new payments, which would be phased in over five years.\n\nThe party argues that under its plan someone working full time on the the minimum wage would see their income rise by 32%.\n\nMs Berry said: \"Only the Green Party has the policies and ambition to eliminate the cruelty of the benefits system and tackle poverty head-on.\n\n\"Financial security is the key to a good society... people receiving a universal income will have more choices, and more people will be able to cut working hours to retrain, start new green businesses, take part in community action or simply improve their wellbeing.\"\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. A pilot scheme in Finland is giving 2,000 unemployed people an income, instead of benefits\n\nThe idea of a universal basic income has already been trialled in other countries, including western Kenya, the Netherlands and Italy.\n\nResearchers looking at a pilot scheme in Finland said that while employment levels did not improve, participants said they felt happier and less stressed.\n\nAnd Labour's John McDonnell has previously said Labour could include a plan for a universal basic income in its manifesto.\n\nIn May, the shadow chancellor welcomed a report into universal basic incomes as \"an important contribution to the debate around inequality, austerity, poverty and how we establish a fair and just economic system\".\n\n\"Whatever mechanism we use, whether 'basic income' or another, we have to lead in developing a radical mechanism aimed at eradicating poverty, but also means testing.\"\n\nOpponents of a basic income say cuts would have to be made elsewhere. The Department for Work and Pensions has previously said the scheme would \"not work for those who need more support\".", "The minister who heckled Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn in Glasgow has been suspended while an investigation into controversial tweets is carried out.\n\nRev Richard Cameron shouted at Mr Corbyn as he entered a community centre on Wednesday.\n\nIt later emerged that he had made Islamophobic and homophobic comments on social media.\n\nThe Church of Scotland has confirmed he will not be allowed to work as a minister while inquiries continue.\n\nA spokeswoman for the church said: \"In accordance with our procedures Rev Richard Cameron has been administratively suspended.\n\n\"This is to allow us to carry out an inquiry in relation to the incident which took place earlier this week and the subsequent complaints about his social media use.\"\n\nIn one tweet Rev Cameron, the minister at Scotstoun Parish Church in Glasgow, compared homosexuality to incest, describing them as \"unnatural\".\n\n\"Both cause harm by breaking sensibly held taboos,\" he added.\n\nIn September, he tweeted: \"Christ has the power to help and change anyone. Obviously many gays hate this because want to carry on their perversion.\"\n\nHe also shared a series of controversial views on Islam, describing terrorism as \"a problem Islam needs to deal with\", a full face veil as \"oppressive and unBritish\" and the Prophet Muhammad as \"a violent man\".\n\nIn another post, he said: \"The best way to defeat Islam is to preach Christ\".\n\nWhen initially alerted to the tweets, the church said it \"deplored comments which were Islamophobic or homophobic\".\n\nRev Cameron, who worked in pharmaceutical sales before joining the church, has been minister at Scotstoun since 2000.\n\nThe 60-year-old heckled Mr Corbyn during a two-day trip to Scotland, branding him a \"terrorist sympathiser\".\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by BBC Politics This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nAs Mr Corbyn was telling reporters about a scarf given to him by the Who Cares? Scotland charity, Rev Cameron shouted that he thought the Labour leader would be wearing an \"Islamic jihad scarf\".\n\n\"Do you think the man that's going to be prime minister of this country should be a terrorist sympathiser, Mr Corbyn?\" he added.\n\n\"Who's going to be the first terrorist invited to the House of Commons when you're prime minister?\"\n\nThe Labour leader did not react and he was ushered into the community centre by Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard.", "Alibaba chief executive Daniel Zhang has praised Hong Kong's \"bright\" future as the Chinese e-commerce giant prepares to list in the embattled financial hub.\n\nThe firm, which is already traded in the US, hopes to raise up to $13.4bn (£10.4bn) in its secondary listing.\n\nThat would make it the biggest share sale this year, according to Dealogic.\n\nThe move is seen as a boost for Hong Kong, diluting fears that protests have tarnished its financial reputation.\n\nThe city has grappled with anti-government protests for nearly five months and violent clashes escalated this week .\n\n\"During this time of ongoing change, we continue to believe that the future of Hong Kong remains bright,\" Alibaba Chairman Daniel Zhang said.\n\nHe described the city as \"one of the world's most important financial centres\".\n\nMr Zhang - who succeeded Jack Ma to take Alibaba's top job earlier this year - said the company hoped to \"contribute\" to the future of Hong Kong.\n\nThe company will offer 500 million shares, priced at up to HK$188 ($24) each for retail investors. Shares are due to start trading on 26 November.\n\nThe sale could knock Uber off the top spot as this year's biggest IPO, according to Dealogic data. The ride-sharing firm raised $8.1bn in its New York float in May.\n\nOver the years, Alibaba has grown from an online marketplace into an e-commerce giant with interests ranging from financial services to artificial intelligence.\n\nThe company said the new listing will allow investors across Asia to \"participate in Alibaba's growth,\" as it seeks to tap \"substantial new capital pools\" in the region.\n\nThe Hangzhou-based firm had originally considered a Hong Kong IPO in 2013, but opted for New York after failing to secure regulatory approval in the Asian territory.\n\nThe move to go ahead with the share sale in Hong Kong comes after Alibaba reportedly delayed plans to list there earlier this year, amid ongoing unrest and the US-China trade war.\n\nThe protests started in June against plans to allow extradition to the mainland - which many feared would erode the city's freedoms.\n\nHong Kong is part of China, but as a former British colony it has some autonomy and people have more rights.\n\nWhile the extradition plans were withdrawn in September, the demonstrations have continued, with protesters calling for an independent inquiry into alleged police brutality, and democratic reform.", "Hospital performance in England is at its worst level on record, data shows.\n\nKey targets for cancer, hospital care and A&E have been missed for over three years - with delays for hospital care and in A&E hitting their highest levels since both targets were introduced.\n\nThe monthly figures - the last before the election - prompted Labour and the Liberal Democrats to attack the Tories' record on the NHS.\n\nBut Prime Minister Boris Johnson said \"huge demand\" was to blame.\n\nHe said only the Tories could be trusted to have a \"strong, dynamic economy\" to ensure the rises in the NHS budget being planned could be made.\n\n\"I'm afraid when I look at the rival proposals and the economic disaster that Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour Party would cause, that will make it impossible for us in the long term to fund the NHS.\"\n\nBut Labour leader Mr Corbyn said the performance figures were \"disgusting\" and a lack of staff and funding was to blame.\n\nAnd Liberal Democrat health spokeswoman Luciana Berger said the Tories had a \"shameful\" record.\n\nAll the parties are proposing to increase the NHS budget. The government announced a five-year funding plan last year, which would see the front-line budget rise by 3.4% a year up to 2023.\n\nOn Wednesday, Labour said it would spend more - 3.9% extra a year.\n\nThe Lib Dems are proposing to use a penny rise in income tax to invest extra in social care, mental health and public health.\n\nDemand for all services is rising and the NHS is still managing to see the over-whelming majority in time.\n\nBut performance has been deteriorating for a number of years - and is now well below what it should be.\n\nScotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are also missing their targets, although health is devolved so NHS decisions are taken by the administrations in those parts of the UK.\n\nFrances Reid, 55, is one of many patients to have faced a long wait.\n\nShe said she was left in \"excruciating\" pain waiting for a hip replacement.\n\nMs Reid, from South Cambridgeshire, was referred for surgery in January 2018, after struggling for the previous two years with hip pain.\n\nShe should have been seen in April 2018, but waited until July for her surgery.\n\nThe NHS ended up paying for her to be treated at a private unit because of the wait.\n\n\"The final weeks were really difficult,\" she says.\n\n\"I was waking up six, seven times a night and had to use walking sticks to get around.\n\n\"Daily tasks like shopping became very difficult.\"\n\nDr Nick Scriven, of the Society of Acute Medicine, said: \"These figures are truly worrying as we haven't even reached the 'traditional' winter period yet.\"\n\nHe said urgent action was needed, warning the system was \"imploding\".\n\nBritish Medical Association leader Dr Chaand Nagpaul said the NHS was facing a \"catastrophe\".\n\n\"This is completely unfair for patients and staff.\"\n\nBut Chris Hopson, chief executive of NHS Providers, which represents health managers, tweeted senior staff should be more careful with the language they used, criticising the use of imploding in particular.\n\nHowever, he admitted he was worried about the \"huge pressure\" on the system at this point before the full onset of winter.\n\nNHS England conceded hospitals were under pressure, seeing \"more older and sicker patients\".\n\nA spokesman said, with winter coming, hospitals would be opening extra beds.\n\nBut he urged the public to play their part by getting the flu jab and using the 111 phone line and NHS online services \"as first port of call for non-emergencies\".", "Firefighters are tackling the blaze at The Cube in Bolton\n\nFirefighters have been tackling a huge blaze at a university student accommodation block.\n\nCrowds of students were evacuated from The Cube in Bolton when the fire broke out at about 20:30 GMT on Friday.\n\nAt its height about 200 firefighters from 40 fire engines were tackling the blaze which was affecting every floor.\n\nA witness said the fire was \"climbing up\" the six-storey building. One person was rescued by crews using an aerial platform.\n\nGreater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) said two people were treated by paramedics at the scene.\n\nIt said six fire engines remained at the scene at 05:30 as firefighters \"tackle the last few pockets of fire\".\n\nArea manager Jim Hutton said \"hardworking firefighters\" had prevented the fire from spreading to an adjacent building.\n\n\"Our crews have done a fantastic job bringing this fire under control, in what have been very challenging circumstances,\" added Assistant Chief Fire Officer Tony Hunter.\n\nOne witness said the fire was \"climbing up\" the building\n\nUniversity of Bolton student Shannon Parker, who lives in the building, said she was in her room when the fire started.\n\n\"I heard the fire alarm going off but it kept on going off so I just thought it was a drill at first until one of my flatmates shouted down the corridor that it was a real fire,\" the 22-year-old said.\n\n\"So I ran out the flat as quickly as I could and I saw that it was one of the flats below mine and we went out by the fire exit.\"\n\nShe said she was being relocated to either a nearby hotel or another student accommodation building.\n\nPolice have closed a number of roads in the area\n\nGMFRS has asked residents of The Cube to register at Orlando Village Student Accommodation and contact family members to let them know they are safe.\n\nThe University of Bolton said it was supporting students who had been evacuated and had given people temporary accommodation at the Orlando student halls and in some hotels.\n\nProf George E Holmes DL, president and vice-chancellor of the university, said: \"University colleagues have worked through the night to make sure support is in place for students over the weekend.\n\n\"We have also arranged to provide necessities such as toiletries for all students affected and are opening the university over the weekend so students can be supported. We will also provide food for them.\"\n\nHe said The Cube was not owned by the University of Bolton and that it was owned and managed by a private landlord.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by Colette Wiseman This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nWitness Ace Love, 35, said the fire \"kept getting more intense, climbing up and to the right because the wind was blowing so hard\".\n\n\"We could see it bubbling from the outside and then being engulfed from the outside,\" he added.\n\n\"A lot of students got out very fast, someone was very distressed, the rest were on phones calling for help.\n\n\"The fire got worse and worse, to the point where you could see through the beams, it was just bare frame.\"\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post 2 by 𝓢𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓷𝓸𝓷 𝓟𝓪𝓻𝓴𝓮𝓻🍑 This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nVideos posted on social media show debris falling from the building and firefighters tackling flames coming out of the windows on the top floors.\n\nOne student tweeted to say she had to leave her belongings and added: \"But the main thing is I'm out and I'm safe.\"\n\nGreater Manchester Police said a number of road closures were in place.\n\nFirefighters are using aerial appliances to tackle the blaze\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Bringing high-speed broadband to remote areas will be challenging\n\nThree months ago, Boris Johnson set a hugely ambitious target - giving every home in the UK full-fibre broadband by 2025. Now, at the Conservative Party conference, the Chancellor, Sajid Javid, has promised the funds to make that happen.\n\nIn the press release previewing a speech promising as much as £50bn in new infrastructure spending, there is this section about broadband.\n\n\"We are setting out plans to invest £5bn to support the rollout of full-fibre, 5G and other gigabit-capable networks to the hardest-to-reach 20% of the country,\" it says.\n\n\"This doubles the previous commitment to support rollout to the hardest 10%.\"\n\nLast year's Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review, commissioned by Theresa May's government, set an \"ambitious target\" of full fibre - a pure fibre-optic cable running directly into the building rather than to a roadside cabinet - reaching 15 million premises by 2025.\n\nThe whole country - including about 30 million homes as well as millions more businesses and public buildings - would be covered by 2033, it added.\n\nAnd a government statement at the time said this would \"require require additional funding of around £3bn to £5bn to support commercial investment in the final 10% of areas\".\n\nBut in June, as he stood for the leadership of the Conservative Party, Boris Johnson described that strategy as \"laughably unambitious\".\n\nWriting in the Daily Telegraph, he said: \"We should commit now to delivering full fibre to every home in the land not in the mid-2030s - but in five years at the outside.\"\n\nThat 2025 target was reaffirmed - albeit somewhat less explicitly - in speeches after Mr Johnson won the Conservative leadership contest and as he entered No 10. There was talk of \"fantastic full-fibre broadband sprouting in every household\".\n\n5G mobile technology is available in only a few UK cities\n\nNow, the chancellor is promising £5bn to make that sprouting happen - but fulfilling that pledge to move the target eight years earlier should mean the cost goes up. After all, this is a massive building project. Scarce workers will have to be recruited and trained and materials bought.\n\nTell your builder your extension has to be built by Christmas, not next summer and you'll find the bill spirals.\n\nAnd it's not just about having a tighter deadline.\n\nThe 2033 target envisaged the government providing funds to cover the 10% of the country that would not be reached by private-sector investment.\n\nMoving the goal forward means it now expects 20% of the UK won't have been covered by the commercial sector in time.\n\nSo, the chancellor appears to be expecting to get a lot out of the £5bn, assuming he really is sticking to the promise of full-fibre for all - a much faster more extensive programme to bring the best possible broadband to everyone, without dipping deeper into public funds.\n\nI was given a glimpse of some of the issues last month, when I visited the remote island community on Grimsay, in the Hebrides, which had recently been given full-fibre broadband.\n\nIt had proved pretty expensive, something like £4,000 to hook up each household, with much of the funding coming from the Scottish government.\n\nAnd while the inhabitants were naturally enthusiastic about the project, their neighbours on other islands had immediately begun asking: \"What about us?\"\n\nThere is one more puzzling thing about the chancellor's speech - does it contain a watering down of the prime minister's full-fibre pledge?\n\nIt talks of investment not just in fibre but in \"5G and other gigabit-capable networks\".\n\nNow, some in the telecoms industry have suggested laying a fibre connection up every remote farm track or mountainside may not be sensible when other technologies such as 5G or even low earth-orbit satellites could supply similar speeds.\n\nBut fibre purists - and that seems to include the prime minister - insist it is the only reliable option if we are not to have a two-speed country with rural areas left in the slow lane.\n\nAnd Mr Javid's team is not providing much more clarity, except to say \"gigabit-capable\" broadband networks will be provided to everyone and further details will be set out later this year in the National Infrastructure Strategy.", "Boris Johnson has claimed there will be no border in the Irish Sea as a result of his Brexit deal.\n\nUnder the deal NI will continue to follow many EU rules on food and manufactured goods, while the rest of the UK will not.\n\nNI will also continue to follow EU customs rules but will remain part of the UK's customs territory.\n\nA government risk assessment says that will lead to new administration and checks on goods entering NI from GB.\n\nThose new processes and checks are widely interpreted as amounting to \"an Irish Sea border.\"\n\nMr Johnson was taking part in a BBC phone in and was questioned by a caller from Belfast.\n\nHe told her there would be no checks on any goods from NI to the rest of the UK.\n\nHe was asked if he could commit that NI businesses would not encounter additional paperwork or fees when dealing with GB.\n\nHe said: \"I absolutely can. This is a matter for the UK government and we will make sure that businesses face no extra costs and no checks for stuff being exported from NI to GB.\"\n\nHowever Mr Johnson gave no commitments on what would happen with GB to NI trade.\n\nUnder his deal means Northern Ireland will remain part of a \"single regulatory zone\" with the Republic of Ireland, a zone that will apply EU rules.\n\nThe EU has particularly strict rules on the importation of \"products of animal origin\" - meat, fish and dairy products.\n\nThose products must enter the EU through a border inspection post where all shipments are subject to document checks and a high proportion are physically checked.\n\nProducts of animal origin from Great Britain entering Northern Ireland would be subject to these checks.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. \"There will not be checks on goods going from NI to GB,\" Boris Johnson tells Conservative supporters\n\nA few countries, such as New Zealand, have a deal with the EU where only 1% of consignments are checked.\n\nIt is possible that the UK could negotiate a similar deal but it would not be able to eliminate checks entirely unless the whole of the UK was going to stay in the single market.\n\nThe current political declaration, which sets out the broad shape of the future EU-UK relationship, suggests that is unlikely.\n\nMr Johnson said that if the deal was found not to be working for the people of Northern Ireland then the Stormont Assembly can vote to leave that regulatory zone.\n\nThe caller pointed out that Stormont has not sat for over 1,000 days - Mr Johnson said this was 'a great shame.'\n\nThe Prime Minister also said he was \"1,000,000% committed\" to maintaining the union between Northern Ireland and Great Britain.", "The Duchess of Sussex has accused the Mail on Sunday and its parent company of a campaign of \"untrue\" stories, according to new details of her legal action against the newspaper group.\n\nCourt papers filed against the group set out a list of \"false\" articles about Meghan, the website Byline says.\n\nHer lawyers claim the Mail on Sunday removed passages of a private letter to her father to portray her \"negatively\".\n\nThe Mail on Sunday repeated its intent to defend the case \"with vigour\".\n\n\"There is nothing in this document which changes that position,\" a spokesman said.\n\nIn October, law firm Schillings, acting for the duchess, filed a High Court claim against the Mail on Sunday and its parent company over the alleged misuse of private information, infringement of copyright and breach of the Data Protection Act 2018.\n\nThe claim came after the Mail on Sunday published a handwritten letter from Meghan to her father, Thomas Markle, sent shortly after she and Prince Harry got married in 2018.\n\nIt is claimed the newspaper did not publish parts of the letter because it would undermine its \"negative\" portrayal of the duchess.\n\nThe court papers claim that Meghan's father was exploited by journalists and say that reporters also invented a series of claims about her relationship with her mother.\n\nThe duchess' lawyers will also accuse Associated Newspapers, the parent entity of the Mail newspapers, of printing \"completely untrue\" stories about renovations to Meghan and Prince Harry's home.\n\nThey say that claims by the paper - also published on the Mail Online website - that a £5,000 copper bath and £500,000-worth of soundproofing were charged to the taxpayer were lies.\n\nIn a statement last month, the Duke of Sussex said he and Meghan were forced to take action against \"relentless propaganda\" and a \"ruthless campaign that has escalated over the past year\".\n\nPrince Harry said the \"painful\" impact of intrusive media coverage had driven the couple to take action.\n\nThe duke has launched separate legal action against the owners of the Sun, the defunct News of the World, and the Daily Mirror, in relation to alleged phone-hacking.", "US Attorney General William Barr has called the death of paedophile Jeffrey Epstein \"a perfect storm of screw-ups\".\n\nIn an interview with AP News, Mr Barr said the jailhouse suicide, which came as Epstein awaited trial, was due to a \"series\" of mistakes.\n\nHis comments come after two guards who were responsible for Epstein were charged with falsifying prison records.\n\nLawyers for Epstein's victims are urging Prince Andrew, a longtime friend of Epstein, to speak to US police.\n\nThe US attorney general said he had personally reviewed CCTV footage that confirmed nobody entered the area where Epstein was detained on the night he died.\n\n\"I can understand people who immediately, whose minds went to sort of the worst-case scenario because it was a perfect storm of screw-ups,\" Mr Barr said in an interview as he flew to the US state of Montana for an event on Thursday.\n\nEpstein, a wealthy financier who partied with the rich and famous, died in Manhattan's Metropolitan Correctional Center while awaiting trial on charges of sexually abusing girls as young as 14.\n\nEarlier this week, two guards tasked with watching over Epstein's jail unit were charged with sleeping and browsing the internet during their shift as Epstein died.\n\nOfficers Tova Noel and Michael Thomas were supposed to check on Epstein every 30 minutes. According to an indictment, the guards had not done their 03:00 or 05:00 checks.\n\nEpstein was placed on suicide watch after he was found on 23 July on his cell floor with bruises on his neck.\n\nHe was taken off suicide watch about a week before his death, though kept on a heightened watch that required him to have a cellmate.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nBut his cellmate was transferred on 9 August to another prison a day before Epstein's death, which a medical examiner ruled to be suicide by hanging.\n\nMr Barr, who leads the US Department of Justice, said: \"I think it was important to have a roommate in there with him and we're looking into why that wasn't done, and I think every indication is that was a screw-up.\n\n\"The systems to assure that was done were not followed.\"\n\nHe added that New York prosecutors who are continuing to investigate Epstein's crimes \"say there is good progress being made\" in the case.\n\n\"And I'm hopeful in a relatively short time there will be tangible results,\" he continued.\n\nExecutors of Epstein's estimated $577m (£450m) estate are seeking a judge's approval to create a fund to settle claims by his victims in civil cases.\n\nJeffrey Epstein was charged with sexually abusing dozens of girls\n\nMeanwhile, victims of Epstein are calling for Prince Andrew, a former friend of Epstein, to submit to an FBI interview.\n\nThe Duke of York announced on Wednesday he was stepping back from royal duties amid the fallout from his recent BBC Newsnight interview.\n\nOne of Epstein's accusers, Virginia Giuffre, has claimed she was forced to have sex with the duke three times.\n\nPrince Andrew & the Epstein Scandal: The Newsnight Interview was shown on BBC Two on 16 November 2019 and can be seen on BBC iPlayer in the UK. The full interview can also be seen on YouTube.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Asma Shuweikh was praised for confronting the abusive commuter\n\nA man has been arrested after a video showed a Tube passenger directing \"horrific\" anti-Semitic abuse at Jewish children.\n\nThe clip showed a man reading Bible passages to two boys in skullcaps and acting aggressively.\n\nBritish Transport Police launched an appeal over the footage, recorded by a commuter on the London Underground.\n\nThe force said it had arrested a man in Birmingham on suspicion of a racially-aggravated offence.\n\nAsma Shuweikh, who was widely praised for confronting the man in the video, said she \"wouldn't hesitate to do it again\" and wished more people had intervened in the altercation on Friday.\n\nThe video was recorded on a Northern Line service on Friday\n\n\"If everyone did, I do not think it would have escalated in the way that it did,\" she said.\n\n\"Being a mother of two, I know what it's like to be in that situation and I would want someone to help if I was in that situation.\n\n\"When he started talking to the child I thought, 'no, I have to say something'. As a mother of two it's appalling, I can't sit back and watch that happen.\n\n\"To be honest I thought it is my duty as a mother, as a practising Muslim, as a citizen of this country, to have to say something.\n\n\"You can't just sit back and watch that because I felt that it was just getting out of hand. It was really getting too much.\"\n\nAsma Shuweikh, right, was widely praised for intervening and trying to stop the abuse\n\nSpeaking to BBC Radio 5Live Ms Shuweikh said the response to her actions on social media had been \"heart-warming\".\n\n\"I can't take all the credit... I would not hesitate to do it again,\" she added.\n\n\"All my friends and family have been so supportive. But they're also worried about my safety because I have children back home.\n\n\"But when you're put in that situation you don't really think about yourself. You just think, 'look this is the right thing to do. I need to say something'.\"\n\nCommuter Chris Atkins recorded the altercation on the Northern Line service before moving to swap seats with the young boy next to the man in the video.\n\n\"It was the children that really got me and everyone else, he was just screaming at these children. It was horrific in every sense,\" he said.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "We are still waiting for the Conservative manifesto which is being launched tomorrow.\n\nBut there has already been angry reaction from union bosses over reports they plan to introduce a ban on all-out rail strikes.\n\nAccording to the Times, the plans would force rail staff to provide a minimum service during strikes.\n\nRail operators and unions would have to sign “minimum service agreements” that would set out in advance the numbers of staff who would continue to work during a strike.\n\nAny strikes held by unions who had not signed such an agreement would be declared illegal.\n\nRMT general secretary Mick Cash said: \"Banning strikes is the hallmark of the right wing junta, not a democratically elected British government.\"\n\nMick Whelan, general secretary of the train drivers' union Aslef, said: \"The right to strike - to withdraw your labour - is a fundamental human right. We are not slaves.\"", "Twenty-three teenagers - aged between 14 and 19 - have been stabbed to death in London this year\n\nThe number of teenagers stabbed to death in London has reached its highest level since 2008, the BBC has found.\n\nMohammed Usman Mirza, 19, was killed in Ilford on Tuesday night and became the 23rd teenager to be fatally stabbed in the capital this year.\n\nThe figure so far for 2019 exceeds the 22 teenagers who were fatally stabbed in the whole of 2008.\n\nThe family of Jodie Chesney - one of the 23 victims - described the statistic as \"seriously alarming\".\n\nIn a BBC England documentary, her father Peter Chesney spoke about the ripple effects of knife crime.\n\nHe said: \"Over 20 teenagers have been fatally stabbed this year and that is shocking to me.\n\n\"You read about it and you go 'oh that sucks' but when it is really close to your heart you wonder why are people doing this?\"\n\nJodie's uncle Terry Chesney said: \"The 25 teenage murders this year alone, of which Jodie is the only female, is alarming.\n\n\"It is proof this knife epidemic is spiralling out of control.\"\n\nTwo other teenagers have been killed this year in cases not involving stabbings.\n\nEniola Aluko, 19, was shot dead in Plumstead, south east London, on 14 June and on 20 August 18-year-old Amrou Greenidge died of head injuries in Fulham, south west London.\n\nAccording to BBC research, Jaden Moodie, the first teenager to be stabbed to death in London in 2019, remains the youngest teenage fatal stab victim in the whole of the UK.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Baptista Adjei's mother recalls the moment she found out her 15-year-old son was dead.\n\nSince the start of January, 129 murder investigations have been launched in the capital - 126 by the Met Police and three being led by the British Transport Police (BTP).\n\nWhile most murder investigations have seen someone charged, only two cases involving teenage murder victims have resulted in convictions.\n\nEarlier this week two teenagers were jailed for life after being found guilty of murdering 17-year-old Jodie when she was in attacked in a park in Harold Hill, east London.\n\nThe other conviction came in September where a 16-year-old boy was jailed for stabbing Ayub Hassan, 17, in the heart in Kensington, west London.\n\nCommissioner Cressida Dick has previously said detectives were operating in a \"very challenging\" environment and were met with a \"wall of silence\" in some cases.\n\nLast year 136 homicides were recorded in London - the highest in a decade.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "A group of orphaned British children caught up in the war in Syria have returned to the UK.\n\nThe children, who are all from one family, are the first to be repatriated from the area of Syria once controlled by the Islamic State (IS) group.\n\nThe Foreign Office was asked by the High Court to help them return.\n\nThe court heard they arrived in London on Friday and were in good spirits, having met with members of their family who they had breakfast with.\n\nThey were brought back to the UK at the request of relatives after they were made wards of court - meaning they were placed under supervision and protection of the High Court.\n\nThe judge said it had been a complex and difficult operation.\n\nMr Justice Keehan said the children had now gone to their family homes where they appeared settled and as happy as possible in difficult circumstances.\n\nTheir return comes after pressure on the government - and with calls from aid agencies for all British children who survived the fall of IS to be returned to the UK.\n\nOn Thursday, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said the \"innocent\" children should \"never have been subjected to the horrors of war\".\n\nMr Raab added: \"We have facilitated their return home because it was the right thing to do.\n\n\"Now they must be allowed the privacy and given the support to return to a normal life.\"\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Is this the end for Islamic State?\n\nThe fate of foreign IS fighters and other foreigners caught up in the conflict has been a key issue since the defeat of the extremist group was declared in March 2019.\n\nIS once controlled 88,000 sq km (34,000 sq miles) of territory stretching from western Syria to eastern Iraq.\n\nThe UK had been reluctant to take back citizens from the area.\n\nOther countries including France, Denmark, Norway and Kazakhstan have brought children home.\n\nThe United Nations has said countries should take responsibility for their own citizens unless they are to be prosecuted in Syria in accordance with international standards.\n\nSave The Children said the repatriation was a \"triumph of compassion in the face of cruelty,\" and that it would allow the youngsters to live full, happy lives.\n\nBut Alison Griffin, head of humanitarian campaigns at the children's charity, said more work was needed.\n\nShe added: \"There are still as many as 60 British children that remain stranded in appalling conditions and Syria's harsh winter will soon begin to bite.\n\n\"All are as innocent as those rescued today and our very real fear is that they won't all survive to see the spring.\n\n\"They must all be brought home before it is too late.\"", "Environmental activist, Greta Thunberg is to appear as one of the Christmas guest editors of Radio 4's Today programme.\n\nThe 16-year-old campaigner will be one of five high-profile people who will take over the programme during the festive period, as is tradition.\n\nThe others include Turner Prize-winning artist Grayson Perry and Supreme Court president Baroness Hale of Richmond.\n\nGeorge the Poet and journalist Charles Moore will also take the reins.\n\n(L-R) Baroness Hale of Richmond, Grayson Perry, George the Poet and Charles Moore\n\nThey will each guest edit an edition of the Radio 4 programme between Boxing Day and New Year's Eve.\n\nThunberg was nominated for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, after spearheading a global movement demanding world leaders take action over climate change. It led to co-ordinated school strikes across the globe.\n\nThe Swedish activist's name is synonymous with the fight to save the planet. Thunberg's voice appears on the opening track of the forthcoming album by the popular UK rock band, The 1975.\n\n\"We are right now at the beginning of a climate and ecological crisis. And we need to call it what it is: an emergency,\" Thunberg is heard saying on the track.\n\nThis YouTube post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on YouTube The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. YouTube content may contain adverts. Skip youtube video by The 1975 - Topic This article contains content provided by Google YouTube. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Google’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. 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End of youtube video by The 1975 - Topic\n\nThunberg will speak to the world's leading climate change figures and hear from frontline activists, the BBC said.\n\nShe has also commissioned reports from the Antarctic and Zambia, as well as a Mishal Husain interview with the Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney.\n\nGreta Thunberg speaking at the Climate Action Summit in New York City in September.\n\nElsewhere, Baroness Hale will give Today a tour of the Supreme Court and explore the concept of coercive control. while Perry will help to examine stereotypes and conventional thinking.\n\nMoore will focus on freedom of expression, and spoken word artist-turned-podcaster George will report from Uganda and explore issues around identity.\n\nPrevious guest editors of the show have included the Duke of Sussex, Angelina Jolie, former House of Commons speaker John Bercow and David Dimbleby, as well as Sir Lenny Henry, Nicola Adams, Tracey Emin, Professor Stephen Hawking and Sir Richard Branson.\n\nFollow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.", "A \"celebratory\" photograph of Frightened Rabbit singer Scott Hutchison has been unveiled in Edinburgh.\n\nMr Hutchison took his own life in May 2018, aged 36.\n\nThe black-and-white image of the smiling singer on stage with his guitar is now on display at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery.\n\nPhotographer Ryan McGoverne said the photo captured something important in Mr Hutchison's character.\n\n\"He was a raconteur on stage, his legendary banter in between songs was just as great and enriching as his songs,\" he said.\n\n\"He looks happy here, wide-eyed and talking to the audience. At home.\"\n\nFrightened Rabbit was formed by Mr Hutchison and his brother, Grant, in their home town of Selkirk.\n\nThe singer-songwriter spoke of joy of creating music, saying there was \"no greater feeling than bringing a new piece of music into the world, almost out of thin air\".\n\nMr Hutchison's family, including his brother, Grant, and his mother, Marion, were at a private unveiling of the portrait on Friday\n\nHis family said he spoke openly of his struggles as an anxious child, even naming the band after a nickname given to him by his mother.\n\nAs an adult he was open about his fears of social situations.\n\nHe died after the weight of his mental ill health became too great for him, his family has said.\n\nEarlier this year they set up a charity in his memory - Tiny Changes - to support efforts to improve mental health in children and young people.\n\nThe portrait, which was taken in 2014, was acquired by the gallery earlier this year and it has gone on display in the gallery's modern portrait exhibition.", "The group were sailing past Indonesia towards their planned destination of Thailand\n\nFour people - including two Britons - escaped after their yacht sank more than 50 miles off the coast of an Indonesian island.\n\nThe skipper raised the alarm after the boat, named Asia, hit an object in the water at about 21:00 GMT on Friday.\n\nThe UK coastguard, which helped co-ordinate the response, said the crew sailed a lifeboat to land, where they were found more than eight hours later.\n\nMalaysian officials were alerted by the UK after Australia picked up the SOS.\n\nAustralian authorities contacted their British counterparts because the yacht appeared to be registered in the UK.\n\nThe UK Coastguard found no-trace of the ship on its records but did notice an alert on a US alarm system in approximately the same area.\n\nThey were then able to trace the skipper's wife, who was able to tell them where the ship had been heading.\n\nThis helped Malaysian authorities to finally make contact with the skipper at about 05:00 GMT.\n\nA short while later, the crew were met by local police near the town of Bima, in the West Nusa Tenggara province.\n\nController David Jones led the UK response from the National Maritime Operations Centre in Fareham, Hampshire.\n\nHe said he was \"relieved\" to know the crew were safe and that the operation \"demonstrated good international working\".", "British Transport Police said they are looking to identify a man harassing families with anti-Semitic abuse\n\nA man is being sought by police for directing \"horrific\" anti-Semitic abuse towards Jewish children on the London Underground.\n\nHe was filmed reading Bible passages to two boys in skullcaps travelling with family on the Northern Line at about midday on Friday.\n\n\"He was just screaming at these children,\" said Chris Atkins, who filmed the incident.\n\nBritish Transport Police is looking for the man and appealing for witnesses.\n\nMr Atkins recorded the altercation for about two minutes \"on instinct\" before moving to swap seats with the young boy next to the man.\n\n\"It was the children that really got me and everyone else, he was just screaming at these children. It was horrific in every sense,\" he said.\n\n\"He... said in the Bible [that] Jews killed Jesus and they are all slave masters. I've lived in London for 20 years and you're used to people ranting on the Tube - it was only after a minute I realised, 'hang on this is really, really anti-Semitic'.\"\n\nA woman has been praised online for intervening and trying to stop the abuse\n\nThe man was seen in the video threatening a man off-camera after he tried to intervene. A woman in a hijab also confronted him.\n\n\"The Muslim woman... really, really took him to task, very firmly and persistently,\" Mr Atkins said.\n\n\"In this day and age we are told how intolerant everyone is and all religions hate each other and there you had a Muslim woman sticking up for some Jewish children.\"\n\nMr Atkins said the family got off the train a few stops later at Leicester Square and the father of the two boys gave him consent to share the video on Twitter.\n\nBritish Transport Police said: \"A video circulating online showed passengers being harassed and being targeted with anti-Semitic abuse.\n\n\"Anyone who knows the identity of the man in the image is asked to contact BTP.\"\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "The warning covers most of south Wales and some areas of southern Powys\n\nForecasters have warned of flooding and disruption in south Wales with heavy downpours on Tuesday and Wednesday.\n\nThe Met Office yellow warning is in place until 15:00GMT on Wednesday and covers most of the south of the country, and parts of southern Powys.\n\nSome properties are likely to flood and travel could be disrupted, it said.\n\nThere are four flood warnings in place on Tuesday evening in Kidwelly and Pendine in Carmarthenshire and Newgale and Dale in Pembrokeshire.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Three people have suffered serious injuries after the car they were travelling in crashed into a house and caught fire.\n\nThe incident on the Isle of Lewis happened on the A857, after the junction with the A858, known as Barvas Corner, at about 01:30.\n\nThree men in the car, aged 22, 32 and 36, and a 61-year-old woman who was in the house were rescued by police.\n\nA 32-year-old man was arrested in connection with road traffic offences.\n\nThe car ended up standing upright on its bonnet, leaning against the house.\n\nThe driver and two passengers of the blue Vauxhall Zafira were taken to Western Isles Hospital for treatment to serious injuries.\n\nSgt Donald Sinclair, of Police Scotland, said: \"Our inquiries into the circumstances of the crash are ongoing and I am appealing for anyone who saw the crash or who saw a blue Vauxhall Zafira being driven on the A857 before 1.30am to come forward.\n\n\"I'm particularly keen to speak to anyone who may have dashcam footage which could help with our inquiries.\"\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Investigators in the west German town of Grevenbroich have started DNA tests on hundreds of men in the hope of solving a 23-year-old murder cold case.\n\nClaudia Ruf, 11, was found sexually assaulted and murdered 70km (43 miles) south of the town in 1996. No-one has been charged with her death.\n\nPolice sent invitations to at least 900 men in an effort to match DNA samples recovered from the scene.\n\nThe first day of testing started at 10:00 (09:00 GMT) on Saturday.\n\nThose who agreed had saliva swabs taken at a local primary school, where the samples were being collected.\n\nClaudia Ruf was kidnapped in May 1996 while walking a neighbour's dog in Grevenbroich, which is about 40km north-west of Cologne.\n\nHer body was found two days later having been strangled, doused in petrol and partially burned.\n\nClaudia's father, Friedhelm Ruf, made an emotional appeal in a video message last week.\n\n\"After more than 23 years, there's a big possibility to solve the sad fate of my daughter,\" he was quoted by AP as saying. \"The perpetrator has been able for too long to hide behind all of us.\"\n\nA police spokesman told Bild newspaper that there had been a lot of interest in their renewed effort to solve the case, including dozens of tips.\n\nMen aged over 14 at the time of her death have been invited to take part in the DNA testing.\n\nOne volunteer who turned up on Saturday, 46-year-old Stefan Oberlies, told Bild that he \"immediately\" knew he would accept the invite.\n\n\"Hopefully the culprit will be found. Of course I have read a lot about the bad case,\" he was quoted by the newspaper as saying.\n\nReinhold Jordan, the lead investigator on the case, told German media that analysis of the collections would take four to eight weeks.\n\nPolice tested 350 local DNA samples in 2010, but made no breakthrough.\n\nAccording to German media, investigators hope they can utilise a recent change which allows closely-related samples, from relatives, to be flagged in results.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Several arrests have been made and officers remain at the scene after the fight (Courtesy Rachael Allison)\n\nA fight involving people armed with machetes broke out at a cinema in what one witness described as \"one of the scariest moments of her life\".\n\nA number of police officers were assaulted as they attempted to clear about 100 people from the Star City complex in Birmingham.\n\nThey were responding to reports a group with machetes had arrived at the multiplex.\n\nSeveral arrests for assaulting officers and failing to disperse were made.\n\nThe injured officers sustained only minor injuries, West Midlands Police said.\n\nOne witness described it as \"one of the scariest moments of [her] life\", as she queued to watch the new Frozen film with her daughter.\n\nCholeigh McGuire said: \"Armed police come, Tasers come, all of the people that were fighting ran off into the cinema, hiding. I am shaking.\"\n\nOfficers were called to the scene at about 17:35 on Saturday after reports of people carrying machetes\n\nOne witness said \"a young boy was crying on the floor with his mother\" as a number of people started fighting.\n\n\"The police told everyone to leave the cinema as they held Taser guns in their hands and started to bring in guard dogs,\" said Rachael Allison.\n\nMotorists have been advised to avoid the area - near the M6 - due to a build-up of traffic.\n\nA dispersal order has been put in place giving police the power to move on groups of people and arrest those who fail to leave.\n\nStar City is a family leisure and entertainment complex in the Nechells area of Birmingham.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Two of the UK's biggest stars, Robbie Williams and David Walliams, are behind the Royal Shakespeare Company’s new musical, The Boy in the Dress.\n\nThe show has been adapted from the novel by Mr Walliams, with songs co-written and co-composed by Mr Williams. It tells the story of the issues that arise for a 12-year-old boy called Dennis, who is his school football team’s best striker and wants to wear a dress.\n\nBBC arts editor Will Gompertz spoke to them and to the RSC's artistic director Gregory Doran.", "GPs have voted to reduce visits to patients' homes, saying they \"no longer have the capacity\" to offer them.\n\nDoctors supported the proposal at a meeting of English local medical committees in London on Friday.\n\nIt means British Medical Association (BMA) representatives will lobby NHS England to stop home visits being a contractual obligation.\n\nHowever, the plans face opposition from Health Secretary Matt Hancock and the Royal College of GPs (RCGP).\n\nMr Hancock said taking home visits out of GPs' contracts is a \"complete non-starter\".\n\nRCGP chair Professor Martin Marshall said home visits should be used wisely but insisted they are a \"core part\" of general practice.\n\nAn NHS spokeswoman said GPs would still visit patients at home where there was a clinical need to do so.\n\nAccording to NHS Digital, in one month in 2018, GPs in England made 238,579 home visits out of a total of 27,084,027 appointments.\n\nA local committee of doctors from Kent brought the motion to the conference, arguing GPs \"no longer have the capacity to offer home visits\".\n\nIt said representatives from the BMA should renegotiate with the NHS to \"remove the anachronism of home visits from core contract work, negotiate a separate acute service for urgent visits, and demand any change in service is widely advertised to patients\".\n\nThe group added it did not want to completely scrap home visits, as \"more complex, vulnerable and palliative patients\" were \"best served\" by GP home visits.\n\nDr Richard Vautrey, chair of the BMA's GP Committee, said: \"GPs are telling us that it would be much better if there was a dedicated home visiting service.\"\n\nPractices could focus on the needs of patients in the surgery while a specialist team of people - made up of nurses, paramedics and GPs - visited those who were housebound, he said.\n\nAs a result of the motion being passed, the part of the BMA which represents English GPs - GPC England - will be instructed to negotiate the new policy with NHS England.\n\nNikita Kanani, the NHS's national medical director for primary care, said GPs and healthcare professionals such as nurses and advanced paramedics would continue to make home visits when patients needed them.\n\nThe London GP said an extra £4.5bn was being invested for local doctors and community services to help fund 20,000 more staff to support GP practices and \"offer high quality care for patients\".\n\nThe health secretary insisted there was \"no prospect\" of GPs removing their contractual obligations to making home visits.\n\nHe told BBC Radio 4's Today programme it was \"right\" that most home visits were made by nurses \"but sometimes you need a GP\".\n\nProfessor Marshall said: \"It is vital that patients who need the skills and expertise of a GP are able to access them if they are unable to make arrangements to get to their local surgery.\n\n\"General practice is under enormous pressure at present and we have a severe shortage of GPs, so we are very supportive of proposals to train other members of the GP team such as physician associates and advanced paramedics to carry out home visits as appropriate - but they are not a substitute for GPs.\"", "Barclays has become the latest big company to pull its support for Prince Andrew's business mentoring initiative.\n\nThe bank joined firms including Standard Chartered and KPMG in cutting ties with Pitch@Palace, which provides start-ups with advice and contacts.\n\nThere has been a growing backlash over a BBC Newsnight interview about the royal's friendship with convicted US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.\n\nThe prince is stepping down from royal duties for the \"foreseeable future\".\n\nFollowing Wednesday's statement confirming this, a variety of organisations have continued to announce the end of their association with the prince.\n\nThe Royal Philharmonic Orchestra was among those on Friday to confirm he would no longer be its patron.\n\nAnnouncing its decision to cut ties with the Pitch@Palace, Barclays, which had been an official partner of the scheme, said: \"In light of the current situation, we have informed Pitch@Palace that going forward we will, regretfully, no longer be participating in the programme.\n\n\"Pitch@Palace has been historically highly successful in supporting entrepreneurs and job creation and we hope a way forward can be found that means they can continue this important work.\"\n\nPrince Andrew with his former private secretary, Amanda Thirsk\n\nEarlier, it emerged the woman who organised the Duke of York's interview with the BBC about his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has been moved from her role as the prince's private secretary following his withdrawal from royal duties.\n\nAmanda Thirsk, who has worked for the duke since 2012, will become chief executive of Pitch@Palace.\n\nIt remains unclear what role the duke will have at Pitch@Palace, which he founded in 2014, moving forwards.\n\nA Buckingham Palace spokeswoman would not comment on reports the duke had stepped down from leading Pitch.\n\nShe said: \"The duke will continue to work on Pitch and will look at how he takes this forward outside of his public duties, and outside of Buckingham Palace.\n\n\"We recognise there will be a period of time while this transition takes place.\"\n\nBBC royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell said the decision to move Ms Thirsk into her new role was part of a \"downscaling\" of the duke's office.\n\nThe BBC understands there are no plans to recruit a replacement.\n\nOur correspondent added it was a demonstration of the Queen and Prince Charles acting \"very assertively when they perceived a reputational risk to the monarchy itself\".\n\nNewsnight producer Sam McAlister, who has been credited with securing the interview for the BBC, said Ms Thirsk was the person she was \"mostly dealing with\" during the negotiation process.\n\nShe told GQ magazine she was \"extremely charming, well-informed, thorough and brilliant\".\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nOne of Epstein's accusers, Virginia Giuffre, has claimed she was forced to have sex with the duke three times. Prince Andrew has \"categorically\" denied having any sexual contact with her.\n\nMs Giuffre will reveal further details about her time with Epstein in her first UK interview with BBC Panorama on Monday 2 December.\n\nOn Friday, the English National Ballet, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and London Metropolitan University all announced the prince would no longer be their patron, with immediate effect.\n\nPrince Andrew was pictured horse riding with the Queen on Friday\n\nLawyers representing Epstein's accusers have also urged the prince to speak to US authorities about his former friendship with Epstein.\n\nIn his statement announcing that he would be stepping back from royal duties, the prince said he was \"willing to help any appropriate law enforcement agency with their investigations, if required\".", "Last updated on .From the section Tennis\n\nCoverage: Listen on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra from Wednesday, 20 November; Live text coverage on selected matches on the BBC Sport website and app.\n\nDan Evans dug deep to send Great Britain into the semi-finals of the inaugural Davis Cup finals in Madrid with a thrilling win over Germany.\n\nBritish number one Evans, who had lost his previous two matches, beat Jan-Lennard Struff 7-6 (8-6) 3-6 7-6 (7-2) to give GB an unassailable 2-0 lead.\n\nEarlier, Kyle Edmund beat Philipp Kohlschreiber in straight sets as Andy Murray sat out again.\n\nBritain face hosts Spain, led by world number one Rafael Nadal, on Saturday.\n\nEvans' relief at pushing Britain over the line without needing Jamie Murray and Neal Skupski to win the doubles, and finally earning a vital victory himself, was clear as he threw his racquet high towards the roof of the indoor arena when Struff pushed a forehand wide on the first match point.\n\nSprinting over to his team, Evans then leapt into the arms of his jubilant captain Leon Smith before being mobbed by his delighted team-mates and their support staff.\n\n\"The last two days I came up short and the other guys got it done,\" Evans, 29, said. \"But it's not about me - it is about everyone.\"\n\nBritain's semi-final will take place on the same 12,500-seater Manolo Santana arena at 16:30 GMT on Saturday, with live text and radio coverage across the BBC Sport website and BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra.\n\nBy reaching the last four, Britain also assured themselves of a spot in next year's season-ending finals, which are the brainchild of Barcelona footballer Gerard Pique and have features 18 nations competing at the inaugural 'World Cup of tennis' in the Spanish capital.\n\nIt is the third time in five years that 2015 champions Britain have reached the semi-finals.\n• None Djokovic's Serbia lose to Russia despite having three match points\n\n'Boy, did he step up' - Evans puts defeats behind him\n\nAlthough British captain Smith had said whether to recall Andy Murray was likely to be one of his \"most difficult\" decisions, the absence of the three-time Grand Slam champion was still a major surprise when the team was announced an hour before the quarter-final tie.\n\nMurray, 32, produced a laboured performance in his victory over Dutch world number 179 Tallon Griekspoor in the opening group match on Wednesday, admitting afterwards he was still a couple of kilograms heavier than he would like to be.\n\nWhether down to a lack of sharpness or something else, his absence again meant Britain were relying on Edmund and Evans to deliver against the Germans.\n\nBoth men repaid the faith shown in them by Smith.\n\nEvans' place had come under particular scrutiny after the British number one lost both of his group-stage matches, despite leading by a set against tricky opponents who upped their levels considerably to overpower him.\n\nAfter edging the first-set tie-break against a powerful Struff, who is ranked 35th in the world, Evans could not sustain his level as the German won the final four games of the second to force a decider.\n\nFor the British fans, it was another sense of deja vu.\n\nBut, despite a stark physical disadvantage of seven inches in height and 17 kilograms in weight, Evans refused to be bullied off the court.\n\nHe showed remarkable mental strength to stave off two break points at 2-1, then reassert himself as he faced scoreboard pressure by serving when behind before dominating Struff in a one-sided tie-break.\n\n\"Dan felt down the past couple of days, but boy did he step up,\" Smith told Eurosport.\n\n\"He loves playing Davis Cup. We'll savour this one.\"\n• None Alerts: Get tennis news sent to your phone\n\nEdmund steps in to deliver again\n\nEdmund, like he did against Kazakhstan's Mikhail Kukushkin in Thursday's must-win group tie, fulfilled his role spectacularly, producing one his finest matches of a year where he has struggled for victories on the ATP Tour.\n\nDespite slipping to 69th in the world, Edmund has rediscovered his most potent weapon - blistering clean forehands - and improved his weaker backhand side at exactly the right time for his country.\n\nThe Yorkshireman hit 10 winners, compared to just six unforced errors, in a first set wrapped up in 32 minutes thanks to two breaks of serve and without facing a break point himself.\n\nWhen 36-year-old Kohlschreiber did take his first chance at the third attempt in the fourth game of the second set, Edmund responded instantly to stop any momentum the German hoped to garner.\n\nShowing a resilience and confidence often lacking this year, Edmund broke back with a forehand winner down the line, seconds after he chose the wrong side with a backhand which allowed the German to return at the net.\n\nTwo backhand winners down the line laid the platform for Edmund to break again for 6-5 and the opportunity to serve for the match, a chance he took with a hold to love sealed by a long Kohlschreiber return.\n\nEdmund, usually so placid, revealed the emotions stirred by representing his nation in the Davis Cup by swinging a forearm high into the air after sealing a dominant win, embracing both Smith and Murray courtside before returning to the middle again to soak up the acclaim of the British fans.\n\nWhile there appeared to be fewer Britons on a half-full court than at the two group ties against the Netherlands and Kazakhstan, those still in the Spanish capital provided sterling vocal support as they outnumbered their German counterparts.\n\n\"We have the best away fans here 100%, it feels like a home tie playing here,\" Edmund said.\n\n\"We appreciate the efforts and we really feel it.\"\n\nThis was the finest performance of Dan Evans' Davis Cup career.\n\nHe was conceding seven inches in height, and a few weight divisions, to Jan-Lennard Struff, and knew only too well that he had lost his first two matches of the week having won the first set.\n\nEvans had to absorb a lot of pressure early in the deciding set, but gradually subdued the previously free-wheeling Struff, and was by far the stronger in the tie-break.\n\nEvans has now played nine sets of tennis over three days, but assuming there is no adverse reaction, he and Kyle Edmund are set to feature in the semi-final.\n\nThat would mean no Andy Murray for a third tie running. But as captain Leon Smith pointed out, Evans and Edmund are making a stronger claim right now.", "Warning: This article contains descriptions some readers may find upsetting\n\nThe pencil drawing of the long-haired, striking woman had been in their home for some time. But Sarah thought nothing of it. Her daughter Casey had been a talented artist and spent many hours absorbed in her art work.\n\nIt was only later that Sarah started to wonder about its significance and felt compelled to investigate. She soon found that Casey had posted it online. The caption next to it simply read: \"The gorgeous woman is Teal Swan, a beloved spectacular spiritual guru.\"\n\nCasey had taken her own life just a couple of months before. Sarah, devastated by the loss of her only daughter, wanted to try and understand more about her final weeks.\n\nWho was this woman who had been such a subject of fascination for the 18-year-old?\n\nTeal Swan is a self-declared spiritual teacher who calls herself a \"personal transformation revolutionary\" and \"spiritual catalyst\".\n\nBorn in Utah as Mary Teal Bosworth, she runs retreats in the US and Central America. She has hundreds of thousands of followers across social media - her YouTube channel has more than 79 million views.\n\nHer brand centres on giving mental health advice, much of which is aimed at people who feel depressed, or suicidal. Swan, whose beliefs include reincarnation and the power of crystal healing, says her experience as a survivor of several suicide attempts gives her particular insight that she claims mental health professionals lack.\n\nSwan says her intention is to help people who are in crisis and many people say her teachings have helped them when they were suicidal.\n\nBut Swan's critics accuse her of risking the glorification of death, and mental health experts that I spoke to called some of her approaches \"irresponsible\" and \"dangerous\".\n\nSarah sits in her living room in north-west US, Christian music playing softly in the background as sunlight streams through the windows.\n\nShe and her husband tell me about the call that shattered their world - the one in which they found out their daughter had taken her life.\n\nWhile Sarah knew Casey had been dealing with the pain of a recent break-up, she had no idea just how bad she had been feeling, or what she had been considering doing.\n\nShe spotted that Casey had shared her pencil portrait on Facebook with the caption identifying it as Teal Swan, and soon realised her daughter had joined the \"Teal Tribe\" - a private Facebook group, which means only members can see what is in it.\n\nSarah joined the group and was horrified at what she discovered. She read a post by her daughter saying that she had tried to take her own life. The picture with the post was a stock image of a woman holding two fingers to her head like a gun.\n\nIn response, two people, including one of the volunteers that help moderate content in the group, replied with Swan's video entitled \"I want to kill myself (What to do if you're suicidal)\".\n\nIn the video Swan urges those who are feeling suicidal to seek medical help, but goes on to say that in her experience, for some people, this may not help long-term. She instead suggests that suicide be seen as \"our safety net or our re-set button that's always available to us\". She argues that viewing it in this way enables people to set the idea aside, and instead concentrate on what they can do to make themselves feel better in the present.\n\nShe also suggests an exercise in which viewers are told to lie down on the floor and imagine their deaths in \"grisly detail\". Swan argues in the video that by doing so viewers will realise that there is \"nowhere to go but back to life… so why leave?\"\n\nShe stresses in the video that killing oneself would \"create a devastating ripple\" for loved ones, and \"it does matter if you are here or not here… You don't want to die. What you want is an end to your pain.\"\n\nThe video was among the top results in a Google search on terms related to suicide when we viewed it in early November.\n\nWe do not know if Casey watched that video, and if she did do so, we cannot know how, if at all, it would have influenced her final fatal decision. But her posts shortly before she died do reflect some of the language that Swan herself uses, including references to rebirth.\n\nHer mother Sarah is furious that posting the video was the only response from the Teal Tribe group to Casey's message, and that no-one called the police, or made any attempt to contact the family.\n\nJust two weeks after Casey posted about her initial suicide attempt, she shot herself and died.\n\n\"What a huge missed opportunity and an incredible mistake,\" Sarah says.\n\n\"While I believe that there [was] more than one undercurrent happening in the life of our daughter, you would have to convince me otherwise that Teal's teachings did not play a significant role in the mind of our daughter when she took her life.\n\n\"It's almost like a rehearsal,\" Sarah says of the advice in the video.\n\nTo find out more, I joined the closed Teal Tribe Facebook group of more than 27,000 members and saw many posts that I found disturbing. There were repeated discussions of suicide, with people saying they wanted to end their lives, and group members offering advice.\n\nSometimes suicide prevention lines were given in response to posts. But many times, only Swan's video on what to do if you feel suicidal was posted, along with advice from other members.\n\nDuring the weeks that I tracked the group, I found out that another young member of the forum had also taken their own life within days of posting about feeling suicidal.\n\nAs well as teaching online, Swan hosts workshops in person across the US and Europe. Tickets cost up to $200. I went to one in Chicago, and met fans who clearly feel an intense connection with her.\n\nOne told me Swan is \"changing the world\". Another called her a \"genius of human relationship connection and insight\".\n\nThe event lasted for about six hours, with audience members being called up on stage, where Swan would give them advice. They talked about deeply personal issues, from abuse, to suicidal feelings. One man said he watched her videos for five hours every night.\n\nI met Swan after the workshop, and asked how she would respond to those who accuse her of encouraging suicide.\n\nAt first she laughed at that idea, saying: \"That's pretty funny. It's really funny to me.\"\n\nThen she took a more serious tone.\n\nShe said to call her a proponent of suicide was \"ridiculous\" and said that anyone who does so obviously hasn't watched her videos.\n\nWhen I put it to her that two young people who were members of her group had taken their lives, the atmosphere grew tense.\n\n\"I am not aware of them,\" she answered.\n\nShe then grew visibly angry, saying that she was the reason more people hadn't killed themselves.\n\n\"If you look at the demographic of people who are interested in my type of material - you're working with an unstable group of people.\n\n\"[To suggest I am] responsible for suicide in people who came to me suicidal, that's pretty insane.\"\n\nWhen it came to her Facebook group Swan admitted that she does feel a lot of anxiety.\n\n\"This is the worst part of my career,\" she told me.\n\n\"You start a Facebook group hoping that it's going to be a place for all these individuals to come to. Then let's say somebody does decide to kill themselves out of this large group of people who are already suffering before they get to you.\n\n\"I'm trying to get moderators who are on different time zones but let's say one of us doesn't see it [a suicidal post]. And now somebody says you should have seen it. Now it's your fault they committed suicide.\n\n\"We think about this all the time. You've got people who are vulnerable. What are you supposed to do when you can't catch all of it?\"\n\nBut she also admitted that the volunteers who help run the page receive no training and few instructions on what to do if they do see posts in which someone says they feel suicidal.\n\n\"Sometimes it feels like you have a psych ward, with nobody tending the building and you can't afford to pay them to attend the building. And who's going to sign on for that type of a job anyways?\"\n\nI put it to her that perhaps social media is not the right forum for such sensitive discussions.\n\n\"That's actually my question I ask myself a lot [and] I think about my 15-year-old self,\" she says.\n\n\"I'm thinking about what I would have wanted when it was three o'clock in the morning and everybody else in my household was asleep.\n\n\"If there had been somebody on a YouTube video telling me how to feel differently I would have wanted that.\"\n\nWe will never know whether anyone who took their life was influenced by Swan's teachings. Indeed Swan maintains that people tell her all the time that she has helped them.\n\nIn a statement Swan told us that: \"Suicide is never the answer. My teachings are designed to help people choose life. Any suicide is a tragedy, and we send our deepest condolences to this young woman's family.\"\n\nShe also added that \"many mental health professionals support my teachings\".\n\nSince our interview Swan has released another video, making it \"crystal clear\" that she's against suicide, and that her intention is to help people, and certainly not to encourage the act. She says she is trying to de-stigmatise discussions around suicide.\n\nAnd destigmatising the issue is something every mental health expert I spoke to during my investigation told me was needed.\n\nBut they all raised concerns about aspects of Swan's teachings.\n\nOne of those experts is Dr Jonathan Singer, the president of the American Association of Suicidology.\n\n\"When I heard Teal say that suicide can be a 're-set button' I was disturbed,\" he tells me.\n\n\"It suggests you can kill yourself and that things will start over again and be better, and that is not true.\"\n\n\"She's got these ideas that in her mind are only helpful. But for others could be really dangerous.\"\n\n\"What you're doing when you tell somebody to visualise how they're going to kill themselves, is you're telling them to practise in their mind,\" he says.\n\nHe explains that research shows this type of imagery rehearsal is \"a very effective way of improving your actual ability to do something\". For example, it is something that Olympic-level athletes use, he says.\n\n\"And so to tell somebody to think through how they're going to kill themselves, that's not safe.\"\n\nI also spoke to Ged Flynn, the CEO of the UK suicide prevention charity Papyrus, and showed him Swan's video which advises viewers to imagine their deaths.\n\n\"It is not helpful in any circumstances to encourage anyone who has thoughts of suicide to imagine their being dead and further to glorify that state,\" he said. \"This exercise can only lead to the risk of harm and even death. Such exercises are irresponsible. She is risking the glorification of suicide.\"\n\nSwan argues this technique is about taking subconscious suicidal ideations, and consciously going to a different place with them - resulting in a more positive outcome.\n\nDr Singer is also concerned about where and how Swan's content is being shared.\n\nHe argues that while it can be helpful for people in similar situations to offer each other support, forums like Facebook can become \"like an echo chamber\".\n\n\"If you're suicidal and you go on a forum and everybody's posting about being suicidal, then it normalises being suicidal.\"\n\nIn Dr Singer's view, social media companies should do more to regulate content, and to help people reach out to people who may want to harm themselves.\n\nHe argues that their technology should be sufficiently developed at this stage to enable them to take action.\n\n\"I think they absolutely should intervene when people are suicidal.\"\n\nIn response to our investigation, Facebook has closed down the Teal Tribe closed forum, telling us that: \"In consultation with suicide and self-harm prevention experts, our policies allow some content which expresses an intention towards suicide or self-harm as an opportunity for someone to respond to what may be a cry for help. However, we do not allow content which directly promotes or encourages suicide or self-harm.\"\n\nHowever some of the members have set up a new Facebook group called \"Phoenix Tribe.\" While it is not administered by Teal Swan, at least one senior person from her management team is a member, and already I have seen people talking about feeling suicidal, with no helplines offered from other members.\n\nYouTube told us that they \"strive to strike a balance between prohibiting videos that encourage dangerous acts, while also offering a place where people can talk openly and honestly about their thoughts and experiences\".\n\nThey said the video in which Swan suggests that the viewer imagines their own death has now been removed for violating their policies. But it is still up on at least one other person's channel, and has been shared within the new Facebook group.\n\nIn their quiet suburban home in north-west US, a mother and a father are still struggling to come to terms with the death of their daughter.\n\nMy conversation with Sarah and her husband has stretched from afternoon to the evening, as they share how their family has been changed forever.\n\nThey no longer have a home phone, so strong was its association with the devastating call that changed their lives.\n\nSarah says she hopes that in sharing their story, they can help someone else.\n\n\"Life is precious. Life is a gift. Life doesn't come with a reset button.\n\n\"And if you're feeling vulnerable, [a] video is not the authority on a topic of this nature.\n\n\"Go talk to your pastor, [or] someone who loves you, someone who cares about you. That's your authority on a topic of this nature.\"\n\nSome names have been changed\n\nFrom Canada or US: If you're in an emergency, please call 911\n\nIn the US, you can call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 1-800-273-8255 (TALK), or the Crisis Test Line by texting HOME to 741741, or visit SpeakingOfSuicide.\n\nYoung people in need of help can call Kids Help Phone on 1-800-668-6868\n\nIf you are in the UK, you can call the Samaritans on 116123\n\nBBC Action Line has support and more information on emotional distress", "Coca-Cola says a video made by Labour-backing group Momentum using the company's footage was done without their permission or endorsement.\n\nThe video posted to the campaigners' social media feeds used edited footage from the iconic Coca-Cola \"holidays are coming\" advert from the 1990s.\n\nIt superimposed Labour slogans onto the side of lorries and ended with an image of Jeremy Corbyn as Santa Claus.\n\nCoca-Cola said it was \"taking steps\" to ensure it was permanently removed.\n\nThe BBC understands the US soft drinks giant is seeking legal advice on the matter.\n\nThe video was viewed more than 70,000 times and shared widely on Twitter before the site blocked it for copyright reasons. The original post was removed by Momentum about 30 minutes after Coca-Cola issued a statement warning of action.\n\nA Coca-Cola spokeswoman said: \"We have been made aware of a social post from Momentum which uses footage from the Coca-Cola Christmas advert. The film is in no way endorsed by the Coca-Cola Company and we have not given permission for any footage to be used in this way. We are taking steps to ensure this is removed.\"\n\nOne leading copyright lawyer said Momentum could be in danger of facing a substantial damages claim from the company.\n\n\"I imagine a cease-and-desist letter has already been submitted to Momentum,\" Helen Griffin, senior associate solicitor at Harrison Drury, told the BBC.\n\n\"Companies need to act quickly in these situations to keep as many legal remedies open as possible. The letter is the first step and will probably include any details of trademarks and copyright ownership that Coca-Cola has.\"\n\nMomentum is likely to have a short deadline in which to comply, she added. Alternatively, the firm has the option of seeking a court injunction.\n\nIt comes after another iconic advert was also used for political purposes on social media.\n\nOn Thursday, The Sun newspaper posted a video filmed in the style of BT's famous 1980s \"Beattie\" advert - featuring the ad's original actress Maureen Lipman but not using any of BT's footage. The spoof ad attacked Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour party's policies.\n\nBT has not yet commented.", "Last updated on .From the section Cricket\n\nFirst Test, Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, day three of five:\n\nEngland toiled on day three of the first Test as BJ Watling's unbeaten century put New Zealand in control.\n\nOnly two wickets fell all day as the Black Caps closed 41 runs ahead on 394-6, having begun 209 behind.\n\nJoe Root dismissed Henry Nicholls lbw in the morning session but afterwards Watling and Colin de Grandhomme put on 119 in an excellent 39-over stand.\n\nDe Grandhomme was brilliantly caught by Dom Sibley for 65 off Ben Stokes but Watling batted all day for 119 not out.\n\nHe was dropped on 31 by Stokes but batted patiently and in the evening session was supported by Mitchell Santner, who made 31 in an unbroken partnership of 78.\n\nEngland began the day eyeing a sizeable first-innings lead but their lack of potency leaves New Zealand more likely to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series, although the docile pitch at Mount Maunganui showed a surprising lack of deterioration.\n• None How day three unfolded at the Bay Oval\n• None 'Flat England get tactics wrong with new toy Archer'\n• None Listen: Highlights of day three on BBC Sounds\n\nEngland's lack of threat with the ball was an all too familiar sight for Root's side in Test matches overseas.\n\nAs they did in the 2017-18 Ashes series, England failed to create chances on a flat pitch with little movement in the air or off the pitch.\n\nIt was hoped Jofra Archer would bring extra thrust to England's attack with his pace but on this occasion he was well below his best and remains wicketless - his speeds lower than he managed during this summer's Ashes, one quick spell aside.\n\nRoot opted to begin the day with Stuart Broad and Sam Curran, rather than the Sussex fast bowler, and used the same pair with the second new ball, but neither struck as the pitch showed no further examples of the uneven bounce that saw Curran dismiss New Zealand captain Kane Williamson late on day two.\n\nThe second new ball brought no increase in threat and England soon turned to defensive fields in the afternoon session, while they also seemed to lack energy with a number of misfields and a second difficult drop by Rory Burns off De Grandhomme.\n\nThey bowled wide of off stump and failed to take a wicket in a session when bowling 20 overs or more for the 29th time since 2017. Only Sri Lanka (32) have done so more often in that time.\n\nDe Grandhomme hit a long hop from Stokes to Sibley, who dived brilliantly low to his right to take the catch, on the first ball after tea but Root's side failed to take advantage of that opening.\n\nNumber eight Santner was peppered with short balls early on but after uneasily battling through that period he made it to the close with relative ease.\n\nLate on Watling was given out lbw to Archer but he successfully overturned the decision on review as replays showed an inside edge.\n\nThe day will feel more painful for England given the fact centurion Watling should have been dismissed when New Zealand were still 157 runs behind their first innings score.\n\nStokes put down a regulation catch at slip off Root but afterwards Watling batted beautifully for his eighth Test century.\n\nHe took his time and did not offer another chance, nudging the ball around the ground with some pleasing drives through extra cover.\n\nThe 34-year-old took a backseat as De Grandhomme upped the scoring after lunch but, where England's batsmen fell after making a start, he went on to make a century, batting just short of seven hours.\n\nNew Zealand will now look to bat England out of the game on day four.\n\nBBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew, on Test Match Special: \"England will not look back on this day with any affection at all - that was their hardest day for a while.\"\n\nFormer England batsman Mark Ramprakash: \"It's a placid, benign pitch but England got their tactics wrong - they overdid the short ball and put men back when New Zealand's batsmen were not looking to hook or pull.\"\n\nNew Zealand wicketkeeper BJ Watling: \"It was very special, I love scoring runs for New Zealand and it was good to get us into a position of parity and hopefully we can take it forward.\n\n\"We have to eke out as many runs as possible because it's going to be really tough batting on day five here.\"\n\nEngland head coach Chris Silverwood: \"I wouldn't say we are out of the game yet. They have a small lead. If we show the same attitude there is no reason we can't pick some wickets up.\"", "The government's Brexit legislation is on hold as the UK gears up for the general election on 12 December.\n\nBut where do the parties stand on Brexit?\n\nPrime Minister Boris Johnson wants the UK to leave the European Union (EU) with the revised deal he agreed.\n\nHe says that with a majority Conservative government, he would start the process to \"get Brexit done\" on day one of the new Parliament.\n\nHe previously said the UK would leave on 31 October \"do or die\".\n\nHowever, Mr Johnson was forced to write a Brexit extension letter to the EU, after MPs failed to approve his revised deal.\n\nMr Johnson secured changes to the deal previously negotiated by Theresa May. It includes scrapping the controversial Irish backstop and replacing it with a new customs arrangement.\n\nBoris Johnson's revised Brexit deal has not yet been approved by the UK Parliament\n\nBrexit left the Conservative Party heavily divided, with 21 MPs expelled for failing to follow the government's line. Ten were later welcomed back.\n\nIf it wins the election, Labour wants to renegotiate Mr Johnson's Brexit deal and put it to another public vote. It says it will achieve this within six months.\n\nLabour says its referendum would be a choice between a \"sensible\" Leave option versus Remain.\n\nUnder its Leave option, Labour says it will negotiate for the UK to remain in an EU customs union, and retain a \"close\" single market relationship.\n\nThis would allow the UK to continue trading with the EU without checks, but it would prevent it from striking its own trade deals with other countries.\n\nIf a referendum was held, Mr Corbyn has said he would remain neutral if he was prime minister \"so I can credibly carry out the results\".\n\nJust like the Conservatives, Labour has had to deal with internal divisions over its Brexit policy. More than 25 Labour MPs wrote to Mr Corbyn in June, saying another public vote would be \"toxic to our bedrock Labour voters\".\n\nWhile Labour's election strategy early on was to emphasise that the vote was about more than Brexit, it is changing its focus.\n\nThe message now is that Labour's leadership is not opposing Brexit by opposing Mr Johnson's deal - it wants to find what it believes is a better one.\n\nThe SNP is pro-Remain and wants the UK to stay a member of the EU.\n\nIt has been campaigning for another referendum on Brexit. Alternatively, it wants Article 50 revoked if it is the only alternative to a no-deal Brexit.\n\nScotland's First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, said the possibility of a no-deal Brexit is \"catastrophic\"\n\nThe SNP's ultimate objective is for an independent Scotland that is a full member of the EU.\n\nThe Liberal Democrats have pledged to cancel Brexit if they win power at the general election.\n\nThe policy was endorsed in September by party members at the Lib Dem party conference.\n\nIf the Lib Dems do not win a majority, they would support another referendum.\n\nLeader Jo Swinson says that stopping Brexit would free up £50bn, over five years, to spend on public services.\n\nShe says that so-called \"Remain bonus\" would pay for 20,000 new teachers, extra money for schools and to help support low-paid workers.\n\nThe Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) had an agreement with the Conservatives whereby it lent it support in the Commons during the last Parliament.\n\nHowever, while the DUP wants the UK to leave the EU, it opposes elements of Mr Johnson's Brexit deal which relate to Northern Ireland,.\n\nThe DUP is unhappy with the revised Brexit deal\n\nAt its manifesto launch, the party said it will seek further changes to the deal if he is still prime minister after the election.\n\nThe deal includes special arrangements for Northern Ireland. One gives the Northern Ireland Assembly a majority vote on how customs arrangements would work after Brexit.\n\nThe DUP wants such a vote to be taken on a cross-community basis, rather than a straight majority.\n\nThis party is made up of MPs who left the Conservatives and Labour, in part because of their positions on Brexit.\n\nIt backs another referendum, or \"People's Vote\", and wants the UK to remain in the EU.\n\nThe party backs remaining in the EU, despite Wales voting Leave in the referendum. It wants a further referendum and to Remain.\n\nIn a bid to get as many pro-Remain MPs as possible into Parliament, Plaid Cymru, the Liberal Democrats and Greens have agreed an electoral pact in 11 of the 40 seats in Wales.\n\nThe party's one MP, Caroline Lucas, has been a vocal campaigner for another referendum, and believes the UK should stay in the EU.\n\nThe Brexit Party wants the UK to leave the EU without a deal, in what it calls a \"clean-break Brexit\".\n\nIt says that is the way to \"start changing Britain for good from day one\" and that the transition period after leaving would not be extended.\n\nIt also says Mr Johnson's revised Brexit plan is a bad deal.\n\nUse the list below or select a button\n\nBrexit - British exit - refers to the UK leaving the EU. A public vote was held in June 2016, to decide whether the UK should leave or remain.\n• None What are the PM's remaining election options?", "A man has been stabbed to death and three others injured during an attack in east London.\n\nA man in his 20s died in Buckle Street, Whitechapel, at about 08.45 GMT on Saturday morning, despite being treated at the scene.\n\nThree other men were treated for stabbing injuries by paramedics before being taken to hospital.\n\nPolice arrested two people on suspicion of assault causing grievous bodily harm.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Protesters said violence against women must stop\n\nMarches have been held in dozens of French cities to condemn femicide and other forms of gender-based violence.\n\nUsing the hashtag #NousToutes (All of Us), protesters accuse the authorities of turning a blind eye to the problem.\n\nMeasures to tackle domestic violence are expected to be unveiled on Monday.\n\nFrance has one of the highest rates of murders linked to domestic violence in Western Europe, with at least 115 women killed by their partners or ex-partners this year alone, local media say.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nAbout 30 street marches were organised by a number of groups and unions throughout France.\n\nParis was a sea of purple - the colour of thousands of banners carried by protesters\n\nSome groups say 137 women in France have been killed by their partners this year\n\nThe state is guilty, said these demonstrators in Paris\n\nIn Marseille, protesters held placards with the names of some of the victims of domestic violence\n\nIn Paris, the rally began near the Opéra in the capital's centre.\n\nThe city soon became a sea of purple - the colour of thousands of banners carried by protesters.\n\n\"We think this will be a historic march,\" Caroline De Haas, one of the organisers, was quoted as saying by AFP news agency.\n\nShe said \"the level of awareness [about the problem] is moving at breakneck speed\".\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. French women talk about their experiences of sexual harassment in public\n\nRallies are also being held in other major cities.\n\nIn the southern port of Marseille, demonstrators held placards with the names of some of the victims of domestic violence.\n\nOne woman is killed in France every three days by their current or former partner, according to the AFP.\n\nEurostat, the European Union's statistics agency, says there were 123 murders committed by a partner in France in 2017.\n\nThe marches come at the end of nearly three months of consultations launched by the French government.\n\nCampaigners hope the talks will result in a set of specific measures against domestic violence.\n\nIn September, the government announced a number of emergency measures, including the creation of 1,000 shelter places and emergency accommodation from next year, and an audit of 400 police stations to see how women's complaints are handled.\n\nPrime Minister Edouard Philippe also said €5m (£4.5m) would be released in the fight against femicide, and that the complaints procedure would be simplified, that the protection of women under threat would be improved, and that their partners would be removed more quickly.\n\nThe PM also floated the idea that those convicted of domestic violence or under a restraining order would have to wear an electronic bracelet to protect women from further violence.", "The fire quickly spread through the hotel\n\nFire crews remain at the scene of a Victorian seafront hotel destroyed by a huge blaze amid concerns over the stability of the building.\n\nEastbourne's Grade II* listed Claremont Hotel became engulfed in flames after a fire began in its basement on Friday.\n\nEast Sussex Fire and Rescue said it had been very badly damaged and measures were in place \"should it collapse\".\n\nThe gas supply was also being closely monitored as efforts continued to isolate it, the fire service said.\n\nFirefighter Simon Neill said one of the main chimneys had collapsed, along with structures in the centre of the building.\n\n\"In the process of that falling it has taken a wall out with it as well, and our attention is drawn towards two further chimney breasts, one at an angle,\" he said.\n\nThe fire broke out in the hotel basement\n\nAbout 60 firefighters and 12 engines were sent to the scene at the height of the blaze, which broke out at about 08:50 GMT as most guests were having breakfast.\n\nAll those in the Claremont, which was evacuated along with neighbouring hotels, were accounted for.\n\nSix people were treated for minor injuries, with one taken to hospital suffering from breathing difficulties.\n\nThe charred facade of the hotel remained standing on Saturday\n\nThe flames quickly spread from the basement of the Claremont to the upper floors, and could be seen coming out of windows and the roof.\n\nWater was taken from the sea to help tackle the blaze, which was brought under control within five hours.\n\nCrews used seawater to deal with the fire\n\nThe owners of the hotel, Daish's Holidays, said the \"significant damage\" to the hotel, which dates back to the 1850s, was \"devastating\".\n\nThe company said 130 guests and staff members had been in the building when the fire broke out.\n\nReturn travel home was arranged for all the guests, while Eastbourne Borough Council provided accommodation for people from neighbouring properties who needed somewhere to stay.\n\nGeorge Brown, group managing director of the holiday firm, said practical advice and support would be offered to customers on matters such as lost personal items.\n\nHe added that staff would continue to be paid in the short term, and ways to redeploy them in other roles within the group were being looked at.\n\nOne fire engine and a control unit remained at the scene on Saturday afternoon and cordons were still in place.\n\nFollow BBC South East on Facebook, on Twitter, and on Instagram. Send your story ideas to southeasttoday@bbc.co.uk.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Boris Johnson says the UK can \"lead the way\" in the fight against dementia\n\nThe Conservatives have pledged to put an extra £83m a year into dementia research over the next decade if they form the next government.\n\nThe investment, which would double current funding, was described by the party as the \"largest boost to dementia research ever\" in the UK.\n\nAround 850,000 people in the UK currently have dementia.\n\nThe Alzheimer's Society said it welcomed any \"serious plan\" to invest in research.\n\nThe number of people with dementia is set to rise to more than a million by the middle of the next decade, and is predicted to double in the next 30 years.\n\nThe extra money promised by the Tories would be spent on increasing the number of clinical research academics and researchers studying the disease.\n\nHealth Secretary Matt Hancock said had been \"so sad\" to see his grandmother battle the disease in the final years of her life and said that the UK could \"make the difference\" in developing a cure.\n\nHe told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that as well as increasing the spending the Conservatives would \"double\" government research and work to \"galvanise\" scientists and research companies.\n\nPrime Minister Boris Johnson said dementia was the \"next great frontier\" in medicine and that the UK should be \"leading\" in the fight to tackle it.\n\nLabour has pledged that that under its government the NHS would be \"at the forefront\" in developing new treatments for dementia.\n\nIn its manifesto, Labour says it will also cap the cost of care in old age at £100,000 - as part of its plan to build a National Care Service.\n\nAlzheimer's Research UK, which has been lobbying for greater funding, welcomed the Conservatives' announcement, saying dementia must be a national priority, whoever forms the next government.\n\nIts chief executive Ian Wilson said: \"Unless we find new preventions and treatments, one in three people born today will develop dementia in their lifetime and our health system faces collapse under the pressure.\"\n\nThe Alzheimer's Society estimates the total cost of care for people with the condition in the UK is £34.7bn. That is set to rise to £94.1bn by 2040.\n\nFiona Carragher, the society's chief policy and research officer, said the funding pledge was a \"big step in the right direction\".\n\n\"We welcome any party that comes forward at the election with a serious plan to invest in dementia research.\n\n\"This positive funding announcement would approximately double what is spent now and could make a huge difference.\"\n\nBut both Alzheimer's Research UK and the Alzheimer's Society are urging political parties to commit to increase funding so they are spending 1% of the annual cost of dementia on research.\n\n\"Dementia research lags behind other disease areas and we urgently need research to fund new drugs but we also need to fund research into care - accompanying this with radical reform of the broken social care system,\" Miss Carragher said.\n\nThe Conservatives also pledged to create a new £500m fund for new medicines for cancer and other diseases was also promised.\n\nThe Innovative Medicines Fund would follow-on from the work of the Cancer Drugs Fund, with the aim of providing access to new medicines for patients with conditions such as Huntington's disease.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "The four party leaders are quizzed on Brexit in a Question Time special in Sheffield.", "The Sumatran rhino is down to fewer than 100 animals\n\nThe Sumatran rhino is now officially extinct in Malaysia, with the death of the last known specimen.\n\nThe 25-year-old female named Iman died on Saturday on the island of Borneo, officials say. She had cancer.\n\nMalaysia's last male Sumatran rhino died in May this year.\n\nThe Sumatran rhino once roamed across Asia, but has now almost disappeared from the wild, with fewer than 100 animals believed to exist. The species is now critically endangered.\n\nIman died at 17:35 local time (09:35 GMT) on Saturday, Malaysia's officials said.\n\n\"Its death was a natural one, and the immediate cause has been categorised as shock,\" Sabah State Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Christine Liew is quoted as saying.\n\n\"Iman was given the very best care and attention since her capture in March 2014 right up to the moment she passed,\" she added.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by BERNAMA This article contains content provided by Twitter. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nSumatran rhinos have been hard hit by poaching and habitat loss, but the biggest threat facing the species today is the fragmented nature of their populations.\n\nEfforts to breed the species in Malaysia have so far failed.", "Twenty-two people were killed in the attack on 22 May 2017\n\nGreater Manchester Police (GMP) has been accused of jeopardising the start of the public inquiry into the Manchester Arena bomb attack.\n\nThe force was criticised for missing a deadline to provide statements from officers in command on the night of the May 2017 blast in which 22 people died.\n\n\"It has been a huge undertaking for GMP involving an enormous amount of material,\" said the force's barrister.\n\nThe inquiry is due to begin on 6 April 2020.\n\nTwenty two people were killed and hundreds injured when a device was detonated at the end of an Ariana Grande concert on 22 May, 2017.\n\nThe victims' inquests were turned into a public inquiry in October so that secret evidence could be heard behind closed doors.\n\nPaul Greaney QC, counsel to the inquiry, told the hearing there was a second problem with \"gaps\" in the 550 hours of radio transmission recordings from the night of the bombing provided by GMP.\n\nTwelve organisations have been asked to provide written statements to the inquiry's legal team.\n\nGMP was said to be the only one not to have met the deadline.\n\nPeter Weatherby QC, who is representing some of the bereaved families, said that they desperately wanted to have confidence in GMP but \"the sorry tale is frankly not good enough\".\n\nThe chairman of the inquiry, Sir John Saunders, warned the police that if there was a delay to the inquiry there would be \"extremely extensive public criticism made of GMP\".\n\nHe said it was \"simply not fair to the families or to Manchester in general\" but added \"no comments should be made about lack of candour until we see the statements.\"\n\nFiona Barton QC, representing GMP, apologised to families in court for the delay.\n\nOne relative was heard to say that he did not accept the apology.\n\n\"This is not a piece of work GMP has sat on,\" she said.\n\n\"It's been a huge undertaking for GMP involving an enormous amount of material. GMP has done its best.\"\n\nMs Barton explained the statements had been delayed because the force had hundreds of officers on duty at the attack, and it had taken time to identify which ones should provide the evidence.\n\nShe said they were now in the process of being provided.\n\nIn relation to the missing radio recordings she explained that the force was undergoing a system update at the time of the bombing, and work was under way to find the audio.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "John Conibeer spent six weeks in an induced coma after he was the victim of a hit and run\n\nA man injured so badly in a suspected hit-and-run that he was given a 2% chance to live, said he has been denied justice \"on a technicality\".\n\nJohn Conibeer spent six weeks in a coma and needed multiple life-saving operations after he was hit by a van on the A48 near Chepstow last year.\n\nThe man charged with the hit and run walked free because of a clerical error, he said.\n\nThe Crown Prosecution Service said it would be \"inappropriate\" to comment.\n\nGwent Police said it had \"followed the standard procedures\" while investigating and had sought advice early from the CPS.\n\nJohn Conibeer's partner Emma Ross was with John when he was struck by the van\n\nIn the early hours of 17 February 2018, Mr Conibeer, then 32, was one of three passengers in a car being driven by his partner Emma Ross on the way home from a meal together in Chepstow.\n\nMs Ross lost control of the car and crashed into a wall. There were no injuries and Mr Conibeer got out of the car to check for damage.\n\nAs he was attempting to push the car back on to the road, he was hit from behind by a Ford Transit van.\n\nMr Conibeer became trapped between the van's wheel and the wheel arch and was dragged around the wheel twice before being thrown to the side of the road.\n\nHe was left with 24 broken bones, including a fractured pelvis, hip, shoulder and four vertebrae.\n\nHe also suffered a punctured lung, a lacerated kidney and liver and injuries to his bowel, urethra and bladder.\n\nMr Conibeer was taken to the Royal Gwent Hospital, but needed transferring to specialists at the University Hospital of Wales (UHW) in Cardiff.\n\nHe had to be resuscitated twice during his first operation, which lasted 24 hours as surgeons worked in shifts, and Ms Ross estimates her partner was operated on for about 80 hours.\n\nMr Conibeer had to be resuscitated five times during about 80 hours of surgery\n\nAfter a lengthy appeal to catch the suspect, police made an arrest in March, but no charges were brought until September.\n\nThe BBC has learned the suspect was facing three charges - causing serious injury through careless driving, failing to stop at the scene of an accident and failing to report an accident.\n\nMr Conibeer said police had told him the suspect had admitted he was driving the van.\n\nThe defendant was due to appear at Newport Magistrates' Court on 14 November but the case, which was being prosecuted by the police, was withdrawn after the district judge ruled the case had \"timed out\".\n\nWith certain motoring offences, prosecutors have six months to charge someone, at which point the offence becomes \"timed out\" unless the prosecutor issues a certificate of extension.\n\nThe ambition to get back to his job as a roofer motivated Mr Conibeer during his surgery\n\nMs Ross said the certificate was not present in the case file, which allowed the defence to call on the judge to throw it out.\n\nOne of the charges - causing serious injury through careless driving - was also missing from the charges on the court sheet, Ms Ross said.\n\nThe couple claim police and the CPS have \"blamed each other\" and Ms Ross has complained to the CPS and is considering complaining to the Independent Office for Police Conduct.\n\n\"I have lost out on justice because of a technicality,\" Mr Conibeer said.\n\nThe physical and mental recovery has been an arduous one for Mr Conibeer.\n\n\"It's set him back years. He's had to develop again - for him it has been like being a child again physically and mentally,\" Ms Ross explained.\n\nMr Conibeer said: \"It makes me really angry when people say 'you're so lucky to be alive'. Part of me wishes I had died that night because I don't feel lucky.\n\n\"I have battled with suicidal thoughts - the pain was in every part of my body.\"\n\nDespite the struggle to overcome the lasting consequences of that night, Mr Conibeer said he was genuinely grateful, particularly to his family, friends and the medical staff who saved his life.\n\nDespite appearing physically well, Mr Conibeer is unlikely to ever fully recover from his injuries\n\nMs Ross was asked what the couple would like to see happen.\n\n\"I would like to see him admit what he did in front of a judge, and then face us and hear how it has affected him,\" she said.\n\n\"If you look at him, he looks brilliant now. But his life will never be the same.\"\n\nA spokesman for the CPS said: \"We have received a complaint in relation to this case. It would be inappropriate for us to comment further at this stage.\"\n\nGwent Police said: \"We note the legal arguments raised by the defence. It would be inappropriate to comment further.\"", "Jeremy Corbyn has told a Question Time audience that if he becomes prime minister he will remain neutral on Brexit.\n\nHe said that would allow him to \"credibly carry out the result\" of any future referendum.", "Sir Stephen Cleobury, who directed the choir at King's College Cambridge for nearly four decades, has died aged 70.\n\nThe British conductor, organist and composer presided over the world-famous Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols broadcast live on BBC radio on Christmas Eve.\n\nHe also conducted a number of other ensembles including the BBC Singers.\n\nThe Provost at King's College, Professor Michael Proctor, said it was a \"truly sad day\".\n\n\"The college community, and indeed many around the world, are mourning his passing with a profound feeling of loss,\" he added.\n\nSir Stephen died in his hometown, York, on Friday after a long illness, King's said.\n\nThe college will host a memorial service for him later in the academic year.\n\nSir Stephen retired as director of music at King's just two months ago after 37 years in the role.\n\nThe choir of King's College Cambridge, pictured rehearsing in 2010, perform a newly commissioned carol at the Christmas Eve service annually\n\nThe musical director helped to build the world-renowned Christmas Eve carol service held in King's College Chapel, founding the tradition of an annual new commissioned carol.\n\nSince 1984, this has made an invaluable contribution to contemporary carol writing, according to the college.\n\nThe service is broadcast live on Radio 4 and the World Service on 24 December. A separate pre-recorded service Carols from King's is broadcast at Christmas on BBC television.\n\nSir Stephen also introduced the annual festival Easter at King's, and a series of performances throughout the year, Concerts at King's.\n\nHe was influential in the musical world beyond the choir, conducting a number of ensembles including the Academy of Ancient Music and the BBC Singers, and through his association with the Cambridge University Musical Society.\n\nPrior to Sir Stephen's tenure at King's, he held key posts at Westminster Abbey and Westminster Cathedral.\n\nIn 2019, he was knighted in the Queen's Birthday Honours for services to choral music.\n\nKing's College choir was founded by King Henry VI in 1441 and is regarded as one of the world's finest choral groups.\n\nIt comprises the conductor and 16 boy choristers, who are educated on scholarships at King's College School, as well as 14 choral scholars and two organ scholars, who study a variety of subjects in the college.\n\nThe choir's Christmas Eve performance was introduced in 1918 and has been broadcast also every year since 1928.", "The lower pound has been luring foreign buyers to the London residential market\n\nLabour has pledged to put an extra tax on foreign companies and trusts buying property in the UK.\n\nIt is part of the party's wider tax plans and would charge offshore firms 20% for property purchases, on top of existing stamp duties and surcharges.\n\nShadow chancellor John McDonnell said the levy was needed to \"raise essential revenue for our public services\".\n\nThe Conservatives said Labour was \"lashing out\" at firms because it \"has no credible plan to get Brexit done\".\n\nEarlier this week, the Conservatives said companies and individuals who buy property in the UK, but are not tax resident here, will have to pay a 3% surcharge, raising an estimated £120m a year.\n\nFormer Liberal Democrats leader Tim Farron said his party's manifesto also contains a pledge to increase stamp duty for foreign buyers of residential property.\n\nJeremy Corbyn will officially announce the plan outside an Amazon warehouse\n\nThe Labour pledge states: \"A company purchasing residential property benefits from the UK's infrastructure and legal framework, and ought to pay a small levy to acknowledge that\".\n\nThe party said the extra tax would help cool the housing market, \"prevent illicit flows\" and raise revenue for Treasury coffers.\n\nThe party said the extra levy on overseas firms will raise £3.3bn a year.\n\nHowever Melanie Williams, a real estate partner at law firm DWF, said all three housing tax plans raise questions about whether they will deter foreign buyers and stimulate house building.\n\n\"Overseas property investors have become an easy target in recent years for the British government, as well as the two main opposition parties, as the latest proposals from all three in this election show\".\n\nMs Williams said the Conservative and Liberal Democrat policies were fairly similar, but Labour's plan to tax foreign firms buying housing \"appears confused at best, given the number of tax reforms introduced in the past six years, which have included measures designed to prevent overseas buyers investing in property through company structures\".", "A UK ticket-holder has come forward to claim a £105m EuroMillions jackpot prize won on Tuesday, operator Camelot has said.\n\nThe identity of the ticket-holder, and whether they are an individual or a syndicate, will not be revealed unless they decide to go public.\n\nThe winning numbers picked were 8, 10, 15, 30 and 42, with 4 and 6 selected for the Lucky Star numbers.\n\nIt is the sixth EuroMillions jackpot won by a UK ticket-holder this year.\n\nBefore October's jackpot, the biggest UK winners were a couple from from Largs in North Ayrshire, Scotland, who won £161m in July 2011.", "Protests in Lebanon continue against corruption, the political class and the state of their country.\n\nIn a TV interview Lebanese President Michel Aoun told demonstrators that \"if they see no honest people in this state, let them emigrate\", angering not only the protesters who have taken to the streets for more than a month, but also expats.\n\nA number of Lebanese people living abroad organised a symbolic return to take part in Independence Day demonstrations.\n\nThe returning diaspora members gathered at Beirut airport and travelled in a convoy to Martyrs' Square.", "The landslides were sparked by heavy rain\n\nAt least 29 people have died in landslides caused by severe weather in West Pokot county, Kenya.\n\nThe landslides, affecting the villages of Nyarkulian and Parua, were reportedly caused by heavy rains.\n\nOfficials say the villages have been cut off by flooded roads and at least one bridge was reportedly swept away.\n\nPresident Uhuru Kenyatta said in a statement that his \"heartfelt condolences\" were with the relatives and friends of the victims.\n\nMr Kenyatta said there had been \"massive destruction\" of property and infrastructure, and that he has ordered armed forces and rescue services to the area to help.\n\nSeven children were among the dead recovered so far, officials said.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Matt Taylor explains the causes of the severe weather in Kenya\n\nInterior Minister Fred Matiang'i confirmed that rescue operations were \"ongoing\", adding that \"harsh weather conditions\" were hampering a full assessment of the damage.\n\nImages on social media showed trees, mud and other debris scattered across roads.\n\nThe Red Cross has confirmed it is responding to reports of the \"massive\" landslides.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by Kenya Red Cross This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nKenya's meteorological department issued a warning of heavy rains on 18 November, telling people in \"landslide-prone\" areas to be on \"high alert\".\n\nCountries throughout east Africa have been affected by the downpours in recent weeks.\n\nLandslides and flash floods have killed people in Ethiopia and Tanzania while hundreds of thousands have been displaced in Somalia by heavy rains.\n\nScientists warn that a weather system called the Indian Ocean Dipole is making flooding worse in the area.\n\nKnown as the Indian Ocean \"El Niño\", it occurs when the western part of the Indian Ocean becomes significantly warmer than the eastern part.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch footage of the mummified big cats on display at the exhibition\n\nA large cache of mummified animals found in an ancient Egyptian necropolis have been displayed for the first time near the capital Cairo.\n\nArchaeologists discovered the trove last year near the Step Pyramid of Saqqara, south of the capital.\n\nThey uncovered hundreds of artefacts, including masks, statues and mummified cats, crocodiles, cobras and birds.\n\nEgyptian authorities unveiled the artefacts at an exhibition near the Saqqara necropolis on Saturday.\n\nTests are being carried out to verify whether two of the mummified animals are lion cubs, Egypt's ministry of antiques said.\n\nThe animal mummies were found at Saqqara, an ancient burial ground south of Egypt's capital Cairo\n\nTourists showed up in large numbers to see the artefacts on display\n\nUnlike mummified cats, which are frequently found by archaeologists, the discovery of intact lions is considered rare.\n\nAt a news conference on Saturday, one Egyptian official touted a large scarab statue as one of the most significant discoveries.\n\nA large scarab statue was among the hundreds of artefacts discovered\n\n\"The most lovely discovery out of those hundreds: that scarab,\" said Mostafa Waziri, secretary-general of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities.\n\n\"It is the biggest and [largest] scarab all over the world.\"\n\nArchaeologists suspect two of the mummified animals are lion cubs\n\nSaqqara is an ancient burial ground that served as the necropolis for Memphis, the capital of ancient Egypt for more than two millennia.\n\nLocated around 30km (18 miles) south of Cairo, Saqqara was an active burial ground for more than 3,000 years and has been designated a Unesco World Heritage Site.\n\nIn recent years, Egypt has ramped up its promotion of its archaeological finds in a bid to revive its vital but flagging tourism industry.", "Boris Johnson has been challenged as to why a report on alleged Russian interference in UK democracy has not been published.\n\nDuring a BBC Question Time leaders' special, he said: \"There is absolutely no evidence that I know of to show any interference in any British electoral event\".", "Eight people were killed during the London Bridge attack in June 2017\n\nThe government should review how public spaces are assessed as possible terrorism targets in the wake of the London Bridge attack, the chief coroner for England and Wales has said.\n\nEight people were killed in 2017 when three men drove into pedestrians on the bridge before stabbing others nearby.\n\nJudge Mark Lucraft said the system for triggering extra security measures was \"too rigid\".\n\nFamilies of the victims welcomed his \"extensive\" report.\n\nThe chief coroner's report into preventing future deaths also called on the government to consider criminalising \"possession of the most serious material glorifying or encouraging terrorism\".\n\nHe said the current law meant it might be impossible for police or MI5 to act even when \"the material is of the most offensive and shocking character\".\n\nThe attack began when Khuram Butt and two other men drove a rented van across London Bridge, striking pedestrians and killing the first two victims, Xavier Thomas and Christine Archibald.\n\nThere were no barriers on the bridge preventing the van from mounting the pavement, despite some concerns among experts that it could become a target.\n\nAfter the attack, barriers were installed.\n\nIn his formal report, Judge Lucraft said: \"The national criteria for identifying sites which would receive proactive advice were apparently too rigid.\"\n\nHe also said the home secretary needed some form of regular review of the list of vulnerable sites.\n\nPublic authorities such as councils may also need to be put under a legal duty to review open and crowded spaces to minimise the risks of a fatal attack.\n\nThe hypothetical new law that would criminalise possession of terrorism material could make it illegal to have a copy of the video that was live-streamed by the far-right killer who shot dead 51 worshippers at a mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand.\n\nBut other examples may be more difficult to explicitly list - not least because the government has struggled and failed to come up with a clear legal definition of extremism.\n\nWould a law be able to outlaw the mere watching of a sermon from a terror group leader, even if the lecture does not in itself encourage violence?\n\nThe chief coroner says the answer may lie in how Parliament has successfully banned the possession of extreme pornography that depicts violence and abuse.\n\nIn that case, the law carefully sets out the harm MPs want to prevent. The question is whether a similar exercise could target supporters of terrorism without undermining legitimate free speech and inquiry.\n\nThe chief coroner also concluded that there was a significant gap in the law - highlighted by the fact that the ringleader Butt had a vast amount of extremist material on his phone but had not been charged with a crime.\n\n\"While there are offences of possessing a document likely to be useful to a person in committing an act of terrorism, and of disseminating terrorist publications, there is no offence of possessing terrorist or extremist propaganda material,\" he said.\n\nThe Old Bailey inquest heard that, in the months and years before the attack, Butt had viewed propaganda for the Islamic State group, violent images and sermons from extremist preachers.\n\nJudge Lucraft suggested new laws could be introduced to tackle the prevalence of extremist material in the same way legislation has criminalised the most offensive pornography.\n\nThe inquests heard that Butt had been investigated by MI5 as a \"subject of interest\" - meaning he was one of the 3,000 suspects the security service was most concerned about.\n\nThe security service had been investigating Butt since 2015, but suspended its investigation on two occasions because of more pressing priorities. The latter suspension, for six weeks, concluded just a month before the attack.\n\n\"Although MI5 must be able to prioritise and divert resources at times of greatest demand, the suspension of priority investigations is a matter of legitimate public concern,\" concluded Judge Lucraft.\n\nHe recommended that security services should consider whether to scale back rather than suspend work.\n\nHe said the emergency services should be more flexible during a marauding terrorist attack about how they allow paramedics and ambulance staff into zones considered to be dangerous - and that some police officers should receive advanced medical training analogous to \"battlefield medicine\".\n\nHe also called on ministers and industry to consider a means of instantly reporting the rental of a vehicle to the security services so that it can be checked against known suspects.\n\nIt's 10.07pm and the sun has gone down on a warm summer's night in London.\n\nHelen Boniface, from solicitors firm Hogan Lovells, who represented six families in the inquest, said: \"We are pleased the chief coroner has recognised the risks presented by hateful extremism and terrorist propaganda, possession of which must be taken seriously, and the ease by which large vehicles may be hired by terrorist suspects.\n\n\"The response on the night by many was commendable, especially members of the public who stayed to assist.\n\n\"But failings and delays were also seen and the coroner identifies this through his report.\n\n\"The emergency medical response to those who died in the Boro Bistro area remains disappointing to our clients, with no London Ambulance Service personnel entering this area until many hours after the attack.\"\n\nThe home secretary must respond to the report by 10 January 2020, setting out details of action taken or proposed, or why no action will be taken.", "The starting gun has been fired, the election campaign is under way and the future of the NHS has dominated the opening lap of the contest. If the early exchanges are anything to go by, health will feature prominently in the campaign.\n\nLabour has for some time argued that the NHS is vulnerable to privatisation under the Conservatives. The party has developed a new attack line, that any post-Brexit trade deal with the United States will open the door to big American health corporations. It has also picked up on suggestions that the US authorities will demand that the NHS pays more for drugs supplied by American companies.\n\nIn essence, Labour is alleging that the NHS is not safe after a Brexit presided over by the Tories.\n\nThe Conservatives have strongly denied that the NHS is in any way \"up for sale\". They argue that there will be red lines with the British position in any trade talks, which protect the current status of the health service and the drug purchasing regime.\n\nFuelling this row was a documentary by Channel 4 Dispatches which asserted that the price the NHS pays for US medicines could rise steeply in any future trade deal with the United States. The programme reported that \"drug pricing\" had been discussed in six initial meetings between trade officials from the UK and the US and that there had been \"secret meetings\" between the pharmaceutical companies and British civil servants.\n\nIn response to the programme, the government said: \"We could not agree to any proposals on medicines pricing or access that would put NHS finances at risk or reduce clinician and patient choice.\"\n\nPresident Trump has made no secret of his frustration that US drug corporations can in many cases charge American health providers more for their products than what the NHS pays.\n\nThis is because the US health system is market-based, and insurers are more ready to pay the asking price.\n\nThe NHS in England relies on the advice of the medical cost watchdog NICE, on what offers the best benefits for patients balanced against value for money.\n\nWales and Northern Ireland tend to follow NICE rulings, while Scotland has its own equivalent, the SMC.\n\nThe NICE regime, introduced 20 years ago, is seen as a great success in helping the NHS strike realistic pricing deals. A recent deal for the cystic fibrosis drug Orkambi was hailed by health leaders in England as a big win for the system, with the American manufacturer Vertex, having initially refused to bring down its price, eventually signing up. The Scottish Government had already done its own deal.\n\nThe NHS has immense bargaining power because of its size and its centralised control over drug availability is always attractive to pharmaceutical companies who are keen to be part of that market.\n\nSo the suggestion in some quarters is that the American negotiators will demand that higher prices are paid to US pharmaceutical companies, potentially adding damaging extra costs to the already stretched NHS budget. The response by the Conservatives is that no British government would knowingly agree to something which added billions of pounds to public spending.\n\nSo what about private provision in the NHS? There is evidence that the number of contracts awarded to private organisations by NHS commissioners has increased. But these have tended to be for smaller service deals, and a more rounded picture is gained by looking at the overall spending numbers.\n\nThe proportion of government health spending in England going to private providers has risen by more than three-quarters in the last decade and now stands at 7.3%, according to official figures for 2018/19.\n\nBut that rate has remained little changed for the last few years.\n\nLabour says this is evidence of creeping gains made by the private sector winning NHS contracts. The Conservative response is that private provision also rose rapidly under the last Labour government, which outsourced some routine surgery to private hospitals.\n\nCurrent rules allow American and other foreign firms to bid for NHS contracts if they have a European subsidiary. The US company United Health owns Optum, for example, which provides IT and research services to some NHS organisations.\n\nIt is conceivable that in any trade talks, US negotiators would demand a more streamlined bidding process to open up access. It should be noted, however, that the head of NHS England, Simon Stevens, has called for an end to any competitive tendering.\n\nWhen asked in his radio interview with LBC, whether the NHS would feature in trade talks, President Trump said: \"We wouldn't even be involved in that, no. It's not for us to have anything to do with your health care system.\"\n\nThe Conservatives argue that it simply would not be on the table. But it is impossible to be certain at this stage what precisely would or would not be in the mix when the negotiators get to work after Brexit.", "Cairney and Jones spent 20 years pretending that Ms Fleming was still alive\n\nThe couple jailed for the murder of Margaret Fleming have been urged to reveal what they did with her body.\n\nPolice issued a direct appeal to Edward Cairney and Avril Jones on what would have been Margaret's 39th birthday.\n\nThe vulnerable teenager was under their care in Inverkip, on the Clyde coast, when she vanished in 1999.\n\nBut Jones continued to claim £182,000 in benefits until it finally emerged Margaret was missing in October 2016.\n\nCairney, 77, and Jones, 59, were ordered to serve a minimum of 14 years after they were convicted at the High Court in Glasgow earlier this year.\n\nFour months on Det Supt Paul Livingstone, the officer who led the investigation, has issued a fresh appeal to the killers.\n\nHe said: \"I would like to appeal directly to Edward Cairney and Avril Jones, on what would have been Margaret's 39th birthday.\n\n\"If you have a shred of decency, you will answer the questions Margaret's family have to allow them to put her to rest.\"\n\nMargaret Fleming's body has never been found\n\nDet Supt Livingstone has lodged formal requests with Cairney and Jones' lawyers asking for information and has reiterated a previous offer for a face-to-face meeting.\n\nHe added: \"Margaret was a very vulnerable young woman when she was abused, neglected, manipulated and murdered. It's only right that her family and friends get the opportunity to pay their final respects.\"\n\nThe senior officer also stressed the fact there has been convictions does not mean police would not act on any new information.\n\nDet Supt Livingstone said: \" It's very important that she is given the funeral she deserves and for her family to be able to pay their respects to her.\n\n\"I would say again to Eddie Cairney and Avril Jones - your lies have caught up with you, so now do the decent thing and let Margaret's family know what has happened to her.\"\n\nMargaret had been living with the couple for about two years when she disappeared.\n\nDuring this time detectives said they subjected her to a \"living hell\".\n\nBut despite a painstaking search of their dilapidated property and its garden and an exhaustive proof of life investigation no trace of her has ever been found.\n\nTestimony from Avril's brother, Richard Jones, was used to pinpoint the last independent sighting of the teenager on 17 December, 1999.\n\nThree weeks later, on 5 January, 2000, Avril told her mother, Florence Jones, Margaret had run off with a traveller.\n\nA major search of the Seacroft cottage in Inverkip, Inverkip was carried out by police\n\nCairney and Jones, who had no previous convictions, then embarked on a cover up which involved bogus letters and erasing all trace of Margaret from their home.\n\nPolice Scotland launched a missing persons' investigation after social work raised the alarm in October 2016.\n\nThe couple were both convicted of murder but only Jones was found guilty of benefit fraud as the teenager's money was paid directly into her account.\n\nDespite no evidence to the contrary they maintained Margaret was still alive and often returned to visit them.\n\nSentencing the pair the judge, Lord Matthews, told them: \"Only you two know the truth. Only you know where her remains are.\"\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "A man convicted of raping and killing a British embassy worker in Lebanon has been sentenced to death, the country's state news agency, NNA, reports.\n\nUber driver Tariq Houshieh confessed to murdering Rebecca Dykes, whose body was found by the roadside in December 2017.\n\nThe 30-year-old had been strangled with a rope.\n\nLebanese judges routinely call for death sentences in murder cases, but no executions have been carried out since 2004.\n\nThe British embassy in Beirut said Ms Dykes was \"much loved and is deeply missed\", describing her as \"a talented, devoted humanitarian, whose skill, expertise and passion improved the lives of many people\".\n\nThe embassy said it hoped the court's decision would provide \"a degree of closure\" for those close to Ms Dykes, but added that the UK government continued to oppose the death penalty \"in all circumstances\".\n\nMs Dykes had been working for the Department for International Development since January 2017, helping Lebanon to cope with the influx of refugees from the war in neighbouring Syria.\n\nShe had reportedly been due to fly home to the UK for Christmas.\n\nBut she was abducted after leaving a bar in the popular Gemmayzeh district of Beirut where she went for a colleague's leaving party.\n\nHer body was found close to a motorway on the outskirts of the city.\n\nPolice traced Houshieh's car on traffic management CCTV and he was arrested days after the killing.\n\nHe had previously served several prison sentences, a senior Lebanese security source told the BBC at the time of his arrest.\n\nA candlelit vigil was held for Ms Dykes outside Beirut's National Museum\n\nHer family set up the Rebecca Dykes Foundation, which aims to continue her work to improve the lives of refugees in Lebanon. In a statement after her death, they said she was \"irreplaceable\".\n\nThe University of Manchester also posthumously awarded her an Outstanding Alumni award in July 2019, saying that her work led to Syrian and Palestinian refugee communities \"becoming more peaceful\".\n\nBefore her posting in Beirut, Ms Dykes worked for the Foreign Office as a policy manager for its Libya team and as an Iraq research analyst.\n\nShe graduated with a degree in social anthropology at the University of Manchester in 2005, and also had a master's in international security and global governance from Birkbeck, University of London.\n\nA former pupil of Malvern Girls' College and Rugby School, she had also taught English at a Chinese international school. On social media, she said she was originally from London.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. \"There's no quick route in this industry\"\n\nYoung people are being put off jobs in hairdressing due to \"dumb\" stereotypes, stylists have warned.\n\nFigures show the number of hairdressing apprentices in Wales has fallen by 40% since 2012-13.\n\nCelebrity stylist Ken Picton said colleges, careers advisers and politicians needed to stop treating beauty as an \"unintelligent\" industry.\n\nThe Welsh Government said it was working with businesses to align skills with the needs of the economy.\n\nThe health and beauty sector contributes an estimated £6.6bn a year to the UK economy, of which up to £237m is in Wales, according to data in an industry report this year.\n\nBut, according to the report, some working in the sector feel \"side-lined\" by policy makers and want teachers and careers advisors to be better informed.\n• None About 15,000people are employed in Wales in the sector\n• None 6%of business owners are under 25, double the UK average\n\nTechnically, anyone can cut or colour hair in the UK as the industry is not regulated but the vast majority will get a National Vocation Qualification (NVQ), either via college or an apprenticeship.\n\nFoundation level hairdressing apprentices - the most basic training level - fell in Wales from 625 in 2012-13, to 375 in 2017-18.\n\nKen Picton said if you worked hard and had the right training the industry could have endless opportunities\n\nMr Picton, president of the Fellowship for British Hairdressing, has worked with stars including Kate Moss and Tina Turner.\n\nBut he worries some people think of it as an \"easy job\" or a fast way to become a celebrity.\n\n\"There's a real art to hairdressing - it's not just about cutting hair - and that takes time and a lot of education,\" he said.\n\nMr Picton said some thought the industry was \"unintelligent\" and attitudes towards creative industries needed to change.\n\n\"Sadly these days [children's] intelligence is judged on academic results, at no point are they judged on their social skills or their creativity.\"\n\nRayJay says her training never ends as she is always learning about new techniques and products\n\nApprentice Holly Jenkins, 17, from Cardiff, did well in her GCSEs and planned to go to sixth form to study maths, psychology and English before going to university.\n\nShe applied for a place in Mr Picton's salon after falling in love with hairdressing during a summer job.\n\n\"[Teachers] only talk about your maths jobs, English jobs, they don't talk about creative jobs or where you could end up,\" she said.\n\nMegan Thomas has been training for three years and said it was hard work but very rewarding\n\nMegan Thomas, 19, was \"persuaded\" by teachers and friends to go to college - but after three months she realised she could learn on the job and left.\n\n\"I just went to school and then went to college afterwards, because that's what all my friends were doing. It just wasn't for me,\" she said.\n\nNow qualified, Megan said people had a misconception hairdressing was \"easy\", but said she worked long hours and it was challenging.\n\n\"I'm still training, I'm doing a science course next week, which is totally up my street as I'm a bit of a nerd.\n\nArtistic senior stylist at Yume salon, Rachel Emanuel, known as RayJay, said she never stops learning, but had clients who said they would not want their children to be a hairdresser.\n\n\"I've had people say 'It's just cutting hair, how hard can it be?' or 'is that what you have chosen or something you've had to do, because you didn't get the grades?'\"\n\nThe Welsh Government said: \"We work with businesses across all sectors to align skills and training opportunities with the needs of the Welsh economy.\"", "The UK's two main political parties are further apart in terms of policy than they have been for aeons.\n\nLabour and the Conservatives have entirely different priorities, and completely contrasting solutions for the country's problems, particularly on how to resolve the political deadlock and frustration of Brexit.\n\nThis will not be an election where even the most fed up voter could credibly make the charge \"they're all the same\".\n\nBut here's something strange, even though it would make them and their supporters splutter and rage, they actually have rather a lot in common.\n\nBut hold on, Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn do seem to be bound together by some similar traits - they are the political odd couple of 2019.\n\nThey've both been rebels in their own party, unwilling to toe the line, both with a habit of saying what they think.\n\nThat sounds pretty straightforward but, trust me, it's not always that common in politics.\n\nAnd part of that habit of being direct has included very public criticisms of their party bosses before they made it to that perch themselves.\n\nThe Labour leader is adored by his supporters\n\nWhether that was Mr Corbyn's campaigning against the Iraq War and much of Tony Blair's government, or Boris Johnson's years of provoking David Cameron when he was king across the water in London's City Hall, long before he was lurking behind Theresa May's shoulder.\n\nBoth men have also been written off by their Westminster colleagues on plenty of occasions.\n\nThe long guerrilla war between Jeremy Corbyn and his backbenchers has been one of the central features of his time in the job, but he has survived in the role for four and a half years despite multiple moments when it was predicted he would be off.\n\nBoris Johnson too was judged, not that long ago, by many of his Westminster colleagues to be a busted flush.\n\nBut he built a campaign machine in the Commons that vaulted him into Number 10.\n\nThe Conservative leader is also a big hit with his party faithful\n\nThe two party leaders also share the kind of adulation from activists that is deeply rare in politics.\n\nIn the room in south London where Mr Corbyn launched his campaign this morning you could almost touch and feel the personal devotion to him that some Labour members feel.\n\nIt's the same feeling that you sense when the prime minister is in front of a crowd of Conservatives.\n\nThat does not mean for a second that either of them can translate that to the wider public.\n\nPeople who take part in politics in a big way are very much in the minority in this country.\n\nYou need only take a look at the men's personal ratings to see that.\n\nAnd it is worth looking taking a look at how the polls are moving here, with excellent analysis from my fantastic colleague Peter Barnes who'll be tracking it all for the next few weeks.\n\nBut again, unlike many of their MP colleagues, Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn are both happy campaigners who simply soak up the attention and affection of their home crowd.\n\nAnd lastly, it looks like both men are willing to run pretty divisive campaigns.\n\nAt Mr Corbyn's launch I lost count of the number of times that he asked his audience from the stage: \"Whose side are you on?\"\n\nAnd I've already lost track of the number of times I've heard Mr Johnson present this election as contest between \"the people\" (whoever they really are) and Parliament.\n\nThey are both following a totally different grain to the more managerial politics we had become used.\n\nLast, in this crazily volatile climate neither Boris Johnson or Jeremy Corbyn can be sure at all where they will end up.\n\nTwo extremely different politicians, with more in common than they might care to admit.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nPart of a street in Birmingham city centre was cordoned off after an underground fire reached above the surface in big flashes of flame.\n\nWest Midlands Police said the flames seen on New Street shortly before 17:00 GMT were caused by an electrical fault below.\n\nWest Midlands Fire Service said it had been liaising with power suppliers to deal with the problem.\n\nThere were no reports of injuries, police said.\n\nShoppers and workers who were about to make their way home shared images of the scene, where tram travel was disrupted.\n\nThe fire service said it would tackle the blaze from within a service hatch, once the electrics were isolated by engineers.\n\nA Western Power Distribution spokesman said 103 properties had been affected by a power outage as a result of a fault with a junction box.\n\nHe added that power had been restored to 60 properties by 19:00 GMT, and the remaining properties should have their power restored by 01:30 on Saturday.\n\nPolice officers supported the fire service as it tackled the flames\n\nThe area around New Street was cordoned off by police\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "The Bank of England may see its first female governor in over 300 years if the current government remains in power after the general election in December.\n\nThe BBC understands that Egyptian-born Dame Minouche Shafik is the current government's favoured candidate to succeed Mark Carney when his term ends in January of next year.\n\nHowever, the government feels it would be inappropriate to name a successor to one of the most important economic posts in the UK before the results of the election on 12 December.\n\nA change of government in December would see a change in chancellor - the person who recommends the choice of governor.\n\nThe role of governor of the Bank of England is one of the most powerful positions in the UK. The bank is responsible for setting interest rates and policing the stability and behaviour of the UK's financial sector.\n\nAlthough the governor is only one of a committee of nine people who set interest rates, he or she wields enormous influence over the way the UK's financial system is run.\n\nGiven the UK's position as arguably the world's most important financial centre, the job comes with global influence.\n\nDame Nemat Talaat Shafik, who is 57 and more commonly referred to as Minouche, has already served as a deputy governor of the bank and is currently director of the London School of Economics.\n\nOther candidates for the role include Andrew Bailey, chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority; Shriti Vadera, chair of Santander UK; and Ben Broadbent, Jon Cunliffe and Paul Tucker - all former or current deputy governors at the Bank.\n\nOne former Bank of England insider told the BBC \"she would be a very popular appointment internally. She has very good people skills which not all the other candidates do.\"\n\nThe most important question perhaps is whether this potential new governor is seen as a \"hawk\" or a \"dove\".\n\nA hawk is someone who would rather raise interest rates early to head off inflation by increasing the cost of loans to discourage borrowing and spending.\n\nA dove is someone who would rather wait and see whether cheap borrowing really leads to debt-fuelled spending before raising the rates at which consumers and home buyers can borrow.\n\nDame Minouche - who received her damehood in 2015 - has described herself in the past as an \"owl\" who would be \"wise\" when setting the rates at which we all borrow.\n\nThe incumbent government may have chosen its preferred governor. But it would perhaps be unwise to assume whether it gets to make that call.", "Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn are among the candidates competing to be prime minister\n\nThe first head-to-head election debate between Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn will take place on 19 November.\n\nIt will be shown on ITV and hosted by news presenter Julie Etchingham.\n\nThe channel said it also plans to hold a multi-party debate in the run-up to the 12 December poll.\n\nOn Thursday, Labour leader Mr Corbyn challenged the PM to a one-on-one debate, while Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson said she should take part in a three-headed encounter with the two leaders.\n\nMr Corbyn welcomed ITV's announcement on Twitter, claiming Mr Johnson had \"accepted our challenge\" for the \"once in a generation election\".\n\nBut pro-Remain parties are not happy, with the Lib Dems criticising the line-up as a \"cosy establishment stitch-up\" and the SNP saying it would be \"deeply misleading for viewers\".\n\nAfter the main event, ITV said it would hold a live interview-based programme to allow other parties to comment on the debate.\n\nThe Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Brexit Party, Scottish National Party and the Green Party will all be represented.\n\nIn a later multi-party debate, the Conservatives, Labour, Lib Dems, SNP, Brexit Party and Plaid Cymru will take part, represented by either their leader or \"another senior figure\".\n\nITV said Northern Ireland and Wales would have their own debates specifically for the nations, while STV - which broadcasts to parts of Scotland - plans to hold its own debate with Scottish candidates.\n\nThe SNP said it should be included in the principal debate since it could very well hold the balance of power in a Hung Parliament.\n\n\"This debate ignores the half of the population who voted remain and want to see the UK stay in the EU and the majority in Scotland who support independence,\" said the party's Westminster leader Ian Blackford.\n\n\"UK politics has long stopped being a choice between two tired old parties.\"\n\nAnd Lib Dem MP Chuka Umunna said the format was \"undemocratic and wrong\".\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nPolitical leaders' TV debates have featured in the last three general elections in 2010, 2015 and 2017.\n\nBut in 2017, the then-Conservative Party leader and PM Theresa May declined to take part, saying she preferred \"to get out and about and meet voters\".\n\nThe then-Home Secretary Amber Rudd stood in for her during a BBC debate.", "Suzi Taylor appeared on Australian reality show The Block in 2015\n\nAn Australian reality TV show contestant has been arrested for allegedly assaulting her Tinder date and extorting money from him.\n\nSuzi Taylor, 49, demanded money after arranging through the dating app to meet the man at a Brisbane house on Wednesday, police said.\n\nWhen he refused to pay, another man allegedly entered the room and assaulted the 33-year-old victim.\n\nMs Taylor appeared on a hit home renovations show, The Block, in 2015.\n\nOn Thursday, she and a 22-year-old man were arrested and charged with extortion, assault, deprivation of liberty and other offences.\n\nAccording to Queensland Police, the pair had held the victim against his will and forced him to transfer money into a bank account.\n\nThey also allegedly stole his bank card and made a cash withdrawal. Neither amount was made public by police.\n\nAuthorities also did not detail whether the victim had suffered injuries or whether Ms Taylor had met him previously.\n\nMs Taylor was refused bail by a court on Friday and will face another hearing on 25 November.\n\nShe and a friend won A$349,000 (£185,000; $240,000) on The Block, a long-running show on the local Nine Network.", "Aceh Ulema Council (MPU) member Mukhlis reacts as he is punished in public\n\nAn Indonesian man - who worked for an organisation that helped draft strict adultery laws - has been publicly whipped after being caught having an affair with a married woman.\n\nMukhlis bin Muhammad of the Aceh Ulema Council (MPU) was flogged 28 times.\n\nThe woman he had the affair with was caned 23 times.\n\nMukhlis is from the deeply conservative Aceh region, the only place in Indonesia which practises the strict Islamic law, Sharia.\n\nGay sex and gambling are also punishable by public caning in Aceh.\n\n\"This is God's law. Anyone must be flogged if proven guilty, even if he is a member of the MPU,\" Husaini Wahab, the deputy mayor of Aceh Besar district, where Mukhlis lives, told BBC News Indonesia.\n\nThe couple were caught by officials in September, apparently in a car parked near a tourist beach.\n\nThe caning happened on Thursday. Mr Husaini added that Mukhlis would be expelled from the MPU.\n\nThe 46-year-old is also an Islamic religious leader. He is the first religious leader to be publicly caned in Aceh since Sharia law came into force in 2005.\n\nThe MPU advises the local government and legislature on drafting and implementing Sharia law in Aceh.\n\nAceh was granted special rights to introduce its own stricter Islamic laws more than a decade ago.\n\nLaws against homosexuality were passed in 2014 and came into effect the following year.\n\nExtra-marital sex, gambling, and the consumption, production and distribution of alcohol are all illegal under Sharia law.\n\nIn 2017, two men were caned 83 times each in Aceh after they were caught having sex.\n\nCanes are typically made from rattan. Those carrying out the caning have all their body parts, except their eyes, covered to stop them from being identified.\n\nThe caning must take place publicly on an open-air platform, though children are barred from watching.\n\nSharia law applies to Muslims and non-Muslims alike in Aceh.", "Asda staff have spoken of being \"terrified\" of losing their jobs after the supermarket giant put pressure on them to sign new contracts.\n\nRuncorn store employee Cath Sutton, who has yet to sign, said Asda should be ashamed of the stress it is causing.\n\nThe contracts mean unpaid breaks, changes to night shift payments and being called to work at shorter notice.\n\nBut as the Saturday deadline neared, Asda softened its stance, saying it did not want staff to leave and regret it.\n\n\"Once the closing date has passed, we will write to them again, offering them the opportunity to sign up,\" said the letter from chief executive Roger Burnley.\n\nThe letter added: \"We do not want anyone to leave because of the new contract.\"\n\nFewer than 1,000 staff have yet to sign the new contract and its terms bring the company into line with rivals, Asda says.\n\nMost of the 100,000 staff affected will be better off, the letter added.\n\nThe GMB union said many staff felt they could not sign the \"inflexible\" terms because of disruption to domestic life, while the impact would fall heavily on female employees.\n\n\"If I sign it, it will affect me because they can move me into any department,\" Ms Sutton, 76, who has worked for Asda for 45 years, told the Today programme.\n\n\"They can move me on to the shop floor, carrying heavy boxes, filling the shelves.\"\n\nCath Sutton cut the ribbon to re-open Runcorn's Asda store in June after an overhaul\n\n\"They could change my hours any time from five in the morning to 12 at night.\"\n\n\"I think at my age, why would I be able to start going to different departments and doing different jobs?\"\n\nThere are plenty of Asda workers who are similarly worried, she says, but are feeling pressured into agreeing the new terms.\n\n\"I think the company should be thoroughly, thoroughly ashamed of themselves. It's caused a hell of a lot of stress for people.\"\n\n\"They are having to sign out of desperation because they are terrified of losing their jobs.\"\n\nUnder the changes, paid breaks will be scrapped, working bank holidays will become compulsory - although festive holidays will be voluntary and paid at double time - and there will be changes to night shift payments.\n\nNeil Derrick, GMB regional officer for Yorkshire and North Derbyshire, said staff would also be forced to attend work at shorter notice, disrupting the life of carers or people doing the school run.\n\nLeeds-based Asda is increasing hourly pay rates. However, Mr Derrick said it was not the money that mattered for many staff, but the inflexibility of the new working patterns.\n\n\"Many staff cannot sign because of upheaval to their domestic life. Others have signed just to get them through Christmas or until they can find new jobs,\" he said.\n\n\"I've not met anyone who thinks they will be better off in terms of working life. There will be a disproportionate impact on women.\"\n\nMr Derrick said the union would support sacked employees in any legal battle against Asda. Labour's leader Jeremy Corbyn has said he \"stands in solidarity\" with Asda workers.\n\nThis week, Asda announced it would increase employees' basic hourly pay from April, a move that the GMB said shows the supermarket is desperate to woo over disgruntled staff before the deadline.\n\nThe supermarket said it would raise its basic rate for its hourly-paid retail employees to £9.18 from 1 April next year, following an increase to £9 from 3 November.\n\nIn London, which has an additional allowance to reflect the higher cost of living, basic pay will increase to £10.31 per hour.\n\nThe retailer, owned by Walmart, acknowledged this week's annual pay announcement for April rises had come earlier that usual.\n\nAn Asda spokesman said the new contract \"represents an investment of over £80m and an increase in real pay for over 100,000 of our hourly paid colleagues\".\n\nHe added: \"We have been clear that we don't want any of our colleagues to leave us and whilst the vast majority of colleagues have chosen to sign the new contract, we continue to have conversations with those who have chosen not to, to try and understand their concerns.\"\n\nWhile Asda accepted that change was \"never easy\", it was important that the company adapted to changes in the market and competition, he said.\n\nThe company has won backing from former Sainsbury's chief executive Justin King, who used to work at Asda.\n\nHe told the BBC that the new retail environment, where the working practices of some online retailers were \"almost Victorian\", had made life extremely competitive for traditional firms.\n\n\"All legacy retailers - and Asda are one - have some legacy arrangements with their workforce which simply don't reflect the modern world that we're in.\n\n\"Many online retailers don't pay their workers anywhere near as well as the mainstream retailers,\" he said.\n\nTo compete, it was necessary to take tough decisions. \"Sometimes you have to do the right thing for the whole business.\"", "Google, Apple and Facebook-owned Instagram are enabling an illegal online slave market by providing and approving apps used for the buying and selling of domestic workers in the Gulf.\n\nBBC News Arabic’s undercover investigation exposes app users in Kuwait breaking local and international laws on modern slavery, including a woman offering a child for sale.\n\nThe discovery of 'Fatou' in Kuwait City, her rescue and journey back home to Guinea, West Africa, is at the heart of this investigation into Silicon Valley’s online slave market.\n\nAfter being alerted to the issue, Facebook said it had banned one of the hashtags involved and taken down 703 accounts from Instagram.\n\nGoogle and Apple said they were working with app developers to prevent illegal activity.", "The wetlands are one of the most biodiverse regions in the world\n\nThe governor's office in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul said the fire was \"bigger than anything seen before\" in the region.\n\nAt least 50,000 hectares of vegetation have already been destroyed.\n\nThe area, located in the southern part of the country, is one of the most biodiverse regions in the world and a popular tourist destination.\n\nThe fire began on 25 October and is said to be advancing rapidly due to the combination of high temperatures and high winds.\n\nThe governor's office said in a statement that the situation was \"critical\". It also warned that visibility in the area is poor.\n\nThe governor has announced a 30-day moratorium on using fire for land clearance.\n\nFirefighters are also using planes to tackle the fire from above.\n\nOver 8,000 fires have been recorded in the Pantanal\n\nAt least 50,000 hectares of vegetation has already been destroyed\n\nOver 8,000 fires have been recorded in the Pantanal until 30 October, up 462% on the same period last year.\n\nBrazil has had a large number of forest fires this year. Official figures show more than 167,000 forest fires were recorded from January until 30 October this year.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.", "Adam Reechard Crespo has been charged in the murder of his girlfriend, Silvia Galva\n\nFlorida police investigating the bizarre death of a woman during a domestic row have obtained audio from two Amazon Echo devices.\n\nSilvia Galva, 32, was impaled by a spear-tipped bed post in a struggle with her boyfriend, Adam Reechard Crespo, at their Hallandale Beach home.\n\nMr Crespo, 43, has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder. He says her death was a tragic accident.\n\nPolice want to establish if the smart-speaker, Alexa, recorded the dispute.\n\nAccording to the police report, Mr Crespo said he was trying to pull Ms Galvo off their bed during an argument in the bedroom of their Hallandale Beach apartment in July when he heard a snap.\n\nThe police report says: \"[Mr Crespo] pulled the blade out of the victim's chest 'hoping it was not too bad.'\"\n\nBut Ms Galva died with a 12in (30cm) double-sided blade through her chest following the altercation at the flat in a seaside city 20 miles (32km) north of Miami.\n\nA lawyer for Mr Crespo, Christopher O'Toole, told the BBC that Ms Galva's death was unintentional.\n\nMr Crespo was sleeping when \"Silvia came into the bedroom, knocked the door down\".\n\nMs Galva broke off one of the pointy bedposts and \"it ended up inside of her\", Mr O'Toole said.\n\nHallandale Police did not return a request for comment.\n\nAccording to the police report, when Mr Crespo saw Ms Galva had been stabbed he called for a female friend who was in the apartment to call emergency services.\n\n\"He tried to save Silvia's life,\" Mr O'Toole said, \"this was the woman he loved.\"\n\nA police warrant obtained by US media says \"audio recordings capturing the attack on victim Silvia Crespo... may be found on the server[s] maintained by or for Amazon.com\".\n\nAuthorities said Amazon provided multiple recordings, but did not disclose their contents.\n\nMr O'Toole said he supports the use of the audio in court.\n\n\"Ordinarily, I'd be jumping up and down objecting, but we believe the recordings could help us,\" he said. \"If the truth comes out, it could help us.\"\n\nMr Crespo was bailed from custody on a $65,000 (£50,000) bond.\n\nFlorida police believe two Amazon Alexa devices may have recorded the dispute\n\nWhile smart speakers do always \"hear\", they do not typically \"listen\" to conversations.\n\nThe major brands record and analyse snippets of audio internally to detect words like \"Alexa\", \"Ok Google\" or \"Hey Siri\", but if those words are not detected, the audio is discarded.\n\nIf the wake word is said, however, then the audio is recorded and sent to the voice recognition service at the company.\n\nThe big smart speaker companies - Amazon, Apple and Google - all employ staff who listen in to customer voice recordings.\n\nBut security researchers have found no evidence that speakers continuously send entire conversations back to a remote server.", "The Thomas Cook brand has been saved from obscurity after the Chinese owner of Club Med said it would buy the name for £11m.\n\nFosun Tourism, which was seen as a potential saviour of Thomas Cook before it went bust, is also acquiring the Casa Cook and Cook's Club hotel brands.\n\nThe hotels are aimed at individual travellers and young holidaymakers.\n\nFosun's chairman Qian Jiannong, said the company \"always believed in the brand value of Thomas Cook\".\n\nHe said: \"The acquisition of the Thomas Cook brand will enable the group to expand its tourism business building on the extensive brand awareness of Thomas Cook and the robust growth momentum of Chinese outbound tourism.\"\n\nFosun was the largest shareholder in Thomas Cook and had pledged to inject £450m into the company as part of a £900m rescue deal with bondholders and banks.\n\nHowever, the plan collapsed after banks demanded an extra £200m. That triggered Thomas Cook's liquidation, which put thousands of jobs in jeopardy and led to the biggest peacetime repatriation of UK citizens as holidaymakers were brought home.\n\nIt later emerged that the shops had been sold to Hays for just £6m.", "Ross England was selected to stand for the Welsh Conservatives for the 2021 assembly election\n\nThe Conservative Party has denied knowledge of Ross England's involvement in a rape trial collapse before he was selected as a candidate.\n\nMr England was accused by a Crown Court judge of deliberately sabotaging the trial in April 2018, by making claims about the victim's sexual history.\n\nThe defendant, James Hackett, was convicted following a retrial.\n\nSources had told BBC Wales the party knew about his involvement, but the Welsh party chairman denied this.\n\nIn the first of two statements issued on Thursday evening, Lord Davies of Gower said the party only became aware of the \"full extent of the proceedings\" when Hackett's appeal process ended earlier this month.\n\nHe said: \"We were fully aware that Ross England was involved as a witness in a sensitive case. We are also aware of the responsibility we have as employers.\n\n\"Since the end of the Appeal Court case, we have now been made aware of the full extent of the proceedings.\"\n\nIn a second statement, he said he could \"categorically state\" that he and Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns were \"completely unaware of the details of the collapse of this trial until they became public this week\".\n\nMr England used to work for Mr Cairns in the Vale of Glamorgan, and was selected as the party's candidate to fight for the constituency seat at the 2021 Welsh assembly elections.\n\nMr Cairns also told BBC Wales he only became aware of Mr England's role in the trial's collapse when the story broke earlier this week.\n\nThe party has suspended Mr England as a candidate and an employee and a full investigation will be conducted.\n\nHe has said he acted honestly during the aborted trial, and was not aware that any evidence had been ruled inadmissible.\n\nSpeaking to BBC Wales on Thursday, one Conservative Party source said they called the party's Cardiff headquarters on the day the trial collapsed to inform management that Mr England's actions had led to that happening.\n\nHe had been giving evidence at the trial of his friend, when he claimed to have had a casual sexual relationship with the victim, which she denies.\n\nThe judge Stephen Hopkins QC stopped the trial, asking Mr England: \"Why did you say that, are you completely stupid?\"\n\nThe judge continued: \"You have managed single-handed, and I have no doubt it was deliberate on your part, to sabotage this trial… get out of my court.\"\n\nThe judge added he would be writing to Mr England's political allies in the hope they would take \"appropriate action\".\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. A rape victim says Ross England had a \"formulated plan\" to wreck the trial of her attacker\n\nA separate source told BBC Wales: \"Richard Minshull [Director, Welsh Conservatives] got a letter around this timeframe about Ross because the party were his employer.\n\n\"Whether this letter was from the judge or not, I'm not sure, but he was certainly speaking with both Alun [Cairns - Welsh Secretary] and Byron [Lord Davies, chairman of the Welsh Conservatives] regularly regarding 'what to do about Ross.'\"\n\nThe victim has told BBC Wales that \"people in Conservative HQ know... I know that Alun Cairns knows what he did in court and they knew by that evening.\n\n\"Therefore for them to make him a candidate in their target seat for the Welsh assembly proves to me how little respect they have for me, how little respect they have for the criminal justice system.\"\n\nAfter three days of virtual silence, two statements from the Welsh Conservatives in two hours.\n\nThe last emphatic in its denial that neither Lord Davies, the party chair, nor Alun Cairns, the Welsh Secretary had any knowledge of the details of the collapsed rape trial until they were reported in the media this week.\n\nThe party will hope this draws a line under a hugely damaging row, just as they're about to embark on a general election campaign.\n\nIn April 2018, Ross England was working for the party when a Crown Court judge accused him of deliberately sabotaging a rape trial, precipitating a retrial.\n\nThe party say they were \"fully aware\" he was a witness in a sensitive trial and of their responsibility as an employer.\n\nIf, despite that full awareness, his employers did not realise for 18 months he'd caused the collapse of a criminal trial and been thrown out of court by the judge, it raises fundamental questions about supervision, vetting and candidate selection processes.\n\nMr Cairns has previously endorsed Mr England as a \"friend and colleague\" with whom \"it will be a pleasure to campaign\".\n\nOn Thursday, he said he only became aware of the collapse of the trial \"some considerable time afterwards and had no knowledge of the role of Ross England\".\n\nLord Davies said \"continued speculation from an unspecified source\" about what party officials or elected representatives knew was \"unhelpful\".\n\nHe also said \"at no time\" had any party officials received any correspondence in relation to the matter.\n\n\"As soon as it came to my attention, we acted immediately,\" he added.\n\n\"As chairman of the Welsh Conservative Party, I take all allegations concerning members, officials and elected representatives extremely seriously.\"", "All those affected by the contaminated blood scandal should receive the same financial support, no matter where they live in the UK, says the judge in charge of the inquiry.\n\nSir Brian Langstaff said there was \"no proper justification\" for the \"grinding hardship of many\".\n\nNearly 3,000 people died in the biggest treatment disaster in NHS history.\n\nThe government told the BBC it was committed to guaranteeing equal support for all those affected across the UK.\n\nThe judge's comments come on the last day of evidence from infected victims and their families.\n\nThe long-awaited UK-wide public inquiry, which has heard personal stories from more than 180 people and thousands more in written evidence, will hear from clinicians and experts from February.\n\nIt was set up to look at the scandal of up to 30,000 people being infected with contaminated blood and blood products in the 1970s and 80s.\n\nMost had haemophilia or other blood disorders, but people who had blood transfusions are also thought to have been exposed.\n\nSir Brian Langstaff, inquiry judge, said: \"The grinding hardship of many is not put on hold whilst the inquiry continues.\n\n\"If, as a number of witnesses have argued, there is in truth no proper justification for significant variations in financial support as between the nations of the UK, then there can be no proper reason for those variations to be perpetuated to await the outcome of the Inquiry.\"\n\nThere are different financial assistance schemes in the four countries of the UK, with Scotland's being the most generous.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Contaminated Blood Inquiry: \"It's all been covered up\"\n\nThe judge said increased payments in April to those affected in England had helped, but there were still \"continuing variations between the home nations\".\n\nHe highlighted the evidence from a widow who became homeless after her husband's death from infected blood. She had to spend time caring for him instead of working for a wage.\n\nThe government said lessons must be learnt so that a tragedy of this scale could never happen again.\n\n\"Recognising that there are legitimate concerns about unequal financial support across the UK, we are working with the devolved administrations so that we can meet our commitment to guarantee equal support for all those infected and affected across the UK,\" a spokeswoman said.\n\n\"We plan to consult on this and understand that this is an important issue for those affected.\"\n\nA campaign group representing those affected by the blood scandal has written to the prime minister asking for a meeting about securing short-term financial support.\n\nLong-term compensation for those affected is to be determined following the recommendations made at the end of the inquiry.", "Trade in some species, including some types of crocodiles, is banned outright\n\nPeople buying animal \"souvenirs\" have been warned they must check they are legal after police seized a number of crocodile skulls imported from China.\n\nPolice are investigating the finds after searching two properties in Machynlleth, Powys, on Wednesday.\n\nDyfed-Powys Police and North Wales Police said they had found \"numerous\" skulls across the searches.\n\nAnimal trade charity Traffic said importers and buyers must make sure they had the correct permits.\n\nRichard Thomas, from Traffic, said some people would buy things such as skulls as a \"talking point\".\n\nTrade in some species, including some types of crocodiles, is banned outright, but others can be bought and sold as long as the exporting country issues permits.\n\nEarlier this month, police seized a skull of a critically endangered Siamese crocodile from a man in Chippenham, Wiltshire, after he paid about £30 to a buyer in China.\n\nWiltshire Police said the man bought it as an \"unusual\" house ornament and had no idea that it was protected.\n\nNo further action was taken against him when police decided he had made an honest mistake.\n\nThe Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora is the main worldwide agreement controlling trade in wild animals and plants, and is signed by more than 180 countries.\n\nIn 2016, the UN estimated that the annual value of illegal wildlife trade was between $7bn-$23bn (£5.4bn-£17.8bn).\n\nTraffic said demand for such items as horns, ivory, bones and skins was \"driving unprecedented wildlife population declines\".", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nDonald Trump has criticised Boris Johnson's Brexit deal with the EU, saying it restricts the US's ability to do future trade with the UK.\n\nSpeaking to LBC, he said that, without the deal, the two countries could \"do many times the numbers\" than now.\n\nThe US president also took a swipe at Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, saying he would be \"so bad\" as prime minister.\n\nMr Corbyn accused him of \"trying to interfere\" in the UK general election to boost \"his friend Boris Johnson\".\n\nThe UK is officially going to the polls on 12 December after the early election bill became law when it was given royal assent on Thursday.\n\nIt follows a further delay to the UK's departure from the EU, to 31 January 2020.\n\nIn August, Mr Trump promised a \"very big trade deal\" with the UK and predicted that leaving the EU would be like losing \"an anchor round the ankle\".\n\nBut speaking to friend and supporter Nigel Farage on LBC, Mr Trump was critical of the withdrawal agreement Mr Johnson recently reached with EU leaders.\n\nMr Trump told LBC: \"We want to do trade with UK and they want to do trade with us.\n\n\"To be honest with you... this deal... under certain aspects of the (Brexit) deal... you can't do it, you can't do it, you can't trade.\n\n\"We can't make a trade deal with the UK because I think we can do many times the numbers that we're doing right now and certainly much bigger numbers than you are doing under the European Union.\"\n\nDiplomatic norms dictate that leaders don't wade into the electoral events of other countries.\n\nBut of course this isn't the first time that an American president has decided to cross that particular transatlantic channel.\n\nDuring the 2016 referendum, Barack Obama said that Brexit would put the UK at the \"back of the queue\" for trade deals.\n\nIn June, Donald Trump offered his views on the Conservative leadership contest.\n\nNow, in this fairly wide-ranging discussion, he's talked about both Boris Johnson's Brexit deal and Jeremy Corbyn's suitability for the role of PM.\n\nBut the Labour leader doesn't appear too put out - even retweeting the relevant part of the interview.\n\nThe truth is that Mr Corbyn is more than OK with putting some distance between himself and Donald Trump; the US President isn't exactly a poster boy for socialism.\n\nAnd while his comments on the implications of Boris Johnson's Brexit deal on US-UK trade may cause Downing Street some discomfort, some mystery surrounds exactly where Mr Trump believes difficulties may arise as he didn't elaborate.\n\nThe prime minister aims to get his deal through Parliament if he wins the general election.\n\nHowever, Mr Trump also praised Mr Johnson as \"the exact right guy for the times\".\n\nIn response, a Downing Street spokesman said Mr Johnson's Brexit deal with the EU \"ensures that we take back control of our laws, trade, borders and money\".\n\n\"Under this new deal, the whole of the UK will leave the EU customs union, which means we can strike our own free trade deals around the world from which every part of the UK will benefit.\"\n\nDonald Trump has often praised Boris Johnson in recent months\n\nMr Trump also said Mr Farage, who leads the Brexit Party and is planning to stand in the general election, and Mr Johnson should \"get together\" to create \"an unstoppable force\" in UK politics.\n\nThe president, who has previously expressed his backing for Brexit, added: \"And Corbyn would be so bad for your country, so bad. He'd take you in such a bad way. He'd take you into such bad places.\n\n\"But your country has tremendous potential. It's a great country.\"\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by Jeremy Corbyn This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nMr Corbyn and Mr Johnson are battling it out for the keys to 10 Downing Street, with the Conservative leader promising to get the UK out of the EU as soon as possible, and the Labour leader promising another referendum.\n\nKicking off Labour's general election campaign, Mr Corbyn earlier warned a post-Brexit trade deal with Mr Trump's administration would give US companies greater access to the NHS, and allow them to profit from it at UK taxpayers' expense.\n\nThe prime minister's planned agreement, he said, would \"mean yet more NHS money taken away from patients and handed to shareholders.\"\n\nHowever, Mr Trump dismissed the Labour leader's claim, saying: \"Not at all. We wouldn't even be involved in that, no.\n\n\"It's not for us to have anything to do with your health care system. No, we're just talking about trade.\"\n\nThe UK government has said that, under any future trade deal with the US, it wants protections for the NHS.\n\nElsewhere, Mr Johnson blamed Mr Corbyn for the delay to Brexit.\n\nHe said he was \"incredibly frustrated\" that the 31 October deadline had to be extended, but a Conservative election win would remove the \"logjam\".\n\nBoth leaders, and those of other parties, are beginning six weeks of campaigning.\n\nIt comes as John Bercow's 10-year reign as Speaker of the House of Commons came to an end.\n\nHe presided over business in the chamber for the final time before his successor is chosen on Monday.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Boris Johnson: Election pact with Brexit Party 'risks putting Corbyn into No 10'\n\nBoris Johnson has rejected the suggestion from Nigel Farage and Donald Trump that he should work with the Brexit Party during the election.\n\nThe Tory leader told the BBC he was \"always grateful for advice\" but he would not enter into election pacts.\n\nHis comments come after the US president said Mr Farage and Mr Johnson would be \"an unstoppable force\".\n\nDowning Street sources say there are no circumstances in which the Tories would work with the Brexit Party.\n\nIn an interview with BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg, the prime minister said the \"difficulty\" of doing deals with \"any other party\" was that it \"simply risks putting Jeremy Corbyn into Number 10\".\n\n\"The problem with that is that his [Mr Corbyn's] plan for Brexit is basically yet more dither and delay,\" Mr Johnson said.\n\nMr Johnson also said there was \"no question of negotiating on the NHS\" as part of any future trade deal with the US, but he did not rule out expanding the amount of private provision in the health service in the future.\n\nBut Labour's shadow health secretary, Jonathan Ashworth, said the public \"can't trust the Tories on the NHS\", saying they would \"increase privatisation even further and do a deal with Donald Trump\".\n\nWhen pushed on whether he would rule out a deal with Mr Farage, Mr Johnson replied: \"I want to be very, very clear that voting for any other party than this government, this Conservative government… is basically tantamount to putting Jeremy Corbyn in.\"\n\nThe UK is going to the polls on 12 December following a further delay to the UK's departure from the EU, to 31 January 2020.\n\nThe BBC will be talking to other party leaders during the course of the campaign.\n\nUS president Donald Trump told Nigel Farage's LBC show on Thursday that the Brexit Party leader should team up with Mr Johnson to do \"something terrific\" and he also criticised the prime minister's EU withdrawal agreement.\n\nMeanwhile, Mr Farage has called on the prime minister to drop his Brexit deal, unite in a \"Leave alliance\" or face a Brexit Party candidate in every seat in the election.\n\nMr Johnson said there were \"lots of reasons\" why he thought a Labour government would be a \"disaster\".\n\nHe said he Labour government would lead to a renegotiation with Brussels on a Brexit deal, then another referendum.\n\n\"Why go through that nightmare again?\" he said.\n\nThe prime minister also suggested that the US president was wrong to believe a trade deal would be impossible with the UK after Brexit.\n\nMr Johnson said his \"proper Brexit\" deal \"enables us to do proper all-singing, all-dancing free-trade deals\".\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\n\"It delivers exactly what we wanted, what I wanted, when I campaigned in 2016 to come out the European Union,\" Mr Johnson said.\n\nWhen asked about the criticism from Mr Trump, Mr Johnson said: \"I am always grateful for advice from wherever it comes and we have great relations as you know with the US and many many other countries.\n\n\"But on the technicalities of the deal anybody who looks at it can see that the UK has full control.\"\n\nThe prime minister is never short of a word or two, never short of a colourful phrase or a metaphor.\n\nWhen we sat down this afternoon there was no suggestion of him being the Hulk, but Remain-tending MPs were accused of \"rope-a-doping\" the government, planning eventually to batter the prime minister and his Brexit deal into submission until he would have had to give up.\n\nBut in Downing Street there is a serious awareness that trademark Johnson verbal gymnastics are no guarantee of success at the ballot box in six weeks' time, no guarantee at all.\n\nThat's not just because there are even friends, like Donald Trump, and of course foes, like Jeremy Corbyn, whose words and actions will hamper his attempt to secure a majority to call his own.\n\nBut also because this is a snap election, not a routine poll, and the public is hardly in a forgiving mood of our politicians right now.\n\nMr Johnson said he hoped the government could get Brexit \"over the line\" by the middle of January if he won a majority, claiming the current Parliament would never have passed his deal.\n\nHe said he'd had \"no choice\" but to call a general election, saying: \"Nobody wants an election but we've got to do it now.\n\n\"This is a Parliament that is basically full of MPs who voted Remain.\n\n\"They voted Remain and they will continue to block Brexit if they're given the chance - we need a new mandate, we need to refresh our Parliament.\"\n\nMr Johnson said his government was determined to increase taxpayer funding of the NHS but said: \"Of course there are dentists and optometrists and so on who are providers to the NHS, of course, that's how it works,\" he said.\n\n\"But... I believe passionately in an NHS free at the point of use for everybody in this country.\"\n\nLabour's Mr Ashworth said: \"Forced NHS privatisation has doubled under the Conservatives and Boris Johnson has refused to rule out expanding this further.\n\n\"You can't trust the Tories on the NHS. They will increase privatisation even further and do a deal with Donald Trump that will see as much as £500m more a week sent to US corporations.\"", "Seven dispersal zones will be operating in Edinburgh over the weekend in an attempt to combat anti-social behaviour and disorder over the bonfire period.\n\nThe zones will run between 14:00 and midnight until Tuesday 5 November.\n\nIt means police can instruct groups of two or more people who are congregating and behaving in an anti-social manner to disperse.\n\nThey will be arrested if they return within 24 hours if they do not live there.\n\nIt is the second that year dispersal zones will be used in the city over bonfire weekend.\n\nPolice at the dispersal zone in Pilton last year\n\nCh Insp Murray Starkey, of Police Scotland, said: \"As we witnessed last year, the use of dispersal zones enabled police to robustly tackle anti-social behaviour and general disorder in key areas of the city, allowing us to move on people who are causing a nuisance.\n\n\"Anyone who is banned will receive a copy of a map so that it is clear where they should not be and that they will be arrested and put before the courts if they are found to have returned to continue the same behaviour.\"", "If you've not had a chance to follow our live blog today, here's a quick round-up of what has happened:\n\nPolitical leaders continued setting out the key messages of their election campaigns ahead of the formal closure of Parliament next Wednesday.\n\nAmong them was Nigel Farage, who launched the Brexit Party's campaign in Westminster.\n\nIn his speech, the party leader called for the Conservatives to build a \"leave alliance\" with his party with the aim of achieving a majority in Parliament.\n\nHe called on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to drop his Brexit deal or face Brexit Party candidates in every seat.\n\nBut a Tory source later dismissed the possibility of the party working with him, saying voting for Mr Farage \"risks letting Jeremy Corbyn into Downing Street\".\n\nAlso on the campaign trail was Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland's First Minister and leader of the SNP, who visited Edinburgh North and Leith, a three-way marginal seat.\n\nAfter President Donald Trump's radio interview with Mr Farage yesterday, the issue of whether US firms could have access to the NHS under a post-Brexit US-UK trade deal has been a key feature of today's campaigning.\n\nYou can read BBC health editor Hugh Pym's piece on \"Could the NHS be up for sale?\" here.\n\nElsewhere, the government was accused of using public funds to target voters in key general election constituencies in with Facebook ads.\n\nThat's it for our live page today, but you can continue to follow our political coverage on the BBC News channel, and read the main stories of the day on the BBC News website.", "Boris Johnson has dismissed suggestions from Nigel Farage and US President Donald Trump that he should work with the Brexit Party, saying he is \"always grateful for advice from wherever it comes\".\n\nSpeaking to BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg, the Conservative Party leader promoted the withdrawal agreement he had negotiated with the European Union, saying that he wanted to get Brexit \"over the line as fast as possible\".\n\nMr Johnson was also asked about Mr Trump's statement that his Brexit deal meant the US couldn't do a trade deal with the UK.", "To celebrate Halloween, dozens of students spent their night trick or treating in Newcastle, but they did not ask for sweets.\n\nDressed in their spooky costumes, about 50 people hit the streets of Jesmond and Heaton knocking on doors asking for tinned goods that people could spare for Newcastle East Foodbank.\n\nOrganised by students from Newcastle University, they said they wanted to highlight the amount of waste that comes from celebrating Halloween and turn it into something positive that could really help those who need it.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\n\"They placed her in a seclusion cell and they left her there for two years, alone, 24/7, horrific.\"\n\nJeremy says he could only touch his 15-year-old daughter Bethany by kneeling down and reaching into her isolation room through a tiny hatch.\n\nBethany is severely autistic but had no therapeutic care while detained in hospital, Jeremy told the BBC.\n\nNow MPs and peers say such treatment of young people with learning disabilities or autism breaches their human rights.\n\nThe Joint Committee on Human Rights says mental health hospitals can inflict \"terrible suffering on those detained... causing anguish to their distraught families\".\n\nIts report urges an overhaul of mental health law and hospital inspections in England.\n\n\"It must not be allowed to continue,\" said Harriet Harman, who chairs the committee.\n\nAfter a campaign by her parents, Bethany was briefly sent to an adolescent unit in Staffordshire which did \"brilliant work\", according to her dad.\n\n\"She was out in the community. She wasn't locked away. We could take the pet dogs, go for a walk in the grounds. It was brilliant.\"\n\nBut once she turned 18, she could no longer stay in an adolescent unit so she was transferred but not to a similar unit with similar support, says her dad.\n\n\"They placed her in an adult medium secure unit that doesn't even specialise in autism.\"\n\nBethany's form of autism means she experiences extreme anxiety and, without proper care, can be hard to manage, he told the Victoria Derbyshire programme.\n\nHe says she has \"deteriorated massively. It's horrendous, She's in a cell again\".\n\n\"I had a hatch before that I could hold her hand through. I don't even have that now. I can't hold my daughter.\"\n\nBy law, young people with learning disabilities or autism detained in mental health hospitals must have treatment that is necessary, appropriate and available.\n\nBut the inquiry, launched in January, heard evidence of \"a significant increase in distress and a worsening of symptoms for those detained, particularly where segregation and restraint have been used\".\n\n\"We are concerned that a very broad approach has been taken to the 'appropriate medical treatment' requirement... and the approach appears to be that the most basic provision of care satisfies this test,\" the committee says.\n\n\"We consider the human rights of many of those with a learning disability and/or autism are being breached in mental health hospitals.\"\n\nOne young man told the inquiry: \"I did not know what was happening.\n\n\"Looking back at it now, it does not feel real. It feels like some sort of nightmare.\n\n\"It was not a safe place. It was not a treatment room. I got no assessment or treatment done.\n\n\"There was no care. I was just put in this room and I lay there and went to sleep.\"\n\nAnother had his arm broken in a restraint, according to his mother. \"His arm was wrenched up behind his back until the bone snapped. He was not then taken to accident and emergency for 24 hours even though his arm was completely swollen,\" she said.\n\nAnother mother said her son had been kept in isolation for up to nine hours at a time.\n\n\"The rule was that he could not leave until he was quiet,\" she told the inquiry.\n\n\"With his anxiety and sensory presentation, there was no way this was possible.\n\n\"He started to bang his head against the wall and would bite the wood in the doorframe out of desperation.\"\n\nToo often, families are excluded from decision-making and when they try to intervene are viewed as hostile and a problem, which is unacceptable, the report says.\n\nFamilies must be recognised as \"human-rights defenders\", it says.\n\nThe committee says it has \"lost confidence that the system is doing what it says it is doing\", while the regulator, which should be a \"bulwark\" against abuses, is failing and in urgent need of reform.\n\n\"Too often it is left to the media to be human rights defenders,\" the report says, highlighting work by the BBC's Panorama programme in uncovering abuse of patients by staff at Whorlton Hall mental-health hospital.\n\nThe MPs and peers also say they have no confidence government targets to reduce the number of people with learning disabilities or autism in mental-health hospitals will be met.\n\n\"This inquiry has shown with stark clarity the urgent change that is needed and we've set out simple proposals for exactly that,\" Ms Harman said.\n\n\"They must be driven forward urgently.\"\n\nIan Trenholm, chief executive of the Care Quality Commission, which regulates health and social care services in England, said many of the report's recommendations relating to the watchdog were already under way, \"although we are clear there is much still to be done\".\n\nMr Trenholm said an independent review of the CQC's regulation of mental health hospitals had been commissioned and the findings would be used to strengthen this work.\n\n\"We know we need to improve how we regulate mental health, learning disability and/or autism services so we can get better at spotting poor care and at using the information people give us,\" he said.\n\n\"We are working hard to improve and we want to involve people, families, carers and stakeholder organisations to ensure we get it right.\"", "MP Antoinette Sandbach, who was expelled from the parliamentary Conservative Party last month, has joined the Liberal Democrats.\n\nThe Remain-voting Cheshire MP was among 21 rebels who lost the Tory whip after rebelling against Boris Johnson in a bid to prevent a no-deal Brexit.\n\nShe will stand as a Liberal Democrat candidate in her Eddisbury constituency in December's general election.\n\nExplaining her decision, she said the Tory Party had \"moved their values\".\n\nHer move makes her the eighth MP to have joined the Lib Dems this year.\n\nSpeaking to Radio 4's Today programme, she said she had considered not standing for re-election.\n\n\"Like many of the MPs that have stood down, I have been subjected to abuse.\"\n\n\"It has been incredibly difficult for my family and for me. But this is a critical time in our nation's history,\" she said.\n\nAnnouncing her decision earlier, as campaigning got under way ahead of the 12 December election, Ms Sandbach said: \"People have a very clear choice.\n\n\"The Conservative Party offers years of uncertainty, whilst the Liberal Democrats will stop Brexit.\n\n\"I will stand on my strong local record, helping to secure local investment, fighting for fair funding for our schools and to secure additional funding in local health services.\n\n\"Our country deserves so much better than Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn.\"\n\nMs Sandbach was not among the 10 rebels readmitted to the party last month, shortly before the Commons backed the legislation to approve the 12 December election.\n\nEarlier this month, she lost a confidence vote among her local party members - she described it as \"symbolic\" but added that \"it most likely means that I am not going to be the Conservative candidate in the next election\".\n\nContesting her Eddisbury seat as a Conservative candidate in 2017, Ms Sandbach won a near-12,000 majority over Labour, with the Lib Dem candidate third with 2,804 votes.\n\nShe was among 19 former Tories who backed the prime minister's Brexit deal legislation last week but voted against his proposed three-day timetable for it to be considered in the Commons ahead of the original Brexit deadline of 31 October.\n\nSpeaking after joining the Lib Dems, she said she was concerned Mr Johnson's deal was \"a trap door to a no-deal Brexit\".\n\nShe follows MPs Sarah Wollaston, Philip Lee and Sam Gyimah to become the fifth ex-Tory to join the Lib Dems in recent months.\n\nEx-Conservative Heidi Allen also joined the party earlier this month, after quitting the fledgling Change UK party she joined after leaving the Tories.\n\nLiberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson said Ms Sandbach was a \"passionate campaigner\" and would be a \"fantastic candidate\" in the election.\n\n\"Her defection clearly shows that the Liberal Democrats are the strongest party of Remain and attracting support from right across the political spectrum,\" she added.", "The government's Brexit legislation is on hold as the UK gears up for the general election on 12 December.\n\nBut where do the parties stand on Brexit?\n\nPrime Minister Boris Johnson wants the UK to leave the European Union (EU) with the revised deal he agreed.\n\nHe says that with a majority Conservative government, he would start the process to \"get Brexit done\" on day one of the new Parliament.\n\nHe previously said the UK would leave on 31 October \"do or die\".\n\nHowever, Mr Johnson was forced to write a Brexit extension letter to the EU, after MPs failed to approve his revised deal.\n\nMr Johnson secured changes to the deal previously negotiated by Theresa May. It includes scrapping the controversial Irish backstop and replacing it with a new customs arrangement.\n\nBoris Johnson's revised Brexit deal has not yet been approved by the UK Parliament\n\nBrexit left the Conservative Party heavily divided, with 21 MPs expelled for failing to follow the government's line. Ten were later welcomed back.\n\nIf it wins the election, Labour wants to renegotiate Mr Johnson's Brexit deal and put it to another public vote. It says it will achieve this within six months.\n\nLabour says its referendum would be a choice between a \"sensible\" Leave option versus Remain.\n\nUnder its Leave option, Labour says it will negotiate for the UK to remain in an EU customs union, and retain a \"close\" single market relationship.\n\nThis would allow the UK to continue trading with the EU without checks, but it would prevent it from striking its own trade deals with other countries.\n\nIf a referendum was held, Mr Corbyn has said he would remain neutral if he was prime minister \"so I can credibly carry out the results\".\n\nJust like the Conservatives, Labour has had to deal with internal divisions over its Brexit policy. More than 25 Labour MPs wrote to Mr Corbyn in June, saying another public vote would be \"toxic to our bedrock Labour voters\".\n\nWhile Labour's election strategy early on was to emphasise that the vote was about more than Brexit, it is changing its focus.\n\nThe message now is that Labour's leadership is not opposing Brexit by opposing Mr Johnson's deal - it wants to find what it believes is a better one.\n\nThe SNP is pro-Remain and wants the UK to stay a member of the EU.\n\nIt has been campaigning for another referendum on Brexit. Alternatively, it wants Article 50 revoked if it is the only alternative to a no-deal Brexit.\n\nScotland's First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, said the possibility of a no-deal Brexit is \"catastrophic\"\n\nThe SNP's ultimate objective is for an independent Scotland that is a full member of the EU.\n\nThe Liberal Democrats have pledged to cancel Brexit if they win power at the general election.\n\nThe policy was endorsed in September by party members at the Lib Dem party conference.\n\nIf the Lib Dems do not win a majority, they would support another referendum.\n\nLeader Jo Swinson says that stopping Brexit would free up £50bn, over five years, to spend on public services.\n\nShe says that so-called \"Remain bonus\" would pay for 20,000 new teachers, extra money for schools and to help support low-paid workers.\n\nThe Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) had an agreement with the Conservatives whereby it lent it support in the Commons during the last Parliament.\n\nHowever, while the DUP wants the UK to leave the EU, it opposes elements of Mr Johnson's Brexit deal which relate to Northern Ireland,.\n\nThe DUP is unhappy with the revised Brexit deal\n\nAt its manifesto launch, the party said it will seek further changes to the deal if he is still prime minister after the election.\n\nThe deal includes special arrangements for Northern Ireland. One gives the Northern Ireland Assembly a majority vote on how customs arrangements would work after Brexit.\n\nThe DUP wants such a vote to be taken on a cross-community basis, rather than a straight majority.\n\nThis party is made up of MPs who left the Conservatives and Labour, in part because of their positions on Brexit.\n\nIt backs another referendum, or \"People's Vote\", and wants the UK to remain in the EU.\n\nThe party backs remaining in the EU, despite Wales voting Leave in the referendum. It wants a further referendum and to Remain.\n\nIn a bid to get as many pro-Remain MPs as possible into Parliament, Plaid Cymru, the Liberal Democrats and Greens have agreed an electoral pact in 11 of the 40 seats in Wales.\n\nThe party's one MP, Caroline Lucas, has been a vocal campaigner for another referendum, and believes the UK should stay in the EU.\n\nThe Brexit Party wants the UK to leave the EU without a deal, in what it calls a \"clean-break Brexit\".\n\nIt says that is the way to \"start changing Britain for good from day one\" and that the transition period after leaving would not be extended.\n\nIt also says Mr Johnson's revised Brexit plan is a bad deal.\n\nUse the list below or select a button\n\nBrexit - British exit - refers to the UK leaving the EU. A public vote was held in June 2016, to decide whether the UK should leave or remain.\n• None What are the PM's remaining election options?", "The government has been accused of using public funds to target voters in key general election constituencies with Facebook ads.\n\nThe ads say: \"the Government is investing up to £25m\" in the town where the message appears on Facebook feeds.\n\nThey went live on Tuesday - the same day Boris Johnson secured support for an early general election.\n\nLabour MP Ian Lucas called it an \"outrageous\" misuse of public funds, according to The Huffington Post.\n\nThe seventeen adverts are part of the government's \"MyTown\" campaign on Facebook.\n\nSeveral of the towns, such as Northampton, Milton Keynes and Mansfield, are home to constituencies that will be key battlegrounds in the general election, with majorities of less than 2,000.\n\nThe campaign promotes the government's £3.6bn Towns Fund, which aims to increase investment in neglected parts of the country.\n\nThe Facebook ads used for the government's MyTown campaign\n\nThe ads, paid for by taxpayers, are not marked as being about \"social issues, elections or politics\". This is the system that Facebook has put in place to help with the transparency of social and political ads on its platforms.\n\nOther adverts by the UK government, such as the \"Get Ready for Brexit\" campaign, are flagged in this way.\n\nNot flagging them also means they disappear from the Facebook Ad Library once they are no longer active - and that it is not possible to find out how much the government has spent on them.\n\nTwo of the ads have now been taken down after Facebook determined they were \"about social issues, elections or politics\" and required the disclaimer.\n\nFacebook has about 40 million users in the UK and most of the content people see on site is from their friends or pages they have liked.\n\nAnyone can also pay to have content shown to people who haven't liked their page - and they can chose who sees this paid-for content by targeting things like gender, age, location, or interests.\n\nPolitical parties also use this paid-for content to reach new people. The difference is Facebook ask that any content about \"about social issues, elections or politics\" is labelled by the organisation posting it.\n\nThis political content is archived and can be searched for in the Facebook Ad Library. Meaning for every political advert it's possible to check who paid for it and get a rough idea of who has been shown the ad and how many times it has been seen.\n\nHowever, the system of labelling political adverts is voluntary. If an organisation fails to label their paid-for content, the adverts are only searchable while they are active on the site.\n\nThis loophole could allow political organisations to hide old adverts or at least make them much harder to find.\n\nMr Lucas has written a letter to Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove demanding to know how data for the campaign was gathered and accusing the government using public money for political purposes.\n\n\"It is quite clear that those constituencies are, largely, politically contentious.\n\n\"These marginal constituencies appear to have been selected on a political basis,\" his letter said.\n\nHe told the Huffington Post: \"It is an example of how the government is merging political activity with the arms of government in its own political interest.\"\n\nLabour's Shadow Communities Secretary Andrew Gwynne said the proposed cash injection was a \"drop in the ocean compared to the billions the Conservatives have cut from local communities\".\n\nA government spokesman told the BBC that ministers would respond to Mr Lucas' letter, but added: \"These posts were published before the election was called and Parliament has not yet been dissolved.\n\n\"All towns selected were chosen according to the same selection methodology, including analysis of deprivation, exposure to Brexit, productivity, economy resilience and investment opportunities.\"\n\nThe government has been the biggest UK spender on Facebook political adverts in the last month.\n\nThe most recent figures available on Facebook's ad library site cover spending between 22 and 28 October and show that the government spent £192,753 in that period. All of the spending was on ads promoting the Get Ready for Brexit campaign.\n\nIn second place was the People's Vote campaign for another EU referendum with spending of £52,234.", "Last updated on .From the section Boxing\n\nIt was expected to be odd, and it didn't fail to deliver.\n\nTyson Fury's first wrestling match had costume, soul music, trash talk, powerslams and one knockout punch.\n\nAfter all was said and done, the undefeated former heavyweight boxing champion is now an undefeated WWE Superstar, after one match.\n\nFour weeks of build-up to Fury's fight against the 6ft 8in 'Monster Among Men' Braun Strowman culminated at the Crown Jewel event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Thursday - with the Briton landing a right hand on his opponent and winning by virtue of Strowman failing to get back into the ring before a count of 10.\n\nThis won't go down as one of Fury's greatest sporting achievements - because, spoiler alert, wrestling isn't a sport. But Fury has enthusiastically thrown himself into the world of scripted fighting and has been a showman from start to finish in a venture that has reportedly earned him £12m.\n\nHere's how it went down.\n\nA batman costume, jazzy shirts and plain old boxing shorts - Fury's wardrobe has been varied down the years. So what clobber would he bust out for his WWE debut?\n\nAlways one to try to ingratiate himself to the locals, Fury emerged in full Arab thobe, including headdress, and stepped out from the curtain to the soothing soul sound of the Isley Brothers' It's Your Thing, with pyrotechnics blazing.\n\nWas it subtle? No. Was it very Tyson? Yes.\n\n\"Forty-five years after the Rumble in the Jungle, we can call this the Showdown in Saudi!\" cried commentator Michael Cole as the match started, rather optimistically referencing Muhammad Ali's win over George Foreman in DR Congo in 1974.\n\nThis wasn't a classic of the spandex genre - or any genre come to think of it - but Fury showed off a few tricks he's learned along the way, pulling off a headlock, a kip-up and even a drop toe hold.\n\nFury even threw in an Undertaker-style, back-from-the-dead sit up.\n\n\"This is my ring, you piece of trash,\" yelled Strowman at one point. Charming.\n\nFury took a few blows but eventually prevailed by clocking Strowman with a right hand as he was getting back into the ring.\n\nStrowman may have been embarrassingly beaten but was he going to take this lying down? Of course not. This is the predetermined, soap opera world of wrestling where attacking your opponent after the match is almost obligatory. And Strowman let nobody down by planting Fury with his signature move, the running powerslam.\n\nBut Fury's commitment to consistency in his character can't be questioned as, almost a year since he inexplicably got up from a knockdown against Deontay Wilder, he was at it again, dancing around the ring just a few moments after being thrown to the floor by a man mountain.\n\nAfter the match he refused to rule out a return to WWE, but said he wants to focus on his rematch with WBC world heavyweight champion Wilder, which is set for 22 February.\n\n\"I've got a big fella called Deontay Wilder to see to, and then we see where we go from there,\" he said.\n\nAnd what did those on social media make of the fight?\n\n@DommMcG: They've gone all out for this Tyson Fury entrance. It's cracking me up. The WWE Saudi budget is insane.\n\n@Dan25021997: If you didn't already know that WWE is fake, Tyson Fury just got a one-punch KO win\n\n@TheHughezy: Tyson Fury's wrestling skill was as realistic as Tyson Fury saying that he's not afraid of Anthony Joshua.\n\n@Luketuc57920589: Growing up I used to believe WWE fights, cage matches, even burials! But Fury knocking someone out has just gone a step too far, now I know it's fake.", "Jason Farrell went on the run after repeatedly stabbing Sammy-Lee Lodwig\n\nA man has been jailed for life after stabbing his girlfriend to death at his home in a \"savage attack\".\n\nSammy-Lee Lodwig, 22, was found with cuts to her throat and wounds to her chest at Jason Farrell's flat on Carlton Terrace in Swansea on 23 April.\n\nFarrell, 49, was found guilty of murder at Swansea Crown Court on Wednesday and will serve a minimum of 26 years.\n\nMr Justice Lewis told Farrell he had no doubt he \"intended\" to kill Ms Lodwig.\n\nHe went on the run after repeatedly stabbing Ms Lodwig and leaving her to bleed to death on his bed.\n\nThe pair had been taking heroin and crack cocaine that night and Farrell claimed he did not remember attacking his girlfriend with a kitchen knife.\n\nSammy-Lee Lodwig was killed in a \"savage attack\", the court heard\n\nAfter being arrested, Farrell wrote a \"chilling\" five-page confession, detailing how he stabbed Ms Lodwig in the face and throat.\n\n\"You gagged her. This was a savage attack,\" Mr Justice Lewis told the court.\n\n\"She must have been aware of and suffered from her injuries before she died.\"\n\n\"You had tired of the relationship, you wanted to get rid of Sammy-Lee Lodwig and you did, by killing her.\"\n\nMs Lodwig was found by paramedics lying on a bed at Farrell's flat on 23 April after he had alerted neighbours.\n\nShe was fully clothed, with cuts across her throat and forehead, and \"severe bleeding\" was found on the bedding. It was estimated she died 20 or 30 minutes before emergency services arrived.\n\nMichael Jones, prosecuting, said knotted and bloodstained dressing gown belts with traces of Ms Lodwig's saliva were found nearby, suggesting they may have been in or around her mouth.\n\nThere were wounds on her chest deep enough to enter both lungs.\n\nJason Farrell must serve at least 26 years in prison for murdering Sammy-Lee Lodwig\n\nDet Ch Insp Darren George described the attack as \"sustained, brutal and violent\".\n\n\"She was tied up by Farrell and was told by him that he was going to kill her, which he sadly did by stabbing her multiple times,\" he said.\n\nIn a statement read outside court by a police officer, Ms Lodwig's family said: \"Sammy-Lee's life was cut way too short and she will be sorely missed by all her family and friends.\"\n\nFarrell, who had also dated his victim's mother Sarah, was also convicted of causing grievous bodily harm with intent to Christopher Maher, and was sentenced to 14 years in prison to be served concurrently.\n\nThe jury was told he had suspected Mr Maher of being Sarah Lodwig's new lover, before attacking him in the street.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nNigel Farage has called on Boris Johnson to drop his Brexit deal or face his party's candidates in every seat.\n\nSpeaking at the Brexit Party's election campaign launch, he called on the PM to \"build a Leave alliance\" and seek a free trade agreement with the EU.\n\nIf Mr Johnson refuses, Mr Farage said he already had 500 candidates he could field against the Tories in seats across England, Scotland and Wales.\n\nThe Conservatives have consistently ruled out a formal pact with the party.\n\nA Tory source told the BBC: \"A vote for Farage risks letting Jeremy Corbyn into Downing Street via the back door. It will not get Brexit done and it will create another gridlocked Parliament that doesn't work.\"\n\nIt comes after President Donald Trump said Mr Farage and Boris Johnson should team up as \"an unstoppable force\".\n\nRecent opinion polls have shown the Conservatives with a double-digit lead over Labour.\n\nPolling expert Sir John Curtice said Boris Johnson had received a boost after he negotiated a deal with the EU and brought the deal back to Parliament before 31 October deadline.\n\nHowever, MPs turned down his plan to pass the deal in three days, leading to a three month extension to the deadline - something vocal Brexiteers, including Mr Farage, have criticised the PM for.\n\nHaving not got Brexit through by Halloween, some Tories fear that Mr Farage's candidates could split the pro-Brexit vote and prevent their party from winning a majority in 12 December poll.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Ten moments that led to an(other) election\n\nMr Farage used the launch to condemn the PM's deal, urging him to \"drop [it] because it is not Brexit\".\n\nInstead, Mr Farage urged him to pursue a free trade agreement with the EU - similar to the deal the bloc has with Canada - and to impose a new deadline of 1 July 2020 to get it signed off.\n\nIf an agreement was not done by then, the UK should leave the EU without a deal and move to World Trade Organisation trading rules.\n\n\"I would view that as totally reasonable,\" he said. \"That really would be Brexit.\"\n\nBut Mr Farage said if Mr Johnson did not pursue the route, the Brexit Party would contest every seat in the country - with 500 candidates ready to sign the forms to stand on Monday.\n\n\"The Brexit Party would be the only party standing at these elections that actually represents Brexit,\" he said.\n\nBut Tory Brexiteer Mark Francois said Mr Farage's pitch for an alliance had \"screwed it up\".\n\n\"If you genuinely want to work with another party, you don't go on live national television and call them liars,\" he told BBC Radio 4's World at One.\n\nHe said the PM's agreement with the EU was not a \"perfect deal\", adding: \"We are not in Valhalla here. But the deal takes us out of the European Union.\n\n\"Nigel is a very talented politician but anyone who works with him will tell you he is his own worst enemy and his ego has got the better of him.\"\n\nNigel Farage has, in effect, given Boris Johnson an ultimatum - abandon your central Brexit policy or the Brexit Party will challenge your deal at every opportunity across the country.\n\nWith the prime minister highly likely to refuse, it seems Mr Farage will have to live up to his promise of fielding 500 or more candidates in this election by Monday - and his claim that he has the resources to do so.\n\nThat's a tall order for a party that only launched in April.\n\nHe's no doubt buoyed by the Brexit Party's success in the European elections earlier this year.\n\nBut in the past, when at the helm of UKIP, Mr Farage has struggled to turn popular support into Westminster seats.\n\nHe has been targeting Labour leave areas in Wales, the Midlands and the North of England - the very seats Mr Johnson has in his sights.\n\nBut the risk for both parties is by splitting the Leave vote they give Jeremy Corbyn an unintended boost.\n\nMr Farage also attacked Labour for a \"complete and utter betrayal on Brexit\" - and said his party would target Labour seats in the Midlands and North of England.\n\nHe said Labour's plan to renegotiate a deal then put it to a referendum was offering a choice of \"remain or effectively remain\".\n\nMr Farage said there were five million Labour voters who had supported Leave in the 2016 EU referendum - although that is likely to be an overestimate - meaning his party \"posed a very major problem\" for Jeremy Corbyn.\n\n\"So many Labour Leave seats are represented by Remain members of Parliament,\" he said. \"We view those constituencies around the country among our top targets.\"\n\nHe ridiculed the reported Conservative plan to target \"Workington man\" - Leave-supporting traditional Labour voters in northern towns - saying Tories needed to get out of London more.\n\nNigel Farage claimed in his speech that when UKIP did well under his leadership, it was doing more damage to Labour than the Conservatives.\n\nYet, he seems to think the threat of standing everywhere is going to have an impact on the Tories' Brexit stance by making them afraid they are going to lose out.\n\nAt the end of the day, what Nigel Farage is promising is to fight this election across the piece and on a stance which the Brexit Party has been very clear about for a while.\n\nThe interesting question there is how successful he is going to be persuading the Leave voters of this argument.\n\nBoris Johnson and the Conservative Party have a lead as they have been gradually squeezing the Brexit Party vote, with Leave voters coming to them.\n\nRelatively few Leave voters seem to blame Mr Johnson for the fact that he failed to meet the 31 October deadline.\n\nBut on the other hand, it is also clear from the polling there is a substantial body of Leave voters who would prefer to exit without a deal rather than supporting the PM's plan.\n\nSo, you can see how Mr Farage may be able to push some people back in his direction.\n\nOn the other side of the Brexit debate, Remain-supporting parties have been negotiating electoral pacts in certain constituencies.\n\nThe potential agreements would see the Liberal Democrats, Greens and Plaid Cymru stand aside for each other to ensure the election of as many MPs who back a second Brexit referendum as possible.\n\nGreen Party co-leader Jonathan Bartley said it was \"no secret\" that the his party was \"talking to the Lib Dems and Plaid\" but \"nothing has been finalised\".\n\nElsewhere on the election trail:", "Women were being sold on apps including Instagram\n\nKuwaiti authorities say they have officially summoned the owners of several social media accounts used to sell domestic workers as slaves.\n\nA BBC News Arabic investigation found online slave markets on apps provided and made available by Google and Apple, including Facebook-owned Instagram.\n\nWomen were offered for sale as workers via hashtags such as \"maids for transfer\" or \"maids for sale\".\n\nAuthorities say those involved have been ordered to take down their ads.\n\nThey have also been compelled to sign a legal commitment, promising no longer to participate in this activity.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. BBC News Arabic’s undercover investigation exposes the buying and selling of domestic workers in the Gulf\n\nInstagram said it had also taken action since it was contacted by the BBC. It said it had removed further content across Facebook and Instagram, and would prevent the creation of new accounts designed to be used for the online slave market.\n\nMany of the most widely used accounts for buying and selling domestic workers appear to have stopped their activity.\n\nDr Mubarak Al-Azimi, head of Kuwait's Public Authority for Manpower, said it was investigating the woman featured in the BBC report who sold a 16-year-old girl from Guinea - whom we are calling \"Fatou\" - via an app.\n\nA police officer who also featured in the report is under investigation by the authorities.\n\nHe said arrests and compensation for the victims were possible outcomes of the action.\n\nKimberley Motley, an American international lawyer who has taken on Fatou's case, said: \"I believe the app developers should definitely provide compensation for Fatou. As well as possibly Apple and Google.\n\n\"On Apple Store they proclaim that they are responsible for everything that's put on their store. And so our question is, what does that responsibility mean?\"\n\nMs Motley also called for criminal charges against those involved in trafficking Fatou to Kuwait.\n\nGoogle and Apple said they were working with app developers to prevent illegal activity on their platforms.\n\nOn Thursday, BBC News Arabic published its undercover investigation which found domestic workers were being illegally bought and sold online in a booming black market.\n• None Slave markets found on Instagram and other apps", "Fitness device marker Fitbit is being bought by Google for $2.1bn (£1.6bn).\n\nThe move allows Google to expand into the market for fitness trackers and smart watches. It comes at a time when loss-making Fitbit has been looking to expand into other areas.\n\n\"Google is an ideal partner to advance our mission,\" said James Park, co-founder and chief executive of Fitbit.\n\nThe bid values Fitbit at $7.35 a share, a premium of about 19% to the stock's closing price on Thursday.\n\n\"With Google's resources and global platform, Fitbit will be able to accelerate innovation in the wearables category, scale faster and make health even more accessible to everyone,\" said Mr Park, who founded Fitbit 12 years ago.\n\nThe company, one of the first sellers of tech-enabled fitness trackers, was valued at more than $4bn at the time of its flotation in 2015.\n\nIt has sold more than 100 million devices, but has struggled with waning demand for its products as other companies enter the market. It put itself up for sale last month.\n\nIts shares have jumped 40% since Monday, when Reuters reported the interest from Google.\n\nThe transaction is expected to be completed in 2020, pending approval by the board and regulators.\n\nRegulators in the US and abroad have been taking a closer look at acquisitions by the tech giants, amid growing concerns about monopoly power.\n\nFitbit said its \"health and wellness\" data would not be used for Google adverts and pledged to maintain strong privacy protections.\n\nBut analysts said the health data was key the deal.\n\n\"The deep health and fitness data, coupled with the 28 million active users on the Fitbit platform, offer a tremendous value,\" Craig Hallum analysts wrote in a note cited by Reuters.\n\nHere's a deal that makes perfect sense for Google. While $2.1bn is a pretty hefty premium given Fitbit's market value was around the $1.4bn-mark last week, it's small change when considered against the bigger picture of gaining a huge amount of health data.\n\nFor Fitbit, it's a noble exit after putting up a decent fight in the years since the launch of Apple's smartwatch. A Fitbit-Google product could mean Wear OS - Google's wearable operating system - will get a much-needed boost.\n\nI do wonder, though, how Fitbit's 28 million users will feel about this.\n\nAnecdotally, I know several people who have told me that Fitbit's relative autonomy from the tech giants was an incentive to buy their products (though Fitbit has used Google's cloud to support its service since 2018).\n\nBy next year, the health data Fitbit has on its users today will become Google's data - a valuable acquisition for Google, undoubtedly, but one that I predict could make consumers uncomfortable.", "Ross England has been suspended from his job with the Conservatives\n\nA former Tory candidate has said it is \"highly improbable\" key figures in the party did not know about Ross England's role in a collapsed rape trial.\n\nLuke Evetts, who is no longer a member, said damage to the party's reputation over the case was \"significant\".\n\nMr England was selected to stand for the Conservatives in the next assembly election months after he was accused of sabotaging the trial.\n\nTop party figures deny knowledge of his involvement before this week.\n\nRoss England, who also worked for the party, was suspended by the Conservatives from his employment and his candidacy this week after reports of the trial emerged in the press.\n\nIn witness evidence in April 2018 Mr England made claims about the victim's sexual history, which she denies.\n\nThe judge in the trial, Stephen Hopkins, said he had \"no doubt it was deliberate on [his] part, to sabotage this trial\". The defendant, James Hackett, was convicted following a retrial.\n\n\"In my experience of the management of the party, I find it highly improbable that the key triumvirate of Byron (Davies), Craig (Williams) and Alun (Cairns) didn't know about Ross's actions,\" Mr Evetts said.\n\nThe former party activist, who stood for the Conservatives twice in Ceredigion and was chairman of the Ceredigion Conservative Association, added: \"If they didn't, they are incompetent. If they did know, they must face the music.\"\n\nLord Davies of Gower, chairman of the Welsh Conservatives, has said that neither he nor Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns knew about the way the trial collapsed.\n\nLuke Evetts stood for the Conservatives twice in Ceredigion and was chairman of the Ceredigion Conservative Association\n\nOn BBC One's Wales Live programme on Wednesday, former Conservative MP Craig Williams, who has worked in the party's HQ in Cardiff, said he had not known about what had happened until it was reported in the media this week.\n\nSources have told BBC Wales that Mr Cairns was informed about what happened at the trial before Ross England was chosen as a candidate in December last year.\n\nLeaflets in support of Mr Cairns, and bearing Mr England's name in small print, were sent to homes in the Vale of Glamorgan on Thursday.\n\nThe Welsh Conservatives said: \"The leaflets were printed and produced prior to the details of the case coming into the public domain. Those leaflets have now been withdrawn.\"\n\nThe BBC has been told that Mr England was Mr Cairns' campaign manager until he was suspended this week.\n\nThe victim in the trial was also a former member of staff at the constituency office of Mr Cairns.\n\nOn Thursday, three days after BBC Wales reported the story, Lord Davies said he could \"categorically state\" that he and Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns were \"completely unaware of the details of the collapse of this trial until they became public this week\".", "The boy was taken to hospital from the scene in High Road, Tottenham, but he died from his injuries\n\nA toddler has died after falling from a block of flats in Tottenham, north London.\n\nThe child, aged about 18 months, fell from Stellar House, just off Tottenham High Road, on Thursday morning.\n\nHe was taken to hospital by paramedics where he was pronounced dead an hour later.\n\nHaringey Council, which manages the block of flats, said a \"full investigation\" would be carried out.\n\nMeral Dervik, a neighbour in Stellar House, claimed the toddler's mother had been complaining to the council about a faulty handle, although the authority has not commented on the claim.\n\nShe said: \"The window, it was faulty. Nearly two months, that was what [the mother] was saying.\n\n\"She was calling the council to come to fix it. The handle was not secure.\"\n\nMs Dervik said the boy's mother was \"shocked and upset\", and added: \"She was looking after the kids brilliantly, she cared about the children.\"\n\nStellar House is located near to Tottenham Hotspur's new stadium\n\nFormal identification and a post-mortem examination will take place in due course.\n\nThe Metropolitan Police has launched an investigation and is treating the death as unexplained.\n\nDeclining to comment on the issue of faulty windows at the block, the council issued a statement from its chief executive Zina Etheridge that said their \"deepest sympathies\" were with the family.\n\n\"We can confirm that the block is managed by Homes for Haringey, who are carrying out a full investigation into the circumstances,\" she said.\n\n\"The police are currently investigating and it would be inappropriate for us to comment further, or speculate, until more is known about this very sad incident.\"\n\nThe London Ambulance Service said it was called at 10:46 GMT and \"sent a number of resources\" to the scene near Langhedge Lane.\n\nA spokeswoman for the ambulance service said: \"We treated an infant at the scene and took them to hospital as a priority.\"\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Facebook says it has taken down government advertising that was accused of targeting voters in marginal election constituencies.\n\nThe social media firm said the ads \"were not correctly labelled\" and did not include the obligatory disclaimer.\n\nEach of the ads in the campaign, first reported by HuffPost UK, said the government was investing \"up to £25m\" in a named town.\n\nThe government said it was always planned to end the promotion on Friday.\n\nThe Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government maintains the advertisements were not \"pulled\" by Facebook.\n\nA spokesperson added: \"While the posts are still present on Facebook, they are no longer being promoted as the paid-for campaign has ended.\"\n\nOne Labour MP said it was an \"outrageous\" use of public money.\n\nThe adverts were about \"social issues, elections or politics\", according to Facebook's Ad Library\n\nFacebook's Ad Library says the adverts were run without a disclaimer and were taken down.\n\nThe \"MyTown\" campaign promoted the government's £3.6bn Towns Fund in several key general election battlegrounds, such as Northampton, Milton Keynes and Mansfield.\n\nEach of these contain a marginal constituency, one where there were fewer than 2,000 votes separating the top two candidates in the last general election or parliamentary by-election.\n\nParliament has not yet been dissolved and the civil service has not yet entered the pre-election period, known as \"purdah\", where it is barred from making major announcements that might influence the outcome of the vote.\n\nBut the ads went live on Tuesday, the same day Boris Johnson secured support for an early general election on 12 December.\n\nFacebook said the taxpayer-funded ads \"were not correctly labelled\" as being about \"social issues, elections or politics\", in line with its self-enacted system to make social and political advertising more transparent.\n\nA spokesman said: \"Ads about social issues, elections or politics that appear on our platforms should include a disclaimer provided by advertisers.\"\n\nIt comes as Facebook comes under pressure over its policies on fact-checking political advertising and as rival social media giant Twitter banned political adverts altogether.\n\nLabour MP Ian Lucas wrote to Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove objecting to the campaign, saying the targeted areas appeared to be selected for political reasons.\n\n\"It would be an insult to our intelligence to say that this isn't public money being used for political purposes. It clearly is,\" he told HuffPost UK, calling the campaign \"outrageous\".\n\nA government spokesman told the BBC that the posts were published before the election was announced.\n\n\"All towns selected were chosen according to the same selection methodology, including analysis of deprivation, exposure to Brexit, productivity, economy resilience and investment opportunities,\" he said.", "John Bercow is demanding an apology from the Daily Mirror over claims he asked for £1m to appear on \"I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!\"\n\nThe outgoing Commons Speaker has accused the paper of \"publishing lies despite being advised of the truth\" and has complained to the press watchdog.\n\nThe Mirror claimed talks between Mr Bercow and ITV broke down over the size of his appearance fee.\n\nIt said it stood by its story, which was based on \"authoritative sources\".\n\nHowever, the newspaper also said it was \"happy to accept\" that Mr Bercow had \"no serious desire to appear\" on the programme.\n\nMr Bercow, who retired on Thursday after 10 years in the Speaker's chair, is understood to be furious about the story.\n\nIn a letter to the Mirror's showbiz editor, he said: \"I must make it clear to you in the most uncompromising terms that I have not had the slightest interest now or at any time or an any basis to go on that programme.\"\n\nHe adds that he \"did not at any time to anybody ask for £1m to go on the show, which I consider to be utterly trashy\".\n\nHe demands an apology from the paper and threatens legal action, if the \"false allegations\" are repeated.\n\nJohn Bercow is waving goodbye to Westminster after 22 years as an MP and 10 as Speaker\n\nThe Mirror suggested representatives for Mr Bercow had been in talks with ITV about him appearing on the next series of the reality show, in which celebrities take part in a series of eye-watering challenges, such as eating insects or being trapped underground with snakes.\n\nIt said Mr Bercow had \"allegedly demanded a £1m fee\" for appearing in the next series, due to start in December.\n\nThis was £400,000 more than any previous contestant had received, the newspaper reported.\n\nIt suggested ITV had confirmed discussions had broken down over the question of Mr Bercow's fee, quoting an unnamed source saying \"he has priced himself out of the market\".\n\nMr Bercow has written to the Independent Press Standards Organisation to claim it is factually untrue and a breach of the editor's code.\n\nIn its response, the watchdog said: \"We are looking at the points you raise, and will be in touch shortly.\"\n\nIn a text message to TV agent Nicki Clarke, who originally approached Mr Bercow with the idea of appearing, ITV talent producer Micky Van Praagh suggested the story was \"obviously nonsense and I have no idea where it has come from\".\n\nShe added: \"ITV has not confirmed that talks broke down because of money. Please can you apologise to John for me for the story.\"\n\nIn an e-mail to Mr Bercow, Ms Clarke, who works for Shine Talent Management, said the story was \"incredibly frustrating\" and she had expressed her \"grave concern\" to ITV about it.\n\nThe Mirror said the story was \"based on information from authoritative sources\".\n\n\"We are confident that conversations took place between ITV and a representative for John Bercow about appearing on I'm a Celebrity and that these talks broke down over money,\" a spokesman said.\n\nA host of politicians have appeared on I'm A Celebrity over the years, including Conservative MP Nadine Dorries and Boris Johnson's father, Stanley.\n\nLast month, Boris Johnson joked that he would like to see Mr Bercow perform the infamous Bushtucker Trial and eat a kangaroo's testicle.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Jeremy Corbyn: \"Whose side are you on?\"\n\nAt first glance, Labour's campaign launch appeared like a replay of its 2017 election launch.\n\nBack then, Jeremy Corbyn attacked vested interests - and pledged that his party would be battling for the many not the few.\n\nBusinessman Mike Ashley has had the honour - if that's the word - of featuring in Labour's rogues' gallery of \"bad bosses\" in both the 2017 general election campaign launch and again today.\n\nBut the tone, if anything, is more strident now.\n\nChannelling the left-wing folk singer Pete Seeger, the Labour leader repeatedly - and rhetorically - asked his audience whose side they were on.\n\nHe made it clear his party was against \"dodgy landlords\", big polluters, tax dodgers, rich media magnates.\n\nIt looks like this will be something of an insurrectionary campaign.\n\nPartly, this is to inoculate the party against the Conservative charge that it is siding with the political class against the people on Brexit - causing \"dither and delay\".\n\nSo Jeremy Corbyn is trying to get his retaliation in first - by arguing it is Boris Johnson and Tories' financial backers who are really part of a privileged elite.\n\nBut Labour's tone is a form of attack as well as defence.\n\nAs in 2017, Labour is aiming to win over younger voters and those who rarely vote - and who need to be convinced that politics can make a difference.\n\nHence the clear blue - or red - water between Labour and their opponents.\n\nLabour is hoping to focus voters' minds on non-Brexit issues\n\nAnd it's part of a wider strategy to try to appeal to potential Labour voters beyond the Brexit debate.\n\nJeremy Corbyn for some time has argued that while working class voters may be divided on the EU, they can be united in support of better working conditions, fairer taxes, and more investment in public services.\n\nThe strategy is to try almost to divorce Brexit from the other issues, arguing that can be settled further down the line in a referendum with a \"credible\" Leave option and Remain on the ballot.\n\nIn Leave areas - where Labour is seriously worried about suffering losses - the hope is that however much the party's voters or ex-voters want Brexit done, they will prioritise other issues directly affecting their lives.\n\nSo, Labour strategists believe it is essential on the wider non Brexit agenda to have as distinctive a message as possible.\n\nNow, some Labour MPs argue that - with circumstances rather different now than in 2017 - Labour could have played this election differently.\n\nWith an exodus of former Remainers from the Conservative ranks, technically the party could have blurred its more radical edge - don't forget, in 2017, the leadership claimed their manifesto's policies were in the tradition of mainstream European social democracy - and made a pitch for the centre ground,\n\nBut that is unlikely to have passed the authenticity test with Jeremy Corbyn at the helm.\n\nLabour did better than many expected in 2017\n\nAnd some in Labour's ranks have been saying privately that the uncompromising messaging and the forthcoming radical manifesto are designed to shore up, rather than greatly expand, the Labour contingent in Parliament.\n\nAfter all, the campaign launch was in Battersea - a marginal they hope to hold, rather than a seat they aspire to win.\n\nPolicies that will motivate the party's foot soldiers will help in the defence of some seats won by very slim majorities last time round.\n\nAnd there are sophisticated methods being deployed by the left-wing group Momentum to move activists around to where they are most needed.\n\nThere are, of course, different measures of what winning looks like.\n\nFor Boris Johnson an overall majority is essential.\n\nIf Labour, though, can become not outright winners but the largest party in a hung Parliament, it could very likely form a minority government with tacit support from the SNP and, possibly, the Liberal Democrats in order to deliver a new EU referendum.\n\nBut, of course, Jeremy Corbyn insists he is fighting to win and that most opinion polls are probably as misleading now as they were two and a half years ago.\n\nAnd that even more now than then, middle as well as working-class voters do not feel, in their day-to-day lives, that austerity is over - whatever spending pledges are being made by the prime minister.\n\nSo the potential reservoir of support could be greater than the current state of the polls suggest.\n\nBut some challenges lie ahead for Labour - including how far the Brexit issue really can be contained within a \"cordon sanitaire\".\n\nAnd there remains a question - whatever the rhetoric - about just how radical Labour will be.\n\nWill a conference policy on abolishing private schools, and another on extending the free movement, really make it in to the manifesto?\n\nThis is an election many Labour MPs didn't appear to want, with widespread abstentions in Tuesday evening's vote.\n\nBut some of those closest to Jeremy Corbyn were champing at the bit for an election.\n\nThey believe if Labour are currently being seen as also-rans, opponents will become complacent and in the end - however radical the party's message - progressive centre-left voters will be forced to back them if they want to stop Boris Johnson.\n\nIn this election, though, there is no such thing as a sure thing.", "Pham Thi Tra My and Nguyen Dinh Luong's families are concerned they may be among the victims\n\nAll 39 people found dead in a refrigerated lorry in Essex were Vietnamese, police have said.\n\nThe victims were found in a container on an industrial estate last week and were initially thought to be Chinese.\n\nBut Essex Police said it was now in \"direct contact with a number of families in Vietnam and the UK\" and the Vietnamese government.\n\nA number of Vietnamese families have previously come forward fearing their loved ones are among the dead.\n\nPham Thi Tra My, 26, sent her family a message on the night of 22 October - the day before the 39 people were found dead - saying her \"trip to a foreign land has failed\".\n\nPost-mortem examinations are being carried out on the 31 men and eight women to establish the cause of death.\n\nAssistant Chief Constable Tim Smith said: \"At this time, we believe the victims are Vietnamese nationals, and we are in contact with the Vietnamese Government.\"\n\nHe said police were not in a position to identify any of the victims.\n\nThe bodies were discovered in the lorry trailer in the early hours of 23 October\n\nThe Vietnamese Embassy in London said it was \"deeply saddened\" and sent its \"heartfelt condolences\" to the families of the victims.\n\n\"Specific identities of the victims still need to be identified and confirmed by the relevant authorities of Vietnam and UK,\" it said.\n\nIt said it would \"closely co-ordinate with the relevant authorities of Vietnam and UK to support the families of the Vietnamese victims, if any, to bring their loved ones home\".\n\nThe father of 30-year-old Le Van Ha, who comes from an agricultural part of Vietnam, previously told the BBC he was convinced his son was among the dead.\n\nVietHome, a popular Vietnamese community forum in the UK, said it had passed on the pictures of almost 20 people who have been reported missing to detectives.\n\nEarlier, police in Vietnam's Ha Tinh province said they had charged two unnamed people with \"organising or brokering illegal immigration\".\n\nLe Minh Tuan, pictured here, fears his son Le Van Ha was among the dead in Essex\n\nThe driver of the lorry, Maurice Robinson, from Northern Ireland, appeared in court on Monday charged with a string of offences, including 39 counts of manslaughter.\n\nExtradition proceedings have also begun against 22-year-old Eamonn Harrison, who was arrested in Dubin on a European Arrest Warrant.\n\nPolice are also seeking two brothers from Northern Ireland, Ronan and Christopher Hughes, who are wanted on suspicion of manslaughter and people trafficking.\n\nThis article was based on public announcements and appeals made by Essex Police at the relevant time. Christopher Hughes denies any involvement in these offences and Essex Police has since confirmed no further action will be taken against him. Since the publication of this article, his older brother, Ronan Hughes, 41, and Maurice Robinson, 26, both of County Armagh, have pleaded guilty to manslaughter. On 21 December 2020, the Crown Court, sitting at the Old Bailey, found Eamonn Harrison, 24 of Newry, County Down, and Gheorghe Nica, 43 of Basildon, Essex, guilty of manslaughter and Christopher Kennedy, 24, of County Armagh, and Valentin Calota 38, of Birmingham, guilty of conspiring to assist illegal immigration. Alexandru-Ovidiu Hanga, 28, of Tilbury, Essex, and Gazmir Nuzi, 43, of Tottenham, north London, admitted assisting unlawful immigration. All defendants were sentenced in January 2021.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "One of the buses involved ended up on top of a garden wall\n\nA bus driver has died and 15 people have been injured in a crash involving two buses and a car.\n\nKenneth Matcham, 60, died at the scene after a car and two single-decker buses collided in Orpington, in south-east London, on Thursday night.\n\nThe 24-year-old driver of the car has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous and drug driving.\n\nThe Met Police said of those hurt, three people had serious injuries while the rest were minor.\n\nAccording to one witness, the crash happened at the bottom of The Avenue at the junction of Park Avenue and Sevenoaks Road.\n\nThe wreckage of the car involved in the crash was towed away from the scene\n\nThe London Fire Brigade (LFB) sent 60 firefighters to the scene of the collision, which happened at about 22:15 GMT.\n\n\"Firefighters rescued several casualties from the buses and immediately undertook first aid, being joined by colleagues from London Ambulance Service,\" its assistant commissioner Graham Ellis said.\n\nClaire Mann, TfL's director of bus operations, offered the firm's condolences and sympathies to Mr Matcham's family and confirmed they were working with the bus operator GoAhead and the Met Police to \"ensure we find out what happened\".\n\nCounselling has also been made available to those affected by the crash, she said.\n\nGoAhead tweeted that it was raising money on a crowdfunding website to support Mr Matcham's family.\n\nThe crash happened in Orpington at about 22:15 GMT\n\nOne witness, who did not wish to be named, said he was in his living room when \"we literally heard a loud bang\".\n\n\"It didn't sound like a car crash, it was a really weird noise,\" he said.\n\n\"I went out to take a look and saw the carnage. My son is 11 and he was really upset. We didn't really want to stay outside as it was too upsetting really.\"\n\nHe said one of the buses had gone into a front garden.\n\n\"My heart goes out to those involved. Very distressing,\" he added.\n\nThe GoAhead single-decker bus was lifted by crane on to a tow truck\n\nAnother resident, Tariq Sheik, said he heard \"an awful lot of ambulance and fire engine noises last night\" and thought it might have been connected to Halloween.\n\n\"Horrific scenes, it's not very pleasant,\" he added.\n\nRoad closures are in place around the area and police have advised motorists to use alternative routes.\n\nSix bus routes have also been diverted.\n\nDetectives have appealed for any witnesses or anyone with dashcam, mobile phone or CCTV footage of the collision to contact them.\n\nOfficers removed evidence from the crash scene on Friday morning\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Conor McGregor punched the man at a pub on 6 April\n\nMixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor has pleaded guilty to one charge of assault after an altercation in a Dublin pub in April.\n\nFootage of the incident released in August showed McGregor punching Desmond Keogh in the head at the Marble Arch pub in Drimnagh, south of the centre.\n\nOn Friday, the 31-year-old was convicted and fined 1,000 euros (£861).\n\nThe court heard Mr Keogh did not want to give a victim statement and that he had accepted an apology from McGregor.\n\nMcGregor was promoting his own brand of whiskey at the pub when the altercation took place on 6 April.\n\n\"It doesn't matter what happened there - I was in the wrong,\" he told ESPN in August. \"That man deserved to enjoy his time in the pub without having it end the way it did.\"\n\nThe Irishman announced his retirement from the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in March, but has since said he plans to make his return to the sport in January 2020.\n\nHe has not competed since his loss to Russia's Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229 in October 2018.\n\nThis is not the first time McGregor has had trouble with the law. In July 2018 he pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct in a US court after an altercation with other fighters.\n\nThe incident in the Dublin pub came a month after the alleged smashing of a fan's phone in Miami.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The Miami incident was captured on CCTV", "A £100,000 grant given to a company owned by a US businesswoman - who is at the centre of conflict of interest claims against the PM - is \"appropriate\", the government says.\n\nThe grant given to Jennifer Arcuri's firm Hacker House was reviewed after the claims were reported last month.\n\nCulture Secretary Nicky Morgan said the review found \"no impropriety in the awarding of the grant\".\n\nThe PM insists he followed proper procedures and did nothing wrong.\n\nMs Arcuri has said she had never discussed sponsorship or grants with Boris Johnson and he had nothing to do with the awarding of the £100,000 grant from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport in February this year.\n\nThe government review followed a report in the Sunday Times that Ms Arcuri - who knew Mr Johnson when he was London mayor - joined trade missions he led and received thousands of pounds in sponsorship grants.\n\nIt said that among cash Ms Arcuri received was a grant from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport intended for \"English-based\" businesses.\n\nIt was awarded earlier this year, but Ms Arcuri had moved back to the US in June 2018.\n\nThe newspaper said it had found the registered address on the grant application form was a rented house in the UK and no longer connected to Ms Arcuri.\n\nThe newspaper's report also prompted an investigation by the police watchdog, which is ongoing.\n\nThe Independent Office of Police Conduct is deciding whether to investigate the prime minister for a potential criminal offence of misconduct in public office while he was London mayor, between 2008 and 2016, when he also had oversight of the Metropolitan Police.\n\nA separate inquiry by the London Assembly into alleged conflicts of interest has been paused until the watchdog's probe is concluded.\n\nThe Government Internal Audit Agency review found that Hacker House had not met one of the initial requirements that the amount of funding sought should \"not exceed 50% of the lead applicant organisation's annual collective income\".\n\nThe review also found that criminal record checks had not been carried out.\n\nBut because of the low number of applications, these initial requirements were waived.\n\nThe review concluded that \"the assessment of eligibility and subsequent reduced grant award to Hacker House Ltd was appropriate\".\n\nIn an accompanying letter to DCMS select committee chairman Damian Collins, Ms Morgan pointed out that the grant decision did not involve ministers, and was made at a time when Mr Johnson was a backbench MP.\n\n\"I would like to emphasise again that any notion that the prime minister or his advisers influenced - whether directly or indirectly - any aspect of the due diligence, assessment or award of any grant funding made through the CSIIF (Cyber Skills Immediate Impact Fund) is simply not true,\" she wrote.\n\n\"The grant application in October 2018 and grant decision in February 2019 were, of course, at a time when the current prime minister was neither a member of the government nor the Mayor of London.\"\n\nOn the question of Hacker House's address, Ms Morgan said the company was UK registered, but that this was \"not a requirement of the grant\".", "The girl was hit by a VW Golf on Sceptre Road, Croxteth\n\nA girl who was out trick or treating has been hit by a car which had been shot at on Merseyside.\n\nThe 12-year-old sustained serious but not life-threatening injuries when she was struck by a VW Golf on Sceptre Road, Croxteth, at 19:50 GMT.\n\nA man thought to have been driving the car later arrived at hospital having been \"shot in the face\", Merseyside Police said.\n\nHis injury is not believed to be life threatening. No arrests have been made.\n\nAsst Ch Con Ian Critchley said: \"We are dealing today with an appalling, cowardly attack.\"\n\nHe said the driver of the car reversed into the girl after being shot at.\n\n\"That 12-year-old girl was out for Halloween, playing out with her friends, her family, having fun.\n\n\"She suffered significant injuries as a result of being hit by that car.\n\n\"Fortunately her friends and family courageously helped her,\" Mr Critchley said.\n\nHe appealed for the public's help in tracing the gunman and the gun.\n\nAsst Ch Con Ian Critchley said police were speaking to witnesses and supporting the girl's family\n\nReferring to the shooting of Rhys Jones in Croxteth in 2007, Mr Critchely said the area had suffered the \"innocent death\" of a child previously and added: \"I know that the community will not tolerate it.\"\n\n\"This is an extremely worrying incident, where the offenders have shown no thought for the general public and has resulted in an innocent young girl, who was out enjoying herself, experiencing this traumatic ordeal,\" he said.\n\nPosting on Twitter, Liverpool city region mayor Steve Rotheram said: \"I am deeply to saddened to hear of this senseless crime.\n\n\"Our city region's streets should be a safe place for everybody, not least for our children on Halloween.\"\n\nLabour councillor for Croxteth ward Anthony Lavelle said it was \"completely unacceptable\".\n\n\"It was shocking to hear the news last night and it's completely reckless what's happened on Sceptre Road,\" he said.\n\n\"Obviously there is a lot more young people on the streets on Halloween because of trick or treat and I'm glad no-one's lives have been lost.\"\n\nPolice have appealed for witnesses, including anyone with dash-cam footage, to contact them.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Mar-a-Lago is a private members club as well as the Trump family's winter getaway.\n\nUS President Donald Trump has announced he will make Florida his permanent home instead of Trump Tower in New York.\n\nHe said he had been badly treated by New York's political leaders, despite having paid millions of dollars in tax.\n\nMr Trump was born in New York but has increasingly spent more time at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach.\n\nThe president, a Republican, has been at odds with New York state Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio - both Democrats.\n\nThey both welcomed the news that the president was Florida-bound.\n\n\"Don't let the door hit you on the way out or whatever,\" tweeted Mr De Blasio.\n\nMr Cuomo challenged Mr Trump's assertion that he had paid his taxes, adding: \"He's all yours, Florida.\"\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by Andrew Cuomo This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nMr Trump has never released his tax returns and refuses to disclose personal tax information.\n\nHe has owned the Mar-a-Lago resort since 1985 and travels frequently between there and the White House.\n\nPresident Trump is running for a second term in next year's election and made clear on Thursday that he hoped to be in the White House for another five years.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post 2 by Donald J. Trump This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nHe said he would always cherish New York but added: \"Unfortunately, despite the fact that I pay millions of dollars in city, state and local taxes each year, I have been treated very badly by the political leaders of both the city and state. Few have been treated worse\".\n\nThe New York Times reported that President Trump and his wife Melania filed for residency in Florida in September.\n\nAccording to documents obtained by the Times, Mr Trump's \"other places of abode\" are listed as 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue (the White House) and his private golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. New York councillor says increased security costs around Trump Tower is unsustainable.\n\nAn apartment in Trump Tower, Manhattan, has been Mr Trump's primary residence since 1983. It is not clear if he will retain it.\n\nAccording to NBC News, President Trump has spent 99 days at Mar-a-Lago compared with 20 days at Trump Tower since taking office.\n\nThe White House has not commented on the president's reasons for changing his permanent address but the New York Times quoted a person close to the president as saying that the reasons were mainly for tax purposes.\n\nFlorida does not have a state income tax or inheritance tax.\n\nEarlier this month a judge ordered Mr Trump to hand over eight years of his tax returns to New York investigators.\n\nThe ruling helps an investigation into alleged hush money paid to two women who claim they had affairs with Mr Trump.", "The officer was taken to hospital after he was hit by the car at about 11:30 GMT\n\nA man has been charged with attempted murder after a police officer was hit by a vehicle in north London.\n\nThe officer was struck in White Hart Lane in Tottenham on Tuesday morning during a vehicle stop. He was taken to hospital but has since been discharged.\n\nAydin Altun, 25, of, Suffolk Road, Tottenham, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and possession of a firearm and was charged on Thursday.\n\nHe will appear at Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court later.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "You would think that after the operation had been blown, with so many arrested and imprisoned, that the tunnellers would give up. They didn’t. They knew the Stasi had no details about their original tunnel and so they decided to try again.\n\nThis time, they would keep the details tighter and the group of diggers smaller. It was now September 1962, and the original tunnel had dried out enough to allow work to re-start. But before long, it sprang another leak.\n\nThis time, they were too far into the East for the West German water authorities to fix it. The diggers would either have to abandon the tunnel or break through into a random basement.\n\nUsing their maps, the tunnellers worked out they were now under Schönholzer Strasse, a street in the East that was so close to the wall it was patrolled by border guards.\n\nTunnelling up there would be a huge risk - it would be noisy, and what's more, any escapees would have to walk past the border guards to enter the cellar.\n\nIt was hard to imagine how it could work, but these diggers had proved they were brave and they were determined to give it another go.\n\nTunnel 29, after the leak had dried out. Tunnel 29, after the leak had dried out.\n\nThe date was set for 14 September. Some students volunteered to go into the East and tell the escapees the new plan. But like last time, they would need a messenger to cross the border on the escape day itself and give signals, so that the East Berliners would know when to go to the tunnel.\n\nUnsurprisingly, after what happened to Wolfdieter, no-one was keen to step forward. But then one of the tunnellers, Mimmo, had an idea - what about his 21-year-old girlfriend, Ellen Schau? Like Wolfdieter, she had a West German passport so she could go in and out of the East, and as a woman, perhaps she would arouse less suspicion? Ellen agreed to do it.\n\nThe escapees had been told to go to three different pubs and wait. Once the tunnellers had broken through into the cellar, Ellen was to go to each of these pubs and give a secret signal.\n\nEllen was filmed as she boarded a train into the East. Wearing a dress, headscarf and sunglasses, she looks like a 60s movie star. You see her check her watch. It’s midday. She turns towards the station and runs up the stairs.\n\nA road block at the border to East-Berlin A road block at the border to East-Berlin\n\nMeanwhile, Joachim and Hasso began hacking into the cellar of an apartment on Schönholzer Strasse. Joachim eventually climbed up into the cellar and unlocked the door to the apartment lobby using a set of skeleton keys.\n\nHe needed the number of the apartment they'd dug into. First, he went into the hall. No number there. And he realised the only way to find out was to go outside into the street - the street that was patrolled by border guards.\n\nHe opened the front door to the building and saw a group of guards sitting in a hut. They were distracted, so he slipped out into the street. “There was a big number seven just above the door,” he says.\n\nThey used their trusty WW2 telephone to get a message to the rest of the team, who were in a West Berlin flat overlooking the wall. A white sheet was draped from the window - Ellen’s signal that the escape was on. From the East, Ellen saw the sheet and went to the first pub to start giving the signals.\n\n“It was really loud,” Ellen remembers. “And when I walked in, the men all turned round and looked at me. The signal was for me to buy a box of matches. So I walked up to the bar, and that’s when I noticed these people staring at me.”\n\nIt was a family, sitting at a table. The mother was wearing a dress and high heels, holding her toddler on her lap. Ellen ordered the matches and left. In the next pub she ordered some water - that was the next signal.\n\nWhen she arrived at the final pub, things didn't go quite to plan. The signal there was for her to order a coffee, but the waiter said they had run out. “It was a terrible moment,” she says. “How could I give the signal if the pub didn’t have any coffee?”\n\nInstead, she started complaining loudly about the coffee, and ordered a cognac. She drank it, turned around, saw two families waiting and hoped they understood the signal. She left the pub. Her job was done.\n\nAs she made her way back to West Berlin, small groups of people started walking towards Shonholzer Strasse. They were doing their best not to stand out, just a few at a time.\n\nJoachim and Hasso were waiting in the cellar, guns in their hands. Just after 18:00, they heard footsteps. “We stood there, hardly breathing, gripping our guns tightly,” says Joachim.\n\nThe door opened. The mother from the first pub, Eveline Schmidt, stood there, with her husband and two-year-old daughter. They were helped down into the tunnel. “It was dark,” says Eveline. “There was just one lamp by the entrance. One of the tunnellers took my baby and then I started crawling.”\n\nEveline Rudolph with her daughter Annett, whose shoes Joachim finds in the tunnel Eveline Rudolph with her daughter Annett, whose shoes Joachim finds in the tunnel\n\nAt the other end, in the West, the two-man NBC film crew were standing at the top of the tunnel shaft. In the footage of this moment, for a long time nothing happens, and then suddenly a white handbag appears. Then there’s a hand, and then, finally, Eveline.\n\nShe’s covered in mud, her tights are torn and her feet are bare. She’s lost her shoes somewhere in the tunnel. It’s taken her 12 minutes to crawl through it. She looks up towards the camera, blinking into the light. And then she starts climbing the ladder up into the cellar. Just as she reaches the top, she collapses.\n\nOne of the NBC cameramen catches her and helps her to a bench. She sits there, shaking, and then one of the tunnellers brings her baby to her. She bundles her into her arms, nuzzling the nape of her neck.\n\nOver the next hour, more people came. There was Hasso’s sister, Anita, and others - eight-year-olds, 18-year-olds, 80-year-olds. By 23:00, almost everyone on their list had made it through.\n\nThe tunnel was filling with water, but one digger was still waiting. His name was Claus, and he was hoping his wife, Inge, might come.\n\nInge had been sent to a communist prison camp after she was caught trying to escape with him. She’d been pregnant at the time and he hadn’t seen her since.\n\nIn the NBC footage, the camera is focused on the tunnel. Suddenly, a woman emerges. Claus pulls her towards him, but she carries on going - she doesn’t recognise her husband in the dark. He looks up after her, then hears another noise coming from the tunnel.\n\nIt’s a baby, dressed in white, carried by one of the tunnellers. He’s tiny - only five months old. Claus bends down and gently takes the child, delivering it from the tunnel. It’s a boy, his son, born in a communist prison.\n\nBack at the other end, in the East, Joachim was still in the cellar. Twenty-nine people have made it through. With the water up to his knees, he knew it was time to go. “So many things went through my head,” he says.\n\n“All the things we’d gone through digging it. The leaks, the electric shocks, all the mud, so much mud, the blisters on our hands. Seeing all those refugees come through, I felt the most incredible happiness.”\n\nWolfdieter and Renate on their wedding day in 1966 Wolfdieter and Renate on their wedding day in 1966\n\nA few months later, NBC broadcast the film, despite an attempt by President Kennedy’s White House to block it, fearing a diplomatic incident with the Soviet Union.\n\nIt was described as without parallel in the history of television. The tunnellers heard that President Kennedy himself watched it and that he had been moved to tears.", "Nigel Farage says there needs to be \"some kind of alliance\" between the Tories and the Brexit Party for the upcoming election.\n\nReports have suggested Mr Farage's party would stand down hundreds of election candidates for December's poll to stop a split in the pro-Brexit vote.\n\nThe Conservatives have consistently ruled out a formal pact with the party.\n\nIt comes after President Donald Trump said Mr Farage and Boris Johnson should team up as \"an unstoppable force\".\n\nThe Brexit Party's launch for its official election campaign has just begun and Mr Farage is expected to announce the party's strategy.\n\nChairman of the party, Richard Tice, said: \"We have a major role to play in the outcome of this general election.\"\n\nThe Brexit Party's MEP for the North West of England, Claire Fox, said she was \"really excited by this election because voters can take centre stage again\".\n\nIn August, Mr Farage tweeted the party had \"635 men and women from all walks of life who are prepared to fight a general election\".\n\nAnd in September, the party issued a list of 409 candidates standing in England, Scotland and Wales.\n\nMr Farage has been critical of Mr Johnson's failure to deliver on his promise that the UK would leave the EU on 31 October.\n\nBut earlier this week, the Telegraph reported the Brexit Party was considering removing candidates to help the Conservatives win a majority of seats in 12 December's election to ensure the UK leaves the EU.\n\nInstead, it said, they would focus their energies on Labour-held seats which voted Leave in the 2016 EU referendum.\n\nBut speaking about his party's launch on Friday morning, he told LBC radio: \"Most of what I will be saying will be about Boris' deal and the need, in my view, for some kind of alliance.\"\n\nHe refused to comment on whether the Brexit Party would be fielding \"20 or 200 candidates\".\n\nOn the other side of the Brexit debate, Remain-supporting parties have been negotiating electoral pacts in certain constituencies.\n\nThe potential agreements would see the Liberal Democrats, Greens and Plaid Cymru stand aside for each other to ensure the election of as many MPs who back a second Brexit referendum as possible.\n\nGreen Party co-leader Jonathan Bartley said it was \"no secret\" that the his party was \"talking to the Lib Dems and Plaid\" but \"nothing has been finalised\".", "Last updated on .From the section Welsh Rugby\n\nWarren Gatland's 12-year reign in charge of Wales ended with a 40-17 defeat against New Zealand in the World Cup bronze match in Tokyo.\n\nSteve Hansen ensured he left the All Blacks on a winning note as his side clinched third place in Japan with a six-try display.\n\nWing Ben Smith scored two tries and Joe Moody, Beauden Barrett, Ryan Crotty and Richie Mo'unga also crossed.\n\nHallam Amos and Josh Adams scored tries for Wales.\n• None Welsh rugby must not return to doldrums - Gatland\n• None Reaction as Wales end their World Cup campaign\n\nNew Zealand demonstrated a more ruthless edge, with Wales not capitalising on territory and possession superiority.\n\nDefence coach Shaun Edwards will also be unhappy at Wales missing more than 30 tackles.\n\nWales' defeat ensured a second fourth-place World Cup overall finish to emulate their position in 2011, with their third place in 1987 remaining the finest effort.\n\nTheir losing streak against the All Blacks remains at 66 years, with New Zealand celebrating a 31st successive win in this fixture.\n\nWales and New Zealand would both have preferred to have been involved in the final but those dreams were dashed after semi-final defeats against South Africa and England.\n\nSo it was more sentiment than silverware at stake in Tokyo.\n\nGatland bowed out after 12 years in charge, a period in which Wales have won four Six Nations titles - including three Grand Slams - and reached two World Cup semi-finals.\n\nHansen stepped up from his assistant role to take over from Graham Henry after the 2011 World Cup success and guided the All Blacks to retain their title four years later.\n\nFollowing the five-day turnaround, Wales only had 26 fit players to pick from and made nine changes from the South Africa defeat.\n\nSome were enforced through injuries, with George North, Leigh Halfpenny, Aaron Wainwright, Tomas Francis joining Liam Williams, Josh Navidi and Cory Hill on the sidelines.\n\nGareth Anscombe, Taulupe Faletau and Ellis Jenkins had already been ruled out before the tournament started.\n\nReplacement Cardiff Blues wing Owen Lane was handed the 14 shirt, while half-backs Rhys Patchell and Tomos Williams started.\n\nNew Zealand made seven personnel alterations and were led by number eight Kieran Read who was making his 127th and last international appearance.\n\nThey could still name an experienced and star-studded backline that included Sonny Bill Williams, Crotty, Beauden Barrett and Ben Smith.\n\nWales did not follow England's lead with any quirky reaction to the New Zealand haka, respecting it from the comfort of their own 10-metre line.\n\nA frantic opening included a huge hit from Shannon Frizell on Ross Moriarty, a searing Adams break and a penalty turnover from Sam Cane.\n\nMo'unga hit the posts with a penalty but inspired the opening score with a half-break before releasing Read, who found Brodie Retallick to send prop Moody over for the opening score. Mo'unga converted.\n\nScrum-half Aaron Smith turned creator as his scissors move with Beauden Barrett allowed the full-back to coast through the Welsh defence under the posts.\n\nWales almost responded immediately as prop Dillon Lewis was held up over the New Zealand line.\n\nBut it was not long until full-back Amos crossed following a patient build-up and a raking Patchell pass.\n\nPatchell also converted before adding a penalty to reduce the deficit to 14-10 as Wales threatened to bounce back.\n\nNew Zealand retaliated and showed Wales how to be clinical with two tries for wing Smith just before half-time.\n\nFirst a strong counter-ruck allowed Smith to power through some weak tackling.\n\nScrum-half Aaron Smith then released namesake Ben down the right-hand touchline to give New Zealand a 28-10 interval lead.\n\nFour attacks, four tries, ruthless stuff from the All Blacks as Wales missed 21 tackles in the first half, defensive lapses proving a symptom of their World Cup campaign.\n\nNew Zealand continued the onslaught immediately after the break with Sonny Bill Williams releasing centre partner Crotty for the fifth try.\n\nSmith was denied a hat-trick because of a forward pass before Wales again responded with galloping runs from back-rowers Justin Tipuric and Aaron Shingler.\n\nA raft of replacements saw Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones leave the field for probably his last World Cup appearance, while Sonny Bill Williams and Crotty finished their New Zealand careers.\n\nWales took advantage with top try scorer Adams burrowing over for his seventh score of the tournament, breaking the previous Welsh best of six at a single World Cup set by Shane Williams in 2007.\n\nMo'unga crossed for New Zealand's sixth try to complete the scoring and cement a comfortable All Blacks win.\n• None New Zealand have won their last 31 matches against Wales, the longest winning run any side has ever held over a tier one nation in Test history, only Argentina (39 v Uruguay & 36 v Chile) have enjoyed longer winning runs against any nation.\n• None Josh Adams scored his seventh try of this year's Rugby World Cup, the most by a Wales player at a single tournament, surpassing Shane Williams' tally of six in 2007; Jonah Lomu, Bryan Habana and Julian Savea jointly hold the overall record with eight.\n• None Adams' seven tries are two more than any other player so far; he would be the first Wales player to finish as top try scorer at a Rugby World Cup. South Africa wing Makazole Mapimpi is the next closest on five.\n• None The 57 points scored in this match is the most in a World Cup third place play-off, surpassing the 53 points scored in 2003 (New Zealand 40-13 France).\n• None New Zealand and Wales made 17 offloads each in this match, their combined total of 34 offloads was the most in a match at this year's World Cup.\n• None Ben Smith crossed for two tries in this game but was denied a hat-trick with a disallowed try, meaning this year's World Cup is the first edition of the tournament without an All Blacks hat-trick.\n• None New Zealand have finished this year's Rugby World Cup with a 100% scrum success rate, winning 39/39 scrums on their own feed.\n• None Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones won his 143rd Test cap (including the British and Irish Lions), moving past Sergio Parisse to become the outright second most capped player in Test history behind Richie McCaw (148).\n\nWhat they said\n\nWales coach Warren Gatland: \"It's a bit disappointing. Just before half-time if it was 21-10 it wouldn't have been too bad - for them to score before half-time was disappointing.\n\n\"For three or four players it was a game too far, they were a bit tired. We played a lot better with some fresh legs in the second half against a very good attacking All Blacks team.\n\n\"I'm very proud of them, they scored a couple of good tries and could have scored a few more.\n\n\"To finish fourth in this World Cup, and with a five-day turnaround, I am really proud of the guys and the way they performed in this tournament.\n\n\"We will reflect and be honest. The better team won - we have just got to take defeat on the chin.\"\n\nNew Zealand coach Steve Hansen: \"It was important we came back and honoured the jersey and the fans and get over the disappointment of last week. It was a tough old game for both sides so I just want to congratulate Wales too.\n\n\"All tournament we have had good defence and we have played pretty good footy all the way through, but you have one bad day and you get knocked out. That is what knockout footy is all about.\"", "Plastic sheeting was found in the stomach of the whale\n\nA sperm whale washed up on a beach died with plastic sheeting in its stomach, a post-mortem examination has found.\n\nThe animal was first spotted at Hell's Mouth, near Abersoch, Gwynedd, on Tuesday evening and later died.\n\nIt was the first sperm whale to be washed up in Wales since records began in 1913 - though a related pygmy sperm whale was found in June.\n\nThe plastic was not the only piece of marine rubbish the 6.7-metre (22ft) long mammal had eaten.\n\nRob Deaville, project manager for the Zoological Society of London's cetacean strandings investigation programme, said several pieces of marine debris were found in the animal's stomach.\n\n\"It is not possible to accurately assess whether the ingestion of debris was a result of the whale's presence in the abnormal habitat of shallow waters around the UK, or if other underlying issues may have played a role in their ingestion,\" he said.\n\n\"However, it may have had some impact on the animal's ability to digest any ingested prey.\n\n\"A large piece of blue plastic sheeting was found in the stomach and a relatively large mass of ropes.\"\n\nThere was also fishing line \"and other plastic fragments, seaweed and minor nematode parasites\".\n\nTests are being conducted to shed further light on the unusual stranding\n\nThe debris had not become impacted and blocked the stomach.\n\nTests are now being conducted to shed light on this \"markedly unusual\" out-of-habitat stranding.\n\nThe male calf was the second smallest sperm whale ever recorded in the UK.\n\nBecause the whale was so small it is thought it may have come from a matriarchal pod rather than rather than a bachelor pod.\n\nThe former are found in temperate and tropical waters south of the UK while the latter are found in colder waters north of the UK.", "The body of Amelia Bambridge was found at sea eight days after she was last seen on the island of Koh Rong\n\nBritish backpacker Amelia Bambridge, who went missing in Cambodia, died from accidental drowning, a post-mortem examination has concluded.\n\nThe body of the 21-year-old was found about 30 miles from the island of Koh Rong, where she was last seen at a beach party eight days earlier.\n\nMs Bambridge, from Worthing, West Sussex, was reported missing when she failed to check out of her hostel.\n\nOfficials said her death was \"not related with any other crime at all\".\n\nHer body was taken to Sihanoukville on the mainland after it was recovered on Thursday.\n\nThe post-mortem results were confirmed by Sihanoukville Information Department and local police.\n\nOfficials said her body had been released to the family who would be able to return her to the UK immediately.\n\nAmelia Bambridge's father (second left) and brother (right) arrived in Koh Rong on Sunday to join the search\n\nMs Bambridge was last seen at about 03:00 on 23 October.\n\nHer purple rucksack with her purse, phone and bank cards inside were found the following morning at a private party venue on the island,\n\nAbout 150 volunteers - including divers, navy personnel, local people and tourists - joined Cambodian police in land and sea searches.\n\nMs Bambridge's father and brother flew out to join the search parties on Sunday and her mother arrived on the island the next day.\n\nKoh Rong is situated off the west coast of Cambodia\n\nFollowing the discovery of Ms Bambridge's body, her sister Sharon Schultes, wrote an emotional Facebook post in which she said: \"It breaks my heart to let all my close family and friends know the horrendous outcome that we didn't want.\n\n\"Now we have to get our Amelia back home to England so we can lay her beautiful soul to rest and to remember the wonderful life she lived.\"\n\nFollow BBC South East on Facebook, on Twitter, and on Instagram. Send your story ideas to southeasttoday@bbc.co.uk.", "England fans arrived in Yokohama ahead of the final\n\nEngland fans are glued to television screens up and down the country as 15 men in white line up to face South Africa in the Rugby World Cup final.\n\nThe game, which kicked off at 09:00 GMT, is being played in Japan but almost 6,000 miles away back home excitement reached fever pitch.\n\nEngland were last in the final 12 years ago and last won it 16 years ago.\n\nFans are understandably excited at the prospect of captain Owen Farrell lifting the Webb Ellis Cup.\n\nThe Queen has sent a letter of support via Prince Harry to England's head coach Eddie Jones calling for a \"memorable and successful\" final.\n\nTens of thousands of Red Rose supporters have travelled to Japan with the hope of securing a ticket for the eagerly-anticipated clash.\n\nMillions more will were expected to watch back home, hoping Jones's side can emulate the 2003 vintage led by Sir Clive Woodward.\n\nThese England fans in Japan dressed up as Beefeaters for the much-anticipated final\n\nA group of England fans wait for their train on the way to the Yokohama International Stadium\n\nAs you would expect, a large number of rugby clubs were planning to show the match, which is taking place at the 72,000-capacity Yokohama International Stadium.\n\nThere was extra excitement at Crewe and Nantwich Rugby Club as their former player Tom Curry was lining up for England.\n\n\"We are really excited and are hoping Tom has a great game,\" said coach John Farr earlier.\n\n\"He's had a great tournament so far.\"\n\nTom Curry has played every minute of England's World Cup campaign\n\nMr Farr said there would be \"bacon butties and beer\" and forecast some \"sore heads on Sunday\".\n\n\"We are really, really proud that a player who has taken to the field in a Crewe and Nantwich shirt is gong to go out and hopefully lift the Webb Ellis trophy,\" he said.\n\nA crowded clubhouse was also expected at Manchester Rugby Club in Cheadle Hulme where England's Ben Spencer used to play.\n\nBridgnorth Rugby Club in Shropshire was planning to show the game despite having its marquee wrecked and pitches submerged by flood water in recent days.\n\nPrince Harry met wheelchair rugby players in Tokyo before the World Cup final\n\nThe town that gave its name to the game - Rugby in Warwickshire - was also gearing up for the World Cup.\n\nJames Reeve, the landlord of the Merchant Inn, opened up early and said even Springbok supporters were welcome.\n\n\"I've got some good friends that are South Africans who live in Rugby so I'm really looking forward to that rivalry and banter we'll have,\" he said.\n\nMeanwhile in Birmingham, newlyweds Rosie and Ken Marshall were facing an early test of their marriage as they cheered for competing sides, having spent their honeymoon in Japan following the World Cup.\n\n\"Rosie and I will be happy for the other whatever the result - even if bragging rights will be decided for the next four years,\" said Mr Marshall, 37, originally from Johannesburg.\n\n\"It will be a great match and I just hope England win,\" said 31-year-old Mrs Marshall.\n\nNewlyweds Ken and Rosie Marshall will be cheering for opposing sides\n\nBoth agreed that Mrs Marshall would be the loudest of the two during the big match but, as Mr Marshall confided, \"it's her dad and brother that will be unbearable for the next four years\".\n\nEngland Rugby has been getting into the swing of things - much like a sweet chariot maybe - by tweeting videos of the team's previous victories over South Africa.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nNot that there's that many at the World Cup, the Springboks having won three of their four World Cup encounters with the English.\n\nBut don't be disheartened, New Zealand had won all three of their previous World Cup games against England before this year's semi-final, which Jones's side won 19-7.\n\nPupils at Moreton Hall Prep School in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, have also voiced their support for England ahead of the game (be warned, they are loud!)\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post 2 by Moreton Hall This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nThe final also promises to be a particularly memorable occasion in the Van Wellen household.\n\nThe future sporting allegiance of 11-month-old Finley depends upon the outcome of the match - as his parents Kris and Mel support the Springboks and England respectively.\n\nMr and Mrs Van Wellen, who live in Nottinghamshire, have decided Finley will be raised a fan of whoever wins the final.\n\nThe final is a big day for the Van Wellen family\n\nJack Crawford, 21, is planning to get up at 06:00 to start his preparations for watching the game at home in Knottingley, West Yorkshire, with his father Scott, who will have just finished a supermarket night shift.\n\n\"He won't be getting any sleep until after the match has finished,\" Jack said.\n\nNot every fan will be watching though, as some can't bear the pressure.\n\n\"I recorded the semi-final and watched it only once I knew the result,\" said Mandi Allen from Darlington.\n\n\"I just couldn't stand the pressure. Because I did that at the semis, I'm worried about jinxing the final now if I watch it live.\n\n\"I'm so excited though, I reckon England will win 34-24.\"\n\nThe Evening Standard estimates some 2,000 pubs and bars will open early in London to show the game, while Boxparks in the capital will also be showing coverage from 08:00.\n\nThousands of pubs are opening across the rest of the country, from Manchester, Sheffield and Newcastle in the north to Gloucester and Cheltenham in the south west.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "A total of 208 women MPs were elected in the last election\n\nWith another election just over a month away, parties are busy selecting their candidates for seats up and down the country.\n\nMost sides have made pledges to make their candidates more representative, including bringing more women into the race.\n\nHowever, with the deadline for selections less than a week away on 14 November, the parties' record in selecting women is mixed - with Labour picking more women, while the Conservatives choose more men.\n\nFor many decades after women were first legally allowed to stand for election, female MPs made up less than 5% of the total.\n\nThis reached double digits for the first time under Margaret Thatcher in 1987, but shot up to 18% after Tony Blair's 1997 landslide, with 120 women elected.\n\nOne in three MPs in the 2017 vote were women - 208 in total, up from 191 in 2015.\n\nBut there were significant variation between parties, with 45% of Labour MPs being women compared with just 21% for the Conservatives.\n\nSince the last general election, Parliament has seen five by-elections after two women and three men resigned from Parliament.\n\nBut all five winning candidates were female - bringing the total in the House to 211.\n\nEach political party has a different process for selecting or adopting candidates.\n\nBut preliminary research by the BBC suggests the parties have had varying success in selecting sufficient female candidates to reflect the population of the country.\n\nSo far, the Conservatives have selected proportionally fewer women candidates in the seats they are most likely to win than the other parties, while Labour has selected the most women.\n\nThe pattern holds both in seats where MPs are retiring and in target seats - the constituencies that require the smallest swings to change hands.\n\nThere are still some seats where the candidates haven't yet been chosen, but the parties have completed the selection process in most of the top targets.\n\nSo far, 72 MPs have said publicly they will not stand at the forthcoming election and 20 are women - approximately the proportion of the total number of female MPs.\n\nTraditionally, political parties have attempted to fill vacancies created through retiring MPs by shoehorning in their favourite sons. But times have changed.\n\nPoliticians understand by encouraging the adoption of women candidates in these \"retirement\" seats - many of whom will inherit strong majorities and are seen as relatively safe - the parties can boost their number of female MPs and edge towards gender balance.\n\nThe selections in such prized \"safe\" seats remains ongoing, but at the time of writing, significantly more female candidates had been selected than the number of incumbent female MPs who are leaving the Commons.\n\nAll this means that if the swingometer remained frozen on election night and no seats changed hands there would be 16 additional women MPs.\n\nThe BBC has also looked at the top 50 target seats - listed by swing required - for the three main UK parties, and the 24 target seats for the SNP in Scotland.\n\nOnce again, the selections process is still ongoing, but from the data analysed so far, there are similar variations:\n\nWhatever the outcome of the election though, don't expect equal numbers of men and women in the next Parliament.", "Health Secretary Matt Hancock has been accused of \"whitesplaining\" by Tory peer Sayeeda Warsi after he said others in the party took a \"more balanced approach\" on Islamophobia than her.\n\nBaroness Warsi has repeatedly criticised the party's response to Islamophobia in its own ranks.\n\nOn Friday, Boris Johnson appeared to rule out an independent inquiry specifically into Islamophobia.\n\nHe said the party would hold a \"general investigation into prejudice\".\n\nSpeaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme on Saturday, Mr Hancock said the Tories needed to hold an inquiry on Islamophobia within the party.\n\nBut he added: \"Well look, I like Sayeeda [Warsi], she has a particular view on this. There are others who take a more balanced approach,\" he said.\n\nAsked if he was saying she was \"unbalanced\", Mr Hancock replied: \"No, I'm certainly not saying that. I have an enormous amount of respect for Sayeeda but she does take a particular view.\"\n\nBaroness Warsi was the first Muslim woman to sit round the cabinet table\n\nHe added: \"There needs to be an inquiry of course but, of course, you should look into all kinds of prejudice.\n\n\"I think that this is something that any responsible party always needs to be on the look-out for.\"\n\nBaroness Warsi, the UK's first female Muslim cabinet minister, responded with a tweet saying she was \"glad\" to have colleagues like the health secretary to educate her on the issue after working in race relations for 30 years.\n\nThe Conservative Party has come under pressure to open itself up to an independent inquiry into Islamophobia following incidents highlighted to the party and in the media.\n\nIn September, a number of party members were suspended after the BBC highlighted more than 20 cases of Islamophobic material being posted or endorsed online.\n\nThe incidents ranged from individuals \"liking\" anti-Muslim pictures or statements on one or two occasions, to regular Islamophobic posts by people who said they were members of the Conservative Party.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nOn one occasion, a Conservative councillor responded to a tweet in March, writing: \"Islam and slavery are partners in crime.\"\n\nSpeaking to Channel 4 News on Saturday evening, Baroness Warsi said Mr Johnson's comments suggesting a broader investigation showed the party was still not taking the issue of Islamophobia seriously.\n\nShe called for him to be an \"anti-racist\" and \"take all forms of racism seriously\".\n\n\"We've quite rightly been calling out the Labour Party for the allegations of racism within their ranks... we seem to be able to take our opponents to task, and yet we singularly fail to deal with the Islamophobia and racism in our own backyard,\" she said.\n\nAsked whether she could urge her fellow British Muslims to vote Conservative, Baroness Warsi said: \"I would say that the climate for British Muslims within the Conservative Party is hostile.\n\n\"I think that the climate that has been created in the country because of the Conservative leadership is hostile for British Muslims.\"\n\nIn June, during a BBC debate as part of the Tory leadership contest, candidate Sajid Javid, now the chancellor, asked other candidates to agree to open up the Conservatives to an external investigation into Islamophobia within its ranks.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nOn Tuesday, cabinet minister Michael Gove told the Today programme the party would \"absolutely\" hold an independent inquiry into Islamophobia before the end of the year.\n\nBut in an interview with BBC Radio Nottingham on Friday, the prime minister said the party would investigate \"prejudice of all kinds\".\n\nIn response, Baroness Warsi tweeted: \"Today #BorisJohnson has confirmed that there will NOT be an inquiry into #Islamophobia. Yes disappointing. Yes predictable.\"", "Parts of northern England have endured a month's worth of rain in 24 hours, forcing many to leave their homes.\n\nMore than 100 flood warnings are in place across England. The Environment Agency (EA) has urged people to take them seriously.\n\nFive severe warnings - meaning a danger to life - are in place along the River Don in Doncaster.\n\nHere are pictures of some of the affected areas.\n\nIn Worksop, residents from 25 homes were told to leave after parts of the town centre flooded.\n\nResidents in Rotherham have been told to stay at home and not leave unless asked to do so by emergency services. Some have been taken to safety by boats.\n\nFlood water covered the rail tracks at Rotherham Central train station (below).\n\nSome shops in Rotherham have been flooded.\n\nRail lines around the New York Stadium in Rotherham are blocked due to flooding.\n\nIn Derbyshire, the River Derwent at Chatsworth has reached its highest recorded level and council workers have been putting up sandbags around Matlock and Matlock Bath, where the river is \"dangerously high\".\n\nThe River Derwent in Belper (above and below) burst its banks.\n\nShortly after midnight, Sheffield City Council declared a major incident, saying there was \"some water\" coming over the top of the River Don's defences.\n\nDozens of people spent the night in a shopping centre in Sheffield after torrential downpours flooded the city's streets.\n\nPeople bedded down on benches and chairs in the Meadowhall centre, while others tried throughout the night to get home in cars or taxis.\n\nThe River Don (seen below in Kirk Sandall) has hit its highest recorded level, currently at just over 6.3m, higher than it was in 2007 when it also flooded.\n\nThe River Don was close to bursting its banks in Barnby Dun, near Doncaster (below).", "A member of Labour's shadow cabinet has denied singing \"Hey Jews\" to The Beatles' song Hey Jude on a coach trip last year.\n\nShadow international development secretary Dan Carden was accused of singing an altered version of the song on a journey back from Cheltenham Festival, BuzzFeed News reported.\n\nJeremy Corbyn said: \"If it's true, it is utterly and totally unacceptable.\"\n\nMr Carden said he stood by his record as an anti-racist campaigner.\n\nBuzzFeed News journalist Alex Wickham claimed he was sitting behind Mr Carden on a \"private bus\" in March 2018, along with other Labour MPs and MPs from other parties.\n\nHe said Mr Carden, who is seeking to be re-elected as MP for Liverpool Walton, \"repeatedly sang the chorus of 'Hey Jude', replacing the word 'Jude' with 'Jews'.\"\n\nLabour leader Mr Corbyn said he was \"looking into\" the allegation.\n\nIn a Twitter thread, Mr Carden said: \"I have been categorical in my denial about allegations relating to a coach trip some 20 months ago.\n\n\"This was a coach full of journalists and MPs. If anyone genuinely believed any anti-Semitic behaviour had taken place, they would've had a moral responsibility to report it immediately.\n\n\"Yet this allegation is only made now when a general election is imminent.\n\n\"I stand by my record as an anti-racist campaigner. I would never be part of any behaviour that undermines my commitment to fighting racism in all its forms.\"\n\nThe news website said it was \"choosing to publish\" the story now after \"fresh anti-Semitism allegations against Labour candidates over the last 48 hours\".\n\nA Labour candidate in Aberdeenshire quit on Thursday after the Jewish Chronicle reported that she compared Israel to an abused child who becomes an abusive adult.\n\nAnd another Labour candidate pulled out of the election race on Friday over the use of an anti-Semitic remark.\n\nOn Thursday, the Labour leader told the BBC \"anti-Semitism is a poison and an evil\" and insisted his party had confronted anti-Semitism and taken action.\n\nMr Corbyn said members had been suspended or expelled and an education programme had been set up.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Drone footage filmed from Matlock shows the extent of the floodwater\n\nSevere flood warnings and rail cancellations remain in areas of England flooded after a month's worth of rain fell in a single day.\n\nDerbyshire and South Yorkshire have been worst hit by the floods, which claimed the life of one woman swept away in a river near Matlock.\n\nSeven severe flood warnings - deemed a threat to life - remain on the River Don in South Yorkshire.\n\nMeanwhile, trains are not running in parts of the East Midlands.\n\nServices are cancelled on the Matlock-Derby-Nottingham route and diversions are in place between Derby and Chesterfield, adding about 30 minutes to journeys.\n\nThe River Derwent burst its banks in Derby city centre\n\nSouth Yorkshire Fire and Rescue said it had declared a major incident on Friday night and firefighters had rescued more than 40 people from the Fishlake area, near Doncaster.\n\nDeputy Chief Fire Officer Alex Johnson advised people to \"keep themselves safe, help each other and don't drive into flood water\".\n\nWater sports enthusiast and teacher Mark Ibbotson, from Doncaster, said he, along with his 13-year-old son Logan, had rescued more than 30 people - including two babies - from a number of streets in Bentley where homes have been hit by flooding.\n\n\"They keep shouting 'come and help me' and shouting from the windows, asking for help,\" said Mr Ibbotson.\n\nLogan said: \"Just to see them all suffering like this, it's been awful.\"\n\nMr Ibbotson continued: \"There was an old couple... when we opened the door, the water was centimetres from pouring in.\n\n\"I lifted them in to the boat and later on the water had risen, and I just dread to think what they're going back to.\"\n\nThe teacher said he took his red inflatable boat to help with the rescue efforts in Bentley after his experiences of flooding in 2007.\n\nMore than 40 people were rescued by firefighters in the Bentley area of Doncaster\n\nChris Hart, from Thorne, near Doncaster, rescued his grandparents from Conyers Road in Bentley and said the flood water was \"pretty deep\", describing the scene as \"chaos\".\n\nIn Derby city centre, a number of properties were evacuated on Friday night after the River Derwent burst its banks and officials said a city-wide evacuation had been considered.\n\nMatt Lee, from Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service, said: \"All the partner agencies were in contact and had regular meetings to discuss the threat to Derby city that was a very real threat.\n\n\"We were very concerned we might have a city centre evacuation.\n\n\"Fortunately it [the River Derwent] didn't burst its banks to the extent we thought it would and disaster was averted.\"\n\nThe A52 - the main road route into Derby - remains closed westbound between the city and the M1 along with a handful of smaller roads in the county.\n\nVolunteers are helping with the clear-up at Belper Town Football Club\n\nA clear-up is under way at Belper Town Football Club after it was flooded on Friday afternoon.\n\nDirector of football Andy Carter said he was confident things would be back to normal by the club's next home game in a week.\n\nIn Worksop, Nottinghamshire, water levels are receding after 200 homes and businesses were evacuated on Thursday evening.\n\nBassetlaw District Council said it had closed its emergency rest centre as everyone who had left their homes were with friends and relatives.\n\nAn evacuation was ordered when part of a cliff gave way on Thursday\n\nResidents from 12 homes in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, are still unable to return home after a mudslide on Thursday led to 35 properties being evacuated.\n\nEmergency work to secure a cliff at the former Berry Hill Quarry site is due to start later.\n\nThe River Don, which flows through Sheffield, Rotherham and Doncaster, hit its highest recorded level at just over 6.3m (21ft), higher than it was in 2007 when it also flooded.\n\nRescuers used boats to reach people trapped in Rotherham\n\nPeople continued to be rescued from flood-hit towns and cities on Friday.\n\nOne man told the BBC he carried children from his gym in Rotherham, wading through water that had submerged the streets outside.\n\n\"The whole of the gym was completely flooded in water,\" said Neil Wilson.\n\n\"We had to wade through water to get children to the cars so they could get home with their parents.\n\n\"The way the car park is it's a bit deeper, so when we were carrying kids to the car it was coming up above our knees.\"\n\nBut there was better news overnight into Saturday as the torrential downpours abated.\n\nMet Office meteorologist Steven Keates said: \"I think the most important thing is that the areas which have been affected by floods should avoid rain and get some respite.\"\n\nChildren and pets were carried to safety as people evacuated their homes in Doncaster\n\nMatlock clothes shop owner Kirsty Gilbert said flooding had ruined a significant amount of her stock.\n\n\"We've lost everything that was on the floor - shoes and handbags,\" she said.\n\n\"Nearly every business in Matlock has been affected in some way.\"\n\nKirsty Gilbert said she arrived at her shop to find shoes floating around\n\nOn Friday, the floods claimed the life of a woman who was swept into the River Derwent at Rowsley in Derbyshire.\n\nHer body was found about two miles away in Darley Dale.\n\nShe was named earlier as Derbyshire's former High Sherriff Annie Hall.\n\nEvery time there's serious flooding, questions are asked about why it was allowed to happen.\n\nOne simple answer is governments of all parties have been accused of not spending enough on protection.\n\nYou can build walls along river banks and many places have been guarded this way but such 'hard defences' are expensive and obtrusive.\n\nAn alternative is to employ what are known as soft defences. These include encouraging farmers to manage their land in ways that let fields hold back floodwater.\n\nDriveways and car parks can be surfaced with materials that allow it to reach the soil underneath.\n\nAnother option is to make homes more resilient - fitting exterior doors with waterproof plastic panels, sealing the ground floor and raising fuse boxes.\n\nIn some ways the country has become better prepared for flooding but lessons are not always learned and the misery for many keeps being repeated.\n\nPrime Minister Boris Johnson visited Matlock on Friday and said: \"People have been moved out of their homes and probably hundreds of businesses have seen damage to their properties.\n\n\"We stand ready to help in any way that we can.\"\n\nOn the cause of the flooding, he added: \"We are seeing more and more serious flooding - perhaps because of building, almost certainly because of climate change.\n\n\"We need to prepare and we need to be investing in those defences.\"\n\nHave you been affected by flooding? Share your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk.\n\nPlease include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. You can also contact us in the following ways:", "Diphtheria vaccination programmes protect most people in the UK\n\nTwo people are being treated in Scotland for the potentially deadly diphtheria infection.\n\nNHS Lothian has confirmed the two cases are related and both patients are thought to be in hospital in Edinburgh.\n\nThe health board said those involved had recently returned from overseas.\n\nPublic health experts said the likelihood of any additional cases was very small, as most people were protected by immunisation given in childhood.\n\nIn Lothian, 98% of children are vaccinated against diphtheria by the age of 24 months.\n\nAlison McCallum, director of public health for NHS Lothian, said: \"All close contacts of these patients have been identified, contacted and followed up in line with nationally agreed guidelines.\n\n\"We encourage people travelling abroad to visit Fit for Travel where they can access information on how to stay safe and healthy abroad, as well as destination specific health advice.\"\n\nThe diphtheria infection is spread by coughs and sneezes and can prove potentially fatal\n\nDiphtheria is a highly contagious and potentially fatal infection that can affect the nose and throat, and sometimes the skin.\n\nIt can lead to difficulty breathing, heart failure and paralysis.\n\nThe infection is spread by coughs and sneezes, or by sharing items such as cups, cutlery, clothes or bedding with an infected person.\n\nIt is rare in the UK, because babies and children are routinely vaccinated against it.\n\nThere is a small risk of catching the disease while travelling in some parts of the world.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Parliament has officially been dissolved and the fight for No 10 is on, but what exactly went down in the first week of campaigning?\n\nPacts and promises were made, campaigns were launched and battle lines drawn - here's the lowdown.", "Protestors gathered on the steps of the assembly building in Cardiff Bay\n\nAbout 100 people have joined a protest calling for the Welsh Assembly to be renamed Senedd.\n\nLast month assembly members voted to replace the title with a bilingual name, calling it both Senedd Cymru and the Welsh Parliament.\n\nThe idea of the Welsh-only title Senedd was rejected, but there will be another vote next week.\n\nPlaid Cymru leader Adam Price said the \"unique\" name had already \"captured people's imagination\".\n\nThe protest was held after more than 30 famous names - including actor Michael Sheen, singer Cerys Matthews and rugby referee Nigel Owens - signed a letter to AMs calling on them to back the name Senedd.\n\n\"We have cwtch and cariad - great [Welsh-language] words,\" said Mr Price, who joined the rally on the steps of the assembly building - also known as the Senedd - in Cardiff Bay.\n\n\"If you get in a taxi in Cardiff, the driver will know where the Senedd is.\n\n\"It's captured people's imagination, and like the Dáil [in Ireland] and Bundestag [in Germany], it can put us on the map internationally.\"\n\nThe Plaid Cymru leader said he wanted democracy in Wales to be \"original\", not following \"bad habits\" from Westminster, but \"creating something unique with our own word\".\n\nSeveral speakers addressed the gathering organised by Welsh language campaigners\n\nThe protest was organised by Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg, the Welsh Language Society.\n\nChairwoman Bethan Ruth said campaigners wanted to send a clear message to politicians that they want a monolingual name.\n\n\"I think it's quite patronising to say people who don't speak Welsh don't understand what the Senedd is,\" she said.\n\n\"We see so many ways the language brings us together - the national anthem is in the medium of Welsh.\"\n\nAssembly members will vote again on the proposal on Wednesday.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Hotels at the centre of a collapsed \"Ponzi-type\" investment scheme are being put on the market in the hope of finding buyers before Christmas.\n\nOver a thousand people are thought to have invested about £80m in companies owned by Gavin Woodhouse.\n\nHotels in Llandudno and Pembrokeshire are among those put up for sale by administrators who took over Northern Powerhouse Developments (NPD) in July.\n\nMr Woodhouse's solicitors said he would comment after legal proceedings ended.\n\nAdministrators Duff and Phelps have removed him as a director of NPD.\n\nInvestors have been told by the administrators that Land Registry documents relating to their purchases are effectively worthless and that the hotels owned by NPD are being marketed on a \"vacant possession\" basis.\n\nThose taking part in the investment schemes handed over cash for hotel rooms, \"off plan\" care home rooms and yet-to-be-built lodges on the proposed Afan Valley Adventure Resort in south Wales.\n\nThey expected an annual return of 10% on their investment and the opportunity to sell it back at a 25% profit after a decade.\n\nAdministrator Phil Duffy told the BBC that investors' interests in the hotels were being set aside by a judge in order to market the hotels.\n\nThey are inviting bids from potential buyers, to be received by 15 November.\n\nAny money raised from the sales will be distributed among investors according to how much they had invested.\n\nInvestors said that they were told that their money was ring-fenced or protected against problems the company might have faced with its other investment schemes.\n\nBut the administrator said it appears that it was run as a collective investment scheme - where hotel investors' cash was pooled with cash from other investment schemes under the NPD banner.\n\nCollective Investment schemes are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), but the regulator said it did not authorise the NPD firms to run such a scheme.\n\nMr Duffy told the BBC: \"The definition of a Ponzi-scheme is larger than expected returns… new investors' monies obtained to pay out old investors, and those two flags are evident in this.\n\n\"Of the £80m of investor money, they probably brought about £25m worth of hotels, but then they've spent £40m-£50m on lawyers, agents, money outside the group which we've now started to pull back in.\"\n\nAbout £7m worth of payments were so far unaccounted for and administrators were investigating where this had gone, added Mr Duffy.\n\nThe £200m Afan Valley Adventure Resort was one of the investment schemes on offer\n\nThe FCA said offering investments in property is not regulated by them.\n\nHowever, if property investments were then being structured as collective investment schemes, the operating firm did need FCA authorisation, and \"certain minimum disclosure obligations\".\n\n\"It is a criminal offence to operate a collective investment scheme without FCA authorisation,\" said an FCA official.\n\n\"We are unable to comment on Northern Powerhouse Developments other than to say that it was not authorised by the FCA.\"\n\nDuff and Phelps are also investigating the high rates of commission paid to property agents involved in marketing the schemes.\n\nIt comes as law firm Penningtons Manches Cooper has launched a class action case against a number of the solicitors' firms which did conveyancing work for investors.\n\nMany were recommended by Northern Powerhouse Developments and fees waived if investors used them.\n\nDavid Niven, a partner in Pennington's leading the class action, said it was one of the biggest collapsed property schemes of its type that they had come across.\n\n\"To date we've been approached by over 300 investors who have lost money in the NPD schemes - with claims totalling around £30m and more coming in every day,\" said Mr Niven.\n\n\"Some of the legal work I've seen is very, very poor, probably because of the volume of cases being churned through these companies.\n\n\"They gave lip service to warning their clients, but these weren't designed to scare people off and huge numbers of people proceeded with the investments.\"\n\nThe Solicitors Regulation Authority has issued several warnings to solicitors' firms in the past about these type of investment schemes and the need to adequately warn clients of the risks involved.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nGary Thomas, from Flintshire in north east Wales, bought two rooms at the Queen's Hotel in the Welsh seaside resort of Llandudno - investing in a second room after being assured that his initial investment was protected by ring-fencing.\n\nHe did receive a return on his investments for a couple of years, but these dried up in late 2018 and he said he was £73,500 out of pocket.\n\n\"It was all very plausible… very sophisticated… a lot of highly-educated people were taken in.\n\n\"It's a life-changing sum of money to lose, you work a long time to build that up.\n\n\"It's just gut-wrenching to think that somebody's taken that money from us, and our family in the future are going to miss out on it.\"\n\nAdministrator Phil Duffy said it has estimated that about £6bn in funds had gone into similar investment schemes in the UK - some of which have already gone into insolvency.\n\n\"There are lots of overseas investors and these type of schemes are damaging the UK brand for investment,\" he said.\n\n\"The perception outside the UK is that investing in the UK is very safe, especially in property, and that's been damaged.\"", "Benjamin Schreiber, not pictured, is serving a life sentence for bludgeoning a man to death in 1996.\n\nA court in the US has refused to release a convict who argued that he had completed his life sentence when he briefly \"died\".\n\nBenjamin Schreiber, 66, was sentenced to life without parole in Iowa for bludgeoning a man to death in 1996.\n\nHe said his sentence ended when his heart stopped during a medical emergency four years ago, even though he was revived.\n\nBut judges said Schreiber's bid - while original - was \"unpersuasive\".\n\nThey said that he was \"unlikely\" to be dead, as he had signed his own legal documents in the case.\n\nIn 2015, Schreiber developed septic poisoning as a result of kidney stones. He had to be resuscitated by doctors in hospital, but fully recovered and was returned to prison.\n\nIn Schreiber's claim, filed last year, he said that he had been resuscitated against his will, and that his brief \"death\" meant that his life sentence had technically ended.\n\nThe district court ruled against Schreiber - a decision his lawyer took to the state's court of appeal.\n\nOn Wednesday, the appeals court upheld the lower court's ruling. It added that his sentence would not end until a medical examiner formally declared him dead.", "The UK's credit rating could be downgraded, according to ratings agency Moody's, which says Brexit has caused \"paralysis in policy-making\".\n\nIt has changed the outlook on the UK's current rating - which is a marker of how likely it is to pay back its debts - from \"stable\" to \"negative\".\n\nMoody's also criticised the general election promises to raise spending with \"no clear plan\" to finance it.\n\nThe UK is currently rated Aa2 - the third highest grade.\n\nCredit ratings agencies grade countries and institutions by their credit-worthiness. That in turn can affect the amount that it costs countries to borrow money.\n\nAll the major political parties have committed to ramping up borrowing as part of their general election campaigning.\n\nThey have said this is to take advantage of low interest rates. Moody's change in outlook suggests this could alter in the future.\n\nJane Sydenham, from Rathbone Investment Management, said: \"The vast spending plans announced this week make the UK look a higher risk prospect from an international debt investors point of view.\"\n\nMoody's said its concern was that the UK's debt level could rise as a result. \"In the current political climate, Moody's sees no meaningful pressure for debt-reducing fiscal policies,\" it said.\n\nJane Foley, from Rabobank, said to borrow more - without increasing debt levels - you need to see economic growth which is \"a big ask when global growth is slowing and when UK investment has been chased away by political uncertainty\".\n\nFollowing the financial crisis the credit ratings agencies were discredited for giving gold-plated ratings to companies that later collapsed.\n\nThe last time that the UK's rating was downgraded, in 2017, there was little impact on borrowing costs. We are still in the \"A\" band of countries, even if no longer on a par with Germany.\n\nSo for some in the City, these reports can be easily dismissed. \"It just tells us stuff we already know,\" one investor told me.\n\nBut the language and timing of this (long-scheduled) report are sobering, coming as it has when politicians are looking to splash out, making big promises about the future of the UK's public services.\n\nIt ends by saying a downgrade would happen if policy-makers don't have a credible strategy to cut debt. And cutting debt doesn't seem to be on anyone's manifesto.\n\nThe Moody's report said \"deep divisions within society and the political landscape\" underpin its decision because they are reducing the UK's ability to make policy decisions.\n\nIt said even if a deal was struck with the European Union over Brexit, that uncertainty over the future of trade is unlikely to diminish.\n\nHowever, the agency said it has decided to hold the UK's current rating because it still saw positives in the economy such as a broad range of economic activity, a sound monetary policy framework and a highly flexible labour market.\n\nThe Conservative Party said: \"This election is about ending paralysis in Parliament and delivering certainty on Brexit, and our commitment to produce a robust, costed manifesto.\"\n\nThe Labour Party said the biggest dangers to the UK economy were the Conservative Party's \"Brexit deal and stubborn refusal to prepare for the climate emergency\".", "Tazeen Ahmad on the set of BBC Three's The News Show in 2003\n\nTributes have been paid to journalist and news presenter Tazeen Ahmad, who has died at the age of 48.\n\nAhmad worked for BBC News, Channel 4 Dispatches and as a foreign correspondent for NBC News.\n\nThe Asian Media Awards said she was \"one of the most gifted journalists of her generation\".\n\nHer brothers, Faheem and Nadeem, said \"she left a lasting impression on everyone she met\", both personally and professionally.\n\n\"We remain immensely proud of all she achieved - as a mother, journalist, writer and for her coaching work,\" they said in a statement.\n\n\"So many people have been in touch remarking on her powerful ability to turn around people's lives for the better.\n\n\"Her groundbreaking and award-winning television reporting work took her across the world into some of its most troubled areas and, at home in the UK, Tazeen tackled difficult but crucial subjects which resulted in real change.\"\n\nAhmad's brothers added that she died surrounded by her close friends and family.\n\nHer agents, Knight Ayton Management, said the Bafta-nominated Ahmad \"shone a light on important stories but did so with care, sympathy and integrity\".\n\nBroadcaster Adil Ray remembered her as \"extraordinary\", adding that she was \"committed to real, authentic issues & [had] an amazing ability to tell the stories to a wider audience\".\n\nShe co-presented The Truth About Child Sex Abuse on BBC Two with Professor Tanya Byron in 2015\n\nAhmad was a reporter on BBC Three's Liquid News and a presenter for the channel's 60 Seconds bulletins and News Show.\n\nShe later carried out and presented investigations for Dispatches on subjects ranging from sex gangs, female jihadis, beauty creams and cruise ships.\n\nShe won an RTS Journalism award for the documentary The Hunt For Britain's Sex Gangs, earning a Bafta current affairs nomination for the same programme.\n\nShe co-presented The Truth About Child Sex Abuse on BBC Two in 2015, and wrote a book about six months she spent undercover working on supermarket checkouts.\n\nBBC London's Riz Lateef paid tribute to the \"fearless, passionate and kind\" Ahmad, and Radio 4's Aasmah Mir described her as \"a great journalist and a lovely person\".\n\nBBC South Asian correspondent Rajini Vaidyanathan wrote: \"Graceful, kind and inspirational, she became a mentor and friend. It meant so much to see a brilliant Asian woman excel. She was a dogged journalist and a role model.\"\n\nOutside journalism, Ahmad was the founder and director of emotional intelligence consultancy EQ Matters.\n\nWorld Service chief Mary Hockaday was head of the Newsroom when Tazeen was on 60 seconds. She said: \"Tazeen was always an engaging and professional broadcaster who brought the news to audiences on BBC Three in a fresh way before becoming an excellent and determined investigative journalist. Our condolences to her family, friends and colleagues.\"\n\nFollow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.", "Annie Hall's family said: “We are in great shock and grieving\"\n\nA woman swept to her death by a flooded river was Derbyshire's former High Sheriff Annie Hall, police have said.\n\nHer body was pulled from the River Derwent near Matlock on Friday, as persistent rain caused floods across Yorkshire and the Midlands.\n\nDerbyshire Chief Constable Peter Goodman said he was \"shocked and deeply saddened\" by the death of his friend.\n\nSeven severe flood warnings - deemed a threat to life - remain in place on the River Don in South Yorkshire.\n\nFlooding has caused evacuations and travel disruption, with trains still not running in parts of the East Midlands.\n\nIn a statement, Mrs Hall's family said: \"We are in great shock and grieving.\"\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Drone footage filmed from Matlock shows the extent of the floodwater\n\nServices are cancelled on the Matlock-Derby-Nottingham route and diversions are in place between Derby and Chesterfield, adding about 30 minutes to journeys.\n\nSouth Yorkshire Fire and Rescue said it had declared a major incident on Friday night, and said it had carried out more than 160 rescues over 24 hours.\n\nDeputy chief fire officer Alex Johnson advised people to \"keep themselves safe, help each other and don't drive into floodwater\".\n\nResidents from 12 homes in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, are still unable to return home after a mudslide on Thursday led to 35 properties being evacuated.\n\nThe River Derwent burst its banks in Derby city centre\n\nIn Derby city centre, officials considered a city-wide evacuation as authorities saw the River Derwent swell to record levels of 3.35m (11ft).\n\nThe bus station was temporarily evacuated on Friday evening, and some major roads remain flooded.\n\nIn Worksop, Nottinghamshire, water levels are receding after 200 homes and businesses were evacuated on Thursday evening.\n\nBassetlaw District Council said it had closed its emergency rest centre as everyone who had left their homes were with friends and relatives.\n\nThe River Don, which flows through Sheffield, Rotherham and Doncaster, hit its highest recorded level at just over 6.3m (21ft), higher than it was in 2007 when it also flooded.\n\nRescuers used boats to reach people trapped in Rotherham\n\nPeople continued to be rescued from flood-hit towns and cities on Friday.\n\nOne man told the BBC he carried children from his gym in Rotherham through flooded streets.\n\n\"The whole of the gym was completely flooded in water,\" said Neil Wilson.\n\n\"We had to wade through water to get children to the cars so they could get home with their parents.\"\n\nOne of the most severely hit areas was Bentley, Doncaster, where flooding affected many homes 12 years ago.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This home in Fishlake, near Doncaster, has been left nearly submerged in floodwater\n\nOne resident told BBC Radio Sheffield: \"The worry is our insurance policies are expensive as it is because of the 2007 floods, so now we're all worried whether we're going to get reinsured.\"\n\nReporter Richard Cadey said some residents were \"angry and frustrated\" at Doncaster Council - claiming it had not been providing sandbags early enough to prevent properties from flooding.\n\nA rest facility has been set up by the council at the Salvation Army centre in the town.\n\nFlooding has caused disruption in the region since Thursday evening, when dozens of shoppers were left stranded in the Meadowhall Shopping Centre after torrential downpours.\n\nSheffield has had 84mm of rain over the past 36 hours, which is the near the average monthly rainfall for Yorkshire.\n\nPrime Minister Boris Johnson helping with the clean up in Matlock on Friday evening\n\nOn Friday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson visited Matlock, close to where Mrs Hall died.\n\nHe said the town could expect \"extra help from the government\".\n\nLabour leader Jeremy Corbyn visited flood-hit Conisbrough, near Doncaster, on Saturday and warned the UK could expect more extreme weather due to climate change.\n\n\"Obviously we need much better flood management and prevention schemes,\" he said.\n\n\"It also means properly funding our fire and rescue services and properly funding our Environment Agency to deal with this.\"\n\nFollow BBC East Midlands on Facebook, on Twitter, or on Instagram. Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@bbc.co.uk.\n\nHave you been affected by the floods? Share your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk.\n\nPlease include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. You can also contact us in the following ways:", "Jimmy Johnstone, left, had an emotional meeting with Sandy Petrie\n\nA former soldier aged 98 who survived World War Two and five years as a prisoner has met the son of one of his former comrades after making an appeal.\n\nJimmy Johnstone, who lives in Aberdeen, was 16 when he enlisted in 1937.\n\nHe was captured by German troops in northern France after the battle for Saint-Valery-en-Caux in 1940.\n\nAfter a successful public appeal in August, Mr Johnstone has now met the 73-year-old son of one of the men he tried to escape with.\n\nSandy Petrie spoke of his father Bert Petrie, who died 10 years ago aged 86.\n\nMr Johnstone worked with the Scottish War Blinded charity in the hope any of his fellow prisoners or their families could get in touch.\n\nThe surrendered 51st Highland Division soldiers had to travel hundreds of miles to camps in Germany, via Belgium and the Netherlands.\n\nMr Johnstone described meeting his comrade's son as \"very emotional\".\n\nHe said: \"We talked about Bert and life in the PoW camps. I spoke about when we met. This was while we were waiting to go into the cooler (solitary) after one of my escapes.\n\n\"I told Sandy what a brave man his dad was. He stood up to the German guards and refused to work until they got more food.\n\n\"The German guard held him at gunpoint but he didn't give in and they got more food. I admired Bert for that.\"\n\nMr Petrie, also of Aberdeen, said: \"When I heard about the appeal on the radio, I quickly recognised it was my father being referred to and I was very, very interested to hear the story.\n\n\"They were some of the same stories my father had told me. I felt I would like to meet this chap, and to meet him for my father's sake too as I know he would have wanted to meet Jimmy.\"\n\nHe said his father would have been \"delighted\" about the meeting.\n\nMr Petrie said: \"It was very touching to hear him refer to my father. He mentioned him quite emotionally.\n\n\"I have the greatest respect for Jimmy and the men and women of his generation, sadly a dwindling group. They saved our civilisation and way of life. It was a privilege to have met him.\"\n\nVeteran Mr Johnstone added: \"It is really important that as we approach Remembrance Day we remember all men who fought in all battles, those that survived and those who died.\"\n\nAny survivors of the events Mr Johnstone experienced, or other relatives willing to speak to him, are asked to contact the charity on 0800 035 6409.\n• None Survivor of World War Two seeking other veterans\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "The court heard Ellie Gould was a keen horse rider who talked of joining the mounted police\n\nA teenager stabbed his ex-girlfriend repeatedly in the neck in a \"frenzied attack\" before trying to make it appear her wounds were self-inflicted.\n\nThomas Griffiths admitted murdering Ellie Gould, 17, at her home in Calne, Wiltshire, in May, after she ended their relationship.\n\nGriffiths, now aged 18, went to the schoolgirl's home, killed her and then left her hand on the knife handle.\n\nHe was jailed for a minimum of 12 and a half years at Bristol Crown Court.\n\nCarole Gould said there was nothing in Griffiths' behaviour before her daughter's death that \"would ring alarm bells\".\n\n\"We welcomed him into our home. We ate dinner with him,\" she said.\n\nThe packed courtroom heard the night before Griffiths murdered her, Ellie had told friends they had broken up and he had \"not taken it well\".\n\nThe pair were A-level students at Hardenhuish School in Chippenham, had known each other since Year 7, and been in a relationship for three months.\n\nThomas Griffiths was 17 when he killed Ellie in her family home\n\nGriffiths walked out of school on the morning of 3 May and drove to Ellie's home in Springfield Drive.\n\nThere he attempted to strangle her, before stabbing her 13 times in the neck with a knife taken from the kitchen.\n\n\"Griffiths became angry, perhaps by Ellie's continued rejection of him, and he attacked her,\" prosecutor Richard Smith QC said.\n\nA statement was read out in court from Ellie's father, Matt Gould, who found her lying on the kitchen floor with the knife still in her neck.\n\nHe said it was \"the most frightening, horrific and saddest scene I have ever experienced\" and it \"fills my thoughts all day\".\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nEvidence suggested Griffiths had put Ellie's hand on the weapon to make it look like she had done it to herself.\n\nThe court heard Griffiths spent an hour at the house before he drove home, changed his clothes and dumped a bag of items taken from Ellie's house in a wood.\n\nLater that day he sent a series of \"fake\" messages to friends and to Ellie's mobile phone asking if she wanted to meet.\n\nGriffiths also told friend marks on his neck were caused by self-harm but the court heard they most likely caused by his \"young victim fighting for her life\".\n\nEllie Gould told friends Griffiths had \"not taken their break-up well\"\n\nSentencing him, Judge Mr Justice Garnham told Griffiths his actions had been a \"frenzied knife attack\" and \"the most appalling act\" on a \"vulnerable young woman in her own home where she should have been safe\".\n\nHe said Ellie had \"tried desperately to fight back, scratching frantically at your neck\" and \"most chilling is that you left her on the kitchen floor with the knife still in her neck and with her left hand on the knife\".\n\nThe judge told Griffiths it was one of several steps he had taken to \"cover your tracks\".\n\n\"There can be no more dreadful scene for any parent to contemplate than that which confronted Ellie's father when he came home that day from work,\" Mr Justice Garnham said.\n\nThe court had previously heard Ellie was a keen horse rider who competed in local shows and cross-country events, and talked of joining the mounted police.\n\nThe judge told Griffiths: \"The effects of your actions have not only snuffed out the life of this talented girl... but loaded pain on her friends and family.\"\n\nThe court was told that following his guilty plea in August, Griffiths, of Derry Hill, Wiltshire, had written a letter outlining his \"heartfelt remorse\".\n\nIn it, he said: \"I feel confused and angry at myself that I was able to hurt someone so special to me.\"\n\nEllie's body was found at a house in Springfield Drive, Calne\n\nDet Ch Insp Jim Taylor of Wiltshire Police said Griffiths ended Ellie's life \"in the cruellest way imaginable\" and \"destroyed the lives of those who were close to her\".\n\n\"While I know that this prison sentence will not bring Ellie back, and 12 and a half years no doubt seems insignificant given the severity of this crime and the colossal loss for this family, I hope that in some way it provides them with some form of closure,\" he added.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have reunited for the Royal British Legion's annual Festival of Remembrance.\n\nThey joined the Queen and other members of the Royal Family at the Royal Albert Hall to commemorate those who lost their lives in conflicts.\n\nIt is their first appearance as a group since Harry and Meghan said they were struggling with public life.\n\nThe annual event is also being attended by servicemen and women.\n\nIt comes ahead of the Remembrance Day service at the Cenotaph in central London on Sunday, which will also be attended by senior members of the Royal Family.\n\nThe Duke and Duchess of Cambridge joined Prince Harry and Meghan in the royal box\n\nSaturday's event marks 75 years since notable battles of 1944, including Monte Cassino, Kohima and Imphal, D-Day and the collaboration of Commonwealth and Allied forces.\n\nIt also celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) and pays tribute to the RFA Mounts Bay, which delivered supplies and aid to the Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian this year.\n\nPrime Minister Boris Johnson and his girlfriend Carrie Symonds joined other members of the Royal Family in the royal box.\n\nPrince Harry and Meghan sat behind the prime minister and his girlfriend Carrie Symonds (foreground)\n\nThose in the royal box included (L-R) the Duchess of Cambridge, the Duke of Cambridge, Prince Edward, the Countess of Wessex, the Queen, the Duchess of Gloucester, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, Prince Charles, Princess Anne and the Duchess of Cornwall\n\nThe Duchess of Cornwall was also present, after she was forced to pull out of engagements earlier in the week due to ill health.\n\nPrince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall made an appearance\n\nThe service at the Royal Albert Hall was also attended by the Duke of York, the Earl and Countess of Wessex, the Princess Royal, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke of Kent and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence.\n\nPrince Andrew chatted to Boris Johnson during the ceremony\n\nIn interviews in October, the Sussexes both said they were struggling with the intense scrutiny from elements of the British tabloid press.\n\nPrince Harry, 35, described his mental health and the way he deals with the pressures of his life as a matter of \"constant management\".\n\nAnd Meghan, 38, said in an ITV documentary that adjusting to royal life had been \"hard\".\n\nPrince Harry also responded to reports of a rift between him and his brother William by saying they were on \"different paths\" and have \"good days\" and \"bad days\".\n\nFollowing the documentary, a Kensington Palace source played down suggestions that the Duke of Cambridge was \"furious\" with his brother about the interview, saying he was \"worried\" and hoped the couple \"are all right\".\n\nAll images are subject to copyright.", "Australian authorities say an \"unprecedented\" number of emergency-level bushfires are threatening the state of New South Wales.\n\nMore than 90 blazes were raging across the state on Friday, some of which turned the sky orange.\n\nThere are reports of people trapped in their homes in several places, with crew unable to reach them due to the strength of the fires.\n\nRead more: Record number of emergencies in New South Wales", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The man who said he was attacked by a UFO\n\nWhen forestry worker Robert Taylor reported seeing an alien spaceship in woods near Livingston 40 years ago it made headlines around the world.\n\nThe Dechmont Woods incident is unusual among reported UFO sightings in that it was investigated by the police.\n\nThey treated the rips to Mr Taylor's trousers as evidence of an assault but could never quite work out what had happened to him.\n\nIn his testimony to the police, the 61-year-old described how he saw a 30ft-high \"dome-shaped\" object in a clearing in the forest near the West Lothian new town on 9 November 1979.\n\nHe told how two-spiked spheres then rolled out towards him and, as he passed out, he was aware of being grabbed on either side of his legs. Mr Taylor woke up in a dishevelled state 20 minutes later.\n\nAn artist's impression was drawn of the craft Mr Taylor described\n\nMr Taylor, who died in 2007, was a respected war hero and teetotal churchgoer. No-one doubted that he was sincere in what he believed he had seen and throughout the rest of his life he never deviated from his story.\n\nHe told the police he had been working alone checking fences and gates at Dechmont Woods at 10:30 when he came across the spaceship in a clearing.\n\nRobert Taylor gives a talk to members of the British UFO Society in Dechmont Woods\n\nAfter the spiked objects rushed out and tried to grab hold of him, all he could remember was a strong smell of burning.\n\nWhen he came to, the clearing was empty, apart from a pattern of deep regular marks on the ground. He went to his van but was so shaken he drove it into a ditch and had to stagger home in \"a dazed condition\".\n\nWhen he got to his house he told his wife Mary he had been attacked by a \"spaceship thing\". Because Mr Taylor was in such a state, the police were called and officers found themselves inquiring into an assault on a forester by alien beings.\n\nDet Con Ian Wark, the scene of crime investigator, arrived at the clearing to find a large gathering of police officers were already there.\n\nHe told the BBC he saw strange marks on the ground. There were about 32 holes, which were about 3.5 inches in diameter, as well as marks similar to those made by the type of caterpillar tracks often fitted on bulldozers.\n\nThe officer went to Mr Taylor's employer, Livingston Development Corporation, to see if the machinery they had could solve the mystery.\n\n\"After examining every piece of machinery they had up there, we did not find anything to match,\" he said.\n\nThe police officer said that the unusual marks on the ground were only to be found in the clearing where Mr Taylor had experienced his reported close encounter.\n\n\"These marks just arrived,\" Det Con Wark said. \"They did not come from anywhere or go anywhere. They just arrived as though a helicopter or something had landed from the sky.\"\n\nThe police report from the time said the marks on the ground indicated an \"object of several tons had stood there but there was nothing to show that it had been driven or towed away\".\n\nPC William Douglas wrote: \"There appeared to be no rational explanation for these marks.\"\n\nThere is now a UFO trail to the site of the Dechmont incident\n\nAs part of the police investigation, Mr Taylor's ripped trousers were sent for forensic examination but this was many years before modern DNA techniques so analysis concentrated on how the damage had been done.\n\nPolice forensics said the trousers seemed to have been damaged by something hooking them and moving up.\n\nThe trousers are now in the possession of Malcolm Robinson, a Ufologist who has been investigating such cases since the Dechmont incident.\n\nHe said they were police-issue blue serge trousers and the type of rips in them did not happen by getting snagged as Mr Taylor crawled away on the ground.\n\nMr Robinson, who has given lectures on the incident across the UK, Holland, France and the USA and written a book on the subject, said it was one of the most incredible cases in the world.\n\nHe said it was one of very few hardcore cases that defied any explanation.\n\nThere are many theories about what actually happened to Mr Taylor. These include everything from hallucinatory berries to blackball lightning and a mirage of the planet Venus.\n\nA medical explanation could lie in an epileptic seizure being suffered by Mr Taylor but there was no evidence of this gathered at the time.\n\nIn her police statement, his wife Mary said Mr Taylor had no history of mental illness but had contracted meningitis 14 years earlier.\n\nMr Taylor continued to stick to his story throughout his life\n\nShe said the treatment was successful although in July of that year he had suffered a series of headaches and was admitted to the City Hospital in Edinburgh.\n\nIn his statement, Mr Taylor said that after the UFO incident he was examined by the local doctor who called at his house. The doctor suggested he should go to nearby Bangour Hospital for a check-up and x-ray.\n\nAfter waiting for two hours at the hospital he got fed up and left without being examined.\n\nDet Con Wark said he could go along with the theory about the epileptic fit. \"But what about the marks on the ground?\" he said.\n\nThe former police officer cannot bring himself to say he believes Mr Taylor saw an alien spaceship.\n\n\"I'd have to see it myself to believe it,\" he said.\n\nBut he said he interviewed Mr Taylor three times and he never changed his story.\n\n\"He believed what he saw and there was no way he would make that up,\" Det Con Wark said.\n\nForty years on the Dechmont incident has passed into legend.\n\nLast year a UFO trail opened which takes people to the spot where a new town forestry foreman claims he saw an alien spaceship.", "Miranda Richardson and Toby Jones will read parts of the 237,000-word script\n\nA non-stop 24-hour performance will see actors including Toby Jones and Miranda Richardson speak the words of 100 peace workers for Remembrance Sunday.\n\n24 Hours of Peace has been created from interviews with community and charity workers, ex-Armed Forces personnel, religious leaders and former neo-Nazis.\n\nIt will be staged at the Royal Exchange theatre in Manchester from 11:02 GMT on Sunday.\n\nThe 24 professional actors also include Julie Hesmondhalgh and Liz Carr.\n\nHesmondhalgh is known for Broadchurch and Coronation Street, while Carr stars in Silent Witness. Don Warrington (Death In Paradise), Mina Anwar (The Thin Blue Line), Maggie Steed (EastEnders), Adjoa Andoh (Casualty) and Steffan Rhodri (Gavin & Stacey) will also take part, joined by a 24-strong community ensemble.\n\nThe marathon show has been put together by Neil Bartlett, former artistic director of the Lyric Hammersmith theatre, who has spent three years interviewing people involved in working towards peace.\n\n\"I asked them all the simple question - what does this day, when we're supposed to be reflecting on war and peace, what does this day mean to you?\n\n\"And out of those 100 completely different answers, I've created the text of this show.\"\n\nBartlett travelled the UK interviewing figures including Nigel Bromage, who joined the far right at 15 and now helps people who want to leave; three-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee Scilla Elworthy; Jonathan Powell, Tony Blair's chief negotiator in Northern Ireland; and \"honour\" abuse campaigner Jasvinder Sanghera.\n\nHe spoke to 16 former members of the Armed Forces; ex-IRA member Patrick Magee and Jo Berry, the daughter of one of his victims; an imam in Rochdale and a priest in Salford; an aid worker with experience in Somalia, South Sudan and Syria; and a community safety officer in Blackpool.\n\nHis 100 interviewees represent the 100 years since the first Armistice Day.\n\nNeil Bartlett has volunteered to do the 03:30 shift himself\n\n\"I've come out of it with hope,\" he says. \"If we want to choose peace - by which I mean reconciliation, de-escalation, negotiation - we already have all the tools and all the expertise in this country.\n\n\"If we want to know how to start solving the problems we face - whether that's catastrophic rises in hate crime figures to foreign policy questions to disarmament questions - we have the thinking, we have the thinkers, we have a century of experience. There is every reason for hope, if only we would ask the right people.\"\n\nThe performance will begin after Sunday's two minutes' silence. It will be free to watch live, with people invited to pop in during their shopping, on the way back from a night out or on their way to work on Monday. It will also be broadcast live on the radio on Resonance FM.\n\nMost of the performers will make a few appearances throughout the 24 hours. Hesmondhalgh, for example, is scheduled for two stints on Sunday evening before doing the 05:30 slot and then returning at 10:00.\n\nBartlett has put himself in for 03:30-04:30. \"I felt if I was going to call on both some of my very distinguished friends in the business, I had to be able to say to them, I'm doing the graveyard shift,\" he says.\n\nWhile his 237,000-word script is all about peace, he says he is not trying to shift the focus of Remembrance Day and the two minutes' silence from the commemoration of those who have died in conflicts.\n\nHe says he wants to ask whether it is \"meant to be like Groundhog Day, that we always return to the same point\". The silence was \"always conceived of as a hinge moment\", he believes.\n\n\"Some people say that's why it's two minutes - one minute to look back and one minute to look forward.\n\n\"Life stops. We reflect. Do we then go back to where we were and pretend those two minutes never happened, or do those two minutes change us in some way? Do they charge us to do something different?\"\n\nFollow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "The A5 in Capel Curig, Snowdonia, is one of the routes affected\n\nSnowfall caused travel disruption across parts of north and mid Wales.\n\nIn Powys, the A458 was closed, with heavy traffic between the A490 in Welshpool and B4395 in Llangadfan. It reopened later on Saturday afternoon.\n\nNorth Wales Police warned of \"hazardous\" conditions on the A470 Bwlch Oerddrws in Gwynedd. The A542 Horseshoe Pass near Llangollen was also shut.\n\nSnowdonia, Wrexham, and Mold were among areas affected by the snow.\n\nMeanwhile, in England, severe flood warnings and rail cancellations remain in many areas after a month's worth of rain fell in a single day.\n\nTwo football matches in the Cymru Premier were called off due to the weather - Cefn Druids versus Cardiff Met and The New Saints versus Carmarthen Town.\n\nCefn Druids v Cardiff Met was the first game to fall victim to snow this season in the Cymru Premier\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by Steffan David This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nA mountain bike centre at Llandegla, Denbighshire, was forced to close due to deteriorating conditions on nearby roads, according to One Planet Adventure which runs the facilities.\n\nBBC Wales forecaster Derek Brockway said some parts of Wales were now dry but more rain was on the way.\n\nBrecon Mountain Rescue Team advised walkers to take the right equipment if going out to enjoy the snow, as pictures showed a light covering of snow in the Brecon Beacons.\n\nNetwork Rail said it had fixed signalling problems between Deganwy and Penmaenmawr which had been affecting trains in north Wales.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "The wife of an ex-Conservative MP has been chosen to contest his former seat at the general election.\n\nNatalie Elphicke was selected by Tory members to be the party's candidate in Dover and Deal.\n\nHer husband Charlie Elphicke said he was standing down to fight three charges of sexual assault. He denies any wrongdoing.\n\nMr Elphicke said he regretted having to make way but was determined to clear his name and ensure a fair trial.\n\nMr Elphicke, who has held the Kent seat since 2010, lost the Conservative whip this summer after being charged with three counts of sexual assault against two women.\n\nWhile he continued to sit in Parliament as an independent, as he no longer had the party whip he was not eligible to fight the seat again as a Conservative.\n\nHe won the constituency for a third time in 2017 with a majority of 6,437\n\nA lawyer by training and housing expert, Natalie Elphicke is chief executive of the Housing and Finance Institute, set up by the Conservative-Lib Dem coalition government in 2013.\n\nShe has sat on the board of the Principality Building Society and Student Loans Company. She is also a former director of the Conservative Party's national policy forum.\n\nShe received an OBE in the 2015 Queen's Birthday Honours for her services to housing.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by Natalie Elphicke OBE This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nKeith Single, chairman of the local Conservative association, said he was saddened by Mr Elphicke's decision to stand down but respected his reasons for doing so and remained fully supportive of him.\n\n\"We have always supported him because we believe in the principle of innocence unless proven otherwise,\" he said.\n\n\"Unfortunately, these protracted events have unfolded in a way that meant Charlie did not get the chance to clear his name before this election.\"\n\nHe said the association thought \"carefully\" before selecting Natalie Elphicke to succeed her husband but he believed she was an \"outstanding\" candidate who would make a first-class MP.\n\nMrs Elphicke said she was looking forward, if elected, to building on her husband's achievements.\n\n\"I will fight tirelessly to deliver better healthcare, more jobs and money, better schools, high quality affordable housing, more police on our streets - and stronger, more secure borders,\" she said.\n\nMr Elphicke said he was incredibly proud of what he had achieved for his constituency but his focus was now on proving his innocence.\n\n\"I have been subjected to daily falsehoods and vile abuse - from the malfeasance of cabinet ministers to the malice of Twitter trolls,\" he said.\n\n\"This has had the cumulative effect of jeopardising my right to a fair trial on charges I know to be baseless.\"\n\n\"I would like to thank our Conservative association, my dedicated team of staff, the people of Dover and Deal and my family for their unwavering kindness throughout this difficult time.\"", "The boss of the National Gallery is a tall, physically imposing man with big bushy eyebrows and an easy charm, who, like all good museum directors, has an academic's mind and an impresario's spirit. His name is Gabriele Finaldi.\n\nDr Finaldi is a moderniser whose mantra appears to be not so much out with the old and in with the new, but more, stick with the old and think anew.\n\nLike a chef serving up yesterday's fish dish as a fresh-n-spicy kedgeree, he is keen to re-contextualise his Old Masters in zesty combinations.\n\nAnd so, the 20th Century British painter David Bomberg will soon be seen alongside Botticelli and Michelangelo, and, as from this weekend, the gallery's Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece, The Virgin of the Rocks, is to be found below stairs as the only painting in a four-room \"immersive\" exhibition.\n\nThe National Gallery's painting of Leonardo da Vinci's The Virgin of the Rocks (1506-8) is second version of the picture\n\nIt is a bold move: a £1m punt to test the public's appetite for an art \"experience\" at the National Gallery, in which the celebrated artwork on view is one you can normally see for free but now have to pay between £16 - £20 for the privilege.\n\nThe idea of an experiential art presentation full of digital embellishments has worked elsewhere. There's a popular Van Gogh \"immersive experience\" currently doing the rounds, in which huge projections of the Dutchman's iconic images are slapped over interior walls and ceilings like emulsion paint.\n\nEven the normally straight-laced Louvre in Paris has jumped on the digital bandwagon with Mona Lisa: Beyond the Glass, a seven-minute virtual reality trip in and around the world's most famous painting. One art critic told me that it was so effective in making you feel like you were standing on a rocky precipice that she felt like she was clinging on for dear life.\n\nMona Lisa: Beyond the Glass is the Louvre's first virtual reality experience, and is part of the Paris museum's Leonardo da Vinci exhibition\n\nThere's nothing so dramatic in the National Gallery's Leonardo Experience.\n\nIn fact, the first room is so bland I thought it was the exhibition shop awaiting a delivery.\n\nThe lighting is bog standard, the sound of water on rocks no more convincing than the leaky tap in the gents, and the two curving walls of metal boxes containing Leonardo quotes (mirrored, of course) are about as inviting as a dip in the North Sea in December.\n\nThe opening room creates a landscape with metal boxes of the artist's images and quotes\n\nIt leads to a central space from which the three remaining rooms are accessed.\n\nThe first is an atmospheric recreation of the gallery's conservation studios (any misconception that it's a mock-up of Leonardo's workplace is banished by the angle-poise lamps), in which we are to learn something new about the old master.\n\nThe central slideshow projection reveals what the curators discovered after using the latest technology to find out what lay beneath the surface of the painting. An audio commentary relayed through speakers supplements the photos, explaining each stage, and how the National Gallery's The Virgin of the Rocks differs from the earlier version Leonardo produced, which now hangs in the Louvre.\n\nA recreation of one of the National Gallery's conservation studios, where research was done on the painting\n\nLeonardo da Vinci's first version of The Virgin of the Rocks (1483-1486) is in the Louvre in Paris\n\nAs layer-after-layer of the painting is peeled back, ceiling projections and art studio ephemera add to the sense of theatre in the darkened room.\n\nAnd then comes the big moment: hidden under the finished picture lies a markedly different composition. The subject is the same, The Virgin and Christ Child in a rocky landscape, but the cast of supporting characters and their positioning is not.\n\nThe gallery has only recently found this out, and is now presenting its research for all to see in this themed room, which is unquestionably immersive and impressive, although at the expense of narrative detail. You are left with more questions than answers.\n\nI'm all for being entertained, but I want to be educated as well.\n\nScientific research at the National Gallery led to the discovery of this drawing underneath The Virgin of the Rocks\n\nThe same imbalance is evident in the room dedicated to exploring Leonardo's approach to light and shadow. Three off-white objects are placed in separate small black boxes with lighting you can manipulate in order to play with the chiaroscuro (starkly contrasted light and shade) effects for which Leonardo was famous.\n\nThey are fine but underwhelming, more so if you've queued a long time to have a go. And once again, there's precious little information to deepen knowledge.\n\nThe final room suffers from the same problem.\n\nWe don't get to hear the full story of the church in Milan for which the painting was commissioned. Nor how the building came to be destroyed along with the altarpiece containing Leonardo's painting. Instead, there are evocative projections and mood-enhancing music drawing you towards the star attraction of the show: a digital recreation of the altar with the gallery's The Virgin of the Rocks centre stage.\n\n59 Productions, which created the show, has set the painting in a digitally produced altarpiece\n\nThis is the ultimate test of the exhibition. Is the experience of seeing this masterpiece enhanced or diminished by having graphics animating continuously on either side of it?\n\nThe answer is, it is ruined.\n\nYou can't possibly give it the attention it deserves with so much to distract your gaze. Nor can you see it very well unless you are standing in one spot directly in front of the painting. Look at it from any other angle and the light reflection from the digital projectors glint on its surface like a full moon.\n\nThey would be better off replacing it with a digital version, which it looks like anyway in this installation, and leave the real thing upstairs in the main collection galleries for visitors to enjoy for free.\n\nThe Leonardo Experience is a miss, but it's not a million miles away from being a hit.\n\nI don't think it's a cynical ploy to woo the Instagram crowd or to make a quick buck (although both would be welcome I'd imagine), but a sincere attempt by all involved to use contemporary technology to increase understanding and appreciation of art.\n\nThis show is a step along the way, a wholehearted experiment of sorts for which Dr Finaldi and his team should be congratulated.\n\nThere is bound to be an element of trial and error, there always is when breaking new ground.\n\nYou only have to look beneath the surface of a Leonardo da Vinci painting to know that.\n• None Nonsense? What Turner would've made of the Turner Prize ★★★★☆", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Drone footage filmed from Matlock shows the extent of the floodwater\n\nA woman has died after becoming submerged in floodwater as parts of England were deluged with a month's worth of rain in a day.\n\nHer body was found hours after she was swept into Derbyshire's River Derwent.\n\nElsewhere, people have been evacuated from their homes as rivers reached record levels in some areas.\n\nDuring a visit to the area, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: \"We need to prepare and we need to be investing in defences.\"\n\nThe Derwent is expected to peak in Derby city centre at 22:00 GMT, while police have ordered the closure of a main route into the city.\n\nThe woman was reported to have been swept away by floodwater in Rowsley, near Matlock, in the early hours of Friday and the body was found about two miles away in Darley Dale.\n\nDerbyshire Police said her family had been informed and formal identification was yet to take place.\n\nMark Hopkinson, who witnessed the emergency operation to find the woman, said he saw police officers and mountain rescuers searching in the area.\n\n\"We saw a little drone go up and the coastguard helicopter came, and that was then circling, hovering over some trees,\" he said.\n\nThere has been severe flooding in Darley Dale where the woman's body was found\n\nThe heaviest rainfall on Thursday night was at Swineshaw in the Peak District, which had 112mm (4.4in) in 24 hours.\n\nParts of Sheffield experienced 85mm - just 3mm (0.1in) less than the area's monthly average.\n\nMore than 100 flood warnings are in place across England.\n\nThe Environment Agency has issued six severe flood warnings for locations on the River Don.\n\nFran Lowe, from the Environment Agency (EA), urged people to take them seriously \"as they represent a threat to life\".\n\n\"Respond immediately and get out of any place affected by a severe flood warning,\" he said.\n\nThe River Don, which flows through Sheffield, Rotherham and Doncaster, has hit its highest recorded level, at just over 6.3m, higher than it was in 2007 when it also flooded.\n\nSouth Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said in the past 28 hours crews rescued more than 120 people, with about 1,200 calls to its control room.\n\nPeople were taken to safety in boats in Rotherham\n\nWhile visiting Matlock in Derbyshire, Boris Johnson thanked emergency workers and said he was impressed at how people \"had pulled together\".\n\nHe said: \"It's businesses particularly who deserve our sympathies and they've had a really tough time.\n\n\"You cannot underestimate the psychological effect of flooding on people - it is a big, big blow.\n\n\"People have been moved out of their homes and probably hundreds of businesses have seen damage to their properties - we stand ready to help in any way that we can.\"\n\nSome residents of Yarborough Terrace in Doncaster criticised the official response\n\nThe town's mayor, Liberal Democrat David Hughes, said: \"Is this an election stunt or is the government concerned for the people of Matlock?\n\n\"It's very difficult to determine.\"\n\nIn Derby, flood defences were built on Exeter Bridge as the River Derwent continued to rise.\n\nThe A52, the main route into the city from the M1 was one of several roads partly closed due to flooding and many bus services were suspended.\n\nIt reached its highest-ever recorded level and is expected to peak at 22:00. Some premises in the city have been evacuated and Derby Theatre has cancelled performances for the night.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nElsewhere in the East Midlands:\n\nEvery time there's serious flooding, questions are asked about why it was allowed to happen.\n\nOne simple answer is governments of all parties have been accused of not spending enough on protection.\n\nYou can build walls along river banks and many places have been guarded this way but such 'hard defences' are expensive and obtrusive.\n\nAn alternative is to employ what are known as soft defences. These include encouraging farmers to manage their land in ways that let fields hold back floodwater.\n\nDriveways and car parks can be surfaced with materials that allow it to reach the soil underneath.\n\nAnother option is to make homes more resilient - fitting exterior doors with waterproof plastic panels, sealing the ground floor and raising fuse boxes.\n\nIn some ways the country has become better prepared for flooding but lessons are not always learned and the misery for many keeps being repeated.\n\nA Morrisons van was trapped in the Rufford Ford in Nottinghamshire\n\nSerious disruption continues to affect the transport network, with Northern warning of severe delays and cancellations across its network.\n\nThe rail operator issued \"do not travel\" advice for passengers using several lines hit by floods.\n\nThe line between Hebden Bridge and Manchester reopened in the early afternoon.\n\nEast Midlands Railway said flooding had affected the line close to Derby with trains on the London/Sheffield route being diverted.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by EMR This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nMet Office meteorologist Alex Burkill said although the rain was easing, the \"impact of that will continue to be felt\".\n\nHave you been affected by flooding? Share your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk.\n\nPlease include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. You can also contact us in the following ways:", "A relative lights an incense stick in front of a portrait of Bui Thi Nhung\n\nThe names of 39 Vietnamese nationals who were found dead in a refrigerated lorry in Essex have been released by police.\n\nMany of their families had feared the worst ever since the bodies were discovered in the early hours of 23 October.\n\nThe BBC has been speaking to friends and relatives of those who died about how they came to be the victims of the tragedy.\n\nThis article will be updated as further information about the victims comes to light.\n\nThe family of Pham Thi Tra My said they paid £30,000 to people smugglers to get her to the UK.\n\nMiss Tra My, who was from Vietnam's Ha Tinh province, flew to China before travelling via France and Belgium, according to her brother.\n\nHe told the BBC she first attempted to cross the border to the UK on 19 October but was caught and turned back.\n\nThe last message the family received from her was at 22:30 BST on 22 October - two hours before the trailer arrived at the Purfleet terminal from Zeebrugge in Belgium.\n\nThe texts, sent to her parents, read: \"I am really, really sorry, Mum and Dad, my trip to a foreign land has failed.\n\n\"I am dying, I can't breathe. I love you very much Mum and Dad. I am sorry, Mother.\"\n\nNguyen Dinh Luong, also from Ha Tinh, had been living in France but hoped to work in a nail salon in the UK.\n\nThe last his father heard from him was in mid-October, explaining that the journey would cost £11,000.\n\nAmong the youngest of the victims, Mr Hung was also from Ha Tinh. He wanted to join his parents who live in the UK, his brother told local media.\n\nHis sister asked for help to find him in a Facebook post after the lorry was discovered. She wrote that he flew from Hanoi to Russia on 26 August, then to France on 6 October, but that the family lost contact when he went to the UK on 21 October.\n\nA friend who lives in Glasgow did not want to be identified, but told the BBC he had been due to meet up with Miss Tho - who was from Nghe An province - when she arrived in the UK.\n\nHer eyes are blurred in this image at the request of her family.\n\nBui Thi Nhung left her job in a clothes shop in Nghe An province to travel to the UK using money that her friends had helped her raise.\n\nOnce there Miss Nhung, who was also known as Anna, hoped to meet up with friends and family, and to work to pay off debt owed by her late father.\n\nShe was the youngest of four siblings - and the most educated - her sister Bui Thi Loan told the BBC.\n\nThe sisters had exchanged messages on Facebook on 21 October, when Miss Nhung said she was fine and \"in storage\".\n\nOriginally from Nghe An province, Mr Nam had been working in Romania and planned to travel to the UK. His family did not want to be interviewed.\n\nNguyen Dinh Tu, 26, borrowed thousands of pounds when he was discharged from the military in order to get married and build a house.\n\nBut with no work available in his hometown in Nghe An province, he went abroad to seek employment and repay his debts, leaving behind his wife and 18-month-old baby.\n\nMr Tu paid smugglers the equivalent of around £4,960 in the hope of making it to the UK, according to AFP news agency.\n\nLe Van Ha left his heavily pregnant wife and young son behind in Nghe An province when he began his journey to the UK in June.\n\nHe went in search of better-paid work to repay money that his family had borrowed to build their house.\n\nHis father, Le Minh Tuan, mortgaged two plots of land to fund the £20,000 journey.\n\n\"I don't know when we can ever pay it back. I'm an old man now, my health is poor, and I have to help bring up his children,\" he said.\n\nLess than two weeks before his body was found in Essex, Nguyen Van Hung was photographed with his cousin, Hoang Van Tiep, at the Eiffel Tower in Paris.\n\nThe music graduate had tricked his parents when he left Nghe An to join his cousin in France last year, leaving his passport at home and travelling on a different one.\n\nHe found work in a kitchen but had spoken about how it was hard, and said he wanted to grow marijuana in the UK.\n\nHoang Van Tiep, Nguyen Van Hung's cousin, left Nghe An province for France in 2017, funded by his mother, who borrowed money from banks and relatives to fund the trip.\n\nOnce there, he worked illegally at a restaurant, his mother said. He was arrested multiple times and his passport was taken.\n\nOn being threatened with deportation, he told his mother he wanted to travel to the UK.\n\nHaving worked in his family's timber business, Mr Thai had often talked about leaving Nghe An province and going abroad.\n\nHe told his family he was going to Germany for business, his mother told the BBC. But after several phone calls in the first few days, they stopped hearing from him.\n\nMr Hung, who was from Thua Thien - Hue province, had been speaking to his family about trying to get to the UK in mid-October, according to his brother-in-law, Tom Wright, who is a US citizen but lives with his wife in Vietnam.\n\nBelieving that he would have a better life in the UK, Mr Hung's mother agreed to pay the estimated $15,000 (£11,800).\n\nHe was in regular contact with his family while travelling through Europe, sending a photo of himself and a friend in front of the Eiffel Tower. He told his mother that he would be boarding a truck and would contact her in a few days, once he had reached the UK - but he never did.\n\nMr Du left his home in Ha Tinh province in June, staying in Germany for 15 days and France for three months, his father told Vietnamese media.\n\nThe last his father heard from him was on 22 October, when he called to say he was about to leave for the UK.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Part of the ceiling collapsed on Wednesday\n\nA localised water leak caused the ceiling of a West End theatre in London to collapse, an investigation has found.\n\nSeveral people were injured when part of the ceiling fell during a performance of Death of a Salesman at the Piccadilly Theatre on Wednesday.\n\nThe theatre's owners said Westminster City Council had \"deemed the venue safe for use\" and it could now reopen.\n\nFull performances are set to resume on Monday.\n\nAll shows at the theatre had been cancelled for the week, with three special \"scratch\" performances of the play being held at the Young Vic theatre instead.\n\nRescue units were sent to the theatre by London Fire Brigade after the collapse\n\nMore than 1,000 people had to be evacuated from the venue at the time of the collapse.\n\nFour were taken to hospital after three men and two women were treated at the scene by paramedics.\n\nThe Ambassador Theatre Group said permission to return to the theatre had been granted \"provided the affected area is covered and off-limits until repairs are completed\".\n\nIn a statement, it added an annual safety check had taken place at the theatre in February and the venue was also \"undergoing a multi-million pound modernisation and improvement programme\".\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "The Tories say they will deliver 6,000 more doctors in general practice in England by 2024-25 to increase patient appointments, if they win the election.\n\nThey claim they will reach that target through additional doctors working and training in surgeries, international recruitment and better retention.\n\nHowever, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said a previous Tory pledge to recruit 5,000 GPs by 2020 had not been met.\n\nLabour leader Jeremy Corbyn said: \"You can't trust the Tories on the NHS.\"\n\nHe said despite the Conservatives' previous promise of more general practitioners made in 2015, GP numbers have declined.\n\nLabour has said it wants to expand GP training places from 3,500 to 5,000 a year to ease the burden on GPs.\n\nThe Conservatives say their plan would see the current tally of 3,538 GPs in training every year rise by about 500 each year over the next four years.\n\nAnd recruiting more GPs from overseas while improving efforts to retain current staff would lead to a total of 6,000 more doctors than there are now, they claim.\n\nBut it is not yet clear how this will be achieved.\n\nIn 2015, the then health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, pledged to have 5,000 more GPs working in the NHS in England by 2020.\n\nSpeaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Mr Hancock acknowledged GP numbers had in fact decreased since 2015.\n\nHe said: \"It's true the number of GPs was falling when I became health secretary [in July 2018].\n\n\"The numbers are now rising but I want them to go much further.\"\n\nPreviously the Department of Health said one of the challenges it faces in growing GP numbers is a irise in those taking early retirement and part-time working.\n\nRichard Murray, chief executive of health think tank the Kings Fund, said the announcement only goes part of the way to solving this \"vicious cycle\" of hiring and retention.\n\n\"The outflow from General Practice is the problem the government's facing.\n\n\"They're not succeeding in retaining, particularly older GPs, and younger GPs wanting to work part-time.\"\n\nThe party has also promised to recruit 6,000 more NHS nurses, physiotherapists and pharmacists to work in surgeries.\n\nAnd it plans to modernise systems for booking appointments and ensure all patients have the choice of a consultation on the phone, on Skype or online.\n\nWith more than 300 million appointments every year in England, the Conservatives forecast 15% more being created as a result of these plans.\n\nThe party said it plans to invest £2.5bn in the project over four years in addition to the £20.5bn of extra NHS funding pledged by Prime Minister Boris Johnson.\n\nDr Richard Vautrey, from the British Medical Association, said: \"We wait with some trepidation to see if this latest promise can deliver.\n\n\"The lack of detail as to exactly how all these promises will be made good, particularly with no firm commitment for full reform of the ridiculous pension taxation system, means it remains to be seen whether these long overdue and very necessary improvements will be achieved.\"\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. \"You can't get an appointment\" - patients and staff at one GPs' practice\n\nWaiting times for a GP appointment have become the national conversation - the words of the chair of the Royal College of GPs.\n\nDoctors say they are working flat out but are struggling to keep up with rising patient demand and filling vacant posts in general practice is increasingly difficult.\n\nSo how much difference will the Conservative plans make if they are re-elected? Funding extra training places will result in more doctors going into general practice.\n\nBut half the 6,000 additional doctors promised by 2024 are assumed to come from international recruitment and better retention of existing staff, neither of which has been easy in recent years.\n\nSome GPs have retired early because of tax bills associated with their pensions, an issue which has not yet been fully resolved.\n\nAchieving that 6,000 total looks a big ask. As the government discovered, setting a target of 5,000 by 2020 was one thing, but achieving it another matter altogether.\n\nThe announcement comes after the party promised to make it easier for doctors and nurses from abroad to work in the UK after Brexit, by creating an NHS visa.\n\nHealth Secretary Matt Hancock said the government recognised GPs were under increasing pressure and require funding \"to help everyone get the care they need\".\n\nHe said extra appointments in GP surgeries would be created \"with the sort of easy online booking that we expect in other areas of our lives\".\n\nSpeaking at the Labour party conference, shadow health secretary Jon Ashworth said: \"You can't trust the Tories with our NHS.\n\n\"They always make election promises which they fail to deliver on.\n\n\"Tory ministers promised us 5,000 extra GPs but in fact we have lost 1,600 GPs under the Tories.\"\n\nProf Helen Stokes-Lampard, chairwoman of the Royal College of GPs, said GPs were working flat out to try to keep up with rising demand while there was a shortage of doctors and other staff.\n\nShe said urgent action was needed to support GPs \"grappling with unmanageable workloads\", adding that they go above and beyond for patients, often to the detriment of their own health and wellbeing.", "Born Slippy, which famously featured on the Trainspotting soundtrack, was a huge hit for techno act Underworld in 1995\n\nA noisy neighbour who blasted out dance anthem Born Slippy on a loop has been warned he could face jail if he fails to keep the noise down.\n\nClyde Taylor, 54, ignored official warnings to stop playing the Underworld track in the early hours.\n\nHi-fi equipment, speakers and an electric guitar were seized from his home in Eccles after repeated breaches of a noise abatement notice.\n\nHe was also ordered to pay a £1,500 fine, and a £30 victim surcharge.\n\nA court order obtained by Salford Council prevents him from playing music or \"permitting music to be played at a level that can be heard outside the property\".\n\nThe authority said the action could have been avoided had Mr Taylor obeyed the first \"polite request to keep the noise down\".\n\nCouncillor David Lancaster said a little \"neighbourly consideration\" would have prevented action being taken.\n\n\"If people refuse to be reasonable and considerate then we will use our full powers,\" he said.\n\nThe council confiscated two sets of equipment\n\nMr Taylor did not attend court in October, and was found guilty in his absence of eight breaches of failing to comply with a noise abatement notice.\n\nThe council said it was the first criminal behaviour order made in relation to noise pollution made in Greater Manchester.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Teresa Townsley was attacked as she answered the door in Captain's Road in Edinburgh\n\nThe victim of a doorstep acid attack said she has been scarred for life and rarely steps out of the house as she appealed for information one year on.\n\nTeresa Townsley, 38, had corrosive liquid thrown at her when she opened the door of her Edinburgh home to a hooded man on 9 November 2018.\n\nHe is described as being in his early 20s and fled the scene in a stolen car.\n\nMs Townsley said her burns meant it was hard to look in the mirror and urged anyone with information to call police.\n\nThe attack happened on Captains Road in the south east of the city at about 20:40 while Ms Townsley was at home with her young children.\n\nPolice said the attacker fled the scene in a grey Ford Fiesta\n\nShe has since moved away from Edinburgh, but said in a statement on the anniversary of the attack: \"It was the worst day of my life and today is the second worst as it brings it all back.\n\n\"Fortunately I have a new partner who is being tremendously supportive and I have my kids to keep me going.\n\n\"But, day to day it is still hard, it is hard just to go out of the house, to look in the mirror. Most of the time I am confined to the house.\"\n\nMs Townsley pleaded for anyone who knows anything to come forward.\n\nShe added: \"I am scarred for life and coming forward with information could prevent someone else suffering as I have.\n\n\"It may even prevent someone losing their life.\"\n\nThe suspect is described as being about 5ft 11in, slim and was wearing a dark tracksuit, a grey top with the hood pulled up.\n\nHe was also wearing dark gloves and trainers with light reflective sections.\n\nThe Fiesta had false number plates showing the registration number BN65 LFV\n\nThe man left the scene in a stolen grey Ford Fiesta with false number plates showing the registration number BN65 LFV.\n\nThe car was seen at about 21:45 travelling north in Drum Street with its lights off.\n\nIt then went down Gilmerton Road, into Glenallan Drive and was driven into Inch Park where it was set on fire.\n\nTwo men were seen to run off towards Glenallan Drive.\n\nDet Insp Jonathan Pleasance said: \"The attacker targeted Teresa at her front door while her young children were just a few feet away.\n\n\"This serious assault resulted in life-changing injuries and also shocked the local community.\n\n\"If you recognise the man described or saw the car, before or after the attack, please contact police immediately.\n\n\"I am confident that there are people in the Gilmerton area who have information that can assist the inquiry and I would urge them to come forward.\"\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "A month's worth of rain has fallen in some parts of the north of England.\n\nThis home in Fishlake, near Doncaster, has been left nearly submerged by floodwater.", "Hakim Sillah was attacked at Hillingdon Civic Centre on Thursday\n\nA teenager who was fatally stabbed in a council headquarters in west London was attending a knife awareness course.\n\nHakim Sillah was attacked in the youth offending service department at the Hillingdon Civic Centre in Uxbridge on Thursday.\n\nThe Met said a group had gathered at the venue when a fight broke out. The 18-year-old was taken to hospital but died an hour later.\n\nA 17-year-old boy who was arrested on suspicion of murder remains in custody.\n\nA teenage boy who tried to stop the fight also sustained a knife wound to his ear.\n\nHe was praised by detectives for \"bravely\" trying to break up the fight.\n\nAnother teenager suffered a knife injury to his ear during the attack\n\nIn a statement, Mr Sillah's family described him as \"a lovely lad who cared about his family\".\n\n\"He loved looking after his little brother, who had been ill,\" they said.\n\nDet Ch Insp Noel McHugh described the attack as \"an absolute tragedy\" and praised the teenager who tried to stop the fight.\n\n\"A young man with his whole life ahead of him has been fatally attacked and his family are absolutely devastated,\" he said.\n\n\"We are doing everything we can to find those involved.\n\n\"What we know so far is that a fight broke out between males at the location and as a result this young man received fatal injuries.\n\n\"A second independent male, bravely tried to intervene to break up the fight and as a result was also stabbed.\"\n\nHillingdon Civic Centre was cordoned off while forensic officers investigated\n\nHillingdon Council said it was \"offering support and counselling\" to any of its employees affected.\n\nIt is the second murder investigation to be launched in Hillingdon this year - after Tashan Daniel was stabbed to death at Hillingdon Tube Station on 24 September.\n\nMr Daniel's family plans to organise a march in central London on 7 December to raise awareness of the impact of knife crime.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Hakim Sillah was attacked at Hillingdon Civic Centre on Thursday\n\nA teenager has been charged with murdering a man stabbed at a knife awareness course in London.\n\nHakim Sillah, 18, was attacked in the youth offending service department of the Hillingdon Civic Centre in Uxbridge on Thursday.\n\nThe Metropolitan Police said a group had gathered at the venue when a fight broke out. Mr Sillah was taken to hospital but died an hour later.\n\nA 17-year-old boy will appear before Uxbridge magistrates on Saturday.\n\nA teenage boy who sustained a knife wound to his ear was praised by detectives for \"bravely\" trying to break up the fight.\n\nThe youth offending service was holding a knife awareness course\n\nIn a statement, Mr Sillah's family described him as \"a lovely lad who cared about his family\".\n\n\"He loved looking after his little brother, who had been ill,\" they said.\n\nDet Ch Insp Noel McHugh said: \"A young man with his whole life ahead of him has been fatally attacked and his family are absolutely devastated.\"\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Lula walked free to an adoring welcome\n\nFormer Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been freed after more than 18 months in prison.\n\nThe left-wing former leader, known as Lula, was greeted with rapturous applause from crowds of supporters as he walked out of the jail on Friday.\n\nHe was held in a prison in the city of Curitiba on corruption charges.\n\nA judge ordered his release after a Supreme Court ruling that defendants should only be imprisoned if they have exhausted their appeal options.\n\nThe 74-year-old ex-president, who led Brazil between 2003 and 2010, is seen as a leftist icon in the country. As he left the prison, he pumped his fist in the air as a victory sign.\n\n\"I didn't think that today I could be here talking to men and women that during 580 days shouted good morning, good afternoon or goodnight, no matter if it was raining or 40 degrees [Celsius],\" he told the crowds.\n\nLula, pictured next to his girlfriend Rosangela da Silva, told the crowd he would establish his innocence\n\nHe also promised to prove his innocence, before hitting out at the \"rotten side of the judicial system\", which he accused of \"working to criminalise the left\".\n\nLula was favourite to win last year's presidential election but was imprisoned after being implicated in a major corruption scandal. The race was won instead by far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro.\n\nCriticising Mr Bolsonaro's economic policies, Lula vowed to keep fighting for impoverished Brazilians.\n\n\"People are hungrier, they have no jobs, people work for Uber or delivering pizzas on a bike,\" he added, specifically criticising insecure work and the gig economy.\n\nAfter Lula's release, President Bolsonaro said the ex-president was \"momentarily free, but guilty\".\n\nHe asked supporters on Twitter \"not to give ammunition to the scoundrel\".\n\nLula will be barred from standing for office because of his criminal record.\n\nHe has consistently denied all the accusations against him and claims they are politically motivated.\n\n\"Our judicial battle continues, our focus is to get the legal case nullified,\" his lawyer Cristiano Zanin said.\n\nFor Lula's supporters, this feels like vindication - he's a politician who stirs emotions and those who back him feel that this has been a political witch-hunt from the very beginning.\n\nThere's no guarantee Lula will remain free forever - he may not win the appeals that are left - and he's also been accused of corruption in other cases which he will have to face justice for.\n\nBut with Lula now free, it will strengthen the left in Brazil - and harden the right. President Bolsonaro doesn't hide his disdain for Lula and millions of people agree - the anger towards Lula and the Workers Party is what propelled Mr Bolsonaro to power in the first place.\n\nJustices voted to reinterpret the country's penal code in a decision issued on Thursday.\n\nIt overturns a three-year-old rule which mandated immediate prison time for convicted criminals after they lost their first appeal.\n\nBrazil's corruption scandal, known as Operation Car Wash, initially centred on the state-run oil company Petrobras, but subsequently billions of dollars of bribes were uncovered - and dozens of high-profile business leaders and politicians were jailed.\n\nThe mandatory imprisonment rule was seen as helping prosecutors secure convictions and unravel the scandal by encouraging suspects to negotiate plea deals.\n\nBut critics claimed it violated Brazil's constitution, which states that no one can be deprived of their liberty without due process of law.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Lula spoke to the BBC from prison earlier this year\n\nLula was jailed in 2018 after being sentenced to more than 12 years in prison, later reduced to eight years and 10 months, for receiving a beachside apartment from an engineering company implicated in the Car Wash investigation.\n\nEarlier this year, he was sentenced to another 12 years after being found guilty of accepting bribes in the form of renovation work at a country house from construction companies.", "Last updated on .From the section Football\n\nGermany struck late to put a dampener on a historic day for England as a boisterous, record-breaking crowd for a Lionesses home international of 77,768 saw the hosts beaten.\n\nPlaying at the home of English football for the first time since a 3-0 defeat by the Germans in 2014 - attended by their previous home record crowd of 45,619 - the Lionesses were roared on magnificently throughout.\n\nBut Klara Bühl's low clinical finish past Mary Earps in the 90th minute inflicted a fifth loss in seven matches on Phil Neville's side.\n\nManchester City striker Ellen White had poked the World Cup semi-finalists level after a nervy and sloppy start from England saw Germany captain Alexandra Popp head in an eighth-minute opener.\n\nEngland winger Nikita Parris saw her first-half penalty saved before White's equaliser, and the match looked set for a draw during a quieter second half, until Bühl's dramatic late strike.\n\nThe two-time world champions were worthy of their victory as there had been an element of controversy about the Lionesses' equaliser, with replays showing that White was in an offside position when Keira Walsh delivered her dangerous cross. There was no video assistant referee system in operation for the friendly.\n\nHowever, the visitors' Kathrin Hendrich was fortunate to be shown only a yellow card for a dangerous challenge on England's Beth Mead early on.\n\nThe result extended England's wait for a first win on home soil against the Germans, who have won 21 of the 26 meetings between the sides.\n\nSaturday's friendly at Wembley was a sell-out, with 86,619 tickets issued, but the attendance of 77,768 narrowly missed out on setting a new record for a women's football fixture in the United Kingdom.\n\nThat remains the 80,203 who were at the same venue for the Olympic final between the United States and Japan in 2012.\n\nBut Saturday's crowd became the largest to see a British women's international team on home soil, surpassing the 70,584 that saw Great Britain beat Brazil 1-0 at Wembley in those London Olympics.\n\nAnd it far exceeded the previous record for an England Women home match in their only previous appearance at the new Wembley five years ago.\n\nOn that occasion, almost 10,000 spectators did not turn up after about 55,000 tickets were initially allocated, and a similar number failed to attend on Saturday, with the torrential rain across large parts of the country possibly one of the factors, although the atmosphere was still outstanding.\n\nParris' first-half miss was her third from the past four penalties she has taken for England, and the Lionesses' fourth failure from five.\n\nThe Lyon winger saw back-to-back spot-kicks against Argentina and Norway saved during World Cup victories, before Steph Houghton's late penalty against the United States was also stopped in July's semi-final.\n\nParris netted from the spot in a 3-3 draw in Belgium in August, but Merle Frohms denied England's number seven with her feet at Wembley, after the Freiburg goalkeeper had brought down Mead in the area.\n\nIn addition to their penalty problems, the hosts will be concerned about their defending from aerial balls. Before this game, eight of the previous 11 goals against England had come from a cross or a corner. Popp's early opener made it nine from 12.\n\nThe Lionesses have a long history of struggle in this fixture. Germany won the first 15 meetings between the two sides from 1984 onwards; England did not manage a draw until a goalless 2007 friendly, and took 21 attempts to record a first win, in the third-place play-off at the 2015 World Cup in Canada.\n\nGermany, ranked second in the world, were good value for their victory at Wembley. They would love another win there in less than two years' time - and a ninth European title - when the stadium hosts the Euro 2021 final.\n\n'Playing at Wembley for England a dream come true'\n\nEngland manager Phil Neville speaking to BBC Two: \"It a was killer blow later on; I thought we competed well in the game. We conceded late because we did not use our experience in game management. The players are devastated as they wanted to get a good result.\n\n\"We spoke at half-time about being more courageous. I can't fault the players' endeavour but some mistakes are costing us.\n\n\"The results are not good enough - there's no hiding away but there's a long-term plan that we have. We have to take the criticisms that come our way and stick together.\n\n\"I have been in football long enough and I know I need to take responsibilities, I need to make sure I improve as a manager and the players improve too.\"\n\nEngland striker Ellen White speaking to BBC Two: \"It's unbelievable - the support, the noise, the atmosphere - we are really sorry we couldn't get the result.\n\n\"It's a dream come true to play at Wembley for your country and score.\"\n\nEngland are away to the Czech Republic for a friendly in Ceske Budejovice on Tuesday, 12 November at 19:15 GMT.\n• None Attempt saved. Jodie Taylor (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jill Scott.\n• None Goal! England 1, Germany 2. Klara Bühl (Germany) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dzsenifer Marozsán.\n• None Attempt missed. Sophia Kleinherne (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.\n• None Attempt blocked. Lena Lattwein (Germany) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Turid Knaak with a cross.\n• None Attempt blocked. Klara Bühl (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.\n• None Attempt blocked. Melanie Leupolz (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.\n• None Attempt missed. Marina Hegering (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Navigate to the next page Navigate to the last page", "Jeremy Corbyn has accused Boris Johnson of using the NHS as a trade negotiation tool with the US.\n\nThe prime minister strenuously denied the accusation, calling the claim \"an invention\".\n\nThe Tory and Labour leaders have been taking part in a live televised debate on ITV.", "A number of protesters have been arrested while trying to run from a Hong Kong university campus surrounded by police.\n\nGroups of demonstrators have made several attempts to flee following a violent and fiery overnight stand-off at Polytechnic University.\n\nThe BBC's Robin Brant was at the university and described the scene as one group made its move.", "Jeremy Corbyn has told business leaders he \"understands\" their concerns, but refused to apologise for his plans to nationalise some key services.\n\nSpeaking at a conference in London, the Labour leader told the conference it wasn't an \"attack\" on businesses, but essential to making energy supply and public transport better.", "Hundreds of koalas are feared dead as bushfires spread across Australia's east coast, ravaging their main habitat.\n\nBut some people are doing what they can to save the vulnerable marsupials.", "Hong Kong's protests have become increasingly violent as they continue into their sixth month.\n\nThe fabric of the place is unravelling - attitudes are hardening between the demonstrators and the police, between mainlanders and Hongkongers and even down the middle of families.\n\nThe BBC's Paul Adams explores what's really at stake for this troubled city.", "Last updated on .From the section Tottenham\n\nTottenham have sacked manager Mauricio Pochettino after five years in charge of the Premier League club.\n\nSpurs have made a disappointing start to the current campaign and are 14th in the Premier League.\n\nBBC sports editor Dan Roan believes Jose Mourinho is a strong contender to replace the 47-year-old.\n\n\"We were extremely reluctant to make this change. It is not a decision the board has taken lightly, nor in haste,\" said Spurs chairman Daniel Levy.\n\n\"Regrettably domestic results at the end of last season and beginning of this season have been extremely disappointing.\n\n\"It falls on the board to make the difficult decisions - this one made more so given the many memorable moments we have had with Mauricio and his coaching staff - but we do so in the club's best interests.\"\n\nPochettino was appointed in May 2014 and led the club to the Champions League final last season, where they lost to Liverpool in Madrid.\n\nThe Argentine's assistant Jesus Perez, and coaches Miguel d'Agostino and Antoni Jimenez have also left the club.\n\nTottenham said in a statement that they would provide an update on new coaching staff \"in due course\".\n\nFormer Southampton boss Pochettino guided Tottenham to the League Cup final in his first full season while two third-placed finishes sandwiched a runners-up spot in the Premier League in 2017.\n\nAs well as leading Spurs to a runners-up finish in last season's Champions League he also took them to fourth in the league, although they did only manage to win three of their final 12 league games.\n\nHe also had to contend with playing home games at Wembley for 18 months while the club's new ground was built and his impressive results despite this led to links with Real Madrid and Manchester United.\n\nHowever, Spurs have failed to build on the promise of recent seasons this term. As well as their disappointing league form, they were knocked out of the League Cup by League Two side Colchester and hammered 7-2 at home by Bayern Munich in the Champions League.\n• None An 'extraordinary' sacking - but the right decision?\n• None Guillem Balague column: 'Sacking may be liberating for Pochettino'\n\n\"Mauricio and his coaching staff will always be part of our history,\" added Levy.\n\n\"I have the utmost admiration for the manner in which he dealt with the difficult times away from a home ground whilst we built the new stadium and for the warmth and positivity he brought to us. I should like to thank him and his coaching staff for all they have contributed. They will always be welcome here.\n\n\"We have a talented squad. We need to re-energise and look to deliver a positive season for our supporters.\"\n\nThere will be some supporters who are not surprised. They are without an away win in the league since January and they're on their worst run since George Graham was in charge in 2000-01. That is shocking form.\n\nBut what is a surprise will be the timing - why was the decision not made at the start of the international break? That, for me, is the interesting aspect.\n\nI have always been of the belief that with the quality in this Tottenham side they, under Pochettino, would get back to the top four.\n\nI know there are Tottenham fans who think this is the right decision, and there are some who think it is not the right decision, but I think we can all agree that it is the timing that is a surprise.\n• None Pochettino was named Tottenham boss on 28 May, 2014 after taking Southampton to their best ever finish in the Premier League.\n• None After a fifth-placed finish in his first season at the club, he led them to third in 2015-16 - their highest final position in the Premier League.\n• None He became the first opposition manager to beat Pep Guardiola in England when Tottenham defeated Manchester City 2-0 in October 2016.\n• None Spurs continued to progress, finishing second and third respectively in the next two seasons.\n• None Led Tottenham to the last 16 of the Champions League in 2017-18 and was rewarded with a five-year contract in May 2018.\n• None Lost FA Cup semi-final to Manchester United in April 2018 - Tottenham's eighth successive defeat at that stage of the competition.\n• None However, Spurs reached the Champions League final for the first time the following season after a memorable comeback against Ajax.\n• None Lost 7-2 to Bayern Munich in the group stage of this season's Champions League.\n• None Departed Spurs on 19 November 2019 after just three Premier League wins all season.\n\n'Should've backed him not sacked him' - reaction", "The board of TSB has been accused of a lack of \"common sense\" in the run-up to IT failures that left up to 1.9 million customers unable to bank online, some for several weeks, in April 2018.\n\nAn independent report into the incident by law firm Slaughter and May blamed both TSB and IT provider Sabis.\n\nCustomers were moved on to a new system, but the report said it had not been tested properly before going live.\n\nIt found that the tests only took place offline and not in a live environment.\n\nIt said that TSB accepted that had tests been run across both systems, it might have been able to identify the issues which affected customers before they happened.\n\n\"We have concluded that the new platform was not ready to support TSB's full customer base and Sabis was not ready to operate the new platform,\" the report said.\n\n\"While the TSB board asked a number of pertinent questions... there were certain additional common sense challenges that the TSB board did not put to the executive.\n\n\"These included why it was reasonable to expect that TSB would be 'migration ready' only four months later than originally planned, when certain workstreams were as much as seven months behind schedule.\"\n\nThe report also said that there were more than 2,000 defects relating to testing at the time the system went live, but the board were only told about 800.\n\nOther failings by TSB that it identified included setting \"unnecessary\" time constraints, which did not understand the complexity of the project, and being dishonest about the reasons for delays.\n\nTSB is part of the Spanish banking group Sabadell and its in-house IT provider Sabis built the system.\n\nThe IT failure has cost TSB a total of £330m for customer compensation, fraud losses and other expenses.\n\nThe IT fiasco at TSB left many thousands of customers in difficulty, calls were unanswered for 90 minutes and fraud attacks were 70 times higher than usual levels at their peak, the report reveals.\n\nAmong those affected was photographer Paul Clarke, who could not use his accounts and was defrauded in the confusion. He says he left the bank as soon as was reasonably possible.\n\n\"After the fraud, there was a complete demolition of trust,\" he says. \"I was left for two weeks without being able to function financially.\"\n\nHe was annoyed about the fraud, although the money was later refunded, but more so about the response from TSB to the situation.\n\nHe described the failures of the IT switchover as \"basic stuff\".\n\nThe timing of the IT mess could not have been worse for Sally and Chris Jones - TSB mortgage holders - whose house move turned into 24 hours of chaos.\n\n\"It was terrible timing for us, that they were not ready [with the IT switchover],\" says Mrs Jones.\n\nChris and Sally Jones spent 24 hours fearing they could be left stranded\n\nProblems at TSB meant funds were not released so they were stuck in limbo, waiting outside their new home in a removals van, facing the prospect of staying overnight in a hotel.\n\n\"It was all very chaotic,\" she says.\n\nEventually they got inside, but there were still problems with completing the purchase and early in the mortgage term. They were compensated and have not had problems since, so have remained as customers.\n\nTSB executive chairman Richard Meddings said: \"Slaughter and May's report sets out a number of findings on aspects of the planning and preparation for migration which they believe could have been done differently.\n\n\"In light of the disruption customers experienced, TSB has made important changes to enable the bank to rebuild - including to leadership and management structures, as well as the decision to take direct control of its IT operations.\n\n\"Importantly, TSB has long since compensated every eligible customer who was impacted by the disruption.\"\n\nTSB's former chief executive Paul Pester, who quit his job a few months after the incident, said: \"If these findings are right, Sabis rolled the dice by running tests on only one of TSB's two new data centres and this decision was kept from me and the rest of the TSB board.\n\n\"The report explains that this made it impossible for the TSB board to anticipate the serious problems experienced by many customers who could not access their accounts.\n\n\"Obviously, if we had been aware of Sabis's shortcuts in the testing programme, the TSB board and I would never have pressed ahead with switching to the new system at that time.\"\n\nThe Slaughter and May report was commissioned by TSB. Another joint report by two regulators, the Financial Conduct Authority and the Bank of England's Prudential Regulation Authority, will be published at a later date. Those regulators have the power to fine and reprimand businesses and individuals.", "A Conservative party election candidate has been suspended over alleged anti-Semitic, Islamophobic and homophobic comments he made seven years ago.\n\nRyan Houghton - a candidate in the Aberdeen North constituency - confirmed his suspension on Monday after The National published the allegations.\n\nHe has apologised for any hurt caused but insisted the comments were taken out of context.\n\nThe Scottish Conservatives said the blog comments were \"unacceptable\".\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by Ryan Houghton for Aberdeen North This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. End of twitter post by Ryan Houghton for Aberdeen North\n\nMr Houghton remains a candidate but the Conservatives have withdrawn their support for his campaign while an investigation takes place.\n\nThe National listed a number of posts, including one where he argued that while there was \"no credible evidence to suggest the Holocaust did not happen\" he went on to say: \"I do find some of the events fabricated.\"\n\nMr Houghton was also quoted as saying he did not see how homosexuality was good for the human race.\n\nIn other alleged comments he said Islam's core teachings had the goal of \"world domination\" and that some Muslims had big families with the aim of creating \"Eurabia\".\n\nHe released a statement on his Twitter feed, saying the comments were taken \"out of context\" and insisted he had never held anti-Semitic, racist or homophobic views.\n\nMr Houghton said: \"At the age of 20 on an online forum, I took part in a range of political discussions. These included terrorism, LGBT rights and anti-Semitism.\"\n\nHe said that in one of the threads he had discussed freedom of speech and he had discussed comments made by Holocaust denier David Irving.\n\nHe said he made clear in subsequent posts that he was not defending the views and strongly opposed Holocaust denial.\n\nThe candidate added: \"I apologise unreservedly for any hurt now caused by these comments and have been in contact with members of the Jewish community in Aberdeen.\"\n\nA spokesman for the Scottish Conservatives said: \"The comments contained in these blogs are unacceptable and Mr Houghton has been suspended as a member of the Scottish Conservative party as a result.\n\n\"The party has also withdrawn its support for his candidacy in Aberdeen North.\n\n\"The Scottish Conservatives deplore all forms of Islamophobia, homophobia and anti-Semitism.\"\n\nIt comes just a week Labour candidate Kate Ramsden quit in Aberdeenshire following a row over anti-Semitism.\n\nShe stood down in the Gordon constituency after the Jewish Chronicle highlighted a blog in which she compared Israel to an abused child who becomes an abusive adult.\n\nAnother Scottish Labour candidate, Frances Hoole, was also been dropped over a social media post attacking her SNP opponent.", "A chip shop owner accused of killing his wife by throwing boiling oil over her has been cleared of her murder.\n\nGeoffrey Bran, 71, who ran The Chipoteria in Hermon, Carmarthenshire, had told police his wife Mavis slipped and pulled a deep fat fryer over herself.\n\nMrs Bran, 69, died in hospital six days after receiving burns to 46% of her body on 23 October 2018.\n\nHe was cleared after five hours of jury deliberations at Swansea Crown Court.\n\nMrs Bran had told friends in the weeks before her death that she feared her husband would kill her, the jury had heard.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Geoffrey Bran's family ask to be left to 'grieve properly'\n\nA statement read by Mr Bran's granddaughter outside court thanked people for their support, adding: \"Family, friends, and our legal team who have shown great compassion, professionalism and positivity over this trying time.\n\n\"The loss of Mavis has left the family devastated and we ask that we are left now to get on with our lives and grieve properly without further intrusion.\"\n\nMrs Bran's family said: \"We as a family would like to say a big thank you to everyone for all the support we have received after the loss of our beautiful, loving sister Mavis, who lost her life in such a tragic way doing the job she loved.\n\n\"She was the matriarch of the family and is missed every day.\n\n\"Now that the court case is over and we finally have closure, we can rebuild our lives as a family, remembering Mavis as the fun-loving person that she was.\"\n\nMavis Bran died six days after hot oil went over her at her chip shop\n\nThe trial was told the couple, who had been married for more than 30 years, had a volatile relationship with arguments and swearing and it deteriorated over the last few months of Mrs Bran's life.\n\nThe prosecution argued Mr Bran had thrown the oil at his wife after an argument over some burnt fish, but he told the jury she accidentally pulled it over herself after she slipped and fell.\n\nThe week-long trial heard Mrs Bran was a heavy drinker and was over the legal drink-drive limit for alcohol on the day of the incident.\n\nAfter Mrs Bran was injured, the court was told she went into their house, which is next to the chip shop cabin, but Mr Bran did not assist her or call an ambulance and continued to serve customers.\n\nThe couple ran The Chipoteria in Carmarthenshire, one of a number of businesses they owned\n\nMrs Bran called a friend, Caroline Morgan, telling her: \"Geoff has thrown boiling oil over me, help me, help me, get here now. I am burnt to hell.\"\n\nIt was Mrs Morgan who called for an ambulance when she arrived 40 minutes later to find Mrs Bran \"rocking back and forth like a little old lady\".\n\nMr Bran said in evidence his wife had accidentally slipped and pulled a fat fryer over herself, saying: \"One of the legs [of the fryer] got to the edge [of the table] and the weight of the oil must have moved things fast and it was like a waterfall and it landed on her chest.\"\n\nSteven Jeffrey, a consultant burns and plastic surgeon, agreed her burns could have been sustained by her falling to the floor and pulling the fryer down over herself, saying: \"This version of events is consistent with her injuries.\"\n\nGeoffrey Bran had been married to Mavis since 1984\n\nMrs Bran was taken to Morriston Hospital in Swansea after the accident where she had surgery to remove some of her burned skin.\n\nShe developed sepsis and hypothermia and died from multi-organ failure.\n\nThe couple met in 1980 and married in 1984. They did not have children together.\n\nMr Bran, who was initially arrested on suspicion of assault, had told police of his relationship with his wife: \"It's a miracle we lasted that long. But we used to get on OK. We've had our ups and downs.\"", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nA Conservative Party donor has called for the publication of a report on alleged Russian interference in UK democracy.\n\nAlexander Temerko said the paper by the Intelligence Security Committee (ISC) should be published \"for democracy reasons\".\n\nThe report has formal security clearance, but it will not be released until after the 12 December election.\n\nDowning Street has denied claims it is suppressing the document.\n\nFormer Russian official Mr Temerko has donated more than £1m to the Tory Party and its candidates in recent years.\n\n\"I think for democracy reasons, this report should be released, because if there is real Russian influence, people and country should know about that,\" he told BBC security correspondent Gordon Corera.\n\nThe Sunday Times said nine Russian business people who had donated money to the Conservatives were named in the report.\n\nMr Temerko, a Ukrainian-born businessman who became a British citizen in 2011, said it was \"ridiculous\" to suggest he had worked with Russia.\n\nHe added he had \"never\" been considered a \"friend\" of the Kremlin or of Russian President Vladimir Putin.\n\n\"I'm against [the] Kremlin,\" he said.\n\nAlexander Temerko is adamant he is not an agent of the Kremlin but a critic.\n\nAnd he wants people to know it.\n\nThe failure to release the Intelligence and Security Committee Russia report has led the vacuum to be filled with speculation about what might be in it and for questions to be raised about how Russia might be trying to exercise influence on public life.\n\nMr Temerko argues his own story - of fleeing Russia a decade and a half ago - shows he cannot be working on the Kremlin's behalf.\n\nBut without seeing the details of the report, questions will remain about what it really says in terms of what other routes Moscow might have used.", "Sai Aletaha was described as \"a lovely character with a beautiful soul\"\n\nAn amateur kickboxer has died after suffering a brain injury during a match.\n\nSaeideh Aletaha, 26, was critically injured at a Fast and Furious Fight Series event in Central Hall in Southampton on Saturday night.\n\nShe was taken to Southampton General Hospital shortly before 21:00 GMT, but died later, police said.\n\nHampshire Police said it had launched an investigation into exactly what happened.\n\nFFS posted a statement on Facebook confirming Ms Aletaha had not recovered from her injury, and urged any family and friends needing support to get in touch.\n\nIt said: \"All competitors get in prepared that they may be injured, and this is something not expected to happen 99.9% of the time.\n\n\"But, it can, and in this we make the environment as safe as possible with pre and post medicals from a doctor, and full medical cover throughout.\"\n\nIt said it had a doctor, paramedic and an ambulance on site alongside its own team at the event organised by Lookborai and Exile Gym.\n\n\"Safety is not something ever skimped on in any of our 19 shows and all matches are made equal,\" it added.\n\nFellow martial artists and friends have paid tribute to Ms Aletaha, known as Sai.\n\nOne posted on Exile Gym's Facebook page: \"Saeideh Aletaha was a lovely character with a beautiful soul.\n\n\"Her dedication to the sport was 110% travelling miles every day just to train.\"\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson says her party would scrap business rates if elected, in order to support small businesses.\n\nBusiness rates are a tax based on rental values of the property that businesses occupy. Business lobby groups often complain that rates have gone up faster than inflation since the current regime was introduced in 1990.\n\nSpeaking to business leaders in London, Ms Swinson said her government would provide \"clear action\" to breathe new life into high streets.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nNicola Sturgeon has branded Prime Minister Boris Johnson a \"scaredy-cat\" after he said he would never face her on a televised debate.\n\nMs Sturgeon, the SNP leader, has been excluded from Tuesday evening's ITV debate between Mr Johnson and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.\n\nMr Johnson said ahead of the debate that he would only debate with \"serious candidates\" to become prime minister.\n\nBut Ms Sturgeon said she was willing to face the PM \"any time, any place\".\n\nA joint legal challenge by the SNP and Liberal Democrats to be included in the ITV debate was rejected by the High Court on Monday.\n\nSpeaking to newspaper reporters after the decision, Mr Johnson accepted that the SNP could be \"very influential\" in British politics.\n\nBut he said he would only agree to debate Ms Sturgeon if she \"takes leadership of her party in Parliament and is a serious contender to be prime minister of the UK\".\n\nMr Johnson added: \"The candidate to be prime minister who Nicola Sturgeon would support is Jeremy Corbyn and that is why he is the appropriate person (to debate)\".\n\nMs Sturgeon, who is Scotland's first minister and is not standing to become an MP, argued that a debate between the Labour and Tory leaders does not reflect the choice Scottish voters facer at the general election on 12 December.\n\nShe said: \"The SNP is the biggest party in Scotland, the third-biggest party at Westminster, we could hold the balance of power after this election.\n\n\"Our views should be heard, and indeed scrutinised, in this debate and it's deeply regrettable that won't happen.\"\n\nThe prime minister visited a boxing gym ahead of the ITV debate\n\nAsked about Mr Johnson's comments that he would not debate her, Ms Sturgeon said: \"He seems to be a big scaredy-cat.\n\n\"I remember when he came to Bute House in the summer and was getting into a debate about independence with me - privately I suggested to him then that we should take it to the public sphere and have a debate in public about that.\n\n\"He seemed to be up for that at the time, so I can't really throw any light on what has changed his mind.\"\n\nMs Sturgeon said it \"spoke volumes\" that Mr Johnson was only willing to go head-to-head with Mr Corbyn, adding: \"I'll put down a challenge to him right now: I'll debate him any time, any place.\n\n\"So come on Boris, stop being so scared.\"\n\nMs Sturgeon was speaking during a campaign visit to a trampoline activity centre in Stirling, where she repeated her call for Scotland to be given more powers over immigration policy in order to help grow its economy.\n\nMr Corbyn was greeted by supporters as he arrived for the TV debate in Salford\n\nAs he arrived ahead of the debate, Mr Corbyn said he hoped it would be \"respectful and informative\", and that he would use it to outline how Labour's policies could \"transform this country\".\n\nBut the Liberal Democrats have said it is \"outrageous that the Remain voice is missing\" from the debate.\n\nThe BBC will also host a live head-to-head debate between the Conservative and Labour leaders in Southampton on 6 December, plus a seven-way podium debate between senior figures from the UK's major political parties on 29 November, live from Cardiff.\n\nThe Lib Dems have sent a legal letter to the BBC over its decision not to include Ms Swinson in the head-to-head.\n\nBBC Scotland will stage a televised debate between the SNP, Conservatives, Labour and Liberal Democrats on 10 December, although the Scottish Greens have criticised the decision not to include them.", "Shadow chancellor John McDonnell has said workers and consumers would \"take back control\" under a new business model if Labour wins the election.\n\nIn a speech in Westminster, he said company boards would include workers and elected members, giving them greater influence over pay structure.\n\nAnd public sector chief executives would not be allowed to earn more than 20 times someone on the living wage.\n\nThat would mean a maximum salary of about £350,000.\n\nThe plans were part of an overall vision to create a business model that was not based on the \"unfettered pursuit of profit maximisation\".\n\nBut, responding to Mr McDonnell's speech, the British Chambers of Commerce said it would be \"misguided to impose a rigid, one-size-fits-all approach\".\n\nThe shadow chancellor said the relentless pursuit of shareholder value and \"corporate greed\" had been to the detriment of the workers who create that wealth.\n\n\"Labour's reforms to how our large businesses and public utilities are governed, owned and regulated and how both workers and consumers are represented will genuinely enable them to take back control,\" he said.\n\nMr McDonnell said Labour would \"rewrite the rules\" of the business model and \"treat people fairly and with respect\". In the past, he said, workers had \"often been treated as virtual chattels\".\n\nHe also outlined plans to overhaul the business audit sector to make it more independent because, he said, it was too dominated by the \"big four\" audit companies.\n\n\"Under Labour, the big four will not be allowed to operate like a cartel,\" he said.\n\n\"At the heart, we believe that every business should be a partnership - between employees, customers, managers and shareholders - for the long-term success of the enterprise.\n\n\"Many European countries have more robust systems to secure long-term decision-making than the UK.\n\nHe adds that, if Labour gains power, it will rewrite the Companies Act \"so that directors have a duty to promote the long-term interests of employees, customers, the environment and the wider public\".\n\nEarlier, Mr McDonnell confirmed on BBC Radio 4's Today programme that Labour was retaining its policy to scrap student tuition fees as a start to overhauling the system of financing tertiary education, including student loans.\n\nThe government \"must realise that the system is falling apart\", he said, adding: \"Large amounts of that debt is not being paid off and the government is having to write it off.\"\n\nHe added that there \"is an approach that has to be taken that looks at existing debt\".\n\nWhen pressed on whether Labour will cancel student debt, Mr McDonnell added: \"What I'm saying is, it has to be addressed in some form by whoever is in government, because the system - exactly as we predicted - is not working.\"\n\nResponding, Education Secretary Gavin Williamson said: \"We can't trust Jeremy Corbyn with our economy and his plan for two more referendums (on Brexit and Scottish independence) would cause havoc next year.\n\n\"Only the Conservatives will get Brexit done and keep our economy strong.\"\n\nThe British Chambers of Commerce said in a statement: \"It's one thing to support employee ownership, stronger corporate governance and a transition to a greener economy, which have had positive impacts on many firms. But it would be misguided to impose a rigid, one-size-fits all approach.\n\n\"Getting our economy moving requires serious investment in skills, infrastructure and a reduction in business costs. But extensive government interference in ownership and governance could deter investors and damage confidence.\"\n\nIt said the next government must work more closely with businesses, with success depending on \"partnership, not diktat\".\n\nLabour's plans to \"rewrite the rules\" for corporate Britain and refocus big employers on climate change and gender parity on their boards certainly reflect its belief in a more muscular state.\n\nBut the plans are also quite a departure for British corporations used to dealing with social issues voluntarily, and on the basis of consensus.\n\nThreatening to delist companies from the stock exchange on the basis of an insufficient plan to address climate change is a stark new direction.\n\nBut Labour has also rowed back on one of the most radical policies announced by Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell last year.\n\nThe Inclusive Ownership Fund still involves taking 1% year of the share value of listed UK companies and putting that into a pot to distribute to workers, up to 10% after a decade.\n\nBut a number of refinements have now been made to the plan.\n\nFirstly, the shares and the profits distributed to UK workers would now only be based on UK profits alone, not on worldwide profits. Secondly, the amount of money distributed to the Exchequer over and above what goes to workers will be limited to 25%.\n\nThat partially deals with some of the most acute concerns expressed by the private sector about the \"£300bn expropriation\" of shares.\n\nDan Neidle, the City lawyer who calculated that figure, now says that limiting it to UK profits, roughly halves that number.\n\nIn addition, the share of the funds that could go to the Exchequer is now limited to 25%, rather than 90% calculated for the original policy.\n\nAll the Exchequer funding would go to apprenticeships in skills to help alleviate climate change.\n\nThe net result is that Labour now calculate the policy as raising £2bn a year for workers and £700m a year for apprenticeships by 2024.\n\nWhile these are significant sums, in context they are equivalent to raising corporation tax by 0.5%.\n\nThe CBI said Labour's shift showed it had \"started to listen\" but the effect \"remained severe\" for those companies affected.\n\nLabour itself denied it had reined in the policy but acknowledged it had \"listened to concerns\".", "Adults who murder children will face life in prison without parole if the Conservatives are elected in December.\n\nThe party said it would bring in a new law to make \"whole life orders\" the starting point when sentencing over 21-year-olds for the premeditated murder of a child under 16.\n\nHowever, the final sentencing decision would remain with judges.\n\nJustice Secretary Robert Buckland said the policy would tackle \"genuine concern\" about sentencing.\n\nSimilar plans were reported by the Sunday Telegraph in September and were expected to form part of the Queen's Speech after Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered an urgent review into sentencing policy in August - but the policy was not announced.\n\nThe Conservatives' plan would see changes to Schedule 21 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003, which provides the starting point for judges considering whole life orders for murderers in exceptionally grave cases.\n\nThis happened in the case of Mark Bridger, who was given a whole life sentence in 2013 when he was convicted of abducting and murdering five-year-old April Jones in a sexually motivated attack.\n\nCurrently, for a judge to grant such an order, the rules require the murder to be of multiple children, to be sexually or sadistically motivated or to involve a child's abduction.\n\nIf there is not evidence of these conditions, the offender must still be given a life sentence, but that differs from a whole life order, as a judge can specify the minimum term they must spend in prison before becoming eligible to apply for parole.\n\nThis happened in the case of Louise Porton, who killed her daughters - aged three and 17 months - and was sentenced to life with a minimum of 32 years.\n\nThe Tories want to extend Schedule 21 to cover any premeditated murder of a child by an adult.\n\nHowever, judicial discretion will come into play - meaning a judge can decide not to enforce a whole life order when they see fit.\n\nThe message from Boris Johnson, since he became prime minister, is that the Conservatives are \"the party of law and order\".\n\nMore police, new prisons, tougher sentences. The latest proposed measures continue that theme.\n\nThey're largely symbolic - designed to boost confidence in the criminal justice system - and would affect only a dozen or so of the 50 to 60 child homicide cases every year.\n\nArguably, what's more significant is the Tories' plan to improve education and training across prisons to increase employment levels on release.\n\nJustice secretaries have tried and failed to do this before, so expectation levels will be low - but the prize for success, in terms of reduced reoffending rates and fewer victims, is huge.\n\nMr Buckland acknowledged that the new rules would only affect a limited number of cases, but child murders can \"send a real shockwave, either through the local community or the wider public\".\n\n\"That's why I think it's important we send a clear message,\" he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.\n\n\"Amending the law to make the starting point a whole life order means that there would have to be particular reasons, spelt out clearly, for a judge to depart from that.\"\n\nThere is already a mandatory life sentence for murder, but that does not mean murderers necessarily spend their whole life in prison.\n\nIt does mean after release that they remain on licence for the rest of their life, having to meet certain conditions or else be recalled to prison.\n\nBut some crimes can carry a \"whole life\" sentence meaning a criminal will never be eligible for parole.\n\nThe Conservatives' proposals would change the sentencing \"starting point\" for all child murderers to a whole life tariff.\n\nWhen it comes to sentencing, each crime has a \"starting point\" - a presumed minimum term from which the judge subtracts, or to which they add based on any mitigating or aggravating circumstances.\n\nFor example, a murder involving a knife committed by someone over the age of 18 carries a starting point of 25 years.\n\nBut a judge may choose a harsher or more lenient sentence than 25 years depending on the individual case.\n\nAs it stands, a judge can already choose to hand down a whole life sentence for the murder of a child - this would just mean it is the automatic starting point.\n\nAnd this will apply to a small number of cases - there are typically fewer than 50 homicides of under-16s per year, of which a far smaller number will be premeditated murders where there was an intent to kill.\n\nThe Conservatives have also announced plans to try to get more former prisoners into work after they complete their sentences.\n\nThe goal is to double the number of those in employment six weeks after their release, with measures including a \"prison education service\" to oversee learning across all jails, more workshops to employ prisoners during their sentences, and a dedicated work coach in every prison to link inmates with job centres ahead of their release.\n\nMeanwhile, Labour has pledged to reverse cuts to prison staff and prisons, as well as improve pay and conditions.\n\nThe party has also promised to scrap shorter prison sentences, which it argues will reduce reoffending.\n\nThe Lib Dems also want to increase the use of non-custodial punishments - such as curfews, community service and GPS tagging - rather than short prison sentences.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The Tory press office was rebranded as \"factcheckUK\" for Tuesday's live TV debate\n\nSocial networking site Twitter has said the Conservative Party misled the public when it rebranded one of its Twitter accounts.\n\nThe @CCHQPress account - the Tory press office - was renamed \"factcheckUK\" for Tuesday's live TV debate involving Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn.\n\nAfter the debate, the account reverted to its original branding.\n\nTwitter said it would take \"decisive corrective action\" if a similar stunt was attempted again.\n\nBut the firm does not appear to have taken any action over this particular incident.\n\n\"Twitter is committed to facilitating healthy debate throughout the UK general election,\" a spokesperson said.\n\n\"We have global rules in place that prohibit behaviour that can mislead people, including those with verified accounts. Any further attempts to mislead people by editing verified profile information - in a manner seen during the UK Election Debate - will result in decisive corrective action.\"\n\nThe Tories were earlier criticised by genuine fact-checking agency Full Fact, which said in a statement: \"It is inappropriate and misleading for the Conservative press office to rename their twitter account 'factcheckUK' during this debate.\n\n\"Please do not mistake it for an independent fact checking service such as FullFact, FactCheck or FactCheckNI.\"\n\nHe told BBC Newsnight: \"The Twitter handle of the CCHQ press office remained CCHQPress, so it's clear the nature of the site.\"\n\nMr Cleverly added the decision to rebrand the account would have been made by the party's digital team, which he said operated within his remit.\n\nHe said he was \"absolutely comfortable\" with the party \"calling out when the Labour Party put what they know to be complete fabrications in the public domain\".\n\nReacting to the decision, the Labour Party tweeted: \"The Conservatives' laughable attempt to dupe those watching the #ITVDebate by renaming their twitter account shows you can't trust a word they say.\"\n\nThe Liberal Democrats, meanwhile, said the ploy was \"straight out of Donald Trump or Putin's playbook\", adding the Tories were \"deliberately misleading the public\".\n\nTwitter is a minority interest. Journalists are over-represented on this platform compared to other social media, creating a profound danger that they misinterpret what happens on Twitter as representative of the wider world.\n\nNevertheless, an important threshold has now been repeatedly breached by Britain's party of government, and Twitter is the site where it happened.\n\nIt is perhaps arguable that, like the doctored video of Sir Keir Starmer a fortnight ago, the re-branding of CCHQ as a fact-checking service falls into the broad category known as satire.\n\nBut that is a stretch. The effect will have been to dupe many unknowing members of the public, who genuinely thought it was a fact-checking service when it gave opinions on Jeremy Corbyn.\n\nThis is not to patronise voters, who are wise; rather, it is to recognise that in a world of information overload, what cuts through are stunts.\n\nWhich is why, ironically, in CCHQ this morning there will be younger staff who chalk this up as a victory.\n\nJournalists thus face a dilemma: call out disinformation, and you play to the worst of social media, distracting from questions of policy; but ignore it, and the truth recedes ever further from view.\n\nTwitter has policies regarding deceptive behaviour on the platform. The company said it can remove an account’s “verified” status if the account owner is said to be “intentionally misleading people on Twitter by changing one's display name or bio”.\n\nOther users on the platform subsequently changed their display names to mock the move. Among them, writer Charlie Brooker, who tweeted: “We have always been at war with Eastasia”, a reference to George Orwell’s dystopian novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four.\n\nThis latest controversial move on social media comes less than a month after the Conservative Party was criticised for posting a \"doctored\" video involving Labour's Sir Keir Starmer, in which the shadow Brexit secretary was made to look as if he met a question, posed by ITV's Piers Morgan, with silence.\n\nConservative Party chairman James Cleverly said the video, since taken down, was meant to be \"light-hearted\". The party later posted an extended version of the interview.\n\nFull Fact, which is a charity supported by donations from the likes of Google, described the incident as \"irresponsible\".", "Charities in Glasgow are calling on the city council to open its winter shelter early after an unexpected cold snap saw temperatures plummet below freezing.\n\nConcern was raised after the death of a man who was found in a city centre car park on Sunday although the council has now established he was not homeless.\n\nTemperatures in Scotland fell to -8.1C (17.4F) on Sunday, while it was -8C (17.6F) in Glasgow on Monday night.\n\nThe city's winter night shelter is not due to open its doors until 1 December.\n\nGlasgow City Mission which runs the shelter, said it was monitoring the situation to see if action needed to be taken earlier.\n\nGlasgow's Health and Social Care partnership said that while the death of the man found in the car park was a \"tragedy\", it was not directly related to provision of the temporary shelter service.\n\nA spokeswoman said: \"The man who died tragically after becoming unwell in a car park on Sunday was not homeless. Sadly, his death is believed to be drug-related.\n\n\"However, concerns about adverse weather and rough sleepers are completely understandable and as happens every year, homelessness services have already worked with partners, including Glasgow City Mission, on winter contingency plans which will be activated in exceptional circumstances.\"\n\nStreet charities have claimed Glasgow City Council is \"failing\" homeless people after almost £3m of budget cuts to services came into force on 1 October.\n\nThese cuts affected 970 temporary properties managed by service providers for the council across the city, and equate to the loss of 99 beds.\n\nSimon Community Scotland, one of the organisations GCC employs to provide services to homeless people sleeping on the streets in Glasgow, said its supplies were running dangerously low.\n\nThe charity plans for the coldest weather to come in February in March, so the past week's low temperatures have been a challenge.\n\nDirector of services Hugh Hill told the BBC: \"We are rapidly going through our stocks of winter supplies - thermals, sleeping bags etc. We are flying through them and we are not due to launch our appeal until December.\"\n\nShelter staged a protest outside the city chambers in Glasgow last summer\n\nThe Glasgow Winter Night Shelter opens on 1 December until 31 March.\n\nIt is run by Glasgow City Mission on behalf of the council and several other partner charities and agencies to provide overnight emergency accommodation.\n\nThe charity said it was monitoring overnight temperatures \"in case there's a requirement for an emergency shelter in the run up to 1 December\".\n\nA spokesman said: \"If this is necessary, we will call upon previously trained staff and volunteers to staff these nights. It is essential that any night shelter, emergency or planned, is a safe place for our guests. We will ensure the proper procedures and fully trained staff are in place.\"\n\nSean Clerkin, campaigns co-ordinator for the Scottish Tenants Organisation, says more buildings need to be made available for emergency accommodation.\n\nHe said: \"We are calling for Glasgow City Council to open up some public buildings to house the homeless overnight.\n\n\"They need to provide a warm, secure environment with food, sleeping bags and medical advice.\"\n\nIn October the homelessness charity Shelter Scotland announced it was mounting a legal action against the council, claiming it was failing in its legal duty to provide temporary accommodation.\n\nIt followed concerns over \"gatekeeping\", where a homeless person is denied access to services and the charity claimed people have been illegally denied a place in temporary accommodation.\n\nBut the council said its services face \"significant, perhaps unique\" pressures compared to other parts of Scotland.\n\nThe Winter night shelter will not open until 1 December\n\nThe homelessness charity Crisis said there was a wider failure by society to address the issues that lead to homelessness.\n\nCrisis Scotland director Grant Campbell told the BBC's Good Morning Scotland it was likely \"society didn't fail this individual last night or the night before but just over the past 10 years, 15 years, 20 years.\"\n\nHe added: \"Statistically we find out that often people who are stuck on the streets have been through sometimes a life of care, have been in and out of prison, often struggle with mental health issues.\n\n\"Society has had a touch point with an individual for many, many years and occasions - so this failure wasn't just at one point but was for a prolonged period of time.\"\n\nMr Campbell, however, said he believed temporary shelters were \"not the solution\".\n\n\"There is great compassion in society to say we want to do the right thing for people and that often leads us to build shelters,\" he said.\n\n\"However, the real challenge, if we really want to find solutions, is actually to look at housing. Each year we say 'we don't have enough housing, let's put a shelter in place', the temptation to grow shelters means we will fill more of them and they go on for longer.\n\n\"Next year we could have two or three and not move away from that. We have got to keep challenging Scottish government and local government to do more regarding housing and look for other solutions, which there are.\"\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "The Twitter account of Arron Banks, the founder of the pro-Brexit campaign Leave.EU, has been hacked.\n\nThe perpetrator has leaked thousands of his private messages to and from dozens of other people spanning several years.\n\nIn a statement, Mr Banks accused Twitter of taking too long to tackle the issue and said the social network had \"deliberately chosen\" to leave his personal information online.\n\nTwitter said it had \"taken steps to secure the compromised account\".\n\n\"We will continue to take firm enforcement action in line with our policy which strictly prohibits the distribution on our service of materials obtained through hacking,\" Twitter said in a statement.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by Leave.EU This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nIt is not known who carried out the attack.\n\nThe data was made available by the hackers in the form of a link to a download. The original file is no longer online.\n\nOne expert said the hacker, if caught, could be prosecuted under the Computer Misuse Act, and that others who made use of the material would be walking into a legal minefield.\n\n\"Even if Arron Banks was using Twitter in a private capacity rather than as Leave.EU, the data was misappropriated from Twitter and that likely engages the Data Protection Act,\" commented Tim Turner, a data protection consultant.\n\n\"There are public interest defences for using unlawfully obtained data, but that requires a journalist or other person to gamble that they can successfully argue that the public interest supports whatever use they make of it.\n\n\"You cannot know for certain that the public interest will back up any particular course of action; a person would have to act first, and see what follows.\"\n\nAvon and Somerset Police has confirmed that it is investigating the matter.\n\n\"We're investigating whether any offences have been committed under the Computer Misuse Act after we received a report a Twitter account was compromised,\" said a spokesman.\n\nIn February 2019, Leave.EU and an insurance company owned by Mr Banks were fined £120,000 by the Information Commissioner's Office for breaching data protection laws.\n\n\"Arron Banks has shown extraordinary contempt for the ICO and British data laws and so this is a moment for him to reflect on the need for those laws and a regulator to enforce them,\" said the journalist Carole Cadwalladr.\n\nMs Cadwalladr and Mr Banks have had many battles over her investigations into his affairs.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post 2 by Carole Cadwalladr This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nShe said in a tweet that she had been sent some direct messages, said to be from the hacked account.\n\nThey were \"pretty explosive\" she tweeted.\n\nMs Cadwalladr told the BBC she had not downloaded any data.\n\nMr Banks' Twitter account was suspended following the breach but is now working again.\n• None Twitter's Jack Dorsey has his own account hacked", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Detective Inspector Perry Benton explains how the Met Police pieced together evidence to catch Jodie's killers\n\nTwo teenagers have been jailed for life for murdering a 17-year-old girl in an east London park.\n\nJodie Chesney was stabbed in the back as she sat with friends in Harold Hill on 1 March.\n\nSvenson Ong-a-Kwie, 19, and Arron Isaacs, 17, of Barking, were both convicted earlier this month after a trial at the Old Bailey.\n\nOng-a-Kwie, of Romford, will serve a minimum of 26 years while Isaacs was detained for at least 18 years.\n\nExplaining the sentences, Judge Wendy Joseph QC told the court she was \"satisfied\" Ong-a-Kwie had stabbed Jodie while Isaacs was a \"willing supporter\".\n\n\"When that knife was driven into Jodie, that intention was to kill,\" she said.\n\nShe added that her death \"was part of a series of tit-for-tat attacks\" which had been \"increasing in ferocity\", and \"although the target was not Jodie... there was a degree of planning\".\n\nSvenson Ong-a-Kwie (l) and Arron Isaacs (r) were both found guilty of Jodie's murder\n\nDuring the trial, each of the defendants blamed each other for the attack but a jury took less than six hours to find them both guilty of murder.\n\nIn an impact statement read before sentencing, Jodie's father Peter Chesney said the death of his daughter \"has destroyed my life\".\n\nThe 39-year-old, who was not in court, described how a year ago he had started a new job as a salesman in the City \"and I was about to take over the world in a promising career.\n\n\"Now I sit here in the cabin in my garden writing this statement. I have left that job, the relationship with my wife has fallen apart and we are now getting divorced. I must sell my house, and above all, I have lost the most precious human being I will ever know,\" he said.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Police body-worn video captured Svenson Ong-a-Kwie falling through a conservatory roof as officers tried to arrest him\n\nFollowing the stabbing, Jodie collapsed into the arms of her boyfriend Eddie Coyle who told the court he had been \"completely changed\" by the events of that night.\n\n\"I find it hard to sleep most of the time. I've been diagnosed with PTSD from this, and it keeps me up most nights so I don't sleep,\" he said.\n\nThe court had heard drug dealer Ong-a-Kwie and his runner Isaacs had been looking to take revenge on rivals but had killed Jodie by mistake.\n\nShe had been socialising with friends that evening when two figures emerged out of the dark and one plunged a knife in her back.\n\nThe two defendants fled in another drug dealer's car but were arrested together days later as they fled from a house linked to Isaacs, the jury were told.\n\nThe 17-year-old was stabbed once in the back while she was socialising with friends in Amy's Park\n\nOng-a-Kwie had convictions for possessing and supplying drugs and had admitted being in breach of a six-week suspended sentence for handling stolen jewellery.\n\nTwo other people - Manuel Petrovic, 20, of Romford, and a 16-year-old boy - were both cleared of murder and manslaughter.\n\nMet Police officer Det Insp Perry Benton described the investigation as \"one of the hardest I've ever dealt with\", adding that the defendants \"have shown no remorse from day one\".\n\nJodie Chesney was an active Scout member who was described as \"one of our brightest and best\" by chief scout Bear Grylls\n\nSpeaking following the sentencing, Jodie's uncle Terry Chesney said the family were \"happy\" with the jail terms and would now \"try\" to get on with their lives.\n\n\"Today was justice. We'll never get her back, but we've got justice,\" he said.\n\nJustice for Jodie: Searching for the Killers can be seen on BBC iPlayer in the UK and can also be seen on YouTube.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "New cases are understood to include still births and deaths of babies in the final stages of labour\n\nThe number of cases uncovered by a maternity review at hospitals in Shropshire has more than doubled.\n\nIn 2017, then Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt announced an investigation into avoidable baby deaths at SaTH, which runs Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and Telford's Princess Royal.\n\nNHS Improvement has now asked for the total of deaths, still births and babies with brain damage since 1998.\n\nIt said they were not necessarily the result of sub-standard care.\n\nBBC Social Affairs Correspondent Michael Buchanan said 300 new cases of concern had come to light since NHSI asked SaTh for details on all cases of potential errors.\n\nThe independent review, being led by midwife Donna Ockenden, was already investigating 250 cases.\n\nIt initially focused on 23 cases in which maternity failings were alleged.\n\nBut by March, 250 families had come forward, although it is understood not all the cases related to death or serious harm.\n\nThe trust, which was put into special measures in November, was also made subject to \"further urgent action\" in May amid safety concerns over emergency and maternity services, following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).\n\nRhiannon Davies pictured with her daughter Kate, who was born at Ludlow Community Hospital\n\nRhiannon Davies, whose baby Kate died in 2009, said she was \"shocked but not surprised\" by an increase in numbers.\n\n\"The Ockenden Review team continues to have my full support and needs to be given full and public support from the Department of Health down,\" she said.\n\n\"Whilst any increase in numbers will likely result in another delay to the official findings of the review, I am prepared to wait - because this has to be done once and done properly for the sake of everyone affected.\"\n\nAn NHSI spokesman said: \"As part of the independent Ockenden Review, the trust was requested to share all potentially relevant information relating to maternity to establish if any more cases should be included in this investigation so that all families are given the answers they need and lessons are learned.\"\n\nNHS regulators have had to be dragged to acknowledge the potential scale of failings at this trust.\n\nThe original inquiry was instigated by two sets of parents going through newspaper clippings, and forcing the then health secretary to recognise their concerns and set up what has become known as the Ockenden Review.\n\nThese new cases were uncovered after NHSI finally put pressure on the trust last autumn to open up its books, rather than relying on families to highlight their own cases.\n\nHowever, they didn't turn the screw until more than 18 months after Jeremy Hunt asked regulators to investigate the problems.\n\nNot everyone whose case is being highlighted will have been failed.\n\nBut there was clearly a cultural problem at this trust, spanning more than a decade, that allowed far too many errors to be committed, allowed healthy babies to die or to be harmed unnecessarily.\n\nThe potential scale of those mistakes is now, perhaps finally, being revealed.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nThe Lib Dems and SNP have lost their legal challenge to be included in an ITV head-to-head debate ahead of the general election on 12 December.\n\nThe channel is due to air a face-off between Tory leader Boris Johnson and Labour's Jeremy Corbyn on Tuesday.\n\nThe Lib Dems said they wanted their pro-Remain stance to be represented, while the SNP also wanted the issue of Scottish independence to be raised.\n\nBut judges ruled there was \"no arguable breach of the Broadcasting Code\".\n\nIn the High Court in London, Lord Justice Davis and Mr Justice Warby said the case was not suitable for judicial review as ITV was not carrying out a \"public function\" in law by holding the debate.\n\nHowever, the parties had the right to complain to Ofcom about the programme after it had been broadcast, they said.\n\nLord Justice Davis said: \"The clear conclusion of both members of this court is that, viewed overall, these claims are not realistically arguable.\"\n\nBut Lib Dem education spokeswoman Layla Moran tweeted \"the fight must continue\", adding: \"It is outrageous that the Remain voice is missing from the ITV debate.\n\n\"It's simply wrong of broadcasters to present a binary choice and pre-empt the decision of the people in a general election.\"\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nThe SNP's Westminster leader, Ian Blackford, also condemned the decision, saying it \"discriminated against Scottish voters\" and \"treated them as second-class citizens\".\n\nHe added: \"That is, quite simply, a democratic disgrace, and the fact that election law and broadcasting codes allow such gross unfairness is unacceptable.\"\n\nAnd he called for Mr Johnson and Mr Corbyn to commit to take part in an all-party debate on 1 December, rather than sending other senior figures from their respective parties.\n\nIt took the two judges just a matter of 10 or 15 minutes to reach a decision about the claim that the Lib Dems and SNP should be allowed access to the head-to-head debate.\n\nThe judges came back and said they would not agree to that and effectively refused to even hear the judicial review.\n\nTheir legal argument was that ITV was not exercising a public function as it is a private broadcaster - albeit regulated - therefore could not be subject to judicial review.\n\nThey also said if the two parties had a complaint about the programme, they had a way of complaining and that was to the regulator Ofcom - but that can only be done after the programme is broadcast\n\nHowever, the judges said an important part of their decision was the editorial judgment made by ITV was not irrational and perverse.\n\nThey did not want as judges to get in the way of an editorial matter for a major broadcaster.\n\nSo the application from the parties is rejected and the debate goes ahead.\n\nBut the Lib Dems still have big problems with this court decision, and say they they are going to take a closer look before deciding what to do next.\n\nThe BBC will also host a live head-to-head debate between the Conservative and Labour leaders in Southampton on 6 December, plus a seven-way podium debate between senior figures from the UK's major political parties on 29 November, live from Cardiff.\n\nThe Lib Dems have sent a legal letter to the BBC over its decision not to include Ms Swinson in the head-to-head.\n\nBBC Scotland will stage a televised debate between the SNP, Conservatives, Labour and Liberal Democrats on 10 December, although the Scottish Greens have criticised the decision not to include them.", "Hallie Rubenhold has worked as a curator for the National Portrait Gallery and as a university lecturer.\n\nA book that tells the \"untold\" stories of the women killed by Jack the Ripper has won a literary prize.\n\nHallie Rubenhold's The Five took this year's Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction, it was announced on Tuesday.\n\nThe author and historian bagged £50,000 for the book, which attempts to give a voice to the women murdered mysteriously in Victorian east London.\n\n\"These were ordinary people, like you and I, who happened to fall upon hard times,\" said Rubenhold.\n\nThe book reconstructs the lives of the five women - Mary Ann \"Polly\" Nichols, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes and Mary Jane Kelly - killed by the unidentified serial killer in the Whitechapel area of the city, often using little more than the DNA of a single hair.\n\n\"There's so much in their stories that we can take away that tells us about how we live today: everything from homelessness to addiction to domestic violence,\" she went on.\n\n\"And people become victims because society doesn't care about them.\"\n\nImage taken from the cover of The Five by Hallie Rubenhold\n\nStig Abell, chair of the judges for the award, said the \"beautifully written and impressively researched\" book \"spoke with an urgency and passion to our own times\".\n\nEarlier in the year, around its publication, the Guardian noted how \"a landmark study calls time on the misogyny that fed the Jack the Ripper myth\". The paper's critic, Frances Wilson, however, begged the question: \"Why has it taken 130 years for a book telling the stories of the women to appear?\"\n\nRebecca Armstrong from iNews wrote that Rubenhold was \"giving Jack the Ripper's victims back their voices\".\n\n\"Throughout the book, Rubenhold uses the particulars of her subjects' lives as a springboard to depict social circumstances that shaped millions of lives,\" added Wendy Smith in The Washington Post.\n\nJad Adams from the Literary Review acknowledged how the book did not include any gory accounts of how each victim met her death.\n\n\"This is because she wants to look not at how they died but at how they lived,\" he wrote.\n\nOther titles shortlisted for the award included Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud and the Last Trial of Harper Lee by Casey Cep, and On Chapel Sands: My Mother and Other Missing Persons by Laura Cumming. William Feaver's The Lives of Lucian Freud: Youth, Maoism: A Global History by Julia Lovell, and Guest House for Young Widows by Azadeh Moaveni were also recognised.\n\nFollow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Bethany Bell visits the house where Adolf Hitler was born\n\nThe building where Nazi leader Adolf Hitler was born in Austria will be turned into a police station, officials have announced.\n\nInterior Minister Wolfgang Peschorn said it would be an \"unmistakable signal\" that the property did not commemorate Nazism.\n\nHitler spent the first few weeks of his life in a flat in the 17th-Century building in the town of Braunau am Inn.\n\nThe fate of the property has been the subject of a lengthy dispute.\n\nFor decades, the government rented it from its former owner in an attempt to stop far-right tourism.\n\nIt was once a day-care centre for disabled people, but this ended when owner Gerlinde Pommer objected to plans to make it more wheelchair-friendly and then refused all government offers to buy it or carry out renovations.\n\nA plan to turn it into a centre for refugees in 2014 also came to nothing.\n\nThe government took possession of the house in 2016 under a compulsory purchase order, for a price of 810,000 euros ($897,000; £694,000).\n\nThere has been widespread debate and disagreement in Austria over the fate of the building.\n\nSome have called for it to be torn down, while others argued it should be used for charity work or as a house of reconciliation.\n\nIn his statement on Tuesday, Mr Peschorn said the house's \"future use by the police should send an unmistakable signal that this building will never again evoke the memory of National Socialism\".\n\nHitler was born in Braunau am Inn, where his father had been posted for work, on 20 April 1889. The family stayed in an apartment in the building for a few weeks after his birth before moving to another address in the area.\n\nThey left the town for good when Hitler was three years old.\n\nHe returned briefly in 1938, on his way to Vienna, after he annexed Austria to Nazi Germany.\n\nUnder Hitler's rule (1933-45), Nazi Germany began World War Two, pursuing a genocidal policy that resulted in the deaths of some six million Jews, and tens of millions of other civilians and combatants.", "Hazhar Jabbary worked as an interpreter on asylum cases\n\nOne of Scotland's biggest immigration law firms has suspended three interpreters amid a police investigation into reports of fraud in the asylum system in Glasgow.\n\nThe BBC has learned that Latta & Co has taken action against freelance interpreters working on Kurdish asylum seeker claims.\n\nThere is no suggestion of any wrongdoing on the part of the law firm.\n\nIt is understood police are investigating one interpreter.\n\nThey received allegations that Hazhar Jabbary had been telling asylum seekers he could guarantee their claim to stay in the UK would be successful in return for payment.\n\nLast month, the BBC received information the interpreter was asking for money, and the amount charged ranged from about £4,000 to £25,000.\n\nIt is understood Mr Jabbary, who is a freelance interpreter, has worked in the past for a number of public authorities, including the police. More recently he has worked as a self-employed interpreter for Latta & Co in Glasgow.\n\nA spokesman for Latta & Co described the three interpreters as \"rivals\" and said it had suspended them when they became aware of the allegation.\n\nHe said: \"They will never work for the firm again. We carried out a thorough investigation and took detailed legal advice but there was an obvious lack of clear evidence to back up claims of wrongdoing. As part of the process, we encouraged anyone with concerns to report the matter to the police.\n\n\"The work of interpreters is vital in this field of law and we are now working with a number of alternative interpreters to ensure our clients get the legal help they need.\"\n\nInterpreters are employed to provide support to asylum seekers involved in making applications.\n\nThey receive an hourly rate for their services.\n\nA Police Scotland spokeswoman said: \"Police in Glasgow are currently investigating reports of fraud relating to immigration and asylum applications in the city. Inquiries are at an early stage.\"\n\nA lawyer for Mr Jabbary told the BBC: \"On our advice he has nothing to say regarding this matter.\"", "Groups of protesters have been trying to leave the Polytechnic University of Hong Kong (PolyU), but have been met with tear gas and rubber bullets fired by police surrounding the campus.\n\nSome protesters fought back with petrol bombs and bricks before retreating.\n\nUniversity officials had said earlier on Monday that police would not use force and let protesters leave peacefully, if protesters themselves did not use force.\n\nPolice later said they fired tear gas as they were faced with \"rioters suddenly charging at them\".\n\nRead more: HK protesters use rope ladders to flee siege", "Julian Assange is fighting extradition to the US\n\nTo his supporters, Julian Assange is a valiant campaigner for truth. To his critics, he is a publicity seeker who has endangered lives by putting a mass of sensitive information into the public domain.\n\nAssange is described by those who have worked with him as intense, driven and highly intelligent, with an exceptional ability to crack computer codes.\n\nHe set up Wikileaks, which publishes confidential documents and images, in 2006, making headlines around the world in April 2010 when it released footage showing US soldiers shooting dead 18 civilians from a helicopter in Iraq.\n\nBut later that year he was detained in the UK - and later bailed - after Sweden issued an international arrest warrant over allegations of sexual assault.\n\nSwedish authorities wanted to question him over claims that he had raped one woman and sexually molested and coerced another in August 2010, while on a visit to Stockholm to give a lecture.\n\nHe says both encounters were entirely consensual, and a long legal battle ensued which saw him seek asylum in the Ecuadorean embassy in London to avoid extradition.\n\nAfter spending almost seven years inside the embassy, Assange was arrested by British police on 11 April 2019. It came after Ecuadorean President Lenín Moreno tweeted that his country had taken \"a sovereign decision\" to withdraw his asylum status.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Julian Assange being dragged from the Ecuadorean embassy in London\n\nThe Wikileaks founder had always argued that he could not leave the embassy because he feared being extradited from Sweden to the US and put on trial for releasing secret US documents.\n\nOfficers removed him from the embassy's premises and took him into custody at a central London police station.\n\nOn 1 May 2019, Assange was sentenced to 50 weeks in jail for breaching his bail conditions.\n\nWeeks later, an investigation into the 2010 rape allegation against Assange was reopened by Swedish prosecutors.\n\nAssange gestures with a thumbs up after he was arrested by Met Police officers at Ecuador's embassy in London\n\nLater that month, the US filed 17 new charges against Assange for violating the Espionage Act, related to the publication of classified documents in 2010.\n\nWikileaks said the announcement was \"madness\" and \"the end of national security journalism\".\n\nAs Assange prepared to fight against extradition to the US, Swedish prosecutors announced that the investigation into the 2010 rape allegation had been dropped.\n\nProsecutors said the evidence against Assange was \"not strong enough to form the basis for filing an indictment\", ending a case that spanned a decade.\n\nIn April 2020 it emerged that Assange had fathered two children while living inside the Ecuadorean embassy.\n\nStella Morris, a South African-born lawyer, said she had been in a relationship with the Wikileaks founder since 2015 and was raising their two young sons on her own.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Julian Assange’s fiancée says she dreaded going public with their relationship\n\nCurrently jailed in London's Belmarsh Prison, Assange's legal fight against extradition to the US continues.\n\nDuring one extradition hearing in September 2020, a psychiatrist said Assange complained of hearing imaginary voices and music.\n\nMichael Kopelman, who had interviewed Assange about 20 times, told the court he would be a \"very high\" suicide risk if he were extradited to the US.\n\nAssange has been generally reluctant to talk about his background, but media interest since the emergence of Wikileaks has thrown up some insight into his influences.\n\nHe was born in Townsville in the Australian state of Queensland in 1971, and led a rootless childhood while his parents ran a touring theatre. He became a father at 18 and custody battles soon followed.\n\nThe development of the internet gave him a chance to use his early promise at maths, though this too led to difficulties.\n\nAfter pleading guilty to \"hacking\", Assange escaped prison on the condition he did not reoffend\n\nIn 1995 Assange was accused, with a friend, of dozens of hacking activities. Though the group of hackers was skilled enough to track detectives tracking them, Assange was eventually caught and pleaded guilty.\n\nHe was fined several thousand Australian dollars - only escaping a prison term on the condition that he did not reoffend.\n\nHe then spent three years working with an academic, Suelette Dreyfus - who was researching the emerging, subversive side of the internet - writing a book with her, Underground, that became a bestseller in the computing fraternity.\n\nMs Dreyfus described Assange as a \"very skilled researcher\" who was \"quite interested in the concept of ethics, concepts of justice, what governments should and shouldn't do\".\n\nThis was followed by a course in physics and maths at Melbourne University, where he became a prominent member of a mathematics society, inventing an elaborate puzzle that contemporaries said he excelled at.\n\nHe began Wikileaks in 2006 with a group of like-minded people from across the web, creating a web-based \"dead-letterbox\" for would-be leakers.\n\n\"[To] keep our sources safe, we have had to spread assets, encrypt everything, and move telecommunications and people around the world to activate protective laws in different national jurisdictions,\" Assange told the BBC in 2011.\n\n\"We've become good at it, and never lost a case, or a source, but we can't expect everyone to go through the extraordinary efforts that we do.\"\n\nHe could go for long stretches without eating and focus on work with very little sleep, according to Raffi Khatchadourian, a reporter for the New Yorker magazine who spent several weeks travelling with him.\n\n\"He creates this atmosphere around him where the people who are close to him want to care for him, to help keep him going. I would say that probably has something to do with his charisma.\"\n\nWikileaks and Assange came to prominence with the release of the footage of the US helicopter shooting civilians in Iraq.\n\nHe promoted and defended the video, as well as the massive release of classified US military documents on the Afghan and Iraq wars in July and October 2010.\n\nThe whistleblowing website went on to release new tranches of documents, including five million confidential emails from US-based intelligence company Stratfor.\n\nBut it also found itself fighting for survival in 2010, when a number of US financial institutions began to block donations.\n\nAssange told the BBC that in order to protect sources he would \"encrypt everything\"\n\nCoverage of Assange was then dominated by Sweden's efforts to question him over the 2010 sexual allegations. He said such efforts were politically motivated and part of a smear campaign.\n\nAssange turned to then Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa for help, the two men having expressed similar views on freedom in the past.\n\nHis stay at the Ecuadorean embassy was punctuated by occasional press statements and interviews. He made a submission to the UK's Leveson Inquiry into press standards, saying he had faced \"widespread inaccurate and negative media coverage\".\n\nConcerns over his health also surfaced but in August 2014, but Assange dismissed reports that he would be leaving the embassy to seek medical treatment.\n\nAssange later complained to the UN that he was being unlawfully detained as he could not leave the embassy without being arrested.\n\nIn February 2016, a UN panel ruled in his favour, stating that he had been \"arbitrarily detained\" and should be allowed to walk free and compensated for his \"deprivation of liberty\".\n\nAssange dismissed reports in 2014 that he would be leaving the embassy to seek medical treatment\n\nAssange hailed it a \"significant victory\" and called the decision \"binding\", leading his lawyers to call for the Swedish extradition request to be dropped immediately.\n\nThe ruling was not legally binding on the UK, however, and the UK Foreign Office responded by saying it \"changes nothing\".\n\nIn 2016, Sweden's chief prosecutor Ingrid Isgren travelled to the Ecuadorean embassy in London to question Assange over the 2010 rape allegation. Prosecutors had already dropped their investigation into the sexual assault allegations after running out of time to question him and bring charges.\n\nSince Sweden dropped its investigation into Assange, the European Arrest Warrant for him no longer stands.\n\nBut the Metropolitan Police said Assange still faced the lesser charge of failing to surrender to a court in June 2012, an offence punishable by up to a year in prison or a fine.\n\nAnd it was a warrant based on this charge which led to his arrest in 2019. Citing the warrant issued by Westminster Magistrates' Court on 29 June 2012, the Metropolitan Police said Assange had been \"taken into custody at a central London police station where he will remain, before being presented before Westminster Magistrates' Court as soon as possible\".\n\nMet Police officers dragged Assange out of the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where he had stayed since 2012\n\nThe police said they had been invited into the embassy by the Ecuadorean ambassador.\n\nEcuador's position vis-à-vis Assange changed after President Correa, a strong advocate of Wikileaks, was succeeded in office by Lenín Moreno.\n\nMr Moreno and his government had grown increasingly frustrated with Assange and his refusal to follow the rules they had imposed for his continued stay in the embassy.\n\nIn his video statement, President Moreno said he had \"inherited this situation\" and that Assange had ignored Ecuador's requests to \"respect and abide by these rules\".\n\nFrom the embassy's balcony in 2012, Assange urged the US to end its \"witchhunt\" against Wikileaks\n\nHis decision, Mr Moreno said, followed \"repeated violations to international conventions and daily-life protocols\" by Assange.\n\nHe said that in particular, Assange had \"violated the norm of not intervening in the internal affairs of other states\", most recently in January 2019 when Wikileaks had released documents from the Vatican.\n\nIn a video statement, President Moreno also said that he had requested that Great Britain guarantee that Assange would not be extradited to a country where he could face torture or the death penalty.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Gareth Delbridge's son-in-law calls for changes to rail line working conditions\n\nFamilies of two rail workers who died after being hit by a train have said every day is \"a living nightmare\".\n\nThey want changes in rail line working conditions after Gareth Delbridge, 64, and Michael \"Spike\" Lewis, 58, were killed by a passenger train on 3 July near Margam in Port Talbot.\n\nMr Delbridge's son-in-law Adrian Grant said the families were awaiting the conclusions of three inquiries.\n\nAn initial report said there was \"no safe system in place\".\n\nEarly investigations found Mr Delbridge, from Kenfig Hill, Bridgend, and Mr Lewis, from nearby North Cornelly, had been using a tool with a petrol engine and wearing ear defenders, meaning they did not hear the train, which was travelling from Swansea to London Paddington.\n\nA third worker was treated for shock but was not injured.\n\nGareth Delbridge (L) and Michael Lewis (R) were hit by a train in July\n\nNetwork Rail and Great Western Railway's initial report said six staff were working on the line and separated of their own accord into groups of three and this meant there was no official lookout.\n\nMr Grant, 54, from Porthcawl, said the bereaved families believed the men would have never jeopardised their safety and called on Network Rail to change working conditions for staff on the railway lines.\n\nNetwork Rail safety director Martin Frobisher said it was continuing its investigations and \"nothing will lessen the pain, but understanding what went wrong and learning from that will\".\n\nMr Grant said the deaths had \"devastated both families\".\n\n\"Every day is a living nightmare at the moment and a challenge,\" he added.\n\nMichael Lewis and wife Dawn had been married for 35 years\n\nMr Grant said: \"I understand that something went tragically wrong that day and I'm in a firm frame of mind that when you send people off to work, especially two people with all that experience of the rail, you expect them to come home.\n\n\"Both of these guys had worked on the rail for over 40 years with fantastic exemplary records of safety and - for them not to come home - something has gone tragically wrong.\n\n\"We will campaign hard to make sure this doesn't go away until things are changed.\"\n\nThree official investigations have been launched by the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB), the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) and British Transport Police.\n\nMr Delbridge had been married to wife Carol for 44 years and they had three children, seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren\n\nThe Network Rail and Great Western Railway report said the men had been instructed to work on freeing, oiling and retightening bolts by the unofficial person in charge, who was also to act as a lookout.\n\nThere was a problem with a bolt, meaning the lookout became involved in the rail work and suggested putting further oil on the bolt, despite being instructed to remain in a position of safety.\n\nIt also said groups should be about 20 yards (18m) apart during work, but the workers split and were 150 yards (137m) apart.\n\nMr Grant said: \"This was work they would always do. It was tools they would always use.\n\n\"The only thing we know [is] the work had changed and moved around quite a bit that day and, obviously, that's what the independent investigations at this time are looking into whether that had an impact on what happened or not.\"\n\nMr Grant said: \"Network Rail say they are carrying out a £70m campaign to stop accidents happening like this.\n\n\"But they've tried this before but I'm hoping this time - from the findings of these three investigations - changes will happen... and we will see results from this investment rather than just words on paper.\"\n\nMr Frobisher said: \"The whole railway family shares the loss of Gareth Delbridge and Michael \"Spike\" Lewis.\n\n\"We have shared our initial investigation into what happened and are continuing our investigation into the root causes before we make recommendations for our organisation and all of our people for the future.\"\n\nThe company said the majority of its work was carried out on \"closed track\", where no trains run.\n\n\"Whether the train lines are open or closed, clear plans, roles and responsibilities are essential and no work should be done on the railway without a safe system of work plan, which is briefed to everyone in the team before they go on to the track to work,\" it said.", "Standard Chartered has become the second corporate partner to sever ties with the Duke of York's business mentoring initiative, Pitch@Palace.\n\nThe bank joined accountancy firm KPMG in pulling support for the scheme.\n\nIt said it was not renewing its sponsorship for \"commercial reasons\".\n\nSeveral businesses and universities are reviewing their association with Prince Andrew following a BBC interview about his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.\n\nSources have told the BBC the decisions by Standard Chartered and KPMG were made before the Newsnight interview.\n\nPrince Andrew cancelled a planned visit to flood-hit areas of Yorkshire on Tuesday, three days after the interview aired, the Sun newspaper reported.\n\nIt is understood the visit was deemed inappropriate in the midst of an election campaign.\n\nMeanwhile, Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn were asked about whether the duke was \"fit for purpose\" during their head-to-head debate on ITV on Tuesday evening.\n\nThe Labour leader said there were \"very, very serious questions that must be answered and nobody should be above the law\".\n\nThe prime minister said: \"I think all our sympathies should be, obviously, with the victims of Jeffrey Epstein and the law must certainly take its course.\"\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nIn his Newsnight interview, the Queen's third child said he still did not regret his friendship with US financier Epstein - who took his own life in August while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges in the US.\n\nThe interview has provoked a backlash, with businesses, charities and other institutions announcing that they were reviewing their association with the prince.\n\nIn addition to Standard Chartered and KPMG ending their support for Pitch@Palace:\n\nOn Monday, the Huddersfield students' union panel passed a motion to lobby the prince to resign as their chancellor.\n\nThe university has since said that it listens to its students' views and will \"now be consulting with them over the coming weeks\".\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Prince Andrew on Epstein: 'There was no indication, absolutely no indication'\n\nThe duke has stood by his decision to speak out, after critics labelled the interview a \"car crash\".\n\nBut speaking on the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme on Tuesday, Huddersfield student Tristan Smith criticised the prince over his friendship with Epstein.\n\nHe accused Prince Andrew of \"trying to dismiss\" the row and failing to recognise Epstein's victims.\n\nMeanwhile, a woman who has accused Epstein of sexually abusing her as a 15-year-old has urged Prince Andrew to share information about his former friend.\n\nThe accuser, identified as \"Jane Doe 15\", did not accuse Prince Andrew of any wrongdoing but called on him and others to come forward and give a statement under oath.\n\nElsewhere, former home secretary Jacqui Smith alleged that Prince Andrew made racist comments to her during a state dinner.\n\n\"I have to say the conversation left us slack-jawed with the things that he felt it was appropriate to say,\" she told the LBC election podcast.\n\nAnd Rohan Silva, who was an adviser to former prime minister David Cameron, also accused the prince of using a racial slur in his presence.\n\nA Buckingham Palace spokesman strenuously denied the claims, adding that Prince Andrew \"does not tolerate racism in any form\".\n\nThere is no wholesale repudiation of Prince Andrew's public role.\n\nBut whether as a result of the interview he gave, or because of the continuing swirl of allegations, there is a falling away of support for the prince, both corporate and political.\n\nThe former Labour lord chancellor and justice secretary, Lord Falconer, told BBC Radio 4's PM programme that he thought the time had come for Prince Andrew to step away from public duties.\n\nThose close to Prince Andrew say that a withdrawal from public life is not under consideration.\n\nBut if support continues to seep from him, it will undermine his public position.\n\nThere was also further reaction to the prince's BBC appearance.\n\nActress Rose McGowan - one of the most prominent figures of the #MeToo movement - told the Victoria Derbyshire programme she thought it was not a truthful interview.\n\n\"It's also certainly not the mark of someone who is an empathetic character who cares about victims in any way,\" she added.\n\nThe actress also said she wished more questions had been asked about Epstein's alleged victims.\n\n\"We can't forget there is human tragedy behind this... This has serious repercussions, serious ramifications and serious pain that is involved in this story.\"\n\nHowever, Alastair Campbell - Tony Blair's ex-communications chief - said that although he thought the interview was a \"mistake\", it was not \"as bad as it is now being defined\".\n\nMr Campbell, who was another high-profile Briton to be named in Epstein's 97-page \"black book\" of contacts, also told the Today programme that he met the financier on a visit to the US for a funeral and found him to be \"a bit creepy\".\n\nPrince Andrew's BBC interview followed allegations by Virginia Giuffre, known at the time as Virginia Roberts, who claims the prince had sex with her on three occasions - the first when she was aged 17.\n\nPrince Andrew \"categorically\" denied having had sexual contact with her.\n\nIn an extraordinary interview, which you can watch in full on BBC iPlayer in the UK or YouTube elsewhere in the world, the duke said:", "Anita Nicholson and her children Alex, 14, and Annabel, 11, died in the Shangri-La hotel bombing\n\nA mother and her two children were among six British nationals killed in the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka, an inquest heard.\n\nAnita Nicholson, 42, and her children, Alexander, 14 and Annabel, 11, died instantly in an explosion at the Shangri-la Hotel in Colombo.\n\nLorraine Campbell, Bill Harrop and Sally Bradley also died in the blast at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel.\n\nAll six were unlawfully killed, the coroner recorded.\n\nMr Harrop, a retired firefighter and his wife, Dr Bradley, had been on holiday from their home in Australia when they were killed in an explosion at the restaurant of their hotel on 21 April.\n\nThe couple, originally from Manchester, had been described as soulmates.\n\nMs Campbell, an IT director who was originally from Manchester but had relocated to Dubai, was in Sri Lanka on a business trip. Her family has spoken of the \"enormous void\" created by her death.\n\nHer partner, Neil Evans, told the inquest he knew something was wrong when she stopped replying to Whatsapp messages. He said he had lost his best friend, confidante and soulmate.\n\nBen Nicholson survived the blast which killed his wife and children.\n\nThe family had been visiting Sri Lanka from their home in Singapore having previously lived in Upminster, East London.\n\nMrs Nicholson, a lawyer for mining firm Anglo American, went to college in Thurrock, Essex and had been living in Singapore with her family since 2010.\n\nSenior coroner for Essex Caroline Beasley-Murray recorded that all six were unlawfully killed as she concluded inquest hearings in Chelmsford.\n\nShe told the families: \"You've lost loved ones in these most appalling of circumstances. I would like to express sincere condolences to you upon your tragic loss.\"\n\nThe damaged Shangri-La hotel in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo\n\nMr Nicholson described his wife as \"a wonderful, perfect wife\" and a \"brilliant mother to Alex and Annabel\".\n\nThe six British Nationals were among 310 victims of a wave of bombings in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday.\n\nTwo other Britons, brother and sister Daniel and Amelie Linsey, 19 and 15, were killed in the blasts.", "* No rises in income tax or National Insurance rates * Raise the threshold at which individuals pay National Insurance to £9,500 in the first Budget and, later, to £12,500 * Raise the national living wage to £10.50 an hour by 2024 for those over the age of 21 * Keep the triple lock, the winter fuel payment, the older person’s bus pass and other pensioner benefits * Continue the roll-out of universal credit system\n\n* Introduce a \"real living wage\" of £10 an hour in 2020 for all workers over the age of 16 * Scrap universal credit, the \"bedroom tax\" and the two-child benefits limit, and increase the Carer’s Allowance for unpaid full-time carers * Scrap the rise in the state pension age, leaving it at 66, and compensate women hit by the decision to accelerate the timetable for raising the age * Increase statutory maternity pay from nine to 12 months, double paternity leave from two weeks to four and increase statutory paternity pay * Move to a 32-hour average working week within the next decade, with no loss of pay\n\n* Increase work allowances under universal credit enabling people to work for longer before benefits are cut and introduce a second earner work allowance * Reduce the wait for the first benefits payment from five weeks to five days * Scrap the two-child limit on family benefits, the \"bedroom tax\" and the overall benefits cap * Scrap the Work Capability Assessment and reinstate the Independent Living Fund * Right to request a fixed-hours contract after 12 months for zero-hours and agency workers\n\n* Rights for workers to be notified of their shifts one month in advance * The right to bereavement leave following a death in the immediate family * Lower cap on pension fund management fees * Tax breaks for companies that offer longer-term secure career contracts to staff\n\n* £86.2bn a year for a universal basic income, replacing the tax and benefits system, to be paid for by a carbon tax * Increase the living wage to £12 and extend it to workers aged between 16 and 21 * Merge income tax, National Insurance, capital gains tax, inheritance tax and dividend tax into a single consolidated income tax * Replace council tax and business rates with a land value tax * 40% quota for women on major company boards\n\n* 12-month review of universal credit and bring in reforms within two years * Review the decision to accelerate the timetable for raising women's state pension age, affecting women born in the 1950s\n\n* End the Work Capability Assessment and replace it with a system using qualified medical practitioners * Scrap the \"bedroom tax\" * No benefits paid to foreign nationals resident in the UK until they have paid tax for five years * Minimise the use of zero-hour contracts\n\n* £35 a week payment for every child in a low-income family * Tax credit of up to £25 a week for tenants in the private sector who spend more than 30% of their income on rent and utility bills * Powers over social security devolved to Wales * Abolish the \"bedroom tax\" * Universal free childcare for 40 hours a week\n\n* Demand UK government halts the rollout of Universal Credit until \"fundamental flaws\" are addressed * Oppose and increase to the state pension age and campaign against decision to accelerate the timetable for raising women's pension age, affecting women born in the 1950s * Press for the statutory living wage to rise to at least the level of the real living wage * Increase shared parental leave from 52 to 64 weeks, with the additional 12 weeks to be the minimum taken by the father * Make the minimum wage for 16 to 24-year-olds the same as for over 25s, and ban unpaid trial shifts\n\n* Stronger regulation of the gig economy, and oppose deregulation of employment rights * Stronger focus on careers advice * Support a fairer UK-wide welfare system and revised package of welfare mitigations for NI * Scrap the \"bedroom tax\" * Overhaul bereavement benefits\n\n* Personal tax allowance should rise in line with inflation each year * Raise the national living wage to £10.50 by the end of the parliamentary term * End the freeze on benefits by increasing them in line with inflation * Restore free television licences for over-75s but in the longer term abolish the licence fee entirely * Retain the pensions triple lock and retain winter fuel payments\n\n* Abolish zero-hours contracts * Introduce a real living wage * Establish a new \"welfare mitigation package\" that protects the most vulnerable\n\n* Increase childcare provision from 12.5 hours per week to 20 hours per week, potentially increasing to 30 hours once new budget is agreed * Regulation of zero-hours contracts * Introduce a \"true living wage\" to reflect rising costs of living * Scrap universal credit, the bedroom tax and the two-child limit * End the freeze on benefits\n\n* Extend mitigation measures on key issues such as the bedroom tax, which are due to expire in March * Restore TV licenses for over-75s and retain the triple-lock protection for pensions * Create and implement a new childcare strategy\n\n* No rises in income tax or National Insurance rates * Raise the threshold at which individuals pay National Insurance to £9,500 in the first Budget and, later, to £12,500 * Raise the national living wage to £10.50 an hour by 2024 for those over the age of 21 * Keep the triple lock, the winter fuel payment and other pensioner benefits * Continue the roll-out of universal credit system\n\n* Increase the number of employers paying a living wage in Wales and introduce a \"real living wage\" of £10 an hour in 2020 for all workers over the age of 16 * Scrap universal credit, the \"bedroom tax\" and the two-child benefits limit, and increase the Carer’s Allowance for unpaid full-time carers * Scrap the rise in the state pension age, leaving it at 66, and compensate women hit by the decision to accelerate the timetable for raising the age * Increase statutory maternity pay from nine to 12 months, double paternity leave from two weeks to four and increase statutory paternity pay * Move to a 32-hour average working week within the next decade, with no loss of pay\n\n* Increase work allowances under universal credit enabling people to work for longer before benefits are cut and introduce a second earner work allowance * Reduce the wait for the first benefits payment from five weeks to five days * Scrap the two-child limit on family benefits, the \"bedroom tax\" and the overall benefits cap * Scrap the Work Capability Assessment and reinstate the Independent Living Fund * Right to request a fixed-hours contract after 12 months for zero-hours and agency workers\n\n* £86.2bn a year for a universal basic income, replacing the tax and benefits system, to be paid for by a carbon tax * Increase the living wage to £12 and extend it to workers aged between 16 and 21 * Merge income tax, National Insurance, capital gains tax, inheritance tax and dividend tax into a single consolidated income tax * Replace council tax and business rates with a land value tax * 40% quota for women on major company boards\n\n* 12-month review of universal credit and bring in reforms within two years * Review the decision to accelerate the timetable for raising women's state pension age, affecting women born in the 1950s\n\n* Raise the threshold at which individuals pay National Insurance to £9,500 in the first Budget and, later, to £12,500 * Raise the national living wage to £10.50 an hour by 2024 for those over the age of 21 * Keep the triple lock, the winter fuel payment and other pensioner benefits * Continue the roll-out of universal credit system * New \"collective\" workplace pension schemes and new controls on transferring pensions and a review of state pension inequality for Waspi women\n\n* Introduce a real living wage of £10 an hour in 2020 for all workers over the age of 16, giving about 700,000 Scottish workers a pay rise * Scrap universal credit and increase child benefit * Scrap the rise in the state pension age, leaving it at 66 and compensate women hit by the decision to accelerate the timetable for raising the age * Move to a 32-hour average working week within the next decade, with no loss of pay * Increase statutory maternity pay from nine to 12 months, double paternity leave from two weeks to four and increase statutory paternity pay\n\n* Reverse cuts to universal credit * Reduce the wait for the first benefits payment * Introduce universal access to basic services * Increase provision of free meals for children, with a particular focus on breakfast * Increase access to free sanitary products\n\n* 12-month review of universal credit and bring in reforms within two years * Review the decision to accelerate the timetable for raising women's state pension age, affecting women born in the 1950s\n\n* Abolish zero-hours contracts, close the gender pay gap, and ensure that everyone is paid a \"real living wage\" * Bring in a universal basic income * Remove differential rates of minimum wage for under-25s and introduce a living wage for everyone * Scrap universal credit * Support for the Waspi women (Women Against State Pension Inequality)\n\n* Scrap welfare reforms include PIP, Universal Credit and the bedroom tax * Develop a state-owned National Childcare Agency * Repeal all anti-trade union laws * Ban zero hours contracts and implement a real living wage\n\n* 40% of board members in public companies and public sector boards to be women * Worker representation to be established on the boards of larger companies * Ban “zero-hours” contracts * Increase child benefit", "A lot of huffing and puffing. A lot of over eager attempts to land and repeat their stock lines.\n\nBut the first head-to-head clash between the two men who could be the next prime minister did not transform the landscape of this election.\n\nThere were clashes, predictably, on Brexit and the NHS.\n\nAnd Jeremy Corbyn and Boris Johnson both stepped carefully through the minefield of commenting on the monarchy and Prince Andrew's recent jaw-dropping interview.\n\nBut neither man seem to have made a meaningful mistake. Nor did either of them appear to have a breakthrough moment.\n\nIt is still early in this election campaign and likely that swathes of the public have quite understandably only started to think vaguely about the choice in front of them.\n\nBut at this stage, with Labour behind in the polls, tonight the danger was for Boris Johnson, to throw away his lead, and that didn't happen.\n\nAnd the opportunity was for Jeremy Corbyn to start closing the gap and he didn't manage to take it.\n\nThe decision the country faces is between two fundamentally different paths.\n\nBut what was striking too in Salford, where the debate was held, was the readiness among the audience to laugh at both men's statements.\n\nThat seemed a taste of how many people may well feel in this election, that they are being asked to choose a national leader from a less than tempting pair.\n• None A really simple guide to the election", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Boris Johnson laid out his plans as he addressed the CBI conference\n\nPlanned cuts to corporation tax next April are to be put on hold, Boris Johnson has said, with the money being spent on the NHS and other services.\n\nThe rate paid by firms on their profits was due to fall from 19% to 17%.\n\nBut the PM told business leaders it may cost the Treasury £6bn and this was better spent on \"national priorities\", including the health service.\n\nLabour said business \"handouts\" had done real damage and the Tories would \"revert to type\" after the election.\n\nThe announcement does not mean any new money for the NHS, on top of the £20bn extra a year the Conservatives are promising to give it up to 2023. The BBC understands the cash will be used, in part, to fund existing pledges on GP training.\n\nWith just over three weeks to go before the 12 December election, the leaders of the three largest parties in England have been parading their business credentials at the CBI conference.\n\nJeremy Corbyn said business had \"so much to gain\" from a Labour victory in terms of investment while Jo Swinson said the Liberal Democrats were the \"natural party of business\" because they wanted to cancel Brexit.\n\nAddressing the audience of top executives and entrepreneurs, Mr Johnson said they had \"created the wealth that actually pays for the NHS\".\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nStressing his party's \"emphatic belief in fiscal prudence\", he said he had decided against going ahead with a further cut in corporation tax, a step first proposed by Chancellor George Osborne in 2016 to boost business in the wake of the Brexit referendum.\n\nMr Johnson said the UK already had the lowest rate of corporation tax of \"any major economy\" and further cuts would be \"postponed\".\n\n\"Before you storm the stage, let me remind you that this saves £6bn that we can put into the priorities of the British people including the NHS,\" he told the audience.\n\nCorporation tax is an important revenue-raiser, making up approximately 9% of the UK government's total tax take. The amount raised by the tax has risen by two-thirds in the past decade, as the rate has fallen from 28% to 19% and economic conditions have improved.\n\nBut many economists said the latest cut would be potentially counter-productive in terms of tax yields, with a study based on HMRC data last year suggesting it could mean £6bn a year in lost government revenues.\n\nIn response, CBI director Carolyn Fairbairn said the move could \"work for the country if it is backed by further efforts to the costs of doing business and promote growth\".\n\nBlink and you might have missed it, but the PM has just announced the single biggest tax-raising measure of the campaign so far.\n\nThe overnight headlines about Boris Johnson's CBI speech were about a £1bn cut to business taxes. It pays to read the small print.\n\nAll together, this leaves an extra £5bn a year for the Conservative manifesto to deploy in extra spending or, as seems likely, some crowd-pleasing pre-election personal tax cuts.\n\nI'm told the corporation tax move was Chancellor Sajid Javid's idea, and was discussed during plans for his aborted Budget earlier this month. The PM also confirmed Mr Javid would remain in post if he wins the election next month.\n\nCancelling the cut still leaves the UK with the lowest corporation tax rate in the G20, although not as low as Switzerland or Singapore.\n\nGiven the government's argument has long been that cuts to corporation tax raise revenue, it is interesting to see the PM now say that cancelling cuts will also raise revenue.\n\nIt is meant to show clear blue water between the Conservatives and Labour on fiscal credibility. In the event, there was barely a squeak out of the CBI audience about a significant multi-billion pound tax change.\n\nShadow Chancellor John McDonnell said Monday's freeze marked a \"temporary pause in the Tories' race to the bottom\" on business taxes.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by John McDonnell MP This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nLabour's plan has been to raise corporation tax to 26% - the 2011 level - which it says will generate billions to be spent on its priorities, including health and education.\n\nTurning to Brexit, the Conservative leader told the conference that while big business did not want the UK to leave the EU, his withdrawal deal would provide the certainty \"that you want now and have wanted for some time\".\n\nIf elected with a Commons majority, Mr Johnson is hoping to get the agreement on the terms of the UK's exit into law by 31 January, and begin talks with Brussels on a permanent trading relationship.\n\nHe also announced a review of business rates in England, with the aim of reducing the overall burden of the tax, as well as a cut in National Insurance contributions for employers, which already benefit from a reduction known as the employment allowance.\n\nIn his address, Mr Corbyn said business had nothing to fear from a Labour government, arguing that while the richest would pay more, there would also be \"more investment than you have ever dreamt of\".\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Jeremy Corbyn: \"I understand your concern over some of our plans\"\n\nHe said he would \"make no apologies\" for the party's plan to take rail, mail, water and broadband delivery into public ownership, saying it was \"not an attack\" on the free market and would bring the UK in line with the continent.\n\n\"It is sometimes claimed I am anti-business,\" he said. \"This is nonsense. It is not nonsense to be against poverty pay. It is not nonsense to say the largest corporations should pay their taxes, just as small companies do.\n\n\"It is not anti-business to want prosperity in every part of the country.\"\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nThe Labour leader also set out plans to train about 320,000 apprentices in jobs such as construction, manufacturing and design within the renewable energy, transport and forestry sectors.\n\nMs Fairbairn said the business community shared Labour's desire to increased investment but warned the opposition's \"massive instincts towards state intervention and ownership\" put that at risk.\n\nIn her first address to the CBI as leader of her party, Ms Swinson said no-one claiming to want to \"get Brexit sorted\" was on the side of business, due to the negative impact she said it would have on investment and access to labour.\n\n\"With Boris Johnson in the pocket of Nigel Farage and Jeremy Corbyn stuck in the 1970s, we are the only one standing up for you,\" she said.\n\nShe said her party would go further than the others and replace \"crippling\" business rates with a levy paid by commercial landlords based on land value, which she suggested would help \"rescue the High Street\".\n\nBrexit Party leader Nigel Farage, who is not attending the CBI event, said politicians' focus should be on helping small business and promoting what he claimed were the advantages of a no-deal Brexit.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post 2 by Nigel Farage This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nDo you have any questions about the forthcoming election?\n\nIn some cases your question will be published, displaying your name, age and location as you provide it, unless you state otherwise. Your contact details will never be published. Please ensure you have read the terms and conditions.\n\nUse this form to ask your question:\n\nIf you are reading this page and can't see the form you will need to visit the mobile version of the BBC website to submit your question or send them via email to YourQuestions@bbc.co.uk. Please include your name, age and location with any question you send in.", "As we wait for the afternoon session to start, let's take a look at a central figure in this saga.\n\nOn the now infamous 25 July call, Trump asked Ukraine’s leader to co-ordinate with his personal lawyer Giuliani on any inquiry into the Bidens.\n\nThe former New York City mayor has already admitted to pushing Ukrainian officials to investigate unsubstantiated corruption allegations against Joe Biden.\n\nHe was to travel to Ukraine in May, but eventually decided against it. Earlier this year, two of his associates who helped connect Giuliani with Ukrainian officials were arrested on unrelated campaign finance charges.\n\nGiuliani has also been accused of trying to discredit former Ukraine ambassador Marie Yovanovitch, who gave compelling testimony on Friday, while running his shadow foreign policy in Ukraine.\n\nHe has been subpoenaed for documents by impeachment investigators, though he’s previously said he won’t co-operate with Democrats.", "Q: What do you do personally to help the environment?\n\nA: I drive all over the country, I catch a lot of aeroplane flights, I am not a leading example. But I think the UK should start a global initiative on planting trees on a massive scale.\n\nQ: Is the political debate now toxic?\n\nYes it is, and there very simple reason why. All through our history, if you lose an election you accept the result. For the first time in our history, senior figures have refused to accept the result, insulting and abusing those who dare to vote for Brexit, and this is what led to this.\n\nQ: Will we leave the EU this year?\n\nA: We are leaving the EU, and I think we will leave in 2020, but it must not just be Brexit in name only.", "Some see him as a reckless 'hacktivist' – others, a campaigner for truth.\n\nJulian Assange lived in the Ecuadorian embassy for seven years and is the man behind whistleblowing site Wikileaks.\n\nAfter being removed from the embassy and arrested, Assange is serving a jail sentence in the UK for jumping bail.\n\nBut why was he there in the first place?", "Last updated on .From the section Football\n\nWales secured qualification for Euro 2020 as Aaron Ramsey marked his return to the team with two goals to inspire a joyous 2-0 win over Hungary.\n\nRamsey, starting for the first time in this campaign, headed in from Gareth Bale's first-half cross to fuel a carnival atmosphere at a heaving Cardiff City Stadium.\n\nA superb double save from Wayne Hennessey kept Hungary at bay and then, 90 seconds into the second half, Ramsey calmly controlled the ball in the penalty area before stroking it into the top corner.\n\nBale came close to adding a third with a fierce free-kick which fizzed narrowly over, while Ramsey was denied a hat-trick by Hungary goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi.\n\nBut nothing could detract from the euphoria in the stands as Wales rejoiced at the prospect of playing at only a third major tournament in their history.\n\nNext summer's European Championship will be Wales' second in succession, a remarkable transformation for a country which had to endure 58 barren years between its first appearance at a major tournament, the 1958 World Cup, and its second at Euro 2016.\n• None 'Wales. Golf. Madrid. In that order' - Bale risks further rift with Real\n• None Wales 'want to have time of lives' at Euros\n• None Has Giggs won over fans with Euro 2020 qualification?\n\nQualification also represented an extraordinary turnaround in this campaign alone.\n\nWhen Wales lost in Hungary in June, they were left with only three points from their first three matches and with their hopes of qualifying hanging by a thread.\n\nBut having avoided defeat since then, Ryan Giggs' side were gathering momentum at just the right moment.\n\nNobody epitomised that sense of timing better than Ramsey, who had returned from a series of injuries to make his first appearance of the campaign as a substitute during Saturday's 2-0 win in Azerbaijan.\n\nThe Juventus midfielder came on for Bale on that occasion but both started against Hungary, Wales able to name the integral duo in the same team for the first time since November 2018.\n\nRamsey and Bale's influence on the national team is enormous, illustrated by the fact they had not lost a qualifier while playing together since a 2-0 defeat in Bosnia-Herzegovina in October 2015, which was academic as Wales qualified for Euro 2016 that night anyway.\n\nThey demonstrated their value to Wales once more on this occasion with a wonderfully worked first goal, Bale curling in a perfectly-weighted left-footed cross from the right and Ramsey heading in to get the party started in Cardiff.\n\nBale almost created a second goal when he crossed beautifully again, this time with his right foot, for Kieffer Moore, but the striker's header was wide.\n\nMoore atoned for that miss by playing his part in Wales' second goal, hooking a free-kick towards Ramsey, who was composure personified as he controlled the ball and finished with a flourish.\n\nWales had several chances to extend their lead, with Bale, Daniel James and Ramsey all going close.\n\nBut it did not matter. Despite a fleeting sign of Hungary's threat in the first half, the visitors posed no danger in the second.\n\nWales' players enjoyed themselves as they closed out the game, and then when the final whistle blew the celebrations could start in earnest.\n\nBefore qualifying for Euro 2016, Wales had come to be defined by their failures, a footballing nation weighed down by its past littered with near misses.\n\nFinal hurdles had proved Wales' undoing too many times: Scotland in 1977, Romania in 1993, Russia in 2003 and the Republic of Ireland in 2017 all etched on the national consciousness.\n\nBut although this side to face Hungary contained five of the line-up which lost to the Republic in the Welsh capital two years ago, this was also a Welsh squad comprised largely of young players unaffected by history's scars.\n\nFor the new generation, it is expected that Wales qualify - or that they are at least in contention until the very end.\n\nThis was a third qualifying campaign in succession where Wales entered their final fixture with their hopes of reaching the finals of a major tournament still alive.\n\nThey rose to the occasion here with a performance of supreme confidence and maturity, the old guard of Ramsey and Bale combining with the emerging talents of James, Connor Roberts, Ethan Ampadu and others.\n\nBale said on the eve of this match that Wales were using the \"euphoria\" of Euro 2016 as well as the pain of missing out on last year's 2018 World Cup as inspiration against Hungary.\n\nWales have learnt how to positively harness their history - rather than be burdened by it - and now they can look forward to writing a new chapter at Euro 2020.\n• None Offside, Hungary. István Kovács tries a through ball, but Filip Holender is caught offside.\n• None Attempt saved. Harry Wilson (Wales) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kieffer Moore.\n• None Kieffer Moore (Wales) wins a free kick on the right wing.\n• None Offside, Hungary. Zsolt Nagy tries a through ball, but Filip Holender is caught offside.\n• None Daniel James (Wales) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.\n• None Dominik Szoboszlai (Hungary) wins a free kick on the right wing.\n• None Attempt blocked. Máté Pátkai (Hungary) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai.\n• None Attempt blocked. Gareth Bale (Wales) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.\n• None Attempt missed. Chris Mepham (Wales) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ben Davies with a cross following a set piece situation. Navigate to the next page Navigate to the last page", "Rhiannon Davies campaigned for an independent inquiry after her baby, Kate, died in 2009\n\nBabies and mothers died amid a \"toxic\" culture at a hospital trust stretching back 40 years, a report has said.\n\nThe catalogue of maternity care failings at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust are contained in a report leaked to The Independent.\n\nIt reveals that some children were left disabled, staff got the names of some dead babies wrong and, in one case, referred to a child as \"it\".\n\nThe trust apologised and said \"a lot\" had been done to address concerns.\n\nIn 2017, then Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt announced an investigation into avoidable baby deaths at the trust, which runs Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and Telford's Princess Royal.\n\nIt is being led by maternity expert Donna Ockenden, who authored the report for NHS Improvement.\n\nThe trust runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and Princess Royal Hospital in Telford\n\nIts initial scope was to examine 23 cases but this has now grown to more than 270, covering the period from 1979 to the present day.\n\nThe cases include 22 stillbirths, three deaths during pregnancy, 17 deaths of babies after birth, three deaths of mothers, 47 cases of substandard care and 51 cases of cerebral palsy or brain damage.\n\nThe interim report said the number of cases it is now being asked to review \"seems to represent a longstanding culture at this trust that is toxic to improvement effort\".\n\nThe report details the issues experienced by affected families, including:\n\nIt also points to an inadequate review carried out by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) in 2017 and the \"misplaced\" optimism of the regulator in charge in 2007.\n\nDonna Ockenden said the leaked document appeared to be an internal status update as of February 2019\n\nRhiannon Davies and Richard Stanton, whose baby Kate died in 2009, were among the families who first pushed for the independent inquiry.\n\nMs Davies said she was already aware of many of the issues raised by the report but said she was \"shocked\" by the length of time covered by the report.\n\n\"The devastating reality of Kate's avoidable death, that I have to live with, is that she was condemned to her painful death by the culture at SaTH that wilfully refused to learn from earlier cases dating back decades,\" she said.\n\n\"That is why I have fought every body and every institution in Kate's name because no other baby will suffer the same harm while I have breath in my body.\n\n\"The only way I believe it will stop is if the police or Crown Prosecution Service bring corporate manslaughter charges against the trust.\"\n\nThis report will unfortunately only confirm what dozens of families have been telling me since we first highlighted the problems at the trust in 2017.\n\nA staggering attitude towards any number of families - dismissing their questions, telling young women who'd just lost a healthy baby not to worry as they'll be pregnant again within the year - showed a wilful disregard to improving healthcare and learning from mistakes.\n\nBut it would be wrong to simply blame SaTH, culpable as it is. NHS regulators as far back as 2007 drew attention to problems in the maternity unit and then failed to follow-up with any meaningful improvements.\n\nThe trust has recently appointed a new chief executive - developing a new culture will take an awful lot longer.\n\nDet Supt Carl Moore, of West Mercia Police, said the force was liaising with the independent inquiry and awaiting its findings before any criminal proceedings would be considered - in line with protocol in health care settings.\n\nMr Stanton said: \"My feelings are one of huge sorrow, huge sorrow for all the families who have had their lives ripped apart by this trust, by the avoidable death of their child, an avoidable death of a mother or the harm to their child.\n\n\"A death at the hands of a trust that has a toxic culture of lying and cover up.\"\n\nSharon Morris, whose daughter Olivia suffered a brain injury 14 years ago, said she was \"not shocked\" by the findings.\n\nIn a statement released by Lanyon Bowdler solicitors, she said: \"Every day for the last 14 years we are constantly reminded of the failure by SaTH to help me give birth to healthy twins.\n\n\"No amount of money can change things and all we can now hope for is that changes are made to ensure other families don't suffer like we do.\"\n\nOlivia Morris (centre), pictured with her identical twin Beth and their mother Sharon, suffered a brain injury 14 years ago\n\nShrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) said it had \"not been made aware of any interim report\" and awaited the findings of the full report.\n\nShe added: \"A lot has already been done to address the issues raised by previous cases.\"\n\nHowever, the report warned lessons were not being learned and staff at the trust were uncommunicative with families.\n\nMs Ockenden said the leaked document appeared to be an internal status update as of February 2019.\n\n\"This was produced at the request of NHS Improvement and was not meant for publication,\" she said.\n\nShe said the independent review team was working to meet the family's request for \"one, single, comprehensive\" report covering all cases of serious concern within maternity services at the trust.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Two of the people found on the ferry were taken to hospital for treatment\n\nPolice in the Netherlands have arrested a Romanian lorry driver after 25 stowaways were found in a refrigerated container on a ferry bound for the UK.\n\nThey were found at around 19:00 (18:00 GMT), forcing the ship to return to the port of Vlaardingen near Rotterdam.\n\nThe Danish-registered ferry had been en route to Felixstowe.\n\nThe incident comes just weeks after the bodies of 39 people were found in a refrigerated lorry container in Essex in eastern England.\n\nThe stowaways found on Tuesday received medical attention at the port of Vlaardingen, where police were waiting for the ship's arrival.\n\nTwo were taken to hospital to receive extra medical care, while the other 23 people were transferred to a police facility after a medical check-up, authorities said.\n\nThe stowaways, whose nationalities have not yet been confirmed, were found in a refrigerated container on a lorry on board the ferry, authorities said. The driver of the lorry was detained and was being questioned over possible involvement, police told the Dutch broadcaster NOS.\n\nPolice told the broadcast that crew members found the stowaways and alerted authorities after hearing \"sounds coming from the cooling container\". A search of the ferry involving police dogs was carried out but no-one else was found.\n\nSeafarers' charity Stella Maris said it was important to recognise the \"hugely stressful\" nature of these types of incidents for crew.\n\nThe bodies found in the Essex container last month were those of Vietnamese nationals who had arrived on a ferry from Zeebrugge in Belgium.\n\nTwo lorry drivers have since been charged with manslaughter, and several other men have been arrested in connection with the case.\n\nThe Britannia Seaways (pictured in 2012) is a roll on, roll off ferry\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Japanese tidying guru Marie Kondo, who made her name preaching against clutter, is launching an online store selling homeware and fashion.\n\nThe author and media star has added a collection of more than 100 items that \"spark joy\" to her KonMari website.\n\nThe range includes, among other things, an $86 (£66.3) scented candle and a $42 (£32.4) flower bouquet tote bag.\n\nIn a letter posted on the site, Ms Kondo said her tidying method \"isn't about getting rid of things\".\n\nInstead, she wrote: \"It's about heightening your sensitivity to what brings you joy.\n\n\"Once you've completed your tidying, there is room to welcome meaningful objects, people and experiences into your life.\"\n\nMs Kondo's books on organising have sold millions of copies and led to a spin-off series for Netflix.\n\nHer online store, which also sells storage containers and trays, opened on Monday. Its debut comes a few months after Ms Kondo announced a partnership with Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten.\n\nThe launch was greeted with a few eye rolls on social media.\n\n\"So now #mariekondo wants you to buy as much of her stuff as possible #ironic\", wrote one person on Twitter.\n\nIn an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Ms Kondo said the idea for a store came out of reader questions about what items she likes to use. But she said she is not trying to encourage consumerism.\n\n\"What's most important to me is that you surround yourself with items that spark joy,\" she said. \"If the bowl that you're using currently sparks joy for you, I don't encourage replacing it at all.\"", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Sir David Attenborough says the response to plastic pollution has been encouraging\n\nThe world is beginning to tackle the threat of plastic waste, according to the renowned broadcaster Sir David Attenborough.\n\n\"I think we're all shifting our behaviour, I really do,\" Sir David said in an interview with the BBC.\n\nDescribing plastic pollution as \"vile\" and \"horrid\", he said there was growing awareness of the damage it can do.\n\n\"I think we are changing our habits, and the world is waking up to what we've done to the planet,\" he said.\n\nSir David was speaking as he and the BBC's Natural History Unit (NHU) were announced as the winners of the prestigious Chatham House Prize for their Blue Planet II series of documentaries.\n\nChatham House, a foreign affairs think-tank based in London, awards the prize to people or organisations making a significant contribution to improving international relations.\n\nIts director, Dr Robin Niblett, described plastic pollution as \"one of the gravest challenges facing the world's oceans\".\n\nThis YouTube post cannot be displayed in your browser. 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YouTube content may contain adverts.\n\nHe said Sir David and the BBC Studios Natural History Unit played \"an instrumental role in helping to put this issue at the forefront of the public agenda\".\n\nThe series revealed how plastic items - estimated to total more than 150 million tonnes - are drifting in the world's oceans and causing the deaths of one million birds and 100,000 sea mammals each year.\n\nIn one of the most moving scenes, albatrosses were seen feeding their chicks a diet of plastic which would doom them to die.\n\nThe head of the NHU, Julian Hector, said he believed the programmes had \"struck a chord\" with the public because they showed \"the interaction of plastic and the natural world\".\n\n\"We're emotionally engaging the audience, giving them a connection with life histories, the behaviours, the plans that these animals have got, and how plastic in that case is getting in their way, reducing their chicks' survival.\"\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. David Shukman explains how plastic moves around the oceans\n\nFor Sir David, these sights are \"very powerful - they speak to parental instinct\"; and they seem to have helped motivate people to take action.\n\n\"It's the beginning, and people in all parts of society are aware of what's happening, and it's vile, it's horrid and it's something we are clearly seeing inflicted on the natural world and having a dreadful effect and there's something they can do about it.\n\n\"So in a way it's a bit of a litmus test to see if the population care about it and people do.\"\n\nSir David said that techniques needed to be devised for handling plastic waste.\n\n\"We still need to know how to dispose of the wretched material, surely if we can invent it, somebody somewhere is going to be able to deal with it, to deal with these mountains of this appalling material.\"\n\nAlso nominated for the Chatham House Prize were Abiy Ahmed, prime minister of Ethiopia, who recently won the Nobel Peace Prize; and Katrín Jakobsdóttir, prime minister of Iceland for her commitment to gender equality.\n\nSir David's current series with the BBC NHU - Seven Worlds, One Planet - is broadcast on BBC One on Sunday nights.", "University of Lincoln graduate Grace Millane had been travelling alone in New Zealand\n\nA British backpacker died when consensual sexual activity \"went wrong\", a court has heard.\n\nGrace Millane died on 1 December, the night before her 22nd birthday, while travelling in Auckland, New Zealand.\n\nA 27-year-old man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, denies her murder.\n\nHis defence told Auckland High Court Ms Millane, from Wickford, Essex, died accidentally after being consensually choked during sex. The defendant has chosen not to give evidence himself.\n\nProsecutors allege he strangled Ms Millane before disposing of her body.\n\nThe court heard the pair had met through dating app Tinder and after drinking cocktails for several hours had returned to his hotel room at CityLife in Auckland's city centre.\n\nRon Mansfield, defending the man, told the jury: \"If the couple engaged in consensual sexual activity and that went wrong, and no-one intended for it to go wrong, then that is not murder.\n\n\"And that is what [the defendant] has said took place, and that is what at the end you will be told the evidence reveals.\"\n\nHe said that while death from consensual choking was \"rare\", it was dangerous \"if two people are inebriated, relatively inexperienced and don't know each other too well\".\n\nGrace Millane was found buried in the Waitakere Ranges, near Auckland\n\nThe man has admitted putting Ms Millane's body in a suitcase and burying it in the Waitākere Ranges, a mountainous woodland area outside Auckland.\n\nHe told police he had \"freaked out\" after finding her dead in the morning after their date.\n\n\"He may not have done the right thing afterwards for fear no-one would believe him,\" Mr Mansfield told the jury.\n\nThe defence claims Ms Millane had not suffered any injuries other than those the man said had occurred during sex, and neighbours had not heard anything which would suggest an argument had taken place.\n\nMr Mansfield added he was not seeking to attach any blame or shame to Ms Millane for any sexual interests she may have had.\n\nMiss Millane died on the night before her 22nd birthday\n\nThe court heard in statements from friends that she had discussed an interest in BDSM sexual conduct and had profiles on BDSM dating apps.\n\nForensic pathologist and toxicologist Dr Fintan Garavan told jurors Ms Millane's injuries would \"favour consensual\" acts as there were no signs of a struggle.", "American Airlines flight 729 bound for Philadelphia was diverted to Dublin\n\nDocuments seen by the BBC cast doubt on a claim by American Airlines that an \"odour\" on a flight, which led to two cabin crew falling unconscious, was due to \"a spilled cleaning solution\".\n\nThe incident led to the diversion of a Heathrow to Philadelphia flight, and a passenger being sent to hospital.\n\nRecords show part of the aircraft had been leaking oil prior to the flight.\n\nBBC sources say it is likely the leak caused toxic fumes to enter the cabin. However, American Airlines denies that.\n\nOne assertion made in an internal American Airlines report on the incident on 21 October does stick out.\n\nIt states that \"dish soap in a bottle caused two flight attendants to get medical attention and one passenger\". Dish soap is the American term for washing-up liquid.\n\nAn American Airlines insider, who is not authorised to speak to the media, said it was \"inconceivable\" that dish soap, or any other cleaning product approved for use on aircraft, could cause two people to pass out.\n\nSo far, American Airlines has not responded to the BBC's query on this specific point.\n\nIn public statements the company has not used the term \"dish soap\", instead describing it as a \"cleaning solution\".\n\nIt says the aircraft involved was \"thoroughly inspected\" after the incident by its \"highly-skilled\" maintenance team who conduct \"an in-depth investigation… whenever a cabin odour event is reported.\"\n\nAmerican Airlines says: \"Cabin odours are a priority for American's leadership team at the highest level of the organisation\", and insists the incident was caused by a cleaning agent which spilled mid-flight.\n\nHowever, BBC News has seen and heard evidence that casts doubt on that claim.\n\nFirstly, we've been told that a strange \"metallic\" odour was detected on the same aircraft before the cleaning solution spilled.\n\nThe \"overpowering\" smell was detected on the previous flight, when the plane was travelling in the opposite direction from Philadelphia to Heathrow.\n\nWe've also discovered that there was an oil leak on part of the aircraft days before the incident, which could have been the cause.\n\nThe part of the plane that was leaking oil is called the Auxiliary Power Unit, or APU.\n\nThe APU provides power to start up the engines and to run the electrics on the aircraft when the main engines are not running.\n\nThree days before the aircraft was diverted to Dublin, an engineering maintenance report stated that its APU showed a \"high oil consumption\".\n\nThe leak meant it had guzzled an unusually large amount of oil, 31.75 pints, in the previous two weeks.\n\nAnother American Airlines maintenance document stated that the APU was inoperable, and determined that it should be repaired in the coming days.\n\nA \"noxious odour\" which resulted in \"eye and throat irritation\" was also recorded on the same plane on 23 October, two days after the flight from Heathrow was diverted to Dublin.\n\nIn another report from the same day, the APU on the plane is then described as \"wet with oil\".\n\nAmerican Airlines claims the odour, which caused two cabin crew to pass out, \"was not related to the APU\" because the Auxiliary Power Unit was \"not operational during this time period and did not operate during this flight.\"\n\nHowever, a document written by aircraft manufacturer Airbus clearly states that an APU, which has leaked oil, can contaminate the air supply in the cabin, even when the unit is switched off.\n\nThe Airbus document, entitled \"APU bleed air oil contamination\", states that \"oil smell or smoke in the cabin resulting from APU oil contamination can occur at almost any time and not necessarily when the APU is running\".\n\nThat's because if oil leaks from the APU it can spill into the ducting of the plane's air conditioning system.\n\n\"If an APU leaks oil then it goes into the ducting\", said Captain Tristan Loraine, a former British Airways pilot.\n\n\"So these guys have an APU leaking oil. They can fix the APU but they can't fix the contamination of the ducting.\"\n\nCaptain Loraine has spent years raising awareness about so-called \"fume events\", where oil or other fluids leak and potentially contaminate the air supply in the cabin mid-flight.\n\nThe airline industry is generally reluctant to talk about the problem, and it is by no means an issue which is specific to American Airlines.\n\nThe two cabin crew members who passed out on the flight from Heathrow are not authorised to speak to the BBC.\n\nHowever, we understand that nearly a month on from the incident, one of them is experiencing heavy migraines. Previously that person did not experience regular headaches.\n\nAmerican Airlines said: \"It cannot be emphasised enough that the health and welfare of our crews and customers continues to be our top priority.\n\n\"However, in the case of this aircraft and the diversion to Dublin, there is no connection to the APU or bleed air from the APU.\"", "People in Sydney woke up to a city shrouded in smoke on Tuesday, as scores of bushfires rage across the region.\n\nStrong winds overnight brought smoke from fires inland, pushing the air quality in Australia's largest city to beyond \"hazardous\" levels at times.\n\nOn social media, locals have described hazy skies and the stench of smoke in their homes.\n\nAbout five million people live in the state capital of New South Wales, which has been affected for weeks by fires.\n\nSix people have died in bushfires in the state's north since October.\n\nRead more: Sydney blanketed by smoke from massive bushfires", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. \"I didn't feel like I did anything wrong,\" Mr Deen told the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme\n\nAn ex-Royal Marine who was accused of the murder of a wounded Taliban fighter has told the BBC he tried to kill himself after hitting \"rock bottom\".\n\nSam Deen, known until now as Marine E, admitted that in Afghanistan in 2011 he offered to shoot the insurgent, who was then killed by Sgt Alexander Blackman - also known as Marine A.\n\nCharges against Mr Deen were later dropped.\n\nHe believes not killing him would have risked British casualties.\n\n\"I didn't feel like I did anything wrong,\" Mr Deen said. \"He was going to die anyway. He was probably already dead,\" he told the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme.\n\nMr Deen is speaking out for the first time, after a military court lifted an anonymity order.\n\nCharges against Mr Deen were dropped in February. He left the Marines in 2015\n\nThe insurgent who was killed had been seriously injured in an attack by an Apache helicopter. He was shot by Blackman in the chest at close range with a 9mm pistol in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.\n\nMr Deen admitted he had told comrades: \"Let's just put one in his head, let's just do it.\"\n\nHe added: \"I said, 'I'll shoot him'.\"\n\nThe ex-Marine said that at the time the group had felt \"exposed\", having stormed a Taliban compound.\n\n\"We were like, 'What are we doing here? Let's just get out of here',\" he said.\n\n\"I was trying to influence it in a way to try and hurry up and get things done - and fit in as well.\"\n\nOnce the Taliban fighter had been shot, he said, \"It was like, 'Right that's done, let's just go'.\n\n\"It had to be that way. He was going to die anyway.\"\n\nMr Deen says he has struggled with his mental health\n\nMr Deen said he was in Gibraltar - in October 2012 - when he first heard he was to be charged by British police.\n\n\"I was like... 'How can you charge me with full-on murder when I didn't kill anyone?'\n\n\"The whole situation was used as a scapegoat for the military. They had to be seen to be doing something.\n\n\"If they were going to do that, they should bring up thousands of cases in every single war.\"\n\nFour months later charges against Mr Deen were dropped. He left the Royal Marines in 2015.\n\nIt was then, he said, that his mental health suffered.\n\n\"I left the blanket of the military, the cover of protection, and then you're just a civilian now.\n\n\"I just totally went off the rails... hit rock bottom in my mind, in my brain.\"\n\nLast year, he attempted to end his life.\n\n\"I was having panic attacks. I just thought, 'I don't want to live like this anymore'. I tried to take an overdose.\n\n\"You go from being a Royal Marine in control, knowing what he's doing in life, to then leaving and losing control.\"\n\nSgt Alexander Blackman - also known as Marine A - was released from prison in 2017\n\nBlackman, Mr Deen's former comrade, was initially convicted of the insurgent's murder.\n\nThis was reduced to manslaughter on appeal and he was released from prison in April 2017, having served more than three years.\n\nHe told the Victoria Derbyshire programme that after a \"difficult\" time he was now moving on from the incident, ensuring it did not \"define who I am\".\n\n\"I look back and there's a lot to be proud of [from my time in the Royal Marines], I did a lot of things,\" he said.\n\nBlackman has now started a new role with not-for-profit community organisation ExFor+, supporting veterans returning to civilian life.\n\n\"The Royal Marines family as a whole have been very welcoming, very supportive when I've needed it. So for me it's not been too bad at all,\" he explained.\n\nSgt Blackman had more than 13 years of service in the Armed Forces\n\nWhen Blackman was released from prison in 2017, judges were told he had a recognised mental illness at the time of the killing, in September 2011.\n\nHe said this had been \"situation and location-specific\", and he was no longer suffering the same effects.\n\nBut he said more needed to be done to help those who were struggling and \"perhaps slip throughout the cracks\".\n\n\"I've had colleagues I've worked with who, unfortunately, have taken their lives recently since they've left service, because they were struggling with mental health issues and they've kept it bottled up,\" he said.\n\nMr Deen is now aiming to climb the highest mountain on each continent\n\nOne of those being helped by ExFor+ is Mr Deen, who has challenged himself to climb the \"seven summits\" - the highest mountains across the seven continents of the world.\n\n\"Week by week, day by day, I'm changing,\" he said.\n\n\"When I started climbing it gave me the boost I needed, like I'm achieving something.\"\n\nUpdate 19 November: An earlier version of this story said Mr Deen had been acquitted of murder. This has been changed to say that charges were dropped.\n\nFollow the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme on Facebook and Twitter - and see more of our stories here.", "Kylie Jenner will sell the majority of her cosmetics company for $600 million (£463 million).\n\nThe 22-year-old's brand, including Kylie Cosmetics and Kylie Skin, will be controlled by beauty giant Coty.\n\nKylie says she is building the brand into an \"international beauty powerhouse\".\n\nForbes reported that she made $360 million in sales in 2018, making her the youngest self-made billionaire ever.\n\nThe chairman of Coty's board called Kylie a \"modern-day icon, with an incredible sense of the beauty consumer\".\n\nHer online influence is so powerful that she reduced Snapchat's stock market value by $1.3bn (£1bn) when she tweeted that she does not use the app anymore.\n\nKylie Cosmetics products are available in 1,163 Ulta Beauty stores throughout the US\n\nThe reality TV star launched her brand in 2015 with a line of lipsticks, and has since then branched out into face make-up and skincare.\n\nAlthough she's the youngest, Kylie is the highest earner in the Kardashian family.\n\nShe faced backlash after being named a \"self-made\" billionaire, but defended herself saying that none of her money has come from inheritance.\n\nShe has more than 151 million followers on her personal Instagram account, as well as 22 million on her Kylie cosmetics account.\n\nCoty, which owns brands like Max Factor and Hugo Boss, will have a 51% stake in the company.\n\nIt said the deal will be completed in 2020.\n\nListen to Newsbeat live at 12:45 and 17:45 weekdays - or listen back here.", "Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange is currently jailed in the UK, and is fighting extradition to the United States on espionage charges.\n\nThe 48-year-old Australian was arrested in April 2019 at the Ecuadorean embassy in London, where he had been staying since 2012.\n\nHe sought asylum at the embassy to avoid extradition to Sweden on a rape allegation that he denied.\n\nAfter his arrest, he was sentenced to 50 weeks in jail for breaching his bail conditions and is currently being held at Belmarsh prison in London.\n\nAn investigation into the 2010 rape allegation has now been dropped by Swedish prosecutors.\n\nBelow is more information on how events have unfolded:\n\nJulian Assange arrives in Sweden on a speaking trip partly arranged by \"Miss A\", a member of the Christian Association of Social Democrats. He has not met \"Miss A\" before but reports suggest they have arranged in advance that he can stay at her apartment while she is out of town for a few days.\n\n\"Miss A\" and Mr Assange attend a seminar by the Social Democrats' Brotherhood Movement on \"War and the role of media\", at which the Wikileaks founder is the key speaker. The two reportedly have sex that night.\n\nMr Assange reportedly has sex with a woman he met at the seminar on 14 August, identified as \"Miss W\".\n\nSome time between 17 and 20 August, \"Miss W\" and \"Miss A\" are in contact and apparently share with a journalist the concerns they have about aspects of their sexual encounters with Mr Assange.\n\nMr Assange applies for a residence permit to live and work in Sweden. He hopes to create a base for Wikileaks there, because of the country's laws protecting whistleblowers.\n\nThe Swedish Prosecutor's Office issues an arrest warrant for Mr Assange based on allegations of rape and molestation.\n\nBoth women reportedly say that what started as consensual sex became non-consensual.\n\nWikileaks quotes Mr Assange as saying the accusations are \"without basis\" and that their appearance \"at this moment is deeply disturbing\".\n\nA later message on the Wikileaks Twitter feed says the group has been warned to expect \"dirty tricks\".\n\n\"I don't think there is reason to suspect that he has committed rape,\" says one of Stockholm's chief prosecutors, Eva Finne.\n\nProsecutors say the investigation into the molestation allegation will continue, but it is not a serious enough crime for an arrest warrant.\n\nThe lawyer for the two women, Claes Borgstrom, lodges an appeal against this decision to a special department in the public prosecutions office.\n\nMr Assange is questioned by police in Stockholm and formally told of the allegations against him, according to his lawyer at the time, Leif Silbersky. The activist denies the allegations.\n\nSweden's Director of Prosecution Marianne Ny says she is reopening the rape investigation against Mr Assange.\n\n\"Considering information available at present, my judgement is that the classification of the crime is rape,\" she says.\n\nThe Wikileaks founder (an Australian citizen) is denied residency in Sweden. No reason is given, although an official on Sweden's Migration Board tells the AFP news agency \"he did not fulfil the requirements\".\n\nStockholm District Court approves a request to detain Mr Assange for questioning on suspicion of rape, sexual molestation and unlawful coercion. Ms Ny says he has not been available for questioning.\n\nBy this time Mr Assange has travelled to London. His British lawyer, Mark Stephens, says his client offered to be interviewed at the Swedish embassy in London or Scotland Yard or via videolink. He accuses Ms Ny of \"abusing her powers\" in insisting that Mr Assange return to Sweden.\n\nSwedish police issue an international arrest warrant for Mr Assange via Interpol.\n\nThe Wikileaks founder gives himself up to British police and is taken to an extradition hearing. He is remanded in custody pending another hearing.\n\nMr Assange is granted bail by the High Court and is freed after his supporters pay £240,000 in cash and sureties.\n\nMr Assange held up a court document to the media after he was released on bail\n\nA British court rules that Mr Assange should be extradited to Sweden.\n\nLawyers lodge papers at the High Court for an appeal against extradition.\n\nThe High Court upholds the decision to extradite Mr Assange.\n\nMr Assange wins the right to petition the UK Supreme Court directly after judges rule that his case raised \"a question of general public importance\".\n\nThe Supreme Court rules that he should be extradited to Sweden.\n\nEcuador's foreign minister says Mr Assange has applied for political asylum at Ecuador's embassy in London.\n\nEcuador's foreign minister claims the UK has issued a \"threat\" to enter the Ecuadorean embassy in London to arrest Mr Assange. The Foreign Office says it reminded Ecuador that it has the power to revoke the diplomatic immunity of an embassy on UK soil and says Britain has a legal obligation to extradite him.\n\nEcuador grants asylum to Mr Assange, saying there are fears his human rights might be violated if he is extradited. Mr Assange describes it as a \"significant victory\", but the UK government expresses its disappointment.\n\nMr Assange spoke to the media and his supporters from the Ecuadorean embassy in August 2012\n\nThe UK insists it will not grant Mr Assange \"safe passage\" to Ecuador as it seeks a diplomatic solution. Downing Street says the government is legally obliged to extradite him to Sweden.\n\nNine people who put up bail sureties for Mr Assange are ordered by a judge to pay thousands of pounds each after his failure to appear in court.\n\nEcuador's ambassador says Mr Assange has a chronic lung infection \"which could get worse at any moment\". The embassy says it has sought assurances Mr Assange will not be arrested if he is taken to hospital.\n\nMr Assange says he will leave London's Ecuadorean embassy \"soon\" after two years of refuge. He does not clarify when he will depart but says it is \"probably not\" for the reasons reported in the UK press. Stories had suggested he required medical treatment.\n\nSwedish prosecutors drop their investigation into one accusation of sexual molestation and one of unlawful coercion against Mr Assange because they have run out of time to question him. The more serious allegation of rape is not due to expire until 2020.\n\nScotland Yard announces it will no longer be sending officers to stand guard outside the Ecuadorean embassy in London. Officers had been there since 2012, at an estimated cost of more than £12m.\n\nThe Metropolitan Police says the effort is \"no longer believed proportionate\" but it will be deploying \"a number of overt and covert tactics to arrest\" Mr Assange.\n\nA United Nations panel rules that Mr Assange should be allowed to walk free and be compensated for his \"deprivation of liberty\".\n\nThe UN's Working Group on Arbitrary Detention says the Wikileaks founder has been arbitrarily detained by UK and Swedish authorities since his arrest in 2010, and the detention violates his human, civil and political rights.\n\nMr Assange hails it a \"significant victory\" and calls the decision \"binding\" - but UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond brands the ruling \"ridiculous\".\n\nThe UK Foreign Office says the report \"changes nothing\" and it will \"formally contest the working group's opinion\".\n\nBefore the ruling, police said he would still be arrested if he left the embassy.\n\nSweden's chief prosecutor Ingrid Isgren travels to London to question Mr Assange at the Ecuadorean embassy.\n\nMs Isgren listened as the questions were put to him by an Ecuadorean prosecutor, under an agreement worked out with Ecuador.\n\nOutgoing US President Barack Obama commutes the prison sentence given to US army private Chelsea Manning for leaking classified documents to Wikileaks.\n\nMr Assange says he stands by his offer to agree to be extradited to the US if Mr Obama granted clemency to Manning.\n\nUS Attorney General Jeff Sessions says arresting Mr Assange is a priority. No charges have been filed against him in the US, but American media outlets report that federal prosecutors are considering charges.\n\nChelsea Manning is released from Fort Leavenworth military prison in Kansas.\n\nSweden's director of public prosecutions announces that the rape investigation into Mr Assange is being dropped.\n\nThe Ecuadorean government confirms Mr Assange was granted Ecuadorean citizenship in December and asks the UK to recognise him as a diplomatic agent - a move that would give him immunity. The UK refuses.\n\nLawyers for Mr Assange ask for a UK warrant for his arrest to be dropped.\n\nAn arrest warrant for Mr Assange is upheld by Westminster Magistrate's Court.\n\nEcuador says the country's latest efforts to negotiate the departure of Mr Assange from its London embassy have failed.\n\nEcuador removes extra security at its London embassy following claims that $5m (£3.7m) has been spent to protect Mr Assange.\n\nThe UK and Ecuador confirm they are holding talks over the fate of Mr Assange. Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno says he was never \"in favour\" of Mr Assange's activities.\n\nMr Assange is given a set of house rules at the Ecuadorean embassy - which include cleaning his bathroom and taking better care of his cat.\n\nThe cat could often be seen peering out of the embassy's windows\n\nHe is warned that his feline companion could be confiscated and is also told to look after its \"wellbeing, food and hygiene\".\n\nEcuador also says it will partially restore Mr Assange's internet connection.\n\nWikileaks lawyers say its co-founder is going to launch legal action against the government of Ecuador, accusing it of violating his \"fundamental rights and freedoms\".\n\nIt claims the government of Ecuador has refused Mr Assange a visit by Human Rights Watch general counsel Dinah PoKempner, and has not allowed several meetings with his lawyers.\n\nIn a statement, Wikileaks said: \"Ecuador's measures against Julian Assange have been widely condemned by the human rights community.\"\n\nMr Assange's lawyer, Barry Pollack, says his client will not be accepting a deal between the UK and Ecuador to allow him to be released.\n\nThe agreement was rejected over fears it could be used as a pretext to extradite him to the US.\n\n\"The suggestion that as long as the death penalty is off the table, Mr Assange need not fear persecution is obviously wrong,\" Mr Pollack says.\n\nThe passport would allow Mr Assange, who was born in Townsville, Australia, in 1971, to return to the country.\n\nThe Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) confirmed that the government had approved a passport application filed by Mr Assange in 2018.\n\nWikiLeaks tweets that a \"high level source within the Ecuadorean state\" has told them Mr Assange is to be expelled from the embassy within \"hours or days\".\n\nA senior Ecuadorean official says no decision has been made to remove him from the London building.\n\nMr Assange is arrested at London's Ecuadorean embassy by Metropolitan Police officers for \"failing to surrender to the court\".\n\nEcuador's President Lenin Moreno says Mr Assange's asylum was withdrawn after his repeated violations of international conventions.\n\nBut WikiLeaks tweets that Ecuador has acted illegally in terminating Mr Assange's political asylum \"in violation of international law\".\n\nMr Assange is sentenced to 50 weeks in jail after being found guilty of breaching the Bail Act.\n\nSweden reopens an investigation into a rape allegation made against Mr Assange in 2010, which he denies.\n\nThe case was dropped two years before as Swedish prosecutors said they could not progress the case while Mr Assange was still inside the embassy.\n\nEva-Marie Persson, Sweden's deputy director of public prosecutions, said it would reopen because there was still \"probable cause to suspect\" that Mr Assange had committed the alleged rape.\n\nThe US justice department files 17 new charges against Mr Assange, accusing him of violating the Espionage Act by publishing classified military and diplomatic documents.\n\nThe indictment said Mr Assange had \"repeatedly encouraged sources with access to classified information to steal and provide it to Wikileaks to disclose\".\n\nWikileaks tweets that the announcement is \"madness\" and the \"end of national security journalism and the first amendment\".\n\nA Swedish prosecutor says an investigation into an allegation of rape against Mr Assange in 2010 has been discontinued.\n\nDeputy chief prosecutor Eva-Marie Persson says that because so much time has passed since the allegation was made, the evidence has weakened considerably.\n\nMr Assange fled to the UK when the allegation of rape, which he denies, was made in 2010.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Boris Johnson says the move will deter people from getting back to \"the life of crime\"\n\nThe police will be given \"greater freedoms\" to use stop and search on those known to have carried knives in the past, Boris Johnson has pledged.\n\nStop and search powers have proved controversial - and there is evidence that black people are disproportionately targeted.\n\nBut the government has previously said they work and \"empower\" the police.\n\nMr Johnson plans to speed up charging and prosecuting knife offenders as well, if the Tories win the election.\n\nResponding to the Tory leader's announcement, shadow home secretary Diane Abbott said: \"Tinkering with police powers cannot disguise Tory failure for almost a decade.\n\n\"Johnson supported Tory cuts to the police and has no plans to restore the frontline officers that successive Tory governments have axed - just as he never did make good on his promise to recruit 'thousands of extra police' as London Mayor.\"\n\nShe said the Conservatives did not \"intend to do anything about the youth services they cut, or the funding for drug prevention or the increase in school exclusions that have all contributed to rising crime\".\n\nKnife crime remains at historically high levels across England and Wales and crime, more broadly, is a key concern among voters so the Conservatives' plans come as little surprise.\n\nSpeeding up court proceedings in knife possession cases is a largely uncontroversial idea but will take a huge effort across all parts of the criminal justice system to make it happen.\n\nMore contentious is the proposal to further increase stop and search powers at a time when police stops are on the rise after years of decline.\n\nAlthough police chiefs are convinced stop and search is effective, the research is inconclusive and the disproportionate use of the tactic against young black men has been blamed for fuelling tensions.\n\nThe Tories' proposal to allow officers to search anyone previously cautioned or convicted for carrying a knife, without the need to have grounds to do so, is likely to be hotly contested.\n\nSpeaking at a boxing ring in Manchester, Mr Johnson said he wanted to \"come down hard\" on the \"scourge\" of knife crime.\n\nTalking about his plans to extend stop and search to those with a previous conviction for carrying a knife, he said: \"We think that that will deter young people who have been convicted of carrying from getting back involved in that kind of life again.\"\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Stop and search is a tactic used by police to crack down on crime\n\nCurrently police officers are allowed to stop and search individuals if they have reason to suspect serious violence may take place.\n\nSpeaking in August, Home Secretary Priti Patel said: \"Stop and search works - we hear again and again from police that [they] need to be empowered.\"\n\nBut Ms Abbott said the powers did not reduce violent crime.\n\nMr Johnson also said his government would be \"speeding up prosecutions to make sure the threat of being caught is always an effective deterrent\".\n\nUnder his proposals, someone caught unlawfully with a knife would be arrested and charged within 24 hours - and appear in court within a week.\n\nThe Conservatives say this would be three times faster than the current average.\n\nBBC home affairs journalist Gaetan Portal says although the current average time from offence to charge is 40 days, the median time - arguably a more representative measure - is just one day.\n\nThe current median time between someone being charged with an offence and appearing in court is 17 days.\n\nOur Reality Check team says decreasing this time will require investment in the criminal justice system.\n\nMr Johnson also said the solution lay in \"wrapping your arms around the kids and putting them on the right tracks in their lives\".\n\nHe reiterated a previous pledge to boost funding for violence reduction units by £35m in 2020.\n\nThese units tackle knife crime by involving multiple public service providers on early intervention projects.\n\nThis method of reducing knife crime was first tried in Scotland in 2005.", "\n• Term for an MP who is not a minister. They sit behind the front benches in the House of commons.\n• A sealed box with a slit in the lid. Voters place their ballot papers through the slit into the box. When polls close the boxes are opened and counting begins.\n• Paper containing a list of all candidates standing in a constituency. Voters mark their choice with a cross.\n• An election held between general elections, usually because the sitting MP has died or resigned.\n• Someone putting themselves up for election. Once Parliament has been dissolved, there are no MPs, only candidates.\n• During a campaign, active supporters of a party ask voters who they will vote for and try to drum up support for their own candidates.\n• The deadline for candidates standing to send in the officials forms confirming their place in the election. This is usually __ days before polling day.\n• When two or more parties govern together, when neither has an overall majority. After the 2010 election, the Conservatives and Lib Dems formed a coalition, which lasted for five years.\n• A agreement between two political parties where the smaller party agrees to support a larger one without enough MPs to have a majority in parliament.\n• The geographical unit which elects a single MP. There are 650 in the UK.\n• In politics, a 'dead cat' strategy is when a dramatic or sensational story is disclosed to divert attention away from something more damaging. The term comes from the concept of an imaginary dead cat being flung onto a dining table, causing the diners to become distracted by it.\n• The announcement of the election result in each constituency.\n• A sum of £500 paid by candidates or their parties to be allowed to stand. It is returned if the candidate wins 5% or more of the votes cast.\n• The delegation of powers to other parliaments within the UK, specifically the Scottish Parliament and Welsh and Northern Ireland Assemblies.\n• The Scottish Parliament and Welsh and Northern Ireland assemblies are elected by voters in those nations of the UK. They make laws on policy areas controlled by those nations such as health, environment and education.\n• The act of ending a Parliament before an election. When parliament is dissolved there are no MPs, but the prime minister and other senior ministers remain in their roles.\n• A list of everyone in a constituency entitled to vote. Also known as electoral roll.\n• An exit poll is a poll of voters leaving a voting station. They are asked how they have voted, and the results are used to forecast what the overall result of the election may be.\n• Term used to describe the UK's parliamentary election system. It means a candidate only needs to win the most votes in their constituency to win the seat.\n• When a party wins a constituency from another party, it is said to have \"gained\" it from the other.\n• Election at which all seats in the House of Commons are contested.\n• If after an election no party has an overall majority, then parliament is said to be \"hung\". The main parties will then try to form a coalition with one or more of the minor parties. Opinion polls have suggested that a hung parliament is a strong possibility after the 2015 general election.\n• A meeting a which candidates address potential voters. The word comes from an old Norse word meaning \"house of assembly\".\n• A candidate who is not a member of any political party and is standing on their own personal platform. To qualify as an official political party, a party must be registered with the Electoral Commission, the organisation which administers elections in the UK.\n• The name given to an election which one party wins by a very large margin. Famous landslides in UK elections include Labour's victory in 1945, the Conservative win in 1983 and the election which brought Tony Blair to power in 1997.\n• A person or party with strong socialist policies or beliefs.\n• The name of the party occupying the centre ground of British politics. They were formed from the former Liberal party and Social Democrats, a Labour splinter group, and combine support for traditional liberalism such as religious tolerance and individual freedom, with support for social justice.\n• A majority in Parliament means one side has at least one more vote than all the other parties combined and is therefore more likely to be able to push through any legislative plans.\n• When one party wins more than half of the seats in the Commons, they can rule alone in a majority government\n• Politicians say they have a mandate, or authority, to carry out a policy when they have the backing of the electorate.\n• A public declaration of a party's ideas and policies, usually printed during the campaign. Once in power, a government is often judged by how many of its manifesto promises it manages to deliver.\n• Seats where the gap between the two or more leading parties is relatively small. Often regarded as less than a 10% margin or requiring a swing (see below) of 5% or less, though very dependent on prevailing political conditions.\n• A minority government is one that does not have a majority of the seats in Parliament. It means the government is less likely to be able to push through any legislative programme. Boris Johnson has suffered a number of defeats in Parliament over a no-deal Brexit because he does not have a majority.\n• Strictly this includes members of the House of Lords, but in practice means only members of the House of Commons. When an election is called Parliament is dissolved and there are no more MPs until it assembles again.\n• A candidate must be nominated on these documents by 10 voters living in the constituency.\n• A survey asking people's opinion on one or more issues. In an election campaign, the key question is usually about which party people will vote for.\n• The largest party not in government is known as the official opposition. It receives extra parliamentary funding in recognition of its status.\n• Broadcasts made by the parties and transmitted on TV or radio. By agreement with the broadcasters, each party is allowed a certain number according to its election strength and number of candidates fielded.\n• The swing shows how far voter support for a party has changed between elections. It is calculated by comparing the percentage of the vote won in a particular election to the figure obtained in the previous election.\n• Place where people go to cast their votes\n• People unable to get to a polling station are allowed to vote by post if they apply in advance.\n• Any voting system where the share of seats represents the share of votes is described as proportional representation. The UK currently has a first past the post system.\n• Parliament is usually prorogued, or suspended, ahead of an election or Queen's Speech to allow for preparations. In September 2019 Boris Johnson attempted to prorogue Parliament for five weeks, but the Supreme Court later ruled the prorogation unlawful and MPs returned to Parliament.\n• This is the time between the announcement of an election and the final election results. During this period media organisations have to ensure any political reporting is balanced and is not likely to influence the outcome of the election.\n• If a result is close, any candidate may ask for a recount. The process can be repeated several times if necessary until the candidates are satisfied. The returning officer has the final say on whether a recount takes place.\n• The official in charge of elections in each of the constituencies. On election night they read out the results for each candidate in alphabetical order by surname.\n• Someone who is right wing in politics usually supports tradition and authority, as well as capitalism. The Conservative party is regarded as the main centre-right party in the UK.\n• A safe seat is a constituency where an MP has a sufficiently large majority to be considered unwinnable by the opposition.\n• The attempt to place a favourable interpretation on an event so that people or the media will interpret it in that way. Those performing this act are known as spin doctors.\n• Any ballot paper that is not marked clearly, eg with more than one box ticked or with writing scrawled across it, is described as a spoiled ballot and does not count towards the result.\n• This is when people vote not for the party they really support, but for another party in order to keep out a more disliked rival.\n• In theory, any seat that a party contests and held by a rival is one of its targets. In practice, a target seat is one that a party believes it can win and puts a lot of effort into doing so.\n• Turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot on polling day.\n• It is usually the leader of the opposition, currently Jeremy Corby, who calls for a vote of no confidence, in an attempt to topple the government. If more MPs vote for the motion than against it, then the government has 14 days to try to win back the confidence of MPs through another vote – while the opposition parties try to form an alternative government. If nothing is resolved, then a general election is triggered.\n• The UK Parliament is located in the Palace of Westminster in the centre of London and the term is often used as an alternative to Parliament.\n• A working majority in Parliament is what a government needs to carry out its legislative programme without risk of defeat. It means the government can rely on at least one more vote than the opposition parties. However, in the current Parliament, the government no longer has a majority and MPs from a range of opposition parties have joined forces to form a parliamentary majority big enough to defeat the government over plans for a no-deal Brexit.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Prince Andrew on Epstein: 'There was no indication, absolutely no indication'\n\nKPMG has not renewed its sponsorship of the Duke of York's entrepreneurship initiative, Pitch@Palace.\n\nThe accountancy firm is thought to have made the decision at the end of October.\n\nThe controversy over the prince's ties to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is understood to have been one reason behind the decision.\n\nThe revelation follows Prince Andrew's appearance on BBC Newsnight in what critics called a \"car-crash\" interview.\n\nIn the interview, the Queen's third child said he still did not regret his friendship with US financier Epstein - who took his own life in August while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges in the US.\n\nThe BBC has contacted Buckingham Palace for comment regarding KPMG's decision.\n\nThe accountancy and auditing firm - which is not the only company associated with Pitch@Palace - declined to comment.\n\nThe scheme was founded by the prince in 2014 and involves entrepreneurs competing for the chance to pitch their business ideas to influential business figures.\n\nThe project operates in 64 countries and claims to have created more than 6,300 jobs.\n\nMeanwhile, University of Huddersfield students passed a motion on Monday evening to lobby the prince to resign as the university's chancellor.\n\nThe university itself said Prince Andrew's \"enthusiasm for innovation and entrepreneurship\" was a \"natural fit\" with its work.\n\nThe Outward Bound Trust, of which the prince is patron, said it would hold a special board meeting over the next few days for members to discuss \"the issues raised\" by the interview.\n\nAmid the backlash from the BBC's interview on Saturday, Prince Andrew is facing renewed calls to tell US authorities about his friendship with Epstein.\n\nThe prince said he would testify under oath \"if push came to shove\" and his lawyers advised him to.\n\nLawyer Gloria Allred - who has called on the Duke of York to make a statement - said an anonymous client had filed a civil lawsuit against Epstein's estate.\n\nThe alleged victim said: \"I would also like to say I agree with Gloria that Prince Andrew, and any others that are close to Epstein, should come forward and give a statement under oath on what information they have.\"\n\nPrince Andrew defended meeting Epstein after the financier was registered as a sex offender\n\nIn his BBC interview, Prince Andrew also \"categorically\" denied having any sexual contact with an American woman, who says she was forced to have sex with him aged 17.\n\nVirginia Giuffre - one of Epstein's accusers, previously known as Virginia Roberts - claimed she was forced to have sex with the prince three times.\n\nResponding to the allegation, the prince said: \"I have no recollection of ever meeting this lady, none whatsoever.\"\n\nHe added Ms Giuffre's account of him \"profusely sweating\" and \"pouring with perspiration\" when they danced at the club on the night in 2001 when she says they first had sex was impossible, because he had a medical condition preventing him from perspiring.\n\nPeople close to Prince Andrew said he wanted to address the issues head-on and did so with \"honesty and humility\" in speaking to Newsnight.\n\nJonathan Turley, law professor at George Washington University, said it was \"likely\" the prince would receive a legal summons if he went to the US and lawyers representing alleged victims managed to access him.\n\n\"There are a lot of these lawyers who would love to hand Prince Andrew a subpoena [an order to give evidence],\" he told the BBC.\n\nBut Prof Turley added the duke would have diplomatic immunity if he was in the US as part of a royal - rather than personal - engagement.\n\n\"This interview [has] put him in a rather precarious position if he plans to visit the United States any time soon,\" he added.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Prince Andrew: 'Going to Pizza Express in Woking is an unusual thing for me to do'\n\nThe prince has stood by his decision to speak out, but former Buckingham Palace press officer Dickie Arbiter described the interview as \"excruciating\".\n\nAnd BBC royal correspondent Jonny Dymond said the prince was \"very damaged\" by the interview, adding the attempt to clear his name had \"failed, badly\".\n\nA lawyer for several of Epstein's accusers described the interview as \"sad\" and \"depressing\".\n\nSpencer Kuvin, who represents several unnamed alleged victims, said \"royalty has failed them\".\n\n\"The mere fact that he was friends with a convicted sex offender and chose to continue his relationship with him - it just shows a lack of acknowledgement of the breadth of what this man [Epstein] did to these girls,\" Mr Kuvin said.\n\nThe prince said he visited Epstein in 2010, after he was released from jail, to tell him their friendship was over. He said that was the last contact he ever had with him.\n• None The official website of HRH The Duke of York, KG The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Ross England has been suspended as a candidate for the Vale of Glamorgan\n\nRoss England has \"fallen short\" of the standards required of a Tory Welsh Assembly candidate, the party's leader in the Senedd Paul Davies had said.\n\nMr England was suspended after it emerged that his conduct as a witness in a rape trial led to its collapse.\n\nTwo Tory AMs have criticised Mr England's candidacy for the Vale of Glamorgan, almost a week after the news first emerged.\n\nHis former employer Alun Cairns quit as Welsh Secretary on Wednesday.\n\nHe resigned after it came out that he had been emailed about the case months before Mr England was selected - Mr Cairns had denied knowing about it.\n\nGiving evidence in the April 2018 trial, Mr England made claims about having a sexual relationship with the victim, which she denied, after judge Stephen John Hopkins QC had made it clear evidence about her sexual history was inadmissible.\n\nMr Hopkins said to Mr England: \"Why did you say that? Are you completely stupid\", later telling him to: \"Get out of my court.\"\n\nThe defendant James Hackett was subsequently convicted of rape at a retrial.\n\nAfter the news broke last week Mr England, who was working for the party as a campaign manager, was suspended from his job and his candidacy.\n\nThe latter is due to go to the party's candidates committee for consideration.\n\nPaul Davies said the case was shocking\n\nPaul Davies, AM for Preseli Pembrokeshire, said the case has been \"shocking and disturbing\".\n\n\"My heart goes out to this individual and to all victims of rape and sexual assault,\" he said.\n\n\"I expect the highest standards from Welsh Conservative assembly candidates; this court case suggests that Ross England has fallen short of those standards.\"\n\nAnother Tory AM suggested Mr England should step aside.\n\nAngela Burns, who represents Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire, tweeted: \"I would urge the individual involved in causing the mistrial of the rape case and so much heartache for the victim to consider his position.\"", "The Green Party has pledged to invest £100bn a year to fund its climate policy over the next decade, if it wins the election.\n\nWhere would the money come from and how would it be spent?\n\nThe Greens believe a large public investment, worth £1tn over 10 years, is essential to fight climate change and make Britain fossil fuel free by 2030.\n\nThe party says the money would go on building 100,000 energy-efficient homes each year, revolutionising transport infrastructure and creating hundreds of thousands of low-carbon jobs.\n\nThe bulk (£91.2bn a year) would come from borrowing, with the rest from tax changes.\n\nThis would represent a huge hike on current borrowing levels. The independent Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), for example, says government borrowing could be about £55bn this year.\n\nBorrowing happens when a country's tax revenues are not sufficient to fund its public spending commitments. When this happens, a government must borrow to make up the difference - this is known as a budget deficit.\n\nGovernments borrow by selling their debt in the form of bonds to investors, and paying them interest.\n\nThe Green Party justifies its pledge by saying that borrowing rates are at \"unprecedented historical lows\" and the money is needed to transform society.\n\nAt the moment, an investor purchasing UK debt would only expect to receive a 0.75% annual return over 10 years.\n\nHowever, if a government planned to massively increase borrowing, there's a risk that investors could demand higher interest rates if they believed the UK could default on future repayments.\n\nThe IFS calculates the Greens' proposal would take borrowing to £140bn. This would be more than 6% of national income and the highest level since 2012-2013, when borrowing rocketed following the global financial crisis.\n\nThe Green Party is in favour of remaining in the European Union, but running a budget deficit of 6% would be double the limit set out in the EU's growth and stability pact.\n\nSpending £100bn a year tackling climate change would be about the same amount of money the government currently spends on education.\n\nAs well as additional borrowing, the Greens say they will raise £9bn a year from tax changes - including a rise in corporation tax to 24%.\n\nThis would put corporation tax back to the level it was in 2013. It would still be lower than pre-2008 levels, or elsewhere in the G7 (an organisation made up of the world's seven largest so-called advanced economies).", "Education Secretary Gavin Williamson said media reports had highlighted issues over the use of unregulated accommodation for children in care\n\nThe education secretary has written to council leaders in England to express \"concern\" over the use of unregulated accommodation to house under-16s.\n\nGavin Williamson said these placements for children in care should be \"eliminated\".\n\nThis type of accommodation is not registered to deliver care.\n\nBut in October, Newsnight found that more than 100 children under 16 in England and Wales were living in such places, on any given night.\n\nMr Williamson said he could not \"imagine a circumstance under which a child under the age of 16 should be living in an independent or semi-independent setting\".\n\nUnregulated accommodation is often flats and houses with support workers on site or visiting, but can also be hostels and lodgings or even hotels and holiday parks.\n\nRunning an unregistered home that provides support but not care for children under 16 is not illegal.\n\nBut it is potentially a criminal offence to run a children's home that provides care without registering with the regulator Ofsted or the Welsh Care Inspectorate.\n\n\"I am concerned about the number of children under 16 placed in settings that are not registered with Ofsted, so should not be delivering care, and I am certain that you will want to pay immediate and close attention to those placements,\" Mr Williamson wrote to local authority chief executives.\n\n\"I look forward to working together to make sure these types of placements are eliminated,\" he added.\n\n\"Such settings must only be used for older children who are ready to live with the level of independence afforded by these settings.\"\n\nTeenagers in semi-independent care are treated as young adults and expected to do things like open bank accounts, wash clothes and buy food.\n\n'Amy', who lived in an unregulated home when she was 17, said the minister's concern was \"completely right\".\n\n\"It's just neglect to put under 16s in these places,\" she told Newsnight.\n\n\"They need to be finding better places to put kids. They're creating more problems for society in the future. \"\n\n'Emma', who was placed in an unregulated placement last year at the age of 15, also welcomed the intervention.\n\n\"It is not the right environment for someone so young,\" she said.\n\nThe mother of a boy, 15, placed in an unregulated home, told Newsnight she was horrified when she realised the placement was not registered with Ofsted.\n\n\"Ofsted is important to me because it is telling me that a place is fit for purpose and has been checked.\"\n\nThe placement was more than 100 miles from the family home.\n\n\"I was told it would be for twelve weeks only. But my son was there for nearly a year. He received no structured education for most of the time he was there and often stayed in bed until 4 pm.\"\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Chris Wild tells Newsnight 'there's something wrong' with the care system\n\nLocal authorities can pay to place children in unregulated accommodation if they deem it to be in a child's best interests, a place in registered accommodation cannot be found or a court approves the placement.\n\nThe BBC previously learned children as young as 11 years old are being placed in these homes.\n\nA freedom of information request carried out by Newsnight revealed that at least 63 local authorities placed under-16s in unregulated accommodation in the past three years.\n\nChris Wild, who manages a home for teenagers aged 16 and above, said he has refused to take children under 16 because it was \"unsafe\".\n\n\"At 15 you might be in care with an 18-year-old, who's been arrested for something sinister, or is affiliated with county lines drugs,\" he told Newsnight.\n\nNewsnight has been investigating this part of the care sector, as part of its Britain's Hidden Children's Homes series.\n\nPreviously, the programme revealed that, according to figures from the Department for Education, about 5,500 looked after children in England were living in unregulated accommodation, up 70% from 2,900 10 years ago.\n\nYou can watch Newsnight on BBC Two at 22:30 on weekdays. Catch up on iPlayer, subscribe to the programme on YouTube and follow it on Twitter.", "Striker Emiliano Sala signed for Cardiff just two days before the plane crash\n\nThe family of Cardiff City striker Emiliano Sala has questioned why initial toxicology tests carried out on his body did not include checking for carbon monoxide.\n\nThe Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) revealed in August that potentially fatal levels of carbon monoxide had been found in his blood.\n\nSala was found dead after the plane he was travelling in crashed in January.\n\nHis family's lawyer was speaking at a pre-inquest review in Bournemouth.\n\nBarrister Matthew Reeve asked for blood samples to be kept until the inquest has been concluded.\n\nMr Reeve told the senior coroner for Dorset, Rachael Griffin, there was an \"unexplained question\" as to why the blood tests detecting carbon monoxide were not carried out until June.\n\n\"Why was it not felt necessary to test for carbon monoxide in February but it was at some... later time?\" asked Mr Reeve.\n\nMs Griffin said she would ask the AAIB for an additional report on this matter and ordered that the blood samples should be preserved until the conclusion of the inquest process.\n\nSala was travelling from Nantes to Cardiff when the plane he was in crashed\n\nArgentinian Sala, 28, and pilot David Ibbotson, 59, crashed on 21 January while travelling from Nantes in France to Cardiff.\n\nSala was en route to join Cardiff City, transferring from Nantes FC for £15m.\n\nHis body was recovered from the wreckage of the plane on the seabed in early February.\n\nThe wreckage of the plane in which Sala died has moved from the location in the Channel where it was found in February, the hearing was told.\n\nShipwreck hunter David Mearns, who helped locate the wreckage of the aircraft on the seabed, had returned to the site in October on behalf of the Sala family and found that the plane was no longer intact.\n\nMs Griffin asked the AAIB representative at the hearing, Geraint Herbert, why they had decided not to recover the wreckage as the family had requested after the finding of carbon monoxide emerged.\n\nMr Herbert said the Piper Malibu was a \"quite simple\" aircraft with only a few ways in which the gas could enter the cabin.\n\n\"We felt we could get to the bottom of the relevant safety issues without recovering the aircraft, especially after we had the information from the first visit to the wreckage,\" said Mr Herbert.\n\nMr Reeve said his clients disagreed with this decision.\n\nMr Herbert told the coroner that the AAIB expected to publish their final report into the crash early next year.\n\nDet Insp Huxter, of Dorset Police, said their investigation was continuing.\n\nThe Civil Aviation Authority's investigation into regulatory issues arising from the crash is not expected to conclude before the latter part of next year, their barrister said.\n\nMs Griffin adjourned the inquest for a further pre-inquest review to be held on 16 March.\n\nShe also expressed her sympathies to both the Ibbotson and Sala families.\n\nAfter the hearing Daniel Machover, a lawyer for the Sala family, said their \"primary concern now is for the full inquest to take place as soon as possible, so that they can finally learn the truth about what happened and ensure that no family has to suffer a similar preventable loss of a loved one\".\n\nHe said the family believed the decision \"not to recover the wreck of the Piper Malibu was a mistake\".\n\n\"This being the case, the Sala family are keen the AAIB does everything in its power to make good on its promise, made in court today, to determine how Emiliano was poisoned by carbon monoxide without being able to examine any parts of the aircraft,\" he said.", "At the time of Ross England's (R) selection to stand as an assembly member, Alun Cairns (L) endorsed Mr England as a \"friend and colleague\"\n\nA rape victim has called on a UK cabinet minister to quit after his former aide - a Tory Welsh assembly candidate - \"sabotaged\" her trial.\n\nRoss England made claims about the victim's sexual history in an April 2018 trial which led to its collapse.\n\nWelsh Secretary Alun Cairns denied knowing about this, but BBC Wales has seen an email sent to him in August 2018 mentioning the matter.\n\nMr England was picked as the assembly election candidate in December 2018.\n\nMr Cairns has been asked to comment.\n\nAsked if the minister should resign, the victim - who worked for the Conservative Party - said: \"Absolutely. If he'd come out and condemned Ross [England] in the first instance, he wouldn't be in this position.\n\n\"I would like an apology from the party and Alun Cairns for selecting him in the first place. I can't believe that not one senior Welsh Conservative has said that what he did was wrong.\"\n\nThe email on 2 August 2018 was sent to Mr Cairns by Geraint Evans, his special adviser. It was also copied to Richard Minshull - the director of the Welsh Conservatives - and another member of staff.\n\nIt said: \"I have spoken to Ross and he is confident no action will be taken by the court.\"\n\nMr Cairns said he only became aware of Ross England's role in the trial's collapse when the story broke last week\n\nMr England, who was selected as the candidate for the Vale of Glamorgan, said he had given an \"honest answer\" while giving evidence at the rape trial of his friend James Hackett.\n\nMr England told the court he had a casual sexual relationship with the complainant - which she denied - despite the judge in the case making it clear that evidence of the sexual history of the victim was inadmissible.\n\nThe judge, Stephen John Hopkins QC, said to him: \"Why did you say that? Are you completely stupid?\n\n\"You have managed single-handed, and I have no doubt it was deliberate on your part, to sabotage this trial… get out of my court.\"\n\nHackett was subsequently convicted of rape at a retrial.\n\nMr England was suspended as a candidate for the Vale of Glamorgan and as an employee last week after details of the court case emerged and the party said a \"full investigation will be conducted\".\n\nMr England was selected to stand for the Welsh Conservatives for the 2021 assembly election\n\nAt the time of his selection to stand as an assembly member, Mr Cairns endorsed Mr England as a \"friend and colleague\" with whom \"it will be a pleasure to campaign\".\n\nA Welsh Conservatives source told the BBC: \"I can't really see how he [Mr Cairns] can possibly carry on - the toxic nature of these revelations could bring down the whole Conservative campaign in Wales.\n\n\"If he did have any decency he'd put the party and country first and resign.\"\n\nA spokeswoman for the Welsh Conservatives said: \"There is no new information from this leaked document confirming an informal conversation which took place a considerable time after the trial collapsed and is consistent with statements made.\n\n\"The full details of this case are still not known and we have taken action in writing to the court. All forthcoming information will be taken into account as the party conducts a thorough investigation.\"\n\nChristina Rees, Labour's shadow secretary of state for Wales, said the decision to select Mr England as a candidate was \"an error of judgement\" and called on Mr Cairns to resign.\n\nEchoing the call, Plaid Cymru MP Liz Saville Roberts said: \"At worst, Mr Cairns is complicit in the attempted cover up of his former staff member's actions which collapsed a rape trial.\n\n\"At best, he has displayed gross incompetence in judgement.\"\n\nIn the first of two statements issued on Thursday, Welsh Tory party chairman Lord Davies of Gower said the party only became aware of the \"full extent of the proceedings\" when Hackett's appeal process ended in October.\n\nHe said: \"We were fully aware that Ross England was involved as a witness in a sensitive case. We are also aware of the responsibility we have as employers.\n\n\"Since the end of the Appeal Court case, we have now been made aware of the full extent of the proceedings.\"\n\nMr England gave a speech at the Welsh Conservative conference in 2016\n\nIn a second statement, he said he could \"categorically state\" he and Mr Cairns were \"completely unaware of the details of the collapse of this trial until they became public this week\".\n\nMr England used to work for Mr Cairns in the Vale of Glamorgan and was selected as the party's candidate to fight for the constituency seat at the 2021 Welsh assembly elections.\n\nMr Cairns previously told BBC Wales he only became aware of Mr England's role in the trial's collapse when the story broke last week.\n\nIn a statement, he said he only became aware of the collapse of the trial \"some considerable time afterwards and had no knowledge of the role of Ross England\".\n\nMr England said he acted honestly during the collapsed trial and did not know that any evidence had been ruled inadmissible.\n\nThe victim said Mr England's Conservative selection \"shows how little respect they have for me\".\n\nShe added: \"It is completely shocking to me that Ross England would stand up in court and say these things given that they are untrue.\n\n\"He was asked if we worked together, and the answer to that is yes.\n\n\"Nobody asked him if we were in a sexual relationship or not. For him to just blurt that out proves to me that it was a formulated plan that he and whoever else conjured to try and derail the trial.\n\n\"I think it was an absolutely deliberate attempt to sabotage the trial.\"\n\nIn a statement, Mr England said: \"I gave an honest answer, honouring the oath I took to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.\n\n\"I complied fully with the conditions of the court before and after the trial.\"\n\nOne Conservative Party source told BBC Wales they called the party's Cardiff headquarters on the day the trial collapsed to inform management Mr England's actions led to that happening.\n\nJudge Hopkins went on to say he would be writing to Mr England's political allies in the hope they would take \"appropriate action\".\n\nLord Davies has said \"at no time\" had any party officials received any correspondence in relation to the matter.\n\nMr Evans and Lord Davies have also been asked to comment.", "Brittany Kaiser drew a huge crowd at a press conference after her talk at Web Summit\n\nFormer Cambridge Analytica employee Brittany Kaiser, recognisable to many as the unlikely star of the Netflix documentary The Great Hack, has appeared at Web Summit in Lisbon.\n\nThe documentary followed the self-styled whistleblower as she testified to the UK parliament about what she knew when she worked at the firm as a business development manager.\n\nNow with a book out, she has reinvented herself as a data privacy guru aiming to educate youngsters about disinformation, and planning to put data back into the hands of users via blockchain technology.\n\nThe Cambridge Analytica scandal broke in 2016 when it emerged that the data of up to 87 million Facebook users had been harvested via a personality quiz - and it's never been exactly clear how it was used.\n\nThe consultancy aided Donald Trump's election campaign. And Ms Kaiser appeared on the firm's behalf at a Leave.EU Brexit press briefing - the two organisations say they never signed a contract to work together but Ms Kaiser has alleged that \"chargeable work was done\".\n\nMs Kaiser appeared at a Leave.EU event in November 2015 in London\n\nIn an interview with the BBC, Ms Kaiser said she wanted to see political advertising on Facebook banned.\n\nShe said she feared little had changed. Hundreds of companies around the world are still crunching through personal data and throwing it back at people in the form of political ads, she said.\n\n\"It is sad that we have to ban all forms of political advertising to stop people being manipulated. But it has to be done,\" she added.\n\n\"Our electoral laws are not fit for purpose. Facebook functions pretty much the same and now it is not going to ban any politicians who are sending disinformation our way.\"\n\nWhile Twitter has moved to ban political advertising, Facebook has not, and she thinks it will need government regulation to force it to.\n\nIt's important, she said, because of the way data is being \"weaponised\" in political campaigning.\n\n\"Data-driven campaigning gives you the edge that you need to convince swing votes one way or the other, and also to get certain people to show up to the polls,\" she said.\n\n\"It can also be used to turn off your opponents and get people not to show up to the polls.\"\n\nIn her book Targeted, she provides new details about the methods she claims were used by Cambridge Analytica in the US presidential election, in particular how it gathered information on different personality types and sent them adverts most likely to resonate with them. The use of so-called psychographics in the Trump campaign had been denied by the firm before its collapse.\n\n\"What I saw when I was at Cambridge Analytica was that individuals were deemed persuadable, I don't mean persuadable to vote for Donald Trump, but persuadable to not vote for Hillary Clinton,\" she told the BBC.\n\n\"So it was to deter them from going to the polls. And that is the type of tactics where you can use this information in order to persuade certain people to disengage from the political process.\"\n\nShe gave specific examples of her claims: \"We saw an old quote from Michelle Obama being turned into an advertisement that made it look like she was criticising Hillary for staying with her husband, who cheated on her, and that was being targeted at conservative women to get them to not support her.\"\n\nAn old 1996 speech by Hillary Clinton in which she talks about young black men joining gangs was targeted at African Americans, she said, to dissuade them from voting for the Democrat.\n\nMs Kaiser said the personality profiling done by Cambridge Analytica was good at targeting \"people who are neurotic, and sending them fear-based messaging\".\n\n\"Sending messages to people who were extroverted and open-minded wasn't very effective,\" she added.\n\nBrittany Kaiser at event to promote The Great Hack\n\nSome regard Ms Kaiser as an unreliable witness, and question whether her whistleblowing was done more to save herself than to expose the company she worked for.\n\nProf David Carroll, a data privacy expert who also played a pivotal role in The Great Hack, told the BBC that he thought she was \"an important witness to history\".\n\nBut he believes that in her book she \"obfuscates and omits key aspects, to protect her reputation and her friends\".\n\nIn her BBC interview, Ms Kaiser addressed her critics: \"Most of those people have no idea how hard it is to be a whistleblower.\"\n\n\"I spent the past year and a half being unpaid, doing pro-bono work for governments around the world by being an expert witness... never knowing if I'd ever get a job again, never knowing if I was going to be persecuted or if I would be threatened with physical violence.\n\n\"You really start to wonder who's going to come after you.\"\n\nIt is all a long way from when she entered the world of politics and data, in the Obama campaign, to \"figure out what got people excited about politics\".\n\n\"I never expected when I joined a company that was going to teach me more advanced forms of data science, that there was going to be anything malicious about it,\" she said. \"It's never too late to decide to do the right thing.\"\n\nCritics question what she did during her time at Cambridge Analytica. She has been accused of deploying Israeli hackers to influence the presidential election in Nigeria in 2015, something she denies.\n\n\"In Nigeria I met with clients who are actually private businessmen, not the campaign itself, who wanted to fund an external campaign. And so I helped, put together a team and sent people out there. They were only there for three weeks, so nothing that they did was really that big or that effective,\" she told the BBC.\n\nMs Kaiser said that her old boss Alexander Nix was still working in political consultancy\n\nAnd what of Alexander Nix, her former employer with whom she is portrayed as having an affectionate friendship in the Great Hack?\n\nShe told the BBC she was no longer in contact with him - in fact a text message wishing her luck in her testimony to the UK parliament in 2016 was the last time she heard from him, she said.\n\nBut she said she believes he is still involved in political consultancy work.\n\n\"I hope he has learned from his mistakes and is working more ethically.\"", "Artwork: The Voyager spacecraft were launched in 1977\n\nData sent back by the two Voyager spacecraft have shed new light on the structure of the Solar System.\n\nForty-two years after they were launched, the spacecraft are still going strong and exploring the outer reaches of our cosmic neighbourhood.\n\nBy analysing data sent back by the probes, scientists have worked out the shape of the vast magnetic bubble that surrounds the Sun.\n\nThe two spacecraft are now more than 10 billion miles from Earth.\n\nResearchers detail their findings in six separate studies published in the journal Nature Astronomy.\n\n\"We had no good quantitative idea how big this bubble is that the Sun creates around itself with its solar wind - ionised plasma that's speeding away from the Sun radially in all directions,\" said Ed Stone, the longstanding project scientist for the missions.\n\n\"We certainly didn't know that the spacecraft could live long enough to reach the edge and leave the bubble to enter interstellar space.\"\n\nThe plasma consists of charged particles and gas that permeate space on both sides of the magnetic bubble, known as the heliosphere.\n\nMeasurements show that the identical probes have exited the heliosphere and entered interstellar space - the region between stars. Voyager 1 entered interstellar space in 2012, Voyager 2 crossed over late last year. The key sign in both cases was a jump in the density of plasma.\n\nThis showed that the spacecraft were passing from an environment with hot, lower density plasma characteristic of the solar wind and entering a region with the cool, higher density plasma thought to be found in interstellar space.\n\nThe boundary between the two regions is known as the heliopause.\n\nArtwork showing the heliosphere, along with the interstellar medium\n\n\"We saw the plasma density at the heliopause jump by a very large amount - a factor of 20, at this rather sharp boundary out there,\" said Prof Don Gurnett, from the University of Iowa.\n\n\"Actually, with Voyager One we saw an even bigger jump.\"\n\nThe findings suggest that the heliosphere is symmetrical, at least at the two points that the Voyager spacecraft crossed. The researchers say these points are almost at the same distance from the Sun, indicating a spherical front to the bubble - \"like a blunt bullet\", according to Prof Gurnett.\n\nThe results also provide clues to the the thickness of the \"heliosheath\", the outer region of the magnetic bubble. This is the point where the solar wind piles up against the approaching wind of particles in interstellar space, which Prof Gurnett likens to the effect of a snow plow on a city street.\n\nThe heliosheath appears to vary in its thickness. This is based on data showing that Voyager 1 had to travel further than its twin to reach the heliopause, where the solar wind and the interstellar wind are in balance.\n\nSome had thought Voyager 2 would make that crossing into interstellar space first, based on models of the magnetic bubble.\n\n\"In a historical sense, the old idea that the solar wind will just be gradually whittled away as you go further into interstellar space is simply not true,\" says Don Gurnett.\n\n\"We show with Voyager 2 - and previously with Voyager 1 - that there's a distinct boundary out there. It's just astonishing how fluids, including plasmas, form boundaries.\"", "Schools should not be used as polling stations in the general election, to avoid disrupting nativity plays and Christmas concerts, says Education Secretary Gavin Williamson.\n\nHe has written to returning officers, saying there is funding available for councils to find alternative venues for places to vote on 12 December.\n\nMr Williamson says he wants to keep disruption \"to an absolute minimum\".\n\nHead teachers have backed the calls to avoid using schools for voting.\n\nThe timing of a general election means it risks clashing with long-arranged plans for Christmas events in schools, such as carol concerts and nativity plays.\n\nMr Williamson has written to returning officers, who are responsible for overseeing elections, urging them to avoid using schools.\n\n\"In every community there will be alternatives and I would ask that, wherever possible, these are used instead,\" he told them.\n\nLocal authorities, which are responsible for finding venues, have been told that central government will reimburse the costs of using other places as polling stations.\n\nThe education secretary says he wants to make sure that \"long-planned and important events\" are not disrupted.\n\nChristmas events are \"important highlights in the school calendar and the result of a huge amount of hard work,\" he says.\n\n\"Schools will already have in place a schedule of events for the term, including Christmas activities,\" said Geoff Barton, leader of the ASCL head teachers' union.\n\n\"It would clearly be much better for children, parents and staff if they were able to go ahead with these events without the disruption of the school being used as a polling station.\"\n\nMr Barton said there needed to be a longer-term consideration about whether schools were really \"suitable venues\" for polling stations.\n\n\"This is the third election this year, following on from local and European elections, and it is the third general election in four years,\" he said.\n• None A really simple guide to the election", "Mr Hammond said he felt \"aggrieved\" at his treatment by the party\n\nFormer Chancellor Philip Hammond is to leave Parliament \"with great sadness\" after deciding against standing as an independent in his Surrey constituency.\n\nMr Hammond lost the Conservative whip in September after defying Boris Johnson over a no-deal Brexit.\n\nAs a result, he cannot stand as a Tory candidate in Runnymede and Weybridge, which he has represented since 1997.\n\nHe said he would not stand as an independent as that would be a \"direct challenge\" to the party he loved.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nMr Hammond was among 21 Tory MPs thrown out of the parliamentary party in September for backing legislation designed to stop the UK leaving the EU without a deal - the so-called Benn Act.\n\nUnlike a number of the group, he has not had the whip restored after rebelling again earlier this month to back Labour calls for more time to scrutinise Boris Johnson's deal.\n\nThe PM blamed him and other former Tory rebels for stopping the UK leaving the EU on the 31 October deadline.\n\nIn a letter to constituents, Mr Hammond said he continued to feel \"aggrieved\" at his punishment given he had been a member of the party for 45 years and had served as an MP for more than two decades.\n\n\"The Conservative Party that I have served has always had room for a wide range of opinions and has been tolerant of measured dissent.\n\nPhilip Hammond was a constant by Theresa May's side despite reported disagreements\n\n\"Many parliamentary colleagues have defied the party whip on occasions without any action taken against them.\"\n\nBut he said he would not follow the lead of a number of former colleagues, such as Dominic Grieve and Anne Milton, who are standing as independents in the 12 December election.\n\n\"I remain a Conservative and I cannot therefore embark on a course of action that would represent a direct challenge in a general election to the party I have supported all my adult life,\" he said.\n\nHe said he would continue to make the case for a Conservative Party that was \"broad-based, forward-looking, pro-business and pro-markets\".\n\n\"I will remain an active party member and will continue to make the case for doing whatever is necessary to deliver a close negotiated future economic and security partnership with the EU.\"\n\nMr Hammond served as chancellor for three years under Theresa May, during which he angered Tory Brexiteers for his opposition to a no-deal exit and desire to maintain the closest possible trading relations with the bloc.\n\nBefore that was foreign secretary, defence secretary and transport secretary under David Cameron.\n\nHe acquired the nicknames Spreadsheet Phil and Box Office Phil for his attention to detail and somewhat dry political style.\n\nElsewhere, ex-minister Nick Herbert has joined the growing list of Tory MPs from the One Nation wing of the party deciding not to contest the next election, saying he would step down as MP for Arundel and South Downs to focus on his new role as chairman of the Countryside Alliance.\n\nOther leading Conservative figures who are leaving Parliament include Amber Rudd, Nicky Morgan, Rory Stewart and Margaret James.\n\nBut announcing her intention to stand as an independent in Guildford, Mrs Milton said she wanted to \"represent her constituency without being bound by party politics\".\n\nSorry, we're having trouble displaying this content. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "The outgoing European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has told the BBC he believes the UK will leave the EU by 31 January 2020, the end of the current extension period.\n\nHe told BBC Europe Editor Katya Adler that Brexit is \"a too-long story that has to be brought to an end\".\n\nOn Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s claim that he will negotiate a trade deal with the EU before the end of December 2020, Mr Juncker said some UK MPs think negotiating a deal will be easy, but discussions with Canada \"took years\".\n\nAnd he said he did not think Labour’s pledge to renegotiate the withdrawal agreement if it wins a majority in the general election was a realistic approach - although this would be an issue for his successor.", "Why Are The Police Putting Down Their Guns?\n\nHundreds of firearms officers hand in their permits to carry weapons.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. David Bloch asked his mum: \"Would someone like me?\"\n\nA US mother has told the BBC of the overwhelming response she has received after tweeting about her lonely 21-year-old autistic son.\n\nKerry Bloch's son David has been non-verbal for most of his life but amazed his parents by asking his first question: \"Would someone like me?\"\n\nShe posted the comment on Twitter and received a deluge of heart-warming responses.\n\nAmong them was basketball star Joe Ingles who invited David to a game.\n\nKerry told BBC OS that David's question had taken her completely by surprise at their home in Neptune Beach, Florida.\n\n\"I could tell he was thinking or processing something. He then just looks at me and goes: 'Would someone like me?'\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by kerry bloch This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\n\"I was flabbergasted. That's the first question he has ever said to me. I left the room because I had to cry. I didn't want David to think I was upset.\"\n\nKerry says she told David she was sure there were \"thousands of people out there\" who would like him, adding: \"You're a wonderful boy.\"\n\nShe then logged on to Twitter and shared what had happened, with a picture of David.\n\n\"I sent it and didn't think anything about it. I'm not very computer-literate or internet-literate. My phone just kept making these constant ding ding ding noises. I checked and it was hundreds of notifications coming in.\"\n\nDavid has a rare immunodeficiency and only 20% of his immune system is working, Kerry explained.\n\nDavid Bloch, of Neptune Beach, Florida, suffers from an immunodeficiency disorder\n\nHe is home-schooled and his exposure to the outdoors is limited, she says.\n\n\"He's never been in school, he hasn't been allowed to be around children his age,\" said Kerry.\n\n\"He's never had a friend because of that so I know he's lonely, and we're doing the best we can to get him to have friends somehow. But he's smart enough to realise he wants a friend and he wants people to like him.\"\n\nThe thousands of responses include many from parents of other autistic children.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post 2 by Cathleen Burke This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nAustralian NBA star Joe Ingles, who recently revealed he and his wife Renae have a child with autism, invited David to a Utah Jazz basketball game.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post 3 by Joe Ingles This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nKerry said messages had also come from the military, fire and police departments and sports groups including David's favourite football team, the Jacksonville Jaguars.\n\n\"He's been running around the house just smiles. We've been trying to read every single message. We've been up to four or five in the morning,\" she said.\n\n\"I'm trying to reply to every single person. David does not want anybody to be left out, he loves everybody. I think he understands what it feels like to be left out so he wants to include everybody and just to tell everybody he loves them.\"", "The Thar region is one of Pakistan's poorest areas\n\nPolice in Pakistan are investigating the apparent joint suicide of two young women in one of the poorest areas of the country's south.\n\nThe bodies of Nathu Bai and Veeru Bai, who had a baby son, were found on the farm where they lived.\n\nThey were married to two brothers who worked as farmhands for a local landowner near the town of Islamkot.\n\nIt is unclear why the women took their lives. Campaigners say there have been a spate of suicides in the area.\n\nThe southern Thar desert area of Pakistan is resource-rich, but also one of the country's poorest regions.\n\nPolice say they don't have a motive for why the women took their lives in the village of Kehri.\n\n\"I personally went to the site. It was apparently a suicide, though we are still looking into it,\" local police station chief Inspector Kabeer Khan told the BBC.\n\n\"It's really hard for me to say why they did it. It's the harvest season so we can't say hunger could be a reason. But you can't rule out domestic tensions caused by overwork or negligence.\"\n\nLittle has been reported about the lives of Nathu Bai and Veeru Bai. The women were in their early twenties and married to two brothers, Chaman Kohli and Pehlaj Kohli.\n\nVeeru Bai's son was a year old, a local resident who knew the family told the BBC.\n\nFor the last six months the couples had been living on the farm some distance away from the village to help harvest the maize crops, another resident said.\n\nWhen locals spotted the women's bodies on Sunday morning, they informed the police.\n\nDr Pushpa Ramesh, who examined the bodies in hospital in Islamkot late that night, told the BBC \"there were no other injuries or signs of trauma on the bodies\" to suggest any other cause of death.\n\n\"Their mothers, brothers and the in-laws were all here. They were devastated by grief,\" he said.\n\nYou may also be interested in:\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Almost 140 children have died of starvation in the Thar desert region\n\nAllah Jodio, who lives in the same neighbourhoods as the Kohlis, said he asked the women's husbands and their father-in-law what could have caused them to take their own lives.\n\n\"But they said there was no apparent reason. Nothing extraordinary had happened,\" he said.\n\nMr Jodio believes domestic tensions may be behind the tragedy.\n\n\"You see, our people are very poor and often live from meal to meal. And they had been working on the farms for the last several months. There's a lot that keeps going wrong and needs to be righted, so there must have been angry arguments. Both were young, and must have taken the disastrous step in their youthful rage.\"\n\nAt least 59 people have killed themselves in the Thar region so far this year, including 38 women and two children, while about 198 suicides were reported in 2018, according to civil society group, Aware.Org.\n\nThe reasons cited are increasing poverty, and population displacements caused by coal mining projects.\n\nCampaigners say these and other factors mean domestic tensions are commonplace.\n\nThe situation is made worse by the absence of any government safety net to help the vulnerable.\n\nThe region is populated predominantly by low-caste Hindus, who are a minority in overwhelmingly Muslim Pakistan.\n\nThey are generally looked down upon by local landowners, who include some upper-caste Hindus, and the wider Muslim population.\n\nIf you've been affected by a mental health issue, help and support is available. Visit Befrienders International for more information about support services.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Daughter calls for change in laws on assisted dying\n\nThe daughter of a woman cleared of murdering her terminally ill husband in a \"mercy killing\" has said the laws on assisted dying must change so \"no family has to go through what we did\".\n\nA jury cleared Mavis Eccleston, 80, of the murder and manslaughter of her husband Dennis, 81, in September.\n\nThe couple's daughter Joy Munns said her mother \"should never have been charged with murder\".\n\nOpponents say the case \"does not justify a change in the law\".\n\nMrs Eccleston, formerly of Huntington, near Cannock in Staffordshire, was accused of giving her husband a potentially lethal dose of prescription medicine without his knowledge.\n\nShe told Stafford Crown Court they both intended to take their own lives and jurors heard she also took an overdose but survived.\n\nMavis and Dennis Eccleston pictured with their children (L-R) Kevin, Joy and Lynne\n\nAfter the couple were taken to hospital, Mrs Munns took a photograph of her parents side by side in hospital beds.\n\nHer father died 20 minutes after it was taken.\n\nThe family, which is being supported by campaign group Dignity in Dying, said they had taken the decision to release the picture as they want to \"raise awareness\" of their campaign.\n\nMavis and Dennis Eccleston were rushed to hospital after being found at their home in February 2018\n\nMrs Munns, who lives in Drakelow, Derbyshire, said: \"There's no way in this day and age we should be working with this outdated law.\n\n\"My dad wanted to die at home with his family around him. He wanted to go and not suffer the pain that he did.\"\n\nMrs Munns previously said she wanted a change in the law \"so that dying people aren't forced to suffer, make plans in secret or ask loved ones to risk prosecution by helping them\".\n\n\"More families will suffer in silence like ours because of our broken laws,\" she added.\n\n\"I have to believe that everything we went through (for 19 months) was for the law to be changed.\"\n\nShe wants politicians to debate in Parliament the issue of assisted dying and hopes her father's case \"will not be ignored\".\n\nMavis and Dennis Eccleston had been married for almost 60 years\n\nAssisted dying is legal in a number of countries.\n\nThe Suicide Act 1961 makes it illegal to encourage or assist a death in England and Wales. It is an offence punishable with a sentence of up to 14 years.\n\nDignity in Dying chief executive Sarah Wootton said the law on assisted dying \"is not working\" and said it \"forced [Dennis] to resort to drastic measures to end his life and then criminalised Mavis for acting out of love in helping him\".\n\nDr Gordon Macdonald, chief executive of Care Not Killing, said: \"This is a deeply sad and troubling case, but it does not justify a change in the law to allow assisted suicide.\"", "Virgin Media is ditching telecoms group BT and switching its three million mobile phone customers to the network run by Vodafone.\n\nCustomers are being promised a host of new services and will not have to change Sim cards, Virgin Media said.\n\nThe cable group's current contract with BT, which owns the EE network, expires in 2021, although Virgin will launch 5G services with Vodafone before then.\n\nThe contract is reportedly worth about £200m to BT, whose shares fell 4.7%.\n\nVirgin Media chief executive Lutz Schuler said: \"This agreement with Vodafone will bring a host of fantastic benefits and experiences to our customers, including 5G services in the near future.\n\n\"Twenty years ago, Virgin Mobile became the world's first virtual operator and this new agreement builds on that heritage.\n\n\"It will open up a whole new world of opportunity for Virgin Media as we focus on becoming the most recommended brand for customers and bring our mobile and broadband connectivity closer together in one package for one price.\n\n\"We want our customers to have a limitless experience - it's now the right time to take a leap forward with Vodafone to grow further and faster.\"\n\nMeanwhile, Vodafone UK chief executive Nick Jeffery said the deal combines \"two great British brands... combining our strong heritage in innovation\".\n\nAnalyst Paolo Pescatore, from PP Foresight, said: \"For Vodafone, this is a great coup as it continues to turn around its fortunes in the highly competitive UK market.\"\n\nVirgin Media is owned by US telecoms giant Liberty Global, which is also rumoured to be in talks with Sky to invest in a full-fibre network.\n\nWednesday's Vodafone deal, along with any tie-up between Liberty and Sky, raises the competitive pressure on BT, which is investing heavily in upgrading its own network.\n\nA BT spokesperson said: \"The successful relationship between BT and Virgin Media spans nearly 20 years and they remain a highly valued customer.\n\n\"Our EE network is consistently ranked number one for speed and coverage in independent benchmarking tests, providing our EE customers... with the UK's best mobile experience.\"", "Ross England was selected to stand for the Welsh Conservatives for the 2021 assembly election\n\nThe Conservative Party has denied knowledge of Ross England's involvement in a rape trial collapse before he was selected as a candidate.\n\nMr England was accused by a Crown Court judge of deliberately sabotaging the trial in April 2018, by making claims about the victim's sexual history.\n\nThe defendant, James Hackett, was convicted following a retrial.\n\nSources had told BBC Wales the party knew about his involvement, but the Welsh party chairman denied this.\n\nIn the first of two statements issued on Thursday evening, Lord Davies of Gower said the party only became aware of the \"full extent of the proceedings\" when Hackett's appeal process ended earlier this month.\n\nHe said: \"We were fully aware that Ross England was involved as a witness in a sensitive case. We are also aware of the responsibility we have as employers.\n\n\"Since the end of the Appeal Court case, we have now been made aware of the full extent of the proceedings.\"\n\nIn a second statement, he said he could \"categorically state\" that he and Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns were \"completely unaware of the details of the collapse of this trial until they became public this week\".\n\nMr England used to work for Mr Cairns in the Vale of Glamorgan, and was selected as the party's candidate to fight for the constituency seat at the 2021 Welsh assembly elections.\n\nMr Cairns also told BBC Wales he only became aware of Mr England's role in the trial's collapse when the story broke earlier this week.\n\nThe party has suspended Mr England as a candidate and an employee and a full investigation will be conducted.\n\nHe has said he acted honestly during the aborted trial, and was not aware that any evidence had been ruled inadmissible.\n\nSpeaking to BBC Wales on Thursday, one Conservative Party source said they called the party's Cardiff headquarters on the day the trial collapsed to inform management that Mr England's actions had led to that happening.\n\nHe had been giving evidence at the trial of his friend, when he claimed to have had a casual sexual relationship with the victim, which she denies.\n\nThe judge Stephen Hopkins QC stopped the trial, asking Mr England: \"Why did you say that, are you completely stupid?\"\n\nThe judge continued: \"You have managed single-handed, and I have no doubt it was deliberate on your part, to sabotage this trial… get out of my court.\"\n\nThe judge added he would be writing to Mr England's political allies in the hope they would take \"appropriate action\".\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. A rape victim says Ross England had a \"formulated plan\" to wreck the trial of her attacker\n\nA separate source told BBC Wales: \"Richard Minshull [Director, Welsh Conservatives] got a letter around this timeframe about Ross because the party were his employer.\n\n\"Whether this letter was from the judge or not, I'm not sure, but he was certainly speaking with both Alun [Cairns - Welsh Secretary] and Byron [Lord Davies, chairman of the Welsh Conservatives] regularly regarding 'what to do about Ross.'\"\n\nThe victim has told BBC Wales that \"people in Conservative HQ know... I know that Alun Cairns knows what he did in court and they knew by that evening.\n\n\"Therefore for them to make him a candidate in their target seat for the Welsh assembly proves to me how little respect they have for me, how little respect they have for the criminal justice system.\"\n\nAfter three days of virtual silence, two statements from the Welsh Conservatives in two hours.\n\nThe last emphatic in its denial that neither Lord Davies, the party chair, nor Alun Cairns, the Welsh Secretary had any knowledge of the details of the collapsed rape trial until they were reported in the media this week.\n\nThe party will hope this draws a line under a hugely damaging row, just as they're about to embark on a general election campaign.\n\nIn April 2018, Ross England was working for the party when a Crown Court judge accused him of deliberately sabotaging a rape trial, precipitating a retrial.\n\nThe party say they were \"fully aware\" he was a witness in a sensitive trial and of their responsibility as an employer.\n\nIf, despite that full awareness, his employers did not realise for 18 months he'd caused the collapse of a criminal trial and been thrown out of court by the judge, it raises fundamental questions about supervision, vetting and candidate selection processes.\n\nMr Cairns has previously endorsed Mr England as a \"friend and colleague\" with whom \"it will be a pleasure to campaign\".\n\nOn Thursday, he said he only became aware of the collapse of the trial \"some considerable time afterwards and had no knowledge of the role of Ross England\".\n\nLord Davies said \"continued speculation from an unspecified source\" about what party officials or elected representatives knew was \"unhelpful\".\n\nHe also said \"at no time\" had any party officials received any correspondence in relation to the matter.\n\n\"As soon as it came to my attention, we acted immediately,\" he added.\n\n\"As chairman of the Welsh Conservative Party, I take all allegations concerning members, officials and elected representatives extremely seriously.\"", "What restrictions are there on candidates standing for election?\n\nConfused? Got a question for us? Send it to BBC News via the form on this page and we'll do our best to give you the answers. We've answered this one from Pete Jinks in Runcorn: Q - What restrictions are there on candidates standing for election? A - According to the Electoral Commission, all candidates must be at least 18 years old on the day they are nominated, and must be a British, Irish or eligible Commonwealth citizen. A wide range of people are not allowed to stand because their job or role is seen as being incompatible with being an MP. These include members of the House of Lords, civil servants, military personnel and judges. Members of the European Parliament cannot stand for the Westminster Parliament and no-one can stand in more than one constituency. Prisoners serving a custodial sentence after conviction and some people who are subject to bankruptcy orders or proceedings cannot vote in any elections, although bankruptcy in itself is not a disqualification. You can read answers to more of your questions here.", "Alun Cairns told BBC Wales he only became aware of Mr England's role in the trial's collapse when the story broke last week\n\nA senior Welsh Conservative says it looks \"very difficult\" for Alun Cairns to lead the party's general election campaign in Wales after his former aide \"sabotaged\" a rape trial.\n\nRoss England made claims about the victim's sexual history in an April 2018 trial which led to its collapse.\n\nWelsh Secretary Mr Cairns denied knowing about this, but BBC Wales has seen an email sent to him in August 2018 mentioning the matter.\n\nMr Cairns has been asked to comment.\n\nMeanwhile Tory Monmouth candidate David TC Davies has said Mr England should step down as a candidate for the 2021 Welsh Assembly election if he had been responsible for \"bringing down\" the trial.\n\nMr England said he had given an \"honest answer\" while giving evidence at the rape trial of his friend James Hackett.\n\nWith Prime Minister Boris Johnson set to launch the Conservatives' UK election campaign later on Wednesday, a senior Welsh Conservative said there was \"increasing anger and alarm\" among the party's general election candidates about Mr Cairns's knowledge of the collapsed rape trial.\n\nThe source added: \"It looks very difficult to see how Alun Cairns can lead the campaign in Wales without fully explaining the circumstances surrounding this case.\"\n\nAnother source said: \"Our three priorities in the national campaign outside of Brexit are law and order, NHS and schools. He is undermining one of those.\"\n\nFirst Minister Mark Drakeford called for Mr Cairns's resignation and said it was \"difficult to see how he can carry on\".\n\nHe told BBC Radio Cymru that the Conservatives were \"out of touch with people and Mr Cairns's predicament is an illustration of that\".\n\nOn the matter of Mr England, Mr Davies told BBC Radio Wales he did not know the details of the case, but said: \"It does need to be thoroughly investigated, absolutely.\n\n\"If he [Ross England] is responsible for bringing down a rape trial then clearly he wouldn't be a fit person to be a candidate.\"\n\nAsked if Mr England should step down if that was true, Mr Davies said: \"Well, if that's true, of course, yes.\"\n\nMr England gave a speech at the Welsh Conservative conference in 2016\n\nAt the trial, Mr England told the court he had had a casual sexual relationship with the complainant - which she denied - despite the judge in the case making it clear that evidence of the sexual history of the victim was inadmissible.\n\nThe judge, Stephen John Hopkins QC, said to him: \"You have managed single-handed, and I have no doubt it was deliberate on your part, to sabotage this trial… get out of my court.\"\n\nJames Hackett was subsequently convicted of rape at a retrial.\n\nIn December 2018, Mr England, who used to work for Mr Cairns in the Vale of Glamorgan, was selected as the Conservative candidate for the seat at the 2021 Welsh Assembly elections.\n\nLast week, he was suspended as a candidate and as an employee after details of the court case emerged as the party said a \"full investigation will be conducted\".\n\nFollowing the suspension, Welsh Conservative party chairman Lord Davies of Gower said the party only became aware of the \"full extent of the proceedings\" when Hackett's appeal process ended in October.\n\nLord Davies said he could \"categorically state\" he and Alun Cairns were \"completely unaware of the details of the collapse of this trial until they became public this week\".\n\nThe Welsh secretary told BBC Wales in a statement when the story broke that he only became aware of the collapse of the trial \"some considerable time afterwards and had no knowledge of the role of Ross England\".\n\nBut BBC Wales has seen an email sent on 2 August 2018 to Mr Cairns by Geraint Evans, his special adviser, which said: \"I have spoken to Ross and he is confident no action will be taken by the court.\"\n\nMr England was selected to stand for the Welsh Conservatives for the 2021 assembly election\n\nA spokeswoman for the Welsh Conservatives said: \"There is no new information from this leaked document confirming an informal conversation which took place a considerable time after the trial collapsed and is consistent with statements made.\n\n\"The full details of this case are still not known and we have taken action in writing to the court. All forthcoming information will be taken into account as the party conducts a thorough investigation,\" the statement read.\n\nThe rape victim has called for Mr Cairns to resign.\n\nShe said: \"If he'd come out and condemned Ross [England] in the first instance, he wouldn't be in this position.\n\n\"I would like an apology from the party and Alun Cairns for selecting him in the first place. I can't believe that not one senior Welsh Conservative has said that what he did was wrong.\"\n\nBut speaking on the BBC's Newsnight programme on Tuesday night, the former Conservative minister and chief of staff to Theresa May, Lord Barwell, said it was a \"highly sensitive issue and the Welsh Conservatives have launched an investigation\".\n\nHe added: \"I don't know the detail of that and I don't want to comment further other than to say to you that I know Alun Cairns well and he's someone I would regard of being of the highest integrity.\n\n\"So, I'm surprised to find him caught up in this and I hope that investigation would demonstrate that he hasn't done anything wrong.\"\n\nPlaid Cymru's parliamentary leader Liz Saville Roberts has written a letter to Boris Johnson calling on him to remove Mr Cairns from his cabinet and as a Conservative candidate.\n\nIn the letter, the Dwyfor Meirionydd MP said: \"At best Mr Cairns has displayed gross incompetence in judgement showing himself completely unfit for public office.\"\n\nShe said that if the prime minister would not listen to her, she urged him to \"please listen\" to the victim.\n\n\"Show some leadership on this deeply distressing issue,\" she added.\n\nBBC Wales has asked the prime minister for a response to Ms Saville Roberts's letter.", "George Kent, Marie Yovanovitch and Bill Taylor have all testified in the ongoing impeachment inquiry\n\nCongressional Democrats have announced the first public hearings next week in an inquiry that may seek to remove President Donald Trump from office.\n\nThree state department officials will testify first. So far lawmakers from three key House committees have heard from witnesses behind closed doors.\n\nThe impeachment inquiry centres on claims that Mr Trump pressured Ukraine to publicly announce an investigation into political rival Joe Biden.\n\nHouse Intelligence Committee chairman Adam Schiff, who is overseeing the inquiry, told reporters on Wednesday that an impeachment case was building against the president.\n\nHe said: \"We are getting an increasing appreciation for just what took place during the course of the last year - and the degree to which the president enlisted whole departments of government in the illicit aim to get Ukraine to dig up dirt on a political opponent.\"\n\nMr Trump has been making discredited corruption claims about former US vice-president Joe Biden, whose son Hunter Biden once worked for a Ukrainian gas company.\n\nThe Capitol Hill hearings will now be broadcast live, with both Democratic and Republican lawmakers questioning witnesses.\n\nOne of the first to appear will be Bill Taylor, acting US ambassador to Ukraine, who delivered some of the most explosive private testimony last month.\n\nOn Wednesday - a week ahead of his scheduled public hearing - House Democrats released a transcript of his evidence.\n\nIt shows Mr Taylor told lawmakers it was his \"clear understanding\" that the president had withheld nearly $400m (£310m) in US military aid because he wanted Ukraine to investigate the Bidens.\n\nJoe Biden is a Democratic front-runner for the presidential election a year from now.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. What does it take to impeach a president?\n\nAlso scheduled to testify publicly next Wednesday is career state department official George Kent.\n\nMr Kent reportedly told lawmakers that department officials had been sidelined as the White House put political appointees in charge of Ukraine policy.\n\nHe testified that he had been warned to \"lay low\" by a superior after expressing concern about Mr Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, who was lobbying Ukraine to investigate the Bidens. Mr Giuliani has denied wrongdoing.\n\nFormer US ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, who was recalled in May after falling from favour with the White House, is due to testify on Friday next week.\n\nShe told the hearing last month that she had felt threatened by Mr Trump's remark to Ukraine's president that was \"going to go through some things\".\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. What we know about Biden-Ukraine corruption claims\n\nThe military aid to Ukraine was released in September, after a whistleblower raised the alarm about a 25 July phone call in which Mr Trump asked the Ukrainian president to investigate the Bidens.\n\nThe whistleblower's complaint prompted House Democrats to launch the impeachment inquiry.\n\nImpeachment is the first part - the charges - of a two-stage political process by which Congress can remove a president from office.\n\nIf, following the hearings, the House of Representatives votes to pass articles of impeachment, the Senate is forced to hold a trial.\n\nA Senate vote requires a two-thirds majority to convict and remove the president - unlikely in this case, given that Mr Trump's party controls the chamber.\n\nOnly two US presidents in history - Bill Clinton and Andrew Johnson - have been impeached, but neither was convicted.\n\nPresident Richard Nixon resigned before he could be impeached.", "John Bercow stood down as Commons Speaker on Thursday 31 October\n\nFormer Commons Speaker John Bercow has called Brexit \"the biggest foreign policy mistake in the post-war period\".\n\nGiving his opinion to the Foreign Press Association in London, he told journalists he no longer had to \"remain impartial\" after stepping down from the chair after 10 years.\n\nMr Bercow was accused by some Brexit-backing MPs of siding with Remainers during his time as Speaker.\n\nBut he told the event he believed he was \"always fair\" to MPs on all sides.\n\nMr Bercow announced his intention to stand down in September, with his exit due to coincide with 31 October Brexit deadline - now delayed until 31 January.\n\nHis deputy, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, was elected to take over his post on Monday.\n\nWith his new-found freedom to express his opinion, journalists questioned him about his time as Speaker.\n\nAnd asked whether Brexit would be good for the UK's global standing, Mr Bercow told the event: \"The honest answer is no.\"\n\nHe added: \"I think that Brexit is the biggest foreign policy mistake in the post-war period, and that is my honest view.\"\n\nMr Bercow also said, \"with total certainty\", Parliament would be debating Brexit for at least the next five years - if not the next 15 - and that was \"blindingly obvious\".\n\nDuring his decade in the role, Mr Bercow gave unprecedented powers to backbenchers to hold ministers to account and made controversial and far-reaching procedural decisions at key stages of the Brexit process.\n\nAnswering his critics, Mr Bercow told the event he had \"always treated the Brexiteers in a fair way\" and \"always treated the Remainers in a fair way\".\n\nHe added: \"I will assert to anybody that will listen until my dying day that I have been impartial in the chair, pro-Parliament and impartial in the chair.\"\n\nBut Brexit Party MEP Rupert Lowe said it was \"disgraceful\" someone with Mr Bercow's views was \"allowed to referee our Parliament for so long\", adding: \"The whole establishment is geared against Brexit.\"", "The creators of rock \"mockumentary\" This Is Spinal Tap say they have resolved a legal dispute with Universal Music over the film's soundtrack.\n\nHarry Shearer, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Rob Reiner, who starred in the 1984 film, said they had reached a settlement with Universal's parent company Vivendi.\n\nThe actors claimed the entertainment group had denied them payments.\n\nAnother part of the dispute over the film rights and merchandise is ongoing.\n\nDirected by Reiner, This Is Spinal Tap followed the misfortunes of a fictional British rock band as they promoted their new record.\n\nUnder the new agreement, the band's music will continue to be distributed through Universal Music Group and the rights will eventually be given to the creators.\n\nA mediator had been working to resolve the dispute since last November. The final settlement amount was not disclosed.\n\nLegal action against Vivendi's film arm Studiocanal and its executive Ron Halpern over the rights in This is Spinal Tap and related intellectual property has not been resolved.\n\nShearer, who later appeared in The Simpsons, launched the case in 2016, claiming \"fraudulent accounting\" and \"anti-competitive behaviour\".\n\nHis legal action claimed that, \"according to Vivendi\", the four creators' share of merchandising income between 1984 and 2006 was just $81 (£63). He initially sought $125m (£97m) in damages, but the claim was increased to $400m (£310m) after Shearer was joined by the others.\n\nThe comedy film, which contained such songs as the fittingly-titled Gimme Some Money, Stonehenge and Big Bottom, has been credited by the likes of Ricky Gervais as a major influence.\n\nFollow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.", "The deal is \"a commitment that is blind to gender\", a players' union says\n\nAustralia's women's football team, the Matildas, have struck a historic deal which will see them earn equal pay and entitlements on many key measures.\n\nFootball Federation Australia (FFA) said it means the top male and female players will be on the same pay scale.\n\nBut the men are likely to keep earning more due to the greater prize money typically on offer at their matches.\n\nThe Matildas are currently ranked 8th in the world while Australia's men's team, the Socceroos, come in 44th.\n\n\"This is a massive step taken to close the gender pay gap between the Socceroos and the Matildas,\" said FFA chief executive David Gallop.\n\nProfessional Footballers Australia, a union which represent both teams, said it was a \"a commitment that is blind to gender\".\n\nUnder the deal, both sides will receive the same cut of commercial revenue - such as advertising - and players will be valued equally.\n\nTop female players will also see a significant boost to their salary - now A$100,000 (£53,000; $69,000).\n\nThe Matildas will also receive identical training conditions and other entitlements - such as business class air travel - which are currently afforded to the Socceroos.\n\nAlthough both teams will now receive a 40% cut of prize money at tournaments, the men's team will typically receive more overall - because their prize money tends to be higher.\n\nThe gender pay gap in football was widely discussed following the Women's World Cup in July.\n\nThe US women's team also highlighted the issue in March when it launched a lawsuit against the US Soccer Federation over pay and conditions, alleging discrimination.\n\nThe Matildas had also been a leading voice on the issue, pressuring Fifa before the tournament to treat male and female players equally.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nAustralia now joins New Zealand and Norway in placing male and female players on the same pay scale.", "Airbnb says it will verify every single property on its platform after a news website found a series of scams.\n\nIn October, Vice News uncovered a pattern of false or misleading property listings posted on the rentals site.\n\nAirbnb said it would review every property by December 2020, and also promised to refund customers if they were misled by inaccurate listings.\n\nIt is the first time Airbnb, which launched in 2008, has pledged to verify every home promoted on its platform.\n\nDuring its investigation, Vice News spoke to several people who had booked accommodation on Airbnb and been scammed.\n\nWhen the guests arrived for their holiday, they typically received a last-minute phone call from the landlord saying the property was no longer available, due to an emergency or double-booking.\n\nThey would then be moved to another property, often in a different area and without the amenities promised in the original booking.\n\nIn many cases the guests felt they had no option but to stay at least one night, after arriving late at night in a city far from home.\n\nBut they say Airbnb then refused to give them a full refund despite the misleading bookings.\n\nIn a series of tweets, Airbnb chief executive Brian Chesky said: \"Airbnb is in the business of trust. We are making the most significant steps in designing trust on our platform since our original design in 2008.\"\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by Brian Chesky This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nAdam French, a consumer rights expert from Which?, told the BBC: \"Holiday booking fraud is on the rise, with people losing millions every year to fraudsters tricking them out of their money with holiday lettings that do not actually exist.\n\n\"Steps from Airbnb to finally verify all of its listings are positive, but the industry must do more to ensure people are no longer being stripped of their money and having their holiday plans left in tatters.\"\n\nOn 2 November, Airbnb said it would ban \"party houses\" after a mass shooting at a California home rented through the company left five people dead.\n\nAnd in 2017, it changed its security policy, after a BBC investigation found criminals were hijacking accounts and burgling homes.", "Meet the panel who chose the titles\n\nA list of the most inspiring novels chosen by a panel of experts has been revealed by BBC Arts.\n\nModern works such as Bridget Jones's Diary and His Dark Materials made the cut along with classics like Pride & Prejudice and Middlemarch.\n\nWriters, curators and critics, including Mariella Frostrup, selected the 100 English language Novels That Shaped Our World.\n\nThe list also includes Jilly Cooper's Riders and Zadie Smith's White Teeth.\n\nBBC Arts director Jonty Claypole said he wants the list to be \"provocative, spark debate and inspire curiosity.\"\n\nThe reveal kickstarts the BBC's year-long celebration of literature.\n\nRowling is among the children's authors who makes the list\n\nSome of the other novels chosen include A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin - the first book of the series that inspired the smash hit TV show - Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird and Frankenstein by Mary Shelley.\n\nToni Morrison's Beloved, Phillip Pullman's His Dark Materials, JK Rowling's Harry Potter series and Sue Townsend's The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole also feature.\n\nThe works have been organised into themed categories, such as identity, adventure and love, sex and romance.\n\nAuthors Juno Dawson, Kit de Waal and Alexander McCall Smith, along with Bradford Festival literary director Syima Aslam and Radio 4 presenter Stig Abell, are also on the panel.\n\nA BBC Two three-part series, Novels That Shaped Our World, begins on Saturday at 21:00GMT.\n\n\"It took months of enthusiastic debate and they have not disappointed,\" added Claypole.\n\n\"There are neglected masterpieces, irresistible romps as well as much-loved classics.\"\n\nThe director described the list as \"a more diverse list than any I have seen before\" and that it recognised \"the extent to which the English language novel is an art form embraced way beyond British shores\".\n\n\"Best of all,\" he continued, \"it is just the start of a year of documentaries, author profiles, podcasts and outreach events all designed to do one thing and inspire everyone, whoever they are, to read more novels because of the proven life-enhancing benefits it brings.\"\n\nFollow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.\n• None The Novels That Shaped Our World", "Last updated on .From the section Rugby Union\n\nExeter chief executive Tony Rowe says Premiership champions Saracens should be relegated for breaching salary cap rules.\n\nSaracens face a 35-point deduction and £5.36m fine after an investigation into business partnerships between chairman Nigel Wray and some of their players.\n\nRowe's Exeter lost to Saracens in each of the past two Premiership finals.\n\n\"We, for a number of years, have suspected they've been infringing the salary cap,\" he told BBC Radio Devon.\n\n\"But I don't think the penalty is severe enough. You take away 35 points this year - they could still be in the semi-finals and could still end up at Twickenham [in the Premiership final].\"\n\nAsked what would be a fair punishment, Rowe said: \"Relegation - in professional sport in America, if you're in breach of the salary cap you get thrown out completely.\"\n\nEuropean champions Saracens described the sanctions as \"heavy-handed\" and will appeal against the penalty, with the punishments suspended until the outcome.\n\nFormer Saracens skipper Kyran Bracken called the punishments \"very unfair\", saying the club had \"nurtured\" their own players rather than \"buying success\".\n\n\"I was shocked, dismayed, disappointed as an ex-Saracen.\"\n\nThe former England scrum-half, 44, told BBC Sport: \"It seems very, very harsh when you compare it to say, out and out cheating that may, or has, been done.\n\n\"With Harlequins and bloodgate - where players went on the pitch with capsules - they got a £260,000 fine and no points deduction, yet for Saracens it's 35 points and over £5m fine, it just feels disproportionate.\"\n\nRob Baxter's Exeter side won their first Premiership title in 2016-17 - beating Saracens in the semi-finals - but have subsequently been beaten by the London club in each of the past two Twickenham finals, including a 37-34 defeat in June.\n\nRowe called the £7m cap \"a juggle\", saying the club have had to make unpopular decisions on player departures to stay under the limit.\n\n\"It's the management that have totally flouted the rules and regulations, which has enabled them to put a squad on the pitch that we couldn't match,\" he said.\n\n\"I feel a bit bitter about it because we were only just beaten. I'm not blaming the [Saracens] players, you can't blame the players.\n\n\"It leaves a bit of a nasty taste in my mouth - if you're in sport and you get beaten fair and square that's fine, but then to find out that your opponents have actually cheated, it's not good.\"\n\nFellow Premiership side Worcester Warriors - who say they are \"proud\" to adhere to the salary cap - backed the league for taking action against Saracens.\n\nSarries previously claimed they \"readily comply\" with salary cap rules and were able to spend above the cap because of the high proportion - almost 60% - of home-grown players in their squad.\n\n\"The salary cap regulations are there for good reasons. They ensure the financial sustainability of clubs and control inflationary pressures as well as maintaining a competitive Premiership,\" Warriors said a statement.\n\n\"The salary cap regulations were unanimously agreed by all clubs so everyone is aware of their obligations to comply with them and of the potential consequences should they breach them.\"", "Civil service head Sir Mark Sedwill has dramatically blocked a Conservative plan to use civil servants to cost the Labour Party's fiscal plans.\n\nShadow chancellor John McDonnell had complained vociferously to Treasury Permanent Secretary Tom Scholar in a meeting on Tuesday over the Conservative plan.\n\nOne government insider described the situation as a \"Whitehall farce\".\n\nBut Labour argued it was interfering in the upcoming general election.\n\nThe opposition had been infuriated by the government's plan to use the civil service to calculate the cost of Labour's announced policies, and release it as an official document.\n\nBBC News understands these concerns were forcefully reiterated to the Treasury at a meeting with Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell this morning.\n\nAt the end of that meeting, described as a \"courtesy call\" by the Treasury's top official, Labour sources had assumed the document would be published.\n\nLabour's legal team had also written to complain about the \"ethics and propriety\" of the decision to involve the civil service in the costings so close to an election.\n\nOn Tuesday afternoon, the Cabinet Secretary Sir Mark Sedwill, after a phone call with the Treasury, told the opposition the document would not, after all, be published.\n\nOne government insider called it a \"Whitehall farce\" occurring after the Chancellor had announced the document at Cabinet on Tuesday morning. They said it was an \"established process\" for a government to cost opposition policies in this way.\n\nAnd previous Conservative and Labour Governments have indeed done this ahead of general elections and referendums, although there was not time to do this in 2017.\n\nIt has not in recent years been done days before the \"purdah\" period where civil servants are strictly restricted in their actions.\n\nThe opposition said it was a \"scandal\" and that the government had been caught \"red handed\" using civil servants in this way so close to an election, and at a time when the government has chosen not to do an economic assessment of its own landmark policy - the new Brexit deal.", "Marks and Spencer profits dropped in the first half of its financial year following a sharp fall in demand for its clothes and home goods.\n\nThe High Street retailer said that while its food business was \"outperforming the market\", there had been issues in clothing and home.\n\nMarks and Spencer is undergoing a transformation plan led by chief executive Steve Rowe.\n\nHe said after a \"challenging\" first half, it is now seeing improvements.\n\nOverall, pre-tax profits tumbled by 17% to £176.5m on total sales down 2.1% to £4.86bn.\n\nLike-for-like sales in clothing and home fell by 5.5% during the six months to 30 September, worse than an expected 4.3% drop.\n\nIn Wednesday's FTSE 250 trading, the company's shares fell 0.2% to 182 pence.\n\nM&S said there had been \"availability challenges\" as a result of \"supply chain issues and a shape of buy that remained too broad\".\n\nThe company is facing competition from fashion giants such as Primark on the High Street and Asos on the internet.\n\nIt said its clothing business \"has historically been too slow to market\" and had \"too many slow-moving lines\".\n\nM&S also said it was going to ensure that they had enough product in all sizes, and would be quicker to restock popular and fast-selling items in stores.\n\nIn addition it said it would look to introduce slimmer cuts in clothing designs, which would be increasingly aimed at a \"family market\".\n\nM&S said it was seeing a positive response to its current winter season clothing, which it says is a \"better value product\".\n\nBut retail expert Richard Hyman told BBC Radio Four's Today programme: \"I think Marks and Spencer customers are not interested in price, as much as relevance. Making clothes cheaper is not the answer.\n\n\"When they talk about this season's offering, they are talking about a matter of weeks. The general outlook for Christmas trading is not looking very good across the trade.\"\n\nIn contrast, like-for-like sales in food grew by 0.9%, ahead of a forecast 0.3% rise.\n\nTo stem the decline in food, M&S forged a joint venture with Ocado in February, agreeing to buy 50% of its retail business for £750m.\n\nBut Mr Hyman said: \"I can't see the central logic of the Ocado deal. I don't think they have to be online in food at all. Online [food retailing] in the UK is 7% of the market, suggesting people are not clamouring to buy food online.\"\n\nAnd Neil Wilson, chief analyst at markets.com said that overall, change had been far too slow at the company.\n\nBut M&S boss Mr Rowe said the firm was now starting to see the benefits of its transformation plan. \"For the first time we are beginning to see the potential from the far reaching changes we are making,\" he said.\n\nHowever, while it forecast some improvement in trading in the second half of the year, market conditions remain challenging.\n\nIn September, M&S was relegated from the FTSE 100 index of Britain's biggest listed companies.\n\nIt marked the first time the retailer had not been a FTSE 100 member since the index was launched in 1984.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. BBC film crews saw dozens of officers dressed in riot gear at the scene\n\nSix police officers have been injured after they were targeted on Bonfire Night by groups of people throwing fireworks and setting bins alight.\n\nDozens of officers in riot gear were deployed in the Harehills area of Leeds when the chaos broke out at 20:20 GMT.\n\nFifteen \"local males\", aged between 11 and 23, have been arrested on suspicion of violent disorder, West Yorkshire Police said.\n\nThe force said offenders were \"naive to think there will not be consequences\".\n\nTwo of the injured officers were treated in hospital but were not seriously hurt. The others suffered minor injuries.\n\nHigh visibility patrols were deployed in the area as police worked to quell the disturbances\n\nA helicopter was deployed as the mayhem unfolded on Tuesday.\n\nOfficers came under attack as they were dealing with a wheelie bin that had been set on fire. Passing motorists were also targeted.\n\nOther bins were then moved into the road and set alight as the number of young people involved increased, West Yorkshire Police said.\n\nOfficers used \"public order tactics\" to disperse the groups and make arrests, the force added.\n\nIn Greater Manchester, firefighters responding to an out-of-control bonfire in Hyde were attacked by a gang of 40 young people throwing fireworks.\n\nCrews were also targeted in Oldham.\n\nPolice are reviewing CCTV of the incidents in the Harehills are of Leeds on Bonfire Night\n\nOne Leeds resident, who did not want to be named, said bricks were thrown at shop windows and police cars.\n\n\"They were all coming up the road, they had rockets in their hands and police were backing off,\" he said.\n\nHe added his door was open and young children \"were coming in here to get away from it\".\n\nPolice said a \"full post-incident investigation\" had begun and detectives were checking CCTV footage and scanning helicopter pictures and images captured from body-worn cameras.\n\nCh Supt Steve Cotter said the behaviour was \"completely unacceptable\" but added there was \"no suggestion this was a result of tension in the community or animosity towards the police\".\n\nHe added: \"This appears to have been about a hooligan element of local youths seeing an opportunity on Bonfire Night to engage in firework-related disorder on a large scale.\n\n\"They are naive if they think their actions won't have consequences and we will be sending a very clear message to them over the coming days and weeks\".\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "A Boeing whistleblower has claimed that passengers on its 787 Dreamliner could be left without oxygen if the cabin were to suffer a sudden decompression.\n\nJohn Barnett says tests suggest up to a quarter of the oxygen systems could be faulty and might not work when needed.\n\nHe also claimed faulty parts were deliberately fitted to planes on the production line at one Boeing factory.\n\nBoeing denies his accusations and says all its aircraft are built to the highest levels of safety and quality.\n\nThe firm has come under intense scrutiny in the wake of two catastrophic accidents involving another one of its planes, the 737 Max - the Ethiopian Airlines crash in March and Lion Air disaster in Indonesia last year.\n\nMr Barnett, a former quality control engineer, worked for Boeing for 32 years, until his retirement on health grounds in March 2017.\n\nFrom 2010 he was employed as a quality manager at Boeing's factory in North Charleston, South Carolina.\n\nJohn Barnett is a former quality control manager at Boeing\n\nThis plant is one of two that are involved in building the 787 Dreamliner, a state-of-the-art modern airliner used widely on long-haul routes around the world. Despite early teething problems following its entry into service the aircraft has proved a hit with airlines, and a useful source of profits for the company.\n\nBut according to Mr Barnett, 57, the rush to get new aircraft off the production line meant that the assembly process was rushed and safety was compromised. The company denies this and insists that \"safety, quality and integrity are at the core of Boeing's values\".\n\nIn 2016, he tells the BBC, he uncovered problems with emergency oxygen systems. These are supposed to keep passengers and crew alive if the cabin pressurisation fails for any reason at altitude. Breathing masks are meant to drop down from the ceiling, which then supply oxygen from a gas cylinder.\n\nWithout such systems, the occupants of a plane would rapidly be incapacitated. At 35,000ft, (10,600m) they would be unconscious in less than a minute. At 40,000ft, it could happen within 20 seconds. Brain damage and even death could follow.\n\nAlthough sudden decompression events are rare, they do happen. In April 2018, for example, a window blew out of a Southwest Airlines aircraft, after being hit by debris from a damaged engine. One passenger sitting beside the window suffered serious injuries and later died as a result - but others were able to draw on the emergency oxygen supplies and survived unharmed.\n\nA window blew out of this Southwest Airlines aircraft after being hit by debris from a damaged engine - causing a loss of cabin pressure\n\nMr Barnett says that when he was decommissioning systems which had suffered minor cosmetic damage, he found that some of the oxygen bottles were not discharging when they were meant to. He subsequently arranged for a controlled test to be carried out by Boeing's own research and development unit.\n\nThis test, which used oxygen systems that were \"straight out of stock\" and undamaged, was designed to mimic the way in which they would be deployed aboard an aircraft, using exactly the same electric current as a trigger. He says 300 systems were tested - and 75 of them did not deploy properly, a failure rate of 25%.\n\nMr Barnett says his attempts to have the matter looked at further were stonewalled by Boeing managers. In 2017, he complained to the US regulator, the FAA, that no action had been taken to address the problem. The FAA, however, said it could not substantiate that claim, because Boeing had indicated it was working on the issue at the time.\n\nIt does concede that in 2017 it \"identified some oxygen bottles received from the supplier that were not deploying properly. We removed those bottles from production so that no defective bottles were placed on airplanes, and we addressed the matter with our supplier\".\n\nBoeing's Dreamliner made its maiden flight in 2009 and over 800 are in service with airlines around the world\n\nBut it also states that \"every passenger oxygen system installed on our airplanes is tested multiple times before delivery to ensure it is functioning properly, and must pass those tests to remain on the airplane.\"\n\n\"The system is also tested at regular intervals once the airplane enters service,\" it says.\n\nThis is not the only allegation levelled at Boeing regarding the South Carolina plant, however. Mr Barnett also says that Boeing failed to follow its own procedures, intended to track parts through the assembly process, allowing a number of defective items to be \"lost\".\n\nHe claims that under-pressure workers even fitted sub-standard parts from scrap bins to aircraft on the production line, in at least one case with the knowledge of a senior manager. He says this was done to save time, because \"Boeing South Carolina is strictly driven by schedule and cost\".\n\nOn the matter of parts being lost, in early 2017 a review by the Federal Aviation Administration upheld Mr Barnett's concerns, establishing that the location of at least 53 \"non-conforming\" parts was unknown, and that they were considered lost. Boeing was ordered to take remedial action.\n\nSince then, the company says, it has \"fully resolved the FAA's findings with regard to part traceability, and implemented corrective actions to prevent recurrence\". It has made no further comment about the possibility of non-conforming parts making it on to completed aircraft - although insiders at the North Charleston plant insist it could not happen.\n\nIn 2017, a review by the Federal Aviation Administration ordered Boeing to take remedial action\n\nMr Barnett is currently taking legal action against Boeing, which he accuses of denigrating his character and hampering his career because of the issues he pointed out, ultimately leading to his retirement. The company's response is that he had long-standing plans to retire, and did so voluntarily. It says \"Boeing has in no way negatively impacted Mr Barnett's ability to continue in whatever chosen profession he so wishes\".\n\nThe company says it offers its employees a number of channels for raising concerns and complaints, and has rigorous processes in place to protect them and make sure the issues they draw attention to are considered. It says: \"We encourage and expect our employees to raise concerns and when they do, we thoroughly investigate and fully resolve them.\"\n\nBut Mr Barnett is not the only Boeing employee to have raised concerns about Boeing's manufacturing processes. Earlier this year, for example, it emerged that following the Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max crash, four current or former employees contacted an FAA hotline to report potential issues.\n\nMr Barnett believes that the concerns he has highlighted reflect a corporate culture that is \"all about speed, cost-cutting and bean count (jobs sold)\". He claims managers are \"not concerned about safety, just meeting schedule\".\n\nThat's a view which has support from another former engineer, Adam Dickson, who was involved with the development of the 737 Max at Boeing's Renton factory in Washington state.\n\nHe tells the BBC there was \"a drive to keep the aeroplanes moving through the factory. There were often pressures to keep production levels up.\n\n\"My team constantly fought the factory on processes and quality. And our senior managers were no help.\"\n\nIn October, Democratic congressman Albio Sires asked Boeing's CEO Dennis Muilenburg about production pressures with the 737 Max\n\nIn congressional hearings in October, Democratic congressman Albio Sires quoted from an email sent by a senior manager on the 737 Max production line.\n\nIn it, the manager complained about workers being \"exhausted\" from having to work at a very high pace for an extended period.\n\nHe said that schedule pressure was \"creating a culture where employees are either deliberately or unconsciously circumventing established processes\", adversely affecting quality.\n\nFor the first time in his life, the email's author said, he was hesitant about allowing his family aboard a Boeing aircraft.\n\nBoeing says that together with the FAA, it implements a \"rigorous inspection process\" to ensure its aircraft are safe, and that all of them go through \"multiple safety and test flights\" as well as extensive inspections before they are allowed to leave the factory.\n\nBoeing recently commissioned an independent review of its safety processes, which it says \"found rigorous enforcement of, and compliance with, both the FAA's aircraft certification standards and Boeing's aircraft design and engineering requirements.\" It said that the review had \"established that the design and development of the [737] Max was done in line with the procedures and processes that have consistently produced safe airplanes.\"\n\nBoeing's North Charleston factory in South Carolina is one of two involved in building the 787 Dreamliner\n\nNevertheless, as a result of that review, in late September the company announced a number of changes to its safety structures. They include the creation of a new \"product and services safety organization\".\n\nIt will be charged with reviewing all aspects of product safety \"including investigating cases of undue pressure and anonymous product and safety concerns raised by employees\".\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. 'I lost my only son in the Lion Air plane crash'\n\nMr Barnett, meanwhile, remains deeply concerned about the safety of the aircraft he helped to build.\n\n\"Based on my years of experience and past history of plane accidents, I believe it's just a matter of time before something big happens with a 787,\" he says.", "Tom Watson has told the Creative Industries Federation that the Labour Party should \"unambiguously and unequivocally back Remain\" in a future Brexit referendum.\n\nThe party's deputy leader said it was not a matter of \"electoral tactics\" but because it was \"the right thing to do\".", "A series of government advertisements claiming to debunk myths about universal credit has been banned for misleading the public.\n\nThe Advertising Standards Agency received 44 complaints about six newspaper adverts and a web page.\n\nThe adverts included claims people moved into work faster on universal credit, which \"did not accurately reflect the evidence\", the ASA said.\n\nThe Department for Work and Pensions said it was disappointed by the ban.\n\nThe ASA investigated four issues arising from complaints about the adverts, which took the form of advertising features to \"set the record straight\" and appeared in May and June in the Metro newspaper and on a web page hosted on the Mail Online and Metro sites.\n\nThe claims included in the Universal Credit Uncovered advert series included:\n\nThe ASA said this was misleading as it omitted significant restrictions placed on the right to alternative payment arrangements, which are in fact available to about one in 10 claimants.\n\nThe ASA said: \"We considered that readers would understand the claim to mean that under UC the option to have rent paid directly to landlords was generally available without restriction to all claimants who wanted it.\"\n\nThe ASA highlighted three claims made in the adverts as being misleading\n\nThis again, the ASA concluded, was misleading, saying it was not always made clear enough in the adverts the advance was a loan to be repaid within 12 months, or that the advance payments were not necessarily available immediately.\n\nThe ASA said it considered that readers would interpret the wording \"move into work faster\" to refer to secure ongoing employment, but in fact the 2017 study the claim was based on had included \"people who had worked for only a few hours on one occasion during the relevant period\".\n\nIt banned four of the newspaper ads and the web page from appearing again in the form complained about, and said it had told the DWP to ensure it had \"adequate evidence to substantiate the claims in its advertising\" as well as presenting \"significant conditions\" to its claims clearly.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The people struggling with universal credit in Hartlepool\n\nThe organisations that submitted complaints included the Disability Benefits Consortium, the Motor Neurone Disease Association and the anti-poverty charity Zacchaeus 2000 Trust (Z2K).\n\nZ2K chief executive Raji Hunjan said the ruling showed the DWP's attitude was \"not acceptable in public service, especially in the department charged with protecting people from living in poverty\".\n\n\"The next government must engage with the compelling evidence that points to the harm universal credit is causing, leaving many people reliant on food banks, and others destitute,\" she said.\n\nJonathan Blades, of the Disability Benefits Consortium, urged the DWP to apologise for its actions and \"concentrate on fixing universal credit\".\n\nIn a statement, the Department for Work and Pensions said: \"We are disappointed with this decision and have responded to the Advertising Standards Authority.\n\n\"We consulted at length with the ASA as we created the adverts, which have explained to hundreds of thousands of people how universal credit is helping more than 2.5 million people across the country.\"", "An Uber self-driving test vehicle that hit and killed a woman in 2018 had software problems, according to US safety investigators.\n\nElaine Herzberg, 49, was hit by the car as she was crossing a road in Tempe, Arizona.\n\nThe US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) found the car failed to identify her properly as a pedestrian.\n\nThe detailed findings raised a series of safety issues but did not determine the probable cause of the accident.\n\nThe safety board is expected to make that finding when it meets on 19 November.\n\nThe findings, released on Tuesday, may also be used to help shape recommendations for the developing autonomous driving industry. The sector has come under sharp scrutiny in the wake of the accident.\n\nThe fatal crash occurred in March 2018, and involved a Volvo XC90 that Uber had been using to test its self-driving technology.\n\nJust before the crash, Ms Herzberg had been walking with a bicycle across a poorly lit stretch of a multi-lane road.\n\nAccording to the NTSB, Uber's test vehicle failed to correctly identify the bicycle as an imminent collision until just before impact.\n\nBy that time, it was too late for the vehicle to avoid the crash.\n\n\"The system design did not include a consideration for jaywalking pedestrians,\" the NTSB said.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nThe report also said there were 37 crashes of Uber vehicles in self-driving mode between September 2016 and March 2018.\n\nIn a statement, Uber said: \"We deeply value the thoroughness of the NTSB's investigation into the crash and look forward to reviewing their recommendations\".\n\nEarlier this year, prosecutors ruled that the company is not criminally liable for the death of Ms Herzberg.\n\nHowever, the car's back-up driver could still face criminal charges.\n\nDash-cam footage released by police after the incident appeared to show the vehicle's back-up driver, Rafaela Vasquez, taking her eyes off the road moments before the accident.\n\nFurther records from the streaming service Hulu suggested that Ms Vasquez had been streaming a television talent show on a phone at the time of the crash.\n\nFollowing the crash, authorities in Arizona suspended Uber's ability to test self-driving cars on the state's public roads.\n\nThe company subsequently pulled the plug on its autonomous car operation in Arizona, although the company later resumed tests in Pennsylvania", "Pigeon's Cove is popular with both local residents and tourists\n\nA boy who was playing in a cove slipped from rocks and drowned despite efforts of his nine-year-old friend to rescue him, an inquest heard.\n\nDillan Brown, 13, from Llandudno was with his friend on 4 May at the town's Great Orme when he fell into the sea.\n\nHis friend, who cannot be named, managed to drag him from the sea and tried to give CPR up to 10 times before going for help.\n\nThe coroner said Dillan's death had been a \"very unusual incident\".\n\nThe inquest in Llandudno heard from the friend that Dillan had been on rocks near the water's edge in Pigeon's Cove in the early evening and was \"messing about dangling his feet off the edge\".\n\nHe slipped and fell into the water, and the boy heard several cries for help before a big wave came.\n\nThe boy managed to pull Dillan to the shore, although the court heard later it was possible Dillan was in the water for as long as 40 minutes before his friend could get him out.\n\nThe boy tried between five and 10 times to administer CPR before climbing back up to the road, Marine Drive, and stopping a cyclist, Scott Hughes.\n\nMr Hughes and Steve Hargreaves, another passer-by, made their way to the shore to help Dillan.\n\nMr Hargreaves said in a statement: \"It became quite apparent he was not breathing and I could not feel any pulse.\"\n\nThe men carried out resuscitation until a rescue team arrived. Dillan was airlifted to Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor but was pronounced dead at 23:00 BST.\n\nPathologist Dr Brian Rogers gave a cause of death as drowning as well as cold water immersion.\n\nAssistant coroner David Pojor was told the area was popular with groups of young people but the volume of call outs to the area because of people getting into difficulties was \"very low\".\n\nRichard Thomas for Mostyn Estates, which owns the land around the cove, said they had never been approached about putting warning signs in the area.\n\nMr Pojor said he would not write a report calling for signs to be erected because he questioned how practical it would be.\n\nHe paid tribute to those who had tried to help Dillan, saying the nine-year-old boy had \"acted bravely and responsibly for such a young boy in trying to save his friend\".", "Andrew Bridgen is the former Conservative MP for North West Leicestershire\n\nA Conservative candidate has apologised for defending Jacob Rees-Mogg's comments that it would have been \"common sense\" to flee the Grenfell Tower fire.\n\nAndrew Bridgen said Mr Rees-Mogg would have made a \"better decision\" than authority figures who gave people advice on the night of the fire.\n\nHe has now apologised \"unreservedly\" for his choice of words.\n\nThe Conservative Party chairman said both were \"wrong\" in what they said.\n\nJames Cleverly said Mr Rees-Mogg and Mr Bridgen had realised they caused \"distress and hurt\" to those affected by the tower block fire which killed 72 people in June 2017.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Conservative Party chairman James Cleverly said Mr Rees-Mogg and Mr Bridgen \"were wrong in what they've said\"\n\nMr Rees-Mogg made his remarks during an LBC radio phone-in on Monday.\n\nThe Leader of the House of Commons was speaking on the findings of a Grenfell inquiry report when he said: \"The more one's read over the weekend about the report and about the chances of people surviving, if you just ignore what you're told and leave you are so much safer.\n\n\"And I think if either of us were in a fire, whatever the fire brigade said, we would leave the burning building. It just seems the common sense thing to do.\"\n\nSeventy-two people died in the fire at Grenfell Tower in June 2017\n\nMr Bridgen, who was the North West Leicestershire MP before the election was called, said Mr Rees-Mogg's comments \"were uncharacteristically clumsy\".\n\nSpeaking on BBC Radio 4's PM show on Tuesday, Mr Bridgen said: \"What he's actually saying is that he would have made a better decision than the authority figures who gave that advice.\"\n\nAsked by presenter Evan Davis if Mr Rees-Mogg was implying that he was cleverer than most people, Mr Bridgen replied: \"But we want very clever people running the country, don't we, Evan?\n\n\"That is a by-product of what Jacob is and that is why he is in a position of authority.\"\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nMr Bridgen later tweeted an apology for the remarks, saying: \"I realise that what I said was wrong and caused a great deal of distress and offence.\"\n\nBefore the apology, Labour's national campaign co-ordinator Andrew Gwynne said Mr Bridgen's comments were \"contemptible\" and that he should be removed as a parliamentary candidate.\n\nMr Rees-Mogg \"profoundly apologised\" for his comments on Tuesday, saying: \"What I meant to say is that I would have also listened to the fire brigade's advice to stay and wait at the time.\n\n\"However, with what we know now and with hindsight I wouldn't and I don't think anyone else would.\"\n\nHe had been criticised by survivors' group Grenfell United who said his remarks were \"beyond disrespectful\" and were \"extremely painful and insulting to bereaved families\".\n\nGrenfell inquiry chairman Sir Martin Moore-Bick said fewer people would have died if the London Fire Brigade (LFB) had taken certain actions earlier.\n\nHe criticised the LFB for following a \"stay put\" strategy, where firefighters and 999 operators told residents to stay in their flats for nearly two hours after the blaze broke out.\n\nLFB Commissioner Dany Cotton told the London Assembly on Tuesday the brigade would respond differently to a Grenfell-like fire in the future.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nA new European arrest warrant has been issued for a St Andrews University professor over her role in the 2017 push for independence in Catalonia.\n\nClara Ponsatí, who was education minister in the Catalan government, is wanted in Spain on a charge of sedition.\n\nProf Ponsati, 62, denies wrongdoing and says she will resist extradition.\n\nA previous warrant was withdrawn last summer, but the academic again faces being sent to Spain to stand trial.\n\nThe move comes after nine Catalan leaders were convicted of sedition over their role in an unsanctioned referendum on independence in 2017.\n\nProtests erupted in Barcelona last month after they were sentenced to between nine and 13 years in prison by Spain's Supreme Court.\n\nProsecutors argued that the unilateral declaration of independence was an attack on the Spanish state and accused some of those involved of a serious act of rebellion.\n\nThey also said separatist leaders had misused public funds while organising the 2017 referendum.\n\nRiot police in Barcelona tried to disperse protesters who set up burning barricades last month\n\nSpeaking to BBC Political Correspondent Niall O'Gallagher, Prof Ponsati said: \"I feel a very intense feeling of outrage and injustice.\n\n\"A guilty verdict on the Catalan leaders is a guilty verdict on the Catalan people that went to the polls on the referendum day. So everyone will feel the verdict in their own souls.\"\n\nProf Ponsati said she did not regret returning to her post at St Andrews University early last year, having fled the Catalan capital.\n\nShe added: \"I think I can be more useful as a free person.\"\n\nProf Ponsatí considers herself an exile, unable to go home for fear of arrest.\n\nAsked if there were moments when she wondered if it was worth it, she replied: \"Of course - but at this point all I can do is keep up the fight, and submit to Scottish justice if I have to.\n\n\"This is much greater than myself, I'm just one small grain of sand.\"\n\nProf Ponsati was given a standing ovation after addressing the SNP conference in Aberdeen last year\n\nProf Ponsati's lawyer Aamer Anwar confirmed she will report to St Leonard's Police Office in Edinburgh at 10:30 on Thursday where she will be detained and arrested.\n\nThe academic will then be transferred to Edinburgh Sheriff Court for a hearing where her legal team will apply for bail.\n\nMr Anwar confirmed Prof Ponsati faces a single charge of sedition and, if extradited and convicted, could face a sentence of up to 15 years.\n\nHe said: \"It will be argued by Clara's legal team that there is no guarantee of a right to a fair trial in Spain, where most members of the Catalan government are already in prison or in exile.\n\n\"Clara believes the charge to be part of 'a political motivated prosecution' and submits her extradition would be unjust and incompatible with her human rights.\"\n\nMr Anwar vowed the extradition will be \"opposed robustly\" and said the academic is \"deeply grateful\" for the support she has received.\n\nHe added: \"Once again she is taking on the might of the Spanish state and Clara is resolute and determined to fight and believes that Spain will never be able to crush the spirit of the Catalan People.\"\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nA Police Scotland spokeswoman said: \"We can confirm we are in possession of a European Arrest Warrant for Clara Ponsati.\n\n\"We have now been in contact with her solicitor, who is making arrangements for her to hand herself in to police.\"\n\nSpain withdrew the previous European arrest warrant for Prof Ponsati last July, four months after she was arrested by Scottish police.\n\nAt the time Prof Ponsati argued that the charges against her were politically-motivated, and claimed she would not receive a fair trial if she returned to Spain.\n\nThe independence movement in Catalonia has close links with its Scottish counterpart, and Prof Ponsati was given a standing ovation at the SNP conference in Aberdeen last year.\n\nProf Ponsati had been working as the director of the School of Economics and Finance at St Andrews University since January 2016, before being appointed as the Catalan government's education minister in July 2017.\n\nShe returned to work at St Andrews last year, having been in Belgium since fleeing Spain with deposed Catalan president Carles Puigdemont and three other former cabinet members following an unsuccessful bid to declare independence from Spain in October 2017.\n\nCatalan nationalists have long complained that their region, which has a distinct history dating back almost 1,000 years, sends too much money to poorer parts of Spain, as taxes are controlled by Madrid.\n\nThe wealthy region is home to about 7.5 million people, with their own language, parliament, flag and anthem.\n\nDuring the Supreme Court case last month prosecutors argued the leaders had carried out a \"perfectly planned strategy... to break the constitutional order and obtain the independence of Catalonia\" illegally.\n\nCarme Forcadell, the former parliament speaker who read out the independence result on 27 October 2017, was also accused of allowing parliamentary debates on independence despite warnings from Spain's Constitutional Court.", "\"If it sticks we'll be fine\" - hammer the core message, again and again, and plot a path to victory.\n\nThat's how one cabinet minister reckons the Tories can win.\n\nAfter the last couple of extremely bumpy days for their party, they are hoping this will be a campaign where surprises are not a regular feature.\n\nInstead, they and many of their colleagues reckon the plea for a majority to sort out the Brexit-induced mess of the last few years super fast will find resonance on the doors, saying they are already hearing voters quote back the '\"get Brexit done\" slogan.\n\nAnother cabinet minister says \"it's not Parliament versus the people, it's more positive than the pitchfork, but it feels good on the ground - we are hearing from a lot of people they do reckon it's Parliament that's out of touch\".\n\nEvents of the last 48 hours have shown already, as I wrote on Tuesday night, that events come crashing into parties' hopes and fears pretty fast and knock them off course.\n\nThere is another fear among some Conservatives though. The strategy coming out of Tory HQ is crystal clear - end the political agony of Brexit, attract extra Leave voters who are fed up, while hanging on to as many of their existing seats as they can.\n\nBut, with such a Brexit-heavy message, will they - can they - do both at the same time?\n\nOne former minister (one of a tiny number who predicted a hung Parliament last time round!) fears \"this campaign is for the 52%, and the problem is that it is not the same electorate\".\n\nIn their area, the highest turnout in the 2016 referendum was in a Labour part of the constituency, where people chose overwhelmingly to Leave. But in general elections in that same ward, the turnout is lowest.\n\nAnd it's not just the question that's been much discussed - would Leave voters who wouldn't normally dream of voting Tory vote for Boris Johnson because of Brexit - that matters. It's how motivated that group will be.\n\nThe same senior Tory worries there just won't be enough voters and many of their normal voters are so cross about Brexit that, \"we have lost the professional classes\".\n\nNo-one would deny that Brexit has changed the political arithmetic, but the sums may not add up for the Conservatives at all.\n\nOther senior figures argue that it won't be as one dimensional. One cabinet minister says \"the pool is larger than during the referendum. There will be a strong economy argument that will work in Lib Dem-facing seats\" - broadly hoping there will be a reason for those Remain-tending Tories to stick with the party.\n\nThere's a big speech from the chancellor tomorrow morning that might start to build that too. One No 10 insider says \"we have to appeal to a bunch of richer, better-educated Tory Remainers who might be tempted by the Lib Dems\".\n\nThat is why another minister is so relieved their party is going into the election with a Brexit deal. \"It's changed everything,\" they say.\n\nIn other words, they don't have to knock on doors and argue for leaving the EU in eight weeks' time with potential economic turmoil.\n\nAround the country in the next few weeks, Boris Johnson and his team of Vote Leavers will make arguments as bold and likely as brash as they did in 2016. But it's not the same year, not the same political atmosphere, and potentially, not the same voters who'll make the difference.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nSeveral people were injured when parts of a ceiling collapsed during a Piccadilly Theatre show in London's West End.\n\nThe venue in Denman Street was packed on Wednesday for a performance of the Arthur Miller play Death of a Salesman, starring US actor Wendell Pierce.\n\nAudience members \"heard dripping sounds indicating water was coming through the ceiling,\" according to the theatre production company.\n\nMore than 1,000 people were evacuated.\n\nFour people were taken to hospital after three men and two women were treated at the scene by paramedics.\n\n\"We are ascertaining the extent of the situation, and will be providing an update on future performances as soon as possible,\" the Ambassador Theatre Group said.\n\nThe production team said three special performances of the play would take place at the Young Vic theatre on Friday night, as well as a matinee and evening performance on Saturday.\n\nThe performances at the Piccadilly Theatre for the rest of the week have been cancelled.\n\nRescue units were sent to the theatre by London Fire Brigade after the collapse\n\nWendell Pierce, who plays Willy Loman in the show which opened on Monday, said: \"First, I hope those injured last night are recovered and healing.\n\n\"Their well-being is the most important thing. I am also so grateful that the Death of a Salesman company is able to continue performances of Arthur Miller's great play.\n\n\"The nightly audience response has been overwhelming, and I would like to thank the Young Vic for enabling us to continue on this special journey.\n\n\"In the time-honoured tradition of the theatre, the show must go on.\"\n\nHe apologised for having to stop the performance and evacuate the theatre.\n\nA video shared on social media shows the US actor outside the venue asking the crowd to come back and see the play another time.\n\n\"We're so honoured that you came tonight. We are so sorry that this happened,\" he said.\n\nTicket holders for the cancelled performances will be contacted to make arrangements for the performances at the Young Vic.\n\nWendell Pierce with Dominic West (left), his co-star from acclaimed crime drama The Wire, at the play's opening night on Monday\n\nBBC journalist Iain Haddow, who was in the audience, said the collapse happened about 20 minutes into the show.\n\nHe said that before the ceiling caved in there had been a steady drop of water \"which turned progressively into a stream\" - although it was not raining at the time - and said there was some panic when the ceiling fell in.\n\nHe said that outside the theatre there was scaffolding and building work going on.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nIn December 2013, 76 people were injured, seven seriously, when part of a ceiling at London's Apollo Theatre collapsed during a show, while 1,200 people had to leave the Queen's Theatre in Shaftesbury Avenue, following a small fire during a matinee performance of Les Miserables.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Last updated on .From the section Boxing\n\nTwo-time Olympic champion Nicola Adams has retired from boxing over fears she could lose her sight.\n\nThe Briton, 37, became the first female Olympic champion when she won gold at London 2012, retaining her flyweight title at Rio 2016.\n\nShe turned professional in 2017 and is the WBO world flyweight champion.\n\n\"I've been advised that any further impact to my eye would most likely lead to irreparable damage and permanent vision loss,\" said Adams.\n\nIn an announcement to the Yorkshire Evening Post, she added: \"I'm immensely honoured to have represented our country - to win double Olympic gold medals and then the WBO championship belt is a dream come true… But it's not without taking its toll on my body.\"\n\nThe Leeds boxer's last fight was on 28 September when she retained her WBO title following a split-decision draw with Mexico's Maria Salinas.\n\nShe finishes with a professional record of five wins and a draw.\n\nIn July, Adams became a world champion for the first time in her professional career when Arely Mucino was unable to defend her title and the Briton, having been the mandatory challenger, was awarded the belt.\n\nAdams won Commonwealth, European and world titles as an amateur and her 2016 gold medal saw her become the first British boxer for 92 years to retain an Olympic title.\n\nShe had hinted that she could defend her Olympic title at next year's Tokyo Games - in July she retweeted a video of the 2020 medal design with the caption: \"I wonder how this medal would look on my mantelpiece.\"\n\nIn an open letter to the newspaper, Adams added: \"Having people in my life who are a fountain of support, kindness and love, has been the sole reason I've been able to represent my country in the way I have.\n\n\"It has been an honour to compete on the global stage, and it has been a privilege to fight against such remarkable athletes. Whilst I am proud of my achievements, the unwavering belief from everyone in my corner is something I will appreciate for the rest of my life.\n\n\"Hanging up my gloves was always going to be hard, but I have never felt luckier. And I'm so immensely proud of how far the sport has come.\"\n\nAdams' promoter Frank Warren said the boxer's accomplishments would \"go down in history\", calling her an \"icon\" of British sport.\n\n\"Nicola has that star quality in abundance that very few possess,\" said Warren.\n\n\"Her accomplishments will go down in history and she will always be an icon of British sport.\n\n\"She will be much missed in the sport of boxing, but will remain an inspiration to others for many generations to come.\"", "Ross England has been suspended by the Welsh Conservatives\n\nA Tory assembly candidate who was accused by a crown court judge of deliberately sabotaging a rape trial has been suspended by his party.\n\nRoss England was selected eight months after the trial collapsed.\n\nWhile giving evidence, he claimed he had a casual sexual relationship with the victim, which she denied.\n\nWelsh Conservative chairman Byron Davies said: \"Ross England has been suspended pending this matter being presented to the candidates committee.\"\n\nBoris Johnson refused to say whether or not he would sack the Vale of Glamorgan candidate at prime minister's questions on Wednesday.\n\nGiving evidence in the April 2018 trial, Mr England made claims about the sexual relationship after the judge Stephen John Hopkins QC, had made it clear that evidence of the sexual history of the victim was inadmissible.\n\nMr Hopkins said to Mr England: \"Why did you say that? Are you completely stupid\", later telling him to: \"Get out of my court.\"\n\nThe defendant, James Hackett, was later convicted following a retrial.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Boris Johnson said he could not comment because of ongoing legal proceedings - although proceedings have concluded in the case\n\nIt is not clear from Lord Davies' statement whether Mr England is suspended from his candidacy, as a party member, or both.\n\nParty officials have also not answered questions about whether they had knowledge of the incident when he was selected.\n\nLeanne Wood, who earlier called for Mr England to be deselected, said on Twitter: \"Good. This should have happened before now, but at least action [has] finally been taken on this.\"\n\nMr England has worked for Alun Cairns, the Welsh Secretary and Conservative Vale of Glamorgan MP.\n\nEarlier on Wednesday Preseli Pembrokeshire Conservative MP Stephen Crabb said he was not aware of the details but added: \"There needs to be some kind of process to look at these allegations and make a decision about it\".\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. A rape victim says Ross England had a \"formulated plan\" to wreck the trial of her attacker\n\nWelsh Secretary Alun Cairns endorsed Mr England as the Assembly election candidate following his selection in December 2018.\n\nHe described him as a \"friend and colleague\" who it would be \"a pleasure to campaign with\".\n\nIn a statement released on Tuesday, Mr England said: \"I was not told that anything had been ruled inadmissible prior to my testimony.\n\n\"I gave an honest answer, honouring the oath I took to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.\n\n\"I complied fully with the conditions of the court before and after the trial.\"\n\nWill that be the end of the matter? It will not, because many questions remain unanswered by the party.\n\nThe Conservatives have failed to answer questions about whether they had knowledge of this case when they selected him.\n\nMr England denies wrongdoing but his actions had very serious consequences.\n\nThe trial had to be abandoned, a rape victim endured the added trauma of having to go through a retrial and the delivery of justice to a rapist was delayed.\n\nEven though he was not a candidate in the forthcoming campaign, I think the party realised this row could overshadow it. It is not clear they've done enough to stop that.\n\nIt also raises questions about the rigour of the party's selection process.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Passengers faced disruption as parts of the building were closed\n\nA pilot on a plane has accidentally set off a hijack alarm and sparked a major security alert at Schiphol airport in the Dutch city of Amsterdam.\n\nDutch military police tweeted at about 19:30 (18:30 GMT) to say they were investigating a \"suspicious situation\".\n\nPart of the airport - one of Europe's busiest - was then closed off as police responded to the reported threat.\n\nBut about an hour later, Air Europa announced that a pilot had accidentally triggered the alarm.\n\n\"False alarm. In the flight Amsterdam-Madrid this afternoon was activated, by mistake, a warning that triggers protocols on hijackings at the airport,\" the airline tweeted.\n\n\"Nothing has happened, all passengers are safe and sound waiting to fly soon. We deeply apologise.\"\n\nShortly before their announcement, Dutch military police confirmed all passengers and staff had been safely evacuated from the Madrid-bound flight.\n\nImages posted on social media showed parts of the airport's D-pier cordoned off to the public, with passengers waiting around for information.\n\nThe alert caused parts of the airport to be closed off to passengers\n\nFlights still landed at other parts of the airport during the disruption, but emergency services scrambled and some flights were held on the tarmac.\n\nRoberto Carrera, 38, landed at the airport in the midst of the alert at about 19:45 local time.\n\n\"The pilot let us know an incident may have happened,\" he told the BBC in a phone interview.\n\nMr Carrera said he and other passengers on his flight from Dublin were then held on the tarmac for about an hour before they were allowed to disembark.\n\nHe saw police in the terminal but described the atmosphere in the airport as calm overall, despite the disruption.\n\nThe incident was described as a GRIP-3 situation, Dutch officials said, meaning an incident or serious event with major consequences to a local population.\n\nRegulation documents published by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) explain that pilots can use a special transponder beacon code, typing 7500, to raise an alert for unlawful interference in the case of a hijacking.\n\nIt remains unclear if this is what happened during the false alarm on Wednesday.\n\nAmsterdam's airport is one of the busiest transport hubs in Europe, handling more than 70 million passengers a year.\n• None 'The longest and most spectacular plane hijack'", "Five-year-old Mylo was one of hundreds of dogs who took part in the event\n\nHundreds of dogs attended a special \"Nae Fireworks\" party at a wind farm outside Glasgow to get respite from the stress and anxiety of Bonfire Night.\n\nThe event at Whitelee, near Eaglesham, has grown in popularity since it began in 2017.\n\nIt aims to provide a sanctuary where dogs and their owners can escape from the impact of fireworks.\n\nLynda Mcconnell described the event as \"an absolute godsend\" for her five-year-old Labrador, Mylo.\n\nShe said she had \"tried everything\" in recent years to help her pet, including thunder shirts, herbal tablets and soothing music.\n\nAbout 1,000 people attended with their dogs on Bonfire night\n\n\"The vet prescribed diazepam and sedation gel, but once his adrenalin kicked in he would bark for hours non-stop, running at the front and back door and jumping at it trying to get outside,\" she said.\n\n\"This event is an absolute godsend for us.\"\n\nShe was one of about 1,000 people who brought their dogs along to this year's firework-free event on Bonfire Night.\n\nThe loud bangs from fireworks can cause dogs and other pets to become anxious and stressed.\n\nDuring the event, the Whitelee Ranger Service patrols the surrounding area to make sure that no fireworks are being let off.\n\nA torchlit, guided walk with between 100 and 200 owners took place through the wind farm, safe from any bangs that could unsettle the dogs.\n\nThe visitor centre stayed open until midnight and dog Reiki sessions were on offer to calm, relax and soothe the animals during the night.\n\nThis Instagram post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Instagram The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip instagram post by bowiegoldenears This article contains content provided by Instagram. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Meta’s Instagram cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nThe ranger service said that fireworks could disturb wildlife and livestock as well as pose a threat to wind farm infrastructure.\n\nRangers initially started to patrol the farm looking for fireworks because of the risk that they can start peat bog fires, which can burn for years.\n\nThe idea for the Nae Fireworks event developed after they realised how many dog walkers sought refuge at Whitelee over the bonfire period.\n\nRennie Mason, one of the rangers and organisers of the event, said it had been \"a roaring success\".\n\n\"You only need to see the state of the dogs when they arrive and see how happy they are when they leave to realise the value for their health and welfare.\n\n\"It is also for the owners too. They often feel so powerless.\"\n\nThis Instagram post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Instagram The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip instagram post 2 by paco_the_pug_x This article contains content provided by Instagram. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Meta’s Instagram cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Jerash is famous for its Roman remains\n\nA knifeman has injured four foreign tourists and four locals in an attack in the Jordanian city of Jerash.\n\nThree Mexicans and a Swiss national were among the wounded. One of the Mexicans and a Jordanian tour guide were hurt seriously, the health minister said.\n\nThe suspected attacker was arrested nearby by police.\n\nJerash, home to a well-preserved ancient Roman site, draws thousands of foreign visitors every year.\n\nVideos on social media show one woman lying bleeding on the ground and another woman in a blood-stained shirt.\n\nJordan's health minister, Saed Jaber, told reporters that all the injured were taken to a local hospital within 15 minutes. The Mexican tourist and Jordanian tour guide injured seriously were then taken to a separate hospital by helicopter and underwent surgery.\n\n\"The bleeding was stopped, the situation has been controlled, and both cases are stable,\" Mr Jaber said.\n\nAn American tourist, Marco Junipero Serra, told the BBC the person who had carried out the attack was dressed all in black and had his face covered with a mask.\n\nThe attacker jumped a fence at the site at around 11:00 (09:00 GMT) and began stabbing people indiscriminately, Mr Serra said.\n\nAccording to him, police did not lock down the site during the incident, and people were still free to walk in and out.\n\nOne of those injured was Ali El Agrabawi, the driver of a tourist bus. At Jerash hospital he told reporters he had been stabbed while trying to stop the assailant from entering a cafeteria full of tourists.\n\nJordan, viewed as a relatively safe destination, heavily depends on its tourism industry.\n\nAccording to country's tourism board, the country is home to 21,000 archaeological and historical sites.", "Jordan (left) and partner Ben were falsely accused by a vigilante paedophile hunter group\n\nA couple have been falsely accused of trying to meet a child, during a sting that was filmed by so-called paedophile hunters and live-streamed to an audience of thousands on Facebook.\n\nJordan and Ben, from West Sussex, had been visiting Jordan's sister in Hull when they were confronted by a number of people outside her home.\n\nThe pair received homophobic abuse, before police came to arrest them.\n\nYorkshire Child Protectors has since apologised for what happened.\n\nJordan and Ben, who did not want to give their surnames for fear of reprisals, said they set off for Hull on Monday.\n\nBen, 31, said: \"When we parked up a car blocked us in and people got out. We thought we were being robbed.\n\n\"They took us to the end of the road and cornered us so we couldn't escape and put the cameras in our faces.\"\n\nThe police were called and Jordan and Ben were arrested and their phones were taken.\n\nIt was during this time their innocence was proven, as the decoy was still receiving messages from the actual suspect.\n\nBen said: \"We were eventually released and they had put up a post to say they were sorry and got it wrong.\"\n\nHe added: \"We are fearful of our lives.\"\n\nBen also said he and Jordan were looking to sue Yorkshire Child Protectors.\n\nThe group's apology read: \"We at YCP take responsibility for our part played in these innocent men being arrested but we won't be taking all the blame.\"\n\nThe group, which said it was \"heartbroken\" for the two innocent men, explained that it had received false information from other vigilante organisations.\n\nYCP added that it was \"truly sorry\" and that the men would be receiving a personal message of apology.\n\nHumberside Police declined to comment on Monday's arrests but the force has previously warned against vigilante groups carrying out stings, saying they can create more problems than they solve.\n\nFollow BBC South East on Facebook, on Twitter, and on Instagram. Send your story ideas to southeasttoday@bbc.co.uk.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nA second man has admitted trying to rob Arsenal footballers Mesut Özil and Sead Kolasinac in a moped ambush.\n\nJordan Northover, 26, pleaded guilty at Harrow Crown Court to attempting to steal watches from the pair in Hampstead, north-west London.\n\nHis co-accused Ashley Smith, 30, of Archway in North London, admitted his role in the crime in October.\n\nCCTV footage showed Bosnian defender Kolasinac chasing off the two masked attackers on 25 July.\n\nIn the video that circulated on social media, 26-year-old Kolasinac is seen fighting off two men who are wielding knives.\n\nHe can be seen jumping out of a vehicle to confront the masked men who had pulled alongside the car on mopeds.\n\nWorld Cup winner Özil can also be seen in his black Mercedes G class jeep before he reportedly took refuge in a Turkish restaurant.\n\nNew CCTV footage released by police shows full-back Kolasinac being prodded with a pointed weapon by one of the men.\n\nAshley Smith (left) and Jordan Northover both admitted trying to rob the Arsenal stars\n\nThe Met Police said a key breakthrough came when a moped without number plates was spotted by a member of the public in a cul-de-sac in Borehamwood, south Hertfordshire.\n\nInquiries revealed it was the same bike used in the raid, the force said.\n\nCCTV from a local pub showed Northover and Smith visiting a short time after the offence, with their clothes and a motorcycle helmet found on grassland near the bar.\n\nCh Insp Jim Corbett said the men \"attempted this brazen robbery after travelling around streets nearby, looking for people to rob\".\n\n\"Northover didn't hesitate to draw a weapon when making demands, but he didn't bargain on being challenged and the pair went away empty-handed,\" he said.\n\nArsenal said both Sead Kolasinac and Mesut Özil were fine after the incident\n\nKolasinac and Germany midfielder Özil were left out of the Arsenal side ahead of the opening weekend of the Premier League campaign after the incident.\n\nÖzil told the Athletic sports site he was scared for his wife Amine as the attackers pursued his car.\n\n\"Sead's reaction was really, really brave because he attacked one of the attackers,\" he said.\n\n\"I tried to move the car, block them, escape, but each time they would be there. My wife was extremely scared.\"\n\nSmith will be sentenced at Harrow Crown Court on Friday, and Northover will be sentenced at a later date.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Chris Williamson, Stephen Hepburn, Roger Godsiff (l-r) have been excluded by Labour\n\nFour Labour Parliamentary candidates have been banned from standing by the party's National Executive Committee.\n\nThree are former Labour MPs - including Jeremy Corbyn ally Chris Williamson - and the fourth is Sally Gimson who was selected less than two weeks ago.\n\nMr Williamson was suspended in an anti-Semitism row and Mrs Gimson is facing claims she says are a \"smear campaign\" against her.\n\nMeanwhile, Labour has confirmed it is reviewing another candidate.\n\nZarah Sultana, who apologised for saying she would \"celebrate\" the deaths of world leaders in 2015 on social media, is being \"re-interviewed\" by a panel, the party said.\n\nNew candidates will be chosen in place of former Derby North MP Mr Williamson, ex-MP for Jarrow Stephen Hepburn, and Roger Godsiff, who was facing a reselection battle in Birmingham Hall Green.\n\nMr Williamson said on Twitter that he was resigning from the Labour Party \"with a heavy heart\" after 44 years and will be standing as an independent candidate in Derby North.\n\nIt comes as Conservative Alun Cairns resigned from the cabinet over claims he knew about a former aide's role in the \"sabotage\" of a rape trial.\n\nMr Cairns still intends to stand as a Tory candidate in the general election.\n\nLabour's ruling National Executive Committee (NEC) has not made a final decision on whether Keith Vaz can stand for the party, the BBC understands.\n\nThe former Leicester East MP was last week suspended from the House of Commons for six months by a standards watchdog.\n\nMr Vaz \"disregarded\" the law by \"expressing a willingness\" to help buy cocaine for male prostitutes, the Commons standards commission said in a scathing report.\n\nMr Vaz was re-selected as Labour's candidate in Leicester East, a seat he has represented for 32 years, a few weeks before the publication of the standards report.\n\nIf he was re-elected on 12 December, he would take up his seat until parliament voted again on a potential suspension, which ended with the conclusion of the previous parliament- and he could face a recall petition, giving voters a chance to remove him.\n\nMr Vaz did not make any comment on his suspension, but a spokesman said he was receiving treatment for a serious mental health condition.\n\nLabour's ruling NEC ditched Chris Williamson because the disciplinary case against him hadn't concluded. That meant he was still suspended and therefore ineligible to be a candidate.\n\nBut this apparently bureaucratic formulation somewhat understates the political sensitivities, some on the left want him reinstated because they argue that while he said the party had given too much ground on anti-Semitism, what he said wasn't in itself anti-Semitic.\n\nBut others - including some of his fellow left-wingers - wanted him out as they knew opponents would suggest any reinstatement showed a lack of seriousness in addressing anti-Semitism allegations.\n\nPlus I am told many in the Labour leader's office lost patience with Chris Williamson's loose tongue - and tendency to shoot from the hip.\n\nKeith Vaz's fate is less certain. Labour's NEC didn't throw him out - apparently as he is in hospital. Well-placed sources say they hope he stands down voluntarily.\n\nBut a rather stranger row might yet overshadow all this.\n\nSometimes candidates are \"parachuted in\" by the leadership. Sometimes they are deselected. But it's rare to be selected then deselected in the space of a week\n\nSally Gimson contested the selection in Bassetlaw where John Mann is standing down - unexpectedly beating a candidate favoured by some in the leadership and by the powerful Unite union.\n\nBut the decision of local members was overturned by a panel of Labour's ruling NEC.\n\nSources cite complaints about Sally Gimson - but from party members in her home constituency in London, not Bassetlaw where the local executive is right behind her.\n\nShe has denounced the NEC as a \"kangaroo court\" acting on \"trumped-up charges\" and the row could now be settled in the actual courts.\n\nChris Williamson was suspended by Labour in February after claiming the party had \"been too apologetic\" in its response to criticism of handling anti-Semitism allegations.\n\nHe was reinstated in June but was suspended again after a backlash from MPs, peers and Jewish groups.\n\nLast month, he lost a High Court bid to be reinstated by the party - but the judge also ruled Labour acted unlawfully when it re-opened the disciplinary case against him.\n\nMarie van der Zyl, the president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, called on Labour to go further after the NEC made what she called the \"correct\" decision to stop him standing again.\n\nShe said: \"Labour's leadership must now stop dragging their feet and act immediately to expel from the party this disgraced politician who has baited the Jewish community for far too long.\"\n\nStephen Hepburn was suspended by the Labour Party last month, as it launched an investigation into claims he sexually harassed a female party member in her 20s at a curry house 14 years ago.\n\nMr Hepburn said he \"completely refutes\" the allegation.\n\nRoger Godsiff, meanwhile, had been facing a vote of constituency party members over whether he should be allowed to stand again before the NEC stepped in.\n\nThe former MP has been at the centre of a row over his support for protesters against LGBT teaching and was formally reprimanded by Labour after he was seen in a video agreeing with the demonstrators.\n\nCorrection 7th November 2019: This article originally referred to how, if re-elected, Keith Vaz would not be able to take up his seat until his suspension ends. This has been amended to make clear that he could take up his seat, with the suspension requiring a new vote in the next parliament.", "Last updated on .From the section European Football\n\nChelsea mounted a stirring fightback from 4-1 down to earn a crucial Champions League point as Ajax ended with nine men on a night of high drama at Stamford Bridge.\n\nThe Dutch champions, semi-finalists last season, were in calm control and looked on course for victory when Donny van de Beek gave them a three-goal lead 10 minutes after the break - but in a chaotic closing period Chelsea completed a remarkable recovery as the visitors lost their discipline.\n\nHaving pulled one back through Cesar Azpilicueta's close-range finish to make it 4-2, the game turned on its head in 60 seconds of high drama in the 68th minute.\n\nDaley Blind fouled Blues striker Tammy Abraham, referee Gianluca Rocchi allowed play to continue and a shot then hit Joel Veltman's arm in the 18-yard box. Rocchi awarded a penalty, went back and showed Blind a second yellow card, with fellow centre-back Veltman also sent off seconds later for the handball.\n\nJorginho scored from the spot for the second time in the game to set up a frantic finale.\n\nSubstitute Reece James, 19, pulled Chelsea level and became the club's youngest Champions League goalscorer with a low strike from a rebound after Kurt Zouma had headed against the bar.\n\nWith the hosts pushing for a winner and backed by a buoyant crowd, Azpilicueta thought he had scored their fifth goal, only for the video assistant referee to intervene and detect a handball by Abraham.\n\nIt was an ending to match the game's opening, which featured two goals in the first four minutes, Abraham flicking Quincy Promes' free-kick into his own net before Jorginho equalised with his first penalty after Christian Pulisic was fouled.\n\nAjax retook the lead when Promes headed in a brilliant cross from Hakim Ziyech, whose free-kick from a tight angle led to the third goal as the ball came back off the post and went in after hitting home keeper Kepa Arrizabalaga in the face.\n\nVan de Beek looked to have settled matters, finishing off from 12 yards when unmarked, only for Chelsea to rally in stunning style.\n\nBoth sides had chances in the closing moments but in the end settled for a draw which leaves them both level on seven points with Valencia, who beat Lille 4-1 in this extremely tight Group H.\n• None 'I don't think I've seen a game like it - with this spirit we can go places'\n\nOne look at the Group H table shows how important this point might be to Chelsea before a potentially decisive visit to Valencia next, on 27 November.\n\nFor the first 55 minutes, Chelsea looked naive and exposed at this level as they were cut apart by Ajax's slick approach work and lethal delivery from out wide, which was instrumental in their first three goals.\n\nWhat this emerging Chelsea side under Frank Lampard does not lack is heart and fighting spirit. It was all on display in those final 30 minutes as Ajax wobbled and they took advantage.\n\nOnce Azpilicueta's close-range tap-in made it 4-2 and opened the door, Chelsea barged through it as Ajax found themselves pinned back and suffering a numerical disadvantage.\n\nWhen James levelled it up at 4-4 with 16 minutes left, all the smart money would have been on Chelsea completing the turnaround with victory.\n\nIt almost came as Azpilicueta saw his goal overruled by VAR, with the refreshing sight of Rocchi actually consulting a screen to decide for himself, and with two late chances for substitute Michy Batshuayi, one of which brought a superb save from Ajax keeper Andre Onana.\n\nIn the end, Chelsea had to settle for a share of the honours - something they would have readily accepted after 55 minutes but which they might have taken with slight disappointment at the end.\n\nThis was a thrilling spectacle in which both teams deserved some reward.\n\nErik ten Hag's young Ajax side graced the Champions League last season with a series of virtuoso performances before losing the semi-final to Tottenham in the dying moments of the second leg in front of their own supporters.\n\nThe campaign delivered a clear signal that this great old club was back among the elite and, despite losing two outstanding young players in Matthijs de Ligt to Juventus and Frenkie de Jong to Barcelona, they have moved on impressively.\n\nAjax were determined to make amends for their 1-0 loss to Chelsea in Amsterdam and were hugely impressive as their pace, movement and lethal delivery established a stranglehold in their first hour.\n\nYes, it fell apart for a 20-minute period but the closing phases demonstrated this is a team built and coached in the great traditions of the club, shrugging off the fact they were down to nine men to actually push forward in search of a winner.\n\nThey almost got it when Arrizabalaga had to save from Edson Alvarez, but the point pleased their small group of supporters inside Stamford Bridge.\n\nAjax may have lost the lead and might feel a sense of injustice about losing two players, but they earn full marks for entertainment value and their purist approach to the game.\n\nChelsea are the third English side in Champions League history to come from three goals behind to avoid defeat and the first since Liverpool in the 2005 final against AC Milan, which the Reds won in a penalty shootout.\n\n'Madness' - what they said\n\nChelsea boss Frank Lampard told BT Sport: \"I can't explain the game. For all the things we might analyse back, the madness of the game, we are here for entertainment I suppose and anyone who watched that has to say 'what a game of football'. Respect to Ajax, what a spectacle.\n\n\"I don't think I have been in a game like it. The two own goals were the story of the first half. I said at half-time it will be 3-3 or 4-4, we were so in the game.\n\n\"We looked dangerous and I felt we would build momentum. I'm not happy overall, this is the Champions League and we made too many mistakes.\n\n\"The biggest pleasure is the spirit the whole stadium showed. I can't give you much on the red cards, I didn't really see what they were for.\n\n\"At half-time I would have taken a draw, for sure. Let's take it as what it was. I was expecting somewhere towards 10 minutes of added time, not sure where four came from.\"\n\nAjax manager Erik ten Hag was asked on BT Sport about the two red cards within a minute of each other and said: \"False, it was handball, but what can he [Joel Veltman] do with his hand? It's no handball, no booking, but we have to accept it.\n\n\"I'm proud of this team, it was a magnificent development and we take it as a positive.\n\n\"Everyone will have the same opinion from the stands and from the television. We dictated and we are very bitter that one decision could change everything.\"\n• None Chelsea have conceded 4+ goals in a single Champions League game for only the third time in their history and the first time since drawing 4-4 at home to Liverpool in April 2009.\n• None Ajax have scored 4+ goals in a game against an English team in all European competition for only the second time (also 5-1 v Liverpool in December 1966 at home in the European Cup).\n• None Chelsea conceded three goals in the first half of a Champions League game for the first time. In fact, the Blues were the second side to concede two own goals in the first half of a Champions League game after CFR Cluj (v Bayern Munich, October 2010).\n• None Ajax's Hakim Ziyech has either scored or assisted in nine of his past 12 Champions League appearances (four goals, six assists).\n• None Ajax were shown two red cards in a Champions League game for the first time in their history.\n• None Ajax's opener against Chelsea (1:47) was the second earliest goal conceded by the Blues in the Champions League after Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) in October 2017 (39 seconds).\n\nChelsea's next game in the Champions League is away to Valencia (17:55 GMT) on 27 November, before Lille take on Ajax at 20:00 GMT. The final round of matches happens on 10 December with Ajax at home to Valencia and Chelsea entertaining Lille.\n\nBefore then, Chelsea return to Premier League action on Saturday when they face Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge (12:30 GMT).\n• None Attempt missed. Michy Batshuayi (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Willian.\n• None Attempt missed. Tammy Abraham (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Reece James with a cross.\n• None Attempt saved. Michy Batshuayi (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jorginho.\n• None Attempt missed. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tammy Abraham.\n• None Attempt saved. Tammy Abraham (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi.\n• None Attempt saved. Noussair Mazraoui (Ajax) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Quincy Promes.\n• None Offside, Chelsea. Reece James tries a through ball, but Michy Batshuayi is caught offside.\n• None Attempt saved. Edson Álvarez (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.\n• None Offside, Chelsea. César Azpilicueta tries a through ball, but Callum Hudson-Odoi is caught offside.\n• None Attempt missed. Tammy Abraham (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi with a cross.\n• None GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review. Navigate to the next page Navigate to the last page", "Alun Cairns became Wales' representative in the cabinet in March 2016\n\nWelsh Secretary Alun Cairns has resigned following claims he knew about a former aide's role in the \"sabotage\" of a rape trial.\n\nHere is his resignation letter and the prime minister's response in full.\n\nYou will be aware of allegations relating to the actions of a party employee and candidate for the Welsh assembly elections in the Vale of Glamorgan.\n\nThis is a very sensitive matter, and in light of continued speculation, I write to tender my resignation as secretary of state for Wales.\n\nI will cooperate in full with the investigation under the Ministerial Code which will now take place and I am confident I will be cleared of any breach or wrong doing.\n\nIt has been an honour to serve in your government and a privilege to see the positive steps you have made in such a short time. Your work to secure a deal to leave the European Union has been extraordinary and the opportunities it brings are exciting for all parts of the country. I thank you for your commitment to the Union and the way in which you have made it central to all areas of government policy.\n\nMy experience of seeing your work first hand with Cabinet colleagues gives me confidence for the future. Your vision and drive to move the country forward to meet the opportunities of Brexit and to protect and enhance public services is exemplary.\n\nI will continue to work to support your vision and ambitions for the country and am grateful for the honour of serving in your Cabinet.\n\nThank you for your letter resigning as secretary of state of Wales. I am pleased to hear that you will co-operate fully with the Cabinet Office during this process.\n\nI am extremely grateful for all the work you have done in the role as secretary of state since March 2016. In particular, I would like to put on record my gratitude for all the support you have given to this government in ensuring we honour the commitment to the people that we leave the European Union. Given your long service as secretary of state, you can be proud of your record of delivery for the people of Wales, in particular in ensuring the abolition of tolls on the Severn bridges.\n\nThis an unstinting record of service to the party in Wales with over a decade as assembly member for South Wales West where you were a vocal critic of the Labour government.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Johnson: 'Come with us to get Brexit done'\n\nBoris Johnson has launched the Conservative Party's election campaign, saying his Brexit deal \"delivers everything I campaigned for\".\n\nSurrounded by supporters holding signs with messages including \"Get Brexit Done\", he told activists he had \"no choice\" but to hold an election.\n\nParliament is \"paralysed\" and \"blocked\", he said in Birmingham.\n\nHe said once Brexit was done, a Tory government could get on with \"better education\" and \"better infrastructure\".\n\nEarlier, the prime minister met the Queen at Buckingham Palace, marking the official start of the election period in the run-up to the 12 December poll.\n\nBut Mr Johnson's plans to grab the headlines for his party's campaign launch were blown off course by the resignation of a cabinet minister - an unusual event during an election campaign.\n\nWelsh Secretary Alun Cairns has quit the cabinet after claims he knew about a former aide's role in the \"sabotage\" of a rape trial.\n\nIt comes after two Conservative candidates were forced to apologise for comments about victims of the Grenfell tragedy.\n\nOpening the party's campaign launch, the Mayor of the West Midlands, Andy Street said the party's success in the area showed \"when Conservatives work together at all levels we can do tremendous things\".\n\nHome Secretary Priti Patel followed, telling a crowd of supporters: \"This election is a choice between real change or simply more uncertainty, more dither and more delay.\"\n\nAnd Conservative Party chairman James Cleverly said: \"We need to break the Brexit deadlock and get on with delivering on voters priorities - something the last Parliament proved incapable of doing.\"\n\nMr Johnson told the audience the deadlock over Brexit had been like a \"bendy bus jack-knifed on a yellow box junction [which] no-one can get round it and it is blocking in every direction\".\n\n\"We can't go on like this,\" he added.\n\nHe said the thing he was \"most proud of\" during his 100 days in office was his Brexit deal.\n\nTurning his fire on his election opponents, Mr Johnson accused the Labour Party of \"always running out of other people's money\" and despite making a raft of his own spending promises, the party leader said Labour \"know themselves that their policies for the economy are ruinous\".\n\nInstead, he says voters should \"come with us\" and support Tory measures on education, the police and immigration.\n\nIn contrast, he said a Labour victory would result in another referendum and a second vote on Scottish independence.\n\n\"If I come back with a working majority, I will get Parliament working again.\"\n\nElsewhere, as the starting pistol is fired on five weeks of official campaigning:\n\n\"If it sticks we'll be fine\" - hammer the core message, again and again, and plot a path to victory. That's how one cabinet minister reckons the Tories can win.\n\nAfter the last couple of extremely bumpy days for their party, they are hoping this will be a campaign where surprises are not a regular feature.\n\nInstead, they and many of their colleagues reckon the plea for a majority to sort out the Brexit-induced mess of the last few years super fast will find resonance on the doorsteps, saying they are already hearing voters quote back the '\"get Brexit done\" slogan.\n\nAnother cabinet minister says \"it's not Parliament versus the people, it's more positive than the pitchfork, but it feels good on the ground - we are hearing from a lot of people they do reckon it's Parliament that's out of touch\".\n\nEvents of the last 48 hours have shown already, as I wrote on Tuesday night, that events come crashing into parties' hopes and fears pretty fast and knock them off course.\n\nThere is another fear among some Conservatives though. The strategy coming out of Tory HQ is crystal clear - end the political agony of Brexit, attract extra Leave voters who are fed up, while hanging on to as many of their existing seats as they can.\n\nBut, with such a Brexit-heavy message, will they - can they - do both at the same time?\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Boris Johnson: \"I've been wanting to chew my own tie in frustration\"\n\nParliament was dissolved - or formally shut down - at just after midnight, meaning all MPs revert to being members of the public. Government ministers keep their posts.\n\nThe PM's audience with the Queen lasted about 20 minutes. While the election has already been approved by MPs, the monarch still needed to sign a royal proclamation confirming the end of the last Parliament.\n\nAt his own campaign event, Mr Corbyn said he would be a \"very different kind of prime minister\" who \"only seeks power in order to share power\".\n\nHe said Labour is \"well prepared and utterly determined\" to win power to \"transform\" the country and said recent comments by Tory candidates about the Grenfell tragedy were \"shameful\" and suggested his opponents felt there were \"above us all\".\n\nHe said the election was a once-in-a-generation chance to \"tear down the barriers that are holding people back\" and to \"rebuild\" the NHS, schools and the police force.\n\nThe Labour leader said his Brexit strategy was to unite people, with a second referendum on a \"sensible set of proposals\" rather than the \"disaster\" of a US trade deal with Donald Trump.\n\nMr Corbyn has previously said a new Scottish independence referendum was not \"desirable or necessary\" - but the SNP's Nicola Sturgeon said she believed Labour would give the go-ahead for one if in government.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nWednesday's dissolution ended the shortest parliamentary session since 1948, with the Commons having met for only 19 days since the state opening on 14 October.\n\nWhat question do you have about the general election?\n\nIn some cases your question will be published, displaying your name, location and age as you provide it, unless you state otherwise. Your contact details will never be published. Please ensure you have read the terms and conditions.\n\nUse this form to ask your question or get in touch using #BBCYourQuestions:\n\nIf you are reading this page and can't see the form you will need to visit the mobile version of the BBC website to submit your question.", "Jacob Rees-Mogg later said he \"profoundly apologised\"\n\nJacob Rees-Mogg has been criticised for saying it would have been \"common sense\" to flee the Grenfell Tower fire, ignoring fire brigade advice.\n\nThe Leader of the House of Commons was appearing on a radio phone-in on the findings of a Grenfell inquiry report when he made the comments.\n\nThe Grenfell United group called the MP's comments \"insulting\". Mr Rees-Mogg said he \"profoundly apologised\".\n\nSeventy-two people died in a fire at the tower block on 14 June 2017.\n\nSpeaking on LBC's Nick Ferrari Show on Monday, Mr Rees-Mogg said: \"The more one's read over the weekend about the report and about the chances of people surviving, if you just ignore what you're told and leave you are so much safer.\n\n\"And I think if either of us were in a fire, whatever the fire brigade said, we would leave the burning building. It just seems the common sense thing to do.\n\n\"And it is such a tragedy that that didn't happen.\"\n\nSeventy-two people died in the fire at Grenfell Tower in June 2017\n\nOn Tuesday, Mr Rees-Mogg said: \"What I meant to say is that I would have also listened to the fire brigade's advice to stay and wait at the time.\n\n\"However, with what we know now and with hindsight I wouldn't and I don't think anyone else would. I would hate to upset the people of Grenfell if I was unclear in my comments.\"\n\nGrime artist Stormzy has called for Mr Rees-Mogg to resign. In a series of tweets, he said it was as if Mr Rees-Mogg was saying \"those who lost their lives weren't smart enough to escape\".\n\nHe wrote: \"Let's bare [sic] in mind for 2 secs how horrifying and terrifying the situation would of been for the victims.... and then imagine they're being instructed by firefighters - trusted government authorities - to stay put.\"\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Grenfell survivor Marcio Gomes says he \"had to trust\" advice from firefighters\n\nIn a statement, survivors' group Grenfell United said: \"The Leader of the House of Commons suggesting that the 72 people who lost their lives at Grenfell lacked common sense is beyond disrespectful.\n\n\"It is extremely painful and insulting to bereaved families.\"\n\nReplying to Mr Rees-Mogg's comments, Grenfell survivor Marcio Gomes said: \"It's common sense not to build houses or flats with flammable material.\"\n\nHamid Al Jafari, who lost his father in the fire, said: \"My dad had common sense but when they have no option what should they do?\n\n\"Saying sorry doesn't make any difference to us. Any MP needs to think about what they're going to say before they comment so they don't have to apologise.\"\n\nThe blaze reached the top of Grenfell Tower within an hour of the first 999 call\n\nShadow Cabinet minister John Trickett said it was \"not for a minister of the crown to second guess how those people would have reacted\".\n\nTory MP Andrew Bridgen defended Mr Rees-Mogg's comments telling the BBC they were \"uncharacteristically clumsy.\"\n\n\"What he's actually saying is that he would have given a better decision than the authority figures who gave that advice.\"\n\nGrenfell inquiry chairman Sir Martin Moore-Bick said fewer people would have died if the London Fire Brigade (LFB) had taken certain actions earlier.\n\nSir Martin criticised the LFB for following a \"stay put\" strategy, where firefighters and 999 operators told residents to stay in their flats for nearly two hours after the blaze broke out.\n\nThe advice is designed to prevent hundreds of people descending stairs while firefighters are coming up during a contained fire.\n\nAs flames spread around Grenfell's external cladding, the advice may have prevented some families escaping, the report found.\n\nLFB Commissioner Dany Cotton told the London Assembly on Tuesday the brigade would respond differently to a Grenfell-like fire in the future.\n\nShe told the fire resilience and emergency planning committee: \"Knowing what we know now about Grenfell Tower and similar buildings with ACM cladding, our response would be very different.\"\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Kevin Eves was jailed for nine years in 2006 for assaulting a toddler\n\nA man convicted of murdering his eight-week-old daughter, 13 years after he seriously injured another child, has been jailed for life.\n\nKevin Eves, of Wixams, near Bedford, smothered Harper Denton and left her with numerous fractures, including one to her skull, in June 2018.\n\nThe 37-year-old was jailed in 2006 for assaulting a toddler in his care, the Old Bailey heard.\n\nHe has been ordered to serve a minimum of 20 years.\n\nDuring his trial, Eves, of Nightingale Court, told the jury he awoke to find Harper purple and cold to the touch, claiming her injuries - 34 rib fractures and a fractured skull - were caused by his attempts to resuscitate her.\n\nHowever, jurors heard the fractures were inflicted during at least three separate assaults in the weeks before her death.\n\nEves was jailed for nine years in 2006 - when known as Forbes - for causing grievous bodily harm with intent and wilfully assaulting a toddler in his care when living in Bournemouth. He was released in 2010.\n\nThe boy suffered life-threatening head injuries and fractures to his elbow.\n\nProsecutor Sally Howes QC said the assault was \"so similar\" to the one that killed Harper.\n\nThe prosecution said Harper's mother, Cherinea Denton, who was acquitted of her daughter's murder, was aware Eves had a previous conviction but believed his account that it was connected to a fight at a house party.\n\nSentencing Eves, Mrs Justice O'Farrell said the \"protracted and escalating violent attacks\" he carried out on Harper were \"cruel, brutal and vicious\".\n\n\"Unfortunately you did not have the instincts to protect and nurture that most parents have,\" she added.\n\n\"You were insensitive to the fragility of your baby and you were unable or unwilling to put her needs before your own comfort. You had uncontrolled rage.\"\n\nMs Denton, who suffers from chronic fatigue, was not present in court but said in a victim statement: \"My beautiful girl had her future stolen from her by somebody that she should have been able to trust and count on for the whole duration of her life - a life that should have lasted longer than eight weeks.\"\n\nHarper's grandmother, Debbie Denton, said the loss of the \"loved and adored\" child \"shook this family to its core\".\n\n\"Mr Eves serves no purpose within a tight-knit family and certainly not amongst children. Had we known this, he would have never been welcomed into ours.\"\n\nAfter the sentencing, Colin Foster, director of children's services at Bedford Borough Council, said a serious case review was being carried out.\n\n\"The Eves family were not known to social services in Bedford Borough and the authority was not made aware of the previous convictions,\" a statement said.\n\nDet Insp Dani Bailey, from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit, said: \"Baby Harper suffered immensely in her short life at the hands of the person who should have been protecting and looking after her.\n\n\"The injuries she sustained were horrific and the fact they were deliberate is even more shocking.\"\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "South Africa fans gathered at OR Tambo International Airport to greet the victorious squad.\n\nCaptain Siya Kolisi became the first black South African captain to lift the William Webb Ellis Trophy when the Springboks beat England 32-12 on Saturday.", "Police stopped the BMW convertible and spoke to the driver about her \"insecure load\"\n\nA BMW convertible was stopped by police after it was spotted being used to transport a double bed.\n\nA picture posted online by Essex Police shows the roof down and a mattress and bed frame upright on the back seat.\n\nOfficers on patrol stopped the vehicle at Great Bentley near Colchester and wrote about the \"insecure load\" on Twitter.\n\nUsing the face palm emoji, they said the female driver had told them \"it's wedged in the seat so it's okay\".\n\nOther Twitter users responded in disbelief, calling it \"beyond a joke\" and \"absolutely baffling\".\n\nThe Essex Police Operational Support post did not say what action was taken against the driver, but causing a danger from distribution of load in a car can attract a fine of £100.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "The Archbishop of Westminster says the Church has struggled to cope with abuse by its members\n\nThe leader of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales has told an inquiry the Church was \"shocked to the core\" by child sexual abuse perpetrated by members of the clergy.\n\nThe Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, said the community had struggled to cope with \"the presence of evil embodied in its members\".\n\nHe said the Church's culture had improved \"radically\" in recent years, but there was still \"more to achieve\".\n\nVictims said changes had been \"slow\".\n\nGiving evidence for the second time to the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA), Archbishop Nichols said he had learned lessons about tackling abuse at a summit called by the Pope at the Vatican for senior bishops.\n\nA letter the cardinal wrote to bishops in England and Wales following the meeting was shown to the inquiry.\n\nHe wrote that, during the meeting, \"in me, something deeper changed\".\n\n\"A change of perspective. I began to see everything from the perspective of the victim/survivor,\" he added. \"That is a sobering perspective for us to take.\"\n\nArchbishop Nichols told the inquiry the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales had already implemented some of the measures discussed at the summit.\n\nThe cardinal said he did \"get\" the issue of abuse but that \"getting it is always a spectrum\" and he was still learning.\n\n\"I think we should do more in the general life of our parishes to set the task of safeguarding in a more positive context,\" he added.\n\n\"The experience in the Catholic community in this country over the last 20 years has been one of struggling to cope with the presence of evil embodied in its members, which has shocked it to the core.\"\n\nAn earlier report into abuse in the Archdiocese of Birmingham, which the cardinal led, found that the Church sometimes put its reputation above that of the needs of victims. He said that characterisation did not apply to him.\n\nLead counsel for the inquiry, Brian Altman QC, asked if the cardinal believed there was still much to improve, despite major inquiries held in 2001 and 2007.\n\nThe cardinal said: \"The culture of the Catholic Church today is radically different from 2001 or even 2007, but I do think there's much, much more to achieve.\"\n\nRichard Scorer, specialist abuse lawyer at Slater and Gordon, who acts for 27 abuse victims in the inquiry, said: \"Cardinal Nichols's evidence will cut little ice with victims.\n\n\"The Catholic Church has spent the last two decades promising to get safeguarding right, but the evidence in this inquiry has exposed these promises as so much hot air.\"\n\nMr Scorer said improvements had been \"lamentably slow\", treatment of survivors was \"consistently poor\" and the Catholic Church's structure and culture meant it was \"incapable of delivering the changes survivors need\".\n\nArchbishop Nichols was also asked why another archbishop - the Vatican's ambassador to Britain Monsignor Edward Adams - had refused to give the inquiry a statement about abuse at Ealing Abbey and St Benedict's School and specifically why it had taken so long for the Vatican to remove a particularly abusive priest from the Church.\n\nThe cardinal said he had stressed the importance of the inquiry to the other members of the clergy but added he was \"not a diplomat\" and did not understand \"the niceties of international law in these things\".\n\nHe also defended the Vatican police force for providing information that helped to locate and apprehend an abusive priest who had fled the country.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nUS Democrats have made gains in state elections, in what is being seen as a blow to President Donald Trump.\n\nDemocrat Andy Beshear claimed victory in Kentucky's governor vote, after a tight race in the conservative-leaning state.\n\nMeanwhile, Democrats seized full control of the legislature in Virginia for the first time in over 20 years.\n\nThe results are a gauge of the political mood ahead of next year's presidential election.\n\nRepublicans held on to power in the Mississippi governor vote, following a closely-fought race in the traditional Republican stronghold.\n\nUS state governors head the executive branch in state governments.\n\nIn Kentucky, Mr Beshear claimed victory over incumbent Republican governor Matt Bevin after final results gave him a lead of 0.4%.\n\nMr Bevin, 52, says he will not concede, citing unspecified \"irregularities\".\n\nHowever, Mr Beshear, a 41-year-old attorney general whose father is a former governor of the state, said: \"We will be ready for that first day in office and I look forward to it.\"\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nThe loss will be seen as a setback for Mr Trump, who attempted to galvanise support for Mr Bevin at a campaign rally in Kentucky on Monday night.\n\nIn a speech to thousands of supporters, Mr Trump said a loss for Mr Bevin would be characterised as \"the greatest defeat in the history of the world\" by his critics.\n\nMr Beshear, he said, was \"too extreme and too dangerous\" to govern the state.\n\nHowever, polls showed Mr Bevin was one of the least popular governors in the country, following high-profile battles with unions and teachers.\n\nMatt Bevin was elected governor of Kentucky in 2015\n\nDespite losing the governor's race, Republican candidates claimed victory in five other votes in Kentucky, including a poll for the state's attorney general, won by Daniel Cameron. Mr Cameron will be the first African-American attorney general in Kentucky's history, and the first Republican to do so in more than 70 years.\n\nThe southern state voted overwhelmingly for Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential race, giving him a nearly 30% margin over Hillary Clinton - the highest winning margin of any Republican presidential candidate in Kentucky in over 40 years.\n\nIn Pennsylvania, for the fist time since the American Civil War, Democrats took control of the five-member council in Delaware County, just outside Philadelphia.\n\nMeanwhile, in Virginia, the Democrats overturned Republican majorities in both chambers of the state legislature.\n\nThe elections of Danica Roem, the first openly transgender person to serve in the House, and Ghazala Hashmi, who will be the first Muslim woman in the Senate, were among the Democrats' notable victories in the state.\n\nVirginia also saw Juli Briskman - who gained US media attention in 2017 after she lost her job for making an obscene gesture at Mr Trump's motorcade - elected as a district representative in Loudoun County.\n\nAhead of the vote, Democratic presidential hopefuls - including frontrunners Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren - had campaigned with local candidates.\n\nWith full control of the state legislature, Virginia Democrats are expected to push for tighter gun-control, health insurance reform and other policies opposed by Republicans.\n\nVirginia's blue wave also marks a remarkable turnabout in political fortunes for Democratic Governor Ralph Northam.\n\nHe was beset by demands to quit back in February after admitting he had worn blackface while in medical school in the 1980s.\n\nOn Tuesday, Mr Northam said the election results showed Virginia's voters \"want us to defend the rights of women, LGBTQ Virginians, immigrant communities, and communities of colour\".\n\nThe Democrats benefited from massive spending by former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. The billionaire's gun control advocacy group Everytown for Gun Safety pumped $2.5m (£1.94) into the state's race, far outspending the $300,000 from the National Rifle Association (NRA) - the formidable US gun lobby, which is based in Virginia.\n\nEverytown focused advertisements in suburban swing districts, targeting Republican incumbents and pushing to make gun control a key issue at the ballot box.\n\nIn July, one month after a mass shooting in Virginia Beach killed 12 people, the state's Republicans abruptly ended a special legislative session focused on gun control after 90 minutes - without considering a single bill.\n\nRepublican Matt Bevin was a Donald Trump-style candidate a year before Donald Trump won the presidency.\n\nOnce in office, Bevin governed a lot like Trump, as well. Despite sinking popularity in opinion polls, he contended that he would win comfortable re-election.\n\nHe didn't. Bevin's strength in the rural parts of the state weren't enough to overcome Beshear's margins in the cities and - of particular concern to Republicans - the kind of suburban areas that also were key to many Democratic wins in 2018.\n\nTrump himself threw his support behind Bevin in the campaign's closing days, holding a rally in Lexington on Monday and warning that a Bevin loss could bolster the forces pushing for his impeachment.\n\nRepublicans did well in other Kentucky races and Bevin's loss may be by the narrowest of margins, but it will be cited as evidence of Trump's weakened political muscle.\n\nAlthough the presidential election is a year away, Tuesday's results are being touted as a reflection of Mr Trump's popularity among voters as he faces an impeachment inquiry.\n\nReacting to the results on Twitter, Mr Trump hailed the performance of Republicans in Kentucky and Mississippi.\n\nHe congratulated Tate Reeves, who defeated Democrat Jim Hood to extend the Republican Party's two-decade hold on the governor's office in Mississippi.\n\nOn Mr Bevin's defeat, Mr Trump's 2020 campaign manager suggested the president's presence at a rally in the state boosted his vote-share.\n\n\"The president just about dragged Gov. Matt Bevin across the finish line, helping him run stronger than expected in what turned into a very close race at the end,\" Brad Parscale said.", "A man running to be an MP in Reading has been criticised after his website mistook part of Scotland for the town.\n\nCraig Morley, Conservative prospective parliamentary candidate (PPC) for Reading East, had a picture of Melrose Abbey in Scotland rather than Reading Abbey ruins on his homepage.\n\nLabour councillor Richard Davies, who spotted the error, said he was amazed by the mistake.\n\nMr Morley said the mistake was made by his web designer.\n\nThe abbey ruins in Reading reopened to the public in 2018\n\nReading borough councillor Mr Davies said: \"It's amazing that he wasn't able to identify our most important heritage asset and one that the council worked hard with local people to restore and re-open to the public.\n\n\"It would be obvious to anyone who had visited Reading Abbey ruins that that picture was of a totally different place.\"\n\nMr Morley has now corrected the error, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.\n\nThe Reading-born PPC, who said he lived in the constituency, said: \"The abbey is an important landmark of the town - I grew up with its imprint on the Reading landscape.\n\n\"My website designer added the wrong image in my website banner header.\n\n\"It was an easy mistake for an external agency to make.\"\n\nHe added he had been too busy meeting residents to check his website header.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nThe general election could be \"a moment for seismic change\", when \"a new and different politics\" emerges, Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson has said.\n\nIn a speech at the party's campaign launch, she said she could do \"a better job\" than either Boris Johnson or Jeremy Corbyn as prime minister.\n\nIn response, the Conservatives said a vote for the Lib Dems \"risks putting\" Mr Corbyn into Downing Street.\n\nThe UK will go to the polls on 12 December.\n\nElsewhere in the election campaign:\n\nThe political parties are ramping up their campaigning, ahead of the official start to the five-week election period at just after midnight on Wednesday.\n\nOn Tuesday, the Lib Dems said they would take legal action against ITV over its plans for a head-to-head election debate including only Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn, saying the decision to exclude its leader was \"outrageous\".\n\nThe party's lawyers have written to the broadcaster to give it \"the opportunity to correct this serious mistake\".\n\nITV has said it intends to offer viewers balanced election coverage.\n\nSpeaking in London, Ms Swinson said: \"Our country needs us to be more ambitious right now - and we are rising to that challenge.\n\n\"It is not about the red team or the blue team, because on this issue they merge into one - both Labour and the Conservatives want to negotiate and deliver Brexit.\n\n\"I never thought that I would stand here and say that I'm a candidate to be prime minister, but when I look at Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn, I am absolutely certain I could do a better job than either of them.\"\n\nMs Swinson said Mr Johnson had \"lied to the Queen, lied to Parliament and lied to the country\" and \"was not fit to to be prime minister\".\n\nAnd she accused the Labour leader of failing to \"give a straight answer on the biggest issues facing this country\".\n\nThe Lib Dems currently have 20 MPs - out of a possible 650 - and they are especially hopeful of gaining seats in London and south-west England, but they would need a dramatic shift in the electoral landscape if they were to win a majority.\n\nHowever, responding to questions from journalists, Ms Swinson said \"stranger things have happened\" and pointed to the SNP's success in the 2015 general election.\n\nJo Swinson says she wants to be prime minister - but how credible is that?\n\nThe Lib Dems are not at the moment even the third largest party in the UK.\n\nMs Swinson cites the example of the SNP surge in 2015, when the party won almost every seat in Scotland - and she personally lost her seat to the SNP candidate.\n\nShe argues that politics is volatile, it is in flux, and things have changed because of Brexit - people are voting for very different reasons. Therefore, there is no reason why the party can't be incredibly ambitious, she argues.\n\nBut the problem for the Liberal Democrats is that the way their votes are distributed around the country, it is much harder for them to win seats than for other parties.\n\nIn 2010, they won seven million votes but got fewer than 60 seats.\n\nThe Lib Dem leader was introduced by one of the party's newer MPs, Luciana Berger, who used to be in the Labour Party but quit over the issue of anti-Semitism - something Ms Swinson accused Mr Corbyn of failing to \"root out\".\n\nAsked whether her party could support a Labour government in the event of a hung Parliament, Ms Swinson said: \"I am absolutely, categorically ruling out Lib Dem votes putting Jeremy Corbyn in No 10.\"\n\nThe Lib Dem leader said her party was \"the only party standing up to stop Brexit and build a brighter future for the UK\".\n\nShe argued that stopping Brexit would deliver a £50bn \"Remain bonus\" for public services over the next five years\n\nThe Liberal Democrats have pledged to cancel Brexit altogether if they win power at the next general election.\n\nIf they do not win a majority at the election they would support another referendum.\n\nLabour's shadow Brexit secretary, Sir Keir Starmer, told the BBC many Remain supporters were \"uncomfortable\" with the Lib Dems' plan to effectively \"rub out\" the 2016 referendum result and believed EU membership had to be \"argued for and won\" in another public vote.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Jo Swinson: \"We are the only party that will stop Brexit\"\n\nThe party said the £50bn figure - the amount that it has calculated will be saved over the next five years by staying in the EU - is based on the UK economy being 1.9% larger in 2024-25.\n\nIt reflects the extra tax income over the next five years and is based on a 0.4% average annual boost to GDP if the UK stays in the EU.\n\nDeputy leader Sir Ed Davey told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that the Lib Dems \"actually think these are quite cautious figures\", adding that all the independent forecasters \"were clear that there will be a big boost if we stay\".\n\nPaul Johnson, from the independent Institute for Fiscal Studies, said it was a reasonable calculation in line with their own forecasts, adding: \"We could expect the economy to be bigger if we were to remain and this assumes a relatively modest effect if anything, although obviously subject to a huge amount of uncertainty\".\n\nBBC Reality Check correspondent Chris Morris said the vast majority of forecasts do expect the economy would be bigger if the UK were to stay in the EU.\n\nBut he said the size of that \"bonus\" cannot be predicted with any certainty, and £50bn was not a hugely significant amount in terms of overall government expenditure.", "The day before the election campaign starts in earnest, a bucket of cold, hard reality has been chucked over any Tories around the place who thought they might be able to set the terms of the debate, or control exactly what will happen in the next six weeks.\n\nThe man in the pinstripes who charms some Brexiteers stumbled into the first hideous mistake of this election campaign.\n\nJacob Rees-Mogg may have apologised for his insensitive remarks about what happened at Grenfell Tower.\n\nBut it is toxic for the Tories, playing straight into familiar accusations about the party that they can't understand, and therefore cannot seek to represent, ordinary people for whom life is sometimes a struggle.\n\nBoris Johnson and his team are often accused of being simply a bunch of grown-up public school boys, who know little of the world beyond their gilded ascent to power.\n\nStereotypes of any type are often overcooked in politics, but wise Conservatives are very well aware they have an image problem on this front that is hard to shed.\n\nToday's mistake just gave Labour all of the ammunition it needed to make the charge again and again, and then ensuing upset from some of their backers like Stormzy, the rapper and singer, which will have its own long-lasting half life on social media.\n\nThere aren't always very many moments of that elusive \"cut through\" in campaigns. This might just be the first moment this time round - although it is impossible to know yet if the upset over these remarks will shift any votes away from the Tories, or just enrage those who plan to choose other parties already.\n\nAnd elections bring with them weeks, and tides and tides of news that can wash away early horrors or successes for any political party.\n\nSo far, so predictable - the parties all know well the view of the Conservative prime minister decades ago, Harold Macmillan, who warned what knocked parties off course was \"the opposition of events\". (Yes, apparently he never said, \"events, dear boy, events\", if you want to feel like a clever clogs).\n\nBut surprises can work in their favour too - and the Liberal Democrats are hoping the election will be just as unpredictable as the last few crazy years.\n\nIf you had heard a Liberal Democrat leader proclaim they were standing to be a candidate for prime minister not so long ago, you'd have wanted to check their temperature.\n\nAnd yet every time Jo Swinson gets anywhere near a microphone, it's what she says.\n\nHave things really become so strange that a party that got 12 MPs in 2017 is knocking on the door of No 10? Never, quite, say never.\n\nAlthough in our first-past-the-post system, you may love or hate, it is vanishingly unlikely that a party could go from 12 MPs to the magic 326 that gives a party a majority, the power to govern, and to get things done.\n\nJo Swinson says the election could be a \"moment for seismic change\".\n\nSo what are they on about?\n\nWell, just as Jacob Rees-Mogg's dreadful gaffe will create terrible headlines for the Conservatives online and in the press, so too, the Lib Dems hope, the bold claim from Jo Swinson that she could genuinely end up in Downing Street creates noise and headlines, a sense of what might, just about, be possible.\n\nThe more familiar the message, the less far-fetched it might seem, so the theory goes, even though chat from some activists at the party's launch this morning was that getting back up to 50 or 60 seats or would be a pretty good night.\n\nExpect the party leader, though, who believes she has a massive opportunity at her fingertips, to repeat her claim about No 10 again and again and again.\n\nIt may not be the most outlandish campaign we hear in the next few weeks.\n\nWelcome to the predictably unpredictable campaign of 2019, and the prime minister hasn't even yet been to the Palace.\n• None Election poll tracker: How do the parties compare?", "Rihanna has asked people to sign a petition to stop Rodney Reed from being executed\n\nThe brother of a man who's due to be executed in Texas says the family is working \"non-stop\" to halt it.\n\nRodney Reed has spent 21 years on death row for the murder of Stacey Stites. His execution date is 20 November.\n\nHe says he's innocent and his lawyers claim that fresh evidence proves that he did not kill the 19-year-old.\n\nKim Kardashian West, Rihanna and Gigi Hadid have all spoken out supporting him.\n\nHis brother Rodrick told Radio 1 Newsbeat that he hopes this kind of celebrity backing will make a difference.\n\nThe case has got more attention since stars started tweeting about it.\n\nKim K has tweeted several times about Rodney Reed's case.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by Kim Kardashian West This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nBut this story goes back to 1996.\n\nRodney Reed says he was having a secret relationship with Stacey Stites\n\nThe 19-year-old was due at work early in the morning of 23 April.\n\nShe never turned up to the grocery store in Bastrop, Texas.\n\nWithin a few hours, the truck she drove was found abandoned.\n\nBy that afternoon her body was discovered. She had been strangled with her own belt.\n\nInvestigators found a very small amount of sperm cells - three in total - in her vagina.\n\nThe semen came from a young black man, Rodney Reed.\n\nPolice had his DNA on file because he had been investigated - but found not guilty - over a different sexual assault case.\n\nHe claimed that he was having a secret relationship with Stacey.\n\nShe was engaged to another man, but Rodney's brother Rodrick says the affair went on for months and that the \"whole neighbourhood, the whole family\" knew about it.\n\nHe says: \"I seen them at my mom's house, they came out to my house one time.\"\n\nThe murder weapon was never tested for DNA. None of Rodney Reed's fingerprints were found on the truck Stacey was driving.\n\nThe case against him was mainly built around his semen.\n\nHe said he'd had consensual sex with Stacey the day before she was killed.\n\nExpert witnesses told the murder trial that could not be true.\n\nThey argued that sperm could not possibly have survived in Stacey's body for so long.\n\nInstead, they believed that she must have been raped shortly before being murdered.\n\nThis was enough for an all-white jury to convict Rodney Reed.\n\nHe was sentenced to death.\n\nRodrick Reed says he has never doubted his brother's innocence.\n\nHis voice is steady as he explains: \"I am 100% certain my brother didn't do this. My brother is like my best friend.\"\n\nThere's just a year age difference between them. Rodney is 51.\n\nRodrick says he's lost count of how many times he's visited him in jail, but security is tight.\n\n\"I have not touched my brother in 22 and a half years. Neither have our parents, it's no contact visits,\" he explains.\n\nAway from prison, it's been an ongoing legal battle.\n\nHe says: \"I've been fighting this for all those years, you know?\n\n\"You wouldn't imagine how hard this is. This is something that, you know, you really can't put into words.\"\n\nA date has been set for Rodney Reed's death. He is due to be executed on 20 November.\n\nRodrick Reed says this is a \"nightmare that you can't wake up from\".\n\nHe says his brother is \"standing on the truth and has faith\".\n\nBut at the same time, he says: \"He's scared. Scared as hell. Because this date is real.\n\n\"The idea that they would even entertain taking his life when he has done nothing wrong - nothing but have a consensual relationship with a white girl.\"\n\nRodney Reed's lawyers are fighting to change this and have submitted new evidence.\n\nThe evidence focuses partly on the claims by forensic witnesses in the original trial that sperm could not survive for more than a day after sex.\n\nOne of those medical experts, Dr Roberto Bayardo, has put out a sworn statement explaining that he is now aware that sperm can stay intact for days after death.\n\nAnd so, he says, there is no evidence that Stacey Stites and Rodney Reed had anything other than consensual sex.\n\nThe Innocence Project is representing Rodney and says this all means that the main evidence linking Rodney Reed to Stacey Stite's death was totally wrong.\n\nStacey was engaged - due to marry a white former policeman called Jimmy Fennell.\n\nBut now witnesses have come forward with statements about the couple's relationship.\n\nOne woman talks about him saying that if his girlfriend ever cheated on him, he would strangle her.\n\nAn insurance salesperson remembers Jimmy Fennell threatening to kill Stacey Stites if he ever caught her \"messing around\" on him.\n\nAnother statement comes from a former policeman.\n\nHe says he remembers Jimmy Fennell looking at Stacey Stite's body at her funeral and saying something about her getting what she deserved.\n\nJimmy Fennell went on to serve years in prison for kidnapping and sexually assaulting another woman. He was released in 2018.\n\nOne of the new witnesses is a man who was in jail with him.\n\nArthur Snow was the leader of a white supremacist prison gang.\n\nHe claims that Jimmy Fennell told him that his fiancée had been sleeping with a black man behind his back.\n\nIn a sworn statement he says: \"Toward the end of the conversation, Jimmy said confidently, 'I had to kill my n-word-loving fiancée'.\"\n\nWhat does Jimmy Fennell say?\n\nHis lawyer, Bob Phillips, says there is \"absolutely not a scintilla of merit\" in this claim.\n\nHe told CBS Austin that Arthur Snow is a \"career criminal\" who is \"trying to save his own scalp\".\n\nHe also calls the other new witnesses \"laughable\" and questions why they waited so long to come forward.\n\nHe maintains that it's \"absolutely untrue\" that Stacey Stites was having an affair with Rodney Reed.\n\nHe asks: \"Where are the love notes? Where are the photographs?\n\n\"Where is one piece of corroborating evidence other than people coming out of the woodwork 20 years after the fact?\"\n\nKim Kardashian West, who wants to be a lawyer, has tweeted several times about this case.\n\nMany other celebrities have spoken out too.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post 2 by Rihanna This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post 3 by Gigi Hadid This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nMeek Mill linked to more information on the case.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post 4 by Meek Mill This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nBusta Rhymes and LL Cool J also got involved.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post 5 by LLCOOLJ. This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nRodrick Reed says he's \"praying that it makes a difference\" by drawing attention to the case.\n\nHe explains: \"The more celebrity reports that we get, the more the world is looking at this.\n\n\"And we're trying to get the world to look at my brother's case, so these people here in Bastrop will be scared to take his life.\"\n\nListen to Newsbeat live at 12:45 and 17:45 weekdays - or listen back here.", "Dr Peter Hutchinson stopped teaching after an internal investigation in 2015\n\nA Cambridge academic accused of sexually harassing 10 students has resigned, two weeks after his college confirmed that he remained in his post.\n\nDr Peter Hutchinson stopped teaching at Trinity Hall in 2015, following an internal inquiry into the allegations.\n\nBut a row erupted after he attended a lecture in 2017, after which Trinity Hall said, as an emeritus fellow, he could still attend college events.\n\nDr Hutchinson said he had now resigned in the \"best interests of the college\".\n\nThe former lecturer in modern and medieval languages said the resignation was also in the interests of his \"health and family\".\n\nTrinity Hall says it will now \"review its decision-making processes\" and how cases of \"harassment and other disciplinary issues\" are handled.\n\nIn 2015, following complaints of sexual harassment from 10 Trinity Hall students, Dr Hutchinson agreed to stop teaching and from attending \"any social events at which students might be present\".\n\nHowever, in November 2017 he went to a lecture at the college to which he had been invited.\n\nThe following month Trinity Hall said Dr Hutchinson was \"withdrawing permanently from the college\" as a result.\n\nHowever, legal documents obtained by the BBC show that was not agreed by Dr Hutchinson and he had threatened to sue Trinity Hall.\n\nAfter the BBC contacted Trinity Hall, it later confirmed this was because he had been invited \"in error\" to the lecture at the time.\n\nLast month the college sought to further clarify the situation, saying that because the former lecturer had become an emeritus fellow upon his retirement, he would continue to attend certain college events and to exercise his dining rights.\n\nHe was entitled to emeritus status, which includes special privileges such as the right to have free meals in college, because he had taught there for more than 25 years.\n\nThe decision saw more than 1,300 students, alumni and academics at Trinity Hall and Cambridge University sign an open letter calling for Dr Hutchinson to be banned.\n\nThe BBC understands former students had also asked to be removed from alumni-databases, withdrawn donations, lobbied sponsors and sent in torn-up degree certificates.\n\nCleodie Rickard was one of the complainants against Dr Hutchinson\n\nCleodie Rickard, 23, a complainant who graduated in Arabic and Middle Eastern studies in 2018, called the college's handling of the case \"wholly insufficient, offensive and negligent\".\n\nBBC News has spoken to three staff members who said they left the college with \"serious concerns\" over the decision to allow Dr Hutchinson to keep his post.\n\nThe BBC understands one resigned, one chose not to remain affiliated with Trinity Hall and another cited the handling of Dr Hutchinson's case for not renewing their job.\n\n\"We sent the message that appeasing one retired male insider was worth more than keeping our word to the student body who had trusted us,\" one academic said.\n\nIn a statement, the Master of Trinity Hall, Dr Jeremy Morris, said: \"Dr Peter Hutchinson has resigned from his post as emeritus fellow of Trinity Hall, Cambridge with immediate effect. The college has accepted his resignation.\n\n\"We have listened carefully to concerns raised about how the situation with Dr Hutchinson was handled procedurally and how decisions made by the governing body were communicated.\"\n\nHe said \"the safety and welfare of everyone at Trinity Hall is, and has always been, of paramount importance\".", "Last updated on .From the section Champions League\n\nDefender Kyle Walker had to play in goal for the closing stages as Manchester City held on to draw with Atalanta in the Champions League.\n\nWalker replaced substitute goalkeeper Claudio Bravo, who was sent off for a sliding tackle on Josip Ilicic outside the box, having replaced first-choice keeper Ederson at half-time.\n\nRaheem Sterling had given the visitors a 1-0 lead in the first half of their group-stage game before Chelsea loannee Mario Pasalic equalised four minutes after the restart.\n\nCity striker Gabriel Jesus also missed a first-half penalty in a bizarre game at the San Siro.\n• None 'One of the most fun things in football' - Walker dons the gloves and everyone loves it\n• None Champions League permutations: Who is through and who can still progress?\n• None Football Daily podcast: A clean sheet for Kyle Walker and Son doubles up for Spurs\n\nA victory would have sent City through to the last 16 but they remain five points clear at the top of Group C despite failing to win for the first time in the group stages this season.\n\nThings went to plan after seven minutes when Sterling coolly slotted into the bottom corner following a brilliant backheel flick from Jesus.\n\nBut the Brazilian forward's penalty miss and Pasalic's thumping header early in the second half rocked the boat - City were no longer in control and Atalanta were posing a threat.\n\nWith Ederson substituted at half-time for a suspected injury, there was nervousness at the back and Bravo's rash tackle meant an outfield player was forced to go in goal.\n\nUp stepped Walker, after a six-minute delay while Bravo's red card was checked by the video assistant referee, and his first action was to make a smart save from Ruslan Malinovskyi's free-kick.\n\nWalker, only the third outfield player to go in goal during a Champions League match, actually made more saves than both of Manchester City's recognised keepers during the game.\n\nThe moment Bravo came on, City looked nervous at the back.\n\nThe Chile international played with fire on several occasions, coming out of his box to make a diving header and taking his time with clearances while being pressed by Atalanta's forwards.\n\nHe conceded within four minutes of coming on - though he could do nothing about Pasalic's terrific header, which came at him with pace from an unmarked position in the box.\n\nAnd when Bravo came charging out of his area sliding, bringing down Ilicic and consequently being shown a red card, it caused chaos for City, who had no other keepers on the bench to turn to.\n\nWalker was given instructions on the sidelines while the big screen in the stadium showed 'VAR check' but it took six minutes for his substitution to be made.\n\nHe high-fived Riyad Mahrez, who was sacrificed on his behalf, before running straight over to the goalposts and organising the defence into a wall to prepare for the free-kick.\n\nMalinovskyi, who had come on for Atalanta during the six-minute wait, hit it low and straight down the middle but Walker got his body behind it and gobbled up the rebound, to great cheers from the travelling City fans.\n\nManchester City should have had the game wrapped up in the first half but instead, spent the final seven minutes of stoppage time keeping the ball in the corner to prevent Atalanta from having a shot at Walker.\n\nIn the first half, City had eight shots, including six inside the box and had Jesus scored his spot kick, they would have been 2-0 up after 43 minutes.\n\nJesus, who has missed three of his seven penalties in all competitions for City, had a chance early on too when he was played in by Kevin de Bruyne, but his first touch let him down.\n\nAnd when asked whether Jesus' penalty miss affected the game, Guardiola told BT Sport: \"Definitely. Football is emotion.\"\n\nSterling also came close - missing Mahrez's cross by inches at the back post before the ball was taken away from him as he was about to shoot from a few yards out.\n\nThey were ultimately punished for their lack of ruthlessness and sloppiness at the back - something Liverpool will hope to take advantage of when the two Premier League rivals go head-to-head in Sunday's game at Anfield.\n\nAtalanta had lost their previous three group games and this was their first point in the Champions League this season.\n\n'In the second half we suffered'\n\nManchester City boss Pep Guardiola on BT Sport: \"In this competition you know you have your chances and moments and you have to take it. But with the problems we have, we made a good first half. First half, we were outstanding and second, we suffered. In the last 15 minutes we had the issue with the new keeper.\n\n\"The second half we didn't do exactly what we should do. It was few chances conceded against one of the teams who create more. It was a perfect result away and we need one more point to go though.\n\n\"When we land in Manchester we will think about the next game in the Premier League.\"\n\nA first for Bravo - best of the stats\n• None Manchester City failed to win a Champions League group stage game they were winning at half-time for just the second time, also doing so against CSKA Moscow in October 2014 (2-2)\n• None City have been shown more red cards in their 18 games in all competitions this season (3) than they were in 61 games last term (2)\n• None This was Guardiola's 600th game in charge of a top-flight club in all competitions (W440, D95, L65)\n• None Six of Sterling's 19 Champions League goals have been against Italian sides, more than he's scored against opponents from any other country in the competition.\n• None Bravo became the first substitute goalkeeper to be sent off in Champions League history\n• None Gabriel Jesus has missed three of his seven penalties taken in all competitions for Manchester City, with this his first failure in the Champions League\n\nManchester City travel to Anfield for a crucial Premier League fixture against leaders Liverpool on Sunday (16:30 GMT), hoping to close their six-point gap at the top. City are back in European action on Tuesday, 26 November when they host Shakhtar Donetsk at Etihad Stadium.\n• None Benjamin Mendy (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.\n• None Attempt saved. Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.\n• None Timothy Castagne (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Navigate to the next page Navigate to the last page", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Tom Watson: \"This is a very personal decision for me, I've got lots of other things I want to do in life\"\n\nLabour's deputy leader Tom Watson is stepping down from his role and will not run as an MP in the December election.\n\nHe says he will continue to campaign for the party, and the decision was \"personal, not political\".\n\nLabour leader Jeremy Corbyn thanked Mr Watson for his service, adding: \"This is not the end of our work together.\"\n\nMr Watson has often been at odds with the leadership and faced an attempt to oust him at Labour's conference.\n\nAs an ardent Remainer, Mr Watson was also at odds with his own constituency, which voted 66% in favour of Leave at the 2016 referendum.\n\nIn his letter to Mr Corbyn, the former MP for West Bromwich East thanked the leader \"for the decency and courtesy you have shown me over the last four years, even in difficult times\".\n\nHe added: \"Our many shared interests are less well known than our political differences, but I will continue to devote myself to the things we often talk about\" - including gambling regulation, stopping press intrusion and campaigns on public health.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nHe also said that after the election, he \"won't be leaving politics altogether\" - with plans to work on public health campaigns and release a book about his own struggle with type 2 diabetes.\n\nHe told the BBC that after 35 years in front-line politics, he wanted to \"take a leap and do something new\", but he said he would be out campaigning for the Labour Party to make sure a Labour government is elected.\n\n\"In politics you have got to know when to step away and for me this is a personal decision. There's lots I have got going on in the future. I just think I need a complete change after a long period of frontline politics and I am rather looking forward to it,\" he said.\n\nTom Watson and Jeremy Corbyn seem keen to part on good terms but their supporters were often at loggerheads.\n\nMr Watson was at the head of a group of around 100 moderate or centrist Labour MPs which called itself the Future Britain group.\n\nLabour's deputy set the group up in March and it was widely assumed it was a means of keeping critics of Jeremy Corbyn inside the party following the inauguration of the ill-fated Independent Group of MPs.\n\nIt was more than a mutual support group - it also intended to develop social democratic policies rather than simply cede the agenda to the left.\n\nBut it has lost its well-known figurehead tonight and the question now is whether some of its members will follow Tom Watson out of Westminster, convinced that dragging Labour back to the pre-Corbyn era is a lost cause.\n\nThat answer may come in the election of Mr Watson's successor - or successors as Jeremy Corbyn apparently favours two gender-balanced deputies.\n\nA Blairite or Brownite candidate is unlikely to succeed.\n\nBut whether an MP on the soft left - beyond Mr Corbyn's circle - succeeds him, could determine whether the party remains a broad church.\n\nIn his reply, Mr Corbyn said: \"Few people have given as much to the Labour movement as you have and I know that many thousands of members and trade unionists you have inspired and worked with over the years will be very sorry to see you go.\"\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nMr Watson was elected deputy leader in 2015 on the same day that Mr Corbyn won his own ballot to run the party.\n\nBut the pair come from different political wings of Labour.\n\nMr Watson was a close ally of former Prime Minister Gordon Brown and worked in the top team of previous party leader Ed Miliband.\n\nBut Mr Corbyn was on the backbenches during this period and further left on the political spectrum than his deputy.\n\nSince the pair have been running Labour, there have been a number of public disagreements, including most recently over the party's Brexit position.\n\nWhile Mr Corbyn has refused to say how he would campaign in a further referendum - as promised by the leader if Labour wins the election - Mr Watson has called for the party to \"unequivocally back Remain\".\n\nThe day before the party's conference in September, there was also an attempt to kick Mr Watson out of his post by the chief of the left wing campaign group Momentum, Jon Lansman.\n\nHowever, the motion Mr Lansman tabled at a meeting of the National Executive Committee was dropped after Mr Corbyn intervened.\n\nIn recent months, Mr Watson has also faced criticism for meeting Carl Beech, the paedophile fantasist who falsely accused VIPs of sexually abusing him.\n\nHe was accused of giving \"oxygen\" to Beech's claims, but Mr Watson said he met Beech to offer him reassurance on behalf of the police.\n\nDaniel Janner, the son of the late MP Lord Janner who was falsely accused by Beech, said Mr Watson's position had become \"untenable\" and he \"has stood down because he would have been defeated\".\n\nA number of former Labour MPs have paid tribute to Mr Watson.\n\nLondon Mayor Sadiq Khan said his \"energy, passion for politics and commitment to campaigning - whether fighting against Tory austerity or for better regulation of the gambling industry - will be much missed\".\n\nJess Phillips, who also represented a seat in the West Midlands before Parliament dissolved for the election, told the BBC: \"It's so very, very sad. I feel genuinely sad.\n\n\"I think the Labour Party needs to fight the election hard and then do some serious work to make sure we are the best we can be.\"\n\nThe Jewish Labour Movement also called the decision \"shocking and saddening\", saying he had been a \"strong ally in the fight against anti-Semitism in the Labour Party\".", "Labour's deputy leader Tom Watson has announced he is stepping down from his role after the general election, and will not be standing as an MP.\n\nMr Watson said it was for \"personal not political\" reasons and was the the right time for a change.", "The new Commons Speaker shows off his wild menagerie - complete with Boris the parrot and Maggie the tortoise.\n\nSir Lindsay Hoyle, 62, of Chorley, Lancashire showed off his six pets with their unusual names inspired by politicians.\n\nHis tortoise is called Maggie as \"she's got a hard shell and isn't for turning\", said Sir Lindsay.\n\nHe also has Betty named after Baroness Boothroyd, the first woman speaker; a cat called Dennis - inspired by Labour veteran MP Dennis Skinner; Gordon the Rottweiler - after former Labour PM Gordon Brown.\n\nSir Lindsay has revealed that Boris the parrot can already squawk: \"Order, order\".", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Looking back on the political career of Alun Cairns\n\nUntil Wednesday Alun Cairns could be described as something of a survivor.\n\nAppointed as Welsh secretary by the then prime minister David Cameron in March 2016, he survived both Mr Cameron's resignation and that of his successor Theresa May.\n\nHe is the only cabinet minister to have stayed in the same job.\n\nBut a row about what he knew and when about his aide's involvement in the collapse of a rape trial has led to his resignation.\n\nMr Cairns had claimed not to know anything about Ross England's role before the story broke, but quit after BBC Wales revealed he was emailed about it last August.\n\nBrought up in Clydach, near Swansea, his father was a Port Talbot steelworker and his mother a shopkeeper. He was a pupil at the Welsh-speaking comprehensive school Ysgol Gyfun Ystalyfera, and worked as a petrol pump attendant before joining Lloyds Bank.\n\nHe first entered the political spotlight in the Welsh Assembly, where he was elected as a regional AM for South Wales West at the age of 28 in 1999.\n\nIn 2008 he resigned as the party's economy spokesman after using a slur about Italians. He apologised for the remarks as soon as he made them on BBC Radio Cymru.\n\nThe incident did not derail his career, and two years later Mr Cairns was elected to serve as the Conservative MP for the Vale of Glamorgan.\n\nOver three and a half years as the UK government's senior minister for Wales Mr Cairns, 49, saw the faces around the cabinet table change beyond all recognition, as politics twisted and turned since the EU referendum.\n\nHe voted to remain in the European Union at that referendum, but became a dedicated convert to the leave cause under Mrs May and Mr Johnson and was always seen as highly loyal to each prime minister he served.\n\nAlun Cairns has served under three prime ministers\n\nNo doubt he would like to be remembered as the secretary of state who abolished tolls on the Severn bridges late last year, describing the charge for driving into Wales as \"something that has irritated us for 50 years\".\n\nBut he spent a lot of time on the back foot, explaining why two schemes announced or encouraged by David Cameron - Cardiff to Swansea rail electrification and the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon - were now not happening.\n\nMr Cairns focused much of his efforts on growth deals for the regions of Wales, in which UK government money is combined with cash from other public agencies and the private sector to expand the local economy.\n\nThere was a suspicion amongst Labour Welsh Government ministers that he and his Tory colleagues wanted to use Brexit as a chance to claw back powers that had been devolved to Whitehall, such as economic aid and agriculture, claims which were, of course, strenuously denied.\n\nThe Vale of Glamorgan politician thoroughly much enjoyed being secretary of state for Wales and said he was confident he would be cleared of any wrong doing in the Cabinet Office investigation into his conduct.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Alun Cairns resigned the same day the Conservatives' election campaign began\n\nThe resignation of Alun Cairns as Welsh Secretary has big implications for the Welsh Conservatives.\n\nIt raises many questions to which we do not know the answers.\n\nIt leaves their general election campaign in disarray, because as Welsh secretary Mr Cairns was supposed to be leading that campaign.\n\nAs things stand, it is not clear who that person will be.\n\nWho from the current cohort of Welsh Tory politicians could be called up? Could it be Paul Davies, the low-profile leader of the party in the Welsh assembly?\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Looking back on the political career of Alun Cairns\n\nMeanwhile, the party is hoping to make gains in leave voting seats in the north east of Wales.\n\nThey have been targets for the party for a long time and efforts were made to move onto Labour's turf in the region in 2017.\n\nWe will have to see what impact this row will have on their chances.\n\nAnother question is whether Mr Cairns' resignation from government will draw a line under the questions of who in the party knew about Ross England's role in the collapse of the rape trial before they selected him as a candidate.\n\nThe leaked email that prompted Mr Cairns' resignation was also sent to the party's director, Richard Minshull.\n\nAnd the chairman, Byron Davies, has yet to clarify his statement that he could \"categorically\" state that neither he nor Mr Cairns knew about the details of the collapse of the trial until last week.\n\nWill Paul Davies lead the Welsh Conservative campaign?\n\nAnd what of Mr Cairns' hopes of re-election?\n\nHis constituency - the Vale of Glamorgan - is seen as a marginal and he had a majority of 2,190 in 2017.\n\nLabour have had high hopes of a gain here. They have the seat in the Welsh assembly and held it through the Blair years.\n\nAnd will a new secretary of state be appointed? Who could that be - when there is no obvious deputy ready to take over?\n\nAnd what about the rape survivor's observation yesterday - that not a single senior Welsh Conservative has apologised for party selecting a man accused by a judge of deliberately sabotaging her rape trial, as a candidate?", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Boris Johnson said he could not comment because of ongoing legal proceedings - although proceedings have concluded in the case.\n\nThe prime minister has refused to be drawn on whether he should sack Tory assembly candidate Ross England.\n\nMr England was selected by the Conservatives eight months after he was accused by a crown court judge of deliberately sabotaging a rape trial which collapsed.\n\nBoris Johnson said it would be \"inappropriate for me to comment on ongoing legal proceedings\".\n\nLegal proceedings have concluded in the case.\n\nThe defendant, James Hackett, was later convicted following a retrial. Cardiff Central MP Jo Stevens said Mr England's selection was \"unbelievable\".\n\nStephen Crabb, a Welsh Tory MP said: \"Clearly someone needs to look into it.\"\n\nRoss England was giving evidence in a rape trial in April 2018 when he made claims about the victim's sexual history, which the complainant denies.\n\nIn December 2018 he was selected for the Conservatives in the Vale of Glamorgan seat.\n\nRoss England is standing for the Welsh Conservatives in the 2021 assembly election\n\nMr England has worked for Alun Cairns, the Welsh Secretary and Conservative Vale of Glamorgan MP.\n\nAt prime minister's questions in the Commons Ms Stevens said: \"Yesterday it was reported that a former staff member of the secretary of state for Wales, Ross England, had in the words of a trial judge single-handedly and deliberately sabotaged a rape trial by referring to the victim's sexual history against the judge's instructions.\n\n\"The trial had to be stopped, and started again from scratch and the defendant was convicted.\n\n\"Unbelievably the party then selected Mr England as a Welsh Assembly candidate with the Secretary of State's endorsement. Is the prime minister going to sack Mr England?\"\n\nIn response, Mr Johnson said: \"It would be inappropriate for me to comment on ongoing legal proceedings.\"\n\nRoss England has worked for Alun Cairns in his constituency office\n\nThe Conservative party has been repeatedly asked for comment by BBC Wales.\n\nWelsh Conservative chairman Byron Davies and Welsh Conservative director Richard Minshull have been approached and BBC Wales has contacted Conservative Party press officers about the story.\n\nThey are yet to provide a reply.\n\nPreseli Pembrokeshire MP Mr Crabb said: \"I don't know all the details of it but clearly there needs to be some kind of process to look at these allegations and make a decision about it.\n\n\"It's with cases like this that it's really important for the party in London and in Cardiff to show that it's got a clear process for handling complaints.\n\n\"If a complaint does get made about Mr England it is important that we show there's a fair process for adjudicating on that.\"\n\nEarlier on Wednesday, former Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood said Mr England should be deselected.\n\n\"This whole case and the actions of the Tories in this absolutely stinks,\" she said.\n\n\"Ross England should be sacked as a candidate now and it would do no harm for the Tories to understand our strength of feeling.\"\n\nFormer Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood said the action of the Tories \"stinks\"\n\nGiving evidence in the April 2018 trial Mr England made claims that he had had a casual sexual relationship with the complainant, which she denies.\n\nThe trial judge in the case, Stephen John Hopkins QC, had earlier made clear that evidence of the sexual history of the victim was inadmissible.\n\nHe went on to say to Mr England: \"Why did you say that? Are you completely stupid?\"\n\nMr England said that he thought the question was about his relationship with the woman. Replying, His Honour Judge Hopkins said it was not: \"It was quite clear what the question was.\"\n\nThe judge then said: \"You have managed singlehanded, and I have no doubt it was deliberate on your part, to sabotage this trial\".", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The actress and activist tells the BBC's Luke Jones about why she's being arrested every week, but doesn't want to go to prison.\n\nThe actress and activist Jane Fonda says she \"worries\" about climate activist Greta Thunberg.\n\n\"She understands that if she's attacked it's because she's making a difference and that scares people,\" says Fonda.\n\nThe 81-year-old has vowed to protest every Friday until January to demand for action to be taken to address climate change.\n\nThunberg, 16, found fame after her youth climate strike protests spread to schools around the world.\n\n\"They handcuff you with plastic things, not the old good metal ones. They hurt more,\" Fonda says of her most recent arrest.\n\nBut she says: \"I don't want to go to prison.\n\n\"I don't think that Jane Fonda the martyr is exactly what the movement needs right now.\"\n\n\"The police are figuring out what to do. I was told if I keep getting arrested every week I may be put in the slammer. I may not get arrested every week because I have to start filming Grace and Frankie (her series for Netflix).\"\n\nFonda has been an active campaigner for years, being involved in Native American rights campaigns, civil rights campaigns and protesting against the Vietnam War.\n\n\"I haven't been very well in my skin because I knew I wasn't doing what I can do. I was not a super happy person until I started to do this.\"\n\nShe says she asked an \"ocean scientist\" taking part in her recent protest, \"How do you stop from getting depressed?\n\n\"He said, 'I become active. The minute you start doing something about it, the depression goes away'.\"\n\nJane Fonda arrested for protesting inside the Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C.\n\nHer latest action, she says, was inspired by the student protests led by Thunberg.\n\nThey are \"more politically savvy than we ever were at that age. They're much more sensitive of diversity. This can't be a white, elite climate action.\n\nYou can hear the full interview with Jane Fonda on BBC Radio 4's Broadcasting House.", "The percentage of waste reused, recycled or composted from July 2018 to July 2019 was 63%, the same as the year previously\n\nThe amount of residual household waste produced per person in Wales has reduced by 17% in six years.\n\nThis is the type of waste which goes into black bin bags and is not recycled, reused or composted.\n\nFrom 2012-2013, 217kg was produced per person, dropping to 180kg in 2018-2019.\n\nThe percentage of waste reused, recycled or composted from July 2018 to June 2019 was 63%, the same amount as the year previously, a Welsh Government report found.\n\nThe Welsh Government said its aim is \"to continue our progress towards zero waste as we move towards a more circular economy\".\n\nThere are types of plastics that can be more difficult to recycle, including black plastics.\n\nThis can be because the lasers tasked with sorting plastics cannot detect it, meaning the black plastic can end up in landfill.\n\nSainsbury's, Tesco, Waitrose and Asda have said they will stop using black plastic in their products by the end of the year.\n\nDr Cathrine Jansson-Boyd, a consumer psychologist at Anglia Ruskin University, said \"consumers are increasingly environmentally aware\".\n\n\"Many supermarkets are now aware of the fact that consumers feel strongly against the use of black plastic in particular,\" she added.\n\nDr Jansson-Boyd said there is \"absolutely\" a market for reducing single-use plastic waste or making packaging plastic-free.\n\nThe amount of residual household waste produced per person in Wales has reduced by 17% in seven years\n\nA spokesperson for Delyn, a packaging manufacturer in Ystrad Mynach, Caerphilly, said the percentage of black plastic packaging it produces is now in the single figures.\n\nIt said black was cheaper than the clear version, as \"black can contain more recyclate of varying quality as it doesn't need to be clear\".\n\n\"Plastic has a pivotal role to play in extending shelf life, protecting the contents, especially in food and medical environments,\" the company added.\n\n\"The mantra 'reduce, recycle and reuse' sums up where we believe the direction needs to go.\"\n\nAnother Welsh company hoping to profit from this shift is Transcend Packaging, also based in Ystrad Mynach, which has been trading for six months and has 170 employees.\n\nIt produces paper straws for McDonalds and has set its sights on the market for replacing black heat-resistant \"CPET\" trays, commonly used for ready meals.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. How recyclable is your food shop?\n\nSales director Mark Varney said the \"widely recycled\" trays are made of cardboard with a heat-resistant coating - and no plastics.\n\nHe said the firm was talking to seven large potential food business clients around the country. The product is more expensive than traditional CPET trays, but as \"the volume goes up the price will come down\".\n\n\"Sustainable packaging has been around for years, but the difference is now the consumers' want and need for it so the price of the tray isn't the be all and end all,\" he said.\n\n\"Consumers are the ones really pushing behind it.\"\n\n\"We have to make a change,\" says paddleboarder Sian Sykes who spearheaded a campaign to cut plastic waste across Anglesey\n\nSian Sykes, Anglesey's regional representative for Surfers Against Sewage, said when she moved back to Wales she found \"every time I was walking on the beach I saw the tide bring in new plastic\".\n\nShe paddleboarded around Wales in 2018 to raise awareness of plastic pollution.\n\nMs Sykes advised those who want to make changes to get reusable items such as cups, bottles and cutlery, and urged people to \"make a pledge\" and replace one single-use plastic item with something reusable.\n\n\"We are making a difference, we need to keep the momentum on,\" she said.\n\n\"Convenience of today will be at the expense of the future.\"\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Gwyneth Jones has been contacted by the family of Pte Robert Deans\n\nA soldier who died in World War One has been \"reunited\" with his family thanks to a curious stranger.\n\nGwyneth Jones travelled to France to visit the grave of the soldier who lived in her Cardiff home more than a century ago.\n\nGrangetown Local History Society sent postcards to the last known addresses of more than 400 men who died.\n\nA relative of Pte Robert Silvester Deans said it was nice to know someone else cared about him.\n\nDetails of his life were sent to Ms Jones' home on Clive Street to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of the war.\n\nThe 25-year-old died near the town of Albert, on the Somme, in 1916.\n\nNow Ms Jones has been contacted by three members of his family who read how she had been moved to visit his grave in Bapaume Post Military Cemetery.\n\nThe postcards sent to Grangetown residents last year that started Ms Jones' search\n\n\"When I returned home from a Remembrance Day service, a note had been posted from someone who had read the story and was Robert's relative,\" she said.\n\n\"They were thrilled that I had been to the grave as they hadn't been able to.\n\n\"I'd felt so sorry for this young man that I wanted to reconnect him with his home. Now I feel that I've reconnected him with his family. It's wonderful.\"\n\nAnother to contact Ms Jones was the soldier's second cousin Pamela Campbell, 69, born in Cardiff but now living in Lincolnshire.\n\n\"It was so lovely to think someone had been to the grave to lay flowers because we haven't had the opportunity to go there,\" she said.\n\n\"Gwyneth's curiosity has added to our knowledge. We knew he had died but it was nice to think someone else cared about him.\"\n\nPte Francis Leonard Bell died less than two weeks before the end of World War One\n\nIn a final twist, Ms Jones has since discovered her great uncle is buried nearby.\n\nPte Francis Leonard Bell, of the Lancashire Fusiliers, died in France from gas poisoning on 29 October 1918 - just 13 days before the armistice.\n\nShe said: \"I had almost adopted this other family's soldier but I had no idea I had a relative of my own who had fallen in the war.\"\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The protest delayed the game by about half an hour\n\nHundreds of students have disrupted the annual Harvard-Yale football game in a climate change protest.\n\nThey invaded the field in New Haven, Connecticut, at half-time, demanding that the two elite US universities stop investing in fossil fuels.\n\nAs officials appealed for them to leave, spectators and some players also joined the protest, US media report.\n\nAbout 50 people were escorted from the field by police, while others left voluntarily.\n\nThe protest began when dozens of students and alumni stormed the field, linking arms and holding signs reading Yale and Harvard United for Climate Justice, the Harvard Crimson newspaper reported.\n\nDivestment refers to the shedding of stocks, bonds or other investments as a way to tackle climate change.\n\nProtesters who refused to leave were escorted off the field by police\n\nThe protest delayed the game by about half an hour.\n\nIn a video released by the group Divest Harvard, university football team captain Wesley Osgbury said both universities were investing in industries that are \"destroying our futures\".\n\n\"When it comes to the climate crisis, no-one wins,\" he said.\n\n\"Harvard and Yale can't claim to truly promote knowledge while at the same time supporting the companies engaged in misleading the public, smearing academics and denying the truth. That's why we are joining together with our friends at Yale to call for change.\"\n\nThe first group of protesters was quickly joined by spectators and some players\n\nA Yale spokeswoman said that while the university supported the right to freedom of expression it did not approve of the protesters' tactics, or the disruption of university events.\n\nHarvard said it did not believe that divestment was the best way to tackle the climate crisis.\n\nIn a statement published by the Harvard Crimson, spokeswoman Rachael Dane said: \"Universities like Harvard have a crucial role to play in tackling climate change and Harvard is fully committed to leadership in this area through research, education, community engagement, dramatically reducing its own carbon footprint, and using our campus as a test bed for piloting and proving solutions.\"\n\nSome political figures took to Twitter to support the protest.\n\nAmong them was Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders who told the students: \"We are with you in this fight.\"\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by Bernie Sanders This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nThe football game - the 136th between the two universities - resumed after the protest and was won by Yale 50-43.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Asma Shuweikh was praised for confronting the abusive commuter\n\nA man has been arrested after a video showed a Tube passenger directing \"horrific\" anti-Semitic abuse at Jewish children.\n\nThe clip showed a man reading Bible passages to two boys in skullcaps and acting aggressively.\n\nBritish Transport Police launched an appeal over the footage, recorded by a commuter on the London Underground.\n\nThe force said it had arrested a man in Birmingham on suspicion of a racially-aggravated offence.\n\nAsma Shuweikh, who was widely praised for confronting the man in the video, said she \"wouldn't hesitate to do it again\" and wished more people had intervened in the altercation on Friday.\n\nThe video was recorded on a Northern Line service on Friday\n\n\"If everyone did, I do not think it would have escalated in the way that it did,\" she said.\n\n\"Being a mother of two, I know what it's like to be in that situation and I would want someone to help if I was in that situation.\n\n\"When he started talking to the child I thought, 'no, I have to say something'. As a mother of two it's appalling, I can't sit back and watch that happen.\n\n\"To be honest I thought it is my duty as a mother, as a practising Muslim, as a citizen of this country, to have to say something.\n\n\"You can't just sit back and watch that because I felt that it was just getting out of hand. It was really getting too much.\"\n\nAsma Shuweikh, right, was widely praised for intervening and trying to stop the abuse\n\nSpeaking to BBC Radio 5Live Ms Shuweikh said the response to her actions on social media had been \"heart-warming\".\n\n\"I can't take all the credit... I would not hesitate to do it again,\" she added.\n\n\"All my friends and family have been so supportive. But they're also worried about my safety because I have children back home.\n\n\"But when you're put in that situation you don't really think about yourself. You just think, 'look this is the right thing to do. I need to say something'.\"\n\nCommuter Chris Atkins recorded the altercation on the Northern Line service before moving to swap seats with the young boy next to the man in the video.\n\n\"It was the children that really got me and everyone else, he was just screaming at these children. It was horrific in every sense,\" he said.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Deputy chief constable Rachel Swann said she came off social media for several weeks after \"sexist and homophobic\" online comments\n\nA police officer said \"sexist and homophobic\" abuse sparked by her hairstyle led her to leave social media.\n\nDeputy chief constable Rachel Swann made several media appearances while leading the evacuation of Whaley Bridge in August.\n\nSome viewers mocked her on Twitter.\n\nMs Swann said the reaction reflected wider problems with social media and she was shocked her \"mere existence could cause such a depth of feeling\".\n\nAbout 1,500 people were evacuated from Whaley Bridge when a dam wall at the nearby Toddbrook Reservoir was damaged in August.\n\nMs Swann, the senior officer in the operation, noticed comments about her on social media after she appeared before cameras at a press conference.\n\n\"Yes, I am a woman. Yes, I might have a slightly different hairstyle. Yes, I am quite small,\" she said.\n\n\"The bit that astounded me was I could not believe that my mere existence could cause such a depth of feeling.\"\n\nToddbrook Reservoir was at risk of flooding Whaley Bridge when part of the dam collapsed\n\nShe told BBC Radio Derby: \"I can take a bit of banter but then it became sexist and homophobic, and really, really insulting.\n\n\"The bit that really hurt was when people said I had no standards and I was letting policing down.\"\n\n\"They were saying, 'she's not wearing a hat'. Often we would get advised not to wear hats - you can see our eyes, so you can gain trust.\"\n\nOne comment said: \"Is that what a senior police officer looks likely [sic] these days??\"\n\nBut others - including the leader of Derbyshire County Council, Barry Lewis - jumped to her defence, saying \"Be under no doubt, she saved a valley....that's what's important\".\n\nMs Swann said it reached its nadir when a press agency \"wanted to run a story on my hair\" and so she took a break from Twitter.\n\nShe said: \"My personal experience of the trolling and negative comments on social media are reflective of those that some people receive every day.\n\n\"Some of the comments were misogynistic and homophobic and the abuse I received has been recorded as a hate incident, in the same way it would be for the public or my officers and staff.\n\n\"In recent years, we have seen children feeling bullied by their peers through personal attacks on social media; with youngsters in some cases so desperate it has resulted in suicide due to the pressures of the abuse.\"\n\nMessages on social media became \"sexist and homophobic\", Ms Swann said\n\nWhile believing more can be done by police on the issue, Ms Swann hoped her appearance in the national media showed the growing diversity in the police force - and she has returned to Twitter.\n\n\"In a funny sort of way I made my stand without meaning to. If some good comes out of that that's fine, it doesn't mean that it didn't hurt, it doesn't mean that it didn't upset me,\" she said.\n\nFollow BBC East Midlands on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@bbc.co.uk.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch as Elon Musk laughs off the embarrassing incident\n\nTesla has received almost 150,000 orders for its new pickup truck, boss Elon Musk has said, despite an embarrassing hiccup at its launch.\n\nMr Musk was caught out on stage when the windows of the Cybertruck shattered during a demonstration supposed to show their durability.\n\nTesla shares dived 6.1% after the event on Thursday and several bad reviews.\n\nWith its distinct angular design, the electric truck was greeted with cheers but also bemusement.\n\nBut on Saturday Mr Musk tweeted: \"146k Cybertruck orders so far, with 42% choosing dual, 41% tri & 17% single motor\".\n\nThe demand had come despite \"no advertising & no paid endorsement\" for the truck, he said.\n\nNo date has been given for the Cybertruck's release, but analysts said it would not be ready before the end of 2021 at the earliest.\n\nThe industrial-looking vehicle is covered in stainless steel alloy and will be able to go from 0 to 100km/h (62 mph) in about three seconds, Mr Musk said in his presentation in Hawthorne, California.\n\nHowever, some analysts are concerned about the futuristic design, with Jessica Caldwell of Edmunds' vehicle marketplace saying: \"It looks like a truck version of the DeLorean from Back To The Future.\"\n\nSome analysts are concerned about the futuristic design\n\nThe launch event's \"fail\" happened during a segment displaying how the truck's stainless steel exterior, and metal windows, could withstand bullets and sledgehammers.\n\nTesla's head of design, Franz von Holzhausen, proceeded to throw a metal ball at the front left window, causing it to smash.\n\nHe repeated the move on the rear left window and the same thing happened. Mr Musk was heard to swear before joking: \"Room for improvement.\"\n\nOn Friday Tesla's share price dived by 6%, slashing Mr Musk's personal net worth by $768m (£598m) in a single day, according to Forbes.\n\nThe pickup market represents a significant opportunity for Tesla as it improves its battery technology, meaning carrying heavier loads over long distances is now practical.\n\nAccording to vehicle marketplace Edmunds, large trucks have accounted for 14.4% of new vehicle sales in the US up until October, compared to 12.6% in 2015.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Bloomberg to BBC in 2018: 'I'd like to make a difference'\n\nBillionaire former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has officially announced he is standing to be the Democratic Party presidential nominee.\n\nIn a statement, the 77-year-old said he was standing \"to defeat Donald Trump and rebuild America\".\n\n\"The stakes could not be higher. We must win this election,\" Mr Bloomberg wrote.\n\nHe joins 17 other candidates vying for the Democratic nomination to take on Mr Trump in 2020.\n\nAs things stand, former Vice-President Joe Biden, Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders are the party's front-runners.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by Mike Bloomberg This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nMr Bloomberg is said to be concerned the current field is not strong enough to challenge the president.\n\nHe enters the race after months of debate over wealth inequality in the US, with Mr Sanders and Ms Warren announcing plans for steep tax rises for billionaires. Unveiling his tax proposals in September, Mr Sanders said: \"Billionaires should not exist.\"\n\nPresident Trump taunted Mr Bloomberg earlier in November, saying there was \"nobody I'd rather run against than little Michael\".\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nThe same day, Mr Bloomberg filed paperwork for the Democratic primary election in Alabama.\n\nMichael Bloomberg is the eighth richest American with a net-worth of $54.4bn (£42bn), according to Forbes.\n\nBorn in Massachusetts, he started out in business as a Wall Street banker before going on to create the financial publishing empire that bears his name.\n\nOver the years he has given millions of dollars to educational, medical and other causes - including political ones.\n\nHe staged a successful campaign to become New York mayor in 2001 and remained in office for three consecutive terms until 2013.\n\nRumours of presidential ambitions have surrounded him for more than a decade.\n\nMr Bloomberg is a very data-driven businessman. But it doesn't take an advanced degree in quantitative analysis to realise that the Democratic field, even at this (relatively) late date is still in flux.\n\nThere are four candidates at or near the top of early state and national primary polls - all with their strengths, of course, but also obvious weaknesses. His strategy appears to be to let the other candidates fight it out in the early voting states, then take on a diminished field later in the process, where his near unlimited resources will allow him to compete in the dozens of states that vote in March.\n\nIt's a risky play that only someone of Mr Bloomberg's vast wealth can afford to make.\n\nEven so, it takes quite a leap of faith to imagine that Democrats these days are ready to jump over to a New York City plutocrat ex-Republican with a smorgasbord of a record that's business friendly, fiscally conservative and includes opposition to government-run health insurance and legalised marijuana, and past support for aggressive policing measures.\n\nAt the very least, however, his entry will provide him a means to push a party that he sees drifting dangerous leftward back to the pro-business centre.", "Three people have suffered serious injuries after the car they were travelling in crashed into a house and caught fire.\n\nThe incident on the Isle of Lewis happened on the A857, after the junction with the A858, known as Barvas Corner, at about 01:30.\n\nThree men in the car, aged 22, 32 and 36, and a 61-year-old woman who was in the house were rescued by police.\n\nA 32-year-old man was arrested in connection with road traffic offences.\n\nThe car ended up standing upright on its bonnet, leaning against the house.\n\nThe driver and two passengers of the blue Vauxhall Zafira were taken to Western Isles Hospital for treatment to serious injuries.\n\nSgt Donald Sinclair, of Police Scotland, said: \"Our inquiries into the circumstances of the crash are ongoing and I am appealing for anyone who saw the crash or who saw a blue Vauxhall Zafira being driven on the A857 before 1.30am to come forward.\n\n\"I'm particularly keen to speak to anyone who may have dashcam footage which could help with our inquiries.\"\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Investigators in the west German town of Grevenbroich have started DNA tests on hundreds of men in the hope of solving a 23-year-old murder cold case.\n\nClaudia Ruf, 11, was found sexually assaulted and murdered 70km (43 miles) south of the town in 1996. No-one has been charged with her death.\n\nPolice sent invitations to at least 900 men in an effort to match DNA samples recovered from the scene.\n\nThe first day of testing started at 10:00 (09:00 GMT) on Saturday.\n\nThose who agreed had saliva swabs taken at a local primary school, where the samples were being collected.\n\nClaudia Ruf was kidnapped in May 1996 while walking a neighbour's dog in Grevenbroich, which is about 40km north-west of Cologne.\n\nHer body was found two days later having been strangled, doused in petrol and partially burned.\n\nClaudia's father, Friedhelm Ruf, made an emotional appeal in a video message last week.\n\n\"After more than 23 years, there's a big possibility to solve the sad fate of my daughter,\" he was quoted by AP as saying. \"The perpetrator has been able for too long to hide behind all of us.\"\n\nA police spokesman told Bild newspaper that there had been a lot of interest in their renewed effort to solve the case, including dozens of tips.\n\nMen aged over 14 at the time of her death have been invited to take part in the DNA testing.\n\nOne volunteer who turned up on Saturday, 46-year-old Stefan Oberlies, told Bild that he \"immediately\" knew he would accept the invite.\n\n\"Hopefully the culprit will be found. Of course I have read a lot about the bad case,\" he was quoted by the newspaper as saying.\n\nReinhold Jordan, the lead investigator on the case, told German media that analysis of the collections would take four to eight weeks.\n\nPolice tested 350 local DNA samples in 2010, but made no breakthrough.\n\nAccording to German media, investigators hope they can utilise a recent change which allows closely-related samples, from relatives, to be flagged in results.", "Justice Ginsburg is the most senior liberal judge on the US Supreme Court\n\nUS Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been discharged from hospital after suffering chills and a fever, the court says.\n\nThe 86-year-old is \"doing well\" after returning home on Sunday, a court spokeswoman said.\n\nThe court said Ms Ginsburg was evaluated at the Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington on Friday.\n\nShe was then transferred to Johns Hopkins Hospital for \"treatment of any possible infection\", the court said.\n\nHer symptoms improved after she was given intravenous antibiotics and fluids, the court said.\n\nAs the court's most senior liberal justice, her health is closely watched.\n\nThe hospital visit came days after Ms Ginsburg returned to the Supreme Court's bench after missing a session the previous week due to a stomach bug.\n\nMs Ginsburg is the oldest sitting justice on the Supreme Court, and has received hospital treatment a number of times in recent years.\n\nIn August, she was treated for a cancerous tumour on her pancreas. She received treatment for colon cancer in 1999, and pancreatic cancer in 2009.\n\nIn December 2018 she had surgery to remove two cancerous nodules from her lung.\n\nShe has also suffered fractured ribs from falls.\n\nUS Supreme Court justices serve for life or until they choose to retire, and supporters have expressed concern that if anything were to happen to Ms Ginsburg then a more conservative justice could replace her.\n\nPresident Donald Trump has appointed two judges since taking office, and the current court is seen to have a 5-4 conservative majority in most cases.\n• None Why half of America panics when this woman falls ill", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Several arrests have been made and officers remain at the scene after the fight (Courtesy Rachael Allison)\n\nA fight involving people armed with machetes broke out at a cinema in what one witness described as \"one of the scariest moments of her life\".\n\nA number of police officers were assaulted as they attempted to clear about 100 people from the Star City complex in Birmingham.\n\nThey were responding to reports a group with machetes had arrived at the multiplex.\n\nSeveral arrests for assaulting officers and failing to disperse were made.\n\nThe injured officers sustained only minor injuries, West Midlands Police said.\n\nOne witness described it as \"one of the scariest moments of [her] life\", as she queued to watch the new Frozen film with her daughter.\n\nCholeigh McGuire said: \"Armed police come, Tasers come, all of the people that were fighting ran off into the cinema, hiding. I am shaking.\"\n\nOfficers were called to the scene at about 17:35 on Saturday after reports of people carrying machetes\n\nOne witness said \"a young boy was crying on the floor with his mother\" as a number of people started fighting.\n\n\"The police told everyone to leave the cinema as they held Taser guns in their hands and started to bring in guard dogs,\" said Rachael Allison.\n\nMotorists have been advised to avoid the area - near the M6 - due to a build-up of traffic.\n\nA dispersal order has been put in place giving police the power to move on groups of people and arrest those who fail to leave.\n\nStar City is a family leisure and entertainment complex in the Nechells area of Birmingham.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. \"An electric baton to the back of the head\" - a former inmate described conditions at a secret camp to the BBC\n\nLeaked documents detail for the first time China's systematic brainwashing of hundreds of thousands of Muslims in a network of high-security prison camps.\n\nThe Chinese government has consistently claimed the camps in the far western Xinjiang region offer voluntary education and training.\n\nBut official documents, seen by BBC Panorama, show how inmates are locked up, indoctrinated and punished.\n\nThe leak was made to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), which has worked with 17 media partners, including BBC Panorama and The Guardian newspaper in the UK.\n\nThe investigation has found new evidence which undermines Beijing's claim that the detention camps, which have been built across Xinjiang in the past three years, are for voluntary re-education purposes to counter extremism.\n\nAbout a million people - mostly from the Muslim Uighur community - are thought to have been detained without trial.\n\nThe leaked Chinese government documents, which the ICIJ have labelled \"The China Cables\", include a nine-page memo sent out in 2017 by Zhu Hailun, then deputy-secretary of Xinjiang's Communist Party and the region's top security official, to those who run the camps.\n\nThe instructions make it clear that the camps should be run as high security prisons, with strict discipline, punishments and no escapes.\n\nThe Chinese government says the camps are for voluntary re-education\n\nThe documents reveal how every aspect of a detainee's life is monitored and controlled: \"The students should have a fixed bed position, fixed queue position, fixed classroom seat, and fixed station during skills work, and it is strictly forbidden for this to be changed.\n\n\"Implement behavioural norms and discipline requirements for getting up, roll call, washing, going to the toilet, organising and housekeeping, eating, studying, sleeping, closing the door and so forth.\"\n\nOther documents confirm the extraordinary scale of the detentions. One reveals that 15,000 people from southern Xinjiang were sent to the camps over the course of just one week in 2017.\n\nSophie Richardson, the China director at Human Rights Watch, said the leaked memo should be used by prosecutors.\n\n\"This is an actionable piece of evidence, documenting a gross human rights violation,\" she said. \"I think it's fair to describe everyone being detained as being subject at least to psychological torture, because they literally don't know how long they're going to be there.\n\nThe memo details how detainees will only be released when they can demonstrate they have transformed their behaviour, beliefs and language.\n\n\"Promote the repentance and confession of the students for them to understand deeply the illegal, criminal and dangerous nature of their past activity,\" it says.\n\n\"For those who harbour vague understandings, negative attitudes or even feelings of resistance… carry out education transformation to ensure that results are achieved.\"\n\nBen Emmerson QC, a leading human rights lawyer and an adviser to the World Uighur Congress, said the camps were trying to change people's identity.\n\n\"It is very difficult to view that as anything other than a mass brainwashing scheme designed and directed at an entire ethnic community.\n\n\"It's a total transformation that is designed specifically to wipe the Muslim Uighurs of Xinjiang as a separate cultural group off the face of the Earth.\"\n\nDetainees are awarded points for their \"ideological transformation, study and training, and compliance with discipline\", the memo says.\n\nThe punishment-and-reward system helps determine whether inmates are allowed contact with family and when they are released. They are only considered for release once four Communist Party committees have seen evidence they have been transformed.\n\nThe leaked documents also reveal how the Chinese government uses mass surveillance and a predictive-policing programme that analyses personal data.\n\nOne document shows how the system flagged 1.8m people simply because they had a data sharing app called Zapya on their phone.\n\nThe authorities then ordered the investigation of 40,557 of them \"one by one\". The document says \"if it is not possible to eliminate suspicion\" they should be sent for \"concentrated training\".\n\nThe documents include explicit directives to arrest Uighurs with foreign citizenship and to track Uighurs living abroad. They suggest that China's embassies and consulates are involved in the global dragnet.\n\nChinese ambassador to the UK Liu Xiaoming said the measures had safeguarded local people and there had not been a single terrorist attack in Xinjiang in the past three years.\n\n\"The region now enjoys social stability and unity among ethnic groups. People there are living a happy life with a much stronger sense of fulfilment and security.\n\n\"In total disregard of the facts, some people in the West have been fiercely slandering and smearing China over Xinjiang in an attempt to create an excuse to interfere in China's internal affairs, disrupt China's counter-terrorism efforts in Xinjiang and thwart China's steady development.\"", "First Test, Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, day four of five:\n\nEngland face a tough battle to save the first Test against New Zealand after BJ Watling scored a superb double century on day four in Mount Maunganui.\n\nWatling made 205 and Mitchell Santner hit 126 for his maiden Test century in a stand of 261 for the seventh wicket.\n\nNew Zealand declared just after tea on 615-9 - their highest score against England in Tests - leading by 262.\n\nEngland were 55-3 at the close and will have to bat an entire day with just seven wickets in hand to force a draw.\n\nSantner took all three wickets for just six runs, removing England openers Dom Sibley and Rory Burns before dismissing nightwatchman Jack Leach with the last ball of the day.\n\nReplays suggested Leach had not nicked the ball to short leg, but he and Joe Denly had opted against a review, summing up a chastening day for the tourists.\n\nWith left-arm spinner Santner extracting turn on an otherwise docile pitch and England jaded after being kept in the field for 201 overs, New Zealand will be confident of securing a 1-0 lead in the two-match series on day five.\n• None New Zealand showed us how to bat big - Buttler\n• None Listen: TMS podcsat: 'Always a tough ask for England given fatigue factor'\n\nFacing 28 tricky overs until the close, Burns and Sibley negotiated the first hour with relative ease, seeing off opening bowlers Trent Boult and Tim Southee and not falling for Neil Wagner's short-ball trap.\n\nBut just as England seemed on course to get through unscathed, Santner produced a canny spell that could prove decisive in securing a New Zealand win.\n\nTesting the batsmen with drift and bounce, he saw Sibley dropped via an inside edge by Watling and a diving Southee put down Burns but neither England opener could add to their total before they were dismissed.\n\nSibley pushed at a wide one to be caught behind for 12 before a bogged down Burns miscued a sweep shot trying to rotate the strike and was caught by Colin de Grandhomme for 31.\n\nTom Latham then took a one-handed diving catch as Leach prodded uncertainly and was given out despite the ball appearing to only deflect off the pad, leaving England to rue not using a review.\n\nThat England's concentration faltered late on was perhaps not surprising given they had been worn down in the field.\n\nDespite an improved bowling performance, the damage had been done on day three as a tired attack could only muster one wicket in the first two sessions, with this now the sixth time in England's last 24 overseas Tests that they have conceded 600 or more.\n\nEngland have struggled to make imposing totals on overseas tours in recent years and here Watling and Santner showed them exactly how to, with an immaculate approach to batting on a flat, slow pitch.\n\nBoth continued to eschew flamboyant shots in the morning session as they ground out singles to establish a healthy lead of 99 at lunch and only then did they start to attack.\n\nWhere England thought they had earned the right to play more expansively at 277-4 and slipped to a disappointing 353 all out, Watling and Santner showed the virtue of doing so when the bowlers have been totally ground down as they added another 138 runs by tea.\n\nWatling tapped his way to 150 before ramping a Jofra Archer short ball over third man for six, while Santner targeted fellow slow left-armer Jack Leach, using his feet superbly to loft several sixes down the ground.\n\nSantner scampered two to fine leg to bring up a fine century off 252 balls - his restrained celebration reflecting his admirable discipline after struggling early in his innings.\n\nHe finally miscued a lofted drive to long-on but Watling carried on, reaching his double century off 460 balls before nicking Archer behind shortly after the tea break, ending a masterful knock that took New Zealand from a tricky position to one of complete control.\n\nKane Williamson allowed his tailenders to tee off and punish England a while longer before calling them in on 615-9, far surpassing their previous highest score against England, the 551-9 at Lord's in 1973.\n\n'We need to show a lot of character' - reaction\n\nEx-England batsman Mark Ramprakash on Test Match Special: \"It was always going to be a tough ask for England, given the fatigue factor. The two openers seemed to negotiate the opening burst pretty well, they looked very calm.\n\n\"But it was the introduction of Mitchell Santner that made the difference. He's not a big spinner of the ball but he's tall and gets extra bounce. I think that bounce troubled Rory Burns and led to his dismissal.\n\n\"England have to be able to rotate the strike but also back their defence for long periods of time. Burns was trying to rotate the strike but he got a top edge.\"\n\nFormer England bowler Steven Finn: \"This is an opportunity for England's batsmen to keep their side in the series tomorrow [Monday].\"\n\nEngland batsman Jos Buttler: \"The pitch is starting to create rough. There's a few cracks but I still think it's a pretty good wicket. If you can get through the odd ball that does something, it's still a decent wicket.\n\n\"I'm sure the Kiwi seamers will try to get extra bounce out of the wicket. We need high skill levels and a lot of character and this side has got that in abundance.\"", "Use the search box to find full results and updates from every constituency.\n\nOr you can browse the A-Z list.", "Nicola Sturgeon said she had a \"moral objection to weapons of mass destruction\"\n\nScrapping Trident would be one of the SNP's key demands to gain its support in the event of a minority Labour government, says Nicola Sturgeon.\n\nThe SNP is willing to support a Labour government if no party wins an overall majority - but the SNP leader has ruled out a formal coalition.\n\nMs Sturgeon also wants Labour to stop Brexit and commit to an independence referendum next year.\n\nThe Labour manifesto includes a pledge to renew the Trident nuclear programme.\n\nMs Sturgeon was asked by Sky's Sophie Ridge if scrapping Trident would be a red line for the SNP to support Labour. She replied \"Yes\", adding that the SNP would be \"absolutely firm\" on that.\n\nThe SNP leader continued: \"I have a moral objection to weapons of mass destruction... I wouldn't be prepared to press a nuclear button that would kill potentially millions, tens of millions, of people.\n\n\"But there's also the opportunity costs of Trident - the billions, tens of billions, that are required to renew Trident in my view are better spent on stronger, conventional defence that is more effective to protect our country but also hospitals and schools and better social security provision.\n\n\"And these are the choices that we should be thinking very carefully about.\"\n\nMs Sturgeon said that in the event of a hung parliament, where no party had an overall majority and the SNP held the balance of power, Scotland would have \"maximum influence\", adding: \"That would be a pretty good outcome I think in terms of making sure Scotland's voice is heard.\"\n\nShe reiterated that there would be no coalition with Labour, saying instead SNP support would be \"less formal\" - such as a confidence and supply arrangement, where the SNP would support a Labour government on explicit votes in return for government support of specific policies.\n\n\"Other matters\" that she would want to progress would include holding an independence referendum next year, stopping Brexit, devolving control of migration, employment and drugs classification laws to Holyrood and a \"real end to austerity\" and \"to the misery of Universal Credit and welfare cuts\".\n\nShe insisted these issues would \"resonate strongly with many people across the UK\", as well as her supporters in Scotland.\n\nShe added that she would \"never, ever\" put Boris Johnson into power.\n\nLabour say they will not agree to a Scottish independence referendum in the \"early years\" of government.\n\nAnd during Friday's Question Time leaders' special, Jeremy Corbyn said he did not plan to rely on other parties for support after the election.\n\nHe said: \"We're not doing any deals with any other parties. I'm not trying to form a coalition government.\n\n\"I'm fighting this election to win it for Labour.\"\n\nHMS Vigilant is one of four submarines which carry the UK's Trident nuclear programme\n\nSince 1969, according to government documents, a British submarine carrying nuclear weapons has always been on patrol, gliding silently beneath the waves, somewhere in the world's oceans.\n\nThe logic is to deter a nuclear attack on the UK because, even if the nation's conventional defence capabilities were destroyed, the silent submarine would still be able to launch a catastrophic retaliatory strike on the aggressor - a concept known as mutually assured destruction.\n\nThe UK has four Vanguard-class submarines, which each carry Trident missiles. While not on patrol, the submarines are located at Her Majesty's Naval Base Clyde - commonly known as Faslane.\n\nFaslane was chosen to host the UK's Polaris nuclear-armed submarine fleet at the height of the Cold War in the 1960s because of its relatively secluded position next to the deep waters of the Gare Loch and Firth of Clyde on the west coast of Scotland.\n\nAlthough Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has been a longstanding critic of nuclear weapons, his party's manifesto for the 12 December election did include a pledge to renew the Trident nuclear programme and spend at least 2% of GDP on defence.\n\nThe Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson said on Tuesday in an interview with ITV that she would be prepared to press the nuclear button if she was prime minister.\n\nA spokesman for the Conservatives, who launched their manifesto on Sunday, said: \"Trident is good for Britain's security, and good for Scottish jobs. Jeremy Corbyn and Nicola Sturgeon want to do a deal that would wreck both.\"\n\nWhat are your questions about the general election? You can let us know by completing the form below.\n\nIn some cases your question will be published, displaying your name and location as you provide it, unless you state otherwise. Your contact details will never be published. Please ensure you have read the terms and conditions.\n\nIf you are reading this page and can't see the form you will need to visit the mobile version of the BBC website to submit your question.", "Compared to the Labour manifesto, Boris Johnson's plan for the country is a shopping list of promises, not an encyclopaedia of ambitions.\n\nThere are new vows - no tax rises, a target of 50,000 more nurses to be working in the NHS by the end of the Parliament, scrapping many hospital parking charges, more money to fix potholes, an end to the Fixed Term Parliament Act and a mysterious-sounding \"Constitution, Democracy and Rights Commission\".\n\nAn historic document, however, this is not - for three political reasons.\n\nFirst, the Conservatives are haunted by their manifesto calamity of 2017, when Theresa May presented the country with a list of hard choices in the expectation that a big majority would give her the political space to drive through controversial reforms.\n\nNo-one in the Tory campaign this time wanted to put forward ideas that could unravel into painful choices for the electorate.\n\nSecond, this is still a new government, and Boris Johnson has already made major commitments during his short time in Downing Street - big new spending on infrastructure, for example, under a new, more relaxed, set of spending rules; more cash for the health service and the beginnings of a plan to bring police numbers back up by 20,000.\n\nRemember too, his tax cut from raising the National Insurance threshold was blurted out just last week.\n\nLast and most importantly, the big contrasts in this election have been there since day one.\n\nThe manifestos have served to underline, rather than reveal that reality.\n\nThe Conservatives and the Labour Party have totally different approaches to the size of the state and their willingness to intervene in the market.\n\nAnd Boris Johnson called this election because he wants to leave the EU at speed.\n\nWhereas Jeremy Corbyn is, after months of Labour evolving its position, offering another referendum.\n\nThat is the clear difference between the two big parties this time.\n\nVote to leave the EU at speed, and enact the 2016 referendum, or choose Labour to push for another big national ballot, and plump for the chance to stay.\n\nIt's worth adding, of course, that often in the small print there are surprises, or sometimes mistakes, in these documents that trip up the parties in time.\n\nIt is too early to say with confidence, only a number of hours after the manifesto has emerged, that there is nothing that will cause problems in the days to come.", "Protesters said violence against women must stop\n\nMarches have been held in dozens of French cities to condemn femicide and other forms of gender-based violence.\n\nUsing the hashtag #NousToutes (All of Us), protesters accuse the authorities of turning a blind eye to the problem.\n\nMeasures to tackle domestic violence are expected to be unveiled on Monday.\n\nFrance has one of the highest rates of murders linked to domestic violence in Western Europe, with at least 115 women killed by their partners or ex-partners this year alone, local media say.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nAbout 30 street marches were organised by a number of groups and unions throughout France.\n\nParis was a sea of purple - the colour of thousands of banners carried by protesters\n\nSome groups say 137 women in France have been killed by their partners this year\n\nThe state is guilty, said these demonstrators in Paris\n\nIn Marseille, protesters held placards with the names of some of the victims of domestic violence\n\nIn Paris, the rally began near the Opéra in the capital's centre.\n\nThe city soon became a sea of purple - the colour of thousands of banners carried by protesters.\n\n\"We think this will be a historic march,\" Caroline De Haas, one of the organisers, was quoted as saying by AFP news agency.\n\nShe said \"the level of awareness [about the problem] is moving at breakneck speed\".\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. French women talk about their experiences of sexual harassment in public\n\nRallies are also being held in other major cities.\n\nIn the southern port of Marseille, demonstrators held placards with the names of some of the victims of domestic violence.\n\nOne woman is killed in France every three days by their current or former partner, according to the AFP.\n\nEurostat, the European Union's statistics agency, says there were 123 murders committed by a partner in France in 2017.\n\nThe marches come at the end of nearly three months of consultations launched by the French government.\n\nCampaigners hope the talks will result in a set of specific measures against domestic violence.\n\nIn September, the government announced a number of emergency measures, including the creation of 1,000 shelter places and emergency accommodation from next year, and an audit of 400 police stations to see how women's complaints are handled.\n\nPrime Minister Edouard Philippe also said €5m (£4.5m) would be released in the fight against femicide, and that the complaints procedure would be simplified, that the protection of women under threat would be improved, and that their partners would be removed more quickly.\n\nThe PM also floated the idea that those convicted of domestic violence or under a restraining order would have to wear an electronic bracelet to protect women from further violence.", "The winners of the Radio 1 Teen Awards have been announced - with Stormzy, Ariana Grande, Little Mix and Lewis Capaldi all taking home prizes.\n\nStranger Things and Avengers: Endgame took the best TV and film awards.\n\nThe awards do was hosted by Radio 1's Greg James, Mollie King and Maya Jama and featured performances from Yungblud, AJ Tracey and Jax Jones.\n\nRadio 1's teen heroes were also recognised and the BBC young sports personality of the year was unveiled.\n\nMaya Jama, Mollie King and Greg James were this year's hosts\n\nThe awards - voted for by the public - were unveiled at a star-studded ceremony in front of 500 Radio 1 listeners.\n\nLittle Mix won in the best group category - a new award which combines the previous best British group and international group categories.\n\nThe girlband had won the best British group title in 2017 and 2018.\n\nLewis Capaldi got two awards - winning best British singer and best single for Someone You Loved.\n\nStormzy was crowned best British rapper and Ariana Grande won for best international solo artist.\n\nAJ Tracey, Jax Jones and Yungblud all performed at the show\n\nBBC young sports personality of the year was revealed to be 18-year-old boxer Caroline Dubois, who hopes to compete at the Olympics in Tokyo next year.\n\nThe Radio 1 teen heroes were recognised too - from the ten finalists, the top three were Rachel, 17, Scarlett, 14 and Hazel, 12.\n\nThey were surprised on Saturday with a special performance from Bastille in the Radio 1 Live Lounge.\n\nPreviously, they'd gone with the other finalists to Kensington Palace with Camila Cabello to meet the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.\n\nRachel is a volunteer for her local youth council and a member of the UK Youth Parliament, and has won a Diana Award for her work towards tackling cyberbullying.\n\nShe also chairs the UK Youth Select Committee, which this year has focussed on knife crime.\n\n\"When I found out [I was a teen hero] I was very, very surprised,\" she tells Radio 1 Newsbeat.\n\n\"I was also really happy as well, when I found out that we would be going to the palace and we would be meeting Will and Kate.\"\n\nShe adds: \"I spoke to them about how I got a Diana award for being an anti-bullying champion. And obviously, that was something that William was really passionate about.\"\n\nRachel, Scarlett and Hazel the this year's teen heroes\n\nScarlett is a young carer to her mum, older sister and granny.\n\nBoth Scarlett and her mum have an incurable nerve condition called HNPP, which can make everyday activities like carrying shopping bags extremely painful.\n\n\"It was overwhelming and you kind of question why people would think it was a heroic act,\" she says about finding out that she'd been named a teen hero.\n\n\"Those are just things that you'd normally do for your family. So it's not really something you expect to be awarded for.\"\n\nLove Island's Amber and Ovie were at the Teen Awards\n\nHazel lives with a rare genetic disorder called Xeroderma Pigmentosum (XP) which limits the body's ability to repair damage caused by UV light.\n\nShe's since learnt how to manage the condition safely in her daily life, and raises awareness through campaigns such as climbing the 900m Ben Lomond mountain in Scotland and giving talks to schools.\n\n\"I didn't really think that I was actually going to win,\" she says.\n\n\"But when I found out I was jumping about. I was really excited.\"\n\nPerrie and Jade were there representing Little Mix\n\nBest single - Someone You Loved (Lewis Capaldi)\n\nThe Radio 1 teen awards show will be broadcast on Saturday 30 November on Radio 1 (12-1pm) and BBC Two (4-5pm).\n\nListen to Newsbeat live at 12:45 and 17:45 weekdays - or listen back here.", "Spanish police brought the submarine, which was 20 metres (65 feet) long, to port in Aldán\n\nA submarine loaded with more than 2,000kg (4,409lb) of cocaine has been seized in Spain, police sources say.\n\nThey say two people were held after the vessel ran aground off Galicia's coast in the north-west. A third person fled. They all are said to be from Ecuador.\n\nSpanish media report that the submarine was from Colombia and police are trying to work out whether it sailed all the way from South America with the drugs.\n\nNarco-subs have been used to smuggle drugs from Latin America into the US.\n\nThe submarine was refloated and investigated after police seized it\n\nThe semi-submersible was seized on Sunday off the coast of Aldán, south-west of the city of Pontevedra.\n\nIn July, dramatic footage emerged of the US Coast Guard boarding a self-propelled semi-submersible suspected to be smuggling drugs in the Pacific Ocean.\n\nDespite the discovery in 2006 of a suspected \"drugs\" submarine off Galicia's coast, such tactics are seen as relatively new for Europe.", "The bodies were discovered early on 23 October in an industrial estate in Thurrock\n\nA man has been charged in connection with the deaths of 39 people found in the back of a lorry in Essex.\n\nThe bodies were found in a refrigerated container in Thurrock on 23 October.\n\nChristopher Kennedy, 23, of County Armagh, Northern Ireland, has been charged with human trafficking offences.\n\nHe was arrested in the early hours of Friday on the M40 in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, and will appear before Chelmsford magistrates on Monday.\n\nThe bodies of the 39 Vietnamese nationals were found on the Waterglade Industrial Estate in a container which had been shipped to nearby Purfleet from Zeebrugge in Belgium.\n\nTen teenagers, including two 15-year-old boys, were among the eight women and 31 men.\n\nMr Kennedy, of Corkley Road in Darkley, has been charged with conspiracy to arrange or facilitate the travel of people with a view to exploitation, and conspiracy to facilitate the commission of a breach of UK immigration law.\n\nLorry driver Maurice Robinson, 25, of Laurel Drive, Craigavon, has been charged with 39 counts of manslaughter and will appear at the Old Bailey in London on Monday.\n\nThree other people who were arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and conspiracy to traffic people have been released on bail.\n• None Essex lorry deaths: What we know\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Two top energy firms say they have moved ownership of their UK operations overseas to protect themselves from Labour's nationalisation plans.\n\nIn recent months, National Grid has opened offshore holding companies in Hong Kong and Luxembourg, while SSE has incorporated in Switzerland.\n\nAs first reported in the Sunday Times, it would not stop them being taken over but could protect investors.\n\nLabour said the \"rip-off\" move showed the grid needed to be in public hands.\n\nIn its election manifesto, the party promised a radical plan to renationalise Britain's rail, mail, water and energy networks, along with broadband.\n\nBut energy companies have criticised the plan, with SSE and National Grid among those running ads on Facebook warning of the potential costs.\n\nLabour has previously said its plans would be cost neutral, help decarbonise the economy faster and create jobs.\n\nBut there are fears that it would try to renationalise the companies at a discount, compared to their current market value.\n\nCritics warn this would hit shareholders, including pension funds, who would be compensated with government bonds.\n\nNational Grid runs the electricity transmission network in England and Wales, as well as the main gas transmission pipelines. It has a market value of £31bn.\n\n\"Labour's proposals for state ownership of National Grid would be highly detrimental to millions of ordinary people who either hold shares in the company or through their pension funds - which include several local authority pension funds,\" a spokeswoman said.\n\n\"To protect their holdings, and in line with our legal fiduciary duty to our shareholders, we have established holding companies in Luxembourg and Hong Kong. This has no financial benefit to the company and does not affect its day-to-day operations,\" she added.\n\nSSE said it had moved its electricity distribution business - which supplies 3.7 million homes in Scotland and England - to a Swiss holding company. It has also moved its Scottish transmission network business.\n\nThe firm, which has a market value of £13.6bn, said Switzerland was party to the Energy Charter Treaty which offered better shareholder protection.\n\n\"[This is] an additional safeguard, which SSE does not believe would be required in practice, should SSE's electricity networks businesses and interests... become the subject of proposed legislation for nationalisation,\" a spokesman said.\n\n\"In practice, SSE expects that precedent, the principle of fairness and the need to secure future investor confidence in the UK economy means it should be possible to secure fair value from nationalisation.\"\n\nAccording to the Sunday Times, water company Anglian has also set up an offshore holding company. Severn Trent is said to be considering a similar move.\n\nIn a statement Labour said: \"The UK's energy networks are vital strategic infrastructure on which we all rely. You cannot boil a kettle, heat your home or run a business without the grid.\n\n\"The idea that private owners, who have been ripping off the public, would move offshore in an attempt to prolong the rip-off illustrates just why we need the grid back in public hands.\"", "A map is created as a vehicle travels - using green, amber and red to show the road's condition\n\nTaxis, buses and even delivery vans could soon join the fight against potholes.\n\nThey are the scourge of roads and motorists, with Flintshire council alone left with 4,000 and a £4m repair bill last year.\n\nBut special monitoring technology being developed at the University of South Wales (USW) could help to find potholes before they get worse.\n\nIt works through a dashboard device that collects real-time data.\n\nWhile sat-navs give the driver a profile of the road ahead, the small device records the profile of the road surface.\n\nThe system collects details of the smallest change in road vibrations, particularly potholes, feeding them into a real-time map.\n\nIf a vehicle is travelling the same route every day, data it gathers can highlight potential problem areas.\n\nTrials have already been carried out with taxis and buses operated by Transport for London, highway maintenance vehicles in Northern Ireland and delivery cars working for Bristol Community Meals.\n\nThe device is fitted to a vehicle's dashboard\n\nData sent back shows the state of the roads, highlighted in red, amber and green to show their condition.\n\n\"The key problem councils have is knowing exactly where new problems form on the roads,\" said the man behind the device, Kevin Lee.\n\n\"There is ongoing planned maintenance. However that might not necessarily be where the roads are suffering the worst problems right now.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Why do we have so many potholes?\n\n\"So, if you don't know where the problem is, how are you supposed to fix it? The benefit of our system is that it records what the problem is, when it is actually happening.\"\n\nMr Lee is the managing director of Cardiff-based Mobilized Construction and is being supported to develop the system by USW's Centre of Excellence in Mobile and Emerging Technologies (CEMET).\n\nKevin Lee said councils have problems knowing where potholes are on their roads\n\nHe said the system solved the three main problems caused by failing roads: the fall in safety standards for motorists, cyclists, and pedestrians, the extra financial impact of road repairs and the environmental and time cost that road closures cause.\n\n\"The system gives local authorities time-relevant, vital data to ensure the roads that are in the most urgent need of repairs are dealt with faster,\" he added.\n\nThe RAC's Pothole Index found that in the first three months of 2018, the proportion of breakdowns caused by road surface problems almost doubled compared to 2017.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "The Sumatran rhino is down to fewer than 100 animals\n\nThe Sumatran rhino is now officially extinct in Malaysia, with the death of the last known specimen.\n\nThe 25-year-old female named Iman died on Saturday on the island of Borneo, officials say. She had cancer.\n\nMalaysia's last male Sumatran rhino died in May this year.\n\nThe Sumatran rhino once roamed across Asia, but has now almost disappeared from the wild, with fewer than 100 animals believed to exist. The species is now critically endangered.\n\nIman died at 17:35 local time (09:35 GMT) on Saturday, Malaysia's officials said.\n\n\"Its death was a natural one, and the immediate cause has been categorised as shock,\" Sabah State Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Christine Liew is quoted as saying.\n\n\"Iman was given the very best care and attention since her capture in March 2014 right up to the moment she passed,\" she added.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by BERNAMA This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nSumatran rhinos have been hard hit by poaching and habitat loss, but the biggest threat facing the species today is the fragmented nature of their populations.\n\nEfforts to breed the species in Malaysia have so far failed.", "The former member of Kara had recently staged a music comeback\n\nSouth Korean singer and actress Goo Hara has been found dead at her home in Seoul, police say.\n\nThe 28-year-old is best known as a former member of the K-Pop group Kara, which she joined in 2008.\n\nGoo had also appeared on television and released music by herself.\n\nPolice say the cause of death is still under investigation. She appeared at a series of comeback performances last week after being hospitalised in May following an alleged suicide attempt.\n\nThe singer later apologised for causing \"concerns and a commotion\" among her fans over the incident. Reports said her manager had, at the time, found her unconscious.\n\nGoo was found dead about 18:00 local time (09:00 GMT) on Sunday in her home, the Gangnam Police Department was quoted by Yonhap news agency as saying.\n\nHer last post on Instagram, shared with her 1.5m followers on Saturday, was a photograph of herself in bed with the caption: \"Good night\".\n\nKara, her former band, were one of the first K-Pop groups to break through on the international stage.\n\nGoo's first solo EP, released in 2015, peaked at number four in the Korean music charts.\n\nShe had signed with a talent management agency in Japan earlier this year and released a song named Midnight Queen earlier this month.\n\nOver the last year her career was overshadowed by events in her life off the stage. In September 2018 Goo filed a lawsuit against an ex-boyfriend after he threatened to damage her career by exposing an illicit video of her.\n\nGoo Hara (second from right) was with the group until they disbanded in 2016\n\nHer former partner was given a suspended jail term in August for physically assaulting and blackmailing the star.\n\nGoo's death comes just over a month since another former K-Pop girl band member, Sulli, was also found dead in a suspected suicide after struggling with online bullying.\n\nThe two celebrities were close friends and after Sulli's death, Goo described their relationship as being \"like sisters\".\n\nFans have been taking to social media to express their shock at news of Goo's death and many have shared photographs of the late friends together.\n\nSouth Korea has one of the highest suicide rates in the world, according to World Health Organisation data.\n\nIf you or someone you know are feeling emotionally distressed, BBC Action Line has more information.\n\nIn the UK you can call for free, at any time to hear recorded information 0800 066 066.In addition, you can call the Samaritans free on 116 123 (UK and Ireland). Mind also has a confidential telephone helpline- 0300 123 339 (Monday-Friday, 9am-6pm).", "From sleeping in a phone box to founding a six-figure business teaching martial arts, it's been an eventful two years for Gavin Eastham.\n\nIn February last year, he found himself being pelted with hailstones on his first night on the streets.\n\nThe 36 year-old's marriage had broken down and, having suffered a back injury, he wasn't able to work.\n\n\"Because I'm not originally from north Wales, it meant I had no contacts. I had nowhere else to go,\" he said.\n\nHis ex-wife thought he had somewhere else to stay but he didn't.\n\nHe decided to go to the local library, initially to stay warm, but he felt time-pressured to turn things around.\n\n\"I thought the minute I was homeless, I'd look homeless and if I look homeless people are going to look at me in a certain way,\" he told the BBC's Wake Up to Money.\n\nAfter spending a few days there, the local librarian became suspicious. He told her he had plans to set up his own business.\n\n\"I thought I need to make a positive change, I need to do something,\" he said.\n\nHe was also using the library for something more pressing: \"I was actually researching how to survive being homeless. I'm a bit of a city boy so I did a bit of research reading blogs and forums about how to survive on the streets.\"\n\nWhile at night he'd focus on finding shelter, by day he was reading books on business strategy.\n\n\"This sounds crazy but the only thing I've ever been good or half decent at was martial arts. How could I turn that into an opportunity to secure my future?\"\n\nCllr Pam Attridge, Mr Eastham, Mark Tami MP and three students at the studio's opening night in May 2018\n\nHe started researching and came up with a company name and logo, wrote a syllabus and bought a domain name for £1.58.\n\n\"I thought - if I've got a domain name I've got to keep going.\"\n\n\"This dream I thought that I might one day fulfil was giving me the energy I needed to survive.\"\n\nAfter three weeks on the streets, he managed to secure temporary housing and then, in May last year, launched his martial arts school Cobra Life in Flintshire, Wales.\n\nNow he says he has a \"thriving business, turning over six figures.\"\n\nWith plans to franchise, he's looking to hire a full-time instructor: \"That is going to give me chance to get off the dance floor and onto the balcony, to strategise and expand,\" he said.\n\nHe said the teachings of martial arts gave him the strength to continue: \"Those essential skills have been instilled since a child so even though times were tough I knew I had to persevere and focus on my goals which were simply dreams written down!\"", "Aslan King went missing early on Saturday after suffering a suspected seizure\n\nA search has failed to find any trace of a British man missing in the Australian state of Victoria.\n\nAslan King, 25, went missing early on Saturday morning after suffering a suspected seizure during a camping trip.\n\nVictoria Police said officers searched for Mr King on Sunday using a helicopter, boats, horses, motorcycles and sniffer dogs.\n\nMr King, an illustrator from Brighton, relocated to Australia two weeks ago.\n\nHis friends and family had described his disappearance as \"completely out of character\".\n\nMr King is said to have hit his head on the ground before getting up quickly and rushing into thick bushland surrounding the campsite where he and four friends had been staying.\n\nThe site is near the town of Princeton, beside cliffs on the Victorian coast near the tourist site known as the Twelve Apostles.\n\nOfficers told local media they were concentrating on a radius of 300m around the campsite, but said the search was difficult because of the thick vegetation, rocky clifftops and deep coastal waters in the region.\n\nOfficers searched for Mr King on Sunday using a helicopter, horses, boats, motorcycles and sniffer dogs\n\nMr King had been on a coastal camping trip when he disappeared\n\nThe area is also known to contain a large population of deadly tiger snakes.\n\nSgt Danny Brown, of Victoria Police, said thermal imaging sensors had detected no trace of Mr King, but they might be used again as the search continued.\n\nAn air and sea search has failed to find any sign of Mr King\n\n\"You're using every sense, whether that be eyes, ears and touch as well,\" he told Nine newspapers, adding the heat sensors would make \"a massive difference, because we're going to find things in areas that the eye can't see\".\n\n\"Some of this scrub, you have to get on hands and knees to move through it,\" he added.\n\nIn a statement, the Foreign Office said: \"Our staff are seeking further information following the disappearance of a British man near Princeton, Australia, and are in contact with the Australian police.\"\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Last updated on .From the section Tennis\n\nCoverage: Listen on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra from Wednesday, 20 November; Live text coverage on selected matches on the BBC Sport website and app.\n\nGreat Britain missed out on a place in the Davis Cup final after Spain's Rafael Nadal and Feliciano Lopez edged out Jamie Murray and Neal Skupski in a heartbreaking doubles defeat.\n\nThe British pair lost 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (10-8) in the deciding rubber.\n\nThe teams had been level at 1-1 after the singles, when Nadal beat Dan Evans, and Kyle Edmund won against Lopez.\n\nThe Spanish pair then sparked joyous scenes in Madrid as they made it 2-1 and set up a final against Canada.\n\n\"It was a very special moment for us, a very unique opportunity,\" said the 38-year-old Lopez, who was close to tears at the end. \"We have a great opportunity to win this tournament here at home.\"\n\nBritain, who were bidding to reach the final for the first time since their 2015 triumph, will take some consolation from knowing they are guaranteed a place in next year's 18-nation finals by virtue of reaching the last four.\n\nSpain could win the Davis Cup for the first time since 2011 if they manage to overcome Canada in what is bound to be another raucous atmosphere in the 12,500-capacity indoor Caja Magica arena (15:00 GMT).\n\nCanada beat Russia in Saturday's opening semi-final to reach the showpiece tie for the first time in their history.\n\nWith an unfit Andy Murray again left out by British captain Leon Smith, Edmund delivered for the third day running with another straight-sets win before Evans fell to world number one Nadal.\n\nThat left Britain's fate in the hands of Jamie Murray and Davis Cup debutant Skupski - a partnership that had won both of the deciding rubbers they had needed to play earlier in the week.\n\nThe pair, who are regular partners on the ATP Tour, more than matched the two Spanish left-handers throughout a tight decider, which ended in the cruellest of fashions.\n\nMurray and Skupski were unable to take any of four set points before the Spaniards converted their second match point as the Caja Magica erupted in celebration.\n\nNadal immediately jumped on top of Lopez, who had been the weaker of the two players but ultimately delivered the killer blow with a punchy serve.\n\nAfter the team-mates composed themselves to embrace Murray and Skupski, Nadal showed his class by marching over to the British bench to shake every hand before returning to the court and soaking up the acclaim of an adoring crowd.\n\nMurray and Skupski, meanwhile, sat crestfallen in their seats as they wondered how they had not managed to take the second set.\n\n\"It's really, really special,\" said Nadal. \"Thank you to Feli [Lopez] and to the crowd who were amazing as well.\"\n\nWith Nadal receiving little help from Lopez's returning game, the British pair only dropped five points on serve in an evenly-matched second set.\n\nBut they could not transfer that dominance into the receiving games, apart from missed break points at 2-1 and 6-5, as the Spaniards often produced accurate serves at crucial points to alleviate danger.\n\nThe tension inside the arena was illustrated perfectly by the demeanour of Andy Murray, who was fidgeting nervously and often looked barely able to watch his older brother.\n\nA wild smash by Lopez suddenly brought up a set point for the Britons, only for the inspired Nadal to land an accurate forehand winner down the line.\n\nThe second set point - at 6-4 in the tie-break - went begging when Lopez's serve was put into the net by Murray, leaving Skupski to try to serve it out.\n\nNadal somehow reached a short ball with a lob which had the Brits scrambling, to the incredulity of everyone inside the Caja Magica, allowing the world number one to then put a smash between them.\n\nNadal's joy was shown by his high leap off the court, with the flag-waving Spanish fans leaping off their seats too.\n\nBritain earned another set point, this time on Nadal's serve, when Murray stunned a volley at the net, Nadal saving his country again with another perfectly placed crosscourt winner.\n\nNadal then landed a first serve down the middle which Murray hit into the net to give Spain their first match point at 8-7, only for the 19-time Grand Slam champion to steer a backhand well wide.\n\nMurray put a volley long for 9-8 and a second match point on Lopez's serve, leaving the home supporters bouncing and chanting 'Ole, ole, ole!', before Lopez sealed a memorable victory.\n\n\"I thought Jamie and I played a good match. Their guys served really well. We did have our chances, but they came up with big shots at the right time,\" Skupski said.\n\nOne of the major talking points in the British camp this week has been the fitness of Andy Murray, who has not played since a rusty performance in a three-set win over Dutch world number 179 Tallon Griekspoor on Wednesday.\n\nYet it is credit to Edmund that Murray's absence did not hamper British hopes in the tournament like it once would have done.\n\nWorld number 69 Edmund followed up straight-set wins against Kazakhstan and Germany with a fairly comfortable 6-3 7-6 (7-3) victory against an undercooked Lopez, who had not played in the singles all week and struggled to cope with the Briton's groundstrokes.\n\nLopez, 38, who memorably won the Queen's singles title as well as the doubles alongside Andy Murray this year, was drafted into the Spanish team at late notice after original pick Pablo Carreno Busta withdrew with a leg injury.\n\nEvans then had the opportunity - however unlikely it seemed - to beat Nadal and put Britain into the final.\n\nThe British number one acquitted himself well before his resistance eventually broke in the final game of the first set, which Nadal took 6-4.\n\nThe Spaniard broke at the first opportunity in a contrasting second set and from that point it spiralled out of control for Evans.\n\nThe Briton won just nine points as Nadal wrapped up the set in half an hour for a 6-4 6-0 win.\n\nThe British pair won more points overall, and had four set points to take the match into a deciding set, but the genius of world number one Nadal shone through.\n\nNadal has already won four singles and three doubles this week, and it will take some effort by Canada to deny him and Spain a first Davis Cup title for eight years.\n\nAs for Britain, they came very close to reaching a second final in five years with Andy Murray only playing one match. Edmund produced his best form of the season, and Skupski thrived on his first experience of Davis Cup.\n\nAnd they will definitely be back in Madrid next November, as all four semi-finalists qualify automatically for the 2020 Finals.\n\nBritain were backed by almost 1,000 fans at the Caja Magica after the Lawn Tennis Association sourced an additional 975 tickets to give out free to supporters.\n\nAndy Murray announced the plan on Instagram shortly after Friday's quarter-final win over Germany and LTA chief executive Scott Lloyd said the governing body - which spent about £60,000 - had received an \"overwhelming\" response.\n\nLloyd added LTA staff had \"worked through the night\" to ensure fans who were successful were notified and able to collect their tickets in plenty of time.\n\n\"We had thousands of messages and emails off people wanting to come here and support. They came in from far and wide,\" Lloyd told BBC Sport.\n\nMurray had also instructed the British fans to make \"plenty of noise\" in the 12,500-capacity indoor arena - and they did exactly that.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Witness Rachael Allison was at the Birmingham Star City complex when the brawl broke out\n\nFive teenagers, including a 13-year-old girl, have been arrested after a mass brawl involving machetes broke out at a cinema.\n\nSeven West Midlands Police officers were hurt while attempting to disperse the fighting at the Star City complex in Birmingham on Saturday evening.\n\nThe force said for those responding to the disorder \"it may be the worst thing they have ever seen\".\n\nPolice drew Tasers and used a dispersal order to clear about 100 youths.\n\nFootage from inside the venue appears to show disorder breaking out and people on the floor screaming.\n\nA girl aged 13, a girl and boy both aged 14, and a 19-year-old man were all held on suspicion of assaulting police. In addition, a boy aged 14 was held on suspicion of obstructing police.\n\nAll five were later arrested on suspicion of violent disorder but have now been released on bail with conditions which ban them leaving home at night and ban them from Star City and any cinema in the UK, police said.\n\nA 14-year-old boy had also been arrested on suspicion of violent disorder after an image circulated on social media showing a number of youths, with one carrying a machete.\n\nAsked if he was concerned about the ages of those involved, Ch Supt Steve Graham said: \"It is concerning, there's no point pretending otherwise.\n\n\"That's why we've got plans in place, starting from first thing on Monday morning, where we'll be sending neighbourhood policing officers into schools around Birmingham to try and find out why.\"\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Several arrests have been made following the fighting (Courtesy Rachael Allison)\n\nMr Graham added: \"It's always hard to gauge these sorts of things - but what I will say is incidents like last night are rare.\n\n\"As for some officers who were there last night, it may be the worst thing they have ever seen.\"\n\nThe trouble \"seemed to be focussed at the cinema\" but \"pockets of disorder\" broke out around the whole complex for between 90 minutes and two hours, the force said.\n\nTwo machetes were seized and a knife was recovered from a roundabout nearby.\n\nSince the disorder, the Vue cinema chain has pulled the gang film Blue Story from its 91 outlets in the UK and Ireland, a decision its director Rapman described as \"truly unfortunate\".\n\nHe said he sent his love to all those caught up in the trouble, adding: \"It's truly unfortunate that a small group of people can ruin things for everybody. Blue Story is a film about love, not violence.\"\n\nA Vue spokesman said: \"We can confirm a decision was made to remove the film. The safety and welfare of our customers and staff is always our first priority.\"\n\nMr Graham said: \"I understand there is a lot of speculation on social media and people are citing that film. At this stage we are not jumping to any conclusions. That will form part of our investigations as it carries on.\"\n\nWitness Choleigh McGuire described the brawl as \"one of the scariest moments of [her] life\", as she queued to watch the new Frozen film with her daughter.\n\n\"Armed police come, Tasers come, all of the people that were fighting ran off into the cinema, hiding. I am shaking,\" she said.\n\nAnother witness, Rachael Allison, said \"a young boy was crying on the floor with his mother\" as a number of people started fighting.\n\n\"The police told everyone to leave the cinema as they held Taser guns in their hands and started to bring in guard dogs.\"\n\nThe force was called to the complex, in Nechells, at about 17:30 GMT and cleared the area by 21:00. The officers hurt during the disorder suffered minor facial injuries.\n\nPolice used Tasers and dogs to break up the disorder\n\nSupt Ian Green said: \"This was a major outbreak of trouble which left families who were just trying to enjoy a night out at the cinema understandably frightened.\n\n\"We worked quickly to move the crowds on, but were met with a very hostile response and officers had to draw Tasers to restore order.\n\n\"It's clear that some of those who went to Star City last night were intent on causing trouble.\"\n\nHe said the force's response was necessary to restore order as quickly as possible.\n\n\"We understand that families with young children will have been left upset by what they saw last night, but we urge people to appreciate that our aim last night was to protect the public and restore order, and that's what we achieved,\" he added.\n\nAdditional security is in place at the complex and police will be there on Sunday night.\n\nMr Graham added: \"We know that Birmingham isn't unusual in this. Let's not pretend that knife crime or violence in the under 25s is rare or is just isolated around Birmingham.\n\n\"There are no short-term fixes to this, so we're prepared and we're in this for the long run and we're going to work with schools and other partners to prevent youth violence becoming an increasing problem.\"\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "The victim was found injured in a car outside West Ealing station on Drayton Green Road\n\nA man has died after being found fatally stabbed in a car outside a railway station in west London.\n\nMurder detectives believe the 26-year-old victim was injured in a fight near to West Ealing railway station and was then involved in a car crash on Drayton Green Road shortly before 01:20 GMT.\n\nPolice have also quashed rumours the man was killed in a \"road rage\" attack.\n\nSo far there have been no arrests as detectives continue to investigate the man's murder.\n\nThe victim's family is aware and a post-mortem examination will be held later.\n\nDet Insp Neil John said: \"We believe the victim was involved in an altercation 100m from the railway station on The Avenue.\n\n\"This is a busy street with a number of shops and restaurants and if anybody was in the area and saw something, no matter how small, I would urge them to contact police.\"\n\nWest Ealing train station was closed for most of Sunday and only reopened at 13:45 GMT\n\nRuth Holmstock, 72, whose flat overlooks the scene of the crash, said she heard a single \"thump\" in the early hours.\n\nShe described it as \"the sort of noise you make when you reverse into a gate, but it was loud enough to make me go and see what it was.\"\n\n\"There were a lot of people hanging around. It looked like any other crash, like they were swapping insurance details,\" she added.\n\nKiran Ramachandraiah, who lives in the same block of flats, said he woke up at about 02:00 to see paramedics trying to revive the victim.\n\n\"I couldn't see the person,\" he said. \"He was completely surrounded by police and paramedics.\"\n\nThe attack follows a fatal stabbing in Whitechapel on Saturday, in which another man in his 20s was killed.\n\nSix men were arrested on the suspicion of murdering a 27-year-old at a flat party in Buckle Street.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Sir Stephen Cleobury, who directed the choir at King's College Cambridge for nearly four decades, has died aged 70.\n\nThe British conductor, organist and composer presided over the world-famous Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols broadcast live on BBC radio on Christmas Eve.\n\nHe also conducted a number of other ensembles including the BBC Singers.\n\nThe Provost at King's College, Professor Michael Proctor, said it was a \"truly sad day\".\n\n\"The college community, and indeed many around the world, are mourning his passing with a profound feeling of loss,\" he added.\n\nSir Stephen died in his hometown, York, on Friday after a long illness, King's said.\n\nThe college will host a memorial service for him later in the academic year.\n\nSir Stephen retired as director of music at King's just two months ago after 37 years in the role.\n\nThe choir of King's College Cambridge, pictured rehearsing in 2010, perform a newly commissioned carol at the Christmas Eve service annually\n\nThe musical director helped to build the world-renowned Christmas Eve carol service held in King's College Chapel, founding the tradition of an annual new commissioned carol.\n\nSince 1984, this has made an invaluable contribution to contemporary carol writing, according to the college.\n\nThe service is broadcast live on Radio 4 and the World Service on 24 December. A separate pre-recorded service Carols from King's is broadcast at Christmas on BBC television.\n\nSir Stephen also introduced the annual festival Easter at King's, and a series of performances throughout the year, Concerts at King's.\n\nHe was influential in the musical world beyond the choir, conducting a number of ensembles including the Academy of Ancient Music and the BBC Singers, and through his association with the Cambridge University Musical Society.\n\nPrior to Sir Stephen's tenure at King's, he held key posts at Westminster Abbey and Westminster Cathedral.\n\nIn 2019, he was knighted in the Queen's Birthday Honours for services to choral music.\n\nKing's College choir was founded by King Henry VI in 1441 and is regarded as one of the world's finest choral groups.\n\nIt comprises the conductor and 16 boy choristers, who are educated on scholarships at King's College School, as well as 14 choral scholars and two organ scholars, who study a variety of subjects in the college.\n\nThe choir's Christmas Eve performance was introduced in 1918 and has been broadcast also every year since 1928.", "Protests in Lebanon continue against corruption, the political class and the state of their country.\n\nIn a TV interview Lebanese President Michel Aoun told demonstrators that \"if they see no honest people in this state, let them emigrate\", angering not only the protesters who have taken to the streets for more than a month, but also expats.\n\nA number of Lebanese people living abroad organised a symbolic return to take part in Independence Day demonstrations.\n\nThe returning diaspora members gathered at Beirut airport and travelled in a convoy to Martyrs' Square.", "In the least surprising promise in this manifesto, Boris Johnson makes a personal guarantee that he will \"get Brexit done\" and leave the EU in January if he wins a majority.\n\nHe says that will end the political divisions in the country - but that seems unlikely.\n\nThe Conservatives also promise to negotiate a trade deal with the EU next year, and have confirmed as a written manifesto pledge that they will not extend the post-Brexit transition period beyond December 2020.\n\nThat is an incredibly short amount of time to finalise a trade deal of any significant ambition, and it means the EU knows in advance what the UK’s negotiating deadlines are.\n\nThe Conservatives say the UK will be outside the EU single market, and any form of customs union.\n\nThere will be no political alignment with the EU, the manifesto says, and it promises that the UK will be in full control of its fishing waters.\n\nBut until we know the terms of a new relationship with the EU, business uncertainty will continue.\n\nAnd it will be hard to argue that Brexit has really been done.", "Zia Uddin kept condoms in the control room where he sexually assaulted the girls\n\nA Primark security guard has been found guilty of sexually assaulting teenage girls he accused of shoplifting.\n\nZia Uddin, 27, from east London, attacked four 15-year-old girls while working at the Kingston store in 2017.\n\nUddin threatened the teenagers with calling the police and their parents if they did not perform sexual acts on him in the control room of the store.\n\nHe was convicted of one count of rape and four counts of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity.\n\nKingston Crown Court heard Uddin's colleagues had noticed his strange behaviour, which included making requests to delete CCTV, and not properly completing paperwork on shoplifting.\n\nHe was also known to keep condoms in the control room, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said.\n\nOnce detained, some victims offered to pay for the items they had stolen, suggested they could work in the store to make amends, or even never enter the shop again.\n\nZia Uddin knew where the \"blind spots\" were on the Kingston branch's CCTV\n\nHowever, once alone in the back office, Uddin, from Manor Park in Newham, made clear he was only interested in sexual acts in exchange for letting them go.\n\nProsecutors said one girl only did as he asked because \"there was no other choice\" and it was the only way out of the situation.\n\nGraham Partridge, from the CPS, said Uddin \"preyed on young girls in a vulnerable situation\".\n\n\"He abused his authority by telling them to perform sexual acts for him on the promise they would then be released without their parents or the police being informed about what they had done.\n\n\"Having worked in security, Uddin was also well aware of the CCTV camera 'blind spots' and took advantage of these in order to carry out his offending.\"\n\nHe added that Uddin claimed all the victims were liars and refused to take responsibility for his actions.\n\nUddin will be sentenced next Tuesday.\n\nA spokeswoman for Primark said: \"This has been a horrendous ordeal for the victims and their families and we are truly sorry for what they have suffered. Our thoughts are very much with them.\n\n\"The nature of these offences is shocking and distressing.\n\n\"Zia Uddin abused the trust that was placed in him by his employer, Brooknight Security, and by us, by taking advantage of his victims, who were young and vulnerable.\"\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Mr Bray is popular with anti-Brexit activists but less so with broadcasters - whose interviews he frequently interrupts\n\nAnti-Brexit campaigner Steve Bray is to stand for Parliament for the Lib Dems.\n\nThe activist is a familiar figure in Westminster where he regularly bellows his 'Stop Brexit' message through a megaphone outside the House of Commons.\n\nHe has been selected to fight the seat of Cynon Valley in south Wales. It has been held by Labour for more than 30 years but its longstanding MP Ann Clwyd has retired and is not standing again.\n\nThe Lib Dems have vowed to cancel Brexit if they win power.\n\nThe party's leader Jo Swinson dismissed suggestions Mr Bray's candidacy was a stunt, saying the Lib Dems needed people prepared to put themselves on the line to stop the UK leaving the EU.\n\n\"He cannot be accused of not being committed to his cause,\" she said. \"To have candidates who care so passionately about that is a positive.\"\n\nMr Bray, a rare coins dealer from Port Talbot, has spent every day since September 2017 protesting opposite Parliament, where his anti-Brexit antics having become a tourist attraction in their own right.\n\nHe and fellow protesters who he met through an anti-Brexit Facebook group also stage a daily evening vigil outside nearby Downing Street.\n\nThe 50-year-old says Brexit is a \"wrong turn\" for the country and must be stopped.\n\nMr Bray has come face-to-face with the likes of Jeremy Corbyn\n\nMr Bray would appear to have little chance in Cynon Valley, where the Lib Dems polled only 585 votes in 2017, finishing fifth behind UKIP.\n\nWales, as a whole, voted to leave the EU in 2016 but the Lib Dems have made gains there in recent times, winning the seat of Brecon and Radnorshire in a by-election in August.\n\nThe Lib Dems have formed a loose electoral pact with other anti-Brexit parties, including Plaid Cymru, which will see the parties not fielding candidates in some of their respective target seats to try and maximise the pro-Remain vote,\n\nPlaid Cymru has already selected a candidate in Cynon Valley, where it came third in 2017.\n\nMs Clwyd retained Cynon Valley with a majority of more than 13,000 in 2017, having represented the seat since winning a by-election in 1984. Labour has selected Bethan Winter to fight the seat.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Boris Johnson: Election pact with Brexit Party 'risks putting Corbyn into No 10'\n\nBoris Johnson has rejected the suggestion from Nigel Farage and Donald Trump that he should work with the Brexit Party during the election.\n\nThe Tory leader told the BBC he was \"always grateful for advice\" but he would not enter into election pacts.\n\nHis comments come after the US president said Mr Farage and Mr Johnson would be \"an unstoppable force\".\n\nDowning Street sources say there are no circumstances in which the Tories would work with the Brexit Party.\n\nIn an interview with BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg, the prime minister said the \"difficulty\" of doing deals with \"any other party\" was that it \"simply risks putting Jeremy Corbyn into Number 10\".\n\n\"The problem with that is that his [Mr Corbyn's] plan for Brexit is basically yet more dither and delay,\" Mr Johnson said.\n\nMr Johnson also said there was \"no question of negotiating on the NHS\" as part of any future trade deal with the US, but he did not rule out expanding the amount of private provision in the health service in the future.\n\nBut Labour's shadow health secretary, Jonathan Ashworth, said the public \"can't trust the Tories on the NHS\", saying they would \"increase privatisation even further and do a deal with Donald Trump\".\n\nWhen pushed on whether he would rule out a deal with Mr Farage, Mr Johnson replied: \"I want to be very, very clear that voting for any other party than this government, this Conservative government… is basically tantamount to putting Jeremy Corbyn in.\"\n\nThe UK is going to the polls on 12 December following a further delay to the UK's departure from the EU, to 31 January 2020.\n\nThe BBC will be talking to other party leaders during the course of the campaign.\n\nUS president Donald Trump told Nigel Farage's LBC show on Thursday that the Brexit Party leader should team up with Mr Johnson to do \"something terrific\" and he also criticised the prime minister's EU withdrawal agreement.\n\nMeanwhile, Mr Farage has called on the prime minister to drop his Brexit deal, unite in a \"Leave alliance\" or face a Brexit Party candidate in every seat in the election.\n\nMr Johnson said there were \"lots of reasons\" why he thought a Labour government would be a \"disaster\".\n\nHe said he Labour government would lead to a renegotiation with Brussels on a Brexit deal, then another referendum.\n\n\"Why go through that nightmare again?\" he said.\n\nThe prime minister also suggested that the US president was wrong to believe a trade deal would be impossible with the UK after Brexit.\n\nMr Johnson said his \"proper Brexit\" deal \"enables us to do proper all-singing, all-dancing free-trade deals\".\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\n\"It delivers exactly what we wanted, what I wanted, when I campaigned in 2016 to come out the European Union,\" Mr Johnson said.\n\nWhen asked about the criticism from Mr Trump, Mr Johnson said: \"I am always grateful for advice from wherever it comes and we have great relations as you know with the US and many many other countries.\n\n\"But on the technicalities of the deal anybody who looks at it can see that the UK has full control.\"\n\nThe prime minister is never short of a word or two, never short of a colourful phrase or a metaphor.\n\nWhen we sat down this afternoon there was no suggestion of him being the Hulk, but Remain-tending MPs were accused of \"rope-a-doping\" the government, planning eventually to batter the prime minister and his Brexit deal into submission until he would have had to give up.\n\nBut in Downing Street there is a serious awareness that trademark Johnson verbal gymnastics are no guarantee of success at the ballot box in six weeks' time, no guarantee at all.\n\nThat's not just because there are even friends, like Donald Trump, and of course foes, like Jeremy Corbyn, whose words and actions will hamper his attempt to secure a majority to call his own.\n\nBut also because this is a snap election, not a routine poll, and the public is hardly in a forgiving mood of our politicians right now.\n\nMr Johnson said he hoped the government could get Brexit \"over the line\" by the middle of January if he won a majority, claiming the current Parliament would never have passed his deal.\n\nHe said he'd had \"no choice\" but to call a general election, saying: \"Nobody wants an election but we've got to do it now.\n\n\"This is a Parliament that is basically full of MPs who voted Remain.\n\n\"They voted Remain and they will continue to block Brexit if they're given the chance - we need a new mandate, we need to refresh our Parliament.\"\n\nMr Johnson said his government was determined to increase taxpayer funding of the NHS but said: \"Of course there are dentists and optometrists and so on who are providers to the NHS, of course, that's how it works,\" he said.\n\n\"But... I believe passionately in an NHS free at the point of use for everybody in this country.\"\n\nLabour's Mr Ashworth said: \"Forced NHS privatisation has doubled under the Conservatives and Boris Johnson has refused to rule out expanding this further.\n\n\"You can't trust the Tories on the NHS. They will increase privatisation even further and do a deal with Donald Trump that will see as much as £500m more a week sent to US corporations.\"", "The destroyed remains of the automatic air freshener\n\nA west Belfast man has spoken of his family's lucky escape, after an automatic air freshener exploded on top of a wood-burning stove.\n\nThe explosion happened in the living room of a house in the Lagmore area at about 23:00 GMT on Saturday.\n\nA number of family members were in the house, including two children.\n\n\"I came home on Saturday evening, came in and lit the fire, it was very very cold,\" said the father, who didn't want to be named.\n\n\"Myself, my brothers and the wife were in the kitchen. Literally maybe 20, 30 minutes even, we just heard this almighty explosion.\n\n\"The kitchen window went in. I came into the living room and the whole, front window had been blew out.\"\n\nThe father said that they were sitting behind the door at the time and if somebody was beside the door they could have been blown \"out the window with it\".\n\nThe plastic casing scarred the top of the wood burner as it melted, then exploded\n\nThe two children, along with their mother, were upstairs when the explosion happened. They had left the living room minutes beforehand.\n\nAs they all ran downstairs to see what had happened, the mother fell down the stairs, suffering a pelvic injury.\n\n\"It blew open the door, but this is the amazing thing - there's not a pick of damage in the living room,\" said the father.\n\n\"There's mirrors, there's pictures, there's lamps, TV - not one bit of damage. Just the windows have been blown out. I just can't get my head around it.\"\n\nThe front window was blown out during the explosion\n\nHe added: \"My gas box is in the living room.\n\n\"How that didn't explode - we just have to thank our lucky stars.\"\n\nThe Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service has urged people to be vigilant and always store any aerosol canisters away from any naked flames or heat.\n\n\"When I lit the fire, I hadn't even realised it was even sitting on top of the fireplace,\" said the householder.\n\n\"It's been sitting throughout summer, that's the first time the fire has been lit in months.\n\n\"Hopefully, someone will learn something from us.\"", "Cynthia Tuck was married to her husband George for 39 years\n\n\"I felt devastated, absolutely devastated and so guilty. My life collapsed really\".\n\nCynthia Tuck remembers the moment she realised she had been conned out of her life savings, and those of her late husband, George.\n\nShe'd become one of dozens of victims of a sophisticated, organised scam offering hugely over-valued coloured diamonds as \"investments\".\n\nBut realising she'd been conned wasn't the end of Cynthia's misery. A three-year fight for justice - involving five different police forces and multiple investigations - would ultimately lead nowhere.\n\nCynthia and her family have been feeling nothing but anger, resentment and frustration towards the justice system because the people who were involved in the scam got off scot-free.\n\nNo charges. No trial. No justice.\n\nCynthia Tuck began her career as a nurse and then worked as a health visitor\n\nElderly, often vulnerable, people were targeted, sometimes over the course of many years.\n\nVictims were persuaded, through a variety of different tactics, to buy poor quality diamonds at hugely inflated prices.\n\nIn Cynthia's case, she was cold-called by a man called Colin Moore and persuaded to pay around £5,000 for a diamond in 2013 as an \"investment\".\n\nOfficial-looking websites, glossy brochures, lunch meetings and, crucially, seemingly genuine certificates promising good returns all helped legitimise the con.\n\nThen, over the course of three years, Colin Moore, while working for two different companies, ruthlessly exploited Cynthia's vulnerabilities and persuaded her into handing over nearly £400,000 - every penny she and her husband had saved over a lifetime of work - for 21 diamonds.\n\nThe diamonds her family eventually managed to track down (they suspect some of them never even existed) were sold for less than 10% of the amount Cynthia paid for them.\n\nTwo of the certificates that played such a crucial role in helping persuade Cynthia Tuck her \"investments\" were genuine\n\n\"Fraudsters are very good at what they do,\" he says.\n\n\"They use tactics to socially engineer their victims, they know what to say, they know how to approach people.\n\n\"[They are] cunning. They may build that trust and abuse that trust over several weeks or months with someone.\"\n\n\"It was a date etched in my memory forever: 1 February, 2016,\" says Cynthia's daughter Rachel.\n\n\"We knew that mum was buying some diamonds but we didn't know that she had bought so many diamonds, at what cost, and who she was dealing with.\"\n\nBut when Cynthia finally told her daughter about the scale of the fraud and what had happened to her, Rachel was stunned.\n\n\"I found out on the same day how much money mum had and how much had been stolen from her. And I experienced that like a sort of shock, like a physical shock really. I felt physically sick.\"\n\nSo began the family's three-year struggle to see the people behind the scam held to account.\n\nAt one time or another five police forces were involved and multiple investigations were launched.\n\nThe Insolvency Service did shut down several of the companies involved in the scam, including the two Colin Moore worked for, as well as banning two people from being directors.\n\nBut, ultimately, no charges were ever brought and no-one ever faced trial.\n\nGeorge Tuck was left for dead during the battle of Monte Cassino in World War Two, but recovered to have a successful career as a civil engineer\n\nPolice and Crime Commissioner Anthony Stansfeld speaks for the Association of PCCs on fraud.\n\nHe says victims such as Cynthia are being \"failed\" by the police; \"I think [Cynthia's case] is typical of what's going on throughout the country.\n\n\"Fraud is not being investigated. I doubt if 1% of fraud is ever brought to a conclusion in the courts.\n\n\"It is very difficult for the police to investigate. Very often police will say it's a civil matter or pass it to Action Fraud - and so things simply do not get investigated.\"\n\nAccording to the crime survey for England and Wales, there were 3.9 million reports of fraud in the year to June 2019, a 15% increase from the previous year.\n\nMr Stansfeld says police are not being given enough resources to properly tackle the problem and suggests money from fines issued by the Financial Conduct Authority, sometimes hundreds of millions of pounds each year, should be spent doing just that.\n\n\"That money [from the fines] goes to the Treasury. It should not. At least half of it should be ring-fenced for fighting fraud and if we couldn't bring down fraud by about 10% I would be amazed.\"\n\nThe Home Office says the government is committed to \"cracking down on scammers and fraudsters\" and has just launched a review into the issue.\n\nHaving given up hope long ago of getting any of her mum's money back, Rachel says her big worry now is that the people who conned her mum are still out on the streets.\n\n\"[The victims] were targeted. They were groomed. And then the authorities blame the victims.\"\n\nNaturally, File on 4 wanted to find Colin Moore. After weeks of calls, emails and letters, it becomes clear just how hard he is to track down. Like a ghost, he's disappeared - we're told possibly to the other side of the world.\n\n\"They just let them carry on,\" Rachel says, \"and my real fear and worry is that this is still happening. That the same people are... probably doing exactly the same thing to other old people. And that makes it very hard to live with. And it's been one of the things that has made it hard to put behind us.\"\n\nYou can hear more about Cynthia and Rachel's story on \"Anatomy of a Fraud\" on Radio 4 at 8pm, Tuesday 12 November. Or you can listen again here.", "The Liberal Democrat candidate in Canterbury has stood down because he feared dividing the Remain vote.\n\nTim Walker said he was concerned standing would allow the Conservative candidate to take the seat from Labour.\n\nMr Walker said the Lib Dems had tried to do a deal with Labour over the seat, and when that failed he made the decision himself to stand down.\n\nThe Lib Dems told the BBC they will be selecting a new candidate to contest the Kent constituency.\n\nLabour's Rosie Duffield took the seat from the Tories at the 2017 general election with a majority of only 187 votes.\n\nThe constituency voted 51% to leave the EU in the Brexit referendum in 2016.\n\nWriting in the Guardian, Mr Walker said: \"Politics does not always have to be grubby and small-minded; sometimes it's possible to acknowledge that what's at stake is more important than party politics - and personal ambition - and we can do what's right.\n\n\"In this invidious situation, both standing and not standing could be interpreted as weakness.\n\n\"But the nightmare that kept me awake was posing awkwardly at the count beside a vanquished Duffield as the Tory Brexiter raised her hands in triumph. I wanted no part in that.\"\n\nSpeaking earlier on Tuesday evening, before the news emerged, Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson was asked about whether her party could still do an electoral deal with Labour,\n\nShe told the BBC Labour had failed to engage in previous talks with Remain-supporting parties and said Labour \"aren't really qualified to be a part of a Remain alliance\".\n\nLast week, the Liberal Democrats, Plaid Cymru and the Green Party announced an electoral pact, agreeing not to stand against each other in 60 seats in England and Wales.\n\nOn Monday, Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage announced his candidates would not be standing in the 317 seats won by the Conservatives in the 2017 election.\n\nThe candidates standing in the Canterbury constituency announced so far are:", "Why Are The Police Putting Down Their Guns?\n\nHundreds of firearms officers hand in their permits to carry weapons.", "The government has denied claims it is suppressing a report on alleged Russian interference in UK democracy until after the general election.\n\nSources said No 10 was stalling on releasing the report, which has gained the standard security clearance.\n\nA former head of MI5, Lord Evans of Weardale, is among those calling for the document to be published.\n\nForeign minister Christopher Pincher said the PM would release the report in \"due course\".\n\nHe added: \"We cannot rush this process at the risk of undermining our national security.\"\n\nThe report, by Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee, was finalised in March and referred to No 10 on 17 October.\n\nIt examines Russian activity - including allegations of espionage, subversion and interference in elections - and includes evidence from UK intelligence services such as GCHQ, MI5 and MI6 concerning covert Russian attempts to influence the outcome of the 2016 EU referendum and 2017 general election.\n\nApproval for its publication has yet to be given - and is not due to be until after polling day.\n\nDominic Grieve, the chairman of Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee, said there was no legitimate reason for delaying the report and voters had a right to see it before going to the polls.\n\nDuring an urgent question in the Commons, the former attorney general said there was a \"longstanding agreement\" that the prime minister would endeavour to respond to the committee's reports within 10 days.\n\nMr Grieve also said the intelligence agencies had indicated that publication of the report would not prejudice the discharge of their functions.\n\nBut foreign office minister Mr Pincher said the turnaround time for the report was \"not unusual\" - and gave examples of reports that had taken six weeks to get Downing Street's approval.\n\nShadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry said Downing Street's decision not to clear the report for publication before the general election was \"clearly politically motivated\".\n\n\"This is nothing less than an attempt to suppress the truth from the public and from Parliament and it is an affront to our democracy,\" she told the Commons.\n\nMs Thornberry said No 10 realised the report would lead to \"other questions about the links between Russia and Brexit and with the current leadership of the Tory party, which risks derailing their election campaign\".\n\nShe went on: \"Publish this report and let us see for ourselves, otherwise there is only one question: what have you got to hide?\"\n\nMr Pincher denied the decision not to publish the report before the election was politically motivated.\n\nBBC Newsnight diplomatic editor Mark Urban tweeted that the government's assertion the report was being held back because of a need to \"vet and balance\" it was \"unusual to say the least\".\n\n\"It's more normal for govt [sic] to respond after publication,\" he said.\n\nEarlier, Lord Evans, MI5 director general until 2013, told the Today programme ministers should explain why they were not prepared to release the report.\n\n\"In principle, I think it should be released,\" he said.\n\n\"Part of the reason for having an Intelligence and Security Committee is that issues of public concern can be properly considered and the public can be informed through the publication of the reports once they have gone through the security process.\"\n\nHe added: \"If the government have a reason why this should not be published before the election, then I think they should make it very clear what that reason is.\"\n\nEx-terrorism watchdog Lord Anderson said on Monday further delay would \"invite suspicion\" of the government's motives ahead of the election.", "John Lawler died following treatment at the Chiropractic 1st clinic in York\n\nA chiropractor whose patient's neck broke during treatment has told an inquest she had \"never experienced anything\" like it.\n\nArleen Scholten was treating 80-year-old John Lawler at Chiropractic 1st in York in August 2017 when he became unresponsive.\n\nHis family were later told in hospital his neck was fractured. He died the next day.\n\nA criminal investigation into his death ruled out any charges.\n\nGiving evidence on the second day of the inquest, Mrs Scholten, said she had trained in Canada and had been practising for 16 years and moved to the UK in 2005.\n\nMr Lawler had come to her at the end of July for an initial assessment complaining of aches in his legs.\n\nShe was told Mr Lawler had back surgery a decade ago for spinal stenosis and had metal rods inserted in his lower back.\n\nMrs Scholten said despite this she believed she could relieve some of his pain by what she described as \"gentle manipulation\".\n\n\"I did think I could help. I would never start care unless I thought I could help,\" she said.\n\nMrs Scholten said treatment involved a hand-held activator, which applies a light pressure to the patient, and dropping a section of the treatment table to \"stretch\" the joint tissues.\n\nOn 11 August she began treatment in the usual way.\n\n\"I used a drop and he let out a groan and said 'my arms don't feel right'.\n\n\"I waited a couple of seconds and asked him if he was okay and he said again 'my arms don't feel right'.\"\n\nShe said it was something she had never experienced in her 16 years of adjusting people.\n\nMr Lawler's widow told the inquest on Monday he had shouted \"you are hurting me\" at this point, however Mrs Scholten said she did not hear him say that.\n\nMrs Scholten said she managed to get him to a chair before asking her receptionist to call an ambulance.\n\nShe told paramedics she had been applying \"gentle manipulation\" but did not tell them about using the drop treatment.\n\nShe said she was in a \"complete and utter state of panic\" and could not explain why she had not mentioned that element of treatment.\n\nFor the family, Mr Richard Copnall, said given the rods in his lower back he was surely not a \"suitable\" patient for chiropractic treatment.\n\nMrs Scholten said she had treated other patients who had had back surgery before.\n\n\"I felt I could help him, I wanted to help him,\" she said.\n\nShe said what happened on the 11 August was \"rare and unusual\".\n\n\"I've never experienced anything like this.\"\n\nFollow BBC Yorkshire on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Send your story ideas to yorkslincs.news@bbc.co.uk.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Former minister David Gauke: \"A Conservative majority... will take us in the direction of a very hard Brexit\"\n\nFormer justice secretary David Gauke says a Conservative majority at the upcoming election would be a \"bad outcome for the country\".\n\nMr Gauke - who confirmed he will run as an independent in 12 December poll - was among the MPs expelled from the Tories by Boris Johnson after he voted against a no-deal Brexit.\n\nHe said a majority led by Mr Johnson would mean a \"very hard Brexit\".\n\nBut Tory Minister Michael Gove said his former colleague was \"precisely wrong\".\n\nMr Gove told BBC Breakfast the Conservatives were pursuing \"a good Brexit deal which works for whole UK [and] which will enable us to have a relationship with the EU based on free trade and friendly co-operation.\"\n\nResponding to Mr Gauke's comments, Mr Johnson said: \"We are fighting for every vote we can get. I regret we haven't got his support, but we will do our best in the campaign ahead.\"\n\nMr Gauke confirmed his decision to stand in South West Hertfordshire - where he has been the MP since 2005 - at a political awards ceremony on Tuesday.\n\nBut he has urged voters in some constituencies to vote for the Liberal Democrats\n\nSpeaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Mr Gauke attacked the policy of the Conservatives to not extend the implementation period for Brexit past December 2020.\n\nDuring these months, the UK would stick to the EU rules on issues such as freedom of movement.\n\nThe Tories plan to negotiate a free trade agreement with the European Union during that time, but have pledged to leave without one if no deal is reached by the deadline.\n\nBrexit Party leader Nigel Farage cited the pledge as one of the reasons for his decision not to stand candidates in the 317 seats won by the Tories at the last general election, in 2017.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Tory Minister Michael Gove says the UK \"can secure a free trade deal by the end of 2020\"\n\nMr Gauke said \"one simply cannot renegotiate a trade deal in that time period\", and leaving without a deal would be \"disastrous for the prosperity of our country… [making] whole sectors unviable\".\n\nBut he said Mr Johnson was so \"boxed in\" to the plan that he couldn't change his mind even if he wanted to - and he showed no sign of that.\n\n\"He would have letters flooding in to the chairman of the 1922 committee [trying to oust him] and Nigel Farage would be out making a lot of noise,\" said Mr Gauke.\n\n\"I don't think that either the parliamentary party or the wider Conservative membership would allow him to do that. He is boxed in unless Parliament is in a position to force him to extend.\"\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nMr Gauke said his comments were not a personal attack on Mr Johnson, although he said the PM \"lacks qualities some would ideally want in prime minister\".\n\nBut he urged voters to support \"the centre ground\" in the election so they could stop a hard Brexit, even lending their support to the Liberal Democrats if needs be.\n\n\"I have to say I am impressed by [Lib Dem leader] Jo Swinson and if I was living in a lot of constituencies I would lend my vote,\" he told Today.\n\n\"I have reluctantly come to that view,\" he said. \"I thought the best outcome for our country was for us to unite behind some kind of soft Brexit [but] that option isn't there any more. The country is too polarised and there isn't the support for it.\n\n\"[Mr Johnson's plan] is a harder Brexit than what was promised to the British people in 2016.\n\n\"Because the consequences of the Johnson deal are so significant, we do need to check back in with the people, and it is perfectly possible to get a parliamentary majority for that after the election.\"\n\nJust four months ago David Gauke was a cabinet minister and regarded as one of the safest pair of hands in the Tory Party.\n\nHe is now urging voters to stop Boris Johnson from winning a majority.\n\nHis decision to stand as an independent candidate is prompted by his fear that Mr Johnson is \"boxed in\" to a no-deal Brexit by his refusal to consider any extension of the transition period beyond December 2020.\n\nAn impossible timetable, Mr Gauke believes, in which to secure a trade deal - and a view shared by many hard line Brexiteers.\n\nMr Gauke is one of only a small band of former Tory rebels who've chosen to fight on, rather than to quit politics altogether.\n\nBut Lib Dem sources said they were unlikely to stand aside in his Hertfordshire seat.\n\nMeanwhile, Downing Street has shrugged off his decision and later Mr Johnson will repeat his Brexit message - that his deal is the only way to get Britain out of the rut and end the \"groundhoggery\".\n\nChancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Mr Gove, said his former colleague was \"a good friend, but I think on this issue he's got it precisely wrong\".\n\nHe told Breakfast: \"The only way that we can Brexit done is by making sure we do have a functioning majority government.\n\n\"We're going to get a good deal with the EU and we're going to get it by the end of 2020.\"\n\nMr Gove added: \"One of the problems that we've had is that Parliament has engaged in endless dither and delay on this, and that's because we haven't had a strong majority.\"\n\nEarlier, Gagan Mohindra was chosen as the Conservative candidate for Mr Gauke's constituency.\n\nMr Mohindra is a member of Essex County Council and Epping Forest District Council.\n\nSome parties are yet to choose their candidates for South West Hertfordshire, but Tom Pashby has been selected for the Green Party and Sally Symington will represent the Liberal Democrats.\n\nMr Gauke is not the first politician to call on the public to back a rival party in the December election.\n\nOn Monday, his fellow former Tory MP Nick Boles launched a scathing attack on both Mr Johnson and Mr Corbyn in the Evening Standard, and said people should vote Lib Dem.\n\nThis came after two former Labour MPs - Ian Austin and John Woodcock - said the electorate should back Mr Johnson as Mr Corbyn was \"completely unfit\" to be PM.\n• None Tories choose candidate to take place of Gauke", "The image showed Mel B performing at the Brit Awards in 1997\n\nMelanie Brown has clarified that a \"miscommunication\" with Tesco over the use of an image of her led to her complaining to the supermarket giant.\n\nTesco pulled an advert for Clubcard Plus which featured her as Scary Spice after she voiced objections on Monday.\n\nThe ad read: \"Stop right now. You get 10% off two big shops a month for £7.99,\" a play on the hit single Stop.\n\n\"I did this campaign for Women's Aid to raise awareness and to raise funds,\" Brown wrote in a new Instagram post.\n\n\"There was NEVER any issue about me being unhappy with my image being used and there was NEVER any issue about Tesco being given permission to use the image.\"\n\nIt's understood Brown had expected the charity, which supports women and children who have experienced domestic violence, to feature more prominently in the advertising campaign.\n\nIn a comment on the original post, Brown's mother said the advert \"should have had the Women's Aid charity on it\".\n\nBut she said she could \"hardly see the writing at the bottom\" where it featured on the finished product.\n\nThis Instagram post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Instagram The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip instagram post by officialmelb This article contains content provided by Instagram. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Meta’s Instagram cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nBrown said: \"There was a miscommunication between some of the parties dealing with it but luckily Tesco has been amazing. Women's Aid sadly lost funding a few weeks ago which was why I decided to do this campaign.\n\n\"I'm really pleased that Tesco understands how important Women's Aid is to me, and has agreed to match my fee in donation to the charity.\"\n\nBrown originally used her Instagram account to ask Tesco's CEO to contact her \"urgently\". Tesco said the image was cleared for use but pulled it as Brown was \"unhappy\".\n\nA Tesco spokesman said: \"Here at Tesco we are really big fans of Mel B and were excited to feature her photo in our campaign.\n\n\"We had authorisation to use this image, but we're sorry Mel B is unhappy so we've stopped using it.\"\n\nThe image was purchased by Tesco through Getty Images and a contract was signed with Getty and Brown's agent.\n\nThe advert was part of Tesco's latest campaign, featuring cultural references from the past century for its 100th anniversary with the tagline: \"Prices that take you back.\"\n\nThe photo of Brown in a leopard print catsuit was taken at the Brit Awards in 1997, during the Spice Girls' heyday.\n\nOther celebrities, including Morecambe and Wise, have also been used in the campaign.\n\nThe comedy duo replaced Mel B on Tesco's Twitter banner on Monday evening.\n\nFollow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Hillary Clinton called on the UK to publish an intelligence report on Russian covert actions\n\nIt is \"inexplicable and shameful\" that the UK government has not yet published a report on alleged Russian interference in British politics, Hillary Clinton has told the BBC.\n\nThe report has formal security clearance, but it will not be released until after the 12 December election.\n\n\"Every person who votes in this country deserves to see that report before your election happens,\" the former US presidential candidate said.\n\nNo 10 denies it is suppressing it.\n\nThe report by Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee examines Russian activity in UK democracy.\n\nIt includes allegations of espionage, subversion and interference in elections.\n\nIt contains evidence from UK intelligence services such as GCHQ, MI5 and MI6 concerning covert Russian attempts to influence the outcome of the 2016 EU referendum and 2017 general election.\n\nThe report was finalised in March and referred to No 10 on 17 October.\n\nBut approval for its publication has yet to be given - and is not due to happen until after polling day.\n\nMPs on the intelligence committee have been highly critical of that outcome, but the government has said the timing is not unusual.\n\nSpeaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme while in the UK on a book tour, Mrs Clinton said she was \"dumbfounded\" that the government would not release the report.\n\n\"That should be an absolute condition,\" she said.\n\n\"Because there is no doubt - we know it in our country, we have seen it in Europe, we have seen it here - that Russia in particular is determined to try to shape the politics of western democracies.\n\n\"Not to our benefit, but to theirs.\"\n\nShe also told BBC Radio 5 Live's Emma Barnett: \"I find it inexplicable that your government will not release a government report about Russian influence. Inexplicable and shameful.\"\n\nBut Chief Secretary to the Treasury Rishi Sunak said the report had to be \"properly processed\" before being made public.\n\n\"The standard process for reports like this is that they have to go through an appropriate period of vetting, due to the sensitive nature of the information they contain,\" he said.\n\nHe said the report was received at the end of October and the vetting process could take several weeks.\n\n\"It's right that [reports like this are] properly processed to ensure our security and I think those processes are being followed,\" he added.\n\nMrs Clinton said the US had a similar problem in the 2016 election, when she was defeated as the Democrat's candidate for president by Republican Donald Trump.\n\nMr Trump and his campaign, she said, were under investigation for their connections with Russia, Russian agents, and others promoting Russian interests. But the American public did not know before the election.\n\nThe Mueller Inquiry laid out a broad pattern of Russian interference in the US 2016 presidential election\n\nThe Russians were still \"in\" her country's electoral system and \"pumping out propaganda\", Mrs Clinton said.\n\n\"So there's no doubt of the role that Russia played in our 2016 election and is continuing to play.\n\n\"I would hate to see that happen here. Whatever the outcome. I don't know what's in it, (the report) any more than anybody else does.\n\n\"But certainly, people who are about to vote in a month or so deserve to know what is in a report that one has to speculate, must have something of concern, otherwise why wouldn't it be publicly disclosed?\"\n\nChancellor Sajid Javid has told the BBC the timescale for the publication of the report was \"perfectly normal\" because of the sensitive nature of the content.\n\nHowever, Labour's shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry has said the decision not to clear the report for publication before Parliament closed ahead of the general election was \"clearly politically motivated\".\n\nSpeaking in the Commons last week, she suggested the report could lead to questions about links between Russia, Brexit and the Tory leadership, which could derail the Conservative election campaign.\n\nSources have told the BBC there was no objection from any other government agency or department to the report's publication - leaving the decision to release it with Downing Street.\n\nIn the US, the Mueller Inquiry laid out a broad pattern of interference in the US 2016 presidential election - particularly using social media and leaking of documents.\n\nHowever it did not establish any criminal conspiracy between Moscow and the Trump campaign.\n\nSo far no evidence of a cyber campaign on a similar scale has been produced in the UK and government ministers have said there is no evidence of \"successful\" Russian interference in UK elections.\n\nMrs Clinton's comments came hours before the Labour Party reported a \"sophisticated and large-scale cyber-attack\" on its digital platforms.\n\nA Labour source told the BBC \"tens of millions of attacks - mostly originating from Russia and Brazil\" had been detected.\n• None The mystery of the Russia report", "A row has broken out over the publication of an intelligence report into Russian covert actions in the UK, with critics saying Downing Street is stalling on its release until after the election.\n\nChancellor Sajid Javid said the timescale for the publication of the report from Parliament's Intelligence Security Committee (ISC) was \"perfectly normal\".\n\nBut pressure is mounting on No 10 after the Sunday Times claimed nine Russian business people who have donated money to the Conservative Party were named in the document.\n\nSo what is in the Intelligence and Security Committee report?\n\nThe answer is that only a small circle of people know for sure and none of them are saying. But it is possible to get a sense of what might be in it.\n\nWe know the report looks at a wide range of Russian activity - ranging from traditional espionage to subversion - and not just in the UK.\n\nBut the greatest interest has been in what it might say on political interference in the UK. The Mueller inquiry in the US laid out a broad pattern of interference in the US 2016 presidential election, particularly using social media and leaking of documents.\n\nSo far, no evidence of a cyber campaign on the same scale has been produced in the UK. While it is possible there is evidence of attempts in the report, government ministers have already said there is no evidence of \"successful\" interference in elections, including the Brexit referendum (although defining what \"successful\" means is hard and may be disputable).\n\nHowever, last week former deputy national security adviser Paddy McGuinness told the BBC not enough had been done to deal with vulnerabilities that the Russians and others could exploit. Mr McGuinness, who sat on the Oxford Technology and Elections Commission, said reforms were needed, including more transparency from political parties on how they collect and use data.\n\nThe ISC report is likely to focus more on broader aspects of Russian influence in politics and public life.\n\nThe committee took evidence from a number of independent experts and also from the secret intelligence agencies, MI5, MI6 and GCHQ.\n\nSome of those external experts are well known figures. Bill Browder is a former investor in Russia who became an arch-critic of the Kremlin and campaigns for sanctions on Russian individuals in the form of the Magnitsky Act (named after his former lawyer who died in jail in Moscow).\n\nAnother witness is understood to be Chris Steele, the former MI6 officer behind the famous dossier on US President Donald Trump. Another is journalist Edward Lucas.\n\nThese and other observers are understood to have been highly critical of the UK's openness to Russian influence - in particular the way in which Russian money had compromised first the financial system in London and then bled over into politics.\n\nThere have been questions about some donors to political parties and the Sunday Times suggests that nine who gave to the Conservative Party could be named in the report (although this may be more likely in a classified annex rather than the public report).\n\nThere may also have been evidence about specific relationships with Russians. For instance Boris Johnson as foreign secretary went to a party at an Italian villa hosted by Evgeny Lebedev, who runs the Evening Standard and whose father is a former KGB officer.\n\nSpeaking on the BBC's Andrew Marr programme, Chancellor Sajid Javid said: \"When it comes to party donors, whether it is to the Conservative Party or any other party, there are very strict rules that need to be followed and of course we will always follow those rules.\"\n\nAsked whether he was sure no Russian money was pulling the strings in December's general election, he said: \"I am as sure as I can be. I'm absolutely sure in terms of our own party and I am very confident about how we are funded and we are very transparent about that.\"\n\nMr Javid says the Tory Party follows strict rules on party donors\n\nThe BBC understands that witnesses have given evidence to the ISC that the UK government itself is partly to blame because it has not done enough to deter Russian subversion and interference - for instance in successive governments' weak response to events like the killing of Alexander Litvinenko in 2006.\n\nThe UK, it was argued, is uniquely placed to be able to push back precisely because of the amount of Russian money in London and the importance of the city to Russia's elite. The failure to push back and instead to protect the financial centre in London has been, it is argued, a choice - but one with consequences.\n\nIt is easier to know what evidence from well-known critics of the Kremlin will have been. What is harder to know is how much of this the committee accepted and included in the final report.\n\nThe committee will likely have given most weight to evidence produced by the intelligence agencies themselves. What they said is less clear but it is unlikely they will have wanted details of specific individuals included in the report and any names will probably have been redacted and blacked out.\n\nThe report has gone through the formal security clearance process and sources have told the BBC there was no objection from any other government agency or department to its publication.\n\nThat left the decision entirely with Downing Street. It has been adamant that a normal process needs to be followed which explains why it could not be released ahead of the election.\n\nBut critics have been unconvinced. They believe that the embarrassing details - perhaps of party funding - were something that the government did not want out ahead of the election.\n\nAnother source suggested it could also have been references to evidence of interference in the US which might have added to the concerns since Donald Trump is due to come to the UK for a Nato summit just days before the election.\n\nOne official told the BBC there were details of Russian interference in the report but they also thought the government could have rebutted many of the allegations.\n\nThey suggested these were not as explosive as some people thought and that Downing Street had made a mistake by not releasing the report since by failing to do so, the questions of what is in the report and why it has not been released will now dog them throughout the campaign.", "The man who oversees complaints about politicians in Wales has resigned after he was secretly recorded by an assembly member.\n\nStandards commissioner Sir Roderick Evans said \"highly confidential conversations\" with his staff had been taped.\n\nThe former Plaid Cymru AM Neil McEvoy has confirmed he made the recordings.\n\nPolice are being asked to investigate and the assembly has arranged a sweep of the organisation's estate.\n\nThe South Wales Central AM, who now sits as an independent, alleged he had found evidence that he claimed had brought Sir Roderick's office into disrepute.\n\nHe said he had acted lawfully and in the public interest. He had been facing three separate investigations by the standards commissioner at the time, before Sir Roderick resigned.\n\nSir Roderick, a former high court judge and pro-chancellor of Swansea University, said Mr McEvoy's actions were \"wholly unacceptable\" as he stood down on Monday.\n\n\"It has come to my attention that conversations with my staff about a variety of highly confidential and sensitive matters have been secretly, and possibly illegally, recorded over a period of what seems to be several months and in what seems to be a number of different locations by an assembly member,\" said Sir Roderick, who had served as the assembly's standards commissioner since 2017.\n\n\"These have included highly confidential conversations with my staff including references to cases brought by members of the public.\n\n\"That a member of our national assembly could behave in this way is wholly unacceptable. It undermines the integrity of the complaints procedure and brings our democratic process into disrepute.\n\n\"I'm not prepared to continue in my role as standards commissioner.\"\n\nNeil McEvoy said he had acted lawfully in the public interest\n\nWelsh Assembly presiding officer Elin Jones said she had accepted Sir Roderick's resignation, and the process to find a successor will now begin.\n\nShe said: \"Covert recording of private conversations is a serious matter and we will be asking South Wales Police to investigate how such recordings were obtained.\n\n\"Arrangements have been made for a sweep of the Senedd estate to locate any unauthorised electronic surveillance devices.\"\n\nIn response to Mr McEvoy, the standards commissioner's office said: \"The appropriateness of covert recordings of private and confidential conversations will be considered by the relevant authorities in due course.\"\n\nSir Roderick was embroiled in a row last year after he said a video featuring a Labour AM's face superimposed on a woman in a low-cut top was not sexist.\n\nEarlier in 2019 he was accused of double standards after he recommended a Plaid Cymru AM Leanne Wood be reprimanded for a swear word in a tweet.", "Mr Carter is said to be \"resting comfortably\" with his wife, Rosalynn, by his side\n\nFormer US President Jimmy Carter, 95, is recovering in an Atlanta hospital following a procedure to relieve brain pressure.\n\nThe pressure comes from bleeding caused by recent falls, the Carter Center said in a statement.\n\nThe procedure was completed without complications at the Emory University Hospital on Tuesday morning local time.\n\nMr Carter \"will remain in the hospital as long as advisable for further observation,\" the statement said.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by The Carter Center This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. End of twitter post by The Carter Center\n\nAn earlier statement by the Carter Center said the former president was \"resting comfortably\" and his wife, Rosalynn, was with him.\n\nThe Democrat was the 39th president, serving one term from 1977 to 1981. He was defeated in his re-election bid by Ronald Reagan.\n\nOnly one other president - George HW Bush - reached the age of 94. At 95-year-old Mr Carter is America's longest-lived president. Mr Carter, who left the White House in 1981, also has the distinction of being a former-US president longer than anyone else.\n\nSince leaving the White House, he has remained active, carrying out humanitarian work with his Carter Center in recent years.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nIn 2002, he received the Nobel Peace Prize for his work.\n\nIn May, Mr Carter underwent surgery for a broken hip after falling at his home in Georgia.\n\nAfter a separate fall at his home, he made a public appearance at a charity event in October with a black eye.", "The Labour Party is attempting to defuse a row that has seen British Hindus urged not to vote for them at the general election.\n\nThere has been much anger from Hindu communities over Labour passing a motion criticising India's actions in Kashmir at its annual conference.\n\nIt has led to claims the party is \"anti-Indian\" and \"anti-Hindu\".\n\nLabour has now distanced itself from the conference motion after criticism from a major Hindu charity.\n\nFor decades, Kashmir has been a point of contention between India and Pakistan - both believe it should be part of their country.\n\nOver the summer, India withdrew the special status of Jammu and Kashmir that had enabled this region to make its own laws and have its own flag.\n\nFollowing this, Labour members passed a motion at the party's conference in September saying there was a humanitarian crisis in the disputed territory and that the people of Kashmir should be given the right of self-determination.\n\nThis provoked much anger from Indians - most of whom are of Hindu faith - in the UK and abroad.\n\nUmesh Chander Sharma, chairman of Hindu Council UK, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme most Hindus were \"very upset and very angry\" about Labour's position and the charity, which is meant to be politically impartial, was \"against\" it.\n\nHe said his organisation had to \"defend the Hindu cause\".\n\nAnd he added that some people who usually vote Labour will be voting for the Conservatives because of the issue.\n\n\"They are, they are (voting Tory), they are very clear, they are very evident, there is no ifs or buts, they are very openly saying that,\" he told the Today programme.\n\nThe Times of India recently reported that the overseas friends of India's ruling party - the BJP - will be encouraging Hindus not to vote for Labour in marginal seats, which could make all the difference at 12 December's UK general election.\n\nThe Today programme has seen WhatsApp messages sent to Hindus across the country urging them to vote Conservatives.\n\nOne message reads, \"The Labour Party has blindly supported Pakistan's propaganda against the issue of Article 370 in Kashmir. Labour Party is against India - the Conservative party isn't\". These messages have come from members of Hindu organisations as well as individuals of Hindu and Indian heritage.\n\nTanmanjeet Singh Dhesi, Labour's candidate in Slough, recently urged people of Hindu and Sikh faith not to \"fall for the divisive tactics of religious hardliners, trying to wedge apart our cohesive community, circulating lies on WhatsApp\".\n\nNow Labour Party chairman Ian Lavery has stepped in to reassure Hindus that the party is \"fully aware of the sensitivities that exist over the situation in Kashmir\".\n\n\"We recognise that the language used in the emergency motion has caused offence in some sections of the Indian diaspora, and in India itself,\" he said in a statement.\n\n\"We are adamant that the deeply felt and genuinely held differences on the issue of Kashmir must not be allowed to divide communities against each other here in the UK.\n\nLabour Party chairman Ian Lavery has stepped in to reassure Hindus\n\nHe said the party's official position was that \"Kashmir is a bilateral matter for India and Pakistan to resolve together by means of a peaceful solution which protects the human rights of the Kashmiri people and respects their right to have a say in their own future\".\n\nHe added that Labour was \"opposed to external interference in the political affairs of any other country\" - and would \"not adopt any anti-India or anti-Pakistan position over Kashmir\".\n\nAccording to official figures, there are more than a million Hindus in Great Britain, while there are more than three million Muslims.\n\nResearch by the Runnymede Trust shows that in 2015 and 2017, Labour remained the most popular party among ethnic minority voters (77% of them voted Labour in 2017).\n\nThe report says ethnic minority voters made up one in 5 of Labour voters but only one in 20 of Conservative voters.", "Sarah Barrass, 35, and Brandon Machin, 39, were half-siblings in a secret sexual relationship, police said\n\nThe parents of six children murdered their two teenage sons the day after a bid to poison them failed.\n\nSarah Barrass and Brandon Machin, who is her half-brother, strangled Tristan and Blake Barrass, aged 13 and 14, in Shiregreen, Sheffield, in May.\n\nThe court heard how Barrass, 35, would regularly tell her children: \"I gave you life, I can take it away.\"\n\nBarrass and Machin, 39, were both sentenced to a minimum of 35 years in prison at Sheffield Crown Court.\n\nThey have both previously admitted murder, conspiracy to murder all six of their children, including Blake and Tristan, and five counts of attempted murder.\n\nThe court heard how Barrass strangled Tristan with her dressing gown cord, before Machin strangled Blake with his hands.\n\nThey then put plastic bags over the boys' heads, suffocating them.\n\nSouth Yorkshire Police said Barrass, of Gregg House Road, Shiregreen, and Machin, of Burngreave Road, had been in a secret sexual relationship for years.\n\nBlake (left) was strangled by Machin, and Tristan was strangled by Barrass\n\nFearing they would be found out by the authorities and their children taken into care, they hatched a plot to kill them. Police said the plan was for Machin to discover what had happened and raise the alarm.\n\nOn the evening of 23 May, Barrass tried to poison the four eldest children, by collecting tablets prescribed to one of the children for ADHD and forcing them to swallow them.\n\nKama Melly QC, prosecuting, said: \"None of the children wanted to take the tablets but were forced to do so.\n\n\"The defendants expected the tablets to kill the children overnight.\"\n\nWhen it became apparent the plan had failed, Barrass began to search online for other ways of killing her children, including suffocation, strangulation and drowning.\n\nShe contacted Machin to tell him they were still alive and the pair then strangled the boys and placed bin bags over their heads \"to ensure their certain death\", Ms Melly said.\n\nThe defendants then ran a bath and repeatedly tried to drown one of the younger children.\n\nWhen that too failed, Barrass took the surviving children - two of whom are under the age of 13, and two under three - to the bedroom and phoned the police.\n\nBikers provided an escort for the funeral of Tristan and Blake in August\n\nThe court heard Barrass had previously approached the local authority to ask for help with her children.\n\nMs Melly said the mother sent a message to a friend which said: \"I've thought of every possible solution to this mess.\n\n\"I love my kids too much to kill them, I can't put them into care for the same reason.\"\n\nBryan Cox QC, mitigating for Barrass, said she was \"profoundly damaged by her childhood\".\n\nHe said: \"The defendant was desperate to prevent her children being taken into care.\n\n\"She couldn't cope with the prospect of them being removed.\"\n\nThe court heard she told police she planned to kill the younger two children and herself, after the older four had died.\n\nMr Justice Goss, sentencing, said to Barrass: \"You considered your love for them and fear of being parted from them entitled you to take their lives as well as your own.\"\n\nSpeaking after the sentencing, Edmund Hulbert from the Crown Prosecution Service said: \"This was an appalling crime in which two young lives were lost, and a family torn apart, leaving a community in shock.\n\n\"Two of the surviving children witnessed their older siblings being attacked and the trauma that all the children have experienced, and will continue to experience, is unimaginable.\n\n\"It is paramount now that the surviving children are allowed to rebuild their lives in peace.\"\n\nMatthew Saunders, a friend of the murdered boys, said outside court: \"A piece of all our hearts died on 24 May 2019, which we will never get back.\n\n\"Blake and Tristan leave a huge empty void in our lives, and we did not get chance to say goodbye.\n\n\"We are relieved justice has been served, but it should never have come to this.\"\n\nFollow BBC Yorkshire on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Send your story ideas to yorkslincs.news@bbc.co.uk.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Last updated on .From the section England\n\nRaheem Sterling admitted \"emotions got the better of me\" after being dropped for England's Euro 2020 qualifier against Montenegro following a clash with team-mate Joe Gomez.\n\nThe Football Association said Sterling had been dropped \"as a result of a disturbance in a private team area\".\n\nThe Manchester City forward, 24, then took to social media to confirm \"a five to 10 second thing\" with Liverpool's Joe Gomez, 22, in the England camp.\n\nBut he added the pair were now \"good\".\n\nSterling and Gomez had an on-field argument during the Reds' 3-1 Premier League victory at Anfield on Sunday.\n\n\"Both Joe and I have had words and figured things out and moved on,\" Sterling said via his Instagram account on Tuesday.\n\n\"We are in a sport where emotions run high and I am man enough to admit when emotions got the better of me.\n\n\"This is why we play this sport because of our love for it - me and Joe Gomez are good, we both understand it was a five to 10 second thing... it's done, we move forward and not make this bigger than it is.\n\n\"Let's get focus on our game on Thursday,\" Sterling added.\n\nIt is understood Sterling turned on Gomez in the canteen, and other players pulled them apart.\n\nThe Liverpool defender was unhappy about what happened, but Sterling apologised and both now consider the matter to be over.\n\nEngland boss Gareth Southgate consulted with senior players and they agreed with the plan to drop Sterling.\n\n\"Unfortunately the emotions of yesterday's game were still raw,\" said Southgate on Monday.\n\n\"One of the great challenges and strengths for us is that we've been able to separate club rivalries from the national team.\n\n\"We have taken the decision to not consider Raheem for the match against Montenegro on Thursday. My feeling is that the right thing for the team is the action we have taken.\n\n\"Now that the decision has been made with the agreement of the entire squad, it's important that we support the players and focus on Thursday night.\"\n• None England must 'lose the arrogance', says Southgate\n• None Players to wear 'legacy numbers' as part of 1,000th match celebrations\n\nEngland play their 1,000th senior men's international on Thursday and a point at Wembley would book a spot at Euro 2020 with one qualifying game to spare.\n\nThe Three Lions are top of Euro 2020 Qualifying Group A, three points clear of the Czech Republic and four ahead of Kosovo with the top two nations advancing.\n\nA win or a draw for Southgate's side will see them qualify.\n\nEngland then play their final group match away in Kosovo on Sunday.\n\nSterling, who joined Manchester City from Liverpool in 2015, has made 55 appearances for England, scoring 12 times, and netted in the 5-1 away win in Podgorica in March, while Gomez has featured seven times for the national side.\n\nHowever, Gomez has struggled for first-team action for Liverpool this season, starting only one Premier League match.\n\nSterling has started 11 of City's league matches in 2019-20 and has scored 14 times in 17 appearances in all competitions for his club, as well as scoring four times for England.\n\nFormer England and Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand said the incident could have been \"handled better\".\n\nIn a post on Facebook, Ferdinand suggests Southgate \"would no doubt have seen worse many times during his time as a player and manager\".\n\n\"I just feel this could and should have been handled better to support the player and not hang him out to dry,\" he continued.\n\n\"One of our world-class players who has conducted himself wonderfully through racism and unwarranted criticism in an England shirt will now come under more scrutiny and be vilified in the media no doubt - when this could have been dealt with internally. Hindsight is a great thing though.\"\n\nToday is a media day with England and I'm sure the long lenses will be focused on Sterling and Gomez. The big point in all of this is that during the time Gareth Southgate has been the England manager, team harmony has been one of the key things.\n\nHe has often told us how they have worked on defusing club rivalries, because it has been a problem with England in the past. Sterling will remain with the squad and one of the things Southgate said was that the emotions from Sunday's match were still raw and the decision to leave Sterling out has been made with the agreement of the entire squad.\n\nSterling has come on a storm in the last year or so, while his development has continued with Manchester City and England. He has scored 10 goals in his past 10 internationals and he did captain England when he won his 50th cap against the Netherlands in June.\n\nTime will move on and we will always refer to this, but he is such an important player for England, I would go as far to say he is the first name on the team sheet. So I would not rule him out of captaining his country in the future.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The BBC's David Shukman views the scale of the flooding in the Doncaster area from a helicopter\n\nSome residents in a flood-stricken village could be out of their homes for up to three weeks as efforts continue to make the area safe.\n\nDoncaster Council said 1,900 people had been taken to safety, with the village of Fishlake being one of the worst hit.\n\nAbout 200 Army workers are in South Yorkshire supporting the flood effort.\n\nThe prime minister visited flood-hit Stainforth to see the emergency response. But some onlookers shouted at him to say \"you took your time\".\n\nOne resident told Boris Johnson: \"I'm not very happy about talking to you so, if you don't mind, I'll just mope on with what I'm doing.\"\n\nMr Johnson said he understood the strength of feeling as \"you cannot underestimate the anguish that a flood causes\".\n\nShelley Beniston, who is organising supply runs in Fishlake, told Mr Johnson there had not been enough help from authorities.\n\nWhen the prime minister asked if there was anything he could do to help, she replied: \"I think it's more or less all coming in now, a little bit too late though.\"\n\nThe PM said the government was \"plainly going to have to do more\" to equip places with flood defences.\n\nSpeaking in Warwickshire on Wednesday evening Mr Johnson added: \"We as a country need to be investing in the long term in flood defences.\n\n\"We have already put £2.6bn in as a government and we've ensured that places that are particularly vulnerable get more per capita.\n\n\"That's why I stress importance of investment in infrastructure\".\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Boris Johnson got a frosty reception from some residents in South Yorkshire\n\nDoncaster Council said every effort was being made to increase pumping so people could return home sooner but more widespread rain is forecast, with warnings in place for large parts of the country.\n\nMet Office spokesman Grahame Madge said: \"Obviously the prospect of any more rainfall is troubling for people in areas where catchments are already full.\n\n\"Taking on more rainfall is only going to add to the problems that are already there.\"\n\nSouth Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said it was monitoring the weather \"closely\" and had \"resources on the ground and on standby if needed\".\n\nAssistant chief fire officer Steve Helps advised residents to \"watch the news, monitor the weather forecast and of course to take direction from the police, the emergency services or local authorities\".\n\nElectricity supplier Northern Powergrid said it had brought in additional staff and resources in case of problems.\n\nIt said it was putting in flood barriers around two electricity substations which power around 15,000 homes and businesses in the Doncaster area.\n\nPersonnel from the Light Dragoons have laid sandbags in Stainforth, near Doncaster, in a bid to shore up the village's bridge.\n\nAbout 500 homes have been flooded in Doncaster with 1,200 properties evacuated in areas hit by the floods.\n\nHundreds of people in Fishlake have fled their homes after the village was submerged and the fire service has been working to rescue people.\n\nThe council said the village was not safe and that \"a return to properties is discouraged in the strongest possible terms\".\n\nRoads into Fishlake remain closed and the Environment Agency said people should not attempt to enter the area.\n\nSoldiers have been helping move sandbags in areas affected by the flooding\n\nDoncaster Council said the Environment Agency, along with emergency services, were working hard to make the area safe but \"the latest estimates suggest a safe return could be up to three weeks away for some residents\".\n\nScott Godfrey, landlord of the Hare and Hounds, has been using the pub as a refuge, giving affected residents accommodation and hot food as well as delivering meals to people stranded in their homes.\n\nHe said they had been let down by the council \"big style\" because it had rowed back on its promise of helping with provisions to send out to villagers.\n\n\"We had 45 residents that were stranded who wanted meals. Luckily everyone pulled together and we managed to get some hot meals out,\" he said.\n\nThe authority said it would now be offering humanitarian aid to those who have remained in Fishlake but added this should not be attempted by residents.\n\nMeanwhile, the neighbouring village of Stainforth has been coming to the aid of those evacuated from their homes.\n\nOn Tuesday, Mr Johnson announced more support for communities affected by flooding following a meeting of the government's emergency Cobra committee.\n\nIt came amid criticism from Labour and the Liberal Democrats who said he should declare a \"national emergency\".\n\nMr Johnson said authorities were working \"flat out\" and a request had been made for \"a little bit more help\" from the military in getting sandbags and other defences to some of the affected areas.\n\nJon Trickett, shadow minister for the Cabinet Office, said Mr Johnson's proposals were \"too little too late\".\n\n\"You can't trust Boris Johnson to look out for the North or the Midlands or protect our communities from flooding,\" he said.\n\nOther measures announced on Tuesday were:\n\nFlooding wiped out the stock of Re-Read, a social enterprise that gives free books to children\n\nReferring to the response for people affected by the flooding, Mr Johnson added: \"I know there will be people who feel that that isn't good enough.\n\n\"I know there will be people who are worrying about the damage to their homes, who will be worried about the insurance situation, worried about the losses they face.\n\n\"All I want to say to those people is that there are schemes to cover those losses.\"\n\nJeremy Corbyn and Ed Miliband spoke to affected residents in the Bentley suburb of Doncaster\n\nMany homeowners in South Yorkshire are keeping sandbags at their homes in case the floods return\n\nThe five severe flood warnings along the River Don in South Yorkshire have been removed, but 20 flood warnings - meaning \"flooding is expected\" - remain in place.\n\nLast week extensive downpours meant several areas were struck by a month's worth of rain in a single day.\n\nBaby Indie was born to Dan Greenslade and Jade Croft on Friday\n\nA couple who became new parents on Friday and hours later were told their home in Fishlake was underwater, have described the support they have received from local people as \"invaluable\".\n\n\"Thank God for the people of Stainforth, and other people around for the support that they've shown,\" said Dan Greenslade.\n\nMeanwhile, a Doncaster salon offered free \"pamper\" sessions for local children affected by flooding, and dozens of swans were rescued from oil from an upturned barge in Rotherham and cars which had been trapped in flood water.\n\nChurches and community centres have collected toiletries, clothes, cleaning products and food for the hundreds of people displaced from their homes.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Rare footage of a grey seal birth has been filmed by BBC East on a beach that has an established colony.\n\nThe pup will spend the next six weeks on the sands at Horsey in Norfolk before heading out to sea.\n\nMore than 2,000 were born at the colony in 2018 and 80,000 people visited the site to catch a glimpse of them.\n\nThe beach is open to the public, but wildlife groups say it is important to keep your distance from the seals and keep dogs on leads to prevent mothers from abandoning their pups.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The Liberal Democrats, Plaid Cymru and the Green Party have agreed not to stand against each other.\n\nThe Liberal Democrats, Plaid Cymru and the Green Party have formed an electoral pact, agreeing not to stand against each other in dozens of seats.\n\nThe deal between the three anti-Brexit parties will cover 60 constituencies across England and Wales.\n\nChair of the Unite to Remain group Heidi Allen said it was \"an opportunity to tip the balance of power\".\n\nThe three parties all support another Brexit referendum and want the UK to remain in the EU.\n\nTheir pact means that, in Wales, two of the parties will agree not to field a candidate, boosting the third candidate's chances of picking up the Remain vote.\n\nIn England, it will simply be a two-way agreement between the Lib Dems and the Greens.\n\nLib Dem candidate Layla Moran said the Unite to Remain group had approached Labour about pacts, but \"they said no [and] they didn't even enter into those conversations\".\n\nIn a speech in Liverpool earlier, Labour's shadow chancellor, John McDonnell, said: \"We will never enter pacts, coalitions, or deals like that - ever.\"\n\nAnd the SNP's Stephen Gethins said: \"If other parties want to deliver a Remain message in Scotland, they know they have to get behind the SNP.\"\n\nThursday marks exactly five weeks until the UK general election on 12 December.\n\n\"We are delighted that an agreement has been reached,\" said Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson. \"This is a significant moment for all people who want to support Remain candidates across the country.\"\n\nThe pact follows a similar deal earlier this year in the Brecon and Radnorshire by-election, when Plaid Cymru and the Greens agreed not to put forward a candidate but instead gave way to the Lib Dems' Jane Dodds. She went on to defeat the Conservative incumbent, Chris Davies.\n\nLib Dem MP Jane Dodds (third from left) celebrates her by-election win\n\nIt's impossible to know in advance whether this will affect who wins any of the constituencies.\n\nNone of them would have had a different result in 2017 if Liberal Democrat, Plaid Cymru and Green votes had been added together.\n\nIt's also likely that Brexit will have a bigger influence on how people vote at this election, so the idea of having a united candidate for Remain could give them a boost.\n\nThere are some seats already held by one of the parties where their majorities will be bolstered, such as Arfon and Bath.\n\nAnd there are other places where it makes it a bit easier to win, such as Cheltenham, Montgomeryshire and Winchester - all places the Lib Dems are gunning for - and Ynys Mon, a target for Plaid.\n\nIn England, the Greens will stand aside for the Lib Dems in 40 seats including Totnes, York Outer, Winchester and Twickenham.\n\nAnd the Green Party will run unchallenged by the Lib Dems in nine seats including the Isle of Wight, Bristol West, Exeter and Brighton Pavilion - where Caroline Lucas is the Greens' only MP.\n\nThe pact comes after Plaid Cymru's leader Adam Price wrote to several pro-Remain parties earlier this year, calling on them to work together in a snap general election.\n\nIn Wales, the plan will involve the Lib Dems and Greens standing their candidates aside for Plaid Cymru in seven seats including Pontypridd.\n\nThe deal does not involve the Ceredigion seat - which is currently held by Plaid Cymru but is a top election target for the Lib Dems.\n\nHowever Mike Powell, who had been the Lib Dem candidate in Pontypridd, said he would run as an independent against Plaid Cymru.\n\nHe told Radio 4's World at One: \"I think the people deserve to have an opportunity to vote for someone who is going to represent the people of Pontypridd, rather than standing to represent a cause to remove Wales from the United Kingdom.\n\n\"I know there is an awful lot of members in the Welsh Liberal Democrats who are extremely unhappy with the way these negotiations have been dealt with.\"\n\nThe prospective parliamentary candidates for Pontypridd chosen by their parties so far include Alex Davies-Jones (Labour), Steve Bayliss (the Brexit Party) and Fflur Elin (Plaid Cymru).\n\nIn Northern Ireland the Green Party has said it will not stand candidates in East, West or North Belfast.\n\nGreen Party NI leader Clare Bailey said she was \"prepared to put the need to have pro-Remain MPs returned ahead of party interest\".\n\nSinn Fein leader Michelle O'Neill welcomed the move, which she said would maximise \"the representation of pro-Remain and progressive candidates facing down DUP Brexiteers across Belfast\".\n\nLast week, Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage called on Boris Johnson to form a similar election pact. He wanted the PM to drop his Brexit deal and then agree to stand aside candidates for each other.\n\nMr Johnson rejected the offer and said he would not enter election pacts.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Jeremy Corbyn: \"A cyber attack against a political party in an election is suspicious\"\n\nLabour is reportedly suffering a second cyber-attack after saying it successfully thwarted one on Monday.\n\nThe party says it has \"ongoing security processes in place\" so users \"may be experiencing some differences\", which it is dealing with \"quickly\".\n\nThe Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack floods a computer server with traffic to try to take it offline.\n\nThe BBC's Gordon Corera has been told Monday's attack was not linked to a state.\n\nEarlier, a Labour source said that attacks came from computers in Russia and Brazil.\n\nOur security correspondent said he had been told the first attack was a low-level incident - not a large-scale and sophisticated attack.\n\nA National Cyber Security Centre spokesman said the Labour Party followed the correct procedure and notified them swiftly of Monday's cyber-attack, adding: \"The attack was not successful and the incident is now closed.\"\n\nMeanwhile, Labour has denied that there has been a data breach or a security flaw in its systems after the Times reported the party's website had exposed the names of online donors.\n\nFollowing reports of a second cyber-attack, a Labour Party spokesperson said: \"We have ongoing security processes in place to protect our platforms, so users may be experiencing some differences. We are dealing with this quickly and efficiently.\"\n\nDDoS attacks direct huge amounts of internet traffic at a target in an effort to overwhelm computer servers, causing their software to crash.\n\nThey are often carried out via a network of hijacked computers and other internet-connected devices known as a botnet.\n\nThe owners of which may be unaware their equipment is involved.\n\nDDoS attacks are not normally recognised as being a hack as they do not involve breaking into a target's systems to insert malware.\n\nThey can vary in sophistication and size, and are sometimes used as a diversionary tactic to carry out a more damaging attack under the radar.\n\nSeveral companies provide services to repel DDoS attacks, but they can be costly.\n\nThe BBC has confirmed that Labour is using software by the technology company Cloudflare to protect its systems.\n\nThe US-based company boasts it has 15 times the network capacity of the biggest DDoS attack ever recorded, meaning it should be able to absorb any deluge of data directed at one of its clients.\n\nBBC political correspondent Jessica Parker said \"Labour Connects\", a tool for campaigners to design and print materials was disrupted on Monday and was \"closed for maintenance\" on Tuesday morning.\n\nA message on the site on Monday said it was experiencing issues \"due to the large volume of users\".\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nLabour leader Jeremy Corbyn said Monday's cyber-attack was \"very serious\" and also \"suspicious\" because it took place during an election campaign.\n\n\"If this is a sign of things to come, I feel very nervous about it,\" he said.\n\nIn a letter sent to Labour campaigners, Niall Sookoo, the party's executive director of elections and campaigns, said: \"Yesterday afternoon our security systems identified that, in a very short period of time, there were large-scale and sophisticated attacks on Labour Party platforms which had the intention of taking our systems entirely offline.\n\n\"Every single one of these attempts failed due to our robust security systems and the integrity of all our platforms and data was maintained.\"\n\nLabour's general secretary Jennie Formby said on Twitter the attack was a \"real concern\" but she added she was proud of the party's staff who \"took immediate action to ensure our systems and data are all safe \".\n\nEmily Orton, from Darktrace, an AI company for cyber-security, told BBC Radio 4's The World at One: \"Really this is the tip of the iceberg in terms of the types of threats that, not just the Labour Party, but all political parties are going to be without a doubt experiencing on a daily basis.\"\n\n\"I think anyone involved in politics and in government need to be preparing themselves for a lot more stealthy, sophisticated attacks than this,\" she added.\n\nThe Times has revealed that Labour exposed the names of people who had donated money via an online tool.\n\nThe details could be found via an RSS web feed generated by the site's code, which most browsers provide a way to inspect.\n\nIn most cases the information was limited to the donors' first names and the sums given.\n\nBut because some people had mistakenly added their surname to the first name input box, this too was disclosed.\n\nLabour denies this represented a security flaw or that a reportable data breach had occurred. It also believes that only a small number of full names were exposed.\n\nHowever, it made changes to shut down the RSS feed last night.\n\n\"The Labour Party takes its responsibilities for data protection extremely seriously,\" a spokesman said.\n\n\"If any concerns are raised, we assess them in line with our responsibilities under GDPR [General Data Protection Regulation ] and the Data Protection Act.\"\n\nThe Information Commissioner's Office told the BBC: \"We will not be commenting publicly on every issue raised during the general election.\n\n\"We will, however, be closely monitoring how personal data is being used during political campaigning and making sure that all parties and campaigns are aware of their responsibilities.\"\n\nOver the next five weeks, we want to help you understand the issues behind the headlines.\n\nKeep up to date with the big questions in our newsletter, Outside The Box.\n\nSign up to our 2019 election newsletter here.", "Sajid Javid says Labour would \"massively increase borrowing and debt\", and \"hike up taxes\"\n\nThe Conservatives have launched a fresh attack on what they say are Labour's \"reckless\" spending plans.\n\nLabour has yet to publish its election manifesto but the Tories have claimed that there is a \"black hole\" in its economic policies.\n\nThe Tories have tried to calculate the additional taxes they believe a Labour government would have to introduce if they win power on 12 December.\n\nLabour has dismissed the figures as \"more fake news\" from Tory HQ.\n\nShadow chancellor John McDonnell insisted an incoming Labour government would not raise VAT or national insurance, while 95% of people would not pay any more in income tax.\n\nPersonal tax rises would be confined to the top 5% of earners, he said - a policy carried over from its 2017 manifesto.\n\nBoth main parties are planning to borrow money to spend on infrastructure projects if they win the general election, while Labour has said it will pay for some of its spending pledges by reversing Conservative reductions in corporation tax.\n\nChancellor Sajid Javid claimed that Labour would also \"hike up taxes\" to pay for its programme, estimating that this would amount to an extra £2,400 per year for every taxpayer.\n\n\"The British people have made huge progress over the last decade in repairing the damage left to us by the last Labour government,\" he said. \"If Jeremy Corbyn gets into power he would throw all that hard work away.\"\n\nThe Conservatives are repeating their previous claim that Labour plans to spend £1.2tn over the next five years, which forms the basis of this new claim.\n\nBut this is problematic because it makes a number of assumptions about what Labour intends to spend before it has published a manifesto.\n\nNot only have those same assumptions been repeated in this analysis, but additional ones have been made about Labour's tax-raising plans.\n\nFor example, the Conservatives say Labour is considering a \"homes tax\" which would cost households up to £375 more than the current Council Tax system, raising an extra £10.2bn.\n\nHowever, this seems to be based on a policy-proposal document put forward by Guardian columnist George Monbiot and commissioned for the Labour Party.\n\nThe summary of the paper even states: \"The following are proposals to the Labour Party, which will consider these as part of its policy development process in advance of the next general election.\"\n\nTo get to the £2,400 figure, the Conservatives have assumed Labour intends to spend £651bn on day-to-day spending (which comes from their original £1.2tn calculation) over five years.\n\nFrom there, the Conservatives say that Labour only plans to raise £277bn over the same period, leaving a shortfall of £374bn.\n\nSo, if you then divide the shortfall by 31.2m UK taxpayers, you arrive at £2,400 a year each (or £12,000 per taxpayer over five years) to plug the gap.\n\nIn summary, this analysis is based on assumptions about money Labour intends to spend but also how much revenue the party intends to raise.\n\nUntil the manifestos are published, it is impossible to accurately identify any spending gaps.\n\nBBC political correspondent Chris Mason said the Conservatives' attack was part of a clear attempt to build an argument about what they call the \"cost of Corbyn\".\n\nBut asked how much another Conservative government would cost taxpayers during a BBC interview, Chief Secretary to the Treasury Rishi Sunak did not provide a figure.\n\n\"The forecasts that there are from the OBR (Office for Budget Responsibility) show that there is a £30bn surplus on the current balance over the next few years - so we take in £30bn more than is spent on day-to-day spending,\" he told Radio 4's Today.\n\n\"We've said we will invest about £13.5bn of that on people's priorities like the NHS, like schools, like policing. We will not tax people extra for those day to day priorities.\"\n\nMr McDonnell said the Tories were unable to say how they would pay for their spending commitments.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by John McDonnell MP This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Jo Swinson said the election might be people's last chance to stop Brexit\n\nThe Welsh Liberal Democrats have launched their general election campaign with a promise to stop Brexit.\n\nLeader Jane Dodds and UK Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson promised they could \"build a brighter future for Wales\".\n\nThe plans include stopping Brexit, investing in public services and tackling the climate crisis.\n\nMs Swinson said: \"This is an opportunity for people to say they want to stop Brexit and it might be the last chance they have to do that.\"\n\nThe party currently holds one seat in Wales having won Brecon and Radnorshire in a by-election in August 2019.\n\nAlthough Ms Swinson would not put a figure on how many Welsh MPs the party hoped send to Westminster next month, Ms Dodds was more forthcoming.\n\n\"We're really ambitious, of course, we're certainly saying we're going to be winning at least four, and we may be winning more,\" she told BBC Wales.\n\nThe Liberal Democrats have entered into a \"Remain Alliance\" with Plaid Cymru and the Green Party and will not stand candidates in eight seats in Wales.\n\nJane Dodds says she expects the Liberal Democrats to have four or more Welsh MPs elected\n\nMs Swinson was also upbeat about her party's prospects in the winter election.\n\n\"Our targeting strategy is well informed by the data, which is showing that not only are we ahead of where we were last time in the polls by a significant amount, it's showing that there are many more people considering voting Liberal Democrat in these elections because of what we offer,\" she said.\n\n\"This is an opportunity for people to say they want to stop Brexit and it might be the last chance they have to do that,\" she said.\n\n\"That's why as Liberal Democrats we are being crystal clear - we are the party to stop Brexit and why are fighting a more ambitious campaign than we have ever done before in a general election, because of what's at stake.\"\n\nMs Swinson said she did not think anyone was surprised that the Liberal Democrats were still fighting Plaid Cymru in Ceredigion, a seat narrowly snatched by Plaid in 2017.\n\n\"Ceredigion is a very close seat and ourselves and Plaid Cymru are having a lively campaign there, it's one that we obviously held in the recent past,\" she said.", "An Israeli air strike has killed a senior commander of the militant group Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Gaza.\n\nBaha Abu al-Ata died along with his wife when a missile hit their home, the group said. Four of their children and a neighbour were reportedly injured.\n\nIsrael's prime minister said Abu al-Ata was a \"ticking bomb\" who was planning to carry out attacks on the country.\n\nAt least 150 rockets have been fired at Israel from Gaza since the killing, which PIJ has vowed to avenge.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch a rocket launched from the Gaza Strip land in on a highway in Israel\n\nSeventeen Israelis have been lightly wounded in rocket attacks across the south, according to the Barzilai Medical Center in the city of Ashkelon.\n\nMedics said an eight-year-old girl was also in a serious condition after collapsing as her family rushed towards a bomb shelter when an air raid siren sounded in Holon, south of Tel Aviv.\n\nAround the same time as the attack on Abu al-Ata, two people were killed and 10 injured in an Israeli air strike on the home of another Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader in the Syrian capital, Damascus, Syria's state news agency Sana said.\n\nSyrian media said another Israeli air strike targeted the home of a PIJ leader in Damascus\n\nSana cited a military source as saying the PIJ leader, Akram al-Ajouri, was not harmed, but that his son was among the dead. Israel's military did not comment.\n\nPIJ, which is backed by Iran, has its headquarters in Damascus and is one of the strongest militant groups in Gaza.\n\nAn Israeli warplane fired a missile at a residential building in the eastern Shejaiya area of Gaza before dawn on Tuesday, causing an explosion that could be heard from kilometres away. The missile hit the third floor, killing Abu al-Ata and his wife.\n\nThe Israeli military said it carried out a \"surgical strike\" on Baha Abu al-Ata's home\n\nA PIJ statement confirming Abu al-Ata's death said he was its commander in Gaza's northern region and that he was undertaking \"a heroic jihadist action\".\n\nIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Abu al-Ata an \"arch-terrorist\" and said he was \"the main instigator of terrorism from the Gaza Strip\".\n\n\"He initiated, planned and carried out many terrorist attacks. He fired hundreds of rockets at communities in the area adjacent to the Gaza Strip, whose suffering we have seen,\" he told a news conference in Tel Aviv. \"He was in the midst of planning additional attacks in the immediate short term. He was a ticking bomb.\"\n\nThe Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Lt Gen Aviv Kochavi, said Abu al-Ata had undermined recent efforts to broker a ceasefire between Israel and the militant group Hamas, which runs Gaza and is considered a rival to PIJ.\n\nMr Netanyahu warned there could be a protracted period of tension with militants in Gaza.\n\n\"Israel is not interested in escalation, but will do everything necessary to defend ourselves,\" he said. \"And I say in advance: This could take time. Patience and composure are required.\"\n\nBaha Abu al-Ata came to prominence in Gaza this year, commanding fighters of Islamic Jihad's al-Quds Brigade in the north and east of the strip.\n\nBut he acted increasingly outside of the control of the dominant militant faction Hamas, ordering rocket attacks seemingly without approval after Israeli soldiers shot and injured dozens of Palestinians during regular protests at the perimeter fence earlier this month.\n\nA Palestinian TV presenter even warned on-air recently that his actions might see the Israelis trying to kill him.\n\nA serious escalation in hostilities is now likely, despite Israel's efforts to signal to Hamas that it has not returned to a wider strategy of so-called targeted killings.\n\nAt Abu al-Ata's funeral, senior PIJ official Khaled al-Batsh said Israel had \"executed two coordinated attacks - in Syria and in Gaza - in a declaration of war\".\n\nPIJ vowed that its retaliation would \"rock the Zionist entity\".\n\nHamas said Israel bore \"full responsibility for the consequences of this escalation\". It warned that the killing of Abu al-Ata would \"not pass without punishment\".\n\nFollowing the air strike, rockets were fired from Gaza towards Israeli territory. Some were intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome air defence system, the IDF said.\n\nAir raid sirens sounded across parts of southern and central Israel, including Holon and Modiin, which are more than 50km (30 miles) from the border with Gaza.\n\nA factory in Sderot was hit, sparking a large blaze, along with two houses in Netivot and Eshkol Regional Council, Israeli media reported.\n\nIn the wake of his killing, rockets were fired at Israel from Gaza\n\nAfter several hours, the IDF said it had begun retaliatory strikes on PIJ targets in Gaza, hitting a training compound and underground sites used for the manufacturing and storage of ammunition.\n\nIsraeli aircraft also targeted PIJ rocket-launching units in two separate strikes, according to the IDF. Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry reported that three Palestinian men were killed in northern Gaza.\n\nThe European Union called for an immediate end to the firing of rockets on civilian populations which it said was totally unacceptable, and said it supported Egyptian efforts to broker \"a rapid and complete de-escalation\".", "A draft copy of a review into the HS2 high-speed railway linking London and the North of England says it should be built, despite its rising cost.\n\nThe government-commissioned review, launched in August, will not be published until after the election.\n\nIt says the project might cost even more than its current price of £88bn.\n\nMembers of the panel which produced the review have told the BBC that the draft recommends that HS2 should be built with only relatively minor alterations.\n\nThese include reducing the number of trains per hour from 18 to 14, which is in line with other high-speed networks around the world.\n\nThe document says that even the most controversial stretch of the railway - linking west London to central London - should go ahead.\n\nBusiness leaders and politicians in the North of England have welcomed the review's preliminary findings.\n\nBut the draft does not have the support of the review's deputy chair, Lord Berkeley.\n\nIn a letter seen by the BBC, he criticised the review's \"lack of balance\" and said the cost of the scheme had not been properly scrutinised.\n\nIn the letter, sent to Doug Oakervee, the chairman of the review panel, Lord Berkeley said about the review: \"I cannot support its conclusions or recommendations.\n\n\"My concerns are about the process of the report's preparation and its outcome.\n\n\"We had to complete the work in a very short time. I also detected a trend in may of the discussions within the review to accept that HS2 will go ahead.... rather than look at the pros and cons of alternative options.\n\n\"I reserve the right to publish my own alternative report in due course.\"\n\nMr Oakervee said he regretted that Lord Berkeley \"feels unable to give his support.\"\n\n\"He participated fully in panel discussions that have seen all other members converge their views, based on the extensive evidence considered,\" Mr Oakervee added.\n\nA report in The Times says that the review found that without HS2, \"large ticket price rises\" would be needed to discourage people from travelling at peak times.\n\nHenri Murison, director of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership, said: \"The Northern Powerhouse Independent Review on HS2 said that there were no identified credible alternatives to HS2 in order to deliver the same capacity, and that it has the potential to unlock greater growth in the North and Midlands.\n\n\"It is welcome that their recommendations are mirrored by the government's own Oakervee Review.\"\n\nHowever, Penny Gaines, chairwoman of the Stop HS2 campaign, said: \"HS2 was a bad project when it was originally announced and was supposed to cost £33bn, it was a bad project when it was supposed to cost £55bn and it is a bad project now the cost is expected to be more than £88bn.\n\n\"It should be cancelled as soon as possible, so the government can focus on the real transport priorities.\"", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. A two-minute silence was observed around the country\n\nThe UK has fallen silent for the 101st Armistice Day since World War One to commemorate those who died in conflict.\n\nIt is the centenary of the first two-minute silence, held on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.\n\nThe Royal British Legion called on the nation to put busy lives on pause, set aside differences and remember those who risked their lives.\n\nPoliticians marked the day by offering pledges to improve the lives of UK service personnel and their families.\n\nThe tradition of a two-minute silence to remember the dead began exactly a year after the end of World War One.\n\nAhead of this year's commemoration, the Royal British Legion called on the nation to put down digital devices to pay their respects to service personnel.\n\nVeterans and members of the public observed the silence at Edinburgh Garden of Remembrance\n\nThe Last Post was played at the National Memorial Arboretum\n\nTravellers and railway workers stopped to observe the silence at London's King's Cross station\n\nIn a video message, the legion said the commemoration was non-political and non-partisan. It featured 21-year-old actress Eno Mfon saying: \"You don't have to agree with the politicians, you don't have to like their decisions.\"\n\n\"The two-minute silence unites us all and is as relevant today as it was 100 years ago,\" said Catherine Davies, the legion's head of remembrance.\n\nA silent crowd in Liverpool was showered with poppy petals\n\nThey also covered Liverpool's statue of the unknown soldier\n\nMusic teacher John Hare played the Last Post at St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School in Bristol\n\nOn Sunday, the Queen led tributes to the fallen at the annual ceremony at the Cenotaph in London.\n\nThe Royal Family also attended the Royal British Legion's annual Festival of Remembrance on Saturday. It was the first time the Duke and Duchess of Sussex had been seen with other family members since they revealed they were struggling with life in the public eye.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Farage: \"The Brexit Party will not contest 317 seats\"\n\nNigel Farage has ditched plans to take on the Tories in more than 300 seats, after what he said was Boris Johnson's \"shift of position\" on Brexit.\n\nThe Brexit Party leader had planned to run candidates in 600 seats after Mr Johnson rejected his offer of a \"Leave alliance\" to deliver Brexit.\n\nBut he has been under pressure not to split the pro-Brexit vote.\n\nThe party will not now stand in 317 seats won by the Tories in 2017, but will continue to stand elsewhere.\n\nMr Farage said his party would focus its efforts on trying to take seats held by Labour, whom he accused of \"betraying\" its Leave-supporting voters.\n\nThe BBC's Alex Forsyth said some Brexit Party candidates had expressed concern about Mr Farage's plan to stand against the Tories in 600 constituencies, fearing it could hand an election victory to Labour and lead to another EU referendum.\n\nThe Brexit Party is less than a year old and does not have any MPs - but it was the clear winner in the UK's European elections in May, with more than 30% of the vote.\n\nMr Johnson welcomed Mr Farage's move, calling it \"a recognition that there's only one way to get Brexit done, and that's to vote for the Conservatives\".\n\nLabour leader Jeremy Corbyn said Donald Trump \"got his wish\" when Mr Farage announced his electoral strategy.\n\nHe said the Brexit Party leader was offering a \"Trump alliance\" that would lead to \"Thatcherism on steroids\" and threaten the future of the NHS.\n\nThe US president had previously urged Mr Farage to team up with Boris Johnson, saying they would be \"an unstoppable force\".\n\nLiberal Democrat deputy leader Sir Ed Davey said Mr Farage's decision \"shows the Conservatives and the Brexit Party are now one and the same\".\n\nMr Farage made the announcement in Labour-held Hartlepool - a top target for his party\n\nExplaining his U-turn to supporters in Hartlepool, Mr Farage said Boris Johnson had recently signalled a \"big shift of position\" in his approach to Brexit.\n\nHe cited a pledge by the PM not to extend the transition period that would follow the UK's departure from the EU under the terms of his Brexit deal.\n\nThe period would see the UK stick to the EU rules on issues such as freedom of movement until December 2020.\n\nMr Farage also said he was encouraged by recent commitments from Mr Johnson to seek further divergence from EU rules in a post-Brexit trade deal.\n\nHe added that this was a \"huge change\" from the kind of trade pact that had been planned under former PM Theresa May.\n\nMr Farage's decision prompted dismay among some Brexit Party candidates who had been hoping to stand in Tory-held seats next month.\n\nNeil Greaves, who had been due to stand for the party in the Essex seat of Harlow, told the PA news agency that Mr Farage had \"let Brexiteers down\".\n\nHe said he planned to continue to stand in the constituency as an independent pro-Brexit candidate, and urged fellow former candidates to do the same.\n\nThe party's candidate in Mansfield tweeted that the move meant the \"opportunity to stand up for democracy\" had been \"snatched away\" from candidates.\n\nMr Farage had previously offered to not stand candidates against the Tories in certain seats if the prime minister changed aspects of his Brexit deal.\n\nBut the proposal was rejected by Boris Johnson, who said deals with \"any other party\" would \"risk putting Jeremy Corbyn into No 10\".\n\nMr Farage said he had \"genuinely tried\" to forge a so-called \"Leave alliance\" with the Tories, but his efforts had gone nowhere.\n\n\"In a sense we now have a Leave alliance, it's just that we've done it unilaterally,\" he added.\n\nMr Farage has already confirmed he will not be standing himself in the election, saying he wanted to concentrate on helping his party's candidates.\n\nHypothetically, the decision by the Brexit Party leader makes it notionally easier for the Tories to keep seats they hold already.\n\nBut it's a million miles away from giving them a clear run.\n\nMr Farage says he will still stand candidates in Labour areas.\n\nAnd for the prime minister to get the majority he craves, the Tories have to take seats that are currently held by Labour, not just hold on their existing MPs.\n\nScottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon said the Conservatives have \"effectively become the Brexit Party\".\n\nShe added that defeating the Tories in Scotland \"will help deprive Boris Johnson's increasingly extreme and right-wing party of the majority they crave\".\n\nAnti-Brexit parties Plaid Cymru, the Green Party and the Liberal Democrats have agreed not to stand against each other in 60 seats across England and Wales.\n\nTheir pact means that, in Wales, two of the parties will agree not to field a candidate, boosting the third candidate's chances of picking up the Remain vote.\n\nIn England, it will simply be a two-way agreement between the Lib Dems and the Greens.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Jeremy Corbyn: \"Labour’s 'national education service' will offer people free education as a right for all.\"\n\nLabour is promising a £3bn plan to offer adults in England free access to retraining to help their job chances and to tackle skills shortages.\n\nShadow education secretary Angela Rayner wants to \"throw open the door\" to adults wanting to learn new skills.\n\nThe Lib Dems are promising a £10,000 training grant for each adult, which it calls a \"skills wallet\".\n\nThe Conservatives have a National Retraining Scheme for adults needing to update their skills for work.\n\nWith concerns about automation threatening jobs and warnings from employers about a lack of skilled staff, the political parties are setting out their stalls for adult education and retraining.\n\nThe CBI business group welcomed making training a priority, saying: \"Adult participation in education is at its lowest for two decades.\"\n\nThe Edge vocational education charity warned the current skills shortage was costing UK businesses £4.4bn per year.\n\nOn Tuesday, Labour's election campaign set out plans to spend an extra £3bn per year to provide free access to vocational learning for adults - which it hopes will reach an extra 300,000 people per year.\n\nAngela Rayner and Jeremy Corbyn will promise more support for training for jobs\n\nMs Rayner says it will help people \"who want to change career, are made redundant or didn't get the qualifications they needed when they were younger\".\n\n\"For many, adult education is too expensive, too time-consuming or too difficult to get into,\" she says.\n\nLabour would offer adults up to six years of training, such as for vocational qualifications in the healthcare and engineering sectors or adults wanting to go back to college to get academic qualifications.\n\nEmployees would also have a right to paid time off for education and training and there are promises to improve careers advice for adults.\n\nSpeaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Ms Rayner said she wanted to \"change the culture\" so that \"learning is part of everyday life, rather than something that is done to you at a particular point\".\n\nIt was a \"long overdue investment\", she said, improving the skills of young people and adults, rather relying on skilled workers from abroad.\n\nThe shadow education secretary said access to adult education would be open to all and would be \"free at the point of use\" without means testing, with funding to come from changes to taxes for high earners and businesses.\n\nMs Rayner also restated Labour's commitment to scrapping tuition fees for university students in England. \"We will abolish tuition fees, no ifs, no buts.\"\n\nShe rejected concerns from vice chancellors about whether university funding would be protected, accusing them of receiving \"wild amounts\" of pay, and saying they were paid much more than the prime minister.\n\nLabour leader Jeremy Corbyn says education should be \"like an escalator running alongside you throughout life, that you can get on and off whenever you want\".\n\nThe Liberal Democrats have put forward their plans for adult education - based on the idea of individuals having a \"skills wallet\" to pay for training, with government funding being available to be drawn down at different stages of life.\n\nAt the age of 25, there would be £4,000 put into the skills wallet, £3,000 at the age of 40 and then £3,000 at the age of 55.\n\nThe Lib Dems say the policy will cost £1.6bn per year by 2024-25.\n\n\"In an ever changing workplace, people often need to develop new skills but the cost of courses and qualifications shuts too many people out,\" Lib Dem business spokesman Sam Gyimah says.\n\nSam Gyimah, of the Lib Dems, has promised adults individual funding for their learning needs\n\nThe Conservatives in government have begun to test plans for a National Retraining Scheme, supported by £100m announced in last year's Budget.\n\nThis is intended to help people train for changing jobs and alternative careers if their jobs are threatened by automation.\n\nThere are some local pilot tests for the retraining scheme, available to adults without degrees in low-income jobs.\n\nIt is scheduled to be rolled out more widely in 2020.\n\nThe Conservatives also highlighted their plans for new vocational qualifications, called T-levels.\n\nEducation Secretary Gavin Williamson said Labour was \"making promises that it simply won't be able to fulfil\".\n\nBut Jo Grady, leader of the UCU lecturers' union, warned of \"steep falls\" in numbers of adult students.\n\n\"For too many years, adult learning has been a sorely neglected part of our education system,\" she said.\n\nGavin Williamson says Labour is making promises they \"won't be able to fulfil\"\n\nNeil Bates, who chairs the Edge vocational educational charity, said employers would want to tackle the £4.4bn cost of skills shortages - and individuals needed to have the skills for \"secure, well paid, sustainable jobs\".\n\nThe chief executive of the Learning and Work Institute, Stephen Evans, who was a member of Labour's Lifelong Learning Commission, warned that currently \"the number of adults taking part in learning at its lowest levels on record\".\n\n\"Worse still, it is the adults who could most benefit from access to training opportunities who are least likely to participate,\" he said.\n\nEmployers have complained of skills shortages and Matthew Fell, the CBI's chief policy director, said it was important \"lifelong learning is rising to the top of the political agenda\".\n\nHe said businesses would also welcome support for technical education and giving it a status \"on par with academic learning\".\n\nAll the parties know their record on adult education is pretty poor, writes Sophie Hutchinson.\n\nAccording to the Institute for Fiscal Studies, in the past 15 years, overall spending on classroom-based courses has fallen by two-thirds, as have the number of adult learners.\n\nThe adult education budget fell by 32% between 2003-04 and 2009-10 under Labour and by a further 47% from 2009-10 to 2018-19 under the coalition and the Conservatives.\n\nLabour now says it would reverse that and more, coming close to doubling the current adult education budget, taking it back to levels similar to 2003.\n\nThe Lib Dems also want a boost to lifelong learning - with a \"skills wallet\" for money for adults to spend on learning.\n\nBut there will be a challenge ensuring this is spent on genuine courses - as a previous Individual Learning Account scheme faced widespread fraud.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Hillary Clinton says the treatment of Meghan has been “heart-breaking and wrong”.\n\nHillary Clinton has said she wants to hug the Duchess of Sussex and \"tell her to hang in there\" over \"racist\" treatment.\n\nThe former US presidential candidate said the way Meghan has been treated over the past three years has been \"heartbreaking and wrong\".\n\nMeghan and the Duke of Sussex have spoken out about the pressures they have felt from media scrutiny.\n\nMrs Clinton said the duchess \"deserves a lot better\".\n\nThe former first lady and her daughter Chelsea spoke to BBC Radio 5 Live's Emma Barnett on a visit to London to promote their new book about women they find inspiring.\n\nBarnett asked the pair to comment on Meghan's \"embattled\" time in the public eye - citing two legal cases the duke and duchess have launched against newspapers.\n\nThe duchess is suing the Mail on Sunday after alleging the paper unlawfully published a private letter to her father, while the prince is suing the owners of the Sun, the defunct News of the World, and the Daily Mirror, in relation to alleged phone-hacking.\n\nThe cases were launched shortly before the royal couple described the pressure of intense media scrutiny in an ITV documentary.\n\nChelsea Clinton said: \"We each have to do what we think is the right thing for ourselves and in her case I would imagine for her son. If taking action against the Mail on Sunday is that [...] that's what she has to do.\"\n\n\"I think absolutely there's a racist and a sexist element to what's going on here,\" she added.\n\nHillary Clinton said \"race was clearly an element\" in some of the social media backlash Meghan had faced since her relationship with the prince began in 2016.\n\nMeghan has spoken out about the pressure of intense media scrutiny\n\n\"To think that some of your - what we would call mainstream - media actually allowed that to be printed in their pages, or amplified, was heartbreaking and wrong,\" Mrs Clinton said.\n\n\"She is an amazing young woman, she has an incredible life story. She has stood up for herself, she has made her own way in the world. And then she falls in love, and he falls in love with her, and everybody should be celebrating that because it is a true love story,\" she added.\n\n\"I feel as a mother I just want to put my arms around her. Oh my God, I want to hug her. I want to tell her to hang in there, don't let those bad guys get you down.\"\n\nMrs Clinton said the duchess might find it easier to cope with the pressure if she learned \"techniques\" such as \"some humour, some deflection\".\n\n\"But it is tough what she is going through and I think she deserves a lot better,\" she added.\n\nIn the same interview Mrs Clinton criticised the UK government for not publishing a report on alleged Russian interference in British politics, ahead of the general election on 12 December.\n\nChelsea Clinton, the only child of Hillary Clinton and former US President Bill Clinton, is a writer and gender equality campaigner. She is also vice-chair of the non-profit organisation, the Clinton Foundation.", "Nick Boles quit the Tories over their position on Brexit in March\n\nA former Tory MP has condemned the \"appalling choice\" voters face between Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn.\n\nIn a scathing attack in the Evening Standard, Nick Boles accused Mr Johnson of being a \"compulsive liar\" and called Mr Corbyn a \"totalitarian\".\n\nMr Boles - who quit the Tories over their stance on Brexit - also revealed he would vote Liberal Democrat.\n\nHe said it would \"not entail the kind of moral compromise\" of voting Tory or Labour in 12 December's election.\n\nBBC News has contacted the Conservatives and Labour for a response.\n\nMr Boles urged people to vote for \"whichever party is best-placed to challenge\" the two largest parties in Westminster.\n\nLast week, former Labour MP Ian Austin said he would be voting Conservative as Mr Corbyn was \"completely unfit to lead our country\".\n\nIn his article, Mr Boles said the 12 December poll would be \"the only election in modern times in which you wouldn't trust either of the prime ministerial candidates to mind your children for an hour, let alone run the country\".\n\nThe former MP, who used to work for Mr Johnson when he was Mayor of London, made a number of personal attacks about his old boss' honesty.\n\nHe also accused the PM of \"turning the party of Disraeli and Churchill into a vehicle for shrill English nationalism\", and said Mr Johnson had \"purged its ranks of anyone who favours a close relationship with our European partners\".\n\nTurning his fire on Mr Corbyn, Mr Boles said: \"Like all leaders of a totalitarian mindset, he is entirely uninterested in the lives of individual human beings.\n\n\"He cares only for classes and factions, and the struggle between abstract political forces.\"\n\nMr Boles said voters \"will not remake Britain's political system in one day\", but could make a start by voting for his former political rivals, the Liberal Democrats.\n\n\"I will vote for Jo Swinson's candidate because it will not entail the kind of moral compromise that voting Conservative or Labour would,\" he added.\n\n\"I trust her to pursue the closest possible relationship with the European Union after Brexit.\n\n\"And, most of all, because the Liberal Democrats will insist on electoral reform and the introduction of a proportional voting system, which is essential if we are ever to break free of the tyranny of the two big parties and open up British politics to new forces, new faces and new ideas.\"\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Nick Boles dramatically quit his party during a speech in the Commons in March 2019\n\nMr Boles was part of a cross-party group of MPs who tried to find a compromise in Parliament back in March around a Brexit proposal that would retain access to the single market.\n\nAfter his \"Common Market 2.0\" plan was rejected by MPs for the second time, he accused his party of \"failing to compromise\", saying he could no longer represent them in the Commons and would sit as an independent.\n\nHe has decided not to stand at the upcoming election.", "Stuart Potts claimed he set off the fireworks to emulate the volley of shots fired at some Remembrance Day events\n\nA man who admitted ruining a Remembrance Sunday event by setting off fireworks during a two-minute silence has been jailed for 16 weeks.\n\nStuart Potts, 38, let off two fireworks as hundreds of people observed the silence at 11:00 GMT at the cenotaph in Eccles, Salford, on Sunday.\n\nPotts set off the fireworks while sitting on a ledge of a first-floor window in a nearby disused pub.\n\nHe admitted throwing a firework in public, and a public order offence.\n\nPotts of Borough Road, Salford, who has 21 previous convictions, claimed he was given the fireworks by someone else and lit them \"as a mark of respect\" to emulate the volley of shots fired at some Remembrance Day events.\n\nSentencing him at Manchester Magistrates' Court, District Judge Mark Hadfield said he did not believe Potts' story.\n\nHe added: \"I rather doubt that anybody in their right mind would think letting them off in the middle of that ceremony was a mark of respect.\n\n\"It shows a staggering lack of respect for those attending and those being remembered.\"\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Angry veterans shouted \"Get him out!\" before officers took a man away in a police car\n\nThe fireworks exploded above the cenotaph as the Last Post ended.\n\nBeth Pilling, prosecuting, told the court the first resulted in loud bangs, and the second - a rocket - flew above the heads of the crowd gathered at the service.\n\nThe court heard a crowd of angry veterans gathered outside the pub window in Church Street shouting, \"Get him out!\" and tried to break the door of the pub down, while others attempted to climb up to the window.\n\nWhen Potts appeared at the window to remonstrate with the crowd, a number of traffic cones were thrown at him before he was arrested.\n\nFireworks exploded as the Last Post ended and hundreds of people were observing a two-minute silence\n\nThe court heard a statement from an ex-Royal Marine who was at the event to place a cross on the cenotaph for a fallen comrade.\n\nHe said the loud bangs reminded him of combat and it had affected his post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).\n\nIt was the most disrespectful thing he had witnessed at such an event, he added. No injuries were reported.\n\nAbigail Henry, mitigating, said Potts had shown \"sincere and genuine remorse for his actions\".\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Plastic in the Pacific Ocean off California\n\nPlastic is building up in the areas of the ocean where fish feed and grow, according to research.\n\nA study found bits of plastic outnumber baby fish by seven to one in nursery waters off Hawaii.\n\nIt appears that the same ocean processes that concentrate prey for juvenile fish also accumulate floating plastics.\n\nThere is growing evidence that plastic is being ingested by marine life, but the health implications are unclear.\n\n\"We don't have the data to say whether or not this has a negative effect on fish populations,\" Dr Gareth Williams of Bangor University, UK, told BBC News.\n\n\"But the fact that they're eating these non-nutritious particles at the point when eating is so critical for their survival in those first few days, it can only be a bad thing.\"\n\nThe researchers set out to investigate the roles of \"slicks\" as nursery habitats for tiny larval fish.\n\nSlicks are naturally occurring, ribbon-like, smooth water features of the oceans, which are full of plankton, an important food resource.\n\nWhen the researchers started surveys for plankton off the coast of Hawaii, they were surprised to find lots of plastic in the nets.\n\n\"It was completely unexpected,\" said Dr Williams. \"The fact that the plastics outnumber the larval fish was astonishing.\"\n\nLarval flying fish (top) and triggerfish (bottom) with ingested plastics zoomed in. Dime shown for scale.\n\nPlastic densities in surface slicks off Hawaii were, on average, eight times higher than the plastic densities recently found in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Inside the slicks there were seven times more plastics than there were larval fish.\n\n\"We were shocked to find that so many of our samples were dominated by plastics,\" said Dr Jonathan Whitney, a marine ecologist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).\n\nAfter dissecting hundreds of larval fish, the researchers discovered that many fish species ingested plastic particles.\n\n\"We found tiny plastic pieces in the stomachs of commercially targeted pelagic (open sea) species, including swordfish and mahi-mahi, as well as in coral reef species like triggerfish,\" said Dr Whitney.\n\nPlastics were also found in flying fish, which are eaten by top predators such as tunas and most Hawaiian seabirds.\n\n\"Biodiversity and fisheries production are currently threatened by a variety of human-induced stressors such as climate change, habitat loss, and overfishing,\" said Dr Jamison Gove, of the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center in Honolulu.\n\n\"Unfortunately, our research suggests we can likely now add plastic ingestion by larval fish to that list of threats,\"\n\nThe study is published in the journal PNAS.", "Neil McEvoy said he used a mobile phone to make the recordings\n\nPolice have launched an inquiry after a politician made secret recordings of the man who was in charge of overseeing three complaints about him.\n\nWelsh Assembly Member Neil McEvoy claimed his recordings of standards commissioner Sir Roderick Evans revealed sexism and bias.\n\nSir Roderick, who resigned on Monday, said much of what had been shared was out of context and misleading.\n\nIndependent AM Mr McEvoy said he had acted lawfully.\n\nSouth Wales Police said it had \"commenced an investigation following a referral from the National Assembly for Wales concerning allegations of covert recordings\".\n\nOpening assembly business on Tuesday, presiding officer Elin Jones said police had been asked to look into how the recordings were made and investigate their legality.\n\n\"The covert recording of private conversations on the assembly estate is a serious breach of trust,\" she said.\n\nShe alleged the recordings included confidential evidence by a witness during an investigation into Mr McEvoy's conduct.\n\nAssembly authorities have begun the process of finding an acting commissioner and Ms Jones told the assembly no complaints would be dropped as a result of Sir Roderick's resignation.\n\nMr McEvoy recorded hearings held by the commissioner as he conducted his investigation into the former Plaid Cymru AM, using a mobile phone he said was either in his jacket, bag or on a table.\n\nThey recorded conversations held while the South Wales Central AM was out of the room and others on the recordings were unaware he had made them.\n\nSir Roderick Evans had been standards commissioner since 2017\n\nMr McEvoy defended his secret recordings of Sir Roderick and his staff in a press conference on Tuesday.\n\nAccusing Sir Roderick of presiding over a \"locker room culture\", he claimed the commissioner aired \"really sexist views\" about \"female lawyers who - of course because they're female - they're emotional\".\n\nHe added: \"There was a provocative and politically incorrect culture in the commissioner's office that came across through the recordings.\"\n\nMr McEvoy alleged he heard a joke made about women politicians and a comment that former Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood should \"wind her neck in\".\n\nSir Roderick, a former high court judge and pro-chancellor of Swansea University, previously said Mr McEvoy's conduct was \"wholly unacceptable\" and \"undermines the integrity of the complaints procedure\".\n\nThe office of the standards commissioner had no further comment to make about Mr McEvoy's press conference.\n\nThe controversy erupted in the assembly chamber on Tuesday, when Brexit Party Senedd leader Mark Reckless was told by Ms Jones to stop quoting from a transcript of the recordings.\n\nShe also demanded he withdraw an accusation that she was biased, to which he replied: \"The truth or otherwise of the allegation, I withdraw it.\"\n\nElin Jones said no complaints would be dropped as a result of Sir Roderick's resignation\n\nHe faces three investigations - one relating to £5,000 of building work on his constituency office.\n\nIn a transcript of the recordings released to the media by Mr McEvoy's office, Sir Roderick is reported saying the authenticity of two quotes \"couldn't be demonstrated\".\n\n\"We have to consider if they are forgeries or whatever, [and] whether he should be reported to the police,\" he added.\n\nMr McEvoy said he had taken the cheapest quote available: \"The quotes were nothing to do with me. I took them in good faith.\"\n\nHe said the builder was \"just somebody that I knew.\"\n\nThe second matter was about him losing his temper with Labour AM Mick Antoniw - he admitted being \"aggressive to him,\" but felt Mr Antoniw was arrogant.\n\n\"If the individual was really offended by my behaviour, and he was upset by it, then I apologise to Mick,\" he added.\n\nHe also faced an allegation he misused assembly funds for political campaigning.\n\nDismissing this, Mr McEvoy said: \"Strange that, isn't it, a Plaid Cymru member using his office for the benefit of Plaid Cymru.\"\n\nHe was a Plaid Cymru member until 2018, when he was expelled.", "Last updated on .From the section Cycling\n\nBy Jack Skelton BBC Sport at the tribunal in Manchester\n\nEx-British Cycling technical director and Team Sky head coach Shane Sutton furiously denied claims he is a \"doper\" before storming out of Dr Richard Freeman's medical tribunal.\n\nDr Freeman alleges the testosterone he ordered to British Cycling headquarters in 2011 was on behalf of Sutton.\n\nIn staggering, confrontational exchanges between Sutton and Dr Freeman's lawyer, Mary O'Rourke QC, Sutton repeatedly denied this and her claim he doped during his racing career.\n\nA livid Sutton then left the tribunal in Manchester after calling Dr Freeman \"spineless\".\n\nAn official could not persuade Sutton to return and he is set to decide on Wednesday whether he will resume giving evidence, as planned, on Thursday.\n\nThe tribunal is set to resume at 11:30 GMT on Thursday, with Wednesday a planned day off.\n\nFormer British Cycling and Team Sky medic Dr Freeman is facing an allegation he ordered 30 Testogel sachets to the National Cycling Centre in May 2011 knowing or believing it was intended for an athlete to enhance performance, which he denies.\n\nSutton's highly anticipated first appearance at the tribunal started at 14:00 after a day-and-a-half delay because of private legal argument.\n\nDr Freeman has admitted to 18 of the 22 allegations against him, including that he asked supplier Fit4Sport to falsely claim the Testogel had been sent in error.\n\nIn a public session before Sutton gave evidence, Miss O'Rourke said the defence's case is that Sutton is a \"habitual and serial liar\" as well as \"a doper, with a doping history\".\n• None Miss O'Rourke said she had evidence from an anonymous witness who saw Sutton inject himself with testosterone at his home in Rowley Regis in the late 1990s\n• None Sutton strenuously denied the claim, calling it \"laughable\" and that he had never tested positive in around 100 tests during his career\n• None Miss O'Rourke claimed several witnesses had come forward in the last two weeks to say Sutton is \"a liar, a doper and a bully\"\n• None He told Miss O'Rourke he would \"do you for defamation\" and that he wanted her to \"retract\" that claim because she had \"no evidence\"\n• None Sutton repeatedly told Dr Freeman to \"take down the screen\", \"man up\" and \"look me in the eye\"\n• None Miss O'Rourke said that Sutton had sent Dr Freeman a text at the end of last year that read: \"Be careful what you say, don't drag me in, you won't be the only person I can hurt\"\n• None Referring to Dr Freeman's claim that the testosterone was to treat Sutton's alleged erectile dysfunction, the Australian said: \"My wife wants to come here and testify you're a liar\"\n• None Sutton swore on the life of his three-year-old daughter he did not order the delivery of Testogel in 2011 and said he was willing to take a lie detector test if needed\n• None Sutton said he had \"no idea\" why Dr Freeman had ordered the Testogel but that he \"would've helped him work out a way through it\" if Freeman had come to him at the time\n• None He called Miss O'Rourke a \"bully\" and criticised her for what \"you've put my family through\"\n\nAfter around two hours of increasingly hostile exchanges during Miss O'Rourke's cross-examination on Tuesday, Sutton announced he was leaving the hearing and departed with an extraordinary outburst.\n\nDespite calling Dr Freeman a \"good friend\", Sutton made a series of claims about his former colleague and called him \"spineless\" for sitting behind a screen as Sutton gave evidence.\n\n\"I'm going to leave the hearing now, I don't need to be dragged through this,\" said Sutton.\n\n\"I'm going to go back to my little hole in Spain, enjoy my retirement, sleep at night knowing full well I didn't order any [testosterone] patches.\n\n\"The person lying to you is behind the screen, hopefully one day he will come clean and tell you why. He's a good bloke, a good friend, I've no argument with him.\n\n\"I'm happy with what I achieved in my career, I wish Richard Freeman all the best going forward, no one is better bedside than him.\n\n\"Dr Freeman went through a messy divorce, he turned up to work drunk on several occasions - he was like the Scarlet Pimpernel.\n\n\"I covered for him when we couldn't get hold of him.\n\n\"I'm not lying, I've told the truth, don't ask me any more questions.\n\n\"I'm not getting dragged by this mindless little individual [O'Rourke] living in her sad world, who is defending someone who has admitted to telling a million lies to you and the rest of the world but can't come out and tell the truth.\n\n\"He is hiding behind a screen, which is spineless, Richard, you're a spineless individual.\"\n\n'Am I the one on trial here?'\n\nMiss O'Rourke said on 7 November she would attempt to question the \"integrity and credibility\" of Sutton and earlier on Tuesday said she had 100 questions planned for him.\n\nOnly three questions in, Sutton became impatient, stating his former career as a rider was \"irrelevant\", as were other questions about his level of knowledge of doping practices in cycling history.\n\nSutton directed his ire at Miss O'Rourke, asking for \"an apology\" for her claims and at one point asking, \"Am I the one on trial here? I feel like I'm the criminal.\"\n\nWhen Miss O'Rourke put it to Sutton that his claim he did not know what Testogel was until asked about it by UK Anti-Doping in 2016 was either him \"having a laugh\" or a \"blatant lie\", Sutton replied: \"There is only one joke in this room and that's you.\"\n\nHe also turned to the press gallery at one stage and said: \"I hope you are getting all this.\"\n\nSutton added there was \"nothing sinister\" in him telling the General Medical Council's legal team that he and former British Cycling chief Sir Dave Brailsford were worried about being involved in this case and it was only because \"the buck stops with you\" as the head of an organisation.\n\nBefore Sutton's appearance, the independent medical practitioners tribunal ruled that the general topic of erectile dysfunction could be the subject of questions to him in public.\n\nYet Sutton brought up the subject before Miss O'Rourke could ask, shortly before he stormed out, adding: \"I would have no problem telling the GMC it was for me, but I never ordered it.\"\n\nIf Sutton chooses not to return to the hearing on Thursday, Miss O'Rourke is hoping to call former British Cycling head of medicine Dr Steve Peters for cross-examination.\n\nSutton said Dr Peters had \"phoned me the other night\" and will \"verify everything I've had to say\".\n\nThe testosterone delivery was brought to Dr Peters after former physio Phil Burt, who is due to give evidence on Friday, discovered it.\n\nDr Peters has claimed Dr Freeman contacted supplier Fit4Sport the same day the order arrived to confirm it was sent in error and Dr Peters said he then asked Freeman to return it.\n\nDr Peters said he was satisfied after being shown an email from the supplier \"confirming\" that the Testogel had been returned and destroyed, which Dr Freeman now admits was false.\n\nThe hearing, which is to determine Dr Freeman's fitness to practise medicine, continues.", "Chris Davies had been an MP since 2015 but was unseated by a petition after admitting submitting two false expenses invoices\n\nA former MP who lost his seat following a conviction for a false expenses claim has quit the general election after briefly becoming the Conservative candidate for Ynys Mon.\n\nChris Davies pulled out after other Welsh Tories criticised his selection.\n\n\"I will not want to put my wife and family through any more distress,\" the former Brecon and Radnorshire MP said.\n\nA senior Welsh Conservative source told the BBC the campaign had been \"shaky to say the least\".\n\n\"The candidate selection has been seriously flawed and chaotic,\" the source added.\n\nAnother claimed a Conservative AM had been approached to stand in Ynys Mon on Wednesday - the approach was rejected.\n\nAnnouncing his decision to withdraw from the election, Mr Davies said: \"Given the reaction in the media to the idea of me being a candidate, I have decided to pull out of the selection process.\"\n\nConservative AM Nick Ramsay said Mr Davies had \"done the right thing\".\n\n\"As John Major once said, when the curtain falls, it's time to leave the stage,\" he tweeted.\n\nIt leaves Ynys Mon without a Tory candidate, with the deadline for candidate selection on Thursday.\n\nMr Davies lost a by-election in Brecon and Radnorshire triggered by a recall petition earlier this year.\n\nHe admitted two charges of a false expenses claim in March at Westminster Magistrates' Court after trying to split the cost of £700 worth of pictures between two office budgets by creating fake invoices, when he could have claimed the amount by other means.\n\nMr Davies made an \"unreserved apology\" and was ordered to complete 50 hours of unpaid work and was fined £1,500.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by Nick Ramsay This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nNews of his selection for Ynys Mon broke on Tuesday night, prompting incredulity from Angela Burns, Welsh Conservative AM for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire.\n\nClaiming Mr Davies had been imposed by the party, she said: \"You couldn't make it up.\"\n\n\"It is inexplicable,\" another Welsh Conservative source said.\n\nMr Davies had tried and failed to win selection as the general election candidate in Brecon and Radnorshire again before the Ynys Mon selection was made.\n\nBut Mr Davies withdrew after he realised he would not be able to command support on Anglesey, the source claimed.\n\nOne Conservative told BBC Wales there was a \"feeling within the party that Chris Davies had paid the penalty and deserved another try\".\n\nHowever there had been \"huge resistance\" from within the party locally and that is why Mr Davies had withdrawn, the source added, realising he would not be able to command support in Anglesey.\n\nThe local party were only made aware of his selection on Tuesday, the source said.\n\nLord Davies of Gower, Welsh Conservative chairman, had defended the selection before Mr Davies quit, saying: \"Chris made a mistake and has paid the price. He must now be allowed to move on.\"\n\nThe constituency of Ynys Mon includes the island of Anglesey and the smaller Holy Island.\n\nThe Conservatives held the seat - previously known as Anglesey - between 1979 and 1987, followed by Plaid Cymru until 2001, and since then by Labour.\n\nLabour has selected Mary Roberts for the 12 December poll, while Plaid Cymru has picked Aled ap Dafydd.\n\nMs Roberts said: \"Chris Davies has rightly withdrawn. The Welsh Conservatives are in complete disarray.\"\n\nPlaid's candidate said: \"For the Tories to consider that he was suitable in the first place shows how out of touch they are.\"\n\nDeputy leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats Baroness Christine Humphreys said the Conservatives had \"demonstrated their utter contempt\" for Ynys Mon voters.\n\nThe summer by-election cut the Conservative working majority to just one when Jane Dodds overturned Mr Davies's 8,038 majority to beat Conservative Chris Davies by 1,425 votes.", "John Lawler died following treatment at the Chiropractic 1st clinic in York\n\nA man whose neck broke as he was treated by a chiropractor shouted \"You are hurting me,\" his widow told an inquest.\n\nJohn Lawler, 80, was attending Chiropractic 1st in York in August 2017 when he said he could not feel his arms and became like a \"ragdoll\".\n\nMr Lawler was taken to York Hospital and later transferred to Leeds General Infirmary where he died the next day.\n\nA police investigation into his death ruled out any criminal charges.\n\nGiving evidence, Joan Lawler, said her husband had been a fit and healthy man.\n\nThey had booked a series of chiropractic treatments after an initial assessment with Arleen Scholten.\n\n\"She said his shoulders and back were out of line and by gentle manipulation she could make his life much happier,\" Mrs Lawler said.\n\nThe first two appointments went well and they returned for a third appointment on Friday 11 August, , Mrs Lawler added.\n\nParamedics were called to Chiropractic 1st in York when Mr Lawler became unwell\n\n\"She started on the shoulders and went round his body.... Then the table dropped and he shouted 'You're hurting me. You are hurting me. I can't feel my arms,'\" Mrs Lawler told the inquest.\n\nShe said Mrs Scholten carried on treating her husband for a moment but then realised he was unresponsive and asked him to turn over.\n\nHe did not respond and the chiropractor manoeuvred him into a chair.\n\n\"She got John on to the chair but he was like a ragdoll,\" Mrs Lawler said.\n\n\"He wasn't moving and he wasn't speaking.\"\n\nShe said when paramedics arrived Mrs Scholten did not inform them of the table drop element during the treatment only that she had been applying \"gentle manipulation\".\n\nHe was initially taken to York Hospital where the family was told he had a broken neck.\n\n\"They said unfortunately John was a paraplegic and needed to be moved to a special unit,\" Mrs Lawler said.\n\nThe following day, at Leeds General Infirmary, she was told Mr Lawler had a broken neck and would need a 14-hour operation to install a neck brace.\n\nIt would be a traumatic operation and they were told it \"might kill him anyway\", she said.\n\nShe said during this discussion her husband made some mumbling noises.\n\n\"We decided he was saying no [to the operation],\" she said.\n\n\"There was nothing they could do. He lay there and just faded away,\" she added.\n\nFollow BBC Yorkshire on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Send your story ideas to yorkslincs.news@bbc.co.uk.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "England manager Gareth Southgate has compared his squad to \"a family\" in the aftermath of Raheem Sterling's confrontation with Joe Gomez, saying arguments are inevitable.\n\n\"I love all of my players. We are like a family. The important thing is for a family to communicate and work through problems,\" said Southgate.\n\n\"I don't expect as a manager to not have to deal with issues.\"\n\nSterling admitted \"emotions got the better of me\" during the incident.\n\n\"Me and Joe Gomez are good, we both understand it was a five to 10 second thing...it's done, we move forward,\" he added in a statement on social media earlier on Tuesday.\n\nThe Manchester City forward, who was involved in a previous altercation with Liverpool's Gomez in his side's 3-1 Premier League defeat on Sunday, has been dropped for England's Euro 2020 qualifier against Montenegro on Thursday.\n\nPictures from England's training ground on Tuesday appeared to show Gomez with a scratch running from his right eye down his cheek, although Southgate refused to say if it was related to the altercation with Sterling.\n\nSouthgate did, however, confirm that Sterling was the aggressor in the incident at the team hotel.\n• None 'The biggest test yet for Gareth Southgate'\n\n\"Raheem in his [social media] post last night explained for a very brief moment his emotions ran over. It would be correct to say that's not the same for Joe,\" he added.\n\nAt a team meeting on Monday night, Southgate, Sterling and Gomez all spoke as the manager decided on the appropriate action to take.\n\n\"In the end I have to find the right solution for the group,\" added Southgate.\n\n\"That's a difficult line, you try to be fair when dealing with all players. I won't always get that right but I am the manager.\n\n\"Raheem is very important for us but I felt it was the right thing.\"\n\nEngland are already assured of at least a play-off spot to make Euro 2020 after five wins from their opening six matches in their qualification campaign. They need just a point to qualify for the finals automatically.\n• None England must 'lose the arrogance', says Southgate\n• None Players to wear 'legacy numbers' as part of 1,000th match celebrations\n\nLeicester defender Ben Chilwell said that Sterling and Gomez spoke at a team meeting on Monday, as well as Southgate.\n\n\"Gareth spoke about the situation and spoke about what he thought, and he also wanted to know what we thought about it,\" said Chilwell.\n\n\"Joe and Raheem got the chance to talk, which they both wanted to do. For Raheem, he wanted to apologise and Joe wanted to get stuff off his chest as well. That was it done then.\n\n\"[Sterling] was apologetic. He said it's not in his nature, which it's not. We all know as footballers that emotions can run high. There's no-one trying to make excuses for him, including himself.\n\n\"Gareth didn't want to make a decision himself, he was keen we came to the right decision with the leadership group. It got spoken about between the leadership group and Gareth. The decision has been made and we're all very on board with that.\n\n\"Since then it's not been spoken of. It got squashed yesterday [Monday]. We've moved on and trained as normal this morning.\"\n\nGareth Southgate has often told us how they have worked on defusing club rivalries, because it has been a problem with England in the past. Sterling will remain with the squad and one of the things Southgate said was that the emotions from Sunday's match were still raw and the decision to leave Sterling out has been made with the agreement of the entire squad.\n\nSterling has come on a storm in the last year or so, while his development has continued with Manchester City and England. He has scored 10 goals in his past 10 internationals and he did captain England when he won his 50th cap against the Netherlands in June.\n\nTime will move on and we will always refer to this, but he is such an important player for England, I would go as far to say he is the first name on the team sheet. So I would not rule him out of captaining his country in the future.", "Joseph McCann is accused of 37 offences against 11 alleged victims\n\nA man embarked on a series of \"depraved\" sex attacks on women and children, one as young as 11, a court has heard.\n\nJoseph McCann is accused of 37 offences against 11 alleged victims, including rapes, kidnap and false imprisonment, over two weeks in April and May.\n\nThe Old Bailey heard the 34-year-old snatched two women off London streets and told one he would \"never release her\" as he raped her multiple times.\n\nThe jury was told the defendant's \"spree of sex attacks\" started in Watford before continuing in London, Greater Manchester and Cheshire.\n\nOne 21-year-old woman was grabbed at knifepoint and bundled into a car as she walked home from a Watford nightclub on 21 April.\n\nProsecutor John Price QC said she was released later that morning in a \"state of great distress\".\n\nA 25-year-old woman was abducted as she walked home in Walthamstow, east London, just after midnight on 25 April.\n\nMr Price said the defendant told her \"to stop screaming or he would stab her\" then dragged her into a car \"and drove off\".\n\nThe court heard the woman was raped \"many times\" by Mr McCann in various locations over the next 14 hours and subjected to acts of \"shocking depravity and violence\".\n\n\"He made her call him 'daddy' and say that she was a child. At one point the man parked the car near to a school, saying that he wanted to make her rape a child,\" Mr Price said.\n\nLater the same day, and while still holding the woman prisoner, the defendant abducted a 21-year-old woman in Edgware, north London, as she walked along the street with her sister, the court heard.\n\nCCTV of the woman being bundled into a silver people carrier just after midday was played to the jury.\n\nMr Price said she \"suffered a similar fate\" to the 25-year-old woman before the pair managed to escape while in Watford where Mr McCann had booked a hotel room for two nights.\n\nHe told the jury they would have come to \"further harm\" but one of the women hit their captor over the head with a vodka bottle and some builders \"bravely\" intervened to prevent them being recaptured.\n\nThe attacks resumed 10 days later in the North West of England where, over 12 hours on 5 May, three women, three young girls and a boy of 11 were assaulted, the Old Bailey heard.\n\nMr McCann allegedly conned his way into a mother's Greater Manchester home where he tied her to the bed and raped her 17-year-old daughter and 11-year-old son.\n\nThe court heard he then abducted a 71-year-old woman who was in her car at a Morrisons car park.\n\nHe raped her and also sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl before both managed to escape at Knutsford Service Station on the M6, the court heard.\n\nThe 34-year-old is accused of then snatching two 14-year-old girls in Cheshire.\n\nMr McCann, who was not in court, is charged with:\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Sir Richard Branson has apologised for a photo he used to mark the launch his new Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship in South Africa.\n\nThe entrepreneur tweeted a photo which was criticised for failing to reflect the diversity of South Africa.\n\nOne of the critics is South African fashion designer Thula Sindi, who says: \"Where did you find so many white people in South Africa?\"\n\nSir Richard tweeted an apology, saying it \"clearly lacked diversity\".\n\nA Virgin Group spokesperson added the image in Sir Richard's tweet did not reflect \"the diverse make-up of attendees\" at the launch event.\n\nIn the intial tweet, Sir Richard said: \"Wonderful to be in South Africa to help launch the new Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship. We aim to become the heart of entrepreneurship for Southern Africa.\"\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by Richard Branson This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nIt sparked a series of responses, including from Mr Sindi - whose designs were worn by South Africa's minister of communications and telecommunications, Stella Ndabeni-Abraham on the day she was sworn in.\n\nHe remarks that it must have \"Really taken an honest effort for exclude the majority of the population which is just as skilled and talented\".\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post 2 by Thula Sindi This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nSir Richard later tweeted: \"Apologies. I hope you will take a look at my blog which does far better justice to the amazing work of the Centre and its team.\"\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post 3 by Richard Branson This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nIn the link to his blog, Sir Richard writes: \"We will play a more meaningful role in entrepreneurs' lives than your average accelerator, supporting companies to not just survive, but thrive, and make business a real force for good in society, for the environment and the economy.\"\n\nOne individual had told critics they were wrong. \"This is one of many pictures, most of which are diverse,\" he tweeted.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post 4 by Sicelo Nkosi This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nSouth Africa's population of almost 58 million is 80% black African, and Sir Richard writes in his blog that the \"economy is dependent on entrepreneurial activity for creating future economic growth and jobs\".\n\n\"But the economic contribution to South Africa's entrepreneurial sector is below the developing country norm. I believe that increasing entrepreneurship in this country is the golden highway to economic democracy,\" he adds.\n\nSir Richard's Virgin Group has a wide range of interests from gyms to planes and the entrepreneur's space company, Virgin Galactic, listed on the New York Stock Exchange last month.\n\nA spokesperson for Virgin said: \"The tweet linked to a blog about the launch of the Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship South Africa, which assists aspiring entrepreneurs of all backgrounds with the skills, opportunities and inspiration they need to succeed.\n\n\"We apologise for the poorly chosen image, but would like to emphasise that this does not reflect the diverse make-up of attendees.\n\n\"As the video, other social posts and other images of the event show, many of the diverse group of Branson Centre entrepreneurs, trustees and team were present and the image attached to that particular tweet should have reflected this too.\"", "A public inquiry is to be held into the circumstances surrounding the death of Sheku Bayoh in police custody.\n\nThe 32-year-old never regained consciousness after being restrained by police in Kirkcaldy, Fife, in 2015.\n\nJustice Secretary Humza Yousaf said the questions to be examined by the inquiry would include whether race played a part in Mr Bayoh's death.\n\nOn Monday, it was confirmed that no police officers would face prosecution over the case.\n\nMr Bayoh's family said they felt \"betrayed\" by the decision not to prosecute the officers involved, who have always denied any wrongdoing.\n\nMr Yousaf and First Minister Nicola Sturgeon met the family on Tuesday.\n\nFirst Minister Nicola Sturgeon and Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf met with the family of Sheku Bayoh\n\nAfterwards, Ms Sturgeon tweeted: \"I made clear the Scottish government's determination to get the answers to the questions they have about his death and its aftermath. I believe a full public inquiry is the best way to do that.\"\n\nThe justice secretary announced the inquiry in a statement to the Scottish Parliament.\n\nMr Yousaf said all deaths in police custody were subject to a mandatory fatal accident inquiry (FAI), but that the Lord Advocate believed this would not allow all the issues to be addressed in this case.\n\nFAIs can examine circumstances and factors leading up to a death, but not what follows later.\n\nMr Yousaf said the Lord Advocate had identified questions about the early stages of the post-incident management of the investigation which could not be examined in a fatal accident inquiry.\n\nHe said: \"That being the case, it is imperative that the circumstances leading up to Mr Bayoh's death and the events that followed, including whether race played a part, are examined in full and in public.\"\n\nHe told the parliament that the primary purpose of the public inquiry would be to investigate the circumstances of the case.\n\nBut he said he had also instructed HM Inspectorate of Prisons to review deaths in prisons.\n\nMr Yousaf said the process of appointing the inquiry's chairperson would begin shortly.\n\nAamer Anwar, the family's lawyer, said: \"It follows that the inquiry must identify each and every individual and organisation who must bear responsibility and accountability for this tragedy and the mishandling of the aftermath.\n\nDebrah Cole, the director of Inquest, and lawyer Aamer Anwar joined the Bayoh family for the meeting at Holyrood\n\n\"We also believe that the inquiry must focus on whether institutional racism, discrimination, inequality and cultural attitudes were responsible for what occurred. To what extent did the life of Sheku Bayoh not count, or could have counted more?\n\n\"These concerns are inescapable as far as many of the core participants are concerned.\"\n\nMr Bayoh's family had initially been told in October 2018 that no criminal charges would be brought over his death.\n\nHowever, two months later evidence uncovered by BBC Scotland raised fresh questions about the way he had been treated by police officers before he died in their custody.\n\nThe Disclosure investigation included evidence that the first officers on scene escalated the situation instead of trying to defuse it, and other evidence that Mr Bayoh's actions were exaggerated in official police documents.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Hundreds of passengers had a lucky escape after two trains collided head-on in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad.\n\nTwelve passengers suffered minor injuries and are being treated at a local hospital.\n\nAn inquiry has been ordered into the incident.\n\nIndia has one of the largest train networks in the world but accidents are fairly common because much of the railway equipment is out of date.\n\nThe government has promised to modernise the network but the pace of the change has been slow.", "Former chief of the Armed Forces Lord Bramall has died at the age of 95.\n\nThe Normandy D-Day veteran, who oversaw the Falklands campaign, retired from the House of Lords in 2013.\n\nLord Bramall was awarded a military cross in 1945 for his bravery during World War Two.\n\nIn his later years, he was falsely accused in 2014 of child sexual abuse by the paedophile and fantasist Carl Beech.\n\nHe was too ill to attend the trial of Beech in person earlier this year. Beech was later jailed for making the false allegations.\n\nLord Bramall's wife died in 2015 before detectives announced they were not charging him.\n\nA field marshal and baron, Lord Bramall served during the Normandy landings and commanded UK land forces between 1976 and 1978.\n\nHe became chief of the general staff - the professional head of the Army - in 1979, and in 1982 he oversaw the Falklands campaign.\n\nLater that year he became chief of the defence staff - the most senior officer commanding the UK's armed forces - and served until 1985.\n\nHe went on to have a 26-year career in the House of Lords.\n\nLord Bramall - known to his family and friends as Dwin, from his first name Edwin - spoke out in the House of Lords against the involvement of the UK in the Iraq war.\n\nDuring a debate in 2004, he said: \"We really should know by now that, unlike naked aggression, terrorism cannot be defeated by massive military means, but by concentrating more on the twin pillars of competent protection and positive diplomacy.\"\n\nHe also spoke out against the UK's nuclear missiles, telling the Lords in 2007 that abandoning Trident \"could be seen as a bold and striking decision intended to show that the country is resolved to return to the position of moral and ethical standards for which it was once widely recognised\".\n\nThe Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament praised Lord Bramall over his comments.\n\nAlso paying tribute was former defence minister Tobias Ellwood, who tweeted that Lord Bramall had been an \"inspirational leader\".\n\nEx-defence secretary Lord Heseltine called him an \"outstanding soldier\", adding: \"From his earliest experiences in the liberation of Europe and the D-Day landings, to his distinguished tenure as chief of the defence staff, he was a man who inspired confidence.\n\n\"His public humiliation following the scandalous allegations was one of the most disgraceful episodes of my political life.\n\n\"The country has lost a great patriot who deserved better from us.\"\n\nFormer Conservative MP Harvey Proctor, who was also wrongly accused by Beech, paid tribute to Lord Bramall and said the country was \"poorer for his death\".\n\n\"He will be remembered as a military leader of enormous stature, courage and ability,\" Mr Proctor said.\n\nLord Bramall will be remembered as a war hero, despite the false claims towards the end of his life.\n\nHe joined the Army at the age of 18 and took part in the D-Day landings.\n\nIn Normandy, he was wounded twice but quickly returned to duty. For his bravery he was awarded the military cross.\n\nHe served in Borneo and then west Germany at the height of the Cold War as he rose through the ranks. By the time of the Falklands War he was the head of the Army. He retired in 1985 as a field marshal.\n\nHe was still respected as a strategic thinker - warning of the dangers of the Iraq invasion in 2003.\n\nHe also questioned the cost of renewing Britain's Trident nuclear weapons system.\n\nHis reputation still survived, despite what he called the ridiculous allegations made by a fantasist who wrongly claimed he was part of an establishment paedophile ring.\n\nPaying tribute to Lord Bramall, chief of the defence staff General Sir Nick Carter said his \"many admirers\" would be \"deeply saddened\" to hear of his death.\n\n\"He was a remarkable soldier who served our country with great bravery and dedication over many decades, inspiring his many subordinates, and overseeing significant change as a chief of staff that we still benefit from today,\" he said.\n\nMeanwhile, Conservative parliamentary candidate Nigel Evans focused on the impact of the false allegations, tweeting: \"I trust more than a few people will hang their heads in shame following this news. He deserved so much better from the police. RIP Lord Bramall.\"\n\nThe BBC's home affairs correspondent Dominic Casciani said Lord Bramall's last years were \"dominated\" by Operation Midland, the Metropolitan Police's probe into Beech's false claims.\n\nMetropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick said she was \"very sad\" to learn of his death.\n\n\"I met him recently to apologise personally for the great damage the Metropolitan Police investigation into Carl Beech's false allegations has had on him and his family,\" she said in a statement.\n\n\"I was struck by his selflessness and generosity in the issues he wanted to discuss, focusing on a desire to ensure the lessons from Operation Midland had been learnt by the Met.\n\n\"It was very humbling to be in his company and hear first-hand his experience.\n\n\"He was a great man, a brilliant soldier and leader, and much-loved family man. He was a true gentleman and will be hugely missed.\"\n\nLord Bramall, a father-of-two, thumped the desk and called the allegations \"ridiculous\" when he was questioned by police in 2015.\n\nFootage of his police interview, which happened weeks after his home was raided, was played at Beech's trial.\n\n\"I am absolutely astonished, amazed and bemused,\" Lord Bramall said in that interview.\n\n\"I find it incredible that anybody should believe that someone of my career standing, integrity, should be capable of any of these things, including things like torture - unbelievable.\"", "The Conservative Party has suspended party members named in new allegations of Islamophobic social media posts, allegedly made by 25 current and former Conservative councillors.\n\nThe Guardian says it has seen a so-called \"dossier\" compiled by an anonymous Twitter user who says they campaign against racism.\n\nThe dossier contains alleged details of Islamophobia and racist social media content posted, shared or endorsed by 25 sitting and former Conservative councillors. Not all the names provided are understood to be party members.\n\nA Conservative Party spokesperson said: “All those found to be party members have been suspended immediately, pending investigation.\n\n\"The swift action we take on not just anti-Muslim discrimination, but discrimination of any kind, is testament to the seriousness with which we take such issues.\n\n“The Conservative Party will never stand by when it comes to prejudice and discrimination of any kind.\n\n\"That’s why we are already establishing the terms of an investigation to make sure that such instances are isolated and robust processes are in place to stamp them out as and when they occur.”", "The Financial Times has named its first female editor since it was founded in 1888.\n\nRoula Khalaf will take over from Lionel Barber, who announced on Tuesday that he would leave in January after 34 years at the pink-coloured financial newspaper.\n\nMs Khalaf, his deputy, said she was \"thrilled\" to be running \"the greatest news organisation in the world\".\n\nThe FT was sold to Japanese media firm Nikkei in 2015 by publisher Pearson.\n\nTsuneo Kita, chairman of Nikkei, said: \"I have full confidence that she will continue the FT's mission to deliver quality journalism without fear and without favour.\"\n\nLionel Barber: \"The best job in journalism\"\n\nMs Khalaf has been with the FT for 24 years. Her roles have included running its Middle East coverage during the Iraq war and the 2011 Arab Spring.\n\nShe has been the deputy editor since 2016, overseeing strategic planning and the launch of \"Trade Secrets\", which covers global trade.\n\nMr Barber said he was leaving \"the best job in journalism\" after a 14-year tenure and 34 years at the paper.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by Lionel Barber This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nHe is the longest-serving UK national newspaper editor and led a push into online subscription that is regarded as having helped the business during a period when traditional newspaper sales have been falling.\n\n\"When I took over as editor, I pledged to restore the gold standard in the FT's reporting and commentary and to help the board build a sustainably profitable business,\" Mr Barber said.\n\nMr Kita said he had \"strong personal trust\" in Mr Barber. \"It's very sad to see him leave the FT. However, both of us agree it is time to open a new chapter,\" he said.\n\nThe FT's print circulation is about 166,000 a day. In April, it said it had achieved one million paying readers, including digital subscribers.", "Emily Maitlis repeats the claim by Virginia Roberts’ legal team that “you could not spend time around Epstein and not know what was going on”.\n\nThe prince says that with the benefit of hindsight one might question: “Was that really the way that it was or was I looking at it the very wrong way?”\n\nHe compares Epstein’s house to Buckingham Palace in that both have lots of people walking around.\n\n“I live in an institution at Buckingham Palace which has members of staff walking around all the time and I don’t wish to appear grand but there were a lot of people who were walking around Jeffrey Epstein’s house.”\n\n“You’d notice if there were hundreds of underage girls in Buckingham Palace, wouldn’t you?” Emily Maitlis asks.\n\nThe prince says he would have noticed if that was the case at Epstein’s home.", "The Duke of York has told the BBC he has wracked his brains but cannot recall any incident involving Virginia Roberts - now Virginia Giuffre - who has said she was forced to have sex with him three times.\n\nWhen asked by BBC Newsnight's Emily Maitlis whether there was any way he could have had sex with Ms Roberts, or any woman trafficked by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Prince Andrew said \"no\".\n\nThe interview is the first time Prince Andrew has spoken publicly about his links with Jeffrey Epstein, a 66-year-old American financier who took his own life while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges.\n\nViewers in the UK can watch the full programme on BBC iPlayer: Prince Andrew and the Epstein Scandal: The Newsnight Interview and YouTube", "The Strictly Come Dancing judges in charitable mood\n\nStars from Strictly, Star Wars, Doctor Who and EastEnders are lending a hand to Children In Need to help raise funds in this year's charity BBC TV appeal.\n\nThe five-hour telethon also features England football players, a celebrity edition of music quiz The Hit List and songs by Louis Tomlinson and Westlife.\n\nThey are all hoping viewers will donate to Children In Need, which supports 3,000 local charities and projects.\n\nLast year, £50.6m was raised on the appeal night.\n\nThe hosts: Marvin and Rochelle Humes, Mel Giedroyc, Tom Allen, Graham Norton, Ade Adepitan and Tess Daly\n\nChildren in Need is the BBC's official UK charity and raises money for disadvantaged young people around the country, such as those experiencing poverty, with disabilities, or victims of abuse or neglect.\n\nThis year, comedian Tom Allen joins a presenting line-up that also includes Graham Norton, Tess Daly, Mel Giedroyc, Ade Adepitan and Marvin and Rochelle Humes.\n\nEastEnders actors Ricky Champ (who plays Stuart Highway), Louisa Lytton (Ruby Allen), Maisie Smith (Tiffany Butcher) and Rudolph Walker (Patrick Trueman) swap Albert Square for the Strictly Come Dancing ballroom for the night.\n\nStrictly judge Craig Revel Horwood appears in a sketch with EastEnders' Ricky Champ and Rudolph Walker\n\nThe EastEnders teamed up with Strictly professionals\n\nStar Wars actors Daisy Ridley and John Boyega challenge YouTuber Colin Furze to build a real working landspeeder [vehicle that hovers], helped by young people from Children In Need projects.\n\nDoctor Who's Jodie Whittaker also makes an appearance, and Norton gives three children the chance to be on his chat show sofa - and the power to tip joke-telling celebrities out of his famous big red chair.\n\nGraham Norton gives Julio, Iara and Emma control over his famous lever\n\nWill Julio like the jokes told by Anneka Rice in the big red chair?\n\nMeanwhile, there are special versions of Mock The Week, Crackerjack and Dragon's Den, along with performances from Michael Ball and Alfie Boe, plus the casts of Big, The Tina Turner Musical and Circus 1903.\n\nEngland footballers Harry Kane, Marcus Rashford and Raheem Sterling have been filmed surprising children from the England Amputee Football Association.\n\nEngland stars Harry Kane, Marcus Rashford and Raheem Sterling with children from the England Amputee Football Association and presenter Mark Wright\n\nA special edition of BBC One's The Hit List features pop stars including rapper Wretch 32, ex-JLS singer JB Gill, Heidi Range from the Sugababes, Girls Aloud's Nadine Coyle, Liberty X star Michelle Heaton and Blue's Antony Costa.\n\nJB Gill and Wretch 32 on the special Hit List\n\nTV personality Rylan Clark-Neal has already raised more than £1m for the cause with his 24-hour karaoke marathon on BBC Radio 2.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nChildren in Need is on BBC One at 19:30 GMT on 15 November\n\nFollow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Last updated on .From the section Women's Football\n\nA strike by women footballers in Spain's top division because of a dispute over pay saw all eight fixtures postponed over the weekend.\n\nAlmost 200 players from 16 clubs voted to strike in October after more than a year of failed negotiations.\n\nThey are demanding a professional agreement that regulates minimum working conditions, rights to minimum wages and measures for maternity.\n\nBoth of Saturday's games and six matches on Sunday were called off.\n\nUDG Tenerife did not to travel to their game at Espanyol after their Friday flight was severely delayed by technical problems, but had planned to do so and strike on Saturday.\n\nIn a statement on their website, the club said they \"respect the position of the players to support the strike\", adding that they hope an agreement can be reached \"for the sake of women's football and generations to come\".\n\nLevante and Sporting de Huelva posted on social media to confirm their game would not go ahead after \"both clubs decided to join the strike action\".\n\nOn Sunday, the matches between Athletic Club and Tacon, Real Sociedad and Barcelona, Real Betis and Sevilla, Valencia and Atletico Madrid, Deportivo and Logrono and Madrid CFF and Rayo Vallecano were all postponed.\n\nA video featuring top players, including Athletic Bilbao goalkeeper Ainhoa Tirapu and fellow Spain international Silvia Meseguer of Atletico Madrid, was promoted on social media by players' union the Association of Spanish Footballers.\n\nIn the video they say they are fighting for former players, current players and \"for those who will one day be in our place\".\n\nThe action was supported by 93% of players employed by 16 clubs at a meeting in Madrid on 22 October.\n\nClubs are proposing a minimum wage of 16,000 euros (£13,700), but unions representing the players are asking for at least 20,000 euros (£17,000).", "The Duchess of Sussex has accused the Mail on Sunday and its parent company of a campaign of \"untrue\" stories, according to new details of her legal action against the newspaper group.\n\nCourt papers filed against the group set out a list of \"false\" articles about Meghan, the website Byline says.\n\nHer lawyers claim the Mail on Sunday removed passages of a private letter to her father to portray her \"negatively\".\n\nThe Mail on Sunday repeated its intent to defend the case \"with vigour\".\n\n\"There is nothing in this document which changes that position,\" a spokesman said.\n\nIn October, law firm Schillings, acting for the duchess, filed a High Court claim against the Mail on Sunday and its parent company over the alleged misuse of private information, infringement of copyright and breach of the Data Protection Act 2018.\n\nThe claim came after the Mail on Sunday published a handwritten letter from Meghan to her father, Thomas Markle, sent shortly after she and Prince Harry got married in 2018.\n\nIt is claimed the newspaper did not publish parts of the letter because it would undermine its \"negative\" portrayal of the duchess.\n\nThe court papers claim that Meghan's father was exploited by journalists and say that reporters also invented a series of claims about her relationship with her mother.\n\nThe duchess' lawyers will also accuse Associated Newspapers, the parent entity of the Mail newspapers, of printing \"completely untrue\" stories about renovations to Meghan and Prince Harry's home.\n\nThey say that claims by the paper - also published on the Mail Online website - that a £5,000 copper bath and £500,000-worth of soundproofing were charged to the taxpayer were lies.\n\nIn a statement last month, the Duke of Sussex said he and Meghan were forced to take action against \"relentless propaganda\" and a \"ruthless campaign that has escalated over the past year\".\n\nPrince Harry said the \"painful\" impact of intrusive media coverage had driven the couple to take action.\n\nThe duke has launched separate legal action against the owners of the Sun, the defunct News of the World, and the Daily Mirror, in relation to alleged phone-hacking.", "The Duke of York has answered questions about his links to Jeffrey Epstein for the first time in a BBC interview.\n\nHe spoke to BBC Newsnight's Emily Maitlis in an interview recorded at Buckingham Palace.\n\nPrince Andrew & the Epstein Scandal: The Newsnight Interview was shown on BBC Two on 16 November 2019 and can be seen on BBC iPlayer in the UK and the full interview can also be seen on YouTube.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nFlooded Venice has been hit by a new high tide of 154cm (5ft), giving residents no respite from a crisis costing Italy millions of euros.\n\nWorld-famous St Mark's Square, a magnet for tourists, has been closed, and schools are shut for a third day.\n\nThe canal city's famous waterbuses - the vaporetti - are not running.\n\nThe 187cm peak on Tuesday was the highest level in more than 50 years, damaging monuments, shops and homes. More than 80% of the city was flooded.\n\nThe government declared a state of emergency in the Unesco world heritage site.\n\nResidents with flood-damaged homes will get up to €5,000 (£4,300; $5,500), and businesses up to €20,000 in compensation.\n\nThe first flood sirens went off at dawn, an eerie sound rising over the ancient bridges and waterways of the city.\n\nWithin a couple of hours, the murky green water of the Grand Canal had risen level with its bank, slapping over the paving stones as boats went past.\n\nNearby streets quickly flooded. Tourists, shoes covered in plastic bags, carried their luggage along raised narrow trestle walkways, which the authorities have put up to keep the pedestrian traffic moving.\n\nOn either side, dirty water continued to rise. At ground level, in their rubber wellies, business owners were already starting to operate small pumps. Many had raised the flood barriers across their doorways - apparently to little effect. Water was already seeping up to ankle height in the souvenir shops and cafes.\n\nThe Grand Canal's water is now level with the pavement\n\n\"It hurts to see the city so damaged, its artistic heritage compromised, its commercial activities on its knees,\" Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, who visited Venice on Wednesday, wrote in a Facebook post (in Italian).\n\nThe city has about 50,000 residents, but about 20m tourists visit every year.\n\nHotels were forced to cancel reservations, some reportedly as far ahead as December, as photos of Venice underwater spread across the world.\n\nThe tides have been worsened by sirocco winds blowing from Africa, and there are fears that global warming is increasing the frequency and severity of such floods.\n\nWaters are expected to recede over the weekend.\n\nWellington boots are now essential footwear in Venice\n\nThe government says Venice's elaborate flood defence system will not be operational until 2021 - yet work began on it back in 2003.\n\nFondamenta Zattere - a long, much-loved waterfront area where tourists enjoy strolling - is also under water.\n\nThe city is made up of more than 100 islands inside a lagoon off the north-east coast of Italy. It suffers flooding on a yearly basis.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nThe government has pledged to release €20m in aid for Venice.\n\nCulture Minister Dario Franceschini said the task of repairing the city would be huge, adding that more than 50 churches had been damaged.\n\nOnly once since official records began in 1923 has the tide been higher than it reached this week - hitting 194cm in 1966.\n\nA flooded bookshop: Workers are trying to dry out damp prints\n\nThe mayor of Venice, Luigi Brugnaro, blamed climate change for the flood, saying the impact was \"huge\" and would leave \"a permanent mark\". Strong winds lashing the area are contributing to the crisis.\n\nMr Conte said the government would accelerate the Mose project - construction of a hydraulic barrier system to protect the lagoon from rising sea levels and winter storms.\n\nSt Mark's Basilica - dating back to the 11th Century - was hit by the flood\n\nShops appear marooned by the floodwaters\n\nAll images are subject to copyright.", "As our political correspondent Iain Watson said a few minutes ago, the crunch meeting to finalise Labour's election manifesto could be far from over.\n\nThe so-called \"Clause Five\" party meeting offers an opportunity for senior figures to sign off the party's manifesto.\n\nIt is attended by Labour's ruling National Executive Committee, including the shadow cabinet and trade union representatives.\n\nParty staffers present a draft document, whose different policy areas are discussed in turn.\n\nA vote is taken at the end of the meeting on the whole document, rather than voting section-by-section.\n\nThere are usually some small amendments - but so far today there have been strong disagreements on the exact wording of several policies, our correspondent said.\n\nFor example, some within Labour are concerned that a more open policy on immigration could alienate voters in Leave-voting areas.\n\nKeep an eye out on our Election 2019 news index as that's where you'll be able to read about the outcome of the meeting when it ends.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Geoffrey Berman: \"If you believe you are a victim of this man... we want to hear from you.\"\n\n\"I'm not a sexual predator, I'm an 'offender,'\" Jeffrey Epstein told the New York Post in 2011. \"It's the difference between a murderer and a person who steals a bagel.\"\n\nEpstein died in a New York prison cell on 10 August as he awaited, without the chance of bail, his trial on sex trafficking charges.\n\nIt came more than a decade after his conviction for soliciting prostitution from a minor, for which he was registered as a sex offender.\n\nThis time, he was accused of running a \"vast network\" of underage girls for sex. He pleaded not guilty.\n\nThe 66-year-old in the past socialised with Prince Andrew and former presidents Donald Trump and Bill Clinton.\n\nBut who was Jeffrey Epstein?\n\nBorn and raised in New York, Epstein taught maths and physics in the city at the private Dalton School in the mid 1970s. He had studied physics and maths himself at university, although he never graduated.\n\nA father of one of his students is said to have been so impressed that he put Epstein in touch with a senior partner at the Wall Street investment bank Bear Stearns.\n\nHe was a partner there within four years. By 1982, he had created his own firm - J Epstein and Co.\n\nThe company managed assets of clients worth more than $1bn (£800m) and was an instant success. Epstein soon began spending his fortune - including on a mansion in Florida, a ranch in New Mexico, and reputedly the largest private home in New York - and socialising with celebrities, artists and politicians.\n\n\"I've known Jeff for 15 years. Terrific guy,\" Donald Trump told New York magazine for a profile on Epstein in 2002. \"He's a lot of fun to be with. It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side.\n\n\"No doubt about it - Jeffrey enjoys his social life.\"\n\nJeffrey Epstein, left, with Donald Trump at the former president's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida in 1997\n\nIn 2002, Epstein flew former President Bill Clinton and the actors Kevin Spacey and Chris Tucker to Africa on a customised private jet. He made an unsuccessful bid to buy New York magazine with then film producer Harvey Weinstein in 2003 - the same year he made a $30m donation to Harvard University.\n\nBut he also strove to keep his life private, reportedly shunning society events and dinners in restaurants.\n\nHe dated women like Miss Sweden winner Eva Andersson Dubin and Ghislaine Maxwell, daughter of publisher Robert Maxwell, although he never married.\n\nRosa Monckton, the former CEO of Tiffany & Co, told Vanity Fair for a 2003 article that Epstein was \"very enigmatic\" and \"a classic iceberg\".\n\n\"You think you know him and then you peel off another ring of the onion skin and there's something else extraordinary underneath,\" she said. \"What you see is not what you get.\"\n\nIn 2005, the parents of a 14-year-old girl told police in Florida that Epstein had molested their daughter at his Palm Beach home. A police search of the property found photos of girls throughout the house.\n\nThe Miami Herald reports that his abuse of underage girls dated back years.\n\n\"This was not a 'he said, she said' situation,\" Palm Beach Police Chief Michael Reiter told the newspaper. \"This was 50-something 'shes' and one 'he' - and the 'shes' all basically told the same story.\"\n\n\"He has never been secretive about the girls,\" columnist Michael Wolff told New York magazine for a 2007 profile piece, as the case against Epstein moved through the courts.\n\n\"At one point, when his troubles began, he was talking to me and said, 'What can I say, I like young girls.' I said, 'Maybe you should say, 'I like young women.'\"\n\nHowever, prosecutors forged a deal with the hedge fund manager in 2008.\n\nHe avoided federal charges - which could have seen him face life in prison - and instead received an 18-month prison sentence, during which he was able to go on \"work release\" to his office for 12 hours a day, six days a week. He was released on probation after 13 months.\n\nPrince Andrew, left, has been criticised for his association with Jeffrey Epstein\n\nThe Miami Herald says that the federal prosecutor Alexander Acosta - who was Secretary of Labour in the Trump administration - struck a plea agreement hiding the extent of his crimes and ending an FBI investigation into whether there were more victims or more powerful people who took part. The paper described it as the \"deal of the century\".\n\nMr Acosta resigned in July 2019 over the scandal, though he defended his actions as guaranteeing at last some jail time for Epstein.\n\nSince 2008 Epstein had been listed as a level three on the New York sex offenders register. It is a lifelong designation meaning he was at a high risk of reoffending.\n\nBut Epstein maintained his properties and his assets after his conviction.\n\nIn December 2010, Prince Andrew, the third child of the Queen, was pictured in New York's Central Park with Epstein, drawing controversy.\n\nIn a BBC interview in November 2019, the prince, who had known Epstein since 1999, said he had gone to New York to break off their friendship. He said he regretted staying at the financier's house while he was there, and that he had \"let the side down\" by doing so.\n\nAn Epstein accuser, Virginia Roberts - now Virginia Giuffre - would later allege that she was made to have sex with Prince Andrew in the early 2000s when she was 17.\n\nPrince Andrew categorically denied having sex with her and said he has no recollection of a photo of the pair being taken together in London.\n\nEpstein was arrested in New York on 6 July 2019 after flying back from Paris on his private jet.\n\nProsecutors were reportedly seeking the forfeiture of his New York mansion, where some of his alleged crimes occurred.\n\nEpstein always denied any wrongdoing, and pleaded not guilty to the charges against him.\n\nAfter being denied bail by the court, he was being held in New York's Metropolitan Correctional Center. He was taken to hospital briefly in July for what was widely reported to be injuries to his neck - which neither prison officials or his lawyers would officially comment on.\n\nAt his last court appearance on 31 July, it became clear that he would spend a year in prison, with a trial no earlier than summer 2020. Prosecutors said they wanted no delay, and bringing the trial quickly was in the public interest.\n\nNow, Epstein will never face the trial at all.\n\nAfter Epstein's death, his former girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, came into the spotlight.\n\nShe was arrested in July 2020 at her secluded mansion in the US state of New Hampshire on suspicion of having assisted Epstein's abuse of minors by helping to recruit and groom victims known to be underage.\n\nIn December 2021, a jury in New York City found her guilty on five out of six counts, including the most serious charge - that of sex trafficking of a minor.\n\nThis carries a possible 40-year sentence, which means the 60-year-old could spend the rest of her life behind bars.\n\nThe Oxford-educated Ms Maxwell is said to have introduced Epstein to many of her wealthy and powerful friends, including Bill Clinton and the Duke of York.\n\nFriends said that although Ms Maxwell and Epstein's romantic relationship lasted only a few years, she continued to work with him long afterward.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: The secret lives of Maxwell and Epstein\n\nIn court documents, former employees at the Epstein mansion in Palm Beach describe her as the house manager, who oversaw the staff, handled finances and served as social co-ordinator.\n\nIn a Vanity Fair profile published in 2003, Epstein said Ms Maxwell was not a paid employee, but rather his \"best friend\".\n\nDuring the trial, prosecutors alleged Ms Maxwell preyed on and groomed young girls for Epstein to abuse. Her defence claimed she is being used as a scapegoat for Epstein's crimes following his death.", "Jeremy Corbyn has hailed Labour's \"transformative\" manifesto after finalising the document in a meeting with senior party figures.\n\nThe Labour leader said a \"unanimous agreement\" was reached by key union backers and his shadow cabinet after six hours of talks in London.\n\nThe details in the manifesto for the general election on 12 December are expected to be released on Thursday.\n\nIt is billed as \"more radical\" than the document campaigned on in 2017.\n\nThe party has already announced a number of policies, including a part-nationalisation of BT and extra spending on infrastructure.\n\nBut members had to decide in the talks on Saturday whether to include some policies from its party conference, including on free movement of people from the EU to the UK.\n\nMr Corbyn said he was \"very, very proud\" of the contents of the manifesto that gives the \"promise of a better Britain\".\n\nSpeaking on the steps of the Institute of Engineering and Technology after the meeting, he said: \"That manifesto is a transformative document that will change the lives of the people of this country for the better.\n\n\"It will be a once in a generation opportunity to vote for a more egalitarian society that cares for all.\"\n\nThe BBC's Iain Watson said the party is expected to pledge additional support for women affected when the government in 2011 sped up plans to raise the age at which women could claim the state pension from 60 to 66.\n\nAhead of the talks, party figures were expected to debate whether to include a commitment to \"maintain and extend\" free movement rights for migrants, as demanded by delegates at September's party conference.\n\nThe party's 2017 manifesto stated that free movement - giving EU citizens the right to work and seek employment in the UK and UK citizens the same right in other EU countries - would end with Brexit.\n\nA small number of protesters gathered outside the meeting, chanting in support of free movement.\n\nThe Liberal Democrats earlier called on Labour to make a \"cast-iron commitment\" to preserve free movement rights in its manifesto.\n\nThe party's home affairs spokeswoman Christine Jardine said failing to do so would be a \"betrayal of future generations\".\n\nThe Lib Dems are pledging a \"fair, effective\" immigration system if it is elected - with plans to resettle 10,000 unaccompanied refugee children a year.\n\nHowever, some within Labour are concerned that a more open policy on immigration could alienate voters in Leave-voting areas.\n\nLen McCluskey - the leader of the Unite, the biggest Labour-supporting union - has called for new employment policies to address concerns about freedom of movement.\n\nAs he headed into the manifesto meeting, Mr Corbyn said it would be \"transformative\"\n\nOn Thursday, he denied a newspaper report that he had told Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to take a tough line on free movement of workers.\n\nBut he said Labour would \"protect all workers\" through labour market regulations.\n\n\"It won't stop the free movement of labour. It will effectively make certain that greedy bosses, agency companies, are not abusing working people,\" he said.\n\nThere was a disagreement during the talks over whether to incorporate the conference policy of extending freedom of movement for workers in the manifesto.\n\nFreedom of movement will continue if voters back Remain in the new referendum which Labour is pledging.\n\nIf voters back Leave, Labour would introduce its own immigration policy but, as the party wants a close relationship with the single market, it recognises there would be high levels of labour mobility.\n\nBut this would be underpinned by stricter regulation of the employment market to prevent migrant workers \"undercutting\" employees here and to stop migrants being exploited.\n\nSome policies were agreed and not yet announced, for example, a process for compensating women adversely affected by a more rapid rise in the state pension age than they anticipated.\n\nPrescriptions and dental checks will also be free in England too.\n\nOn Friday, Mr Corbyn confirmed an existing pledge to abolish university tuition fees will be included in the party's manifesto for the 12 December poll.\n\nHe also said bringing Royal Mail, rail and water utilities under public ownership \"are clearly going to be in our manifesto next week\".\n\nOther parties have also begun announcing policies ahead of the official launch of their manifestos later in the campaign.\n\nOn Saturday, both the Lib Dems and the Conservatives made rival pledges on tree planting.\n\nThe Conservatives also announced £500m of funding over the next five years to help support developing countries in protecting oceans.\n\nThe Conservatives and Labour are set to field candidates in every constituency in Britain, except Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle's seat in Chorley in Lancashire.\n\nThe Brexit Party has put forward 275 candidates, having stood aside in all the seats won by the Tories in 2017.\n\nFigures from PA suggest the party has also opted not to contest handfuls of other seats being defended by other parties, particularly in Scotland.\n\nThe so-called \"Clause Five\" party meeting offers an opportunity for senior figures to sign off on the party's manifesto.\n\nIt is attended by Labour's ruling National Executive Committee, including the shadow cabinet and trade union representatives.\n\nParty staffers present a draft document, whose different policy areas are discussed in turn.\n\nA vote is taken at the end of the meeting on the whole document, rather than voting section-by-section.\n\nThere are usually some small amendments. Party positions are unlikely to change - but will perhaps be clarified.", "Last updated on .From the section European Football\n\nWales eased to a comfortable win in Azerbaijan to set up a winner-takes-all match with Hungary for automatic qualification for Euro 2020.\n\nKieffer Moore headed the dominant visitors into an early lead, which was doubled when Harry Wilson nodded into an empty net after Daniel James' fierce swerving shot rebounded off the crossbar and post.\n\nWales maintained their control in the second half and, although Moore and Wilson missed the best chances to extend their advantage, it mattered little as Ryan Giggs' side coasted to victory.\n\nCroatia secured top spot in Group E by beating Slovakia 3-1 on Saturday, meaning Wales can take the second qualifying place with a win over Hungary in Cardiff on Tuesday.\n\nA draw in that match could allow Slovakia to clinch second place with a win over Azerbaijan.\n\nRyan Giggs' side do have the back-up route of a guaranteed play-off place thanks to Sweden's win over Romania in Group F on Friday.\n\nBut having suffered so many agonising qualifying near misses in the past, Wales will be eager to take the lottery of a play-off out of the equation by beating Hungary to secure what would be only their third appearance at a major tournament.\n• None Who needs what in Euro 2020 qualifiers?\n\nHaving waited 58 years between their first and second appearances - the 1958 World Cup and the run to the semi-finals of Euro 2016 - Wales are anxious not to endure another long barren spell.\n\nThey travelled to Baku walking a qualification tightrope, knowing there was precious little room for error.\n\nAlthough they were still relying on results elsewhere, Giggs and his players were aware that to have any realistic hope of qualifying automatically they had to win here and then against Hungary in Cardiff on Tuesday.\n\nWales wanted to control their own destiny as best they could, and they seized control of this match with a purposeful start.\n\nWhereas Giggs' side were hesitant and disjointed against the same opponents in September, here they were confident and dominant in possession.\n\nThey built their attacks patiently and made an early breakthrough as Harry Wilson's looping corner to the back post was bundled in from close range by Moore.\n\nThe Wigan striker had a fine chance to score a second but his right foot was less effective than his head as his low shot was smothered by Emil Balayev in the Azerbaijan goal.\n\nThat was a rare misstep in an excellent display from Moore, who has already established himself as the focal point of Wales' attack despite only making his debut in September.\n\nThe miss did not matter as, three minutes later, Wales doubled their advantage when James cut inside from the left wing and unleashed a vicious shot towards the top far corner. The ball cannoned off the crossbar and post before sitting up invitingly for Wilson, who nodded it into the empty net.\n\nThe goal put Wales in total control at half-time, giving Giggs the luxury of already turning his attention to Tuesday's match against Hungary.\n\nGiggs said in the build-up to the match in Baku that he was planning for the fixture with one eye on the group finale in Cardiff.\n\nWales needed to win both matches so, although beating Azerbaijan was the initial priority, Giggs had to ensure his squad was poised to follow up this performance with a display of similar quality against tougher opposition in the form of Hungary.\n\nThat is why the former Wales and Manchester United captain left Aaron Ramsey on the bench at the Bakcell Arena.\n\nA series of injuries meant the Juventus midfielder had not yet featured in this qualifying campaign, and his return to full fitness was regarded as a major boost for these two matches.\n\nBut like Gareth Bale, who had not played since last month's draw with Croatia, Ramsey was lacking match fitness, which meant he would have to be managed carefully over the course of this double-header.\n\nWales' position of strength in Baku meant they were able to take Bale off after an hour, limiting his exertions and ensuring he avoided a third yellow card of the campaign which would have caused him to miss the Hungary match through suspension.\n\nRamsey took his place, a useful 30-minute workout for the former Arsenal playmaker, while keeping him fresh for Tuesday's crucial fixture.\n\nRamsey and Bale have not lost a qualifier while playing together since a 2-0 defeat in Bosnia-Herzegovina in October 2015, which was academic as Wales qualified for Euro 2016 that night anyway.\n\nAgainst Hungary on Tuesday, Wales will hope to have them back on the pitch together for the first time since November 2018, with fingers crossed they can maintain their proud record in what will be a match of huge significance.\n\nWales boss Ryan Giggs on Sky Sports: \"The performance like always could be better but the result was the main thing tonight. It's set up nicely for Tuesday.\n\n\"Kieffer is a threat and we recognised they might be a bit weak at set-pieces. We were pleased to get the big man on the scoresheet again.\n\n\"I thought the referee handled the game well and there were no silly fouls from us - going into Tuesday we wanted our best players available.\n\n\"We've played some good football at times which is pleasing. It could have been better but overall I was happy with the performance.\"\n• None Wales are unbeaten in eight meetings against Azerbaijan, winning seven games and drawing once; they have faced no other side as many times without losing\n• None Azerbaijan are winless in 12 European Championship qualifying matches (D4 L8), and have failed to keep in a clean sheet in their past 10 such games.\n• None Wales have won a European Championship qualifying match away from home for the first time this campaign, having not done so since September 2015 v Cyprus under Chris Coleman.\n• None Harry Wilson has both scored and assisted in the same game for Wales for the first time since March 2018 against China in the China Cup.\n• None Kieffer Moore has scored two goals in four appearances for Wales this season, one more goal than he has scored in 14 matches in 2019-20 for club side Wigan Athletic.\n• None Moore had 10 shots against Azerbaijan, five of which were on target; the last Wales player to have as many in a single match was Aaron Ramsey v Moldova in September 2017 (also 10).\n• None Tamkin Xalilzade (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick on the right wing.\n• None Attempt missed. Aaron Ramsey (Wales) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Morrell.\n• None Shahriyar Rahimov (Azerbaijan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.\n• None Attempt missed. Dimitrij Nazarov (Azerbaijan) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.\n• None Joe Morrell (Wales) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Navigate to the next page Navigate to the last page", "Smokers can improve the health of their hearts within weeks of switching to e-cigarettes, the largest trial of its kind shows.\n\nThe month-long study of 114 smokers suggests vaping has the potential to reduce heart attack and stroke risk.\n\nThe team, at the University of Dundee, stressed vaping was \"not safe\" - just less harmful than tobacco.\n\nThe British Heart Foundation said stopping smoking was the single best thing you could do for your heart.\n\nChemicals in cigarette smoke narrow arteries as they get furred up with fatty deposits increasing the risk of a deadly blockage. Ultimately smoking doubles your risk of having a heart attack.\n\nBut the researchers said the current evidence on vaping was \"very poor\" and often assessed the impact of a single e-cigarette on heart health.\n\nSo they monitored people's blood vessels a month after they were switched to e-cigarettes on the trial.\n\nThey focused on how blood vessels expand when a wave of blood rushes through, by measuring \"flow-mediated dilation\".\n\nThe more the blood vessels are able to expand the healthier they are. Flow-mediate dilation scores have been closely linked to the long-term risk of heart attacks and stroke.\n\nThe results, published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, showed:\n\nSo, switching to vaping got those smokers about halfway back to a healthy score.\n\n\"They're not quite normal, but their vascular function improved quite significantly, just within a month,\" said one of the researchers, Professor Jacob George.\n\nThe study is too short to fully establish whether or not this improvement could be sustained in the long-term or if vaping would definitely save lives.\n\nIt is also worth noting that vapers did not have a normal score.\n\nProf George added: \"The key take-home is these devices are not completely safe and should not be tried by non-smokers or children.\n\n\"We now have clear evidence they're less harmful than tobacco cigarettes.\"\n\nThe potential dangers of vaping were highlighted this week when a British teenager told the BBC how e-cigarettes nearly killed him.\n\nThe devices set off a catastrophic immune reaction in his lungs that left him on life-support with his breathing replaced by an artificial lung.\n\nBut overall, the advice in the UK is that vaping is 95% safer than smoking and that smokers should switch and non-smokers should not take up vaping.\n\nThe British Heart Foundation said 50 people every day die as a result of heart problems caused by smoking.\n\n\"Stopping smoking is the single best thing you can do for your heart health,\" the charity said.\n\nProf John Britton, director of the UK centre for tobacco and alcohol studies at the University of Nottingham, said: \"This randomised trial provides clear evidence of a reduction in a marker of cardiovascular disease risk in people who switch from smoking to vaping.\n\n\"The finding of the study, that vaping is less harmful than smoking, is intuitively correct on the grounds of the lower range and levels of emissions known to be present in vapour relative to tobacco smoke.\"\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Only 41 of the 353 councils who returned figures to central government reported a loss on their parking operations\n\nCouncils in England made a total of £930m from parking activities in a year, figures show.\n\nThe record figure during the past financial year is a 7% increase on 2017-18, the RAC Foundation says.\n\nSeventeen of the 20 councils making the most money are in London, with Westminster Council accruing the largest amount, at £69m.\n\nBrighton and Hove, Birmingham and Milton Keynes were the only three in the top 20 not in the capital.\n\nKensington and Chelsea was second in London, with a total of £37m.\n\nAny money made from parking activities - which includes fines and tickets - must be spent on local transport projects.\n\nThe study was carried out by transport consultant David Leibling, who analysed Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government data.\n\nLocal authorities received an income of £1.746bn from their parking operations in 2018-19, which included £454m from penalties, which is up 6% year-on-year.\n\nThe amount councils spent on running their day-to-day parking operations was £816m, not including interest payments or depreciation of assets such as car parks.\n\nDavid Renard, the Local Government Association's transport spokesman, said London had the highest number of vehicles moving about looking for spaces to park.\n\n\"I would expect the higher volume of vehicles moving around London means there'll be a higher level of infringement and fines,\" he said.\n\n\"[Councils] seek to ensure they can keep the traffic moving as efficiently as possible and that means people who infringe the regulations will get fined,\" he said.", "Highways England urged drivers to be patient during stoppages\n\nDrivers have been warned not to break the law by going the wrong way on the M5 to avoid long queues.\n\nHighways England said it had seen \"traffic driving the wrong way into Avonmouth\" following an accident northbound between J18 and J17 earlier.\n\nIt said in a tweet: \"This is illegal. You are putting yourselves, our roadworkers and other road users at great risk.\"\n\nTraffic that was being held has now been released, a spokesperson said.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Footage appears to shows Prince Andrew inside Jeffrey Epstein's New York residence in 2010\n\nPrince Andrew has given an unprecedented interview to the BBC about his relationship with US financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.\n\nThe friendship between the 59-year-old member of the Royal Family and Epstein has come under close scrutiny since the American killed himself in August while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.\n\nPrince Andrew said it was wrong of him to visit and stay at Epstein's house in 2010 after the financier's conviction but that he did not regret their entire friendship.\n\nHe also categorically denied having sex with Virginia Roberts, who alleges she was forced to have sex with the prince when she was 17 years old.\n\nHere's what we know about the links between Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein.\n\nPrince Andrew said he first met Epstein, a wealthy hedge fund manager, in 1999 through Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein's British girlfriend and a woman the prince said he had known since she was at university. That year was the first time the prince and the businessman were linked in press reports in the UK and US.\n\nPrince Andrew reportedly flew with Epstein on his private Gulfstream jet in February 1999, according to a log book seen by the Daily Mirror in 2015.\n\nThe destination was said to have been Epstein's private island, Little St James in the US Virgin Islands.\n\nThe Daily Mail also reported that 10 months earlier Epstein's logbook showed he had flown to the same location to meet the prince's ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson. The couple had divorced in 1996.\n\nEpstein and Ms Maxwell were among a star-studded guest list at a party hosted by the Queen in June 2000.\n\nThe Dance of the Decades event, which saw more than 600 guests descend on Windsor Castle, marked four royal birthdays including Prince Andrew's 40th. Prince Andrew, the Queen's third child, told the BBC that Epstein was there at his invitation, not the Royal Family's, but was to some extent Ms Maxwell's \"plus one\".\n\nThe duke at the time appeared to be part of the social circle of Ms Maxwell, whom Epstein later described as his best friend.\n\nPrince Andrew was pictured accompanying Ms Maxwell - daughter of the late newspaper tycoon Robert Maxwell - at private parties and celebrity functions both in the UK and in the US that year.\n\nThey were photographed together at the wedding of the prince's former girlfriend, Aurelia Cecil, near Salisbury in Wiltshire in September 2000.\n\nThe Duke of York and Ghislaine Maxwell leaving the wedding of his former girlfriend Aurelia Cecil in September 2000\n\nThe Duke of York and Ghislaine Maxwell were pictured at the event in Wiltshire\n\nPrince Andrew and Ms Maxwell were again photographed together at a Halloween party thrown by model Heidi Klum in Manhattan.\n\nMs Maxwell was pictured dressed in gold lame and wearing a blonde wig for the Hookers and Pimps-themed party.\n\nJust over a month later, in December 2000, the then 40-year-old prince threw Ms Maxwell a surprise birthday party at Sandringham, the Queen's estate in Norfolk, with Epstein among the guests.\n\nHe described it in the BBC interview as a \"straightforward shooting weekend\".\n\nJeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell at Sandringham in December 2000\n\nMs Maxwell and Epstein were photographed on a pheasant shoot at the estate around that time.\n\nPrince Andrew and Ms Maxwell went on a number of trips together including to Florida and Thailand, according to an Evening Standard report from January 2001, which claimed Epstein had joined them on five such occasions over the previous 12 months.\n\nPrince Andrew told the BBC that he used to see Epstein a maximum of three times a year but confirmed he had been on his private plane, stayed at his private island, and stayed at his homes in Palm Beach, Florida and New York.\n\nAllegations against Jeffrey Epstein started surfacing in 2005 when the parents of a 14-year-old girl told police in Florida that Epstein had molested their daughter at his Palm Beach home.\n\nThe financier was accused of paying girls under the age of 18 to perform sex acts at his Manhattan and Florida mansions between 2002 and 2005.\n\nHowever, a controversial secret plea deal in 2008 saw him plead guilty to a lesser charge of soliciting a minor for prostitution.\n\nHe received an 18-month prison sentence and was released on probation after 13 months.\n\nIn July 2019 he was charged in New York with further allegations of sex trafficking and conspiracy and was due to face trial next year.\n\nHe pleaded not guilty to all the charges but was facing up to 45 years in prison if convicted.\n\nIn July 2006, Jeffrey Epstein was invited to a masked ball at Windsor Castle to celebrate the 18th birthday of Princess Beatrice, Prince Andrew's elder daughter.\n\nThe theme of the evening was 1888, and the 500 guests donned period costumes.\n\nThe previous month, Epstein was charged with one count of solicitation of prostitution.\n\nPrince Andrew said Epstein had been invited via Ms Maxwell but that he wasn't aware at the time the invitation was sent out \"what was going on in the United States\".\n\nHe said Epstein never mentioned that he was under investigation.\n\nThe duke was photographed with Epstein in New York's Central Park in December 2010 - after the tycoon had served his sentence.\n\nPrince Andrew said he had travelled across the Atlantic to end his friendship with Epstein and was having that conversation with him when they were photographed in the park.\n\nPrince Andrew with Jeffrey Epstein in New York's Central Park in 2010\n\nThe prince told the BBC: \"I said, 'Look, because of what has happened, I don't think it is appropriate that we should remain in contact.'\"\n\nPrince Andrew said he attended a small dinner party while he was there but denied it was to celebrate Epstein's release.\n\nFootage released by the Mail on Sunday in August showed Prince Andrew inside the financier's Manhattan mansion around the same time.\n\nThe prince told the BBC that he regretted staying at Epstein's house during the visit, saying he \"let the side down\" by doing so. Pressed on reports that many young girls were coming and going from the house at the time, he said: \"I never saw them.\"\n\nEpstein's house was like a \"railway station\" with \"people coming in and out of that house all the time\", he added.\n\nPrince Andrew's connection to the convicted sex offender did attract criticism at the time.\n\nAfter several days of newspaper reports on the Epstein connection in spring of 2011, Prince Andrew was hit with a further blow when Sarah Ferguson admitted having accepted £15,000 from Epstein, to help pay off her debts.\n\nPrince Andrew's ex-wife Sarah Ferguson in 2011 - she is said to have accepted £15,000 from Epstein that year\n\nThe fallout saw him quit his role as a UK trade envoy in July 2011. Prince Andrew later acknowledged his friendship with Epstein had been a mistake.\n\nIn 2015 the duke was named in court papers as part of a US civil case against Epstein.\n\nPrince Andrew was not party to the proceedings but was identified when a motion was filed in the court, as part of the evidence.\n\nAccording to the Guardian, one of Epstein's accusers, Virginia Roberts - now Virginia Giuffre - said she was ordered to give the prince \"whatever he required\".\n\nPrince Andrew with Virginia Roberts in early 2001, said to have been taken at the home of Ghislaine Maxwell, who is standing behind the pair\n\nMs Giuffre claimed in court papers in Florida she was forced to have sex with the prince on three occasions - in London, New York and on a private Caribbean island owned by Epstein - between 2001 and 2002, including when she was underage under Florida law.\n\nThe details were later officially struck from the court records when a judge ruled they were unnecessary to the case, saying they were \"immaterial and impertinent\" to the \"central claim\".\n\nSeparately, an allegation by a woman called Johanna Sjoberg that Prince Andrew touched her breast while they sat on a couch in Epstein's Manhattan apartment in 2001 was contained in documents from a defamation case. These documents were made public when they were released by a judge in August 2019.\n\nMs Giuffre had brought the defamation case against Ms Maxwell. She was alleged to have procured underage girls for Epstein and his friends, but she has always denied the allegations.\n\nPrince Andrew said he had \"no recollection\" of ever meeting Ms Giuffre. He said he was looking after his children on the day in March 2001 that she alleges they went to a nightclub in London and later had sex in Ms Maxwell's house in the Belgravia area.\n\nThe prince said he had taken his daughter Beatrice to a Pizza Express restaurant in the town of Woking that afternoon for a party.\n\nHe said he remembered it \"because going to Pizza Express in Woking is an unusual thing for me to do, a very unusual thing for me to do\".\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Prince Andrew: \"I would like to reiterate and reaffirm the statements that have been issued on my behalf by the palace\"\n\nPrince Andrew said he had no recollection of a photo being taken, reportedly by Jeffrey Epstein, of him and Virginia Giuffre together in Ms Maxwell's house where his arm is around her waist.\n\n\"Nobody can prove whether or not that photograph has been doctored but I don't recollect that photograph ever being taken,\" he said, adding that \"hug[s] and public displays of affection are not something that I do\".\n\nAsked whether he had sex with her in a bedroom in that house, he said: \"I can absolutely categorically tell you it never happened.\"\n\nBuckingham Palace has issued outright denials of all allegations against Prince Andrew.", "Live insects will not be eaten in this year's I'm A Celebrity, in a \"permanent\" change to the reality TV show.\n\nI'm A Celebrity has previously been criticised for using live bugs in its 'bushtucker trials'.\n\nSome tasks on the ITV show have included insects being eaten alive or dumped onto contestants.\n\nThe stars could still be covered in bugs during filming in Australia but any eaten will already be dead.\n\n\"Producers have taken a look at the trials and decided that no live critters would be eaten in the trials this year,\" BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat has been told.\n\nAn ITV source said: \"They have been planning this for some time and actually last year beach worms were the only critters eaten live but this time around they've decided to implement the change fully and permanently.\"\n\nInsects like this witchetty grub have been eaten alive on previous series of I'm A Celebrity\n\nThis year's line-up includes former Girls Aloud singer Nadine Coyle, ex-footballer and broadcaster Ian Wright and Radio 1 DJ Adele Roberts.\n\nThe move has been welcomed by wildlife presenter Chris Packham, who says he's \"very pleased\" at ITV's decision, but describes it as \"a first step.\"\n\n\"I hope this is the start of some significant change,\" he told BBC Radio 5 Live.\n\n\"What's long concerned me about the programme is that is portrays animals in the wrong way.\n\n\"There was never any ambiguity that eating live invertebrates was abuse and also exploitation for entertainment.\"\n\nChris also criticised the show for stereotyping animals like rats and snakes as \"bad organism.\"\n\nHe also said he thought ITV's decision was part of a change in global thinking due to the current climate crisis.\n\n\"We're going to have to make changes,\" he added.\n\n\"That means you and I making changes in our lives, that means TV producers making changes in the way they make their programmes.\"\n\nListen to Newsbeat live at 12:45 and 17:45 weekdays - or listen back here.", "The Strictly Come Dancing judges in charitable mood\n\nStars from Strictly Come Dancing, Star Wars, Doctor Who and EastEnders have helped this year's Children In Need TV appeal raise £47.9m.\n\nThe five-hour telethon also featured England football players, a celebrity edition of music quiz The Hit List and songs by Louis Tomlinson and Westlife.\n\nViewers also saw short films about some of the the 3,000 local projects supported by the charity.\n\nLast year, £50.6m was raised on the appeal night.\n\nThe hosts: Marvin and Rochelle Humes, Mel Giedroyc, Tom Allen, Graham Norton, Ade Adepitan and Tess Daly\n\nChildren in Need is the BBC's official UK charity and raises money for disadvantaged young people around the country, such as those experiencing poverty, with disabilities, or victims of abuse or neglect.\n\nThis year, comedian Tom Allen joined a presenting line-up that also includes Graham Norton, Tess Daly, Mel Giedroyc, Ade Adepitan and Marvin and Rochelle Humes.\n\nEastEnders actors Ricky Champ (who plays Stuart Highway), Louisa Lytton (Ruby Allen), Maisie Smith (Tiffany Butcher) and Rudolph Walker (Patrick Trueman) swapped Albert Square for the Strictly Come Dancing ballroom for the night.\n\nStrictly judge Craig Revel Horwood in a sketch with EastEnders' Ricky Champ and Rudolph Walker\n\nThe EastEnders teamed up with Strictly professionals\n\nStar Wars actors Daisy Ridley and John Boyega challenged YouTuber Colin Furze to build a real working landspeeder [vehicle that hovers], helped by young people from Children In Need projects.\n\nDoctor Who's Jodie Whittaker also made an appearance, and Norton gave three children the chance to be on his chat show sofa - and the power to tip joke-telling celebrities out of his famous big red chair.\n\nGraham Norton gives Julio, Iara and Emma control over his famous lever\n\nAnneka Rice tried to save herself from being tipped out of the big red chair\n\nMeanwhile, there were special versions of Mock The Week, Crackerjack and Dragon's Den, along with performances from Michael Ball and Alfie Boe, plus the casts of Big, The Tina Turner Musical and Circus 1903.\n\nEngland footballers Harry Kane, Marcus Rashford and Raheem Sterling were filmed surprising children from the England Amputee Football Association.\n\nEngland stars Harry Kane, Marcus Rashford and Raheem Sterling with children from the England Amputee Football Association and presenter Mark Wright\n\nA special edition of BBC One's The Hit List featured pop stars including rapper Wretch 32, ex-JLS singer JB Gill, Heidi Range from the Sugababes, Girls Aloud's Nadine Coyle, Liberty X star Michelle Heaton and Blue's Antony Costa.\n\nJB Gill and Wretch 32 on the special Hit List\n\nTV personality Rylan Clark-Neal had already raised more than £1m for the cause with his 24-hour karaoke marathon on BBC Radio 2.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nFollow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Prince Andrew: \"I let the side down, simple as that\"\n\nThe Duke of York has said he \"let the side down\" by staying at the home of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, adding it was the \"wrong thing to do\".\n\nAnswering questions about his links to Epstein for the first time, Prince Andrew said his stay was not \"becoming of a member of the Royal Family\".\n\nThe prince spoke to BBC Newsnight's Emily Maitlis in an interview recorded at Buckingham Palace on Thursday.\n\nIt will be broadcast on BBC Two at 21:00 GMT on Saturday.\n\nPrince Andrew, who is the Queen's third child, has been facing questions for several months over his ties to Epstein, a 66-year-old American financier who took his own life while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges.\n\nIn 2010, the prince was photographed walking with Epstein in New York's Central Park - two years after Epstein's conviction for soliciting a minor for prostitution.\n\nFootage published by the Mail on Sunday showed the prince in Epstein's Manhattan mansion at about the same time.\n\nAddressing his decision to stay with Epstein following the American's first conviction, Prince Andrew said: \"That's the bit that… as it were, I kick myself for on a daily basis because it was not something that was becoming of a member of the Royal Family and we try and uphold the highest standards and practices and I let the side down, simple as that.\"\n\nChallenged on his decision to stay at the home of a convicted sex offender, the prince said: \"It was a convenient place to stay.\n\n\"I mean I've gone through this in my mind so many times. At the end of the day, with a benefit of all the hindsight that one can have, it was definitely the wrong thing to do.\n\n\"But at the time I felt it was the honourable and right thing to do and I admit fully that my judgement was probably coloured by my tendency to be too honourable but that's just the way it is.\"\n\nPrince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein go for a stroll together through New York's Central Park\n\nIn 2015, Prince Andrew was named in court papers as part of a US civil case against Epstein.\n\nOne of Epstein's accusers, Virginia Roberts - now Virginia Giuffre - said she was forced to have sex with the prince three times between 2001 - when she was 17 - and 2002, in London, New York and on a private Caribbean island owned by Epstein.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Virginia Giuffre: Prince Andrew \"knows exactly what he's done\"\n\nIn the BBC interview, Emily Maitlis asks the prince about Ms Giuffre's claims that in 2001, she had dined with him, danced with him at a nightclub, and went on to have sex with him at the house of a friend of the prince in Belgravia, central London.\n\nThe prince replied: \"It didn't happen. I have no recollection of ever meeting this lady, none whatsoever.\"\n\nWhen asked once more whether he remembered meeting Ms Giuffre, the prince said: \"No.\"\n\nMs Giuffre says she was abused by the prince in Ghislaine Maxwell's London home, where she was pictured in 2001\n\nDetails of Ms Giuffre's claims against the prince were later officially struck from court records when a judge ruled they were unnecessary to the case, saying they were \"immaterial and impertinent\" to the \"central claim\".\n\nSeparately, a woman called Johanna Sjoberg alleged that the prince touched her breast while they sat on a couch in Epstein's Manhattan apartment in 2001 in documents from a defamation case.\n\nBuckingham Palace has issued strong denials of all allegations against the prince.\n\nAnd Prince Andrew's ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, wrote on Friday that the prince was a \"true [and] real gentleman and is stoically steadfast not only [in] his duty but also his kindness\".\n\nIn 2015, a statement from the palace said that \"any suggestion of impropriety with underage minors\" by the prince was \"categorically untrue\".\n\nThe prince first met Epstein in 1999 and they saw each other on several occasions after that.\n\nIn 2005, the parents of a 14-year-old girl told police in Florida that Epstein had molested their daughter at his Palm Beach home.\n\nProsecutors forged a deal with Epstein in 2008, which saw him avoid federal charges.\n\nHe instead received an 18-month prison sentence, during which he was able to go on \"work release\" to his office for 12 hours a day, six days a week. He was released on probation after 13 months.\n\nIn a statement released by Buckingham Palace in August, the prince said he was \"appalled\" by the sex abuse claims surrounding his former friend.\n\nThe statement added: \"His royal highness deplores the exploitation of any human being and the suggestion he would condone, participate in or encourage any such behaviour is abhorrent.\"\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein: What we know and what we don't\n\nDiscussing how the BBC's interview was secured, Emily Maitlis told Newsnight on Friday that talks with the palace had been ongoing for \"many months\" and had intensified following Epstein's death.\n\nShe said the prince had to seek the approval of the Queen and that \"she gave sign off either late on Monday or very early on Tuesday\".", "The Lib Dems are set to field 188 female candidates\n\nRecord numbers of women look set to stand for Parliament next month, making up about a third of the candidates.\n\nBBC analysis of Press Association figures found 1,124 of 3,322 registered candidates were women.\n\nThis figure is slightly higher than the 1,120 reported based on PA figures on Friday.\n\nThe Conservatives and Labour are set to field candidates in every constituency in Britain, except Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle's seat in Chorley in Lancashire.\n\nSee who is standing in your constituency with our look-up.\n\nThe Brexit Party has put forward 275 candidates, having stood aside in the 317 seats won by the Tories in 2017 in an effort to avoid splitting the pro-Brexit vote.\n\nThe party has also opted not to contest handfuls of other seats being defended by other parties, particularly in Scotland.\n\nThe party, which topped the polls in May's European elections, is only standing in 15 of the 46 non-Tory constituencies in Scotland.\n\nThey are not contesting Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson's East Dunbartonshire seat.\n\nThe BBC's analysis of candidate lists in each of the UK's 650 constituencies shows that there will be a healthy increase in the number of women standing.\n\nThis year there are 1,124 female candidates, up from 2015's record of 1,033. In 2017, just 973 female candidates took part in that year's snap election, according to research by the House of Commons library.\n\nMore than half of Labour's candidates are women - 335 of 631, while 192 - or 30% - of the Conservatives' 635 candidates are female.\n\nThe Greens and Lib Dems are fielding 205 and 188 female candidates respectively.\n\nThere have been concerns that levels of abuse on social media might deter women from standing, with a number of high-profile former female ministers citing this as their main reason for quitting frontline politics.\n\nThe Lib Dems and Plaid Cymru are fielding fewer candidates than in 2017, the parties having agreed to stand down in some seats in order to maximise the pro-Remain vote,\n\nHowever, UKIP is set to see the biggest drop in representation. It is standing 44 candidates, down from 467 two years ago.\n\nNote: This page was updated on Sunday 17 November after some provisional PA figures were updated following BBC research. The parties in the graphics are selected because they either had representation in the last two Westminster Parliaments, are standing in most seats in one of the four nations of the UK, or are standing more than 25 candidates overall. An earlier version of the graphic had this limit set at 30.", "The letter was sent to Anna Soubry at her constituency office in Nottingham\n\nA man who threatened Change UK leader Anna Soubry, referencing the murdered MP Jo Cox, has been jailed for a year.\n\nAlden Bryce Barlow, 55, of Milton Walk, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, sent a letter to Ms Soubry in her constituency in Nottingham.\n\nThe message read: \"Cox was first, you are next\" and referred to Ms Soubry as \"treacherous\" and \"worthless\".\n\nHe was jailed at Sheffield Crown Court and given a 10-year order preventing him from contacting Ms Soubry.\n\nHe was also ordered not to go near Ms Soubry's constituency address in Nottingham.\n\nThe Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said the letter was addressed to her constituency office, and was opened by her constituency manager who called police.\n\nJo Cox was murdered in 2016 in Birstall, West Yorkshire\n\nBarlow was traced by his fingerprints on the letter and from CCTV at the post office counter in the Doncaster branch of WH Smith, where he posted it.\n\nHe was then charged with sending a letter conveying a threatening message, which he admitted.\n\nChief Crown Prosecutor Gerry Wareham said: \"This letter contained a sickening and ominous threat to Ms Soubry, with an explicit reference to the murder of Jo Cox MP in 2016.\n\n\"Ms Soubry and her staff in the constituency office understandably found the message deeply disturbing and highly offensive.\n\n\"What is more, attacks such as this on our elected representatives are attacks on democracy and perpetrators will be prosecuted.\"\n\nJo Cox died in 2016 after she was shot and stabbed while on her way to meet constituents in Birstall, West Yorkshire.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Brexit Party candidate Ann Widdecombe and leader Nigel Farage both said they had been approached\n\nCalls are growing for an investigation into claims the Tories offered peerages to Brexit Party election candidates to persuade them to stand down.\n\nPolice say they are assessing two allegations of electoral fraud.\n\nLabour peer Lord Falconer has urged the Metropolitan Police and prosecution service to launch an investigation, saying the claims raised \"serious questions\" about the integrity of the 12 December election.\n\nThe PM says the claims are \"nonsense\".\n\n\"I am sure there are conversations that take place between politicians of all parties but certainly nobody's been offered a peerage,\" Boris Johnson said on Friday.\n\nThe claims - first made public by the Brexit Party's Nigel Farage - came after the Brexit Party announced it would not field candidates in any seats won by the Conservatives in 2017, to avoid splitting the pro-Brexit vote.\n\nBut the party said it would contest all other seats, prompting pressure from Conservatives who urged Mr Farage to withdraw more candidates to help Mr Johnson win a majority in Parliament.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nIn a video posted on Twitter earlier this week, Mr Farage claimed he and eight other Brexit Party figures had been offered jobs \"in the (Brexit) negotiating team and in government departments\" while there had been \"hints at peerages too\".\n\nAnn Widdecombe, a Brexit Party candidate, said she was prepared to swear on the Bible that she had been approached with an offer of \"a role\" in the next phase of Brexit negotiations.\n\nA Conservative source also told the BBC that the Brexit Party candidate in Peterborough, Mike Greene, had been offered an unpaid role in education in the hope it would convince him to stand aside.\n\nThe Brexit Party candidate's team said Mr Greene would definitely be running in the Cambridgeshire constituency, which Labour held narrowly at a by-election in June.\n\nIn a letter, Lord Falconer, the former Lord Chancellor, said he wanted to raise the issue \"as a matter of urgency\".\n\nHe wrote to Cressida Dick, the Met Police commissioner, and Max Hill, the director of public prosecutions, saying: \"I believe these allegations raise serious questions about the integrity of the upcoming general election, and in particular whether senior individuals at CCHQ (Conservative Campaign Headquarters) or No 10 have breached two sections of the Representation of the People Act 1983.\"\n\nLord Falconer added: \"These are exceptionally serious allegations which the DPP must, in accordance with his statutory duty, fully investigate as a matter of urgency.\n\n\"In addition, in order to maintain public confidence in the integrity of our electoral processes and this election, it is crucial that the Metropolitan Police also examine these accusations.\"\n\nSpeaking on the BBC's Today programme, Lord Falconer said: \"The law is that if somebody corruptly induces or procures another person to withdraw from being a candidate at an election, that's both a crime and a corrupt practice in an election, which can lead an election to be set aside.\n\n\"From my point of view, it looks as if the Conservatives might be going well beyond electoral law in trying to win this election by persuading Brexit UK candidates not to stand.\"\n\nLabour party chairman Ian Lavery said: \"This could be political corruption of the highest order and, in addition to that, it could be seen as criminal activity.\"\n\nHe said there should \"undoubtedly\" be an investigation.\n\nResponding to the claims, Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson said: \"Nothing would surprise me about the Conservatives these days given what they've been prepared to do.\n\n\"If Boris Johnson's prepared to lie to the Queen, lie to the country, you know, I'm going to stop being shocked at where his lack of boundaries lies.\"\n\nThe SNP has also backed a probe into the allegations, insisting there should be an urgent inquiry by the Cabinet Office.\n\nTommy Sheppard, the SNP candidate for Edinburgh, called for a \"full and frank investigation\".\n\nThe Met Police said it was assessing two allegations of electoral fraud and malpractice in relation to the general election.\n\nThe lord chancellor is a role dating back many centuries, the holder of which is also head of the Ministry of Justice.", "* No rises in income tax or National Insurance rates * Raise the threshold at which individuals pay National Insurance to £9,500 in the first Budget and, later, to £12,500 * Raise the national living wage to £10.50 an hour by 2024 for those over the age of 21 * Keep the triple lock, the winter fuel payment, the older person’s bus pass and other pensioner benefits * Continue the roll-out of universal credit system\n\n* Introduce a \"real living wage\" of £10 an hour in 2020 for all workers over the age of 16 * Scrap universal credit, the \"bedroom tax\" and the two-child benefits limit, and increase the Carer’s Allowance for unpaid full-time carers * Scrap the rise in the state pension age, leaving it at 66, and compensate women hit by the decision to accelerate the timetable for raising the age * Increase statutory maternity pay from nine to 12 months, double paternity leave from two weeks to four and increase statutory paternity pay * Move to a 32-hour average working week within the next decade, with no loss of pay\n\n* Increase work allowances under universal credit enabling people to work for longer before benefits are cut and introduce a second earner work allowance * Reduce the wait for the first benefits payment from five weeks to five days * Scrap the two-child limit on family benefits, the \"bedroom tax\" and the overall benefits cap * Scrap the Work Capability Assessment and reinstate the Independent Living Fund * Right to request a fixed-hours contract after 12 months for zero-hours and agency workers\n\n* Rights for workers to be notified of their shifts one month in advance * The right to bereavement leave following a death in the immediate family * Lower cap on pension fund management fees * Tax breaks for companies that offer longer-term secure career contracts to staff\n\n* £86.2bn a year for a universal basic income, replacing the tax and benefits system, to be paid for by a carbon tax * Increase the living wage to £12 and extend it to workers aged between 16 and 21 * Merge income tax, National Insurance, capital gains tax, inheritance tax and dividend tax into a single consolidated income tax * Replace council tax and business rates with a land value tax * 40% quota for women on major company boards\n\n* 12-month review of universal credit and bring in reforms within two years * Review the decision to accelerate the timetable for raising women's state pension age, affecting women born in the 1950s\n\n* End the Work Capability Assessment and replace it with a system using qualified medical practitioners * Scrap the \"bedroom tax\" * No benefits paid to foreign nationals resident in the UK until they have paid tax for five years * Minimise the use of zero-hour contracts\n\n* £35 a week payment for every child in a low-income family * Tax credit of up to £25 a week for tenants in the private sector who spend more than 30% of their income on rent and utility bills * Powers over social security devolved to Wales * Abolish the \"bedroom tax\" * Universal free childcare for 40 hours a week\n\n* Demand UK government halts the rollout of Universal Credit until \"fundamental flaws\" are addressed * Oppose and increase to the state pension age and campaign against decision to accelerate the timetable for raising women's pension age, affecting women born in the 1950s * Press for the statutory living wage to rise to at least the level of the real living wage * Increase shared parental leave from 52 to 64 weeks, with the additional 12 weeks to be the minimum taken by the father * Make the minimum wage for 16 to 24-year-olds the same as for over 25s, and ban unpaid trial shifts\n\n* Stronger regulation of the gig economy, and oppose deregulation of employment rights * Stronger focus on careers advice * Support a fairer UK-wide welfare system and revised package of welfare mitigations for NI * Scrap the \"bedroom tax\" * Overhaul bereavement benefits\n\n* Personal tax allowance should rise in line with inflation each year * Raise the national living wage to £10.50 by the end of the parliamentary term * End the freeze on benefits by increasing them in line with inflation * Restore free television licences for over-75s but in the longer term abolish the licence fee entirely * Retain the pensions triple lock and retain winter fuel payments\n\n* Abolish zero-hours contracts * Introduce a real living wage * Establish a new \"welfare mitigation package\" that protects the most vulnerable\n\n* Increase childcare provision from 12.5 hours per week to 20 hours per week, potentially increasing to 30 hours once new budget is agreed * Regulation of zero-hours contracts * Introduce a \"true living wage\" to reflect rising costs of living * Scrap universal credit, the bedroom tax and the two-child limit * End the freeze on benefits\n\n* Extend mitigation measures on key issues such as the bedroom tax, which are due to expire in March * Restore TV licenses for over-75s and retain the triple-lock protection for pensions * Create and implement a new childcare strategy\n\n* No rises in income tax or National Insurance rates * Raise the threshold at which individuals pay National Insurance to £9,500 in the first Budget and, later, to £12,500 * Raise the national living wage to £10.50 an hour by 2024 for those over the age of 21 * Keep the triple lock, the winter fuel payment and other pensioner benefits * Continue the roll-out of universal credit system\n\n* Increase the number of employers paying a living wage in Wales and introduce a \"real living wage\" of £10 an hour in 2020 for all workers over the age of 16 * Scrap universal credit, the \"bedroom tax\" and the two-child benefits limit, and increase the Carer’s Allowance for unpaid full-time carers * Scrap the rise in the state pension age, leaving it at 66, and compensate women hit by the decision to accelerate the timetable for raising the age * Increase statutory maternity pay from nine to 12 months, double paternity leave from two weeks to four and increase statutory paternity pay * Move to a 32-hour average working week within the next decade, with no loss of pay\n\n* Increase work allowances under universal credit enabling people to work for longer before benefits are cut and introduce a second earner work allowance * Reduce the wait for the first benefits payment from five weeks to five days * Scrap the two-child limit on family benefits, the \"bedroom tax\" and the overall benefits cap * Scrap the Work Capability Assessment and reinstate the Independent Living Fund * Right to request a fixed-hours contract after 12 months for zero-hours and agency workers\n\n* £86.2bn a year for a universal basic income, replacing the tax and benefits system, to be paid for by a carbon tax * Increase the living wage to £12 and extend it to workers aged between 16 and 21 * Merge income tax, National Insurance, capital gains tax, inheritance tax and dividend tax into a single consolidated income tax * Replace council tax and business rates with a land value tax * 40% quota for women on major company boards\n\n* 12-month review of universal credit and bring in reforms within two years * Review the decision to accelerate the timetable for raising women's state pension age, affecting women born in the 1950s\n\n* Raise the threshold at which individuals pay National Insurance to £9,500 in the first Budget and, later, to £12,500 * Raise the national living wage to £10.50 an hour by 2024 for those over the age of 21 * Keep the triple lock, the winter fuel payment and other pensioner benefits * Continue the roll-out of universal credit system * New \"collective\" workplace pension schemes and new controls on transferring pensions and a review of state pension inequality for Waspi women\n\n* Introduce a real living wage of £10 an hour in 2020 for all workers over the age of 16, giving about 700,000 Scottish workers a pay rise * Scrap universal credit and increase child benefit * Scrap the rise in the state pension age, leaving it at 66 and compensate women hit by the decision to accelerate the timetable for raising the age * Move to a 32-hour average working week within the next decade, with no loss of pay * Increase statutory maternity pay from nine to 12 months, double paternity leave from two weeks to four and increase statutory paternity pay\n\n* Reverse cuts to universal credit * Reduce the wait for the first benefits payment * Introduce universal access to basic services * Increase provision of free meals for children, with a particular focus on breakfast * Increase access to free sanitary products\n\n* 12-month review of universal credit and bring in reforms within two years * Review the decision to accelerate the timetable for raising women's state pension age, affecting women born in the 1950s\n\n* Abolish zero-hours contracts, close the gender pay gap, and ensure that everyone is paid a \"real living wage\" * Bring in a universal basic income * Remove differential rates of minimum wage for under-25s and introduce a living wage for everyone * Scrap universal credit * Support for the Waspi women (Women Against State Pension Inequality)\n\n* Scrap welfare reforms include PIP, Universal Credit and the bedroom tax * Develop a state-owned National Childcare Agency * Repeal all anti-trade union laws * Ban zero hours contracts and implement a real living wage\n\n* 40% of board members in public companies and public sector boards to be women * Worker representation to be established on the boards of larger companies * Ban “zero-hours” contracts * Increase child benefit", "Chinese soldiers in Hong Kong have left their barracks to help dismantle barricades built by protesters.\n\nDressed in shorts and T-shirts, they also cleaned up debris left on the streets after a week of violent anti-government demonstrations.\n\nIt is thought to be the first time since the protests erupted that Chinese soldiers have taken to the streets.", "Firefighters are tackling the blaze at The Cube in Bolton\n\nFirefighters have been tackling a huge blaze at a university student accommodation block.\n\nCrowds of students were evacuated from The Cube in Bolton when the fire broke out at about 20:30 GMT on Friday.\n\nAt its height about 200 firefighters from 40 fire engines were tackling the blaze which was affecting every floor.\n\nA witness said the fire was \"climbing up\" the six-storey building. One person was rescued by crews using an aerial platform.\n\nGreater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) said two people were treated by paramedics at the scene.\n\nIt said six fire engines remained at the scene at 05:30 as firefighters \"tackle the last few pockets of fire\".\n\nArea manager Jim Hutton said \"hardworking firefighters\" had prevented the fire from spreading to an adjacent building.\n\n\"Our crews have done a fantastic job bringing this fire under control, in what have been very challenging circumstances,\" added Assistant Chief Fire Officer Tony Hunter.\n\nOne witness said the fire was \"climbing up\" the building\n\nUniversity of Bolton student Shannon Parker, who lives in the building, said she was in her room when the fire started.\n\n\"I heard the fire alarm going off but it kept on going off so I just thought it was a drill at first until one of my flatmates shouted down the corridor that it was a real fire,\" the 22-year-old said.\n\n\"So I ran out the flat as quickly as I could and I saw that it was one of the flats below mine and we went out by the fire exit.\"\n\nShe said she was being relocated to either a nearby hotel or another student accommodation building.\n\nPolice have closed a number of roads in the area\n\nGMFRS has asked residents of The Cube to register at Orlando Village Student Accommodation and contact family members to let them know they are safe.\n\nThe University of Bolton said it was supporting students who had been evacuated and had given people temporary accommodation at the Orlando student halls and in some hotels.\n\nProf George E Holmes DL, president and vice-chancellor of the university, said: \"University colleagues have worked through the night to make sure support is in place for students over the weekend.\n\n\"We have also arranged to provide necessities such as toiletries for all students affected and are opening the university over the weekend so students can be supported. We will also provide food for them.\"\n\nHe said The Cube was not owned by the University of Bolton and that it was owned and managed by a private landlord.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by Colette Wiseman This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nWitness Ace Love, 35, said the fire \"kept getting more intense, climbing up and to the right because the wind was blowing so hard\".\n\n\"We could see it bubbling from the outside and then being engulfed from the outside,\" he added.\n\n\"A lot of students got out very fast, someone was very distressed, the rest were on phones calling for help.\n\n\"The fire got worse and worse, to the point where you could see through the beams, it was just bare frame.\"\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post 2 by 𝓢𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓷𝓸𝓷 𝓟𝓪𝓻𝓴𝓮𝓻🍑 This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nVideos posted on social media show debris falling from the building and firefighters tackling flames coming out of the windows on the top floors.\n\nOne student tweeted to say she had to leave her belongings and added: \"But the main thing is I'm out and I'm safe.\"\n\nGreater Manchester Police said a number of road closures were in place.\n\nFirefighters are using aerial appliances to tackle the blaze\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "There were three big questions and a whole pile of smaller ones that needed answering in this interview.\n\nOn the big three, the Duke of York was pressed time and time again - did he have sex with Virginia Giuffre (then called Virginia Roberts), as she claims? Why did he go back to see (and stay with) Jeffrey Epstein two years after the businessman's conviction and imprisonment for child sex offences? And how did he explain the photograph of him with his arm round the waist of the 17-year-old Virginia Giuffre.\n\nAbout his visit to New York in 2010 when he stayed at Epstein's house, Prince Andrew was, if not remorseful, then clear that (with hindsight) he had done the wrong thing. He had gone there to tell Epstein that their friendship was over, he said.\n\nHe said he did not speak to Epstein once he knew about the 2006 Palm Beach Police investigation into possible child sex offences. Nor did he speak to him or contact him when he was in prison. Then in 2010 he flew to New York and stayed with him - it was more \"convenient\", he said - for the sole purpose of telling him they could no longer be friends. By this point they had not seen each other for four years.\n\nTo have done it by phone would have been \"chicken\" and he is \"too honourable\" at times, he said. So, he says, he did the wrong thing for the right reasons. It was pretty much the only time in the interview that he admitted having made any kind of mistake over his 11-year relationship with Epstein.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Prince Andrew says he has wracked his brains but cannot recall any incident involving Virginia Roberts.\n\nAbout the claim by Virginia Giuffre that she slept with the prince three times, there was a categorical denial, alongside a string of reasons why her story did not add up.\n\nShe says he bought her a drink in a nightclub; he said he doesn't know where the bar is in that club. She says he was sweating heavily as he danced with her; he says he didn't sweat at all back then because of an obscure medical condition that's now gone away. She says he slept with her; he said he was at home after taking one of his daughters to a party in a pizza restaurant.\n\nHe said he didn't remember her, he didn't recollect her and again he absolutely categorically denied sleeping with her.\n\nMs Giuffre says she was abused by the prince in Ghislaine Maxwell's London home, where she was pictured in 2001\n\nAnd the photo of the prince with his arm slipped around Virginia Giuffre's naked midriff? It has plagued Prince Andrew and the palace, undercutting their blunt denials. No recollection, said the prince. No explanation.\n\nOver the past few months, so-called \"friends\" of the prince have mounted a whispering campaign about the photo trying to undercut its authenticity.\n\nHe wouldn't go so far but instead suggested he never wore the kinds of clothes he was wearing in the photo - travelling clothes - when in London, preferring a suit and tie, and that he never went to the upper floor of the house where the photo was taken. He just couldn't remember the photo, he said, and was at a loss to explain where it came from.\n\nThere was notably little in the way of apology or remorse in the interview. Aside from that visit to Epstein's house in 2010, Prince Andrew does not think he has done anything wrong.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Prince Andrew on Epstein: 'There was no indication, absolutely no indication'\n\nHe does not regret the friendship with Epstein, a man who by many accounts used and abused young girls for many years. It had, he said, \"some seriously beneficial outcomes\".\n\nIn one horrible moment he described Epstein as having behaved \"in a manner unbecoming\", as if the convicted sex offender had simply passed the port round the wrong way in the regimental mess. He was picked up on that quickly, and apologised. \"I'm being polite,\" Prince Andrew said.\n\nPrince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein pictured walking in New York's Central Park in 2010\n\nNothing struck him as suspicious in the various Epstein households that he visited. The Miami Herald has painstakingly put together a picture in Palm Beach of a place where three or four young (14 and 15-year-old) girls might visit a day to give Epstein massages, during which he would sexually abuse many of them.\n\nBut the prince was at pains to point out that he didn't know Epstein that well really, he might drop in a few times a year, and he said that Epstein \"may have changed his behaviour patterns\" so as to cover up his behaviour.\n\nPrince Andrew met Epstein through the businessman's girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell back in 1999. He said he had seen Ms Maxwell in late spring this year.\n\nDid they talk about their one-time friend, Jeffrey Epstein, who had accompanied Ms Maxwell to Windsor Castle and to Sandringham, who had laid his personal jet and houses and holiday island at Prince Andrew's disposal?\n\nNo, the prince replied, there was nothing to discuss: \"He wasn't in the news. We'd moved on.\"\n\nPrince Andrew & the Epstein Scandal: The Newsnight Interview was shown on BBC Two on 16 November 2019 and can be seen on BBC iPlayer in the UK and the full interview can also be seen on YouTube.", "Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson planted a tree in north London to mark her party's pledge\n\nThe Conservative Party has said it will plant 30 million trees a year by 2025 if it wins the general election - as the Liberal Democrats pledged to plant twice as many trees in the same period.\n\nThe Tories' £640m fund would be used to plant trees and restore peatland.\n\nLabour dismissed the scheme and said the prime minister had an \"atrocious environmental record\".\n\nThe Lib Dems would plant 60 million trees a year across the UK by 2025, leader Jo Swinson said.\n\nUnder the Conservatives' scheme, branded the Nature for Climate fund, the party said it would treble the tree-planting rate to cover 30,000 hectares - meaning approximately 30 million trees - every year by the end of the next Parliament in 2025.\n\nOne hectare is 100m x 100m in size.\n\nThe Conservatives' fund would cover England, but the party said it would work with devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to increase tree planting.\n\nIt means plans for the Northern Forest in north-west England and the Great Northumberland Forest would be expanded, while trees would also be planted in urban areas and in new forests, the Tories said.\n\nThe Committee on Climate Change (CCC) - an advisory group of experts in science, economics, and business - recommends 30,000 hectares of woodland should be planted annually.\n\nLess than half that amount was planted in the UK in the year to March 2019.\n\nExperts in forestry say a huge programme of tree planting is needed if the UK is to have any chance of reducing its carbon emissions to effectively zero. They also say that the aim, though difficult, is feasible but will depend on careful planning - \"to get the right trees in the right places\", as one specialist put it to me.\n\nFinding enough land may be one of the toughest challenges. Farmers will want incentives to convert their fields to forests, not just to help with the cost of planting trees but also to compensate them for the long decades before they can earn an income from them.\n\nConservative leader Boris Johnson said there was \"nothing more conservative than protecting our environment\".\n\nHe said the measures would \"sit alongside our world-leading commitment\" to cut greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050.\n\nThe Conservatives look set to use the \"Vote Blue, Go Green\" slogan in this election, which was first adopted by David Cameron in 2010, but which critics say he abandoned once he got into power.\n\nThe Lib Dems said their \"ambitious\" proposals to plant 40,000 hectares - or, they estimated, 60 million trees - every year would increase UK forest cover by one million hectares by 2045.\n\nThe \"largest tree-planting programme in UK history\" would be part of the party's plan to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by the same year.\n\n\"Only the Liberal Democrats have a radical plan to make a real impact in the fight against climate change and build a brighter future for our planet,\" Ms Swinson said.\n\nLabour's shadow environment secretary Sue Hayman said the Conservative Party's failure to meet previous tree-planting targets showed they weren't serious about the matter.\n\n\"When Labour comes forward with its own ambitious proposals as part of our Plan For Nature, they will be informed by what the science says is necessary and possible - not by what Boris Johnson thinks he needs to do to greenwash his atrocious environmental record,\" she added.\n\nSpeaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme, former Conservative environment secretary Michael Gove said the failure to meet the targets was due to the EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which he called \"unfair, unjust and un-green\".\n\nCAP funding is one of the EU's biggest policies with a Europe-wide budget worth more than £50bn a year. The subsidies are designed to support the farming industry and help farmers and landowners maintain their land.\n\nAlthough the EU does offer grants for planting trees, farmers can lose some of their agricultural subsidy if they increase tree cover and the application processes are complex, conservation groups have said.\n\nThe European Commission recently proposed subsidising farmers to plant trees on one hectare per farm under the post-2020 CAP.\n\nMr Johnson's party also announced a £500m \"Blue Planet fund\" across the next five years to help support developing countries in protecting oceans.\n\nThe sum would be funded by the budget for international aid, the Conservative Party said.\n\nThe money would go towards, for example, UK satellites monitoring marine environments and ensuring protected areas were not subject to illegal fishing.", "Firefighters have extinguished the blaze at The Cube in Bolton\n\nCladding on a block of student flats that was hit by a major blaze is a cause for \"concern\", Greater Manchester's mayor has said.\n\nTwo people were hurt when about 100 residents fled The Cube in Bolton after a blaze on Friday.\n\nMayor Andy Burnham said its cladding was not the same as at Grenfell Tower, where 72 people died in 2017.\n\nBut cladding is a \"bigger issue... than we have so far faced up to,\" Mr Burnham admitted.\n\nResidents of The Cube were also confused as to whether there was actually a fire in the building on Friday because, as one said, fire alarms go off \"almost every day\".\n\nUrban Student Life (USL), which manages the property, said all residents were successfully evacuated after the blaze broke out at about 20:30 GMT on Friday.\n\nIn a statement, they said two students were treated for \"minor injuries\" on site, where up to 200 firefighters tackled the blaze.\n\nOne witness said the fire was \"climbing up\" the building\n\nAssistant chief fire officer Dave Keelan, of Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) said: \"The fire... really did spread very quickly and that was evident to see on the footage that's on social media.\"\n\nHe said an investigation had been launched into the blaze.\n\nMr Burnham said: \"[The Cube] does not have the same ACM cladding [that was on Grenfell Tower] but nevertheless it does have a form of cladding that causes concern and raises issues that will have to be addressed.\"\n\nHe said he would talk to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who visited the Bolton site earlier, about whether \"we need to go further to remove cladding from these buildings and give families peace of mind\".\n\nSalford mayor Paul Dennett said he would be asking the government for more money to remove flammable cladding, adding there was \"an industrial crisis\" around the issue.\n\nRoy Wilsher, chief of the National Fire Chiefs Council, said the fire \"once again highlights how changes to building regulations need to be moved on at a much quicker pace\".\n\nThe fire has led to damage on all floors of the six-storey building\n\nOn the issue of the fire alarms, resident Afnan Gohar said she thought it was a \"false alarm\"\n\n\"We didn't take notice of it until a girl came running and screamed, telling us to get out and we didn't believe it at first,\" she said.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nMelissa McGarrigle said: \"The fire alarms in the corridor went off but they aren't particularly loud, especially if you're asleep.\n\n\"It just doesn't feel real, everyone thought it was just the fire alarms acting up as usual until we heard people screaming.\"\n\nThe fire started on the fourth floor, the property management firm said\n\nWitness Ace Love, 35, said the fire \"kept getting more intense, climbing up and to the right because the wind was blowing so hard\".\n\n\"We could see it bubbling from the outside and then being engulfed from the outside,\" he added.\n\n\"A lot of students got out very fast, someone was very distressed, the rest were on phones calling for help.\n\n\"The fire got worse and worse, to the point where you could see through the beams, it was just bare frame.\"\n\nEva Crossan Jory, vice president of welfare for the National Union of Students (NUS), said it had been \"calling for a number of improvements in fire-safety measures in student accommodation\" across the UK.\n\n\"It shouldn't take another fire to put the issue of building safety back on the agenda,\" she said.\n\n\"Student safety must always be the first priority for accommodation providers and the government.\"\n\nIn 2016, Urban Student Life (USL) was criticised in a tribunal ruling for not providing clear written guidelines on fire safety procedures or displaying fire safety notices in one of its student accommodation blocks in Leeds.\n\nLeeds City Council sent in fire authority officers to inspect the building, who declared at the time it was not fit for use.\n\nMatt Wrack, general secretary of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU), said the latest fire was \"deeply troubling\".\n\n\"This is not how any building should react to a fire in the 21st century, let alone a building in which people live,\" he said.\n\n\"It's time for a complete overhaul of UK fire safety before it's too late.\"\n\nPrime Minister Boris Johnson met people helping residents after the fire in Bolton\n\nLes Skarratts, of the FBU in the north-west, said there would be \"hard lessons to learn as the circumstances become clearer in the coming days\".\n\nForty fire engines were called to the scene of the blaze, which affected every floor.\n\nProf George E Holmes, vice-chancellor of the University of Bolton, whose students live at the block, said: \"I can't say enough about how pleased we were with the response - it's been amazing from all emergency services.\"\n\nFootball fans attending Bolton Wanderers' match were asked to donate items for evacuated residents.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nThe university said it was supporting students, who are being offered temporary accommodation in other student halls and in some hotels.\n\nGMFRS has asked residents who are not yet accounted for to contact authorities to let them know they are safe.\n\nMr Keelan added a team has \"concentrated purely on the high-rises across Greater Manchester to make sure that we learn from Grenfell\".\n\n\"The evacuation procedure and subsequent training - and putting it into practice last night - has paid absolute dividends,\" he told a press conference.\n\n\"We are going to continue to be here throughout the day and working very closely with the building owner to move this forward in the coming days.\"\n\nHave you been affected by the fire? Share your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk.\n\nPlease include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. You can also contact us in the following ways:\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Dominic Raab defends the rebranding: \"No-one gives a toss about social media cut and thrust\"\n\nSenior Tories have dismissed criticism of the rebranding of one of their Twitter accounts as a \"fact-checking\" site during the leaders' debate amid claims it deceived the public.\n\nThe @CCHQPress account - the Tory press office - was renamed \"factcheckUK\" for the duration of the hour-long TV show.\n\nForeign Secretary Dominic Raab said \"no-one will have been fooled\" and they had the right to rebut Labour's claims.\n\nBut the Lib Dems urged the Electoral Commission to intervene.\n\nIn response, the watchdog said it did not have the powers to do so but it urged the parties to act with transparency and integrity.\n\nTwitter rebuked the Conservatives, saying it would take \"decisive, corrective\" action if something similar happened again.\n\nDuring the ITV debate between Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn, the first ever televised head-to head encounter between Tory and Labour leaders, the party's press account changed its name and its appearance, telling people it was \"fact checking Labour from CCHQ\".\n\nIts Twitter handle remained the same and it retained the blue tick - signalling that it is a verified account.\n\nMr Raab defended the move, which has attracted widespread criticism from non-partisan fact-checking bodies, telling the BBC \"no one gives a toss about social media cut and thrust\" and were only concerned about the substance of the arguments.\n\n\"It was pegged to CCHQ,\" he told BBC's Breakfast. \"No-one looking at it for a split second will have been fooled - they can see it's from CCHQ.\"\n\nHe said there was \"huge scepticism\" among the public about what politicians were saying and the Conservatives had a right to set the record straight over \"nonsense\" claims the NHS would be \"up for sale\" if they won.\n\n\"It matters that we have an instant rebuttal mechanism,\" he said. \"We want to make it clear that we are holding Labour to account for the nonsense they systematically and serially put on the Conservatives.\n\n\"The reality is, voters will make of the competing claims what they will. What we're not going to do - we won't put up with nonsense that the NHS is up for sale being put up by Jeremy Corbyn.\"\n\nConservative Party chairman James Cleverly, who is responsible for the party's digital campaigning team, said he was \"absolutely comfortable\" with the move - saying the nature of the site was \"clear\".\n\nTwitter is a minority interest. Journalists are over-represented on this platform compared to other social media, creating a profound danger that they misinterpret what happens on Twitter as representative of the wider world.\n\nNevertheless, an important threshold has now been repeatedly breached by Britain's party of government, and Twitter is the site where it happened.\n\nIt is perhaps arguable that, like the doctored video of Sir Keir Starmer a fortnight ago, the re-branding of CCHQ as a fact-checking service falls into the broad category known as satire.\n\nBut that is a stretch. The effect will have been to dupe many unknowing members of the public, who genuinely thought it was a fact-checking service when it gave opinions on Jeremy Corbyn.\n\nThis is not to patronise voters, who are wise; rather, it is to recognise that in a world of information overload, what cuts through are stunts.\n\nWhich is why, ironically, in CCHQ this morning there will be younger staff who chalk this up as a victory.\n\nJournalists thus face a dilemma: call out disinformation, and you play to the worst of social media, distracting from questions of policy; but ignore it, and the truth recedes ever further from view.\n\nA senior Labour politician said Twitter should have taken much stronger action.\n\n\"In order to try and deceive the public, the Conservative Party changed everything,\" Dawn Butler told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.\n\n\"Twitter could have suspended the account and taken it down. To me that would have been the better punishment. The other thing would have been to remove the blue tick.\"\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn locked horns over the NHS, Brexit and the Royal Family\n\nAnd Lib Dem education spokeswoman Layla Moran said in the \"fast-moving\" world of social media, many people would have been duped.\n\n\"I reported them and blocked them as soon as I saw it. Absolutely this needs to be reported to the Electoral Commission.\"\n\nBut the elections watchdog said its remit only extended to policing campaign finance rules, not information put out by the parties.\n\n\"While we do not have a role in regulating election campaign content, we repeat our call to all campaigners to undertake their vital role responsibly and to support campaigning transparency,\" a spokesperson said.\n\n\"Voters are entitled to transparency and integrity from campaigners in the lead up to an election, so they have the information they need to decide for themselves how to vote.\"\n\nTwitter has policies regarding deceptive behaviour on the platform. It can remove an account’s “verified” status if the account owner is said to be “intentionally misleading people on Twitter by changing one's display name or bio”.\n\nIn a statement, the US company said: \"Any further attempts to mislead people by editing verified profile information - in a manner seen during the UK election debate - will result in decisive corrective action.\"\n\nFact-checking agency Full Fact said voters depended on social media for information and episodes like this risked compromising public trust.\n\n\"Polluting that information space by pretending to provide independent fact-checking information when what you are doing is providing party lines, many of which were not accurate, is doing voters a disservice,\" its chief executive Will Moy told the BBC.\n\nThe BBC has its own fact-checking team, Reality Check which looked at claims made by Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn during the debate.\n\nDuring the programme, both leaders said they were committed to upholding the truth during the campaign.\n\nIn response to the move by the @CCHQPress account, a number of celebrities re-branded their verified accounts, including Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker who changed his account to mimic factcheckUK, as did The Thick Of It and Veep creator Armando Iannucci.\n\nBut Royal Family actor Ralf Little said he had been suspended from Twitter after changing his account to mimic the Conservative Party press office.\n\nHe changed his name to \"Conservative Party Press Orifice\" and the description to \"Not a fact checker. Or the Conservative Press Office\".\n\nHe told LBC's James O'Brien it was \"fine\" that he was suspended \"but only if the @CCHQPress account is suspended for the same thing\".\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by James O'Brien This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nThis episode comes less than a month after the Conservative Party was criticised for posting a \"doctored\" video involving Labour's Sir Keir Starmer, in which the shadow Brexit secretary was made to look as if he met a question, posed by ITV's Piers Morgan, with silence.\n\nConservative Party chairman James Cleverly said the video, since taken down, was meant to be \"light-hearted\". The party later posted an extended version of the interview.\n\nLabour has a Twitter account - @The_InsiderUK - which says it \"fact-checks\" claims made by the opposition.", "Stacey Andrew photographed the flare in the crowd before it was thrown\n\nA Liam Gallagher fan fears she has been \"scarred for life\" by a flare thrown at a gig.\n\nStacey Andrew, 27, from Boston in Lincolnshire, was at the Fly DSA Arena on Monday when she was set on fire, The Star reported.\n\n\"The flare hit my head and fell down my top, at first I didn't realise what had happened until people shouted,\" she said.\n\n\"It looks like someone let a firework off on my chest\".\n\nMs Andrew said it was her first gig.\n\nShe and her partner Callum Mutton were near the front and the people with flares were behind to the right.\n\n\"I didn't realise what had happened then people started patting me. My shirt was in flames and a man ripped it off,\" she said.\n\nStacey Andrew and her partner Callum Mutton were at the Fly DSA Arena to see Liam Gallagher\n\nShe said security staff did not go over, but she had to go through the crowd to them.\n\n\"It was so embarrassing, I was just in my bra.\n\n\"The Red Cross saw us but their tap wasn't running so they had to find water. The on-site nurse was good and covered my dignity as best as she could.\"\n\nBut Ms Andrew said there was \"no proper first aid\".\n\n\"I'm scared I'm going to be scarred for life,\" she said.\n\nFly DSA Arena said it was \"extremely sorry\" to hear about the \"irresponsible\" actions of a fellow concert-goer.\n\n\"The irresponsible behaviour of the concert goer who threw the flare along with any other people within their party who were aware of the possibility of their actions cannot be condoned and they should be held accountable for their actions,\" said Dominic Stokes, from the Fly DSA Arena.\n\nHe said Ms Andrew and Mr Mutton were both seen at the venue by an on-duty paramedic and advised to go to hospital.\n\nThe Arena said it had contacted them through social media to speak with them directly.\n\nArena staff offered a taxi but in the end Mr Mutton drove to hospital.\n\nStacey Andrew was burnt on her chest and arm after the flare fell down her top\n\nBags were checked on entry, but security staff did not personally check everyone, Ms Andrew said.\n\n\"Everyone who bought drinks from Arena had plastic cups but a lot of lads had their own cans,\" she added.\n\nMr Stokes said the use of smoke bombs and flares was a \"new but increasing challenge\" for all arenas.\n\nHe said security at the Fly DSA Arena was in line with National Arena Association guidelines, and added that its procedures will be reviewed.\n\nMr Stokes added: \"I am aware from comments on social media that our processes for dealing with this type of prohibited item is being linked with our counter terrorism strategies.\n\n\"I can assure all our customers that our work with the relevant partners and agencies in this particular area has been commended and the seen and unseen actions we take mean the wellbeing of our customers is front and centre of everything we do.\"\n\nFollow BBC Yorkshire on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Send your story ideas to yorkslincs.news@bbc.co.uk.\n• None Flare let off at Liam Gallagher gig\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Hundreds of koalas are feared dead as bushfires spread across Australia's east coast, ravaging their main habitat.\n\nBut some people are doing what they can to save the vulnerable marsupials.", "Billie Eilish, Lizzo and Ariana Grande all have multiple nominations\n\nTwo years after the head of the Grammys said women need to \"step up\" if they wanted to be recognised, female artists are dominating the 2020 nominations.\n\nFive of the eight album of the year nominees are women, Ariana Grande and Lana Del Rey among the front-runners.\n\nMeanwhile, Lizzo and Billie Eilish are shortlisted in all of the ceremony's \"big four\" categories: best new artist, best song, best record and best album.\n\nOnly one artist, Christopher Cross, has won all four awards in a single year.\n\nScottish singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi has also been recognised, with Someone You Loved picking up a nomination for song of the year; while English singer Yola picked up a surprise mention in the best new artist category.\n\nAnd Lil Nas X received multiple nominations for his country-rap crossover Old Town Road, which spent a record-breaking 19 weeks at number one in the US earlier this year.\n\nThe nominees for the main categories are:\n\nLewis Capaldi's Someone You Loved is nominated for song of the year\n\nBritish nominees include Ed Sheeran, whose No. 6 Collaborations Project is up for best pop album; Ella Mai, whose debut record is nominated for best R&B album; and violinist Nicola Bendetti, who is recognised for a new concerto, written especially for her by jazz musician Wynton Marsalis.\n\nThe Chemical Brothers receive three nominations in the dance categories; while Thom Yorke and James Blake go up against each other for best alternative album.\n\nThere are also posthumous nominations for The Cranberries' Dolores O'Riordan, and murdered rap star Nipsey Hussle.\n\nLizzo was understandably excited to cap off her breakthrough year with so many nominations.\n\nShe tweeted: \"This has been an incredible year for music and I'm just so thankful to even be part of it. \"We are all winners.\"\n\nLil Nas X posted a simple but explosive: \"NO WAY\" (with an expletive in between those two words).\n\nThe Grammys were mired in controversy in 2018, after only one woman, Alessia Cara, won an award during the televised ceremony.\n\nAsked to respond to the lack of female representation, Recording Academy president Neil Portnow said women needed \"to step up because I think they would be welcome.\n\n\"I don't have personal experience of those kinds of brick walls that you face but I think it's upon us - us as an industry - to make the welcome mat very obvious.\"\n\nHis comments sparked outrage, and this year's ceremony rang the changes, with Kacey Musgraves' space-age country album Golden Hour taking home the main prize, presented by a new female host, Alicia Keys.\n\nBebe Rexha and Alicia Keys announced the nominations on Wednesday\n\nAs she picked up the best new artist trophy, British star Dua Lipa drove home the point, saying: \"I guess this year we really stepped up.\"\n\nTo be clear, the 2020 nominees all earned their place on merit. There's no quota system in place. Instead, artists like Billie Eilish and electro-flamenco star Rosalía, have written some of the most forward-thinking, head-turning records of the last 12 months.\n\nThe Recording Academy's new president, Deborah Dugan, commented on the phenomenon as she announced the shortlist for best pop solo performance in Los Angeles.\n\n\"Wow, that's a lot of women,\" she quipped. \"Just sayin.'\"\n\nWe'll discover who wins when the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards take place on Sunday, 26 January 2020, hosted again by Alicia Keys.\n\nThe event takes place a month earlier than normal, after the Oscars moved their ceremony forward, taking the Grammys traditional slot.\n\nThat means the 2020 honours are based on a shortened, 11-month eligibility period.\n\nFollow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.", "Last updated on .From the section Tottenham\n\nTottenham have sacked manager Mauricio Pochettino after five years in charge of the Premier League club.\n\nSpurs have made a disappointing start to the current campaign and are 14th in the Premier League.\n\nBBC sports editor Dan Roan believes Jose Mourinho is a strong contender to replace the 47-year-old.\n\n\"We were extremely reluctant to make this change. It is not a decision the board has taken lightly, nor in haste,\" said Spurs chairman Daniel Levy.\n\n\"Regrettably domestic results at the end of last season and beginning of this season have been extremely disappointing.\n\n\"It falls on the board to make the difficult decisions - this one made more so given the many memorable moments we have had with Mauricio and his coaching staff - but we do so in the club's best interests.\"\n\nPochettino was appointed in May 2014 and led the club to the Champions League final last season, where they lost to Liverpool in Madrid.\n\nThe Argentine's assistant Jesus Perez, and coaches Miguel d'Agostino and Antoni Jimenez have also left the club.\n\nTottenham said in a statement that they would provide an update on new coaching staff \"in due course\".\n\nFormer Southampton boss Pochettino guided Tottenham to the League Cup final in his first full season while two third-placed finishes sandwiched a runners-up spot in the Premier League in 2017.\n\nAs well as leading Spurs to a runners-up finish in last season's Champions League he also took them to fourth in the league, although they did only manage to win three of their final 12 league games.\n\nHe also had to contend with playing home games at Wembley for 18 months while the club's new ground was built and his impressive results despite this led to links with Real Madrid and Manchester United.\n\nHowever, Spurs have failed to build on the promise of recent seasons this term. As well as their disappointing league form, they were knocked out of the League Cup by League Two side Colchester and hammered 7-2 at home by Bayern Munich in the Champions League.\n• None An 'extraordinary' sacking - but the right decision?\n• None Guillem Balague column: 'Sacking may be liberating for Pochettino'\n\n\"Mauricio and his coaching staff will always be part of our history,\" added Levy.\n\n\"I have the utmost admiration for the manner in which he dealt with the difficult times away from a home ground whilst we built the new stadium and for the warmth and positivity he brought to us. I should like to thank him and his coaching staff for all they have contributed. They will always be welcome here.\n\n\"We have a talented squad. We need to re-energise and look to deliver a positive season for our supporters.\"\n\nThere will be some supporters who are not surprised. They are without an away win in the league since January and they're on their worst run since George Graham was in charge in 2000-01. That is shocking form.\n\nBut what is a surprise will be the timing - why was the decision not made at the start of the international break? That, for me, is the interesting aspect.\n\nI have always been of the belief that with the quality in this Tottenham side they, under Pochettino, would get back to the top four.\n\nI know there are Tottenham fans who think this is the right decision, and there are some who think it is not the right decision, but I think we can all agree that it is the timing that is a surprise.\n• None Pochettino was named Tottenham boss on 28 May, 2014 after taking Southampton to their best ever finish in the Premier League.\n• None After a fifth-placed finish in his first season at the club, he led them to third in 2015-16 - their highest final position in the Premier League.\n• None He became the first opposition manager to beat Pep Guardiola in England when Tottenham defeated Manchester City 2-0 in October 2016.\n• None Spurs continued to progress, finishing second and third respectively in the next two seasons.\n• None Led Tottenham to the last 16 of the Champions League in 2017-18 and was rewarded with a five-year contract in May 2018.\n• None Lost FA Cup semi-final to Manchester United in April 2018 - Tottenham's eighth successive defeat at that stage of the competition.\n• None However, Spurs reached the Champions League final for the first time the following season after a memorable comeback against Ajax.\n• None Lost 7-2 to Bayern Munich in the group stage of this season's Champions League.\n• None Departed Spurs on 19 November 2019 after just three Premier League wins all season.\n\n'Should've backed him not sacked him' - reaction", "\n• Term for an MP who is not a minister. They sit behind the front benches in the House of commons.\n• A sealed box with a slit in the lid. Voters place their ballot papers through the slit into the box. When polls close the boxes are opened and counting begins.\n• Paper containing a list of all candidates standing in a constituency. Voters mark their choice with a cross.\n• An election held between general elections, usually because the sitting MP has died or resigned.\n• Someone putting themselves up for election. Once Parliament has been dissolved, there are no MPs, only candidates.\n• During a campaign, active supporters of a party ask voters who they will vote for and try to drum up support for their own candidates.\n• The deadline for candidates standing to send in the officials forms confirming their place in the election. This is usually __ days before polling day.\n• When two or more parties govern together, when neither has an overall majority. After the 2010 election, the Conservatives and Lib Dems formed a coalition, which lasted for five years.\n• A agreement between two political parties where the smaller party agrees to support a larger one without enough MPs to have a majority in parliament.\n• The geographical unit which elects a single MP. There are 650 in the UK.\n• In politics, a 'dead cat' strategy is when a dramatic or sensational story is disclosed to divert attention away from something more damaging. The term comes from the concept of an imaginary dead cat being flung onto a dining table, causing the diners to become distracted by it.\n• The announcement of the election result in each constituency.\n• A sum of £500 paid by candidates or their parties to be allowed to stand. It is returned if the candidate wins 5% or more of the votes cast.\n• The delegation of powers to other parliaments within the UK, specifically the Scottish Parliament and Welsh and Northern Ireland Assemblies.\n• The Scottish Parliament and Welsh and Northern Ireland assemblies are elected by voters in those nations of the UK. They make laws on policy areas controlled by those nations such as health, environment and education.\n• The act of ending a Parliament before an election. When parliament is dissolved there are no MPs, but the prime minister and other senior ministers remain in their roles.\n• A list of everyone in a constituency entitled to vote. Also known as electoral roll.\n• An exit poll is a poll of voters leaving a voting station. They are asked how they have voted, and the results are used to forecast what the overall result of the election may be.\n• Term used to describe the UK's parliamentary election system. It means a candidate only needs to win the most votes in their constituency to win the seat.\n• When a party wins a constituency from another party, it is said to have \"gained\" it from the other.\n• Election at which all seats in the House of Commons are contested.\n• If after an election no party has an overall majority, then parliament is said to be \"hung\". The main parties will then try to form a coalition with one or more of the minor parties. Opinion polls have suggested that a hung parliament is a strong possibility after the 2015 general election.\n• A meeting a which candidates address potential voters. The word comes from an old Norse word meaning \"house of assembly\".\n• A candidate who is not a member of any political party and is standing on their own personal platform. To qualify as an official political party, a party must be registered with the Electoral Commission, the organisation which administers elections in the UK.\n• The name given to an election which one party wins by a very large margin. Famous landslides in UK elections include Labour's victory in 1945, the Conservative win in 1983 and the election which brought Tony Blair to power in 1997.\n• A person or party with strong socialist policies or beliefs.\n• The name of the party occupying the centre ground of British politics. They were formed from the former Liberal party and Social Democrats, a Labour splinter group, and combine support for traditional liberalism such as religious tolerance and individual freedom, with support for social justice.\n• A majority in Parliament means one side has at least one more vote than all the other parties combined and is therefore more likely to be able to push through any legislative plans.\n• When one party wins more than half of the seats in the Commons, they can rule alone in a majority government\n• Politicians say they have a mandate, or authority, to carry out a policy when they have the backing of the electorate.\n• A public declaration of a party's ideas and policies, usually printed during the campaign. Once in power, a government is often judged by how many of its manifesto promises it manages to deliver.\n• Seats where the gap between the two or more leading parties is relatively small. Often regarded as less than a 10% margin or requiring a swing (see below) of 5% or less, though very dependent on prevailing political conditions.\n• A minority government is one that does not have a majority of the seats in Parliament. It means the government is less likely to be able to push through any legislative programme. Boris Johnson has suffered a number of defeats in Parliament over a no-deal Brexit because he does not have a majority.\n• Strictly this includes members of the House of Lords, but in practice means only members of the House of Commons. When an election is called Parliament is dissolved and there are no more MPs until it assembles again.\n• A candidate must be nominated on these documents by 10 voters living in the constituency.\n• A survey asking people's opinion on one or more issues. In an election campaign, the key question is usually about which party people will vote for.\n• The largest party not in government is known as the official opposition. It receives extra parliamentary funding in recognition of its status.\n• Broadcasts made by the parties and transmitted on TV or radio. By agreement with the broadcasters, each party is allowed a certain number according to its election strength and number of candidates fielded.\n• The swing shows how far voter support for a party has changed between elections. It is calculated by comparing the percentage of the vote won in a particular election to the figure obtained in the previous election.\n• Place where people go to cast their votes\n• People unable to get to a polling station are allowed to vote by post if they apply in advance.\n• Any voting system where the share of seats represents the share of votes is described as proportional representation. The UK currently has a first past the post system.\n• Parliament is usually prorogued, or suspended, ahead of an election or Queen's Speech to allow for preparations. In September 2019 Boris Johnson attempted to prorogue Parliament for five weeks, but the Supreme Court later ruled the prorogation unlawful and MPs returned to Parliament.\n• This is the time between the announcement of an election and the final election results. During this period media organisations have to ensure any political reporting is balanced and is not likely to influence the outcome of the election.\n• If a result is close, any candidate may ask for a recount. The process can be repeated several times if necessary until the candidates are satisfied. The returning officer has the final say on whether a recount takes place.\n• The official in charge of elections in each of the constituencies. On election night they read out the results for each candidate in alphabetical order by surname.\n• Someone who is right wing in politics usually supports tradition and authority, as well as capitalism. The Conservative party is regarded as the main centre-right party in the UK.\n• A safe seat is a constituency where an MP has a sufficiently large majority to be considered unwinnable by the opposition.\n• The attempt to place a favourable interpretation on an event so that people or the media will interpret it in that way. Those performing this act are known as spin doctors.\n• Any ballot paper that is not marked clearly, eg with more than one box ticked or with writing scrawled across it, is described as a spoiled ballot and does not count towards the result.\n• This is when people vote not for the party they really support, but for another party in order to keep out a more disliked rival.\n• In theory, any seat that a party contests and held by a rival is one of its targets. In practice, a target seat is one that a party believes it can win and puts a lot of effort into doing so.\n• Turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot on polling day.\n• It is usually the leader of the opposition, currently Jeremy Corby, who calls for a vote of no confidence, in an attempt to topple the government. If more MPs vote for the motion than against it, then the government has 14 days to try to win back the confidence of MPs through another vote – while the opposition parties try to form an alternative government. If nothing is resolved, then a general election is triggered.\n• The UK Parliament is located in the Palace of Westminster in the centre of London and the term is often used as an alternative to Parliament.\n• A working majority in Parliament is what a government needs to carry out its legislative programme without risk of defeat. It means the government can rely on at least one more vote than the opposition parties. However, in the current Parliament, the government no longer has a majority and MPs from a range of opposition parties have joined forces to form a parliamentary majority big enough to defeat the government over plans for a no-deal Brexit.", "Police found the 19-year-old man after being called to reports of a fight in Ilford\n\nA man was stabbed to death in a fight outside a block of east London flats in a \"particularly vicious attack\".\n\nThe 19-year-old was found by police responding to reports of a disturbance outside Owen Waters House, in Fullwell Avenue, Ilford, on Tuesday night.\n\nThe victim died at the scene and his next of kin have been informed.\n\nNo arrests have been made but the Met said \"the possibility that the murder is gang-related is a very strong line of inquiry\".\n\nPolice are establishing if the stabbing is linked to a fire at some nearby garages where a car was found burnt out.\n\nThe Met said fire crews had been called to the blaze at about 22:20 GMT while traces of blood had also been found around the vehicle.\n\nDet Ch Insp Chris Soole described the killing as a \"particularly vicious attack\" and appealed for witnesses.\n\nA burnt-out car was found by some garages near to where the teenager was stabbed\n\nA Section 60 Order - giving police stop-and-search powers - was put in place for the whole of the Redbridge borough until 06:30.\n\nThere have been five murder investigations in the borough in 2019 - three of which have been as a result of fatal stabbings.\n\nSo far this year, almost 130 murder investigations have been launched in the capital.\n\nThree investigations have been carried out by British Transport Police and 124 have been investigated by the Met.\n\nA forensic tent is outside the tower block marking the spot where the teenager died.\n\nResidents have been telling me about rising tensions in the last few weeks. The block - just off a main road in Ilford - is known as a meeting point for drug dealers and people said the issue is \"rampant\".\n\nThey have also described a lot of \"youth disturbance and violence\" in the area and expressed their fear, anger and shock.\n\nOfficers have been coming in and out of the flats and they are trying to work out whether a burnt-out car is linked to the fatal stabbing.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "That's all from Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland but the impeachment probe marches on.\n\nTrump's notes as he spoke to reporters (below) show the president's major takeaway: \"No quid pro quo.\"\n\nLater today, the congressional committee will reconvene to hear from Laura Cooper, the deputy assistant secretary of defense, and David Hale, undersecretary of state for political affairs.\n\nIn her closed-door testimony earlier this month, Cooper said Trump had directed the suspension of military aid to Ukraine over corruption concerns.\n\nIn his prior testimony, Hale said state department officials regarded the removal of ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yavonovitch as questionable. Yavonovitch testified last week.\n\nTomorrow, Trump's former Russia adviser Dr Fiona Hill will appear before the House panel.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The Tory press office was rebranded as \"factcheckUK\" for Tuesday's live TV debate\n\nSocial networking site Twitter has said the Conservative Party misled the public when it rebranded one of its Twitter accounts.\n\nThe @CCHQPress account - the Tory press office - was renamed \"factcheckUK\" for Tuesday's live TV debate involving Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn.\n\nAfter the debate, the account reverted to its original branding.\n\nTwitter said it would take \"decisive corrective action\" if a similar stunt was attempted again.\n\nBut the firm does not appear to have taken any action over this particular incident.\n\n\"Twitter is committed to facilitating healthy debate throughout the UK general election,\" a spokesperson said.\n\n\"We have global rules in place that prohibit behaviour that can mislead people, including those with verified accounts. Any further attempts to mislead people by editing verified profile information - in a manner seen during the UK Election Debate - will result in decisive corrective action.\"\n\nThe Tories were earlier criticised by genuine fact-checking agency Full Fact, which said in a statement: \"It is inappropriate and misleading for the Conservative press office to rename their twitter account 'factcheckUK' during this debate.\n\n\"Please do not mistake it for an independent fact checking service such as FullFact, FactCheck or FactCheckNI.\"\n\nHe told BBC Newsnight: \"The Twitter handle of the CCHQ press office remained CCHQPress, so it's clear the nature of the site.\"\n\nMr Cleverly added the decision to rebrand the account would have been made by the party's digital team, which he said operated within his remit.\n\nHe said he was \"absolutely comfortable\" with the party \"calling out when the Labour Party put what they know to be complete fabrications in the public domain\".\n\nReacting to the decision, the Labour Party tweeted: \"The Conservatives' laughable attempt to dupe those watching the #ITVDebate by renaming their twitter account shows you can't trust a word they say.\"\n\nThe Liberal Democrats, meanwhile, said the ploy was \"straight out of Donald Trump or Putin's playbook\", adding the Tories were \"deliberately misleading the public\".\n\nTwitter is a minority interest. Journalists are over-represented on this platform compared to other social media, creating a profound danger that they misinterpret what happens on Twitter as representative of the wider world.\n\nNevertheless, an important threshold has now been repeatedly breached by Britain's party of government, and Twitter is the site where it happened.\n\nIt is perhaps arguable that, like the doctored video of Sir Keir Starmer a fortnight ago, the re-branding of CCHQ as a fact-checking service falls into the broad category known as satire.\n\nBut that is a stretch. The effect will have been to dupe many unknowing members of the public, who genuinely thought it was a fact-checking service when it gave opinions on Jeremy Corbyn.\n\nThis is not to patronise voters, who are wise; rather, it is to recognise that in a world of information overload, what cuts through are stunts.\n\nWhich is why, ironically, in CCHQ this morning there will be younger staff who chalk this up as a victory.\n\nJournalists thus face a dilemma: call out disinformation, and you play to the worst of social media, distracting from questions of policy; but ignore it, and the truth recedes ever further from view.\n\nTwitter has policies regarding deceptive behaviour on the platform. The company said it can remove an account’s “verified” status if the account owner is said to be “intentionally misleading people on Twitter by changing one's display name or bio”.\n\nOther users on the platform subsequently changed their display names to mock the move. Among them, writer Charlie Brooker, who tweeted: “We have always been at war with Eastasia”, a reference to George Orwell’s dystopian novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four.\n\nThis latest controversial move on social media comes less than a month after the Conservative Party was criticised for posting a \"doctored\" video involving Labour's Sir Keir Starmer, in which the shadow Brexit secretary was made to look as if he met a question, posed by ITV's Piers Morgan, with silence.\n\nConservative Party chairman James Cleverly said the video, since taken down, was meant to be \"light-hearted\". The party later posted an extended version of the interview.\n\nFull Fact, which is a charity supported by donations from the likes of Google, described the incident as \"irresponsible\".", "A protester uses a torch light while crawling within a sewer tunnel to see how wide it is\n\nSome of the last protesters remaining at a besieged university in Hong Kong have tried to escape and evade police by crawling through sewers.\n\nHundreds of protesters have already left PolyU but dozens remain inside.\n\nThe campus - the scene of some of the most intense clashes witnessed during months of anti-government protests - is surrounded by police who are arresting for rioting any adults trying to leave.\n\nSix people were arrested on Wednesday for an attempted escape via the sewers.\n\nThe group included two men climbing out of an underground drain and four people - three men and a woman - who had removed a manhole cover and lowered a rope into the drain to assist them, police said.\n\n\"It was complicated and dark down there, I wanted to get home as soon as possible,\" one young man who unsuccessfully attempted a sewer escape told BBC Chinese. \"But how else could we leave the PolyU campus?\"\n\nThe four-day campus siege at PolyU - Hong Kong Polytechnic University - has been one of the most dramatic confrontations in the wider protest movement that has paralysed the city for more than five months\n\nThe protests started after the government planned to pass a bill that would allow suspects to be extradited to mainland China. The bill was eventually withdrawn, but the demonstrations continued, having evolved into a broader protest against alleged police brutality, and the way the former British colony is administered by Beijing.\n\nPolyU is the last of five Hong Kong universities that protesters had occupied in the last 10 days. Fewer than 100 hardcore demonstrators remain on the campus after days of violent clashes with security forces.\n\nMany have surrendered to police or emerged as part of medical evacuations. More than 1,000 people have been arrested. Those under 18 were allowed to go home but had their details registered.\n\nFire service divers searched the tunnels for any trapped protesters\n\nSeveral small groups of protesters seeking to avoid possibly years in prison if arrested on rioting charges have reportedly attempted a dangerous escape route through the sewers. They have descended into the tunnels armed with torches and gas masks.\n\nThe fire brigade have now blocked the main entrance into the sewers within the PolyU campus to thwart such escapes. On Tuesday and Wednesday divers searched the tunnels for any protesters who might have been trapped but found none.\n\nWhether any protesters have successfully escaped via the sewers remains unclear, despite rumours on campus to the contrary. The two arrested on Wednesday made it about half a kilometre from the university when they emerged and were arrested.\n\nBowie, a 21-year-old student who made an attempt, told Reuters news agency: \"The sewer was very smelly, with many cockroaches, many snakes. Every step was very, very painful. I'd never thought that one day I would need to hide in a sewer or escape through sewers to survive.\"\n\nHer group spent an hour swimming in the fetid water, but when they emerged, were crushed to realise they were still within the university grounds, she said.\n\nTunnelling out of campus is just the latest escape plan hatched by increasingly desperate protesters. On Monday, dozens slid down ropes from a bridge, fleeing on waiting motorcycles. Police said nearly 40 of them were later arrested.\n\nSome have tried to flee under cover of darkness while many others have tried to get through police lines, some being beaten before being arrested.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The BBC's Rupert Wingfield-Hayes went behind the barricades at PolyU", "Last updated on .From the section Tottenham\n\nJose Mourinho has been appointed Tottenham manager after the sacking of Mauricio Pochettino on Tuesday.\n\nFormer Chelsea and Manchester United boss Mourinho has signed a contract until the end of the 2022-23 season.\n\n\"The quality in both the squad and the academy excites me,\" said the 56-year-old Portuguese. \"Working with these players is what has attracted me.\"\n\nSpurs chairman Daniel Levy said: \"In Jose we have one of the most successful managers in football.\"\n\nMourinho will hold his first news conference as Tottenham boss at 14:00 GMT on Thursday.\n\nThe Portuguese's basic salary is £8m a year after tax.\n\nLille coaches Joao Sacramento and Nuno Santos will join his backroom team, the French club have confirmed, while he will also be reunited with fitness coach Carlos Lalin and tactical analyst Giovanni Cerra, who both worked under Mourinho at United.\n• None Pochettino out, Mourinho in at Spurs - all the reaction\n• None 'It will be pure theatre' - which Mourinho will Spurs get and is he the right man?\n• None Still the 'Special One' or a fading force?\n• None An 'extraordinary' sacking - but the right decision?\n• None Sacking may be liberating for Pochettino - Balague column\n\nTottenham reached the Champions League final last season under Pochettino, but lost 2-0 to Liverpool in Madrid.\n\nThe Argentine, who was appointed in May 2014, did not win a trophy in his time in charge of the north London club, with Spurs' last silverware being the League Cup in 2008.\n\nLevy said Mourinho has \"a wealth of experience, can inspire teams and is a great tactician\".\n\n\"He has won honours at every club he has coached,\" he added. \"We believe he will bring energy and belief to the dressing room.\"\n\nMourinho still has a home in London and won three Premier League titles - in 2005, 2006 and 2015 - as well as one FA Cup in two spells at Chelsea.\n\nHaving taken over at Manchester United in May 2016, he won the Europa League and Carabao Cup with them in 2017.\n\nMourinho was sacked by the Old Trafford club in December 2018, with the club 19 points behind league leaders Liverpool, and had not managed another side before joining Spurs.\n\nHe has also previously managed Portuguese side Porto, where he won the Champions League in 2004.\n\nAt Italian club Inter Milan, Mourinho won a league, cup and Champions League treble in 2010 and was named Fifa's world coach of the year, while he led Spanish team Real Madrid to the La Liga title in 2012.\n\nHe takes over a Spurs side that are without a win in their past five games and have slipped to 14th in the Premier League, 20 points behind leaders Liverpool after just 12 matches.\n\nTottenham Hotspur Supporters' Trust had said \"many fans thought Poch had earned the right\" to try to turn around the side's form and that \"there are questions that must be asked of the board\".\n\nFollowing Mourinho's appointment, it said it had \"concerns about how Jose and our club's executive board will work together\".\n\nIt added: \"The club must ensure it does not find itself in the same position in two or three years' time, and we need to hear from the executive board what the long-term thinking behind this appointment is.\"\n\nMourinho's first match in charge is a trip to West Ham United on Saturday (12:30 GMT kick-off).\n\nSpurs go to Manchester United on 4 December, and host another of Mourinho's former teams - Chelsea - on 22 December.\n\nMourinho has turned down a number of managerial opportunities, including in China, Spain and Portugal, since leaving Old Trafford.\n\nSpurs have never hired a manager as expensive or demanding as Mourinho, nor spent the kind of money on players that he became accustomed to at clubs such as Real Madrid and Manchester United.\n\nBut Spurs have come a long way in recent years under Pochettino. They have a new £1bn stadium and training ground, and spent four successive seasons in the Champions League.\n\nThey now have a European pedigree, and a hugely talented squad.\n\nMourinho has been out of the game for almost a year but retained a home in London.\n\nHis tribulations at Manchester United saw him lose his 'Special One' status, but his many achievements in the game still command widespread respect.", "Use the search box to find full results and updates from every constituency.\n\nOr you can browse the A-Z list.", "Many Iranians rely on wi-fi to connect to the internet - but millions have been cut off since Saturday\n\nA country of 80 million people - and practically no way to get online. Iran's internet shutdown has lasted for four days now, sparking international concern.\n\nFollowing protests over a sharp increase in fuel prices in the country, internet connections began to go dark beginning late on Saturday night, local time.\n\nOn social media, Iranians living or travelling abroad have shared stories of being cut off from their families and friends back home.\n\nMany are still waiting for news of their welfare.\n\n\"We detected fluctuations in regional connectivity,\" he tells the BBC.\n\n\"This extended towards having national impact by later in the evening.\"\n\nSince then, internet traffic in the country has plummeted to 5% of normal levels, according to NetBlocks.\n\nNetBlocks tracks connectivity in countries around the world by scanning the internet for communications devices - routers, servers, mobile phone towers - and keeping a database of those known to be online in each territory.\n\nBy periodically sending brief messages over the internet to these devices, a practice called \"pinging\", NetBlocks and similar organisations can see when they go offline.\n\nNetblocks, a non-profit organisation, has been tracking the internet blackout\n\nMr Toker says he is taken aback by the extent of the blackout in Iran: \"This is on a different scale to other instances we've seen around the world.\"\n\nHe points out that the internet system in the country is not a single network that is easy to switch on or off.\n\nRather, a bit like in the UK, it is formed of a series of privately-owned networks that link together. Disrupting such a system is not straightforward.\n\nHowever, connections to the outside world in Iran are funnelled through just two entities: the state telecoms firm and the Institute for Physics and Mathematics, which means that authorities are more easily able to block communications in and out of the country.\n\n\"If you architect your country's internet access so you control the gateways, i.e. create choke points, you can censor at will,\" says Prof Alan Woodward, a cyber-security expert at the University of Surrey.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by Arash Azizi This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nNetBlocks has been able to detect the disconnection of internet devices with fixed line connections as well as the loss of service at mobile phone masts - which demonstrates that wireless mobile internet is also disrupted.\n\nOne Iranian journalist managed to tweet a message to the outside world via a proxy server - an internet device that links two separate networks together in order to transmit data between them. After dozens of attempts, he succeeded.\n\nIt might also be possible for individuals in Iran to use satellite internet or roaming SIM cards to access the wider internet.\n\nHowever, these methods are not guaranteed to work and may be monitored by authorities.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post 2 by محمد مساعد This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nFor most, the blackout is impenetrable.\n\nBehrang Tajdin, a correspondent with BBC Persian says that, like many of his colleagues, he has lost internet-based communications with contacts in the country.\n\n\"I can't remember the last time that we had a full blackout for four days,\" he says.\n\nTech firm Oracle's internet-monitoring service has described it as \"the largest internet shutdown ever observed in Iran\".\n\nMr Tajdin notes that Iran has spent years developing an internal \"intranet\" network so that certain branches of government and banks, for example, can stay online inside the country during shutdowns that cut Iran off from the outside world.\n\n\"People can still access domestic websites that are connected to this network, which means that Iranian apps can work, websites can work although there's no [international] internet access,\" he explains.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Protesters took to the streets across Iran as fuel price rises were introduced\n\nThe existence of this internal intranet has caused alarm among those who think Iran could use it to justify ever longer and more disruptive internet shutdowns.\n\nBesides social consequences, there may be serious economic ones too, says Mr Toker.\n\n\"We estimate that the economic impact to Iran is in the region of $60m (£46m) per day.\n\n\"It's a harmful strategy and sets a dangerous precedent,\" he adds.", "The Liberal Democrats are, on the face of it, planning the most austere attitude to borrowing of all the major parties.\n\nUnlike both the Conservatives and the Labour Party, the Liberal Democrats have positioned their aim for the taxes raised annually over and above the day-to-day costs of public services to run a surplus of 1%.\n\nBut the message of their manifesto is that each tax rise has a purpose.\n\nThe most visible result of this is a potentially painful form of fiscal virtue for the Lib Dems. They are advocating an extra penny on all income tax rates - ie an extra 1p on the basic rate, the higher rate and the additional rate of income tax, raising nearly £8bn at the end of the Parliament.\n\nTheir hope is that the electorate see this as an honest message to the public about the funding pressures for health and social care from an ageing society.\n\nBut it does leave them as the only UK-wide party advocating basic-rate income tax rises.\n\nIn addition, corporation tax back up to 20p and capital gains tax allowances being scrapped raises £15bn.\n\nAnd then there is a huge £5bn rise in the Air Passenger Duty levy, which in fact will have to raise even more than that from the most frequent fliers, as the Lib Dems claim infrequent fliers will save money.\n\nFor reference, the entire APD system currently raises £3.7bn a year, the majority of receipts raised by economy flights, because 95% of the 110 million international flights are taken in this class.\n\nAnother eye-catching new tax - on the consumption, after legalisation, of cannabis - will raise £1.5bn a year, the Lib Dems claim.\n\nThe interesting thing about the manifesto is that many of the tax rises are specifically earmarked for spending commitments. This, known as hypothecation, is very much out of fashion at the Treasury, which prefers everything to go into a central pot, but helps sell tax hikes to the public.\n\nBut the manifesto says the proceeds of the Air Passenger Duty rise will go to the fight against climate change, while business taxes will pay for an increase in free childcare and the extension of free school meals.\n\nThe income tax rise goes to health and social care, and the \"Remain bonus\" - the fiscal boost predicted from a larger economy if Brexit is revoked - goes on 20,000 new teachers.\n\nFinally, welfare reform and the cannabis savings will fund the police and youth services.\n\nThe problem is that if any of these sources of funding falls short individually, will they really de-fund the spending promises associated with it?\n\nDo police get less if the country buys less cannabis? If the \"Remain bonus\" is not as bountiful as predicted, will there be fewer teachers?", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Labour's Angela Rayner on the party's plan to build 100,000 council houses a year by 2024\n\nLabour and the Conservatives have set out rival plans to tackle England's housing shortage.\n\nJeremy Corbyn promised the biggest affordable house building programme since the 1960s, including 100,000 new council houses a year by 2024.\n\nBoris Johnson announced measures to help first-time buyers and boost private house building, promising a million homes over the next five years.\n\nThe announcements came ahead of Labour's manifesto launch on Thursday.\n\nLabour's Angela Rayner said the state was going to take \"more direct control\" of housing adding that \"the market hasn't delivered\".\n\n\"Many families are in sub-standard accommodation, paying huge amounts of money for it,\" she said.\n\nPromising to protect the green belt, she said the houses would be built on brownfield sites and unused public sector land.\n\nAsked about his party's policy, Mr Johnson said those renting would be helped \"to get the high-value mortgage they may need to buy the home\".\n\n\"We believe in home ownership. We think it's the right way forward,\" he said.\n\nLabour says its £75bn plans will be paid for using half of its £150bn Social Transformation Fund - a pot it says it will use to \"repair the social fabric\" in the country if it wins a majority in 12 December's general election.\n\nHomes would be built and run by local authorities, and paid for out of the public purse - with rent returning to the councils.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Liz Truss seems unsure about how many starter homes had been built by her party\n\nLabour also promised 50,000 \"genuinely affordable homes\" a year to be offered through Housing Associations - scrapping the current definition of \"affordable\" and replacing it with one linked to local incomes.\n\nHousing Associations are not-for-profit organisations which put any money made through rent back into the maintenance and building of new houses, and can be subsidised by the government.\n\nHomes run by these groups fall under the umbrella term of \"social housing\", along with council homes.\n\nLabour says its plan will be the biggest council and social housing programme in decades - a repeat of the pledge it made at the 2017 general election.\n\nHousing charity Shelter welcomed the Labour proposals, with chief executive Polly Neate saying it \"would be transformational for housing in this country\".\n\nBut Paul Johnson from the Institute for Fiscal Studies said, if carried out quickly, Labour's policies might \"risk... cannibalising what's going in the private sector\".\n\nLabour is promising to be building a very large number of homes in England in five years.\n\nIn 2017, it promised 100,000 council or housing association homes a year. Now it's 150,000 between them.\n\nYou have to go back over 40 years to find more than 100,000 council homes being built in a year, while housing associations have never managed to build as many as 50,000 homes in a year.\n\nIt has been unusual recently to see 150,000 new homes being built in a year by anybody, let alone just by local authorities and housing associations.\n\nThere has already been talk of skills shortages in the construction sector, so there is going to have to be a great deal of training or a lot of construction workers being attracted from overseas if this target is going to be met.\n\nThe Conservatives have announced a number of policies alongside their million homes pledge, which includes an overhaul of the planning system.\n\nThe party says it would not use public money to build the houses, but pursue policies that it believes will encourage the private sector to build more.\n\nIt is promising to introduce a new mortgage with long-term fixed rates, requiring only a 5% deposit, to help renters buy their first homes.\n\nAnd it says it will create a scheme where first-time buyers will be able to get a 30% discount on new homes in their area.\n\n\"The Conservatives have always been the party of homeownership, but under a Conservative majority government in 2020 we can and will do even more to ensure everyone can get on and realise their dream of owning their home,\" said Mr Johnson.\n\n\"At the moment renting a property can also be an uncertain and unsettling business, and the costs of deposits make it harder to move. We are going to fix that.\"\n\nBBC economics correspondent Dharshini David said the relaxing of affordability rules for mortgage borrowers could be controversial.\n\nThe Bank of England considered when it might be appropriate to relax this recently and concluded it should only do so if first-time buyers were being deterred by prices rising faster than they are now.\n\nSo a strategy of less cautious lending could put the government on a collision course with the Bank of England, added our correspondent.\n\nOn Wednesday, the Liberal Democrats launched their manifesto, promising to build 300,000 homes a year by 2024, including 100,000 social homes.\n\nThe Green Party also announced in their manifesto that it wants to build an extra 100,000 council houses a year.\n\nDo you have any questions about the election?\n\nIn some cases your question will be published, displaying your name and location as you provide it, unless you state otherwise. Your contact details will never be published. Please ensure you have read the terms and conditions.\n\nUse this form to ask your question:\n\nIf you are reading this page and can't see the form you will need to visit the mobile version of the BBC website to submit your question or send them via email to YourQuestions@bbc.co.uk. Please include your name, age and location with any question you send in.", "Hallie Rubenhold has worked as a curator for the National Portrait Gallery and as a university lecturer.\n\nA book that tells the \"untold\" stories of the women killed by Jack the Ripper has won a literary prize.\n\nHallie Rubenhold's The Five took this year's Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction, it was announced on Tuesday.\n\nThe author and historian bagged £50,000 for the book, which attempts to give a voice to the women murdered mysteriously in Victorian east London.\n\n\"These were ordinary people, like you and I, who happened to fall upon hard times,\" said Rubenhold.\n\nThe book reconstructs the lives of the five women - Mary Ann \"Polly\" Nichols, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes and Mary Jane Kelly - killed by the unidentified serial killer in the Whitechapel area of the city, often using little more than the DNA of a single hair.\n\n\"There's so much in their stories that we can take away that tells us about how we live today: everything from homelessness to addiction to domestic violence,\" she went on.\n\n\"And people become victims because society doesn't care about them.\"\n\nImage taken from the cover of The Five by Hallie Rubenhold\n\nStig Abell, chair of the judges for the award, said the \"beautifully written and impressively researched\" book \"spoke with an urgency and passion to our own times\".\n\nEarlier in the year, around its publication, the Guardian noted how \"a landmark study calls time on the misogyny that fed the Jack the Ripper myth\". The paper's critic, Frances Wilson, however, begged the question: \"Why has it taken 130 years for a book telling the stories of the women to appear?\"\n\nRebecca Armstrong from iNews wrote that Rubenhold was \"giving Jack the Ripper's victims back their voices\".\n\n\"Throughout the book, Rubenhold uses the particulars of her subjects' lives as a springboard to depict social circumstances that shaped millions of lives,\" added Wendy Smith in The Washington Post.\n\nJad Adams from the Literary Review acknowledged how the book did not include any gory accounts of how each victim met her death.\n\n\"This is because she wants to look not at how they died but at how they lived,\" he wrote.\n\nOther titles shortlisted for the award included Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud and the Last Trial of Harper Lee by Casey Cep, and On Chapel Sands: My Mother and Other Missing Persons by Laura Cumming. William Feaver's The Lives of Lucian Freud: Youth, Maoism: A Global History by Julia Lovell, and Guest House for Young Widows by Azadeh Moaveni were also recognised.\n\nFollow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Bethany Bell visits the house where Adolf Hitler was born\n\nThe building where Nazi leader Adolf Hitler was born in Austria will be turned into a police station, officials have announced.\n\nInterior Minister Wolfgang Peschorn said it would be an \"unmistakable signal\" that the property did not commemorate Nazism.\n\nHitler spent the first few weeks of his life in a flat in the 17th-Century building in the town of Braunau am Inn.\n\nThe fate of the property has been the subject of a lengthy dispute.\n\nFor decades, the government rented it from its former owner in an attempt to stop far-right tourism.\n\nIt was once a day-care centre for disabled people, but this ended when owner Gerlinde Pommer objected to plans to make it more wheelchair-friendly and then refused all government offers to buy it or carry out renovations.\n\nA plan to turn it into a centre for refugees in 2014 also came to nothing.\n\nThe government took possession of the house in 2016 under a compulsory purchase order, for a price of 810,000 euros ($897,000; £694,000).\n\nThere has been widespread debate and disagreement in Austria over the fate of the building.\n\nSome have called for it to be torn down, while others argued it should be used for charity work or as a house of reconciliation.\n\nIn his statement on Tuesday, Mr Peschorn said the house's \"future use by the police should send an unmistakable signal that this building will never again evoke the memory of National Socialism\".\n\nHitler was born in Braunau am Inn, where his father had been posted for work, on 20 April 1889. The family stayed in an apartment in the building for a few weeks after his birth before moving to another address in the area.\n\nThey left the town for good when Hitler was three years old.\n\nHe returned briefly in 1938, on his way to Vienna, after he annexed Austria to Nazi Germany.\n\nUnder Hitler's rule (1933-45), Nazi Germany began World War Two, pursuing a genocidal policy that resulted in the deaths of some six million Jews, and tens of millions of other civilians and combatants.", "The Humane Society boats patrol the River Clyde in Glasgow\n\nBurglars who broke into Glasgow Humane Society stole the fuel from its lifeboats.\n\nThe life-saving organisation, based at Glasgow Green has patrolled and protected people along the River Clyde since 1790.\n\nPolice Scotland confirmed an incident had been reported.\n\nThe society tweeted about the break-in which took place on Tuesday night, saying: \"To our unwelcome visitors last night, please don't break in again.\"\n\nThe tweet continued: \"It's not very nice and stealing fuel from lifeboats is pretty scummy. Thanks for leaving the crowbar behind (hopefully with your fingerprints all over it), we're sure @policescotland will find that very useful!\"\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by Glasgow Humane Society This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nGlasgow councillor Eva Bolander called the incident \"both sad and shocking\"\n\nShe said: \"You are a life-saving service for all users of the river and nearby areas. If anyone don't know how important, think how it would be to have a personal reason to thank you.\"\n\nA spokesman for Police Scotland said: \"We received a report of an attempted break-in premises at Glasgow Green which happened sometime overnight between Tuesday 19 November and the morning of Wednesday 20 November.\n\n\"Inquiries are ongoing and anyone with information should contact police.\"\n• None Clyde river hero changes course for retirement\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "The Duke of York has answered questions about his links to Jeffrey Epstein for the first time in a BBC interview.\n\nHe spoke to BBC Newsnight's Emily Maitlis in an interview recorded at Buckingham Palace.\n\nPrince Andrew & the Epstein Scandal: The Newsnight Interview was shown on BBC Two on 16 November 2019 and can be seen on BBC iPlayer in the UK and the full interview can also be seen on YouTube.", "Joseph McCann is accused of tying up a mother with electrical cable and assaulting her children\n\nA mother was tied up while her children were abused by a knife-wielding sex attacker who threatened to slit her throat, a court has heard.\n\nJoseph McCann is accused of tricking his way into the woman's Lancashire home after a night out.\n\nHe used electrical cable to tie her up before assaulting her daughter, 17, and 11-year-old son, the Old Bailey was told.\n\nJurors have heard the mother tried to comfort her son after the three of them managed to escape, telling him: \"It's OK, son. We are alive.\"\n\nShe described her ordeal on 5 May in a police interview played during the trial.\n\n\"I have come back in a taxi where this fella has said 'I will come with you to make sure you get home OK',\" she said.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Mr McCann was allegedly captured on CCTV at a petrol station\n\nMr McCann later produced a knife as he ordered the woman to lie down in her son's bedroom, forcing the children into another bedroom, the jury was told.\n\n\"He tied my legs together and then he turned me back over again but he kept coming in saying 'you watch, or say anything, I will slit your throat,\" the woman continued.\n\n\"I said 'are you going to kill us all' and he said 'shut up'.\"\n\nShe described hearing Mr McCann tell her son to lie down on the floor and not to look at him.\n\n\"It was like I was in and out of consciousness,\" she said, adding: \"I don't know if it was fright.\n\n\"I was trying to get out but I thought if he sees me he would kill me. He had my children in the bedroom.\"\n\nCCTV images allegedly show Joseph McCann at the Phoenix Lodge Hotel in Watford on 25 April\n\nThe court was told Mr McCann checked on her three or four times during the ordeal.\n\nThe woman said her son later ran downstairs, grabbed their attacker's discarded knife and used it to cut her free, saying: \"Mummy, let's go out the back door.\"\n\nShe continued: \"I said 'hold onto me'. I said 'run like you never ran before and you get out'.\"\n\nDuring cross-examining, Jo Sidhu QC suggested the woman had been tied up because she tried to attack Mr McCann with a kitchen knife when he was in a bedroom with her daughter.\n\n\"It was obvious he was tying you up in order to stop you from being violent towards him because you were out of control,\" he said.\n\nThe witness replied: \"I disagree with all of that.\"\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Standard Chartered has become the second corporate partner to sever ties with the Duke of York's business mentoring initiative, Pitch@Palace.\n\nThe bank joined accountancy firm KPMG in pulling support for the scheme.\n\nIt said it was not renewing its sponsorship for \"commercial reasons\".\n\nSeveral businesses and universities are reviewing their association with Prince Andrew following a BBC interview about his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.\n\nSources have told the BBC the decisions by Standard Chartered and KPMG were made before the Newsnight interview.\n\nPrince Andrew cancelled a planned visit to flood-hit areas of Yorkshire on Tuesday, three days after the interview aired, the Sun newspaper reported.\n\nIt is understood the visit was deemed inappropriate in the midst of an election campaign.\n\nMeanwhile, Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn were asked about whether the duke was \"fit for purpose\" during their head-to-head debate on ITV on Tuesday evening.\n\nThe Labour leader said there were \"very, very serious questions that must be answered and nobody should be above the law\".\n\nThe prime minister said: \"I think all our sympathies should be, obviously, with the victims of Jeffrey Epstein and the law must certainly take its course.\"\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nIn his Newsnight interview, the Queen's third child said he still did not regret his friendship with US financier Epstein - who took his own life in August while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges in the US.\n\nThe interview has provoked a backlash, with businesses, charities and other institutions announcing that they were reviewing their association with the prince.\n\nIn addition to Standard Chartered and KPMG ending their support for Pitch@Palace:\n\nOn Monday, the Huddersfield students' union panel passed a motion to lobby the prince to resign as their chancellor.\n\nThe university has since said that it listens to its students' views and will \"now be consulting with them over the coming weeks\".\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Prince Andrew on Epstein: 'There was no indication, absolutely no indication'\n\nThe duke has stood by his decision to speak out, after critics labelled the interview a \"car crash\".\n\nBut speaking on the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme on Tuesday, Huddersfield student Tristan Smith criticised the prince over his friendship with Epstein.\n\nHe accused Prince Andrew of \"trying to dismiss\" the row and failing to recognise Epstein's victims.\n\nMeanwhile, a woman who has accused Epstein of sexually abusing her as a 15-year-old has urged Prince Andrew to share information about his former friend.\n\nThe accuser, identified as \"Jane Doe 15\", did not accuse Prince Andrew of any wrongdoing but called on him and others to come forward and give a statement under oath.\n\nElsewhere, former home secretary Jacqui Smith alleged that Prince Andrew made racist comments to her during a state dinner.\n\n\"I have to say the conversation left us slack-jawed with the things that he felt it was appropriate to say,\" she told the LBC election podcast.\n\nAnd Rohan Silva, who was an adviser to former prime minister David Cameron, also accused the prince of using a racial slur in his presence.\n\nA Buckingham Palace spokesman strenuously denied the claims, adding that Prince Andrew \"does not tolerate racism in any form\".\n\nThere is no wholesale repudiation of Prince Andrew's public role.\n\nBut whether as a result of the interview he gave, or because of the continuing swirl of allegations, there is a falling away of support for the prince, both corporate and political.\n\nThe former Labour lord chancellor and justice secretary, Lord Falconer, told BBC Radio 4's PM programme that he thought the time had come for Prince Andrew to step away from public duties.\n\nThose close to Prince Andrew say that a withdrawal from public life is not under consideration.\n\nBut if support continues to seep from him, it will undermine his public position.\n\nThere was also further reaction to the prince's BBC appearance.\n\nActress Rose McGowan - one of the most prominent figures of the #MeToo movement - told the Victoria Derbyshire programme she thought it was not a truthful interview.\n\n\"It's also certainly not the mark of someone who is an empathetic character who cares about victims in any way,\" she added.\n\nThe actress also said she wished more questions had been asked about Epstein's alleged victims.\n\n\"We can't forget there is human tragedy behind this... This has serious repercussions, serious ramifications and serious pain that is involved in this story.\"\n\nHowever, Alastair Campbell - Tony Blair's ex-communications chief - said that although he thought the interview was a \"mistake\", it was not \"as bad as it is now being defined\".\n\nMr Campbell, who was another high-profile Briton to be named in Epstein's 97-page \"black book\" of contacts, also told the Today programme that he met the financier on a visit to the US for a funeral and found him to be \"a bit creepy\".\n\nPrince Andrew's BBC interview followed allegations by Virginia Giuffre, known at the time as Virginia Roberts, who claims the prince had sex with her on three occasions - the first when she was aged 17.\n\nPrince Andrew \"categorically\" denied having had sexual contact with her.\n\nIn an extraordinary interview, which you can watch in full on BBC iPlayer in the UK or YouTube elsewhere in the world, the duke said:", "Four witnesses testified before Congress on Tuesday as part of the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.\n\nWhite House aide Lt Col Alexander Vindman and state department official Jennifer Williams appeared in the morning.\n\nSome Republicans questioned the integrity of Lt Col Vindman during the hearing. The veteran was applauded by the audience at one point.", "A lot of huffing and puffing. A lot of over eager attempts to land and repeat their stock lines.\n\nBut the first head-to-head clash between the two men who could be the next prime minister did not transform the landscape of this election.\n\nThere were clashes, predictably, on Brexit and the NHS.\n\nAnd Jeremy Corbyn and Boris Johnson both stepped carefully through the minefield of commenting on the monarchy and Prince Andrew's recent jaw-dropping interview.\n\nBut neither man seem to have made a meaningful mistake. Nor did either of them appear to have a breakthrough moment.\n\nIt is still early in this election campaign and likely that swathes of the public have quite understandably only started to think vaguely about the choice in front of them.\n\nBut at this stage, with Labour behind in the polls, tonight the danger was for Boris Johnson, to throw away his lead, and that didn't happen.\n\nAnd the opportunity was for Jeremy Corbyn to start closing the gap and he didn't manage to take it.\n\nThe decision the country faces is between two fundamentally different paths.\n\nBut what was striking too in Salford, where the debate was held, was the readiness among the audience to laugh at both men's statements.\n\nThat seemed a taste of how many people may well feel in this election, that they are being asked to choose a national leader from a less than tempting pair.\n• None A really simple guide to the election", "Jeremy Corbyn and Boris Johnson faced off on ITV in the first head-to-head debate of the election campaign\n\nHead to head. Mano a mano. Without Jo Swinson or the other party leaders, this was Boris Johnson v Jeremy Corbyn.\n\nAnd the battle online was just as raucous as the debate on screen.\n\nWhile much of UK political Twitter was busy sliding uninvited into Arron Banks' DMs, Labour's 280-character cheerleaders were propelling #WinForCorbyn towards the upper echelons of the list of top UK trends.\n\nNothing says \"for the many, not the few\" quite like furiously retweeting a hashtag which implicitly asks you to consider not so much what the country can do for you, but what it might do for Jezza (and, incidentally, the Labour leader's nickname also went briefly viral).\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by RD Hale 🌹 #VoteLabour This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nNot that the #BackBoris brigade were any less single-minded in supporting their glorious leader. The Prime Minister's party had organised some pictures in a boxing ring and prominent Conservatives were extremely eager to share them with supporters.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post 2 by Sajid Javid This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nOverall, #WinForCorbyn was used more than twice as often as #BackBoris on Twitter during the debate, but that is perhaps to be expected.\n\nEvidence suggests that people who talk politics on Twitter are more likely to support Labour than the population at large, while Facebook users are thought to be more evenly distributed along the political spectrum.\n\nBy the time host Julie Etchingham was introducing the opening statements, Conservative Campaign Headquarters had rebranded its Twitter account \"factcheckUK\". It was a move criticized by an actual fact-checking organisation:\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nLater, Boris Johnson was asked if the truth mattered in this election.\n\n\"I think it does,\" he responded, to laughter from the audience.\n\nIt wasn't the only time pointed laughter was heard from the studio audience, with Mr Corbyn's failure to spell out his position on Brexit also eliciting snorts.\n\nOn the Facebook front, a second-screen battle was being waged, with official party pages quickly firing out posts to respond to key points in the debate.\n\n\"THE MOMENT OF THE DEBATE SO FAR,\" one Conservative post declared over a video of Johnson responding to questions on the NHS:\n\nSorry, we're having trouble displaying this content. View original content on Facebook The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Facebook content may contain adverts.\n\nMinutes later the Labour Party shared a video of its own, declaring: \"You can't trust the Tories with the NHS.\"\n\nSorry, we're having trouble displaying this content. View original content on Facebook The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Facebook content may contain adverts.\n\nAnd then, via an odd forced handshake and further sparring, the debate drew to a close - and the rush for supporters to declare their man the winner began.\n\n\"Boris Johnson... was the undisputed winner of that debate,\" trumpeted Robert Jenrick. The official Conservative Party account had even got a handy winners graphic ready and published before the debate was due to finish.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. 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To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nFor what it's worth, YouGov's snap poll made it all rather more of a close-run thing - and BBC News political editor Laura Kuenssberg agreed.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post 6 by YouGov This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. 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All our stories are at bbc.com/trending.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nAn adoptive mum has spoken of her \"lonely and isolating\" journey to getting a diagnosis for her children's Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.\n\nIt was eventually discovered Catherine Griffiths' two children had the condition which can affect those whose mothers drank alcohol during pregnancy.\n\nJust one of Wales' seven health boards has specific guidelines for diagnosis.\n\nThe Welsh Government said it was investing in new legislation for those with additional learning needs.\n\nMs Griffiths' adoptive children are half-siblings, born to the same alcoholic mother - there are five other adopted siblings who are with other families. Some of them have also been diagnosed with FASD.\n\n\"Someone somewhere should have said - 'we can see that you're struggling, can we help you in any way',\" she said.\n\nMs Griffiths, from Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, has lost her hair due to the stress and worries of raising children with FASD.\n\n\"We, as parents, are getting older and I'm scared for my children's future,\" she said.\n\n\"We need urgent action so that everyone has heard of FASD. Everyone needs to be kinder to people that are different.\"\n\nCatherine Griffiths lost her hair due to the stress and worries of raising children with FASD\n\nMs Griffiths said: \"We need a Wales-wide strategy to help people with FASD throughout their lives, not just as children.\n\n\"We need a centre in every health board where they can specialise in autism, ADHD and FASD.\"\n\nThe idea would be that such conditions could be assessed and diagnosed in one place.\n\n\"What we really need is training in schools and colleges so that teachers and support workers can learn strategies that can help,\" Ms Griffiths said.\n\n\"FASD means trying something different, not trying harder. Unfortunately, the current curriculum doesn't allow for that.\"\n\nKate Young, director of learning disabilities organisation All Wales Forum, said Ms Griffiths' story was not an \"isolated one\".\n\nShe said raising awareness was vital.\n\n\"Many children and adults who live with it are often faced with unintended discrimination due to a wider ignorance around the symptoms and a lack of understanding on how to offer support,\" she added.\n\nCampaigners say FASD is often misunderstood\n\nThe Welsh Government said: \"Our Healthy Child Wales Programme sets out what support children and their families can expect from health boards to support early years health and development.\n\n\"We are also investing £20m to support new legislation for learners with additional learning needs to get the support they need, including where this has arisen as a result of FASD, autism and ADHD.\"\n\nA Freedom of Information Act request showed Powys Teaching Health Board was the only board to have specific guidelines for diagnosing FASD.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Last updated on .From the section Tottenham\n\nFormer Manchester United and Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is in talks to replace Mauricio Pochettino as Tottenham manager.\n\nPochettino, 47, was sacked as Spurs boss on Tuesday after five years in charge of the north London club.\n\nThe Argentine led Spurs to the Champions League final last season, where they lost to Liverpool.\n\nPortuguese Mourinho has been out of work since being sacked by United in December 2018.\n\nNo deal has yet been reached between Mourinho and Spurs.\n• None An 'extraordinary' sacking - but the right decision?\n\nThe ex-Chelsea, Porto, Real Madrid and Inter Milan manager has turned down a number of job opportunities, including in China, Spain and Portugal, since leaving Old Trafford.\n\nThere have been reports of a falling out between Pochettino and chairman Daniel Levy, but the decision was taken purely because of the poor results over a number of months, starting last February.\n\nBournemouth's Eddie Howe, RB Leipzig's Julian Nagelsmann and free agent Massimiliano Allegri, who left Juventus at the end of last season, have all been linked with the job.\n\nHowever, Mourinho is keen to take the helm at White Hart Lane, and if talks between the club and his representatives are successfully concluded, an announcement could be made as soon as Wednesday morning UK time.\n\nSome officials at the club are increasing confident Mourinho could be unveiled at a press conference on Thursday if negotiations go well.\n• None Guillem Balague column: 'Sacking may be liberating for Pochettino'\n\nSpurs have never hired a manager as expensive or demanding as Mourinho, nor spent the kind of money on players that he became accustomed to at clubs such as Real Madrid and Manchester United.\n\nMany fans will therefore be surprised that he is in contention, with RB Leipzig's young coach Julian Nagelsmann appearing a much more natural fit.\n\nBut Spurs have come a long way in recent years under Pochettino. They have a new £1bn stadium and training ground, and four successive seasons in the Champions League, (along with player sales) have helped them to become the most profitable club in world football.\n\nThey now have a European pedigree, and a hugely talented squad.\n\nMourinho has been out of the game for almost a year and having retained a home in London, the job appeals to him.\n\nHis tribulations at Manchester United saw him lose his 'Special One' status, but his many achievements in the game still command widespread respect.\n\nChairman Daniel Levy must now decide whether to gamble on Mourinho, who as he proved at Old Trafford, may be box office, but can also be high maintenance.", "The man was taken to a major trauma centre with serious leg injuries\n\nA commuter is fighting for his life after being struck by a London Tube train at rush-hour.\n\nThe man suffered a medical episode and fell in front of an incoming train at Oxford Circus at 17:30 GMT, British Transport Police (BTP) said.\n\nHe was taken to hospital with serious leg injuries and is in a critical condition.\n\nVictoria Line trains were cancelled while the man was rescued and severe delays followed the incident.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nCommuter Sophie King told BBC London she was travelling south on the Victoria Line when the train began pulling into Oxford Circus.\n\n\"It was very crowded and then everyone started screaming and shouting and calling for a doctor,\" she said.\n\n\"It looked like the man was crushed at the side of the train.\"\n\nVictoria Line trains were cancelled while the victim was treated\n\nBBC cricket commentator Ebony Rainford-Brent was also among the witnesses to the incident.\n\nShe said she saw a man fall in front of a train as people filled the \"overcrowded\" platform.\n\n\"I just watched a man fall under the tube two metres in front of me,\" she said.\n\n\"As the train was coming in he was at the very front... it looked like he swivelled and lost his balance, it looked like a fall.\n\n\"He sort of fell on his back. The way it looked to me he could have almost froze.\n\n\"[It] was honestly the most horrific thing to witness.\"\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post 2 by Ebony Rainford-Brent This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Footage appears to shows Prince Andrew inside Jeffrey Epstein's New York residence in 2010\n\nPrince Andrew has given an unprecedented interview to the BBC about his relationship with US financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.\n\nThe friendship between the 59-year-old member of the Royal Family and Epstein has come under close scrutiny since the American killed himself in August while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.\n\nPrince Andrew said it was wrong of him to visit and stay at Epstein's house in 2010 after the financier's conviction but that he did not regret their entire friendship.\n\nHe also categorically denied having sex with Virginia Roberts, who alleges she was forced to have sex with the prince when she was 17 years old.\n\nHere's what we know about the links between Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein.\n\nPrince Andrew said he first met Epstein, a wealthy hedge fund manager, in 1999 through Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein's British girlfriend and a woman the prince said he had known since she was at university. That year was the first time the prince and the businessman were linked in press reports in the UK and US.\n\nPrince Andrew reportedly flew with Epstein on his private Gulfstream jet in February 1999, according to a log book seen by the Daily Mirror in 2015.\n\nThe destination was said to have been Epstein's private island, Little St James in the US Virgin Islands.\n\nThe Daily Mail also reported that 10 months earlier Epstein's logbook showed he had flown to the same location to meet the prince's ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson. The couple had divorced in 1996.\n\nEpstein and Ms Maxwell were among a star-studded guest list at a party hosted by the Queen in June 2000.\n\nThe Dance of the Decades event, which saw more than 600 guests descend on Windsor Castle, marked four royal birthdays including Prince Andrew's 40th. Prince Andrew, the Queen's third child, told the BBC that Epstein was there at his invitation, not the Royal Family's, but was to some extent Ms Maxwell's \"plus one\".\n\nThe duke at the time appeared to be part of the social circle of Ms Maxwell, whom Epstein later described as his best friend.\n\nPrince Andrew was pictured accompanying Ms Maxwell - daughter of the late newspaper tycoon Robert Maxwell - at private parties and celebrity functions both in the UK and in the US that year.\n\nThey were photographed together at the wedding of the prince's former girlfriend, Aurelia Cecil, near Salisbury in Wiltshire in September 2000.\n\nThe Duke of York and Ghislaine Maxwell leaving the wedding of his former girlfriend Aurelia Cecil in September 2000\n\nThe Duke of York and Ghislaine Maxwell were pictured at the event in Wiltshire\n\nPrince Andrew and Ms Maxwell were again photographed together at a Halloween party thrown by model Heidi Klum in Manhattan.\n\nMs Maxwell was pictured dressed in gold lame and wearing a blonde wig for the Hookers and Pimps-themed party.\n\nJust over a month later, in December 2000, the then 40-year-old prince threw Ms Maxwell a surprise birthday party at Sandringham, the Queen's estate in Norfolk, with Epstein among the guests.\n\nHe described it in the BBC interview as a \"straightforward shooting weekend\".\n\nJeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell at Sandringham in December 2000\n\nMs Maxwell and Epstein were photographed on a pheasant shoot at the estate around that time.\n\nPrince Andrew and Ms Maxwell went on a number of trips together including to Florida and Thailand, according to an Evening Standard report from January 2001, which claimed Epstein had joined them on five such occasions over the previous 12 months.\n\nPrince Andrew told the BBC that he used to see Epstein a maximum of three times a year but confirmed he had been on his private plane, stayed at his private island, and stayed at his homes in Palm Beach, Florida and New York.\n\nAllegations against Jeffrey Epstein started surfacing in 2005 when the parents of a 14-year-old girl told police in Florida that Epstein had molested their daughter at his Palm Beach home.\n\nThe financier was accused of paying girls under the age of 18 to perform sex acts at his Manhattan and Florida mansions between 2002 and 2005.\n\nHowever, a controversial secret plea deal in 2008 saw him plead guilty to a lesser charge of soliciting a minor for prostitution.\n\nHe received an 18-month prison sentence and was released on probation after 13 months.\n\nIn July 2019 he was charged in New York with further allegations of sex trafficking and conspiracy and was due to face trial next year.\n\nHe pleaded not guilty to all the charges but was facing up to 45 years in prison if convicted.\n\nIn July 2006, Jeffrey Epstein was invited to a masked ball at Windsor Castle to celebrate the 18th birthday of Princess Beatrice, Prince Andrew's elder daughter.\n\nThe theme of the evening was 1888, and the 500 guests donned period costumes.\n\nThe previous month, Epstein was charged with one count of solicitation of prostitution.\n\nPrince Andrew said Epstein had been invited via Ms Maxwell but that he wasn't aware at the time the invitation was sent out \"what was going on in the United States\".\n\nHe said Epstein never mentioned that he was under investigation.\n\nThe duke was photographed with Epstein in New York's Central Park in December 2010 - after the tycoon had served his sentence.\n\nPrince Andrew said he had travelled across the Atlantic to end his friendship with Epstein and was having that conversation with him when they were photographed in the park.\n\nPrince Andrew with Jeffrey Epstein in New York's Central Park in 2010\n\nThe prince told the BBC: \"I said, 'Look, because of what has happened, I don't think it is appropriate that we should remain in contact.'\"\n\nPrince Andrew said he attended a small dinner party while he was there but denied it was to celebrate Epstein's release.\n\nFootage released by the Mail on Sunday in August showed Prince Andrew inside the financier's Manhattan mansion around the same time.\n\nThe prince told the BBC that he regretted staying at Epstein's house during the visit, saying he \"let the side down\" by doing so. Pressed on reports that many young girls were coming and going from the house at the time, he said: \"I never saw them.\"\n\nEpstein's house was like a \"railway station\" with \"people coming in and out of that house all the time\", he added.\n\nPrince Andrew's connection to the convicted sex offender did attract criticism at the time.\n\nAfter several days of newspaper reports on the Epstein connection in spring of 2011, Prince Andrew was hit with a further blow when Sarah Ferguson admitted having accepted £15,000 from Epstein, to help pay off her debts.\n\nPrince Andrew's ex-wife Sarah Ferguson in 2011 - she is said to have accepted £15,000 from Epstein that year\n\nThe fallout saw him quit his role as a UK trade envoy in July 2011. Prince Andrew later acknowledged his friendship with Epstein had been a mistake.\n\nIn 2015 the duke was named in court papers as part of a US civil case against Epstein.\n\nPrince Andrew was not party to the proceedings but was identified when a motion was filed in the court, as part of the evidence.\n\nAccording to the Guardian, one of Epstein's accusers, Virginia Roberts - now Virginia Giuffre - said she was ordered to give the prince \"whatever he required\".\n\nPrince Andrew with Virginia Roberts in early 2001, said to have been taken at the home of Ghislaine Maxwell, who is standing behind the pair\n\nMs Giuffre claimed in court papers in Florida she was forced to have sex with the prince on three occasions - in London, New York and on a private Caribbean island owned by Epstein - between 2001 and 2002, including when she was underage under Florida law.\n\nThe details were later officially struck from the court records when a judge ruled they were unnecessary to the case, saying they were \"immaterial and impertinent\" to the \"central claim\".\n\nSeparately, an allegation by a woman called Johanna Sjoberg that Prince Andrew touched her breast while they sat on a couch in Epstein's Manhattan apartment in 2001 was contained in documents from a defamation case. These documents were made public when they were released by a judge in August 2019.\n\nMs Giuffre had brought the defamation case against Ms Maxwell. She was alleged to have procured underage girls for Epstein and his friends, but she has always denied the allegations.\n\nPrince Andrew said he had \"no recollection\" of ever meeting Ms Giuffre. He said he was looking after his children on the day in March 2001 that she alleges they went to a nightclub in London and later had sex in Ms Maxwell's house in the Belgravia area.\n\nThe prince said he had taken his daughter Beatrice to a Pizza Express restaurant in the town of Woking that afternoon for a party.\n\nHe said he remembered it \"because going to Pizza Express in Woking is an unusual thing for me to do, a very unusual thing for me to do\".\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Prince Andrew: \"I would like to reiterate and reaffirm the statements that have been issued on my behalf by the palace\"\n\nPrince Andrew said he had no recollection of a photo being taken, reportedly by Jeffrey Epstein, of him and Virginia Giuffre together in Ms Maxwell's house where his arm is around her waist.\n\n\"Nobody can prove whether or not that photograph has been doctored but I don't recollect that photograph ever being taken,\" he said, adding that \"hug[s] and public displays of affection are not something that I do\".\n\nAsked whether he had sex with her in a bedroom in that house, he said: \"I can absolutely categorically tell you it never happened.\"\n\nBuckingham Palace has issued outright denials of all allegations against Prince Andrew.", "Q: What do you do personally to help the environment?\n\nA: I drive all over the country, I catch a lot of aeroplane flights, I am not a leading example. But I think the UK should start a global initiative on planting trees on a massive scale.\n\nQ: Is the political debate now toxic?\n\nYes it is, and there very simple reason why. All through our history, if you lose an election you accept the result. For the first time in our history, senior figures have refused to accept the result, insulting and abusing those who dare to vote for Brexit, and this is what led to this.\n\nQ: Will we leave the EU this year?\n\nA: We are leaving the EU, and I think we will leave in 2020, but it must not just be Brexit in name only.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nThe Duke of York says he is stepping back from royal duties because the Jeffrey Epstein scandal has become a \"major disruption\" to the Royal Family.\n\nPrince Andrew, 59, said he had asked the Queen for permission to withdraw for the \"foreseeable future\".\n\nHe said he deeply sympathised with sex offender Epstein's victims and everyone who \"wants some form of closure\".\n\nThe duke has faced a growing backlash following a BBC interview about his friendship with the US financier.\n\nCompanies he has links with, such as BT and Barclays, have joined universities and charities in distancing themselves from him.\n\nFor several months the duke had been facing questions over his ties to Epstein, who took his own life in August while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges.\n\nVirginia Giuffre, one of Epstein's accusers, claimed she was forced to have sex with the prince three times. The duke has always denied any form of sexual contact or relationship with her.\n\nHis latest move, described by Buckingham Palace as \"a personal decision\", was taken following discussions with the Queen and Prince Charles.\n\nIn a statement, the duke said: \"I continue to unequivocally regret my ill-judged association with Jeffrey Epstein.\n\n\"His suicide has left many unanswered questions, particularly for his victims, and I deeply sympathise with everyone who has been affected and wants some form of closure.\n\n\"I can only hope that, in time, they will be able to rebuild their lives.\"\n\nHe added that he was \"willing to help any appropriate law enforcement agency with their investigations, if required\".\n\nBBC royal correspondent Daniela Relph said his latest statement was \"completely different in tone\" to his recent TV interview and had \"addressed all the issues that he'd been criticised for\", including offering sympathy to Epstein's victims.\n\nShe described his decision to step back as a \"drastic\" move but said \"the rumours that had been circulating had been really difficult for the Royal Family to manage\".\n\nThe duke was pictured with 17-year-old Virginia Giuffre in Ghislaine Maxwell's London home in 2001\n\nIn his interview with the BBC's Newsnight on Saturday, the duke said the \"opportunities I was given to learn\" about business meant he did not regret the friendship with Epstein, although he said meeting him for a final time in 2010 was \"the wrong decision\".\n\nThe duke said he could not recall ever meeting Virginia Giuffre, then known as Roberts, and said that on the night she claims they first met that he went to Pizza Express in Woking and then returned home.\n\nHe sought to cast doubt on her testimony claiming that he was \"profusely sweating\" in a nightclub, saying that a medical condition at the time meant he could not perspire.\n\nHe said he had met Epstein \"through his girlfriend back in 1999\" - a reference to Ghislaine Maxwell, who had been a friend of Prince Andrew since she was at university.\n\nSince the interview, a letter written in 2011 to the Times newspaper by Buckingham Palace has emerged, saying they met in the early 1990s.\n\nThis is without precedent in modern times. Prince Andrew's public life is over for now. The statement says the withdrawal is \"for the foreseeable future\". But it's hard to see what will bring him back.\n\nThe interview is almost universally seen as a mistake. It was a disaster. But it may have seemed a good idea at the time.\n\nBBC Panorama has been digging into Virginia Roberts Giuffre's allegations and is going to air soon. That will have added to the pressure, alongside legal efforts in New York to have more Epstein-related papers released.\n\nThere's talk of a lack of grip at the Palace, but Buckingham Palace is not like a company or a government department, with reporting lines and a chain of command. For centuries princes have gone their own way.\n\nThere are lots of questions - about money, titles, military commands, patronages, about how this might speed reform, and of course about whether Prince Andrew still has a part to play in helping with investigations into Epstein, and helping Epstein's victims find answers.\n\nBut right now the humiliation is complete. Born into the public eye, Prince Andrew has had to retreat into a private life.\n\nAnd the monarchy is shaken.\n\nFormer Buckingham Palace press officer Dickie Arbiter told the BBC News Channel that the prince's position had become \"untenable\" and the only surprise was that it took so long, adding \"there was no other direction he could go\".\n\nHowever, he said the prince was \"not out of the woods yet\" as the FBI and lawyers for some of Epstein's alleged victims wanted to talk to him under oath.\n\nLawyer Gloria Allred, who is representing several of Epstein's victims, told BBC Newsnight that she was \"very glad\" the prince had indicated he was willing to speak to law enforcement, but said she didn't know why he had added \"if required\" to his statement.\n\nShe said he should volunteer to cooperate \"without any condition and without any more delay\".\n\nThe prince said he regretted this 2010 meeting with Epstein\n\nThe duke's website says he carries out official duties for the Queen, focusing on promoting economic growth and skilled job creation.\n\nOver the past two months he has carried out overseas engagements in Australia, United Arab Emirates and Thailand.\n\nThe prince's announcement means he won't be carrying out public engagements, but he will still attend Royal Family events such as Trooping the Colour and Remembrance Sunday.\n\nBT became the latest in a series of organisations to distance themselves from Prince Andrew \"in light of recent developments\".\n\nIn a statement, the firm said it had been working with iDEA - which helps people develop digital, business and employment skills - since 2017 but \"our dealings have been with its executive directors not its patron, the Duke of York\".\n\n\"We are reviewing our relationship with the organisation and hope that we might be able to work further with them, in the event of a change in their patronage,\" a spokeswoman said.\n\nStandard Chartered Bank and KPMG also announced they were withdrawing support for the duke's business mentoring initiative Pitch@Palace. Sources told the BBC the decisions were made before the interview.\n\nFour Australian universities also said they would not be continuing their involvement in Pitch@Palace Australia.\n\nPrince Andrew cancelled a planned visit to flood-hit areas of Yorkshire on Tuesday, the Sun newspaper reported.\n\nPrince Andrew & the Epstein Scandal: The Newsnight Interview was shown on BBC Two on 16 November 2019 and can be seen on BBC iPlayer in the UK. The full interview can also be seen on YouTube.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Jeane Freeman: \"I refute absolutely that I am careless or irresponsible on these matters.\"\n\nScotland's health secretary has apologised to the parents of two patients who died in the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow.\n\nJeane Freeman expressed her \"deepest sympathies\" to the families of Milly Main, 10, and a three-year-old boy.\n\nThe two children died three weeks apart in August 2017 at the hospital, which is part of the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital campus.\n\nThey had been treated on a ward which was affected by water contamination.\n\nOn Monday, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) apologised for the distress caused to parents.\n\nThe Queen Elizabeth University Hospital and the Royal Hospital for Children share a campus in the south of Glasgow\n\nIn a statement to MSPs on Wednesday, Ms Freeman said: \"To lose a loved one in any circumstances is hard, but I cannot begin to imagine the pain of losing a child in these circumstances - or the suffering and grief that will stay with them for the rest of their lives.\n\n\"I also want to apologise to them that they feel they have not had their questions answered.\n\n\"They are absolutely right to ask and pursue their questions, and they are entitled to have them answered and to receive the support they need.\"\n\nThe children's deaths emerged after Labour MSP Anas Sarwar was contacted by a whistleblower, and the health secretary said NHS employees must have the confidence to speak up when something is wrong.\n\nMs Freeman told MSPs: \"There is no room in our health service for anyone to criticise whistleblowers, publicly or otherwise - or to put them in fear for the safety of their jobs.\n\n\"We need to recognise that whistleblowing is not something people who have dedicated their lives to health care, do lightly. It takes courage and they should be thanked.\"\n\nMSP Anas Sarwar has described the NHSGGC as \"not fit for purpose\"\n\nMs Freeman also told parliament she has asked the head of NHS Scotland to review whether any escalation of measures for the health board is required.\n\nThe five-stage NHS Board Performance Escalation Framework is the Scottish equivalent of special measures, which apply in England and Wales.\n\nLabour's Monica Lennon asked the health secretary who the parents of sick children should put their trust in.\n\nMs Freeman replied: \"They can place trust in me. I have compassion, I have empathy, and that is why I met with those families and have undertaken the work that I have done.\n\n\"I refute absolutely from Miss Lennon, or from anyone else, that I am careless or irresponsible on these matters - it could not be further from the truth. It may suit you [Ms Lennon] to make those points for other reasons but they are not true and I refute them absolutely.\"\n\nMs Lennon, Labour's health spokeswoman, later said: \"The tragic deaths and infection scandals at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital have been cloaked in secrecy for too long.\n\n\"Families and the wider public need to have full confidence in the health board and the cabinet secretary. That's why vague answers from Jeane Freeman are sorely disappointing.\"\n\nScottish Conservatives health spokesman Miles Briggs called on Ms Freeman to resign or be sacked.\n\nHe said: \"At the heart of this scandal, we must never forget, are grieving families who are completely unsatisfied and think there has been a cover-up, and who can blame them?\n\n\"The SNP planned and built this hospital, and has presided over its first few years in operation - it can't just keep pointing the finger at everyone else. As the SNP health secretary, the buck stops with Jeane Freeman.\"\n\nMilly Main, ten, died at the hospital in August 2017\n\nAn independent review is examining water contamination and other problems at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital campus.\n\nOn Tuesday Ms Freeman told MSPs on Holyrood's health committee it would publish its findings in the spring.\n\nThe health secretary said she expects a separate public inquiry, which will examine safety and wellbeing issues at the QEUH and the new children's hospital in Edinburgh, will also look at water contamination.\n\nMilly Main died on 31 August while recovering from leukaemia treatment. Her mother said she was \"100%\" convinced her death was linked to water contamination issues.\n\nNHSGGC has insisted it was impossible to determine the source of Milly's infection because there was no requirement to test the water supply at the time.\n\nOn Sunday police confirmed they had investigated the death of a three-year-old boy three weeks before Milly died. Police said they passed a report to the procurator fiscal.\n\nNHSGGC said they had fully investigated and shared their findings with the boy's family but the child's mother later described the board's media statement as \"highly inaccurate\".\n\nLast week a whistleblower revealed that a doctor-led review had identified 26 infections at RHC during 2017 which were potentially linked to contaminated water.\n\nThe £842m Queen Elizabeth University Hospital \"super hospital\" has faced a number of problems since it opened in 2015.\n\nTwo cancer wards at the adjoining children's hospital were closed last year amid concern about infections and investigation of water supply issues, with patients decanted to the adult hospital.\n\nIn January it emerged that two patients at the QEUH had died after contracting a fungal infection linked to pigeon droppings.\n• None Minister says 'trust me' over hospital concerns. Video, 00:01:09Minister says 'trust me' over hospital concerns", "Music streaming generated £829m for the UK music industry last year\n\nSpotify, Apple and Amazon Music have revived the fortunes of the music industry, but fans aren't getting enough choice, a new report claims.\n\nIt says streaming services are too similar, offering the same collection of songs with little price variation.\n\nAppealing to older music fans and offering \"super-premium\" features could double the value of the market, from £829m this year to £1.6bn in 2023.\n\nThe findings came in a report for the Entertainment Retailers Association.\n\n\"There's a major prize at stake,\" said Pedro Sanches, of consultancy firm OC&C, who conducted the study.\n\nThe current \"all-you-can-eat\" streaming model had \"enjoyed enormous success, in part because of its simplicity,\" he said, \"but further innovation will drive more growth\".\n\nThe report identified several new avenues, including premium subscriptions that offer access to exclusive content and merchandise; and expanding popular family and student plans to other demographics.\n\nSubscription streaming services have become increasingly important to the music industry, at a time when CD sales and downloads are in sharp decline.\n\nA total of 91 billion songs were played on Spotify, Apple Music and their competitors last year - the equivalent of 1,300 songs per person in the UK - and streaming now accounts for nearly two thirds (63.6%) of all music consumption in the UK.\n\nThe ERA's research was commissioned amid concerns that the surge in subscriptions could stagnate.\n\n\"Streaming has been the biggest news in the industry for the last 10 years,\" the organisation's CEO, Kim Bayley, told the BBC.\n\n\"The younger generation are very firmly in the streaming environment, and saturation point is approaching for under-25s, so we wanted to see where future growth will come from\".\n\nThe report found that, left to its own devices, the UK streaming market would continue to expand by 5-7% every year, reaching £1.1bn in 2023. But finding ways to tempt non-subscribers could result in a £500m boost, generating revenues of £1.6bn.\n\n\"It's fair to say even we were surprised just how positive the results were,\" Bayley said. \"There's lots of potential.\"\n\nLessons could also be learned from other entertainment providers, she added.\n\n\"Think about the way Sky [television] bundles things together - with different tiers for sport and movies and entertainment. That's the sort of thing you could do with music - create more channels, break it up a bit, and pay for the bits you want.\"\n\nThe need for a more diverse music streaming experience was recently highlighted by Warner Music CEO Mark Cooper.\n\n\"The streaming offerings in music have not been as consumer-friendly as they could have been,\" he said in New York last week.\n\n\"Right now, there's a 50 million-track universe and it's either free or $10 [per month], plus or minus.\n\n\"My view is that if [streaming services were] organised to allow people to choose by genre, or by number of tracks per day, hi-res sound, global [or] local, whatever it is, the music industry and the tech companies would have been ahead [of where they are now] by way of revenue optimisation.\"\n\nThe ERA's research was released on the same day it was revealed that the UK Music industry had contributed £5.2bn to the UK economy in 2018.\n\nThe success of stars like Ed Sheeran and Dua Lipa helped exports soar to £2.7bn; while the live music sector made £1.1bn - up 10% from £991 million in 2017, despite Glastonbury taking a fallow year.\n\nHowever, trade body UK Music warned that the new talent was being threatened by cuts to musical education and the continued closure of small music venues.\n\nIt added that, despite the huge financial rewards for A-list stars like Calvin Harris and Adele, the average musician earned £23,059 - well below the national average of £29,832.\n\nBrexit also poses a danger to the industry, and touring musicians in particular, warned UK Music CEO Michael Dugher.\n\n\"We urgently need to ensure that the impact of Brexit doesn't put in jeopardy the free movement of talent, just at a time when we should be looking outwards and backing the best of British talent right across the world.\"\n\nFollow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.", "Last updated on .From the section Football\n\nWales secured qualification for Euro 2020 as Aaron Ramsey marked his return to the team with two goals to inspire a joyous 2-0 win over Hungary.\n\nRamsey, starting for the first time in this campaign, headed in from Gareth Bale's first-half cross to fuel a carnival atmosphere at a heaving Cardiff City Stadium.\n\nA superb double save from Wayne Hennessey kept Hungary at bay and then, 90 seconds into the second half, Ramsey calmly controlled the ball in the penalty area before stroking it into the top corner.\n\nBale came close to adding a third with a fierce free-kick which fizzed narrowly over, while Ramsey was denied a hat-trick by Hungary goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi.\n\nBut nothing could detract from the euphoria in the stands as Wales rejoiced at the prospect of playing at only a third major tournament in their history.\n\nNext summer's European Championship will be Wales' second in succession, a remarkable transformation for a country which had to endure 58 barren years between its first appearance at a major tournament, the 1958 World Cup, and its second at Euro 2016.\n• None 'Wales. Golf. Madrid. In that order' - Bale risks further rift with Real\n• None Wales 'want to have time of lives' at Euros\n• None Has Giggs won over fans with Euro 2020 qualification?\n\nQualification also represented an extraordinary turnaround in this campaign alone.\n\nWhen Wales lost in Hungary in June, they were left with only three points from their first three matches and with their hopes of qualifying hanging by a thread.\n\nBut having avoided defeat since then, Ryan Giggs' side were gathering momentum at just the right moment.\n\nNobody epitomised that sense of timing better than Ramsey, who had returned from a series of injuries to make his first appearance of the campaign as a substitute during Saturday's 2-0 win in Azerbaijan.\n\nThe Juventus midfielder came on for Bale on that occasion but both started against Hungary, Wales able to name the integral duo in the same team for the first time since November 2018.\n\nRamsey and Bale's influence on the national team is enormous, illustrated by the fact they had not lost a qualifier while playing together since a 2-0 defeat in Bosnia-Herzegovina in October 2015, which was academic as Wales qualified for Euro 2016 that night anyway.\n\nThey demonstrated their value to Wales once more on this occasion with a wonderfully worked first goal, Bale curling in a perfectly-weighted left-footed cross from the right and Ramsey heading in to get the party started in Cardiff.\n\nBale almost created a second goal when he crossed beautifully again, this time with his right foot, for Kieffer Moore, but the striker's header was wide.\n\nMoore atoned for that miss by playing his part in Wales' second goal, hooking a free-kick towards Ramsey, who was composure personified as he controlled the ball and finished with a flourish.\n\nWales had several chances to extend their lead, with Bale, Daniel James and Ramsey all going close.\n\nBut it did not matter. Despite a fleeting sign of Hungary's threat in the first half, the visitors posed no danger in the second.\n\nWales' players enjoyed themselves as they closed out the game, and then when the final whistle blew the celebrations could start in earnest.\n\nBefore qualifying for Euro 2016, Wales had come to be defined by their failures, a footballing nation weighed down by its past littered with near misses.\n\nFinal hurdles had proved Wales' undoing too many times: Scotland in 1977, Romania in 1993, Russia in 2003 and the Republic of Ireland in 2017 all etched on the national consciousness.\n\nBut although this side to face Hungary contained five of the line-up which lost to the Republic in the Welsh capital two years ago, this was also a Welsh squad comprised largely of young players unaffected by history's scars.\n\nFor the new generation, it is expected that Wales qualify - or that they are at least in contention until the very end.\n\nThis was a third qualifying campaign in succession where Wales entered their final fixture with their hopes of reaching the finals of a major tournament still alive.\n\nThey rose to the occasion here with a performance of supreme confidence and maturity, the old guard of Ramsey and Bale combining with the emerging talents of James, Connor Roberts, Ethan Ampadu and others.\n\nBale said on the eve of this match that Wales were using the \"euphoria\" of Euro 2016 as well as the pain of missing out on last year's 2018 World Cup as inspiration against Hungary.\n\nWales have learnt how to positively harness their history - rather than be burdened by it - and now they can look forward to writing a new chapter at Euro 2020.\n• None Offside, Hungary. István Kovács tries a through ball, but Filip Holender is caught offside.\n• None Attempt saved. Harry Wilson (Wales) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kieffer Moore.\n• None Kieffer Moore (Wales) wins a free kick on the right wing.\n• None Offside, Hungary. Zsolt Nagy tries a through ball, but Filip Holender is caught offside.\n• None Daniel James (Wales) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.\n• None Dominik Szoboszlai (Hungary) wins a free kick on the right wing.\n• None Attempt blocked. Máté Pátkai (Hungary) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai.\n• None Attempt blocked. Gareth Bale (Wales) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.\n• None Attempt missed. Chris Mepham (Wales) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ben Davies with a cross following a set piece situation. Navigate to the next page Navigate to the last page", "A word that is commonly used to describe the Scottish weather has been named the \"most iconic\" Scots word.\n\n\"Dreich\" - meaning dull or gloomy - topped a poll to mark Book Week Scotland, led by the Scottish Book Trust.\n\nIt beat off contenders including \"glaikit\", \"scunnered\" and \"shoogle\".\n\nThe charity said the first recorded use of the word \"dreich\" was in 1420, when it originally meant \"enduring\" or \"slow, tedious\".\n\nA total of 1,895 votes were cast in the annual poll.\n\nIf you ask someone to be quiet, you might say \"wheesht\".\n\nIt was the second time \"dreich\" had finished first in a poll after it also topped a YouGov poll in 2013 of favourite Scots words.\n\nMarc Lambert, CEO of Scottish Book Trust, said: \"We were overwhelmed by the many submissions for our iconic Scots words vote - it's certainly a subject close to people's hearts.\n\n\"Dreich is such an evocative word with the ability to sum up the Scottish weather, or mood, perfectly.\n\n\"It's also a word that is very well used here in Scotland and beyond.\"\n\nRhona Alcorn, CEO of the Scots Language Dictionary, said: \"Once again, dreich has been chosen as the most iconic Scots word, with glaikit taking the silver medal.\n\n\"Dreich has been part of the core vocabulary of Scots for hundreds of years so it is especially fitting that one of its primary meanings is 'enduring, persistent'.\"", "Over to the Andrew Neil show now, and he begins by challenging security minister Brandon Lewis on the prime minister's announcement on National Insurance today.\n\nBoris Johnson said it would mean an extra £500 in every pocket - but this is not true, Neil says.\n\nMr Lewis replies that they will move to the equivalent of about £100 per person saving - but Neil points out that the IFS has estimated that would actually be a £85 saving per worker.\n\nMr Lewis says the \"ambition\" is to get to a £12,500 threshold for paying National Insurance.\n\nHe says it is an \"aggressive way of cutting tax because it’s one that helps everybody\".\n\nMr Lewis is also asked about the criticism directed at the Tories for rebranding their press office Twitter account during the head-to-head debate last night between Mr Johnson and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.\n\nThe @CCHQ Twitter account changed their names to \"factcheckUK\".\n\nMr Lewis says it was \"always very clear it was CCHQ\".", "Two of the people found on the ferry were taken to hospital for treatment\n\nPolice in the Netherlands have arrested a Romanian lorry driver after 25 stowaways were found in a refrigerated container on a ferry bound for the UK.\n\nThey were found at around 19:00 (18:00 GMT), forcing the ship to return to the port of Vlaardingen near Rotterdam.\n\nThe Danish-registered ferry had been en route to Felixstowe.\n\nThe incident comes just weeks after the bodies of 39 people were found in a refrigerated lorry container in Essex in eastern England.\n\nThe stowaways found on Tuesday received medical attention at the port of Vlaardingen, where police were waiting for the ship's arrival.\n\nTwo were taken to hospital to receive extra medical care, while the other 23 people were transferred to a police facility after a medical check-up, authorities said.\n\nThe stowaways, whose nationalities have not yet been confirmed, were found in a refrigerated container on a lorry on board the ferry, authorities said. The driver of the lorry was detained and was being questioned over possible involvement, police told the Dutch broadcaster NOS.\n\nPolice told the broadcast that crew members found the stowaways and alerted authorities after hearing \"sounds coming from the cooling container\". A search of the ferry involving police dogs was carried out but no-one else was found.\n\nSeafarers' charity Stella Maris said it was important to recognise the \"hugely stressful\" nature of these types of incidents for crew.\n\nThe bodies found in the Essex container last month were those of Vietnamese nationals who had arrived on a ferry from Zeebrugge in Belgium.\n\nTwo lorry drivers have since been charged with manslaughter, and several other men have been arrested in connection with the case.\n\nThe Britannia Seaways (pictured in 2012) is a roll on, roll off ferry\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Rhiannon Davies campaigned for an independent inquiry after her baby, Kate, died in 2009\n\nBabies and mothers died amid a \"toxic\" culture at a hospital trust stretching back 40 years, a report has said.\n\nThe catalogue of maternity care failings at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust are contained in a report leaked to The Independent.\n\nIt reveals that some children were left disabled, staff got the names of some dead babies wrong and, in one case, referred to a child as \"it\".\n\nThe trust apologised and said \"a lot\" had been done to address concerns.\n\nIn 2017, then Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt announced an investigation into avoidable baby deaths at the trust, which runs Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and Telford's Princess Royal.\n\nIt is being led by maternity expert Donna Ockenden, who authored the report for NHS Improvement.\n\nThe trust runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and Princess Royal Hospital in Telford\n\nIts initial scope was to examine 23 cases but this has now grown to more than 270, covering the period from 1979 to the present day.\n\nThe cases include 22 stillbirths, three deaths during pregnancy, 17 deaths of babies after birth, three deaths of mothers, 47 cases of substandard care and 51 cases of cerebral palsy or brain damage.\n\nThe interim report said the number of cases it is now being asked to review \"seems to represent a longstanding culture at this trust that is toxic to improvement effort\".\n\nThe report details the issues experienced by affected families, including:\n\nIt also points to an inadequate review carried out by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) in 2017 and the \"misplaced\" optimism of the regulator in charge in 2007.\n\nDonna Ockenden said the leaked document appeared to be an internal status update as of February 2019\n\nRhiannon Davies and Richard Stanton, whose baby Kate died in 2009, were among the families who first pushed for the independent inquiry.\n\nMs Davies said she was already aware of many of the issues raised by the report but said she was \"shocked\" by the length of time covered by the report.\n\n\"The devastating reality of Kate's avoidable death, that I have to live with, is that she was condemned to her painful death by the culture at SaTH that wilfully refused to learn from earlier cases dating back decades,\" she said.\n\n\"That is why I have fought every body and every institution in Kate's name because no other baby will suffer the same harm while I have breath in my body.\n\n\"The only way I believe it will stop is if the police or Crown Prosecution Service bring corporate manslaughter charges against the trust.\"\n\nThis report will unfortunately only confirm what dozens of families have been telling me since we first highlighted the problems at the trust in 2017.\n\nA staggering attitude towards any number of families - dismissing their questions, telling young women who'd just lost a healthy baby not to worry as they'll be pregnant again within the year - showed a wilful disregard to improving healthcare and learning from mistakes.\n\nBut it would be wrong to simply blame SaTH, culpable as it is. NHS regulators as far back as 2007 drew attention to problems in the maternity unit and then failed to follow-up with any meaningful improvements.\n\nThe trust has recently appointed a new chief executive - developing a new culture will take an awful lot longer.\n\nDet Supt Carl Moore, of West Mercia Police, said the force was liaising with the independent inquiry and awaiting its findings before any criminal proceedings would be considered - in line with protocol in health care settings.\n\nMr Stanton said: \"My feelings are one of huge sorrow, huge sorrow for all the families who have had their lives ripped apart by this trust, by the avoidable death of their child, an avoidable death of a mother or the harm to their child.\n\n\"A death at the hands of a trust that has a toxic culture of lying and cover up.\"\n\nSharon Morris, whose daughter Olivia suffered a brain injury 14 years ago, said she was \"not shocked\" by the findings.\n\nIn a statement released by Lanyon Bowdler solicitors, she said: \"Every day for the last 14 years we are constantly reminded of the failure by SaTH to help me give birth to healthy twins.\n\n\"No amount of money can change things and all we can now hope for is that changes are made to ensure other families don't suffer like we do.\"\n\nOlivia Morris (centre), pictured with her identical twin Beth and their mother Sharon, suffered a brain injury 14 years ago\n\nShrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) said it had \"not been made aware of any interim report\" and awaited the findings of the full report.\n\nShe added: \"A lot has already been done to address the issues raised by previous cases.\"\n\nHowever, the report warned lessons were not being learned and staff at the trust were uncommunicative with families.\n\nMs Ockenden said the leaked document appeared to be an internal status update as of February 2019.\n\n\"This was produced at the request of NHS Improvement and was not meant for publication,\" she said.\n\nShe said the independent review team was working to meet the family's request for \"one, single, comprehensive\" report covering all cases of serious concern within maternity services at the trust.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "The teenager drew up a \"hit list\" of areas he wanted to attack\n\nA teenage neo-Nazi who wrote about an \"inevitable race war\" in his diary and identified a series of possible targets has been convicted of preparing terrorist acts.\n\nThe 16-year-old boy listed the locations from his home city of Durham in his \"guerrilla warfare\" manual.\n\nHe also described himself as a \"natural sadist\", Manchester Crown Court heard.\n\nThe boy is the youngest person to be convicted of planning a terrorist attack in the UK.\n\nA jury found the boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, guilty of preparation of terrorist acts between October 2017 and March this year.\n\nHe was also convicted of disseminating a terrorist publication, possessing an article for a purpose connected to terrorism and three counts of possessing documents useful to someone preparing acts of terrorism.\n\nHe was remanded in custody and will be sentenced on 7 January.\n\nThe court heard the boy began drafting a \"manual for practical sensible guerrilla warfare against the Jewish system in Durham City area\".\n\nThe manual listed \"means of attack\" and \"areas to attack\", which listed local venues \"worth attacking\" such as post offices, pubs and schools.\n\nA \"things to do\" list from August 2018 included the words \"shed empathy\" alongside a hand-drawn symbol of the Order of Nine Angles, which the court heard was a \"self-consciously, explicitly malevolent\" Satanic organisation.\n\nThe boy denied being a neo-Nazi, saying his writings were an extremist \"alter ego\"\n\nThe boy also wrote of planning to conduct an arson spree with Molotov cocktails on local synagogues.\n\nJurors heard, in the course of his internet searches, he looked for a \"map of synagogues in the UK\" and \"Newcastle synagogue\".\n\nHe also visited websites on firearms and was in communication with a gun auctioneer.\n\nAfter his arrest in March, police found him in possession of instructions showing to make bombs and the poison ricin.\n\nThey also found he had distributed firearms manuals online by uploading them to a neo-Nazi website.\n\nGiving evidence, the boy denied being a neo-Nazi and said he had merely created an extremist \"persona\" online and in his journal.\n\nDet Chf Supt Martin Snowden, head of Counter Terrorism Policing North East, said: \"The extreme right wing views and hateful rhetoric displayed by this teenager are deeply concerning and we cannot account for those who may have been susceptible to his influence or how they may act in the future.\n\n\"His extensive repetitious internet searches, diary entries and escalating behaviour combined with his desire for notoriety highlight how dangerous he could have become had he not come to the attention of the authorities.\"\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Why Are The Police Putting Down Their Guns?\n\nHundreds of firearms officers hand in their permits to carry weapons.", "Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke says she found the nude scenes \"hard\".\n\nSpeaking on actor Dax Shepard's podcast, she says she would \"cry in the bathroom\" before certain scenes - but adds this would have happened \"whether there was nudity or not\".\n\nHer role as Daenerys Targaryen initially required her to take her clothes off quite a lot.\n\nShe thinks it was necessary for the story - but that the show would be \"very different\" if it was made today.\n\nEmilia says her attitude to nudity is \"very different\" now\n\nThe actress, who's from London, got the part when she was 23.\n\nIt was her first big break in the industry.\n\n\"I took the job and then they sent me the scripts and I was reading them, and I was like, 'Oh, there's the catch,'\" she told the podcast.\n\n\"But I'd come fresh from drama school and I approached it as a job.\n\n\"If it's in the script then it's clearly needed, this is what this is and I'm going to make sense of it. Everything's going to be cool.\"\n\nEmilia is now in romcom Last Christmas\n\nShe added: \"I'd been on a film set twice before then and I'm now on a film set completely naked with all of these people, and I don't know what I'm meant to do.\n\n\"I don't know what's expected of me, I don't know what you want and I don't know what I want.\n\n\"Regardless of there being nudity or not, I would have spent that first season thinking I'm not worthy of requiring anything. I'm not worthy of needing anything at all.\n\n\"Whatever I'm feeling is wrong, I'm going to go cry in the bathroom and then I'm going to come back and we're going to do the scene and it's going to be completely fine.\"\n\nEmilia and Jason at the season three premiere in 2013\n\nShe says co-star Jason Momoa, who played her abusive, warlord husband helped her through the first series.\n\nAnd, despite the fact she thinks we live in \"shifting times for nudity\", she wouldn't change how it was filmed between 2009 and 2010.\n\n\"I've had so many people say so many things to me about Khaleesi's nudity in the show. But people wouldn't care about her if you hadn't had seen her be abused. So you had to see it.\"\n\nEmilia's now starring in the festive romcom Last Christmas.\n\nShe says she now has \"fights on set\" about whether nudity is necessary.\n\n\"Things are very, very different. I'm a lot more savvy with what I'm comfortable with, and what I am okay with doing.\"\n\nHBO and the creators of Game Of Thrones have been contacted for comment.\n\nListen to Newsbeat live at 12:45 and 17:45 weekdays - or listen back here.", "An election candidate standing in the same seat as Anna Soubry has been found guilty of harassing her and banned from campaigning in the constituency.\n\nEnglish Democrat candidate Amy Dalla Mura is standing in Broxtowe, Nottinghamshire, which Ms Soubry has represented since 2010.\n\nWestminster Magistrates' Court heard the defendant repeatedly targeted the Independent Group for Change candidate and called her a traitor on television.\n\nShe will be sentenced on 16 December.\n\nThe court heard Dalla Mura, from Hove, attended an event in Parliament on 23 January where Ms Soubry was speaking, repeatedly interrupting her and live streaming the event on her phone. The meeting was eventually abandoned when she refused to stop.\n\nThe court was also told Dalla Mura approached Ms Soubry in Parliament's Central Lobby while she was appearing on BBC Newsnight on 14 March, calling her a \"traitor\" while again filming her.\n\nPassing the verdict, chief magistrate Emma Arbuthnot described Dalla Mura's behaviour as \"oppressive and unacceptable\", with conduct \"driven by anger at Ms Soubry's political views on Brexit\". She said it had also \"caused harassment in the sense of alarm and distress\".\n\nThe 56-year-old will be sentenced four days after the election but will still be allowed to stand.\n\nHowever, as a condition of bail, she cannot enter Broxtowe and has been banned from contacting or mentioning Ms Soubry on social media.\n\nFollow BBC East Midlands on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@bbc.co.uk.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "A vegan customer is suing Burger King for cooking its plant-based patties on the same grills it uses for meat.\n\nIn a proposed class action filed in the US, Philip Williams said the way the Impossible Whopper is grilled leaves it \"coated in meat by-products\".\n\nHe said the burger's tagline - \"100% Whopper, 0% Beef\" - was misleading.\n\nBurger King did not comment, but the small print on its website says people wanting a meat-free option can request \"a non-broiler method of preparation\".\n\nA spokeswoman for the supplier, Impossible Foods, also told Reuters news agency that vegetarians and vegans \"are welcome to ask\" for their Impossible Whopper to be cooked in a microwave.\n\nIn the lawsuit filed in a Miami federal court, Mr Williams says that the burger chain does not clearly advertise that the plant-based burgers are cooked with meat.\n\nHe said he visited a drive-through restaurant in Atlanta, Georgia, and ordered the Impossible Whopper without mayonnaise.\n\nAt no point was he told the Whopper was cooked on the same grill as the meat burgers, he said - adding that, had he known, he would not have ordered it.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. In September, we looked at the rise of vegan fast food.\n\nMr Williams said he wanted damages for everyone in the US who bought the Impossible Whopper, as well as an injunction requiring Burger King to \"plainly disclose\" that the vegan burgers and meat burgers are cooked on the same grills.\n\nBurger King started selling the Impossible Whopper in Sweden in May, before rolling it out to US stores in August. It started selling the meatless burger in 25 other European countries earlier this month.\n\nAccording to Burger King's suggested pricing, the plant-based burger costs US customers about a dollar more than the beef version.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Lib Dems want to stop Boris Johnson winning a majority, says Davey\n\nThe Lib Dems' deputy leader says the party can stop Boris Johnson from winning the general election \"and through that we can stop Brexit\".\n\nSir Ed Davey told the BBC the most likely outcome on 12 December was a \"minority Tory government\".\n\nHe suggested the Lib Dems would support them, along with other parties, if they agreed to another EU referendum.\n\nThe party launched its election manifesto earlier with a pledge to stop Brexit which they say would save £50bn.\n\nIf the party wins the general election outright, it says it would revoke Article 50, halting Brexit and keeping the UK in the European Union.\n\nIf it does not win, it will continue campaigning for another EU referendum, or \"People's Vote\".\n\nSir Ed told the BBC's Andrew Neil Show the party wants to stop the Conservatives getting a majority at the election and then use whatever leverage they have to push for another referendum.\n\n\"The most likely result I think, looking at the figures, is probably a minority Tory government,\" said Sir Ed.\n\n\"If it's a minority Tory government, Boris Johnson says he wants to deliver Brexit… The only way he could do that is with a People's Vote and so we will challenge him and we will work with others to say 'if you want to do what you said, Mr Johnson… if you want to do what you said, work for a People's Vote.\"\n\nHe added: \"We can stop Boris Johnson getting a majority and through that we can stop Brexit.\"\n\nSources inside the party concede now that after the withdrawal of the Brexit Party in Conservative seats, what might have been a wildly unpredictable four-way race, has moved to a scrappy national two-way - with the SNP separately dominant in Scotland, and the third smaller UK-wide party eagerly trying to nibble at the margins to get in.\n\nWith Labour yet to make any big breakthrough in the campaign, the Lib Dems claim they are the ones who can nab seats from the Conservatives.\n\nSo Lib Dem votes in marginal seats are the ones that could prevent Johnson from a clear run at five years in office.\n\nThe party's private hopes a few weeks ago of a massive increase in the number of seats has slipped a lot.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson is pressed on whether she'd block a Tory or Labour government\n\nLib Dem leader Jo Swinson has repeatedly insisted that she is aiming to be the prime minister of a Liberal Democrat government after 12 December's election - but she admitted in a BBC interview that it would be a \"big step\", given the current opinion polls.\n\nShe told the BBC's political editor Laura Kuenssberg her MPs would not actively support a Labour or Tory programme of government as she believes neither Jeremy Corbyn nor Boris Johnson are fit to be prime minister.\n\nBut she did not rule out allowing either of them to take office - by abstaining in a vote on their first Queen's Speech - if they agreed to hold another EU referendum.\n\nShe also suggested there could be a \"government of national unity\" - made up of senior figures from different parties - if there was no overall winner at the polls.\n\n\"It's certainly something which I put forward and suggested a few months ago, it wasn't something which there was a majority for, ultimately, in the previous Parliament, but we don't know what the arithmetic of the next Parliament will look like.\n\n\"And I just don't think that we should be sort of trapped by convention into thinking our politics has to go down the tramlines that we've assumed it would in the past because this is a time of change in politics.\"\n\nShe said people needed to be \"more imaginative about what happens\" after an election, suggesting that there were MPs in other parties that the Lib Dems could work with.\n\nAt her party's manifesto launch, Ms Swinson said the economic boost the UK would get from staying in the EU was at the heart of her plan to build a \"brighter future for people\".\n\nThe so-called £50bn \"Remain bonus\" would pay for 20,000 new teachers, extra cash for schools and support for the low-paid.\n\nShe said the UK \"deserved better\" than Boris Johnson or Jeremy Corbyn in Number 10.\n\nThe largest single spending commitment in the Lib Dems' 96-page manifesto, launched at an event in north London, is a major expansion of free childcare, to be paid for by an increase in corporation tax and changes to capital gains allowances on the sale of assets.\n\nThere are also eye-catching pledges to freeze the cost of many rail fares for five years, to legalise and tax cannabis sales to over-18s and to charge those taking frequent international flights more.\n\nThe Lib Dems are hoping to significantly boost their presence in Parliament on the back of their opposition to Brexit, as they target pro-Remain seats in the south of England and London held by the Conservatives and Labour.\n\nSpeaking at her manifesto launch, she accused Boris Johnson of \"lying\" when he said a Tory victory on 12 December would \"get Brexit done\".\n\nWhat lay ahead instead, she said, were \"years and years of endless trade negotiations\" with the EU and \"more time and energy wasted in getting something we know will not be as good as what we have now\".", "The Liberal Democrats are, on the face of it, planning the most austere form of fiscal policy of the major parties.\n\nUnlike both the Conservatives and the Labour Party, they have positioned their aim for the taxes raised annually over and above the day-to-day costs of public services to run a surplus of 1%.\n\nThis compares with aiming for balance - zero surplus or deficit - in three years for the Conservatives or five years for Labour.\n\nIt is stricter than both their fiscal targets and means more tax rises or spending cuts would be required.\n\n\"The Liberal Democrats are the only party of sound finance,\" said their shadow chancellor, Sir Ed Davey, in a speech this week.\n\nIn practice, this would mean, set against Labour or Conservative plans, having to find some tax rises or spending cuts immediately.\n\nSir Ed has promised to put up both corporation tax and capital gains tax for that purpose.\n\nActually, the Lib Dems also assume what they call a \"remain bonus\" of extra tax income from a larger economy arising from not leaving the European Union.\n\nCapital spending on future investments, such as railways and hospitals, would be allowed outside of this limit, but only where vetted by an independent watchdog to generate more money for the taxpayer than the initial cost of borrowing.\n\nThis is a similar plan to that outlined by Labour's John McDonnell, targeting not the stock of debt, but the increase in the value of assets, too - what is known as a \"net worth\" target.\n\nIt should allow considerable capital investment, £100bn of which would be spread out over the lifetime of the next Parliament to deal with climate change.\n\nThere is an extra £7bn for schools and college buildings and £10bn on hospitals.\n\nThere is an option to abandon the target in a downturn and, instead, target a current deficit of 1%.\n\nBut if there is no such occurrence, these rules on day-to-day spending are tighter than the others.", "A letter written to the Times newspaper by Buckingham Palace has cast doubt on when the Duke of York first met convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.\n\nThe 2011 letter says they met in the early 1990s, not in 1999 as Prince Andrew said in his BBC interview.\n\nIt comes as the duke faces a growing backlash after he said he did not regret his friendship with Epstein.\n\nBuckingham Palace said the prince's words speak for themselves and he stands by his recollection of events.\n\nWriting to the Times in March 2011, the duke's then private secretary Alastair Watson aimed to address \"widespread comment\" about the relationship with the New York financier, who died in prison this year awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.\n\nHe said Prince Andrew had known Epstein \"since being introduced to him in the early 1990s\", but dismissed the \"insinuations and innuendos\" as \"without foundation\".\n\nBut in his interview with the BBC's Newsnight on Saturday, the duke said they \"met through his girlfriend back in 1999\" - a reference to Ghislaine Maxwell, who had been a friend of Prince Andrew since she was at university.\n\nThe 2011 letter was published after the Times reported on the existence of a photo of the prince with 17-year-old Virginia Giuffre, then known as Roberts, who would later testify that she had been forced to have sex with him. The duke has always denied any form of sexual contact or relationship with her.\n\nThe duke was pictured with Ms Giuffre in Ghislaine Maxwell's London home in 2001\n\nBT has become the latest in a series of organisations to distance themselves from Prince Andrew since the interview was broadcast.\n\nIn a statement, BT said it had been working with iDEA - which helps people develop digital, business and employment skills - since 2017 but \"our dealings have been with its executive directors not its patron, the Duke of York\".\n\n\"In light of recent developments we are reviewing our relationship with the organisation and hope that we might be able to work further with them, in the event of a change in their patronage,\" a spokeswoman said.\n\nAmong some close to the prince there was a belief that \"once the dust died down\" the Newsnight interview would have been worth it - because his core denials and admissions would be what was left in the public's mind.\n\nIt is hard to see the logic of that position now.\n\nThe letter to the Times from the prince's former private secretary undermines Prince Andrew's recollection of when his friendship with Epstein started.\n\nThe Daily Mail has highlighted at least one example, illustrated with photos, of when he and the Duchess of York broke what he called their \"simple rule\" that when one of them was away, the other was always with their children in the evening.\n\nThat \"simple rule\" was offered as a reason why the prince could not have been with Virginia Roberts in London on the night she claims he danced and had sex with her.\n\nThe loss of corporate support is particularly troubling for the palace: it is a \"real-world\" response to the interview, not just commentary and headlines.\n\nBT goes out of its way to say they'd reconsider if the organisation that they currently sponsor changed its patron - the prince.\n\nThis is not getting better for the prince, or for the palace. It is getting worse.\n\nStandard Chartered Bank and KPMG earlier announced they were withdrawing support for the duke's business mentoring initiative Pitch@Palace, but sources told the BBC the decisions were made before the interview.\n\nFour Australian universities have also said they would not be continuing their involvement in Pitch@Palace Australia.\n\nPrince Andrew cancelled a planned visit to flood-hit areas of Yorkshire on Tuesday, three days after the interview aired, the Sun newspaper reported.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Prince Andrew on Epstein: 'There was no indication, absolutely no indication'\n\nIt is understood the visit was deemed inappropriate in the midst of an election campaign.\n\nIn his Newsnight interview, the duke answered questions for the first time about his friendship with US financier Jeffrey Epstein, who took his own life in August while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges in the US.\n\nHe \"categorically\" denied having any sexual contact with Virginia Giuffre, but the interview provoked a backlash.\n\nDespite the criticism, BBC royal correspondent Jonny Dymond reported that those close to the duke say a withdrawal from public life is not under consideration.\n\nThe prince said he regretted this 2010 meeting with Epstein\n\nPrince Andrew said in the interview that he could not recall ever meeting Virginia Giuffre and recalled that he went to Pizza Express in Woking and then returned home the night she claims they first met.\n\nHe sought to cast doubt on her testimony that he was \"profusely sweating\" in a nightclub, saying that a medical condition at the time meant he could not perspire.\n\nAnd the duke said meeting Epstein for a final time in 2010 was \"the wrong decision\", but said the \"opportunities I was given to learn\" about business meant he did not regret the friendship.", "Last updated on .From the section Rugby Union\n\nSouth Africa broke English hearts with a ruthless display of power rugby to seize their third Rugby World Cup in devastating fashion.\n\nTwenty two points from the boot of nerveless fly-half Handre Pollard and second-half tries from wingers Makazole Mapimpi and Cheslin Kolbe ground England into the Yokohama dirt on a horrible night for Eddie Jones's men.\n\nEngland had trailed 12-6 at the interval after taking a hammering in the scrum and making a series of handling errors.\n\nAnd despite four penalties from captain Owen Farrell they never looked like closing that gap as the Springboks produced an outstanding display to match those of 1995 in Johannesburg and 2007 in Paris.\n\nThose were iconic moments for a nation besotted with rugby and when Siya Kolisi lifted the William Webb Ellis trophy aloft as the first black man to captain the Springboks they will have the final part of a triptych that will endure forever in the country's collective memory.\n\nFor England it was a chastening end to a campaign that had promised to end the 16-year wait for the World Cup glory.\n\nThey were out-muscled, out-run and out-thought by a team transformed by the leadership of skipper Kolisi and the coaching of Rassie Erasmus.\n\nNever before has a team beaten in the group stages gone on to win the trophy, but this is a triumph to match that of the teams of Francois Pienaar and John Smit with a wider story that perhaps surpasses both.\n• None 'South Africa's triumph will inspire far beyond the rugby pitch'\n• None I never dreamed of a day like this - Kolisi\n• None England have been beaten up - expert analysis\n• None Rugby Union Weekly podcast: Where did it go wrong for England?\n\nEngland, so quick out of the blocks in their semi-final win over the All Blacks, were rocked in the opening exchanges as prop Kyle Sinckler was knocked out in an accidental collision and forced to leave the field before touching the ball.\n\nSouth Africa took that momentum and through a Pollard Garryowen-and-gather went deep into the English 22 before Willie le Roux knocked on as he carved an outside line down the right.\n\nEngland were rattled, throwing loose passes, Farrell isolated as he tried to mop up one from Billy Vunipola and Pollard banging over the resulting penalty for 3-0.\n\nThe huge Springbok pack was making a mess of the English scrum and disrupting their line-out, but when the men in white made their first series of forays they won a breakdown penalty and Farrell levelled things up.\n\nNow it was the Springboks forced into changes, hooker Mbongeni Mbonambi off with concussion and lock Lood de Jager appearing to dislocate a shoulder.\n\nYet England knocked on at the restart, had their scrum splintered and were behind again as Pollard slotted the penalty from the angle.\n\nBack they came. The forwards hammered away at the South African line after driving a line-out on the 22, Courtney Lawes and replacement Dan Cole both going close until Duane Vermeulen infringed and Farrell kicked the penalty for 6-6.\n\nThe vast English support in the stands found their voice but the mistakes kept coming.\n\nBilly Vunipola was penalised for holding on and Pollard landed a beauty from 40m, and then Elliot Daly knocked on from Lukhanyo Am's kick ahead, the scrum was mangled again and Pollard struck again from in front of the posts.\n\nIt was a horrible half from Eddie Jones' men, that 12-6 half-time deficit the biggest they had faced in the entire tournament.\n\nSouth Africa coach Erasmus threw replacement props Steven Kitshoff and Vincent Koch on just after the break and at their very first scrum they mangled England again.\n\nPollard drilled over a beauty from just over halfway and at 15-6 England were staring into the abyss.\n\nThe South African power was stopping their big runners dead and killing England at the breakdown and Jones rolled the dice, throwing Joe Marler into the front row and Henry Slade in at outside centre as Farrell took Ford's place at fly-half.\n\nIt initially appeared to work. England blew the Springbok scrum apart, Farrell lined up the penalty and it was a six-point game.\n\nNow Curry got to work, snaffling a breakdown penalty to give Farrell another shot, this time from 45m out wide, only for the kick to drift just wide of the right-hand post.\n\nWhat could have been 15-12 was suddenly 18-9 as South Africa set up a maul in midfield and England were caught offside for a penalty that Pollard was never going to miss.\n\nEngland had 22 minutes to save their World Cup and grabbed a lifeline from Farrell's fourth penalty after Vermeulen held on from the restart.\n\nLuke Cowan-Dickie and Mark Wilson came on for Jamie George and Sam Underhill but with 14 minutes to go the killer blow came.\n\nSouth Africa went left down the blindside, Mapimpi kicked on and Am gathered before finding the winger on his outside shoulder for the first try the Springboks had scored in three World Cup finals.\n\nPollard's conversion from in front made it 25-12 and the stands were alive with green-shirted noise.\n\nAnd when the diminutive Kolbe stepped and accelerated through an exhausted rearguard in the final moments the Springboks could kick-start a Japanese party that will sweep through their homeland.\n• None The 'unique story' of South Africa's first black captain\n• None England prop Sinckler taken off with concussion\n\n'One day you're the best, the next a team knocks you off'\n\nEngland head coach Eddie Jones speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live: \"We just couldn't get on the front foot. We were dominated in the scrum particularly in the first 50 minutes. When you're in a tight, penalty-driven game, it's difficult to get any sort of advantage.\n\n\"We needed to fix up the scrum, little things around the line-out, then get a bit more accurate in how we attacked. We did that for a while, got ourselves back into the game, but in the end we had to force the game and gave away a couple of tries.\n\n\"They were too good for us at the breakdown today. That's the great thing about rugby, one day you're the best team in the world and the next a team knocks you off.\"\n\nSouth Africa coach Rassie Erasmus: \"It's weird, I didn't think two years ago we could realistically do it, but six months ago began to and four weeks ago I really did. I am so proud of the players and my country. We stand together, we really believed it and I am proud to be South African.\n\n\"The country have gone through some bad times, and we have over the last two years but our challenge is to make South African rugby strong for the next six or seven years.\n\n\"I will make this my mission to make this a springboard to take it the right way.\"\n\nThe stats - Springboks score first tries in a final\n• None South Africa have lifted the Webb Ellis Cup on three occasions, no side has won the Rugby World Cup more often (level with New Zealand).\n• None South Africa are the only side to have a 100% win rate in World Cup finals, winning on each of their three appearances at this stage.\n• None South Africa's 20-point victory is the joint second biggest in a final, after Australia's 23-point win against France in 1999. New Zealand also won by 20 points in 1987.\n• None The Springboks scored two tries against England, the first time they'd ever crossed for a try in a final, they are yet to concede a try at this stage.\n• None England have lost the Rugby World Cup final on three occasions, no side has lost at this stage more often (level with France).\n• None Owen Farrell scored 12 points in this match, taking him past 100 points in the Rugby World Cup, the second player to reach that milestone for England in the tournament after Jonny Wilkinson (277).\n• None Billy Vunipola made 19 carries against South Africa, the most in the match and the most by any player in a World Cup final, surpassing Israel Folau's tally of 16 in 2015.\n• None Maro Itoje made 16 tackles against South Africa, the joint second most in a final behind Richie McCaw (18 in 2011) and level with Jonny Wilkinson (16 in 2003).\n• None Makazole Mapimpi scored his 14th try in 14 Tests for South Africa, including six tries in six games at this year's World Cup.", "South Africans have been celebrating the country's third World Cup trophy win\n\nAcross South Africa, they've been blowing their vuvuzelas, hugging, crying, grinning until it hurts, honking their car horns, pouring and throwing and spraying beer in all directions.\n\nThey are celebrating a comprehensive victory that seems all the sweeter for being set against a backdrop of economic hardship, rising inequality, populist race-baiting, staggering official corruption and serious concerns about this young, boisterous nation's future.\n\n\"We can achieve anything if we work together as one,\" said Siya Kolisi, South Africa's now iconic black captain after the match in Japan.\n\nAnd in bars, homes, halls, and giant open-air public viewing areas, his words seemed - at least for a moment - to ring true.\n\n\"I have never seen, since I've been alive, I have never seen South Africa like this,\" Kolisi went on, and back home the crowds, black and white, nodded and cheered.\n\n\"I'm so happy!\" screamed a black schoolgirl jumping for joy with her friends at a sports centre in a suburb of Johannesburg.\n\n\"We've gone through so much as a country and this is something positive we can celebrate as a country,\" said a woman watching at a luxury resort outside the city.\n\n\"I feel this win will reunite us as a country. We've been segregated, with so much going on. So this win means so much,\" said her friend.\n\nToday's squad has twelve black players and is a truly national team\n\nSouth Africa has always cherished its reputation for pulling off miracles. After all, this was the nation that steered itself away from civil war and plotted a negotiated path out of racial apartheid towards democracy.\n\nA year later, in 1995, a smiling Nelson Mandela watched the national team win its first Rugby World Cup and used that moment to build on his dream of a \"rainbow nation\".\n\nBut the 1995 team had just one black player and many black South Africans struggled to share the enthusiasm of Mandela, and of their white compatriots so soon after the end of apartheid.\n\nToday's squad has twelve black players and has become a truly national team.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\n\"We have come a long way from 1995 to where we are today. We are demonstrating to the world that we are a diverse and united nation,\" said President Cyril Ramaphosa, who had gone to Japan to be with the Springbok team.\n\nAnd there were other signs of South Africa's progress on display today. Not just a black captain and a diverse squad, but smaller details like the fact that so many more whites in the crowd now appear to have learned the words to their multi-lingual national anthem - bellowing out all the African verses in the minutes before the match began.\n\nFans have described the Springboks' win as something positive for the country\n\nBut can success in a rugby competition transform a nation's fortunes? Of course not. South Africans are all too aware that, come Monday, their economy will still be on the brink of being downgraded to junk status by international ratings agencies.\n\nYouth unemployment will remain around the 50% mark. The power utility Eskom will continue to deliver blackouts as it hovers dangerously close to collapse. And the racial polarisation that has become entrenched in the country's political scene will carry on.\n\n\"No we're not (united),\" said one of several voices on Twitter, responding to President Ramaphosa's message. \"Only our rugby team is a beacon of hope in the dark and dismal chaos that the ANC created and which you perpetuate.\"", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Boris Johnson: Election pact with Brexit Party 'risks putting Corbyn into No 10'\n\nBoris Johnson has rejected the suggestion from Nigel Farage and Donald Trump that he should work with the Brexit Party during the election.\n\nThe Tory leader told the BBC he was \"always grateful for advice\" but he would not enter into election pacts.\n\nHis comments come after the US president said Mr Farage and Mr Johnson would be \"an unstoppable force\".\n\nDowning Street sources say there are no circumstances in which the Tories would work with the Brexit Party.\n\nIn an interview with BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg, the prime minister said the \"difficulty\" of doing deals with \"any other party\" was that it \"simply risks putting Jeremy Corbyn into Number 10\".\n\n\"The problem with that is that his [Mr Corbyn's] plan for Brexit is basically yet more dither and delay,\" Mr Johnson said.\n\nMr Johnson also said there was \"no question of negotiating on the NHS\" as part of any future trade deal with the US, but he did not rule out expanding the amount of private provision in the health service in the future.\n\nBut Labour's shadow health secretary, Jonathan Ashworth, said the public \"can't trust the Tories on the NHS\", saying they would \"increase privatisation even further and do a deal with Donald Trump\".\n\nWhen pushed on whether he would rule out a deal with Mr Farage, Mr Johnson replied: \"I want to be very, very clear that voting for any other party than this government, this Conservative government… is basically tantamount to putting Jeremy Corbyn in.\"\n\nThe UK is going to the polls on 12 December following a further delay to the UK's departure from the EU, to 31 January 2020.\n\nThe BBC will be talking to other party leaders during the course of the campaign.\n\nUS president Donald Trump told Nigel Farage's LBC show on Thursday that the Brexit Party leader should team up with Mr Johnson to do \"something terrific\" and he also criticised the prime minister's EU withdrawal agreement.\n\nMeanwhile, Mr Farage has called on the prime minister to drop his Brexit deal, unite in a \"Leave alliance\" or face a Brexit Party candidate in every seat in the election.\n\nMr Johnson said there were \"lots of reasons\" why he thought a Labour government would be a \"disaster\".\n\nHe said he Labour government would lead to a renegotiation with Brussels on a Brexit deal, then another referendum.\n\n\"Why go through that nightmare again?\" he said.\n\nThe prime minister also suggested that the US president was wrong to believe a trade deal would be impossible with the UK after Brexit.\n\nMr Johnson said his \"proper Brexit\" deal \"enables us to do proper all-singing, all-dancing free-trade deals\".\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\n\"It delivers exactly what we wanted, what I wanted, when I campaigned in 2016 to come out the European Union,\" Mr Johnson said.\n\nWhen asked about the criticism from Mr Trump, Mr Johnson said: \"I am always grateful for advice from wherever it comes and we have great relations as you know with the US and many many other countries.\n\n\"But on the technicalities of the deal anybody who looks at it can see that the UK has full control.\"\n\nThe prime minister is never short of a word or two, never short of a colourful phrase or a metaphor.\n\nWhen we sat down this afternoon there was no suggestion of him being the Hulk, but Remain-tending MPs were accused of \"rope-a-doping\" the government, planning eventually to batter the prime minister and his Brexit deal into submission until he would have had to give up.\n\nBut in Downing Street there is a serious awareness that trademark Johnson verbal gymnastics are no guarantee of success at the ballot box in six weeks' time, no guarantee at all.\n\nThat's not just because there are even friends, like Donald Trump, and of course foes, like Jeremy Corbyn, whose words and actions will hamper his attempt to secure a majority to call his own.\n\nBut also because this is a snap election, not a routine poll, and the public is hardly in a forgiving mood of our politicians right now.\n\nMr Johnson said he hoped the government could get Brexit \"over the line\" by the middle of January if he won a majority, claiming the current Parliament would never have passed his deal.\n\nHe said he'd had \"no choice\" but to call a general election, saying: \"Nobody wants an election but we've got to do it now.\n\n\"This is a Parliament that is basically full of MPs who voted Remain.\n\n\"They voted Remain and they will continue to block Brexit if they're given the chance - we need a new mandate, we need to refresh our Parliament.\"\n\nMr Johnson said his government was determined to increase taxpayer funding of the NHS but said: \"Of course there are dentists and optometrists and so on who are providers to the NHS, of course, that's how it works,\" he said.\n\n\"But... I believe passionately in an NHS free at the point of use for everybody in this country.\"\n\nLabour's Mr Ashworth said: \"Forced NHS privatisation has doubled under the Conservatives and Boris Johnson has refused to rule out expanding this further.\n\n\"You can't trust the Tories on the NHS. They will increase privatisation even further and do a deal with Donald Trump that will see as much as £500m more a week sent to US corporations.\"", "Coverage: Live radio commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live and live text commentary on the BBC Sport website and app.\n\nIf you could choose a combined XV from England and South Africa at this World Cup, you would choose all England players.\n\nSo in Saturday's final, if South Africa play exactly the same as they have done throughout the tournament, I think England can handle it.\n\nI cannot see how South Africa's gameplan is going to work against a side who are going to match them physically.\n\nHowever, there is a part of me that still thinks South Africa are going to do something a bit different. They have been lulling us in, saying they are going to do the same thing all the time.\n• None How Ford has moved out of Farrell's shadow\n• None The unique story of South Africa's first black captain\n• None Class of 2003 give their views on the final\n\nThe Springboks have got players there who can score tries and play expansively. I am not saying that is going to be enough, but England have got to be wary of that.\n\nHead coach Eddie Jones has named an unchanged starting XV for the match, while Springboks counterpart Rassie Erasmus has got wing Cheslin Kolbe back after an ankle injury.\n\nI think these are the six key battles that could decide the game.\n\nPeople would argue you should have scrum-half Faf de Klerk over Ben Youngs in a combined XV, but to manage the game at this level I would have Youngs all day long.\n\nThey have played each other a lot in the Premiership, with De Klerk at Sale and Youngs at Leicester, and I would not be surprised if the latter is thinking, 'why is everyone talking about this guy?'\n\nIf Youngs gets his forwards to dominate South Africa, he could make mincemeat of his opposite number.\n\nIf there is parity, then De Klerk is going to have to bring out some of his magic. He is very good at changing the tempo of the game. We have not seen the counter-attack, quick-tap penalties and quick line-out throws he is capable of yet.\n\nDe Klerk can be a superstar but he can also be a chink in the Springboks' armour. There will be more of Youngs' eye on De Klerk than the other way around and that might be to the England nine's advantage.\n\nSouth Africa number eight Duane Vermeulen has got 53 caps and England's Billy Vunipola has got 50 so they are as experienced as each other and both world-class.\n\nNeither of them have absolutely smashed it this World Cup but maybe Vermeulen has the edge - Vunipola is going to have to step his game up to deal with him.\n\nSouth Africa are going to compete for the ball a lot more than New Zealand did because Scott Barrett, who is usually a lock but was playing at flanker, was non-existent at the breakdown for the All Blacks.\n\nEngland had flankers Tom Curry and Sam Underhill, who were over the ball constantly. Against South Africa, it is more well-matched in that area.\n\nIf either back row is dominant, that will determine the game.\n\nSouth Africa will look to put pressure on the line-outs. If they nick one or two early on, the seeds of doubt will start to grow a bit.\n\nThere will be lots of line-outs because South Africa will kick a lot and England will not be scared of kicking to touch either because they are good in that area.\n\nYou have got two top-drawer second-row partnerships who know the line-outs inside out. But which hooker has got it to nail the line-out throw under the most intense pressure?\n\nIn the middle of the scrum, with South Africa's front row you are going to be at it for 80 minutes.\n\nWhen you are getting scrummaged hard every single time and getting challenged on the breakdown, then you have got to go to a line-out - that is asking a lot.\n\nUnder all that pressure, I would have England hooker Jamie George over South Africa's Bongi Mbonambi but I would not be surprised if the Springboks have George high up on their target list.\n\nWing Jonny May is certainly going to get plenty of opportunities to run at Cheslin Kolbe and I think fly-half George Ford will target him in the air.\n\nMay is so good in the air you would be foolish not to pepper Kolbe a bit and see what his injury is like, whether he is fully fit.\n\nIf England choose to attack down the Springbok's wing, they will make some metres with May. But who knows whether we are actually going to see Kolbe with ball in hand against him?\n\nSo I think May wins this one because England will have more chance to tactically attack.\n\nThere are two brilliant benches but England have by far the better mix and balance of replacements.\n\nSouth Africa go for six forwards and two backs. For this type of game, England have a better split of five forwards and three backs.\n• None 'I was at home feeding the kids when the call came'\n\nI think England will be in the lead and at some point South Africa are going to have to chase. That is very difficult when you have only got two backs on the bench.\n\nIf Kolbe went down early, do you put Frans Steyn - who mostly played at centre before this World Cup - on the wing?\n\nIf he does come on at centre, Steyn will not run round the outside of Jonathan Joseph or Henry Slade - no chance.\n\nWhereas if England need to chase, they have got players who could create something from nothing.\n\nBefore this World Cup, I had South Africa down as my second team because I heard the story about captain Siya Kolisi and his upbringing. It was phenomenal.\n\nEngland are going to have their own emotional motivation. They have not won the World Cup for 16 years and went out at the group stage in 2015.\n\nBut maybe South Africa edge the emotional battle because of Kolisi.", "Work to clean up a hospital bacteria outbreak inadvertently led to more contamination, new documents reveal.\n\nBrain surgery was postponed at Edinburgh's Western General in March after a small number of patients contracted the Pseudomonas aeruginosa bug from showers and taps in a ward.\n\nBut documents released by health watchdogs show this work is believed to have caused further problems.\n\nHealth Protection Scotland (HPS) papers show a shower in the hospital's department of clinical neurosciences twice tested negative for the bacteria following the outbreak, and patients were allowed to keep using it.\n\nBut later tests on the shower were positive for Pseudomonas aeruginosa - a common bacteria that can be harmful to patients who are very vulnerable to infection - and it was taken out of service.\n\nHPS reports, released after a Freedom of Information request, show the \"current hypothesis is that remedial plumbing, extensive flushing and water pressure may have dislodged biofilm (a collection of microorganisms such as bacteria) within the water systems leading to the contamination in the recent samples\".\n\nNHS Lothian said it followed national testing guidelines and the dislodging of the biofilm did not lead to any further patient infections. It added that once the bug was identified, it was immediately taken out of use.\n\nThe department of clinical neurosciences had been due to move into the new children's hospital in July but that move was postponed due to safety fears about the new complex and it is not expected to move there until spring next year.\n\nTom Waterson, Scotland health committee chair at trade union Unison, said: \"The outbreak was a concern for patients and staff alike.\n\n\"They have been desperate to leave that facility because it is in dire need of modernisation and they were meant to have moved out of there months ago.\n\n\"My concern is that we now know there had been doubts about the move to the new building for a long time so why was there not more done on the maintenance of the neuroscience department.\"\n\nThe Scottish government has said it will provide about £6m in funding to help keep the existing Sick Kids hospital and neuroscience department up to scratch until the new facility is open next year.\n\nThe department of clinical neurosciences is due to move into Edinburgh's new children's hospital next spring\n\nA total of 47 patients had elective procedures cancelled and rearranged as a result of the March outbreak.\n\nFurther positive samples for the bug were identified in July and since then 18 samples (out of 2,926 taken) have tested positive for what the health board described as \"very low counts of Pseudomonas aeruginosa\".\n\nA spokeswoman for NHS Lothian said: \"The water sampling regime used is a national protocol for assessing Pseudomonas aeruginosa regardless of how the bacteria entered the water.\n\n\"As part of that protocol, outlets continue to be tested after remedial works have been carried out.\n\n\"On identification of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in shower water, the shower was immediately removed from patient use so that no patient exposure could occur.\"\n\nIt is not known what happened to the patients who contracted the bug in March as NHS Lothian said it was \"unable to discuss individual patients and their outcomes\".", "Getting fracking up and running in England has been slower than expected, an official report has found.\n\nIn 2016, the government forecast up to 20 wells would be fracked by mid-2020, but only three have been so far.\n\n\"Low public acceptance\" of the controversial oil and gas extraction technique is partly to blame, the National Audit Office (NAO) found.\n\nThe UK has spent at least £32.7m supporting fracking since 2011, the government spending watchdog found.\n\nIndustry trade body UK Onshore Oil and Gas said the industry was still in \"the early exploration stages\".\n\n\"It is not uncommon to see delays in the energy sector, as experienced in the development of the North Sea oilfields, onshore wind industry and new nuclear,\" said chief executive Ken Cronin.\n\nFracking is the process of drilling down into the earth before a high-pressure water mixture, including sand and chemicals, is directed at the rock to release the gas inside.\n\nThe report found fracking had placed financial pressures on local bodies, including local authorities and police forces, which had been brought in to manage protests and maintain security.\n\nLancashire Constabulary reported that between 25 and 100 officers were directly involved in the policing of fracking sites every day between January 2017 and June 2019, at a cost of £11.8m.\n\nOverall, Lancashire Constabulary, North Yorkshire Police and Nottinghamshire Police spent over £13m in two-and-a-half years providing security at shale gas sites, the report found.\n\nThere has been growing public disquiet about fracking. In 2013, 21% of government survey respondents were against shale oil and gas extraction. This rose to 40% of respondents in 2019, the NAO said.\n\nLocal authorities told the NAO the scale of opposition to fracking planning permission was \"unprecedented\".\n\n\"Lancashire County Council reported receiving about 36,000 representations from the public in relation to two fracking applications,\" it said.\n\nPeople are concerned about risks to the environment and public health, earthquakes, and the adequacy of safety rules, the NAO said.\n\nThe industry told the NAO that slow progress on fracking was partly due to \"stringent\" UK rules to protect against the risk of earthquakes, which were stricter than international ones.\n\nOperators need to halt fracking activity if there is a tremor greater than 0.5 on the Richter scale.\n\nIn August, a tremor with a magnitude of 2.9 was recorded near the UK's only active shale gas site in Lancashire. Operations at energy firm Cuadrilla's Preston New Road site have been suspended since then.\n\nIn 2013, there were heady promises that gas extracted from fracturing shale rock with water under high pressure could revolutionise the UK energy industry.\n\nA technology that had changed the US energy industry and geopolitics with it could provide a bonanza of benefits to the UK.\n\nAs the gas from the North Sea dwindled, fracking would step in to make the UK less reliant on foreign imports that make up 60% of our gas supply.\n\nThis home grown resource would see prices fall and security of supply rise. It would provide tens of billions of new investment and tens of thousand of jobs in areas that desperately needed it and all this could be done safely and environmentally responsibly.\n\nThe NAO report is a hammer blow to those aspirations.\n\nIt found no evidence that prices would be lowered, uncertainty as to whether it could viably produce gas in meaningful quantities, no plan for clean-up if a fracking firm were to go bust, serial breeches of agreed limits on earth tremors, strains on local authorities in fracking areas, and plummeting public support.\n\nThe Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (Beis) said: \"The government has always said shale gas exploration can only proceed as long as it is safe and environmentally responsible.\"\n\n\"The Oil and Gas Authority [regulator] will soon publish a finalised scientific assessment of recent industry data and we will set out our future approach as soon as we have considered the findings.\"", "Last updated on .From the section Rugby Union\n\nKyle Sinckler said \"sport is cruel\" after being taken off with concussion in the third minute of England's 32-12 World Cup final defeat by South Africa.\n\nThe prop collided with team-mate Maro Itoje, trying to tackle Makazole Mapimpi, and immediately hit the floor.\n\nThere was a lengthy stoppage as the 26-year-old was assessed by the on-duty doctor, before he regained consciousness and walked off the field.\n\nThe Harlequins front-row was replaced by 32-year-old Dan Cole.\n• None England have been beaten up - expert analysis\n• None The 'unique story' of South Africa's first black captain\n\nSinckler later joined his team-mates on the sidelines after the break but head coach Eddie Jones said the forward \"will go through all the head injury protocol\".\n\n\"You have 23 guys, you lose a guy early and you have got to be able to cover it,\" said Jones.\n\n\"I don't think that was a significant factor in the game.\"\n\nSouth African hooker Mbongeni Mbonambi was also taken off for a head injury assessment after being replaced by Malcolm Marx in the first half.\n\nThe forward did not return to the field and said he \"understands\" why he was \"forced off\" despite not wanting to leave the field.\n\n\"I had concussion,\" Mbonambi said. \"I was arguing with the doctor and I was trying to get the last 20 minutes in because it's a World Cup final.\n\n\"But when a medical team makes a call, you have to respect it.\"", "Kirsty Maxwell was with a group of friends in Benidorm when she died in 2017\n\nThe family of a Scottish woman who fell to her death from a balcony in Spain have criticised a lack of support from UK authorities following her death.\n\nKirsty Maxwell died in mysterious circumstances in Benidorm in 2017 while on a hen party weekend with friends.\n\nHer father, Brian Curry, said the family felt \"abandoned\" by the Foreign Office (FCO) in the days that followed.\n\nIt comes as a report from MPs said the right to consular support for families should be enshrined in law.\n\nKirsty Maxwell, from Livingston in West Lothian, had only recently married when she travelled to Benidorm for a friend's hen party.\n\nThe 27-year-old fell from the 10th floor balcony of a room where five men were staying on 29 April 2017. The men were arrested but never charged.\n\nHer father said that in the hours following Kirsty's death, there was very little information from the authorities about what had happened.\n\nKirsty Maxwell fell to her death from a 10th floor balcony of an apartment block\n\nHe described how he and his wife took the first flight to Spain they could after a phone call to the family from a Spanish official in \"broken English\".\n\nHe said the pair arrived in the early hours of the morning with nowhere to stay and no-one to meet them off the plane.\n\nMr Curry said they ended up in a bus station hotel where they were eventually met by a Foreign Office official the following day.\n\nHe said: \"The girl from the FCO was really nice, but I don't think she had the proper training to deal with what was involved.\n\n\"There didn't seem to be a procedure, in fact there was no procedure. Everyone seemed to be winging things.\"\n\nBrian Curry said the family were given very little information about Kirsty's death\n\nMr Curry described the experience as \"harrowing\" and said the lack of consular support compounded the family's grief.\n\nHe added: \"I don't think they're prepared for something like this happening.\n\n\"We felt we were abandoned. We felt quite helpless. We were frustrated, we were angry.\"\n\nThe family's local MP, MP Hannah Bardell, set up a Westminster All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) to look into the consular assistance available to families whose loved-ones had died abroad.\n\nMs Bardell said she took action following the deaths of Kirsty Maxwell and another constituent Julie Pearson, both of whom died in suspicious circumstances.\n\nShe has called for the creation of the \"Pearson Maxwell Protocol\" - a joined-up, cross-agency process that \"held the hands\" of a bereaved family from the point of notification of death, through travelling to the country of death and repatriation.\n\nShe said MPs had listened to the testimony of 60 families from across the UK to produce their report.\n\nMs Bardell said: \"Listening to harrowing evidence through this report, it is clear that changes must be made at the earliest opportunity.\n\n\"Experts have told us that these families are at risk of re-traumatisation and secondary victimisation as a result of their experiences with the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.\n\nIn a statement, the FCO said it was disappointed that the APPG had not engaged directly with them.\n\nThey said: \"Last year we helped more than 22,000 British people overseas and the feedback we received was overwhelmingly positive.\n\n\"We are disappointed that the APPG declined our offer to meet with them and explain the professional and empathetic support we already give. We carefully consider all feedback we receive to continuously improve our service.\"", "Boris Johnson has dismissed suggestions from Nigel Farage and US President Donald Trump that he should work with the Brexit Party, saying he is \"always grateful for advice from wherever it comes\".\n\nSpeaking to BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg, the Conservative Party leader promoted the withdrawal agreement he had negotiated with the European Union, saying that he wanted to get Brexit \"over the line as fast as possible\".\n\nMr Johnson was also asked about Mr Trump's statement that his Brexit deal meant the US couldn't do a trade deal with the UK.", "\"Four or five pints down\" is how rugby fan, Rob Lewis, describes himself when his mates set him a challenge last Saturday morning.\n\nThey were watching England's semi-final win over New Zealand in the World Cup when: \"They said 'you wouldn't go to Japan' and I'm like, 'yeah, I would.'\"\n\nSo, Rob immediately booked a flight to Tokyo via Paris for £650. The lack of a hotel room or match tickets didn't stop him, neither did being on crutches after a recent knee operation.\n\nSome might call him impulsive, but Newsbeat wanted to know more about Rob's adventure, so we followed his journey.\n\n\"I got an offer from someone who I believe is a legit seller and handed over £1,000 for two tickets,\" says Rob, 36, who's from Sunbury on Thames.\n\nOh Rob, was that really such a good idea?\n\nHe tells Newsbeat he is nervous, but that he has \"good faith in humanity.\"\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by Rob Lewis This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\n\"Bit of a disaster this morning - the tickets didn't arrive,\" Rob explains to Newsbeat.\n\nThe courier had been due to deliver them before 10am, but he decided to catch his flight anyway.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post 2 by Rob Lewis This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nIn Paris, Rob sounds cheery despite his dilemma.\n\n\"Bonjour from Charles de Gaulle airport. It's flight one of two. The stranger on Twitter I sent £1,000 hasn't been very chatty today,\" he laughs.\n\n\"Watched last year's Rugby World Cup Final on the flight over,\" he tweets.\n\nStill no word on the tickets, but, every cloud Rob, every cloud...\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post 3 by Rob Lewis This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\n\"Konnichiwa. I'm in Shinjuku - there are lots of neon signs everywhere, lots of hustle and bustle.\"\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post 4 by Rob Lewis This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\n\"There are a few rugby fans dotted around and now we're going to go on the hunt for some pints. I'll catch you again soon. Sayonara.\"\n\n\"It's been a mad few days,\" says Rob.\n\nBut there was positive news with the ticket seller offering to leave the tickets at the stadium.\n\n\"I still have faith in humanity that these two tickets will turn up,\" Rob tells Newsbeat hopefully.\n\n\"Tomorrow morning is crunch time when I visit the box office in Yokohama.\"\n\n\"The two tickets I got from a stranger on Twitter didn't materialise, I went to the ticket office and they just weren't there,\" says Rob.\n\nHe bought back up tickets with a QR code but they didn't work when staff tried to scan them, he was told to leave the stadium.\n\nBut then he got a message from a lady he'd met earlier and she had told someone about his story.\n\nThrough this woman he managed to get tickets to the game for free.\n\n\"You could not make this up.\"\n\nListen to Newsbeat live at 12:45 and 17:45 weekdays - or listen back here.", "Cairney and Jones spent 20 years pretending that Ms Fleming was still alive\n\nThe couple jailed for the murder of Margaret Fleming have been urged to reveal what they did with her body.\n\nPolice issued a direct appeal to Edward Cairney and Avril Jones on what would have been Margaret's 39th birthday.\n\nThe vulnerable teenager was under their care in Inverkip, on the Clyde coast, when she vanished in 1999.\n\nBut Jones continued to claim £182,000 in benefits until it finally emerged Margaret was missing in October 2016.\n\nCairney, 77, and Jones, 59, were ordered to serve a minimum of 14 years after they were convicted at the High Court in Glasgow earlier this year.\n\nFour months on Det Supt Paul Livingstone, the officer who led the investigation, has issued a fresh appeal to the killers.\n\nHe said: \"I would like to appeal directly to Edward Cairney and Avril Jones, on what would have been Margaret's 39th birthday.\n\n\"If you have a shred of decency, you will answer the questions Margaret's family have to allow them to put her to rest.\"\n\nMargaret Fleming's body has never been found\n\nDet Supt Livingstone has lodged formal requests with Cairney and Jones' lawyers asking for information and has reiterated a previous offer for a face-to-face meeting.\n\nHe added: \"Margaret was a very vulnerable young woman when she was abused, neglected, manipulated and murdered. It's only right that her family and friends get the opportunity to pay their final respects.\"\n\nThe senior officer also stressed the fact there has been convictions does not mean police would not act on any new information.\n\nDet Supt Livingstone said: \" It's very important that she is given the funeral she deserves and for her family to be able to pay their respects to her.\n\n\"I would say again to Eddie Cairney and Avril Jones - your lies have caught up with you, so now do the decent thing and let Margaret's family know what has happened to her.\"\n\nMargaret had been living with the couple for about two years when she disappeared.\n\nDuring this time detectives said they subjected her to a \"living hell\".\n\nBut despite a painstaking search of their dilapidated property and its garden and an exhaustive proof of life investigation no trace of her has ever been found.\n\nTestimony from Avril's brother, Richard Jones, was used to pinpoint the last independent sighting of the teenager on 17 December, 1999.\n\nThree weeks later, on 5 January, 2000, Avril told her mother, Florence Jones, Margaret had run off with a traveller.\n\nA major search of the Seacroft cottage in Inverkip, Inverkip was carried out by police\n\nCairney and Jones, who had no previous convictions, then embarked on a cover up which involved bogus letters and erasing all trace of Margaret from their home.\n\nPolice Scotland launched a missing persons' investigation after social work raised the alarm in October 2016.\n\nThe couple were both convicted of murder but only Jones was found guilty of benefit fraud as the teenager's money was paid directly into her account.\n\nDespite no evidence to the contrary they maintained Margaret was still alive and often returned to visit them.\n\nSentencing the pair the judge, Lord Matthews, told them: \"Only you two know the truth. Only you know where her remains are.\"\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "A man convicted of raping and killing a British embassy worker in Lebanon has been sentenced to death, the country's state news agency, NNA, reports.\n\nUber driver Tariq Houshieh confessed to murdering Rebecca Dykes, whose body was found by the roadside in December 2017.\n\nThe 30-year-old had been strangled with a rope.\n\nLebanese judges routinely call for death sentences in murder cases, but no executions have been carried out since 2004.\n\nThe British embassy in Beirut said Ms Dykes was \"much loved and is deeply missed\", describing her as \"a talented, devoted humanitarian, whose skill, expertise and passion improved the lives of many people\".\n\nThe embassy said it hoped the court's decision would provide \"a degree of closure\" for those close to Ms Dykes, but added that the UK government continued to oppose the death penalty \"in all circumstances\".\n\nMs Dykes had been working for the Department for International Development since January 2017, helping Lebanon to cope with the influx of refugees from the war in neighbouring Syria.\n\nShe had reportedly been due to fly home to the UK for Christmas.\n\nBut she was abducted after leaving a bar in the popular Gemmayzeh district of Beirut where she went for a colleague's leaving party.\n\nHer body was found close to a motorway on the outskirts of the city.\n\nPolice traced Houshieh's car on traffic management CCTV and he was arrested days after the killing.\n\nHe had previously served several prison sentences, a senior Lebanese security source told the BBC at the time of his arrest.\n\nA candlelit vigil was held for Ms Dykes outside Beirut's National Museum\n\nHer family set up the Rebecca Dykes Foundation, which aims to continue her work to improve the lives of refugees in Lebanon. In a statement after her death, they said she was \"irreplaceable\".\n\nThe University of Manchester also posthumously awarded her an Outstanding Alumni award in July 2019, saying that her work led to Syrian and Palestinian refugee communities \"becoming more peaceful\".\n\nBefore her posting in Beirut, Ms Dykes worked for the Foreign Office as a policy manager for its Libya team and as an Iraq research analyst.\n\nShe graduated with a degree in social anthropology at the University of Manchester in 2005, and also had a master's in international security and global governance from Birkbeck, University of London.\n\nA former pupil of Malvern Girls' College and Rugby School, she had also taught English at a Chinese international school. On social media, she said she was originally from London.", "Fylde's Tory MP Mark Menzies has demanded an end to fracking in the area after several tremors\n\nFracking equipment is to be moved off a site in Lancashire where operations have been suspended due to earthquakes, an energy firm has confirmed.\n\nThe process, which releases gas from shale rock, was suspended at Cuadrilla's Preston New Road site after a 2.9-magnitude tremor in August.\n\nCuadrilla said no fracking would take place before its permission to do so ends on 30 November.\n\nA review of seismic activity at the site is yet to be published.\n\nThe Oil and Gas Authority halted fracking indefinitely at the site following the 26 August tremor pending the review.\n\nCuadrilla has now said it was \"demobilising hydraulic fracturing equipment\" at the Little Plumpton site.\n\nAnti-fracking campaigners Friends of the Earth welcomed the announcement.\n\n\"With no more fracking taking place before planning permission expires, and Cuadrilla yet to apply for an extension, work at this site could soon be at an end.\"\n\nA condition of Cuadrilla's current planning permission which relates to fracking and drilling expires in November, although the company is able to remain active at Preston New Road until 2023.\n\nFylde's Conservative MP Mark Menzies demanded an end to fracking in the area after the tremor, saying it was \"unsafe\".\n\nIt was stronger than those that forced Cuadrilla to suspend test fracking in 2011 and came two days after a number of other smaller seismic events.\n\nAny tremor measuring 0.5 or above means fracking must be temporarily stopped while tests are carried out.\n\nIn a statement, Cuadrilla's chief executive Francis Egan said that, \"in the next few weeks\", his company would start testing the flow of gas at a second well that had been partially fractured in August.\n\nHe said he believed it would show it was a \"huge commercial opportunity\".\n\n\"Given the lower carbon footprint of UK shale gas compared to that of gas imported by ship from overseas, it clearly makes sense to look to develop this local resource rather than increasing reliance on imports,\" Mr Egan said.\n\nThe Oil and Gas Authority said fracking remains suspended indefinitely while it concludes a review of the seismic activity.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "South Africans have been celebrating the country's third World Cup trophy win\n\nAcross South Africa, they've been blowing their vuvuzelas, hugging, crying, grinning until it hurts, honking their car horns, pouring and throwing and spraying beer in all directions.\n\nThey are celebrating a comprehensive victory that seems all the sweeter for being set against a backdrop of economic hardship, rising inequality, populist race-baiting, staggering official corruption and serious concerns about this young, boisterous nation's future.\n\n\"We can achieve anything if we work together as one,\" said Siya Kolisi, South Africa's now iconic black captain after the match in Japan.\n\nAnd in bars, homes, halls, and giant open-air public viewing areas, his words seemed - at least for a moment - to ring true.\n\n\"I have never seen, since I've been alive, I have never seen South Africa like this,\" Kolisi went on, and back home the crowds, black and white, nodded and cheered.\n\n\"I'm so happy!\" screamed a black schoolgirl jumping for joy with her friends at a sports centre in a suburb of Johannesburg.\n\n\"We've gone through so much as a country and this is something positive we can celebrate as a country,\" said a woman watching at a luxury resort outside the city.\n\n\"I feel this win will reunite us as a country. We've been segregated, with so much going on. So this win means so much,\" said her friend.\n\nToday's squad has twelve black players and is a truly national team\n\nSouth Africa has always cherished its reputation for pulling off miracles. After all, this was the nation that steered itself away from civil war and plotted a negotiated path out of racial apartheid towards democracy.\n\nA year later, in 1995, a smiling Nelson Mandela watched the national team win its first Rugby World Cup and used that moment to build on his dream of a \"rainbow nation\".\n\nBut the 1995 team had just one black player and many black South Africans struggled to share the enthusiasm of Mandela, and of their white compatriots so soon after the end of apartheid.\n\nToday's squad has twelve black players and has become a truly national team.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\n\"We have come a long way from 1995 to where we are today. We are demonstrating to the world that we are a diverse and united nation,\" said President Cyril Ramaphosa, who had gone to Japan to be with the Springbok team.\n\nAnd there were other signs of South Africa's progress on display today. Not just a black captain and a diverse squad, but smaller details like the fact that so many more whites in the crowd now appear to have learned the words to their multi-lingual national anthem - bellowing out all the African verses in the minutes before the match began.\n\nFans have described the Springboks' win as something positive for the country\n\nBut can success in a rugby competition transform a nation's fortunes? Of course not. South Africans are all too aware that, come Monday, their economy will still be on the brink of being downgraded to junk status by international ratings agencies.\n\nYouth unemployment will remain around the 50% mark. The power utility Eskom will continue to deliver blackouts as it hovers dangerously close to collapse. And the racial polarisation that has become entrenched in the country's political scene will carry on.\n\n\"No we're not (united),\" said one of several voices on Twitter, responding to President Ramaphosa's message. \"Only our rugby team is a beacon of hope in the dark and dismal chaos that the ANC created and which you perpetuate.\"", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nTravel has been affected by heavy rain and strong winds across parts of Wales on Saturday.\n\nA yellow warning for heavy rain covered 17 of Wales' 22 counties until 00:00 GMT, with Gwynedd the only area of north Wales partially affected.\n\nA separate wind warning covered the southern counties for much of the day but has now ended.\n\nIn south Wales, roads have been closed by floods and rail services were affected with trees on the line.\n\nAccess to Swansea's Morriston Hospital from M4 Junction 46 was affected earlier with Pant Lasau Road closed due to \"heavy flooding\", according to South Wales Police.\n\nThe Met Office warning for rain is place all day on Saturday for large parts of Wales\n\nA tree blocked the rail line between Rhoose and Llantwit Major affecting services to Cardiff Airport on Saturday morning but it has since been removed, said National Rail Enquiries.\n\nFlooding also led to train delays between Gowerton and Swansea.\n\nVehicles were stuck in flood waters near the Tesco petrol station on the A4067 at Pontardawe, while roads were closed in Gowerton, Llansamlet, and Ystalyfera.\n\nMeanwhile, North Wales Police said a lorry had crashed on the Vaynol roundabout on the A487 near near Y Felinheli, Gwynedd, leaving mud and debris on the road.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nMorriston leisure centre had to close on Saturday due to flooding\n\nPolice also reported major flooding on Croesnewydd Road in Wrexham, which serves Wrexham Maelor Hospital.\n\nThe Met Office had warned that road, sea and rail travel disruptions and power cuts were possible.\n\nNatural Resources Wales issued three flood warnings for the River Ritec at Tenby, Pembrokeshire, the River Hoddnant at Boverton, Vale of Glamorgan and Nant Bran at Birchgrove, Swansea.\n\nStation Hill in Porthcawl saw some flooding", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nThousands of independence supporters have heard Nicola Sturgeon call for \"Scotland's future to be put into Scotland's hands\".\n\nThe first minister told a major rally in Glasgow the time would come to break away from the \"chaos of Westminster\" in a second independence poll next year.\n\nLabour leader Jeremy Corbyn has said a new Scottish independence referendum was not \"desirable or necessary\".\n\nThe Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats also oppose a further vote.\n\nMs Sturgeon was one of a number of SNP politicians and independence campaigners to speak at the #indyref2020 rally in George Square.\n\nIt was the first time she had spoken at an independence rally since 2014.\n\nThe event prompted a counter demonstration by dozens of unionist supporters who waved flags and blew whistles as supporters of Scottish independence gathered.\n\nThe SNP leader focused on the UK-wide election on 12 December at the event, which was organised by The National newspaper.\n\nShe has made it clear that she wants to hold a poll on the issue next year and said the general election was a \"crossroads moment\" for Scotland.\n\nMs Sturgeon told the pro-indy crowds: \"Over the next few weeks, it is our job to convince everyone we know to come out on December the 12th and send the biggest, loudest most resounding message to Westminster.\n\n\"That it is time for Scotland to choose our own future. It is time for Scotland to be an independent country.\n\n\"An independent country that will be the best of friends and family with our neighbours across the British Isles, across Europe and across the world.\"\n\nThe first minister told the crowd the general election was \"the most important election for Scotland in our lifetimes\".\n\n\"The future of our country is on the line,\" she said. \"And there is no doubt whatsoever that Scotland stands at a crossroads moment.\"\n\nThere were boos from the audience when she claimed a victory for Boris Johnson in the election would result in \"a future where Scotland gets ripped out of our European family of nations against our will, a future where the UK turns in on itself, a future of a hostile environment for migrants\".\n\nInstead, she said, there was \"a much better alternative\".\n\nMs Sturgeon said: \"That alternative is not a UK Labour government that can't event make up its mind where it stands on the question of Brexit.\"\n\nThe first minister's speech came after she confirmed that she would send a letter \"before Christmas\" to whoever is in 10 Downing Street, requesting the Scottish Parliament is granted powers to hold another independence referendum.\n\nAsked whether she believed Labour would grant the Section 30 order, Ms Sturgeon answered: \"Yes\".\n\n\"If people in Scotland demonstrate the desire - as I believe they will in this election - for an independence referendum, then I don't believe Westminster opposition to the principle or to the timetable to that will prove sustainable,\" she said.\n\nIn response, Jeremy Corbyn said only a Labour government would be able to boost Scotland's economy and see \"the levels of poverty in Scotland, particularly in the big cities of Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee, being reduced\".\n\nAn unconventional piper joined the pro-independence crowds in George Square\n\nHe added: \"Scottish independence would mean a massive gap between what Scotland raises in taxation and what the Scottish people need at the present time.\n\n\"I think the much better option is a Labour government for the whole of the UK.\"\n\nThe Tories criticised Nicola Sturgeon for prioritising indyref2 \"above all else\".\n\nScottish Conservative MSP for Glasgow, Annie Wells, said: \"While Nicola Sturgeon is banging on about indyref2, I'm out talking to people about the state of their local schools, the drug deaths crisis and violent crime taking over our streets, and the problems at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.\n\n\"Instead of tackling the day-to-day things that Glaswegians care about, Nicola Sturgeon is headlining a nationalist rally.\n\n\"So this election is about stopping Nicola Sturgeon from dividing our communities all over again, and only a vote for the Scottish Conservatives will do that.\"", "More than 1,100 civilians have been killed in Afghanistan from July 1 until September 30 (file picture)\n\nNine children have been killed in a roadside blast in north-eastern Afghanistan as they made their way to school.\n\nThe children - eight boys and a girl aged between seven and 10 - accidentally stepped on a deliberately-planted mine, officials said.\n\nSo far, no one has claimed responsibility for the bomb.\n\nLast month, the UN said 1,174 Afghan civilians had been killed in the three months until the end of September.\n\nMore than 3,000 people have also been injured over this period, the UN said.\n\n\"At 8.30am (04:00 GMT) this morning, tragically, nine school children were martyred in a landmine blast,\" Jawad Hejri, a spokesman for the Takhar provincial governor, told AFP news agency.\n\nHe alleged that the roadside device had been planted by the Taliban, which had taken control of Takhar Province for several weeks before Afghan forces recently regained control.\n\nThe militants routinely plant roadside devices as they leave a district in the hope of targeting advancing security forces.\n\nThe Taliban has not responded to a request for comment on the incident.\n\nLast May, a landmine killed seven children and wounded two more in the southern province of Ghazni.\n\nIn February, seven children were killed and 10 more wounded in Laghman province when a mortar shell exploded as they played with it.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The young face of a brutal war: Secunder Kermani reports from one of the country's busiest hospitals in the southern city of Kandahar", "Fracking at Cuadrilla Resources site in Lancashire in August caused a 2.9 magnitude earth tremor\n\nThe government has called a halt to shale gas extraction - or fracking - in England amid fears about earthquakes.\n\nThe indefinite suspension comes after a report by the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) said it was not possible to predict the probability or size of tremors caused by the practice.\n\nBusiness Secretary Andrea Leadsom said it may be temporary - imposed \"until and unless\" extraction is proved safe.\n\nLabour, Lib Dems and the Green Party want a permanent ban.\n\nFracking was suspended at the end of August after activity by Cuadrilla Resources - the only company licensed to carry out the process - at its Preston New Road site in Lancashire caused a magnitude 2.9 earthquake.\n\nThe Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy said that, after the OGA concluded that further seismic activity could not be ruled out, \"further consents for fracking will not be granted\" unless the industry \"can reliably predict and control tremors\" linked to the process.\n\nHowever, it has stopped short of an outright ban.\n\nAsked on BBC Radio 4's Today programme why that was, Mrs Leadsom said shale gas is a \"huge opportunity\" for the UK.\n\n\"We will follow the science and it is quite clear that we can't be certain. The science isn't accurate enough to be able to assess the fault lines, the geological studies have been shown to be inaccurate. So therefore, unless and until we can be absolutely certain, we are imposing a moratorium,\" she said.\n\nOpposition leader Jeremy Corbyn tweeted that the pause was an \"election stunt\" and that Labour would ban fracking permanently.\n\nFormer Conservative energy minister Sam Gyimah, who is now a Liberal Democrat, said Mr Johnson's \"conversion to environmentalism\" was \"skin deep\".\n\n\"It's interesting that just as we approach an election he has decided he is against fracking.\"\n\nAsked whether the UK should explore methods of delivering fracking safely, Green Party co-leader Jonathan Bartley said fossil fuels \"need to stay in the ground\" and that the government must make an \"absolute commitment\" to end it altogether.\n\nAndrea Leadsom emphasises that this is not a ban - and the government is 'following the science'.\n\nHowever, scientists say it's hard to see a time with our current technology that fracking in the UK wouldn't cause earthquakes\n\nProfessor Richard Davies from Newcastle University says: \"The UK is crisscrossed with faults and it's difficult to avoid them because the current imaging techniques used by the industry do not yet provide enough resolution to detect many of them.\"\n\nThe big question for the businesses working in this sector is whether they are happy to spend any more money in this regulatory environment.\n\nDo they think it's worth investing, in the hope that the \"science\" will one day find in their favour and the regulation could change?\n\nOr will they decide that two moratoriums in 10 years is just too many, and that fracking has no future in the UK.\n\nFriends of the Earth said legislation should be passed to make the fracking moratorium permanent.\n\n\"For nearly a decade local people across the country have fought a David and Goliath battle against this powerful industry,\" said chief executive Craig Bennett.\n\nCharity CPRE said it had long called for fracking to be stopped and said the move would help the UK meet its target of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.\n\nAnti-fracking campaigner Barbara Richardson, who has protested at Preston New Road, said she was \"cautiously optimistic\", adding that local people were \"worried\" about the impact of fracking.\n\n\"They want this to go away, they want some respite from this, they've been fighting this for five-and-a-half years,\" she told BBC Breakfast.\n\nClaire Stephenson from Frack Free Lancashire said campaigners were celebrating that the fracking industry in the UK is \"finished\", but added that protests will continue until an \"outright ban\" is in place.\n\nSusan Holliday, chair of Preston New Action Group said: \"We will only feel able to celebrate once Cuadrilla start work on decommissioning and the site is restored.\"\n\nFracking is a process in which liquid is pumped deep underground at high pressure to fracture shale rock and release gas or oil trapped within it.\n\nAssessment by the British Geological Survey in 2013 suggested there were enough resources in the Bowland Shale across northern England to potentially provide up to 50 years of current gas demand.\n\nBut research published in August estimated there were only five to seven years' supply.\n\nThe UK's fracking industry, which has said the process could contribute significantly to future energy needs and create thousands of jobs, dismissed the report's findings.\n\nFracking must be halted for 18 hours if it causes a tremor measuring 0.5 magnitude or above.\n\nThe government announcement is the second time it has placed a moratorium on fracking.\n\nThe first suspension, which lasted a year, was in November 2011 during the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government.\n\nThe fracking industry has faced fierce opposition from both communities and environmental groups.\n\nLocal communities and environmental groups have protested against fracking\n\nPrime Minister Boris Johnson has in the past supported fracking, writing in the Daily Telegraph that the discovery of shale gas in the UK was \"glorious news for humanity\".\n\nA recent report by the National Audit Office found the UK had spent at least £32.7m supporting fracking since 2011.\n\nAll fracking in Scotland has been suspended since 2013 and the SNP recently confirmed a policy of \"no support\" for the extraction method.\n\nThe Welsh Government has also opposed fracking for several years, with a \"moratorium\" in place since 2015, while there is a planning presumption against fracking in Northern Ireland.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nThe suspension in England will put pressure on Cuadrilla Resources which has so far invested £270m in the country's shale gas industry.\n\nCuadrilla Resources has 30 full-time workers but also employs a number of contractors.\n\nThe BBC understands Cuadrilla and other fracking companies were not told of the government's decision in advance.\n\nKen Cronin, chief executive of UK Onshore Oil and Gas, which represents fracking companies, said: \"Going forward, we are fully committed to working closely with the Oil and Gas Authority and other relevant regulators to demonstrate that we can operate safely and environmentally responsibly.\"", "A version of this was first published on 30 October before South Africa's 32-12 victory over England in the World Cup final on Saturday.\n\nYou walk out in a Springbok jersey as a player and you feel history on your back and by your side.\n\nYou stand as South Africa's captain in a World Cup final and the weight is greater across your shoulders and the ghosts crowd in all around.\n\nFrancois Pienaar hoisting the Webb Ellis Cup at Ellis Park in 1995, Nelson Mandela alongside him in his own green number six jersey, happy like a kid who has just scored his first try. John Smit at the Stade de France in Paris 12 years on, left hand around the old gold pot, right hand linked with Mandela's successor Thabo Mbeki.\n\nTwelve years more have passed. Now it is the turn of Siya Kolisi to walk that path. The first black man to captain the Springboks, a kid from nowhere who hopes to go where none have gone before.\n\nRugby matters in many places around the world, but only in South Africa can it change the nation around it. Captains and presidents, politics and power, new dreams and old scars.\n\n\"It was iconic when Francois lifted the World Cup with Madiba, and it was amazing to be able to do it myself with Thabo,\" says Smit.\n\n\"But if Siya touches that trophy on Saturday... I tell you, it will be a far greater moment than 1995. Far greater. It would change the trajectory of our country.\"\n\nThat Kolisi has made it this far is a story of stoicism and self-belief. Born to teenage parents in the poor township of Zwide, just outside Port Elizabeth on the Eastern Cape, he was brought up by his grandmother, who cleaned kitchens to make ends meet.\n\nBed was a pile of cushions on the living-room floor. Rugby was on dirt fields. When he went to his first provincial trials he played in boxer shorts, because he had no other kit.\n\nHis father Fezakel was a centre, his grandfather a player of pace too. Aged 12, the young Kolisi was spotted by Andrew Hayidakis, a coach at the exclusive private school Grey, and offered a full scholarship.\n\nWhen you are from Zwide you step into this other world when the chance comes, but you never leave your old life behind. Kolisi's mother died when he was 15, his grandmother shortly afterwards. When Smit's team was beating England in that World Cup final of 2007, the 16-year-old Kolisi was watching it in a township tavern because there was no television at home.\n\n\"His story is unique,\" Hanyani Shimange, former Springboks prop, told BBC Radio 5 Live's Rugby Union Weekly podcast.\n\n\"Previous generations of black rugby players were not given the same opportunities, purely because of South Africa's laws. He's living the dream of people who weren't given the same opportunities as him.\n\n\"He's got a lot of time for people, probably too much time in some instances. But he's the same Siya he was six years ago. He loves rugby, and the team loves him.\"\n\nKolisi began at school as a small but mobile flanker, good with the ball in hand, learning to be smarter than the stronger kids around him. When a growth spurt kicked in and he got big there was power to go with the finesse.\n\nAs a loose forward he is a significant asset to a Springbok team that at this World Cup has battled through to the final rather than dazzled. Saturday will bring his 50th cap, and his 20th as captain. His impact is far greater than simply what he does on the pitch because of all that has come before.\n\n\"I do not care how the Springboks team does. It is not a reflection of the nation. It is not our team. I support the All Blacks instead. We don't support the national team, because it is a white South African team. It is not a true South African team.\"\n\nThat was Zola Ntlokoma, secretary of Soweto Rugby Club, talking to me before England played South Africa at Twickenham five years ago. It was not an uncommon view, because for all the iconography and sweet symmetry of 1995, its wider effect quickly leached away.\n\nIntegration of black players crawled along rather than accelerated. The World Cup win gave the impression that little more needed doing, and so little was.\n\nWhen the Springboks triumphed in Johannesburg 24 years ago there was just one black player, Chester Williams, in the starting XV. By the time of their second World Cup win in 2007, there were still only two.\n\nIn some corners of South African life, the story of 1995 feels old and frayed. When Williams wrote his autobiography he accused fellow winger James Small of using racially abusive language towards him in a domestic cup match after that World Cup win. Small, who said he had \"no independent recollection of the incident\", in turn felt an outsider even in victory because his native tongue was English rather than Afrikaans.\n\nSmall - often angry at the world, brilliant at his best, the man who helped keep Jonah Lomu tryless in that final - died of a heart attack aged 50 in June this year. Williams went the same way last month aged 49, the fourth player from that storied team - after flanker Ruben Kruger and virtuoso scrum-half Joost van der Westhuizen - to go at an untimely age.\n\nKolisi stands as a critical link between the past and future. He was born on 16 June 1991, one day before the repeal of apartheid - brutal laws that enforced discrimination against black people in every aspect of their lives. Separate land. Separate public transport. Separate schools.\n\nKolisi was there at Small's funeral. Williams' image was on the shirts his team wore for their World Cup opener against the All Blacks. In Kolisi's team, the legacy of that old generation is tangible.\n\nIn the starting XV that beat Wales in Sunday's semi-final there were six black players: wingers S'busiso Nkosi and Makazole Mapimpi, centre Lukhanyo Am, prop Tendai Mtawarira, hooker Bongi Mbonambi, and Kolisi. Of Rassie Erasmus's squad of 31, 11 are black.\n\nThe lesson of 1995 was that transformation is more complicated than a single iconic image. The challenge that lies for the next group of players and administrators will be to create a wider pathway from undernourished grassroots to the elite.\n\nPicking up occasional gems has worked. Kolisi made the jump. Mapimpi is also from the Eastern Cape, and did not go through the private school system. He still made it. There are other black kids, those who don't get the scholarships or find the eyes of a roving talent scout, who are still slipping through the net.\n\n\"If Mapimpi hadn't been in an area where rugby is strong and he was given the chance to play and be signed by other teams, the chances are we would never have seen him,\" says Shimange.\n\n\"It would have taken someone to go and scout him and spot the talent in him and then give him the chance to perform at the highest level.\n\n\"But we had generations of people who couldn't play for the Springboks, who weren't allowed to watch the Springboks, and now you have Siya running out there with his 15 men.\n\n\"Even the thought is incredible. It's why the most important person for the country for those 80 minutes on Saturday is going to be Siya Kolisi.\"\n\nBack in Zwide, preparations are ongoing for a weekend of World Cup parties. The tavern where the teenage Kolisi watched his first final will be open once again. The skipper is only 28, but already he is changing his old home forever.\n\n\"During the apartheid time, we could never look forward to a moment like this, because of our colour,\" says Freddie Makoki, president of Zwide United rugby club, who played with Kolisi's father and grandfather and watched the young Siya grow.\n\n\"We had so many players who could have captained the Springboks, but because of their colour they couldn't.\n\n\"Sport can bring people together in this country. There are places you can't walk at night, because of criminals. Sport is the only vehicle that can change that. If you take those boys and put them in sport it can change them and it can change our society.\n\n\"Siya has been an incredible role model for children here. Whenever he comes to visit you'll see the youngsters coming out to see him. Everyone in the townships wants to be closer to him.\n\n\"He is a son of our soil. If you could have seen how full the taverns were for the semi-final you would not believe it. All of these people are now supporting the Springboks.\n\n\"It makes me so proud to see him in the Springbok jersey, to see the crowds at the game, calling out 'Siya! Siya!'\n\n\"You can see it in the faces of the people of this country how much it meant to have Siya as captain. He is a true hero of modern South Africa.\"\n\nKolisi's father is flying out to Japan to watch the biggest game of his son's life. It is his first trip overseas.\n\nSo too is the country's president. Cyril Ramaphosa called Kolisi on FaceTime after the win over Wales. Now he is coming in person. Captains and presidents, politics and power.\n\n\"Siya has more responsibility than I did or Francois did because he represents more people,\" says Smit, who will also be in the Yokohama stadium, this time for SuperSport TV.\n\n\"Thanks to Madiba, Springbok rugby has been used almost in the opposite way to how it was used in the apartheid era. It's a team that has been able to bring people together. It's grown the country through its ability to win.\n\n\"That's the hard thing to explain to people outside South Africa - what a Springbok win in a World Cup has done in the past for unification, and us continuing on this road to democracy and a new pathway.\n\n\"That's how important this is. Siya's story about where he's come from shows how far the country has come.\"\n\nAnd so Kolisi carries that weight on his shoulders. Dreams and messy pasts, old heroes and deep-rooted struggles.\n\nOnly a game, but so much more too. Ghosts all around him, a new future ahead.\n\n\"I will be wearing my Springbok jersey,\" says 68-year-old Makoki, whose own career in the game was stunted by apartheid, who watched local heroes rise and fall short, who continues to nurse the sport in Zwide township.\n\n\"I'll be thinking about going to OR Tambo airport when they come back with that trophy. If I can be one of those people there to welcome them back I will be truly happy.\n\n\"When the Springboks won that World Cup in 1995, it brought South Africa together. But this would be more, because we have a lot of players who are knocking at the Springbok door. We'd have a lot more black players playing rugby again.\n\n\"I'm telling you! It will be more, it will be more.\n\n\"A black president and black captain, from a small town on the Eastern Cape. I'm telling you - that can save our country.\"", "Facebook says it has taken down government advertising that was accused of targeting voters in marginal election constituencies.\n\nThe social media firm said the ads \"were not correctly labelled\" and did not include the obligatory disclaimer.\n\nEach of the ads in the campaign, first reported by HuffPost UK, said the government was investing \"up to £25m\" in a named town.\n\nThe government said it was always planned to end the promotion on Friday.\n\nThe Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government maintains the advertisements were not \"pulled\" by Facebook.\n\nA spokesperson added: \"While the posts are still present on Facebook, they are no longer being promoted as the paid-for campaign has ended.\"\n\nOne Labour MP said it was an \"outrageous\" use of public money.\n\nThe adverts were about \"social issues, elections or politics\", according to Facebook's Ad Library\n\nFacebook's Ad Library says the adverts were run without a disclaimer and were taken down.\n\nThe \"MyTown\" campaign promoted the government's £3.6bn Towns Fund in several key general election battlegrounds, such as Northampton, Milton Keynes and Mansfield.\n\nEach of these contain a marginal constituency, one where there were fewer than 2,000 votes separating the top two candidates in the last general election or parliamentary by-election.\n\nParliament has not yet been dissolved and the civil service has not yet entered the pre-election period, known as \"purdah\", where it is barred from making major announcements that might influence the outcome of the vote.\n\nBut the ads went live on Tuesday, the same day Boris Johnson secured support for an early general election on 12 December.\n\nFacebook said the taxpayer-funded ads \"were not correctly labelled\" as being about \"social issues, elections or politics\", in line with its self-enacted system to make social and political advertising more transparent.\n\nA spokesman said: \"Ads about social issues, elections or politics that appear on our platforms should include a disclaimer provided by advertisers.\"\n\nIt comes as Facebook comes under pressure over its policies on fact-checking political advertising and as rival social media giant Twitter banned political adverts altogether.\n\nLabour MP Ian Lucas wrote to Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove objecting to the campaign, saying the targeted areas appeared to be selected for political reasons.\n\n\"It would be an insult to our intelligence to say that this isn't public money being used for political purposes. It clearly is,\" he told HuffPost UK, calling the campaign \"outrageous\".\n\nA government spokesman told the BBC that the posts were published before the election was announced.\n\n\"All towns selected were chosen according to the same selection methodology, including analysis of deprivation, exposure to Brexit, productivity, economy resilience and investment opportunities,\" he said.", "Last updated on .From the section Rugby Union\n\nCoverage: Live radio commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live and live text commentary on the BBC Sport website and app. England head coach Eddie Jones says his team are ready to produce their finest hour after naming an unchanged team for Saturday's World Cup final against South Africa. Captain Owen Farrell, leading try-scorer Jonny May and prop Kyle Sinckler have all been passed fit after carrying knocks from the semi-final win over New Zealand. Farrell stays at inside centre with George Ford once again picked at fly-half, while scrum-half Ben Spencer is on the bench after flying out last weekend as emergency cover following an injury to Willi Heinz. Jones said: \"We know South Africa are going to come at us, and we're going to come at them even harder. \"I've got no doubt that they'll play better, but we'll play better - we will play with no fear. \"We're confident in the game we have and we're confident in the way we've prepared. \"We're ready to go. Hang on to your seats, because it's the last dip of the rollercoaster.\" England produced what many critics described as the greatest performance in their history to see off three-time world champions New Zealand 19-7 last Saturday.\n• None 'George Ford has moved out of Owen Farrell's shadow'\n• None Wales v New Zealand: Owen Lane to start as one of nine changes The form shown by the 10-12 combination of Ford and Farrell and the outstanding displays of Sinckler, Maro Itoje, Tom Curry and Sam Underhill have persuaded Jones - in his 50th game in charge of the side - to stick with the same XV for the first time all tournament, despite the direct, muscular threat posed by the Springboks. Jones has the highest winning percentage of any coach to take charge of England, and a second World Cup triumph, 16 years after Sir Clive Woodward's team took the first, would be the ultimate valediction for his four sometimes controversial years in charge. He said: \"That was always our aim, to be here on 2 November in the Yokohama Stadium. \"So we've achieved one goal, but we know what's at stake in the final, and we're well prepared. \"South Africa are a different proposition - they're much more physical, they come through you at the front door, whereas New Zealand it's the front door and back door. \"We have to make adjustments, but we're ready for the brutality of the game. \"Our players have had the will to prepare. They've pushed themselves through some tough physical tasks. \"They've worked hard to get the right tactical game and they've worked hard to build the bonds between them.\" Despite the youth of 21-year-old Curry and 23-year-old Underhill in the back row, this is an experienced England side, with a total of 731 caps in the starting XV. Back-row pair Sam Underhill (14) and Tom Curry (18) have just 32 caps between them And on Thursday those players were in relaxed mood despite the biggest game of their lives being just 48 hours away. Jones invited his entire 31-man squad and the English media together for morning coffee before the players were given time with their families and parents to go out around Shinjuku for lunch. On Friday they will go through one last light training run at Yokohama Stadium before returning to their hotel in central Tokyo and a team meeting led by skipper Farrell. It will be Jones' own third World Cup final after his Wallabies side were beaten by England in 2003 and the Springbok team he was helping to advise saw off England in Paris four years later. He said: \"I'll be looking back at the lessons of 2003 and 2007, and even 2011. \"You can never take anything for granted. You have to go out there and take the game. \"You might be favourites, but you have to go out there and win the game, and that's our approach on Saturday. \"I'm anxious, nervous, excited. It's always a blend of the two emotions. I'm sure South Africa are sitting in their hotel thinking the same way.\" Who makes the cut from both finalists?", "To celebrate Halloween, dozens of students spent their night trick or treating in Newcastle, but they did not ask for sweets.\n\nDressed in their spooky costumes, about 50 people hit the streets of Jesmond and Heaton knocking on doors asking for tinned goods that people could spare for Newcastle East Foodbank.\n\nOrganised by students from Newcastle University, they said they wanted to highlight the amount of waste that comes from celebrating Halloween and turn it into something positive that could really help those who need it.", "John Bercow is demanding an apology from the Daily Mirror over claims he asked for £1m to appear on \"I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!\"\n\nThe outgoing Commons Speaker has accused the paper of \"publishing lies despite being advised of the truth\" and has complained to the press watchdog.\n\nThe Mirror claimed talks between Mr Bercow and ITV broke down over the size of his appearance fee.\n\nIt said it stood by its story, which was based on \"authoritative sources\".\n\nHowever, the newspaper also said it was \"happy to accept\" that Mr Bercow had \"no serious desire to appear\" on the programme.\n\nMr Bercow, who retired on Thursday after 10 years in the Speaker's chair, is understood to be furious about the story.\n\nIn a letter to the Mirror's showbiz editor, he said: \"I must make it clear to you in the most uncompromising terms that I have not had the slightest interest now or at any time or an any basis to go on that programme.\"\n\nHe adds that he \"did not at any time to anybody ask for £1m to go on the show, which I consider to be utterly trashy\".\n\nHe demands an apology from the paper and threatens legal action, if the \"false allegations\" are repeated.\n\nJohn Bercow is waving goodbye to Westminster after 22 years as an MP and 10 as Speaker\n\nThe Mirror suggested representatives for Mr Bercow had been in talks with ITV about him appearing on the next series of the reality show, in which celebrities take part in a series of eye-watering challenges, such as eating insects or being trapped underground with snakes.\n\nIt said Mr Bercow had \"allegedly demanded a £1m fee\" for appearing in the next series, due to start in December.\n\nThis was £400,000 more than any previous contestant had received, the newspaper reported.\n\nIt suggested ITV had confirmed discussions had broken down over the question of Mr Bercow's fee, quoting an unnamed source saying \"he has priced himself out of the market\".\n\nMr Bercow has written to the Independent Press Standards Organisation to claim it is factually untrue and a breach of the editor's code.\n\nIn its response, the watchdog said: \"We are looking at the points you raise, and will be in touch shortly.\"\n\nIn a text message to TV agent Nicki Clarke, who originally approached Mr Bercow with the idea of appearing, ITV talent producer Micky Van Praagh suggested the story was \"obviously nonsense and I have no idea where it has come from\".\n\nShe added: \"ITV has not confirmed that talks broke down because of money. Please can you apologise to John for me for the story.\"\n\nIn an e-mail to Mr Bercow, Ms Clarke, who works for Shine Talent Management, said the story was \"incredibly frustrating\" and she had expressed her \"grave concern\" to ITV about it.\n\nThe Mirror said the story was \"based on information from authoritative sources\".\n\n\"We are confident that conversations took place between ITV and a representative for John Bercow about appearing on I'm a Celebrity and that these talks broke down over money,\" a spokesman said.\n\nA host of politicians have appeared on I'm A Celebrity over the years, including Conservative MP Nadine Dorries and Boris Johnson's father, Stanley.\n\nLast month, Boris Johnson joked that he would like to see Mr Bercow perform the infamous Bushtucker Trial and eat a kangaroo's testicle.", "Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson will not feature in ITV's head-to-head election debate\n\nThe Lib Dems have made a formal complaint after ITV said its head-to-head election debate would only include Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn.\n\nParty president Sal Brinton said leader Jo Swinson should appear alongside the Tory prime minister and the Labour leader in the 19 November debate.\n\nITV said it intends to offer viewers balanced election coverage.\n\nIn a letter to ITV's chief executive, Dame Caroline McCall, Baroness Brinton wrote \"voters of this country deserve to hear from a Remainer on the debate stage, not just from the two men who want to deliver Brexit\".\n\nThe Lib Dems have pledged to cancel Brexit if they win the election as a majority government.\n\nITV, which announced the head-to-head election debate on Friday, said it would also hold a \"multi-party debate\" before the 12 December poll. The Conservatives, Labour, Lib Dems, SNP, Brexit Party and Plaid Cymru will take part, represented by either their leader or \"another senior figure\", it said.\n\nThe head-to-head debate will be hosted by news presenter Julie Etchingham and take place on Tuesday 19 November.\n\nAfter the main event, ITV said it would hold a live interview-based programme to allow other parties to comment on the debate.\n\nBroadcasting rules in place during the official election campaign period require producers to ensure \"due weight\" is given to coverage of political parties and candidates.\n\nIn her letter, Baroness Brinton said: \"There is no reasonable justification for excluding Liberal Democrats from the debate. Liberal Democrats are the strongest national party of Remain.\n\n\"We secured more votes than both Labour and the Conservatives in the European elections earlier this year and have enjoyed fantastic local and by-election successes across the country.\"\n\nAn ITV spokesman said: \"ITV intends to offer viewers comprehensive and fairly balanced General Election coverage.\n\n\"This involves a wide range of programming, including a live debate programme in which seven party leaders are invited to take part, as well as a live debate between the Labour and Conservative leaders.\"\n\nPolitical leaders' TV debates have featured in the last three general elections in 2010, 2015 and 2017.", "The Thai folk band, Faiyen, are seeking asylum in France, claiming it's dangerous for them to return home.\n\nThe band, who use music to criticise the monarchy and the military, fled to neighbouring Laos in 2014 after Thailand's military coup.\n\nThere they faced death threats, and six other activists in exile with them went missing. Two were later found dead in Mekong River.\n\nBBC Thai follows the band's journey - fleeing from the land of smiles.", "Friday's violence came a month after 38 soldiers died in an attack near the border with Burkina Faso\n\nMilitants in eastern Mali have killed 49 soldiers in an attack on a military post in Indelimane in the Menaka region, the army has said.\n\nThis makes it one of the deadliest assaults of the past decade.\n\nThe Islamic State (IS) group said via its self-styled Amaq news outlet it was behind the attack.\n\nMali has suffered violence since 2012, when Islamist militants took over the north. With the help of France, Mali's army has recaptured the territory.\n\nHowever, insecurity there continues and the violence has spread to other countries in the region.\n\nIn a separate and unlinked incident on Saturday, a French soldier was killed in Liptako in the same area.\n\nBrigadier Ronan Pointeau died after his armoured vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb, the French government said in a statement. Brigadier is the equivalent of corporal.\n\nIt was earlier reported that 54 soldiers had died in the attack on the military post, based on a statement by government spokesperson, Yaya Sangare.\n\nReinforcements sent to the post found \"significant material damage\", Mr Sangare said.\n\nThirty-eight soldiers died when two military camps were attacked near the border with Burkina Faso at the end of September.\n\nMali - along with Burkina Faso, Chad, Niger and Mauritania - is part of an anti-insurgency force supported by France known as the G5 Sahel.\n\nThe five-nation group blamed \"suspected members of Ansarul Islam\" for September's attack.\n\nAnsarul Islam, meaning Defenders of Islam, was created in 2016 by the radical and popular preacher Ibrahim Malam Dicko. He reportedly fought with Islamist militants in the north of Mali in 2012.", "This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\n\nPart of a street in Birmingham city centre was cordoned off after an underground fire reached above the surface in big flashes of flame.\n\nWest Midlands Police said the flames seen on New Street shortly before 17:00 GMT were caused by an electrical fault below.\n\nWest Midlands Fire Service said it had been liaising with power suppliers to deal with the problem.\n\nThere were no reports of injuries, police said.\n\nShoppers and workers who were about to make their way home shared images of the scene, where tram travel was disrupted.\n\nThe fire service said it would tackle the blaze from within a service hatch, once the electrics were isolated by engineers.\n\nA Western Power Distribution spokesman said 103 properties had been affected by a power outage as a result of a fault with a junction box.\n\nHe added that power had been restored to 60 properties by 19:00 GMT, and the remaining properties should have their power restored by 01:30 on Saturday.\n\nPolice officers supported the fire service as it tackled the flames\n\nThe area around New Street was cordoned off by police\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Pham Thi Tra My and Nguyen Dinh Luong's families are concerned they may be among the victims\n\nAll 39 people found dead in a refrigerated lorry in Essex were Vietnamese, police have said.\n\nThe victims were found in a container on an industrial estate last week and were initially thought to be Chinese.\n\nBut Essex Police said it was now in \"direct contact with a number of families in Vietnam and the UK\" and the Vietnamese government.\n\nA number of Vietnamese families have previously come forward fearing their loved ones are among the dead.\n\nPham Thi Tra My, 26, sent her family a message on the night of 22 October - the day before the 39 people were found dead - saying her \"trip to a foreign land has failed\".\n\nPost-mortem examinations are being carried out on the 31 men and eight women to establish the cause of death.\n\nAssistant Chief Constable Tim Smith said: \"At this time, we believe the victims are Vietnamese nationals, and we are in contact with the Vietnamese Government.\"\n\nHe said police were not in a position to identify any of the victims.\n\nThe bodies were discovered in the lorry trailer in the early hours of 23 October\n\nThe Vietnamese Embassy in London said it was \"deeply saddened\" and sent its \"heartfelt condolences\" to the families of the victims.\n\n\"Specific identities of the victims still need to be identified and confirmed by the relevant authorities of Vietnam and UK,\" it said.\n\nIt said it would \"closely co-ordinate with the relevant authorities of Vietnam and UK to support the families of the Vietnamese victims, if any, to bring their loved ones home\".\n\nThe father of 30-year-old Le Van Ha, who comes from an agricultural part of Vietnam, previously told the BBC he was convinced his son was among the dead.\n\nVietHome, a popular Vietnamese community forum in the UK, said it had passed on the pictures of almost 20 people who have been reported missing to detectives.\n\nEarlier, police in Vietnam's Ha Tinh province said they had charged two unnamed people with \"organising or brokering illegal immigration\".\n\nLe Minh Tuan, pictured here, fears his son Le Van Ha was among the dead in Essex\n\nThe driver of the lorry, Maurice Robinson, from Northern Ireland, appeared in court on Monday charged with a string of offences, including 39 counts of manslaughter.\n\nExtradition proceedings have also begun against 22-year-old Eamonn Harrison, who was arrested in Dubin on a European Arrest Warrant.\n\nPolice are also seeking two brothers from Northern Ireland, Ronan and Christopher Hughes, who are wanted on suspicion of manslaughter and people trafficking.\n\nThis article was based on public announcements and appeals made by Essex Police at the relevant time. Christopher Hughes denies any involvement in these offences and Essex Police has since confirmed no further action will be taken against him. Since the publication of this article, his older brother, Ronan Hughes, 41, and Maurice Robinson, 26, both of County Armagh, have pleaded guilty to manslaughter. On 21 December 2020, the Crown Court, sitting at the Old Bailey, found Eamonn Harrison, 24 of Newry, County Down, and Gheorghe Nica, 43 of Basildon, Essex, guilty of manslaughter and Christopher Kennedy, 24, of County Armagh, and Valentin Calota 38, of Birmingham, guilty of conspiring to assist illegal immigration. Alexandru-Ovidiu Hanga, 28, of Tilbury, Essex, and Gazmir Nuzi, 43, of Tottenham, north London, admitted assisting unlawful immigration. All defendants were sentenced in January 2021.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "The government's Brexit legislation is on hold as the UK gears up for the general election on 12 December.\n\nBut where do the parties stand on Brexit?\n\nPrime Minister Boris Johnson wants the UK to leave the European Union (EU) with the revised deal he agreed.\n\nHe says that with a majority Conservative government, he would start the process to \"get Brexit done\" on day one of the new Parliament.\n\nHe previously said the UK would leave on 31 October \"do or die\".\n\nHowever, Mr Johnson was forced to write a Brexit extension letter to the EU, after MPs failed to approve his revised deal.\n\nMr Johnson secured changes to the deal previously negotiated by Theresa May. It includes scrapping the controversial Irish backstop and replacing it with a new customs arrangement.\n\nBoris Johnson's revised Brexit deal has not yet been approved by the UK Parliament\n\nBrexit left the Conservative Party heavily divided, with 21 MPs expelled for failing to follow the government's line. Ten were later welcomed back.\n\nIf it wins the election, Labour wants to renegotiate Mr Johnson's Brexit deal and put it to another public vote. It says it will achieve this within six months.\n\nLabour says its referendum would be a choice between a \"sensible\" Leave option versus Remain.\n\nUnder its Leave option, Labour says it will negotiate for the UK to remain in an EU customs union, and retain a \"close\" single market relationship.\n\nThis would allow the UK to continue trading with the EU without checks, but it would prevent it from striking its own trade deals with other countries.\n\nIf a referendum was held, Mr Corbyn has said he would remain neutral if he was prime minister \"so I can credibly carry out the results\".\n\nJust like the Conservatives, Labour has had to deal with internal divisions over its Brexit policy. More than 25 Labour MPs wrote to Mr Corbyn in June, saying another public vote would be \"toxic to our bedrock Labour voters\".\n\nWhile Labour's election strategy early on was to emphasise that the vote was about more than Brexit, it is changing its focus.\n\nThe message now is that Labour's leadership is not opposing Brexit by opposing Mr Johnson's deal - it wants to find what it believes is a better one.\n\nThe SNP is pro-Remain and wants the UK to stay a member of the EU.\n\nIt has been campaigning for another referendum on Brexit. Alternatively, it wants Article 50 revoked if it is the only alternative to a no-deal Brexit.\n\nScotland's First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, said the possibility of a no-deal Brexit is \"catastrophic\"\n\nThe SNP's ultimate objective is for an independent Scotland that is a full member of the EU.\n\nThe Liberal Democrats have pledged to cancel Brexit if they win power at the general election.\n\nThe policy was endorsed in September by party members at the Lib Dem party conference.\n\nIf the Lib Dems do not win a majority, they would support another referendum.\n\nLeader Jo Swinson says that stopping Brexit would free up £50bn, over five years, to spend on public services.\n\nShe says that so-called \"Remain bonus\" would pay for 20,000 new teachers, extra money for schools and to help support low-paid workers.\n\nThe Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) had an agreement with the Conservatives whereby it lent it support in the Commons during the last Parliament.\n\nHowever, while the DUP wants the UK to leave the EU, it opposes elements of Mr Johnson's Brexit deal which relate to Northern Ireland,.\n\nThe DUP is unhappy with the revised Brexit deal\n\nAt its manifesto launch, the party said it will seek further changes to the deal if he is still prime minister after the election.\n\nThe deal includes special arrangements for Northern Ireland. One gives the Northern Ireland Assembly a majority vote on how customs arrangements would work after Brexit.\n\nThe DUP wants such a vote to be taken on a cross-community basis, rather than a straight majority.\n\nThis party is made up of MPs who left the Conservatives and Labour, in part because of their positions on Brexit.\n\nIt backs another referendum, or \"People's Vote\", and wants the UK to remain in the EU.\n\nThe party backs remaining in the EU, despite Wales voting Leave in the referendum. It wants a further referendum and to Remain.\n\nIn a bid to get as many pro-Remain MPs as possible into Parliament, Plaid Cymru, the Liberal Democrats and Greens have agreed an electoral pact in 11 of the 40 seats in Wales.\n\nThe party's one MP, Caroline Lucas, has been a vocal campaigner for another referendum, and believes the UK should stay in the EU.\n\nThe Brexit Party wants the UK to leave the EU without a deal, in what it calls a \"clean-break Brexit\".\n\nIt says that is the way to \"start changing Britain for good from day one\" and that the transition period after leaving would not be extended.\n\nIt also says Mr Johnson's revised Brexit plan is a bad deal.\n\nUse the list below or select a button\n\nBrexit - British exit - refers to the UK leaving the EU. A public vote was held in June 2016, to decide whether the UK should leave or remain.\n• None What are the PM's remaining election options?", "Nicola Sturgeon has claimed independence is \"within touching distance\" ahead of a speech to supporters at a major rally in Glasgow.\n\nShe will ask for powers to hold another a referendum on Scotland's future in the UK shortly after next month's general election.\n\nHowever Jeremy Corbyn said a new Scottish independence poll was not \"desirable or necessary\".\n\nThe Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats also oppose a further vote.\n\nMs Sturgeon is one of a number of SNP politicians and independence campaigners speaking at the #indyref2020 rally in George Square.\n\nIt will be the first time she has spoken at an independence rally since 2014.\n\nThe event prompted a counter demonstration by dozens of unionist supporters who waved flags and blew whistles as supporters of Scottish independence gathered.\n\nSpeaking ahead of the event organised by The National newspaper, the SNP leader focused on the UK-wide election on 12 December.\n\n\"This election really is the most important one Scotland has faced in modern times,\" she said.\n\n\"So much is on the line - people are completely fed up with the mess at Westminster.\n\n\"But George Square will be packed as people from all backgrounds join together to demand a better future for Scotland.\"\n\nMs Sturgeon added that independence \"really is within touching distance\".\n\nShe had faced criticism by some activists for not attending events such as the All Under One Banner march in Edinburgh last month.\n\nHowever, the first minister did tweet ahead of that march to say she was not able to attend, but would be there \"in spirit\".\n\nPro-independence marchers in Edinburgh last month walked from Holyrood Park to a rally in The Meadows\n\nOn Friday the first minister confirmed that she would send a letter \"before Christmas\" to whoever is in 10 Downing Street, requesting the Scottish Parliament is granted powers to hold another independence referendum.\n\nShe has made clear that she wants to hold a poll on the issue next year.\n\nAsked whether she believed Labour would grant the Section 30 order, Ms Sturgeon answered: \"Yes\".\n\n\"If people in Scotland demonstrate the desire - as I believe they will in this election - for an independence referendum, then I don't believe Westminster opposition to the principle or to the timetable to that will prove sustainable,\" she said.\n\nIn response, Jeremy Corbyn said only a Labour government would be able to boost Scotland's economy and see \"the levels of poverty in Scotland, particularly in the big cities of Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee, being reduced\".\n\nHe added: \"Scottish independence would mean a massive gap between what Scotland raises in taxation and what the Scottish people need at the present time.\n\n\"I think the much better option is a Labour government for the whole of the UK.\"\n\nThe Tories criticised Nicola Sturgeon for prioritising indyref2 \"above all else\".\n\nScottish Conservative MSP for Glasgow, Annie Wells, said: \"While Nicola Sturgeon is banging on about indyref2, I'm out talking to people about the state of their local schools, the drug deaths crisis and violent crime taking over our streets, and the problems at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.\n\n\"Instead of tackling the day-to-day things that Glaswegians care about, Nicola Sturgeon is headlining a nationalist rally.\n\n\"So this election is about stopping Nicola Sturgeon from dividing our communities all over again, and only a vote for the Scottish Conservatives will do that.", "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot was brought to a wider audience by the Fisk Jubilee Singers\n\nThe Rugby Football Union is trying to find out how a song rooted in slavery became an anthem for rugby fans.\n\nSwing Low, Sweet Chariot is a spiritual - a type of song created by African people enslaved in the US.\n\nEngland's supporters were rumoured to have adopted the song when a group of schoolboys began singing it at Twickenham in 1988.\n\nBut now, after four rugby club members claimed they started the trend, the RFU said it wanted to find out more.\n\nDave Hales, from Market Bosworth Rugby Club, told BBC Radio Leicester: \"We were in the North Stand having a bit of a good time, a good day. We started trying to get a few songs going. Various ones didn't really catch on.\n\n\"All of a sudden I started singing Swing Low and the next thing you know the crowd round us was singing it, then the whole North Stand seemed to be singing it, and then the whole ground seemed to be singing it.\n\n\"The atmosphere was just absolutely brilliant really. Absolutely fantastic.\"\n\nThe song has been adopted as an anthem by English rugby fans\n\nAn existing theory is that a group of boys from Douai School in Berkshire started singing the song at the same match, when England were playing Ireland in the Five Nations Championship.\n\nThe boys were alleged to have been serenading Chris Oti, a black player, making this theory more controversial because of the song's link with slavery.\n\nBut the Market Bosworth Rugby Club members at Twickenham that day - Dave Hales, John Ward, Bruce Coleman and Paul Spencer - all maintain they started singing the song first.\n\nA more controversial theory is that a group of school boys serenaded black player Chris Oti with the song\n\nMr Ward said: \"As far as we are concerned it started after, I believe, Rory Underwood scored the first try in the second half.\n\n\"It wasn't anything to do with Chris Oti particularly.\n\n\"People used to sing it in rugby club houses, but as far as we are concerned it had never been brought to Twickenham.\"\n\nSome rugby fans claim to have sung it as early as the 1960s, as part of a drinking game accompanied with an elaborate series of sexual hand gestures.\n\nThe RFU said in a statement: \"It is understood that the emergence of the song in a rugby context has often been credited to a group of school boys from Douai Abbey, who attended the Five Nations match in 1988, but never officially confirmed.\n\n\"It is interesting that new information is coming to light with regard to the emergence of the song and we look forward to finding out more.\"\n\nSince this story was written, the RFU have said the use of the song was linked to a player's nickname.\n\nThe song is thought to have been composed by a slave called Wallace Wallis - or Wallace together with his wife Minerva - in the mid-1800s.\n\nThere are several theories about its meaning, including that it conveyed a coded message to slaves, instructing them to escape.\n\nHowever Horace Clarence Boyer, a prominent scholar in African-American music, believed the song is about death.\n\nProfessor Boyer, who died in 2009, told a BBC documentary: \"This fits into that group of spirituals that say 'I would rather die than be here. Lord, just come and take me right now.'\n\n\"Instead they sing this, 'Swing low sweet chariot, coming for to carry me home.' Where's home? That's heaven. Or at least not here.\n\n\"That's so interesting because everybody sings that, they say 'Oh that's such a pretty melody' not knowing that was a song about death.\n\n\"It's a sad song. It's almost like a language of double entendres. It has one meaning for you and another meaning for somebody else.\"\n\nHorace Clarence Boyer believed the song was about death\n\nThe song was brought to a wider audience by the Fisk Jubilee Singers, who made the earliest known recording of it in 1909.\n\nThe group was formed in 1871 to raise money for Fisk University, and toured the US and Europe singing spirituals including Swing Low, Sweet Chariot.\n\nThe song has been covered countless times by artists including BB King, Sam Cooke, Etta James, Eric Clapton, Johnny Cash, The Staple Singers and Beyonce.\n\nA version called Swing Low (Run With The Ball) was recorded by \"Union featuring the England World Cup Squad\" for the 1991 Rugby World Cup.\n\nOther versions have been recorded for subsequent Rugby World Cups, including by UB40 and Russell Watson.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn are among the candidates competing to be prime minister\n\nThe first head-to-head election debate between Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn will take place on 19 November.\n\nIt will be shown on ITV and hosted by news presenter Julie Etchingham.\n\nThe channel said it also plans to hold a multi-party debate in the run-up to the 12 December poll.\n\nOn Thursday, Labour leader Mr Corbyn challenged the PM to a one-on-one debate, while Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson said she should take part in a three-headed encounter with the two leaders.\n\nMr Corbyn welcomed ITV's announcement on Twitter, claiming Mr Johnson had \"accepted our challenge\" for the \"once in a generation election\".\n\nBut pro-Remain parties are not happy, with the Lib Dems criticising the line-up as a \"cosy establishment stitch-up\" and the SNP saying it would be \"deeply misleading for viewers\".\n\nAfter the main event, ITV said it would hold a live interview-based programme to allow other parties to comment on the debate.\n\nThe Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Brexit Party, Scottish National Party and the Green Party will all be represented.\n\nIn a later multi-party debate, the Conservatives, Labour, Lib Dems, SNP, Brexit Party and Plaid Cymru will take part, represented by either their leader or \"another senior figure\".\n\nITV said Northern Ireland and Wales would have their own debates specifically for the nations, while STV - which broadcasts to parts of Scotland - plans to hold its own debate with Scottish candidates.\n\nThe SNP said it should be included in the principal debate since it could very well hold the balance of power in a Hung Parliament.\n\n\"This debate ignores the half of the population who voted remain and want to see the UK stay in the EU and the majority in Scotland who support independence,\" said the party's Westminster leader Ian Blackford.\n\n\"UK politics has long stopped being a choice between two tired old parties.\"\n\nAnd Lib Dem MP Chuka Umunna said the format was \"undemocratic and wrong\".\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nPolitical leaders' TV debates have featured in the last three general elections in 2010, 2015 and 2017.\n\nBut in 2017, the then-Conservative Party leader and PM Theresa May declined to take part, saying she preferred \"to get out and about and meet voters\".\n\nThe then-Home Secretary Amber Rudd stood in for her during a BBC debate.", "Le Minh Tuan, pictured here, fears his son, Le Van Ha, was among the dead in Essex\n\nVietnam says it \"strongly condemns human trafficking,\" after UK police said they believed 39 people found dead in a lorry were all Vietnamese.\n\nThe Vietnamese ministry of foreign affairs called on countries around the world to \"step up cooperation\" to combat the crime.\n\nVietnamese and British authorities are working to identify the bodies, which were found in Essex on 23 October.\n\nSeveral arrests have been made in connection with the tragedy.\n\nThe driver of the lorry, Maurice Robinson, 25, appeared in court on Monday on manslaughter charges.\n\nProsecutors alleged that Mr Robinson was part of a \"global ring\" of people smugglers.\n\nPolice are also seeking two brothers from Northern Ireland, Ronan, 40, and Christopher Hughes, 34, who are wanted on suspicion of manslaughter and people trafficking.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Christopher (left) and Ronan Hughes are wanted by police, says Det Ch Insp Daniel Stoten\n\nEamonn Harrison, 22, has been arrested in Dublin on a European Arrest Warrant to face charges of manslaughter in the UK.\n\nIn Vietnam police have arrested two people over people smuggling.\n\nLe Thi Thu Hang, a spokesperson from the ministry, said the incident in Essex was \"a serious humanitarian tragedy\".\n\nPham Thi Tra My and Nguyen Dinh Luong's families are concerned they may be among the victims\n\n\"Vietnam calls upon countries in the region and around the world to step up cooperation in combating human trafficking in order to prevent the recurrence of such tragedy,\" she said.\n\n\"We hope that the British side would soon complete the investigation to bring those responsible for this tragedy to justice, \" she added.\n\nA number of Vietnamese families have come forward fearing their loved ones are among the dead.\n\nOn the night before the bodies were discovered, Pham Thi Tra My, 26, sent her family a message saying her \"trip to a foreign land has failed\".\n\nVietnamese feature prominently among those identified as potential victims of trafficking in the UK, according to a report by Anti-Slavery International.\n\nThis article was based on public announcements and appeals made by Essex Police at the relevant time. Christopher Hughes denies any involvement in these offences and Essex Police has since confirmed no further action will be taken against him. Since the publication of this article, his older brother, Ronan Hughes, 41, and Maurice Robinson, 26, both of County Armagh, have pleaded guilty to manslaughter. On 21 December 2020, the Crown Court, sitting at the Old Bailey, found Eamonn Harrison, 24 of Newry, County Down, and Gheorghe Nica, 43 of Basildon, Essex, guilty of manslaughter and Christopher Kennedy, 24, of County Armagh, and Valentin Calota 38, of Birmingham, guilty of conspiring to assist illegal immigration. Alexandru-Ovidiu Hanga, 28, of Tilbury, Essex, and Gazmir Nuzi, 43, of Tottenham, north London, admitted assisting unlawful immigration. All defendants were sentenced in January 2021.", "Red Rose fans watched as England failed to come close to the World Cup trophy\n\nMillions of England fans were left disappointed as Eddie Jones' men lost to South Africa in today's nail-biting Rugby World Cup final.\n\nSupporters were up early to watch the clash which saw the Springboks defeat England 32-12 in Japan.\n\nThey filled pubs across the country, in the hope the favourites England might repeat their 2003 win.\n\nTens of thousands of fans watched in Japan, alongside the Duke of Sussex, patron of the Rugby Football Union.\n\nThe game, which kicked off at 09:00 GMT at the Yokohama International Stadium, was England's first World Cup final in 12 years.\n\nBut things did not go their way from the start, with prop Kyle Sinckler knocked out in an accidental collision - before England conceded several penalties.\n\nThen the Springboks put the result beyond doubt with two tries in the second half.\n\nEngland captain Owen Farrell (centre) and his team could not overcome South Africa\n\nPubs in London began to empty even before the final whistle, as South Africa's name was engraved on the Webb Ellis cup for the third time.\n\nBut England fans in the Admiralty pub, in London's Trafalgar Square, said, while they were disappointed, the best team had won.\n\nMichael O'Donnell, 58, from Kent, said the Springboks were \"a much stronger team physically\" on the day.\n\n\"While I'm disappointed with the result, nothing fell England's way and they [the Springboks] deserved the game,\" he said.\n\n\"Last week [in the semi-final against New Zealand] we were outstanding, and this week there was a little bit of nerves and it wasn't to be.\n\n\"I'm upset because the players truly believed they were going to win today. They will take it like men. We watched the best team win today.\"\n\nNails were bitten to the quick as fans in London watched the match slip away\n\nPaul Wylie, 57, of Sevenoaks, said South Africa had been \"strong and brutal\".\n\n\"I was worried that we peaked last week because it was a massive thing to beat New Zealand,\" he said.\n\n\"Their game today was too strong for us. They set their stall out and played a much tougher game.\n\n\"Getting to the final is a massive achievement in itself.\"\n\nSome fans voiced their disappointment, accusing the England team of underperforming.\n\nThomas Bishop, 30, said: \"I was expecting England to do better and they underperformed, if anything.\"\n\nDominic Maher, 34, added: \"It's the final and I just came out for the atmosphere, but England massively underperformed. They had a lot of spirit in the first half, but in the second half it went downhill rapidly.\"\n\nAfter the match, England Rugby tweeted it was \"not the result we wanted\", before congratulating the Springboks on their win.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by England Rugby This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nA number of politicians commiserated with England on their loss, including Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Labour party leader, Jeremy Corbyn and former Prime Minister Theresa May.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post 2 by Boris Johnson This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. 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You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. End of twitter post 4 by Theresa May\n\nThe British Beer and Pub Association had predicted an extra million pints would be sold today if England had been victorious. It's not known how many more are likely to be drunk as fans drown their sorrows.\n\nGlum faces at Harpenden Rugby Club the training ground of England captain Owen Farrell\n\nHarpenden Rugby Club - where three of the World Cup team, including captain Owen Farrell, began their rugby careers - hosted an event for several hundred fans.\n\nSo many England supporters turned up, they were forced to watch the game from outside, despite the rain.\n\nTom Stagg, a fly-half for Harpenden Rugby Football Club (HRFC), said the loss was sad, adding it was \"going to end with a few beers\".\n\n\"We have four ex-players from the club in the final, to lose is obviously very disappointing but it has been such a great trip - and it has been awesome.\"\n\nMany supporters, including Mr Stagg, wore Owen Farrell face masks for the final.\n\n\"He was always a hell of a player,\" he said.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post 5 by Phil Medlicott This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nMeanwhile fans at Crewe & Nantwich RUFC - the club where flanker Tom Curry and his twin brother Ben played up to the age of 16 - donned Tom Curry masks in anticipation of an England win, but were left disappointed on the final whistle.\n\nAhead of the match, vice chair Andy Pemberton, who did some coaching with the twins during their time at the club, said: \"To see one of your guys walking out, knowing he's played at the pitches here at Crewe & Nantwich is something special. The chest puffs out.\n\n\"You see him belting out the national anthem and it brings a tear to your eye.\"\n\nBut what may earlier have been tears of pride later turned to tears of disappointment.\n\nAs England fans commiserated, Springbok supporters celebrated their victory up and down the country.\n\nIn Bristol, hundreds of fans gathered at Ashton Gate stadium to cheer on their teams as they watched the game on the big screen.\n\nBut as South Africa overpowered England, only a handful of Springbok fans, including Sean Viljoen and Mark Tonetti, were celebrating on the final whistle.\n\nSean, 34, said: \"It was a big surprise. At the start of the second half England started dominating but our defence was outstanding.\n\n\"England made a lot of mistakes as well.\n\n\"We're so, so proud of the team. They played exceptionally well.\"\n\nSean Viljoen, 34, left, and Mark Tonetti, 36, paid tribute to the many England supporters who congratulated the pair afterwards\n\nMark, 36, said: \"It was surreal being among so many England fans, especially when there were just five of us singing our national anthem.\"\n\nHe acknowledged the good sportsmanship of many England fans who congratulated them after the match.\n\n\"I've played rugby many times myself,\" said Mark. \"You always have a drink with the opposition afterwards. It's a great game.\"", "Apple has made some good products over the years, real game-changers like the original 1984 all-in-one Macintosh, as well as all those nifty \"i\" gadgets: the iMac, the iPod, the iPhone and so on.\n\nOf course, there have been misses along the way.\n\nAnd what about the 2006 iPod hi-fi? It was the tech giant's attempt to muscle in on the lucrative speaker-doc market. But it was too late to the party, received lukewarm reviews, and was withdrawn a year later. The consumer expects Apple to be a leader not a follower.\n\nThis Friday (1 November) saw the launch of Apple TV+, the company's £4.99-a-month original content streaming and download service. This marks the Cupertino-based company's entry into an already crowded and highly competitive marketplace with established players such as the BBC's iPlayer, Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime. Disney is on its way too with a back-catalogue that puts Apple's handful of shows in the shade.\n\nIt means the modest amount of initial content Apple is offering will have to be very good indeed to lure punters away from the competition. Or, maybe, boast one of those innovative twists on which the organisation's reputation and fortune are built.\n\nWell, there's not anything particularly fancy about the perfectly serviceable interface and user experience. And judging by the first three episodes of its starry blockbuster launch drama The Morning Show, it could find itself back in iPod hi-fi territory.\n\nThe opening episode is as bad as anything I've seen since we entered this golden age of telly, which, arguably, started in 1994 with Friends (still the most popular show on Netflix).\n\nRachel (Jennifer Aniston) and her sister Jill (Reese Witherspoon - Season Six, Feb 2000) are back in Manhattan together. But they've changed their names to Alex and Bradley respectively and aren't sisters at all, but TV news journalists. Alex is the successful co-anchor of The Morning Show, while Bradley has flown in from West Virginia where she was plying her trade as a reporter with a nose for hard news and an appetite for a fight.\n\nBack in 2000, Jennifer Aniston as Rachel was joined in this episode of the hit TV series Friends by Reese Witherspoon, who played her sister Jill\n\nNearly 20 years on, Reese Witherspoon (Bradley Jackson) and Jennifer Aniston (Alex Levy) star in and executive produce The Morning Show\n\nThe action (I use the term loosely) starts at around 03:00 when Chip Black (Mark Duplass), The Morning Show's executive producer, receives a call bearing bad news from his boss (there are a lot of calls throughout, all on iPhones funnily enough).\n\n\"We're destroyed,\" say Chip gloomily into the receiver.\n\n\"Someone better be dead, buddy,\" growls Mitch, which, to be fair, is exactly my reaction when the BBC Radio 4's Today Programme calls me at some unearthly hour.\n\nAnd then Alex's alarm goes off and she gets up and goes to work in a bit of a daze. Only to be confronted by Chip standing awkwardly with his hands in his trouser pockets making them look like jodhpurs. He is a picture of anguish.\n\n\"Oh my god, who died?\" asks Alex.\n\nSomething much worse as far as Alex is concerned. Mitch, her co-host and \"TV husband\" on the morning news show for the past 15 years, turns out to be a workplace \"sexual predator\".\n\nWe don't know Mitch, we don't know the show (although it appears to be referencing NBC's Today Show, from which host Matt Lauer was fired in 2017 following allegations of sexual misconduct, which he denies), we don't know Alex, and what we've seen of Chip so far is enough to suggest we don't want to know him either.\n\nSteve Carell plays Mitch Kessler, who is fired as The Morning Show's co-host over allegations of sexual misconduct\n\nBecause The Morning Show lurches straight into high-drama mode with Alex taking the lead through gritted teeth and fighting back tears because her beloved Mitch has been summarily fired. Which leaves you thinking... so what. It's all too soon.\n\nWe're not on board yet. We're not invested in the characters or the story. It's only a few minutes in and we don't care.\n\nIt's like having Christmas in July, we're not ready.\n\nThe upshot of which is that the terrible script, laboured directing, and wooden acting are cruelly exposed.\n\nThe dialogue is clunkier than a misfiring moped, written with an ear not of tin but of stone.\n\nI don't know if you remember Victoria Wood's spoof soap opera Acorn Antiques, but if you do it is just like that but not as funny.\n\nThat is to say, it is amateurish, which is remarkable given the cost ($300m, or £232m, for 20 episodes according to Bloomberg, a figure contested by the drama's director Mimi Leder) and the star cast. None of that matters, though, if you haven't got the basics right, which in the world of TV means one thing above all else, and that is the writing.\n\nA script riddled with cliches such as those pouring from Mitch's mouth as he sulks at home with his squad while watching Alex explain to America why he isn't beside her, won't do:\n\n\"Everything's changed and they forgot to send me the memo.\"\n\n\"Since the dawn of time men have used their power to attract women.\"\n\n\"I didn't hold a gun to anyone's head. It was consensual. Most of them came on to me.\"\n\nSteve Carell is a decent actor, but even he cannot make these lines land. Nor can Aniston and Witherspoon when it's their turn to deliver speeches designed to establish their characters but are so inelegantly crowbarred into the boilerplate plot that they have the opposite effect.\n\nThe cliches don't stop with the script.\n\nThe characters are straight out of central casting, which is hopeless given the show's ambition to explore the 21st Century entertainment industry post #MeToo, #OscarsSoWhite and #TimesUp.\n\nWe have Cory Ellison (Billy Crudup) the know-it-all male boss who only cares about ratings and his career. We have Alex, seen as an ageing anchor whose vulnerability and newly found righteousness might just be the thing that brings the viewers back to a tired show. And we have the relationship between an older man and younger woman.\n\nThe difference being Network was made in 1976 when a TV newsroom drama felt fresh. Not so much 43 years later, when the subject is so common it has become a genre.\n\nBilly Crudup plays Cory Ellison, the ratings-obsessed president of UBA's News Division, with Mark Duplass, who is Charles Black, The Morning Show's stressed executive producer\n\nIn the film Network, Peter Finch is news anchor Howard Beale, who gets poor ratings and then tells viewers he's as \"mad as hell\"\n\nThe third episode is not nearly as bad. The contrived plot set-ups are in place, the dialogue is more focused, and the characters are beginning to show signs of life.\n\nThis is supposed to be a contemporary piece about gender politics. And yet the two female lead characters are depicted as emotionally volatile women making decisions on impulse, while their male boss from whom they seek to wrest control is portrayed as intellectual, analytical and psychologically stable.\n\nThe show's muddled thinking is evident again when a character is introduced claiming Mitch sexually assaulted her. Surely this provides some real drama at last to lift us out of Alex's tedious contract negotiations? But no. We hardly see or hear a word from the alleged victim. Her story is deemed not important. Instead, it's all about Alex again and how she is or isn't going to handle the interview with Mitch's accuser.\n\nThe poetry of Robert Frost is evoked at one point, and there's a nod towards the famous queuing scene in Annie Hall, suggesting the show's creators know what good writing looks like. But they are woefully short of the mark in the first three episodes that are currently available to see.\n\nMaybe the next seven eps are going to be a knock-out.\n\nIt is certainly moving in the right direction.\n\nBut all I can do at this juncture is paraphrase the old-time Hollywood mogul Sam Goldwyn and say: Apple TV+ has raised writing to a new low.", "The government has published new league tables showing which regions of the UK have the most charging points for drivers of electric vehicles.\n\nThe most per 100,000 people are in London, followed by Scotland, while Yorkshire is the worst by that measure.\n\nOutside London, Orkney and Milton Keynes have the most. But Barrow-in-Furness and Scilly each have none.\n\nThe government is offering local authorities £5m in funding for new charging points.\n\nThe government wants the UK to have net zero carbon emissions by 2050.\n\nScottish Power estimates that in order to achieve this, the UK needs to have 25 million charging points for electric vehicles - the equivalent of installing 4,000 a day - and 23 million electric heat pumps to replace domestic gas boilers.\n\nAnd all at a cost of nearly £300bn.\n\nScottish Power's chief executive, Keith Anderson, told the BBC's Today programme last month that people needed to see there was a network in place in order for them to change, for example, to cleaner modes of transport.\n\nLast month, the government announced that drivers of electric cars across the UK could soon be using special green number plates under new plans.\n\nThe aim is to make it possible for local authorities to allow zero-emission vehicles to benefit from incentives such as cheaper parking.\n\nThe government hopes it will boost electric car sales, helping it achieve its 2050 target of net zero emissions.\n\nBut Friends of the Earth said that without better financial incentives and more charging points, little would change.\n\nDespite being on the rise, all-electric vehicles still represent only a fraction of total car sales and there are challenges to uptake, including a lack of charging points on roads and too few low-cost models.\n\nThe government said a similar licence plate scheme, introduced on a trial basis in the Canadian province of Ontario, had led to an increase in electric vehicle registrations.\n\nCritics say it could foster resentment and a scrappage scheme for fuel-burning cars would be better.\n\nWhile the cars can be expensive compared to petrol ones, they are also challenging to make commercially from scratch.\n\nIn October, Dyson, the technology company best known for its vacuum cleaners, scrapped a project to build electric cars.\n\nThe firm, headed by British inventor Sir James Dyson, said its engineers had developed a \"fantastic electric car\", but that it would not hit the roads because it was not \"commercially viable\".\n\nIn an email sent to all employees, Sir James said the company had unsuccessfully tried to find a buyer for the project. The division employed 500 UK workers.", "Adam Reechard Crespo has been charged in the murder of his girlfriend, Silvia Galva\n\nFlorida police investigating the bizarre death of a woman during a domestic row have obtained audio from two Amazon Echo devices.\n\nSilvia Galva, 32, was impaled by a spear-tipped bed post in a struggle with her boyfriend, Adam Reechard Crespo, at their Hallandale Beach home.\n\nMr Crespo, 43, has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder. He says her death was a tragic accident.\n\nPolice want to establish if the smart-speaker, Alexa, recorded the dispute.\n\nAccording to the police report, Mr Crespo said he was trying to pull Ms Galvo off their bed during an argument in the bedroom of their Hallandale Beach apartment in July when he heard a snap.\n\nThe police report says: \"[Mr Crespo] pulled the blade out of the victim's chest 'hoping it was not too bad.'\"\n\nBut Ms Galva died with a 12in (30cm) double-sided blade through her chest following the altercation at the flat in a seaside city 20 miles (32km) north of Miami.\n\nA lawyer for Mr Crespo, Christopher O'Toole, told the BBC that Ms Galva's death was unintentional.\n\nMr Crespo was sleeping when \"Silvia came into the bedroom, knocked the door down\".\n\nMs Galva broke off one of the pointy bedposts and \"it ended up inside of her\", Mr O'Toole said.\n\nHallandale Police did not return a request for comment.\n\nAccording to the police report, when Mr Crespo saw Ms Galva had been stabbed he called for a female friend who was in the apartment to call emergency services.\n\n\"He tried to save Silvia's life,\" Mr O'Toole said, \"this was the woman he loved.\"\n\nA police warrant obtained by US media says \"audio recordings capturing the attack on victim Silvia Crespo... may be found on the server[s] maintained by or for Amazon.com\".\n\nAuthorities said Amazon provided multiple recordings, but did not disclose their contents.\n\nMr O'Toole said he supports the use of the audio in court.\n\n\"Ordinarily, I'd be jumping up and down objecting, but we believe the recordings could help us,\" he said. \"If the truth comes out, it could help us.\"\n\nMr Crespo was bailed from custody on a $65,000 (£50,000) bond.\n\nFlorida police believe two Amazon Alexa devices may have recorded the dispute\n\nWhile smart speakers do always \"hear\", they do not typically \"listen\" to conversations.\n\nThe major brands record and analyse snippets of audio internally to detect words like \"Alexa\", \"Ok Google\" or \"Hey Siri\", but if those words are not detected, the audio is discarded.\n\nIf the wake word is said, however, then the audio is recorded and sent to the voice recognition service at the company.\n\nThe big smart speaker companies - Amazon, Apple and Google - all employ staff who listen in to customer voice recordings.\n\nBut security researchers have found no evidence that speakers continuously send entire conversations back to a remote server.", "The body of Amelia Bambridge was found at sea eight days after she was last seen on the island of Koh Rong\n\nBritish backpacker Amelia Bambridge, who went missing in Cambodia, died from accidental drowning, a post-mortem examination has concluded.\n\nThe body of the 21-year-old was found about 30 miles from the island of Koh Rong, where she was last seen at a beach party eight days earlier.\n\nMs Bambridge, from Worthing, West Sussex, was reported missing when she failed to check out of her hostel.\n\nOfficials said her death was \"not related with any other crime at all\".\n\nHer body was taken to Sihanoukville on the mainland after it was recovered on Thursday.\n\nThe post-mortem results were confirmed by Sihanoukville Information Department and local police.\n\nOfficials said her body had been released to the family who would be able to return her to the UK immediately.\n\nAmelia Bambridge's father (second left) and brother (right) arrived in Koh Rong on Sunday to join the search\n\nMs Bambridge was last seen at about 03:00 on 23 October.\n\nHer purple rucksack with her purse, phone and bank cards inside were found the following morning at a private party venue on the island,\n\nAbout 150 volunteers - including divers, navy personnel, local people and tourists - joined Cambodian police in land and sea searches.\n\nMs Bambridge's father and brother flew out to join the search parties on Sunday and her mother arrived on the island the next day.\n\nKoh Rong is situated off the west coast of Cambodia\n\nFollowing the discovery of Ms Bambridge's body, her sister Sharon Schultes, wrote an emotional Facebook post in which she said: \"It breaks my heart to let all my close family and friends know the horrendous outcome that we didn't want.\n\n\"Now we have to get our Amelia back home to England so we can lay her beautiful soul to rest and to remember the wonderful life she lived.\"\n\nFollow BBC South East on Facebook, on Twitter, and on Instagram. Send your story ideas to southeasttoday@bbc.co.uk.", "Contra Costa County search and rescue officers approach the property in Orinda\n\nAirbnb has said it will ban \"party houses\" after a mass shooting at a California home rented through the company left five people dead.\n\nCEO Brian Chesky said in a tweet the company would take steps to \"combat unauthorized parties and get rid of abusive host and guest conduct\".\n\n\"We must do better, and we will. This is unacceptable,\" Mr Chesky added.\n\nThree people died at the house, in the city of Orinda, near San Francisco, and two more died later in hospital.\n\nThe house was reportedly booked under a pretence for a small group, before being publicised on Instagram as the venue for a Halloween party which eventually drew a crowd of more than 100 people. The host did not authorise the party, Airbnb said.\n\nAll of those who died were under 30. The fifth victim died in hospital on Friday night. By Saturday, police had not arrested or identified any suspects. Officers said they found two guns at the house.\n\nMr Chesky said Airbnb would create a dedicated \"party house\" rapid response team and expand manual screening of high-risk reservations. The company, which is expected to float on the stock market in 2020, would also take action against users who violated its policies, he said.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by Brian Chesky This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nResponding to the mass shooting, California Governor Gavin Newsom called for Congress to pass gun control legislation. \"This will barely make the news today. That's how numb we have become to this,\" he said. \"Our hearts are aching for the victims and all those affected by this horrific tragedy.\"\n\nWriting on Twitter on Saturday, Mr Chesky said: \"What happened on Thursday night in Orinda, CA was horrible. I feel for the families and neighbors impacted by this tragedy - we are working to support them.\"", "The message on the EU's office in North Macedonia reads \"EU for You\" but that is not the message Macedonians are hearing now\n\nIt was the diplomatic equivalent of the EU offering a handshake and then thumbing its nose instead.\n\nNorth Macedonia's Prime Minister Zoran Zaev was left grasping thin air as the prospect of EU accession talks was snatched away.\n\nMr Macron said \"Non\" when all the other EU leaders were in favour of giving the formal go-ahead to membership negotiations with North Macedonia.\n\nNeighbouring Albania was given the brush-off too.\n\nThe EU's snub also sent a grim message across the Balkans - to would-be members Kosovo and Bosnia and even Serbia and Montenegro, which are both many years into membership negotiations.\n\nThe French veto did not exactly leave North Macedonia's leader lying on the ground in a crumpled heap, but it did make a mockery of his assertion that changing the country's name would open the door to accession.\n\nFor 27 years, Greece had rejected the name Macedonia because of its region of the same name. The dispute came to an end only in January after a hard-won agreement and a series of difficult votes.\n\nFor young Macedonians especially the rejection comes as a blow, setting back the European aspirations of a new generation.\n\nMr Macron and Mr Zaev during more optimistic times, at a meeting in May\n\nThe government has already paid the price. It will not see out its full five-year term, but will head into early elections next April.\n\n\"No-one here believed we would become a member state tomorrow, but we were fully prepared for negotiations,\" says Ivana Tufegdzik, an MP in the governing coalition.\n\n\"So many European prime ministers and presidents said that the [name-change] agreement, referendum and constitutional changes would open the door to the EU. Even President Macron said that in a video to the Macedonian people.\"\n\n\"The expectations were so high. And suddenly there was the wrong message.\"\n\nMr Zaev bet all his political capital on the name change putting North Macedonia on the road to EU membership.\n\nNow he faces a massive challenge, convincing voters that he is still the leader to drive the country forward. And the opposition are delighted to portray the situation as a failure for Mr Zaev and his Social Democrats.\n\n\"We said the government in Skopje was not doing enough to persuade the EU to open membership negotiations,\" says Stefan Andonovski, a foreign policy adviser to the leadership of the opposition VMRO-DPMNE party.\n\n\"The government has not been listening to the alarms coming from the EU that we really have problems on the inside. The fight against corruption has been stagnant - we have had many scandals. The only reforms have been on the name issue; not much has been done in other areas.\"\n\nSome of these points are valid.\n\nAnti-corruption efforts have been shaken by the arrest of the country's leading special prosecutor. Katica Janeva is facing allegations of abuse of office and accepting bribes. And the EU's commissioner for enlargement, Johannes Hahn, had warned that Skopje's failure to reform the judiciary put EU membership talks at risk.\n\nYet the opposition's comments should also be taken with a pinch of salt.\n\nThe party officially remains committed to EU accession talks. But at the same time, it has a policy of reversing the country's name change. That would end the hard-won detente with neighbouring Greece and scupper any chance of membership negotiations.\n\nThis poster in Skopje rejects the new name, insisting \"Our name is Macedonia\"\n\nDespite the latest knock-back, reactions in North Macedonia have been relatively low-key.\n\nThere have been no large-scale protests or acts of violence. After almost three decades of diplomatic blockage, people have become hardened to disappointment.\n\nBut young people in particular may take the view that their future lies elsewhere, exacerbating the population decline which is already a serious issue.\n\n\"It's devastating for people who hoped we would have quick changes,\" says Blazhen Mileski, who works with youth pressure group Reactor.\n\n\"We will see more direct action from young people to leave, go to the EU and live there. People don't have a clear idea of what EU wants from us. Young people will see their future outside the country, because they don't see an EU path.\"\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. European Council leader Donald Tusk lashes out at EU leaders: \"Personally I think it was a mistake.\"\n\nEuropean Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker called the French veto \"an historic mistake\", warning that it would seriously compromise the EU's influence across the Western Balkans.\n\nThere have already been consequences.\n\nThe leader of the party that won the most votes in Kosovo's recent parliamentary election has suggested scrapping the European Integration Ministry. And Serbia could sign a free trade agreement with the Russia-dominated Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) without worrying too much about the implications.\n\nEver the mischief-maker, Moscow has floated the possibility of inviting Albania and North Macedonia to join the EAEU as well - a suggestion immediately shot down by Mr Zaev.\n\nAll of North Macedonia's political parties insist they remain focused on getting EU membership talks underway. And the confirmation of Nato membership, which should arrive within the next few months, will be a significant consolation.\n\nBut EU accession negotiations were supposed to provide the structure to bring North Macedonia under the rule of law. And as long as Emmanuel Macron remains in charge in France, it is difficult to see how those talks can start.", "Last updated on .From the section Rugby Union\n\nEngland were \"beaten up\" in their 32-12 World Cup final defeat by South Africa, says former England fly-half Paul Grayson.\n\nThe Springboks dominated the showpiece event in Yokohama as Makazole Mapimpi and Cheslin Kolbe scored the tries.\n\n\"From an England point of view, everything that could go wrong has gone wrong,\" said Grayson.\n\n\"Bus late to the ground, [Kyle] Sinckler forced off after two minutes, every cute play has gone wrong.\"\n• None I'm not sure why we lost final - Jones\n• None Rugby Union Weekly podcast: Where did it go wrong for England?\n• None South Africa's triumph will 'inspire far beyond the rugby pitch'\n\nSiya Kolisi, the Springboks' first black captain, lifted the William Webb Ellis Trophy and Grayson said the flanker's side were \"tactically brilliant\".\n\n\"We said there was potentially a South Africa storm coming, and could England deal with the physicality of the Springboks at fever pitch? The answer is no,\" Grayson, who was part of England's World Cup-winning squad in 2003, said on BBC Radio 5 live.\n\n\"With the support of the country and what was at stake, South Africa had the emotional energy that England simply could not cope with.\n\n\"England gave them too many gifts, and South Africa played quick when they needed to. They have been brutally physical in the scrum and their defence has never been tested.\n\n\"They were not able to generate the quick ball they did against New Zealand.\"\n\n'One of the greatest World Cup final victories'\n\nGrayson's comments were echoed by former England scrum-half Matt Dawson, who said his countrymen had been \"done and dusted in the classroom\".\n\n\"This is one of, if not the, greatest victory in a World Cup final,\" said Dawson, England's 2003 World Cup winning scrum-half.\n\n\"England gave it everything, but even if you'd said to me that was how South Africa were going to play, I would not honestly have thought they could survive that for 80 minutes, playing in that manner.\n\n\"They've just stuffed England with everything going against them. England were taken apart in many, many areas today.\n\n\"They looked, for the first time in long time, rattled from very early on when they tried to break the line. They made too many errors and they have been bereft of ideas.\"\n• None The 'unique story' of South Africa's first black captain\n• None Relive the action from the World Cup final", "The public are being asked for their views on how to tackle climate change\n\nLetters are being sent to 30,000 households across the UK inviting people to join a citizens' assembly on climate change.\n\nOnce participants are selected, the assembly will meet next year, with the outcome of their discussions reported back to Parliament.\n\nThe initiative, set up by cross party MPs, will look at what members of the public can do to reduce CO2.\n\nThe UK government has committed to cut carbon emissions to net zero by 2050.\n\nRachel Reeves, chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee, one of six select committees who commissioned the climate assembly, said a clear roadmap was needed to achieve this goal.\n\n\"Finding solutions which are equitable and have public support will be crucial,\" she said.\n\n\"Parliament needs to work with the people and with government to address the challenge of climate change.\"\n\nThe invitees to Climate Assembly UK have been selected at random from across the UK. From those who respond, 110 people will be chosen as a representative sample of the population.\n\nThey will meet over four weekends from late January in Birmingham, and will discuss topics ranging from transport to household energy use.\n\nA citizens' assembly has been a key demand of the environmental campaign group Extinction Rebellion, whose protests caused widespread disruption this year.\n\nThe group said they welcomed this as a first step, but warned that the assembly should be focussing on cutting carbon emissions to net zero by 2025 not 2050.\n\nSpokesperson Linda Doyle said: \"Waiting 30 years to reach zero net carbon emissions is a death sentence to people around the world and in the UK - it gives us a higher chance of breaching irreversible tipping points as the climate breaks down and it only serves short term 'business as usual'.\"\n\nEnvironmental group Friends of the Earth said citizens' assemblies could play an important part in policy-making.\n\nDave Timms, head of political affairs at FOE, said: \"Tackling the climate emergency with the speed required will require radical changes to our economy, infrastructure and even to society so it's important that there is a consensus among citizens.\n\n\"Much of what needs to be done already commands widespread public support and it is politicians that just need to bloody-well get on with it now.\"\n\nCitizens' assemblies have been used in a number of countries around the world.\n\nIn Ireland, a panel of 99 people was established in 2016 to look at a range of political questions, including abortion.\n\nThey recommended that the country should overturn its ban and suggested a referendum, which went on to support repeal.\n\nIn Canada and the Netherlands, the approach has been used to discuss electoral reform.", "Huge waves batter the breakwater in Lyme Regis harbour in Dorset\n\nA woman has been killed by a falling tree which came down on her car amid high winds.\n\nThe woman, who was in her 60s but has not been named, was driving near Verwood, Dorset, at about 08:40 GMT, police said.\n\nWinds exceeding speeds of 80mph have caused damage to property and transport disruption across parts of the UK.\n\nAll passenger services into and out of Dover were suspended for several hours because of high winds.\n\nThe Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for wind along the South East and East coast of England.\n\nFerry operators DFDS and P&O halted all their sailing operations at about 13:00 GMT due to high water and 60 knot winds.\n\nThe first ship back into Dover was the P&O passenger ferry Spirit of Britain, which managed to dock at 17:30 GMT but soon after the company tweeted there were still \"severe sailing limitations\".\n\nIt later described the limitations as \"slight\" and listed delays to services in and out of Dover. DFDS also reported delays and advised passengers to check in as normal.\n\nSeveral cars were damaged when winds ripped scaffolding into a road\n\nBrittany Ferries and Condor Ferries also cancelled some of their sailings from Portsmouth and Poole - passengers are advised to check before they travel.\n\nHovertravel services between Southsea and Ryde have been stopped and Wightlink and Red Funnel ferry routes also face disruption.\n\nCars have been damaged in a street in Dorset after scaffolding collapsed in strong winds.\n\nThe structure was blown over in Dorset Street, Blandford Forum, during the early hours, closing the road.\n\nThe shed ended up in the road on its roof\n\nAlso in Dorset a shed was blown off its base into a road. The large shed ended up on its roof on the A351 Valley Road, Harmans Cross in Swanage.\n\nCastle Road, Bodmin, has been cordoned off after banks at the side of the road collapsed earlier.\n\nPolice have cordoned off Castle Road, Bodmin following the collapse\n\nThe National Coastwatch Institution at The Needles on the Isle of Wight said winds of 109.4mph had been recorded.\n\nIt said the station had been shut and plans to \"safely evacuate the watch-keeping team\" were under way.\n\nThe Met Office said winds of 83mph were recorded in Plymouth and 82mph in Culdrose in Cornwall.\n\nIt has advised those attending or organising bonfire events to be mindful of the strength of the wind before setting off fireworks.\n\nThe Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for wind along the South East and East coast\n\nFlood warnings were also issued by the Environment Agency for Preston Beach in Weymouth and Chiswell, West Bay, Lyme Regis and Christchurch.\n\nThe agency also issued 22 flood alerts for rivers across Devon.\n\nIn West Bay, Dorset, strong winds ripped the roof off a seafront kiosk.\n\nDorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service said the seafront had now been closed \"in case any further part of the structure should fail\".\n\nThe seafront at West Bay was closed after a roof came off a kiosk\n\nWestern Power Distribution said more than 1,500 properties in Somerset and 3,700 properties across Devon and Cornwall were without power after high winds caused faults.\n\nOn the south coast, Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) said more than 3,000 homes and businesses, including parts of the New Forest and the Isle of Wight, were suffering power cuts.\n\nThe companies said engineers were working to restore supplies as soon as possible.\n\nA large tree on Hove Recreation Ground in Sussex has been brought down\n\nSouth Western Railway said services between Brockenhurst, Hampshire, and Weymouth had been cancelled or delayed due to fallen trees on the line.\n\nSouthern Railway said high winds were having an impact across the network, with a reduced service running on the Brighton mainline due to a \"National Grid power blip\".\n\nSoutheastern has reported delays and cancellations due to trees on the line at Paddock Wood, Deal and Whitstable.\n\nThere is also severe disruption to Gatwick Express, Southern and Thameslink services.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post by Gatwick Express This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nThe tree hit the bonnet of the car in The Avenue, Southampton\n\nHigh winds have closed the pier in Bournemouth, where staff from the RockReef indoor activity had to be escorted to safety.\n\nIn Southampton, one driver escaped when a tree fell on to the bonnet of his car shortly before 09:30 GMT.\n\nIn Suffolk, strong winds have closed the Orwell Bridge. It is shut from junctions 56 to 57. Diversions are in place via the A1156, A1189 and A1214 through Ipswich.\n\nIn Wales, roads have been closed and rail services affected with two weather warnings in place.\n\nA yellow warning for heavy rain covers 17 of Wales' 22 counties, with Gwynedd the only area of north Wales partially affected.\n\nA separate wind warning runs until 18:00 and covers all southern counties.\n\nHave your travel plans been affected by the adverse weather? Share your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk.\n\nPlease include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. You can also contact us in the following ways:\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Cuardrilla have recently resumed fracking for shale gas in Lancashire\n\nPrevious projections of the potential amount of shale gas under the UK may have been significantly overestimated, according to a new study.\n\nInstead of 50 years of gas at the current rate of consumption, this new research suggests there are just 5-7 years' supply.\n\nBut the UK's fracking industry, which represents companies like Cuadrilla, dismissed the report.\n\nThe said the sample size was too small to draw serious conclusions.\n\nThe recovery of shale gas through hydraulic fracturing or fracking has been a slow moving and controversial affair in the UK over the past decade.\n\nAttempts by oil and gas companies to drill wells and extract gas have been held up by planning issues, concerns about earth tremors and public displays of disaffection over the issue.\n\nThrough it all, the government and industry have maintained faith in the process.\n\nThey argued that there was huge potential for fracked gas particularly in the Bowland shale, a geological formation that runs under Lancashire, Yorkshire, parts of the Midlands and into North Wales.\n\nPlans for test drilling have drawn public protests in a number of locations around the UK\n\nThe optimistic view was based in part on a study published in 2013 by the British Geological Survey (BGS) which issued a very positive report on the likely amount of gas in place under the Bowland.\n\nThat study suggested that it was one of the world's biggest reserves, containing some 1,300 trillion cubic feet of shale gas.\n\n\"To put that in context,\" wrote former Prime Minister David Cameron at the time, \"even if we extract just a tenth of that figure, that is still the equivalent of 51 years' gas supply.\"\n\nBut there were concerns expressed at the time that the estimate was on the high side.\n\nNow, scientists at the University of Nottingham and the BGS have developed a new method for analysing the gas content of shale, which they believe gives them a more accurate estimate of the overall potential.\n\n\"In terms of the total gas in place, the mean value from the 2013 study was 1,300 trillion feet of gas, we are struggling to get anywhere above 200 trillion feet,\" said Prof Colin Snape from the University of Nottingham, the lead author on the paper.\n\n\"The data we've got from the two shales we've looked at are very consistent - and gas companies Cuadrilla and Third Energy have just published two papers in the last year where they have taken core samples and measured the gas that's evolved and that data is very, very consistent with our own data.\"\n\nAccording to the new study, the amount of gas in place, assuming an economic recovery rate of 10% would be a maximum of 20 trillion cubic feet, which would equate to around seven years' worth of gas at current UK rates of consumption.\n\nOther researchers were impressed with the new method developed by the researchers at Nottingham.\n\n\"The results bring bad news to those hoping that northern England is floating on a bed of cheap and abundant gas,\" said Prof Stuart Haszeldine, Professor of Geology and Carbon Storage, University of Edinburgh, who was not involved with the study.\n\n\"Abundant hydrocarbons may have been generated in the past, but have leaked away to the Earth's surface many millions of years ago. Not only have all those hydrocarbon horses bolted, but there is no longer a secure stable door to retain very large quantities of present-day gas in these shales.\"\n\nHowever, some of the leading experts at the BGS were cautious in their interpretation of the study, even though several of their own scientists were involved in the paper.\n\n\"Early indications published today suggest that it is possible there is less shale gas resource present than previously thought,\" said Prof Mike Stephenson, chief scientist for decarbonisation and resource management, at the BGS.\n\n\"However the study considered only a very small number of rock samples from only two locations.\"\n\n\"BGS has continued to study resource estimation in shales over the past 16 years and further studies are still required to further refine estimates of shale gas resources.\"\n\nCuadrilla, the company which has recently resumed fracking a shale gas well in Lancashire, was blunt in its rejection of the new paper.\n\nProtestors have tried to shut down Cuadrilla's fracking operations in Lancashire\n\n\"Those involved in publishing this should be embarrassed,\" said Francis Egan, Cuadrilla chief executive.\n\n\"We hold more data and technical experience of the Bowland shale than anyone else in the UK yet not once did anyone from this research group or Nottingham University contact us for our view or input.\"\n\nUKOOG, the body which represents the UK's onshore oil and gas industry, also rejected the implications of the study.\n\n\"To date we have made significant advancements in the understanding of the resource potential contained within UK shale, with very encouraging results seen at both Springs Road and Preston New Road which have demonstrated properties in line with world class, US shale plays,\" said Ken Cronin, chief executive of UK Onshore Oil and Gas.\n\n\"What we know now is that we have a world class resource which has broadly supported the estimates originally published by the British Geological Survey. Indeed, in terms of potential gas flow indications, the results are at the upper end of our original forecasts.\"\n\n\"The only way to provide accurate estimates of how much gas is likely to be produced is to drill, hydraulically fracture and test many wells,\" said Prof Quentin Fisher, from the University of Leeds, who was not involved with the study.\n\n\"Which is exactly the intention of companies holding shale gas licences in the UK.\"\n\nThe study has been published in the journal Nature Communications.", "Coverage: Live radio commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live and live text commentary on the BBC Sport website and app.\n\nElite rugby can break bodies and its pressures can make the physically indomitable falter and fall. World Cup finals change lives and that knowledge can shackle even the best.\n\nOwen Farrell will lead England out against South Africa on Saturday as a player who appears immune to all that and so much more.\n\nYou watch Farrell and it all seems so straightforward that you forget how complicated simple can be.\n\nYou can follow him round Japan for seven weeks and still find something unknowable about him, because there appear to be no doubts or darkness behind the unyielding exterior.\n• None Six key battles to decide the final\n\nThe man who started at fly-half for England in their two previous World Cup finals, Jonny Wilkinson, was tortured by his own genius and the expectations put on him, by himself and others, as a result. The dialogue was all internal and you feared for where it might take him when it was all over.\n\nFarrell strips it all back. The team-talks, the interviews, the attitude.\n\nGo harder than the opposition, impose your will upon them. Show no fear. Look around your team and into their eyes, show them what you have and where you want them to be.\n\n\"The only voice I heard in the first training session he had with England was Owen's,\" remembers former team-mate Danny Care.\n\n\"And in the meetings. I was taken aback. I'd never heard it from such a young guy, in an England team.\n\n\"But one training session and I was in. I was fully under his tutelage. Because he is the best, and he was the best, even when he came in at 19 or 20.\n\n\"He knows that every team will come after him, because he's the man. And he relishes it, he loves it, he wants it. He laughs when people hit him hard.\"\n\nSporting leaders are supposed to be great orators, sending their team-mates out with long, stirring speeches, or crashing heads against walls. Shakespeare or blood and thunder, or both.\n\nYou hear Farrell in the huddle at training sessions and it's like a James Ellroy novel. There is nothing loose and there is no fat over the muscle.\n\nTwo days out from the quarter-final win over Australia, down in Beppu, on the southern island of Kyushu - 22 men in muted red and white training shirts gathered around him.\n\nIn that moment, facing the haka, you saw more of Farrell than you might have in the eight years that led to it. No doubts, just a precise statement. 'This is me. What have you got?'\n\n\"I know this is training right.\"\n\n\"Put yourselves in a position today to be brutal.\"\n\nA week on, and three-time world champions New Zealand lie ahead in the semi-final. A midweek training session, Farrell calling the team in and waiting until all were intent on his words.\n\n\"We're going to punish them with good decisions. Right?\"\n\n\"We're going to play this game at our pace.\"\n\nLooks around. No-one moves.\n\n\"Our pace. Not how they want to play it. Right?\"\n\nFarrell came into the England team in the aftermath of their scandal-hit exit at the quarter-final stage of the 2011 World Cup. He was there when England crashed out earlier still in 2015.\n• None How Ford has moved out of Farrell's shadow\n• None The unique story of South Africa's first black captain\n• None Class of 2003 give their views on the final\n\nNow, aged 28, in his prime, he believes this is his moment, and for the team he leads.\n\nAll those years of watching his dad Andy as he played rugby league for Wigan, England and Great Britain, and then Saracens and England again at the 2007 World Cup. His uncle, former Wigan captain Sean O'Loughlin; his grandfather, Keiron O'Loughlin, who played 260 times for Wigan and 119 times for Widnes.\n\nSitting as a kid in a Wigan dressing room containing talents like Jason Robinson, Kris Radlinski and Denis Betts. Watching, learning, growing up like so few others.\n\n\"Owen is out of a proper hard-core, winning rugby mentality,\" says Martin Johnson, the only Englishman to lift the Webb Ellis Trophy.\n\n\"You can tell without knowing him that he's going to perform consistently week in, week out and get better. When you're 20 minutes to go in a Test match, who do you want in your team?\"\n\nChris Ashton, another rugby league kid from the Wigan hot-house to make it in union, sees in it similarly stark terms.\n\n\"Owen is a winner. It's working, it works for the team and you win, so you do what he says. Simple as.\"\n\nBeing kicker as well as captain should layer on a little more pressure again. Saturday's final is unlikely to be the giddy romp that the semi-final triumph over the All Blacks turned out to be. It may be won off the tee, from close in and out wide, when the whole world is watching and your team-mates have retreated.\n\nI once tried to put a piece together about what it's like for a place-kicker in those frozen moments. The game stopped, no-one looking anywhere else than you, the match maybe hanging on what can do in those next few seconds.\n\nFormer England fly-half Charlie Hodgson told me it could feel like the loneliest place in the world. Paul Grayson, third on the list of England's all-time points scorers, once almost walked out of the team hotel before a game because the nerves and self-doubt were so intense.\n\nI put those stories to Farrell and asked if he felt the same. He looked at me as if I was mad. \"No! You're just kicking a ball!\"\n\nHe is the same now on the eve of the biggest game of his life. It is not an act. That childhood, his obsessions, all those crunch games with Saracens that led to five Premiership titles and three Champions Cups.\n\n\"I don't think he was born as good as he is,\" says Jamie George, his team-mate at Saracens and with England, who has known Farrell since the pair were 14 years old.\n\n\"He's honed his talents, incredibly so, and he's developed as a player and a person so much over the past 10 years. That's the impressive thing about him, and he'll continue to develop until he hangs up his boots.\n\n\"He's a proper student of the game. He loves it. That's a large part of why you trust his opinion, because you know for a fact that not only is he the best at doing it but that he's watched more tape and thought about it the most.\n\n\"He leads from the front. He's incredibly committed. His messaging throughout the week is brilliant, and it makes the team feel so ready on Saturday. He builds our confidence up during the week, and a large part of that is down to him.\n\n\"What makes him a great leader? What doesn't make him a great leader? The way he performs, the way he carries himself, day in, day out - that's the sort of person you want to follow.\"\n\nIn his captain, coach Eddie Jones sees much of himself reflected back down the years.\n\nBoth are obsessive. Jones sends emails and texts to his assistants and players as late as midnight and as early as 4am. Farrell tries something for the first time and immediately has to be the best at it: making barista coffee, building a bar in his garden, learning how to barbecue ribs.\n\nJones challenges Farrell. Farrell challenges Jones. In the last team meeting before the final, in the team hotel in Shinjuku on Friday night, it will be Jones who willingly steps aside and lets Farrell deliver the final message.\n\nFarrell has produced the iconic image of England's World Cup campaign this far, when he and his team-mates stared down the All Blacks' haka a week ago and he gave that little sideways smile.\n\nIn that moment you saw more of Farrell than you might have seen in the eight years that led to it. No fear, only a savouring of the challenge. No doubts, just a precise statement. 'This is me. What have you got?'\n\n\"When I saw it, it made me smile,\" says George.\n\n\"Because for me, it was almost Owen saying, you don't know what's coming. And I don't think they did.\"", "The committee said the Department of Health must take \"immediate action to tackle acute issues facing the health service\"\n\nHealth services in Northern Ireland risk \"deteriorating to the point of collapse\" without a long-term funding strategy to support transformation, a report by a Westminster committee has said.\n\nIt said services are struggling to meet the needs of an ageing population.\n\nThe report added that the services are \"lacking adequate financial support or strategic guidance\".\n\nThe Department of Health said it would carefully consider the recommendations.\n\nThe warning comes as the department spelled out the scale of the budgetary pressures it faces in a letter to Northern Ireland's political parties.\n\nThe Westminister committee report, by the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee, said key services, \"in particular cancer, social care and mental health\", lack comprehensive strategies to guide their future direction.\n\nIt added that the Department of Health \"must do more to demonstrate its commitment to developing long-term strategies for these services\".\n\nThe committee said the department must also take immediate action to tackle \"acute issues facing the health service\".\n\nThese, it said, include cancer waiting times, shortages in social care staffing and inadequate mental health funding.\n\nThe report said decisions over health services in Northern Ireland are the responsibility of the health minister in the Northern Ireland Executive, but that if the Northern Ireland Assembly was not formed by the end of the year, the government will need to take action.\n\nIn a letter to MLAs, the department spelled out how many millions are needed to train new doctors and nurses\n\nA government spokesperson said health and social care services in Northern Ireland were \"a devolved matter\".\n\nThe spokesperson added that Northern Ireland Secretary Julian Smith had visited a number of health and social care facilities and \"fully understands the pressures that the sectors are facing\".\n\n\"That is why he is doing everything he can to get the Stormont institutions back up and running as soon as possible, in order that local politicians make decisions affecting everyone in Northern Ireland.\n\n\"The secretary of state will consider the recommendations contained in the report and respond in due course.\"\n\nThe letter, meanwhile, which the Department of Health sent to MLAs who lead on health in Northern Ireland's political parties, spells out the specific pressures under which it is operating.\n\nSimon Hoare said the committee expected \"more regular updates\" on progress\n\nNorthern Ireland Affairs Committee chair Simon Hoare said the health service in Northern Ireland was falling behind the rest of the UK.\n\n\"An approach to funding that simply keeps things ticking over, and an absence of over-arching strategy in key areas, has left services at breaking point and this situation must end as soon as possible,\" he said.\n\n\"We have called for the government to end the insecurity and set three year minimum budget allocations to give vital services the space to breathe and look ahead.\n\n\"We also expect more regular updates on the progress in developing strategies in key areas, particularly cancer services and mental health.\"\n\nOne of the key findings of the committee was that the \"transformation of Northern Ireland's health and social care services is long overdue\".\n\nThe report said services are struggling to meet the needs of an ageing population\n\nIt said the recommendations of the Bengoa Report and Delivering Together are urgently needed if services are to keep pace with the \"increasingly complex and evolving needs of an ageing population\".\n\nIt said the UK government should also work with the Department of Health and Department of Finance to produce three-year minimum budget allocations.", "England fans arrived in Yokohama ahead of the final\n\nEngland fans are glued to television screens up and down the country as 15 men in white line up to face South Africa in the Rugby World Cup final.\n\nThe game, which kicked off at 09:00 GMT, is being played in Japan but almost 6,000 miles away back home excitement reached fever pitch.\n\nEngland were last in the final 12 years ago and last won it 16 years ago.\n\nFans are understandably excited at the prospect of captain Owen Farrell lifting the Webb Ellis Cup.\n\nThe Queen has sent a letter of support via Prince Harry to England's head coach Eddie Jones calling for a \"memorable and successful\" final.\n\nTens of thousands of Red Rose supporters have travelled to Japan with the hope of securing a ticket for the eagerly-anticipated clash.\n\nMillions more will were expected to watch back home, hoping Jones's side can emulate the 2003 vintage led by Sir Clive Woodward.\n\nThese England fans in Japan dressed up as Beefeaters for the much-anticipated final\n\nA group of England fans wait for their train on the way to the Yokohama International Stadium\n\nAs you would expect, a large number of rugby clubs were planning to show the match, which is taking place at the 72,000-capacity Yokohama International Stadium.\n\nThere was extra excitement at Crewe and Nantwich Rugby Club as their former player Tom Curry was lining up for England.\n\n\"We are really excited and are hoping Tom has a great game,\" said coach John Farr earlier.\n\n\"He's had a great tournament so far.\"\n\nTom Curry has played every minute of England's World Cup campaign\n\nMr Farr said there would be \"bacon butties and beer\" and forecast some \"sore heads on Sunday\".\n\n\"We are really, really proud that a player who has taken to the field in a Crewe and Nantwich shirt is gong to go out and hopefully lift the Webb Ellis trophy,\" he said.\n\nA crowded clubhouse was also expected at Manchester Rugby Club in Cheadle Hulme where England's Ben Spencer used to play.\n\nBridgnorth Rugby Club in Shropshire was planning to show the game despite having its marquee wrecked and pitches submerged by flood water in recent days.\n\nPrince Harry met wheelchair rugby players in Tokyo before the World Cup final\n\nThe town that gave its name to the game - Rugby in Warwickshire - was also gearing up for the World Cup.\n\nJames Reeve, the landlord of the Merchant Inn, opened up early and said even Springbok supporters were welcome.\n\n\"I've got some good friends that are South Africans who live in Rugby so I'm really looking forward to that rivalry and banter we'll have,\" he said.\n\nMeanwhile in Birmingham, newlyweds Rosie and Ken Marshall were facing an early test of their marriage as they cheered for competing sides, having spent their honeymoon in Japan following the World Cup.\n\n\"Rosie and I will be happy for the other whatever the result - even if bragging rights will be decided for the next four years,\" said Mr Marshall, 37, originally from Johannesburg.\n\n\"It will be a great match and I just hope England win,\" said 31-year-old Mrs Marshall.\n\nNewlyweds Ken and Rosie Marshall will be cheering for opposing sides\n\nBoth agreed that Mrs Marshall would be the loudest of the two during the big match but, as Mr Marshall confided, \"it's her dad and brother that will be unbearable for the next four years\".\n\nEngland Rugby has been getting into the swing of things - much like a sweet chariot maybe - by tweeting videos of the team's previous victories over South Africa.\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nNot that there's that many at the World Cup, the Springboks having won three of their four World Cup encounters with the English.\n\nBut don't be disheartened, New Zealand had won all three of their previous World Cup games against England before this year's semi-final, which Jones's side won 19-7.\n\nPupils at Moreton Hall Prep School in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, have also voiced their support for England ahead of the game (be warned, they are loud!)\n\nThis Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. View original content on Twitter The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Skip twitter post 2 by Moreton Hall This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.\n\nThe final also promises to be a particularly memorable occasion in the Van Wellen household.\n\nThe future sporting allegiance of 11-month-old Finley depends upon the outcome of the match - as his parents Kris and Mel support the Springboks and England respectively.\n\nMr and Mrs Van Wellen, who live in Nottinghamshire, have decided Finley will be raised a fan of whoever wins the final.\n\nThe final is a big day for the Van Wellen family\n\nJack Crawford, 21, is planning to get up at 06:00 to start his preparations for watching the game at home in Knottingley, West Yorkshire, with his father Scott, who will have just finished a supermarket night shift.\n\n\"He won't be getting any sleep until after the match has finished,\" Jack said.\n\nNot every fan will be watching though, as some can't bear the pressure.\n\n\"I recorded the semi-final and watched it only once I knew the result,\" said Mandi Allen from Darlington.\n\n\"I just couldn't stand the pressure. Because I did that at the semis, I'm worried about jinxing the final now if I watch it live.\n\n\"I'm so excited though, I reckon England will win 34-24.\"\n\nThe Evening Standard estimates some 2,000 pubs and bars will open early in London to show the game, while Boxparks in the capital will also be showing coverage from 08:00.\n\nThousands of pubs are opening across the rest of the country, from Manchester, Sheffield and Newcastle in the north to Gloucester and Cheltenham in the south west.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "Hundreds of tonnes of ballast have been used to repair the line\n\nDirect rail services between north and south Wales are to resume after repair works were completed early.\n\nFloods washed away ballast and track foundations under the line in Herefordshire, Network Rail said.\n\nIt meant services using the line between Abergavenny and Hereford had to be replaced by buses.\n\nThe first services will run on Saturday, but Transport for Wales warned there may still be delays due to speed restrictions on the line.\n\nIt asked passengers to check for updates before they set off.\n\nNetwork Rail thanked passengers for their patience while the track was repaired.\n\nIt was originally thought the route could have been closed until Monday.\n\nThe line through Herefordshire is part of the route linking north and south Wales\n\nNetwork Rail said the work needed 300 tonnes of foundation and 600 tonnes of ballast.\n\nChris Howchin, the company's route director, said: \"I'm delighted that we've managed to reopen the line ahead of schedule - restoring a vital rail link for Wales and Borders.\n\n\"The whole team worked tirelessly in difficult weather conditions and it's a fantastic result for passengers.\"\n\nThe Met Office had issued an amber warning and said more than 4in (100mm) of rain fell in 24 hours in some places.\n\nOn Monday, 34 homes were evacuated as the River Wye continued to rise in Monmouth.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "'Women in black' are demanding justice in Chile, following recent injuries and deaths of protesters.\n\nAt least 20 people have died during the nationwide protests demanding economic and political change.\n\nChile recently pulled out of hosting two major international summits because of the unrest.", "Boris Johnson is facing renewed calls to release a report assessing the threat posed by Russia to the UK's democratic processes.\n\nFormer attorney general Dominic Grieve said its release was vital ahead of the general election because it contained information relevant to voters.\n\nMr Grieve, chairman of Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee, has accused the PM of sitting on the report ahead of the 12 December poll.\n\nThe report was finalised in March 2019.\n\nCompiled by the Parliamentary Intelligence and Security Committee, it includes evidence from UK intelligence services concerning Russian attempts to influence the outcome of the 2016 EU referendum and 2017 general election.\n\nThe process for clearing it on security grounds was completed in the middle of October, but it has since been with Downing Street for final release.\n\nMr Grieve - who sits as an independent MP for Beaconsfield after losing the Conservative whip - said the usual 10-day wait for release has passed, and if it is not published before Parliament dissolves on Tuesday it will not be published at all.\n\nHe told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: \"I cannot think of a reason why he should wish to prevent this report being published.\n\n\"It's very demoralising for us when we find we put in months of work and at the end of it we're not getting an adequate response.\"\n\nBusiness Secretary Andrea Leadsom said she was not aware of any hold-up. Speaking on the Today programme, she added: \"I don't think there's anything unusual about this.\n\n\"Many select committee reports are produced and the government has to respond properly, it cannot respond in haste.\"\n\nDominic Grieve says the report contains information \"germane\" to voters\n\nIt is understood Mr Grieve had been hoping to publish the report on 28 October.\n\nThe committee heard evidence from UK intelligence agencies such as GCHQ, MI5 and MI6 about Russian attempts to interfere in the 2016 EU referendum and the 2017 general election.\n\nPrevious disclosures would suggest these Russian activities did not match the scale of those directed against the 2016 US presidential election, and even in that case, there is considerable debate about how far people were actually influenced by these actions.\n\nAsked if there is useful information in the report for voters, Mr Grieve said: \"Yes I think there is. It's about information.\n\n\"I want to emphasise I'm not about to explain what's in the report, I'm not allowed to and I wouldn't dream of doing so.\n\n\"But the report is informative and people are entitled to information. It seems to us that this report is germane because we do know and I think it is widely accepted that the Russians have sought to interfere in other countries' democratic processes in the past.\"\n\nExtensive evidence has been unearthed of Russian interference in US politics thanks to investigations like the Mueller inquiry, but less has emerged when it comes to UK elections, including the Brexit referendum.\n\nAnd that is one reason why this report, simply entitled Russia has been so anticipated.\n\nHow much evidence is there? It may be less than some hope but more than others expect.\n\nThe committee's investigation is set against the wider challenge posed by Russian espionage and subversion directed against the West - which can range from cyber-hacking through social media activity to covert influence through individuals.\n\nThis could potentially mean it treads on sensitive areas politically, but those who want to see the report released believe it is vital for the public to have an informed understanding of what Moscow and its agents are really up to as the UK heads to the polls.\n\nLabour leader Jeremy Corbyn echoed Mr Grieve's call for the publication of the report, asking what the government \"have got to hide\".\n\n\"Yes it should be released,\" he said on Saturday.\n\n\"And I suspect that the reason it hasn't been published is because they're going to delay it past the dissolution of Parliament on Tuesday and then they can hide it away until some point in the future.\n\n\"If a report has been called for and written, and it should be in the public domain, then what have they got to hide?\"\n\nDuring a campaign visit in Kensington, west London, Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson called allegations of Russian meddling in British politics \"deeply worrying\".\n\nShe said Mr Grieve's stressing it should be published had given her \"cause for concern that the government is deliberately hiding it\".\n\nShe added that it \"would be relevant heading into an election that the report is in the public domain\".", "Women were being sold on apps including Instagram\n\nKuwaiti authorities say they have officially summoned the owners of several social media accounts used to sell domestic workers as slaves.\n\nA BBC News Arabic investigation found online slave markets on apps provided and made available by Google and Apple, including Facebook-owned Instagram.\n\nWomen were offered for sale as workers via hashtags such as \"maids for transfer\" or \"maids for sale\".\n\nAuthorities say those involved have been ordered to take down their ads.\n\nThey have also been compelled to sign a legal commitment, promising no longer to participate in this activity.\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. BBC News Arabic’s undercover investigation exposes the buying and selling of domestic workers in the Gulf\n\nInstagram said it had also taken action since it was contacted by the BBC. It said it had removed further content across Facebook and Instagram, and would prevent the creation of new accounts designed to be used for the online slave market.\n\nMany of the most widely used accounts for buying and selling domestic workers appear to have stopped their activity.\n\nDr Mubarak Al-Azimi, head of Kuwait's Public Authority for Manpower, said it was investigating the woman featured in the BBC report who sold a 16-year-old girl from Guinea - whom we are calling \"Fatou\" - via an app.\n\nA police officer who also featured in the report is under investigation by the authorities.\n\nHe said arrests and compensation for the victims were possible outcomes of the action.\n\nKimberley Motley, an American international lawyer who has taken on Fatou's case, said: \"I believe the app developers should definitely provide compensation for Fatou. As well as possibly Apple and Google.\n\n\"On Apple Store they proclaim that they are responsible for everything that's put on their store. And so our question is, what does that responsibility mean?\"\n\nMs Motley also called for criminal charges against those involved in trafficking Fatou to Kuwait.\n\nGoogle and Apple said they were working with app developers to prevent illegal activity on their platforms.\n\nOn Thursday, BBC News Arabic published its undercover investigation which found domestic workers were being illegally bought and sold online in a booming black market.\n• None Slave markets found on Instagram and other apps", "Stephen Morris was handed back his violin in a Waitrose car park\n\nA 310-year-old violin worth £250,000 that was left on a train in south London has been returned to its owner.\n\nThe instrument was handed over to professional musician Stephen Morris in a supermarket car park in Beckenham after secret negotiations.\n\nPlain-clothes police officers attended in case the handover went wrong, as the man who had the violin said he had made a mistake and apologised.\n\nMr Morris said having the violin back had not yet \"sunk in\".\n\nThis video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Mr Morris on the \"shock\" of getting back his violin\n\n\"I feel a bit battered and bruised,\" he said. \"I haven't had a great deal of sleep since it went missing,\" adding that he would have a beer to celebrate.\n\nThe violin, which was made by master craftsman David Tecchler in 1709, was left on the London to Orpington train on 22 October when Mr Morris got out at Penge East with his bike.\n\nStephen Morris had said losing the instrument was like \"having my arm cut off\"\n\nThe 51-year-old from Sydenham, who has played on film scores including The Lord of the Rings and James Bond and recorded with David Bowie and Steve Wonder, was distraught.\n\nBritish Transport Police (BTP) later released a CCTV image of a man believed to have taken the violin as the train approached Bromley South and asked him to get in touch, sparking appeals on social media.\n\nThe violin, pictured here, had recently been restored\n\nThe breakthrough came on Thursday when Mr Morris received a direct Twitter message, which read: \"I recognise the person in the picture. I think it may be somebody I know - I'd like to be of help. I know what it's like to leave valuables on a train.\"\n\nOver the next 24 hours further contact was made with the person who had sent the message - it's suspected that he was in fact the individual who had taken the violin.\n\nCalling himself \"Gene\", which was not his real name, the man agreed to meet Mr Morris on Friday evening at a Waitrose car park near Beckenham train station.\n\nIn an operation co-ordinated by the musician's friend and former police officer, Mike Pannett, a team of plain-clothes officers were placed on stand-by.\n\n\"Mike was the engine room for the whole thing,\" said Mr Morris.\n\nThe violin is marked with Tecchler's name\n\nShortly after 22:10 BST, the police team watched as \"Gene\", in his mid to late 20s, approached Mr Morris, shook his hand and transferred a holdall containing the violin.\n\n\"He was very apologetic, he said he wanted to hand it to me in person,\" he said.\n\nThe violin and bows were intact and \"in tune\".\n\n\"It couldn't have ended in a happier way,\" Mr Morris said\n\nBTP said it would be taking no further action against the man because he had taken reasonable steps to contact the violin owner and had handed it back.\n\nDet Ch Insp Phil Briggs said the message from the start had been \"please return it\".\n\n\"It was a gentlemanly exchange with the victim,\" he said.\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.", "The baby girl was found \"unresponsive\" by emergency services on Crompton Street in Farnworth\n\nA man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 10-month-old girl died at a house.\n\nThe child was found unresponsive at a home in Crompton Street, Farnworth, near Bolton, at about 17:30 GMT on Friday, Greater Manchester Police said.\n\nShe was taken to hospital, where she died shortly after.\n\nPolice said the 22-year-old man was being held in custody for questioning and tests to find out how the baby died were due to be carried out later.\n\nDet Ch Insp Stuart Wilkinson said: 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