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After a crash resulted in the death of teenager harry dunn. You have two wonderful parents that lost their sons and a woman who was driving on the wrong side of the road, and that can happen. You know, those are the opposite roads. That happens. I wont say it ever happened to me, but it did. The mother of Team Gb Snowboarder ellie soutter says she wants to help those with Mental Health problems, in herfirst interview since her daughter took her own life. She couldnt say how she felt, for whatever reason. I can now encourage people to say how they, you know, to speak up and to share and to talk to their parents or to share with their friends and things like that if they are having any problems, and i think that thats whats pushing me on. Englands outgoing chief medical officer says eating and drinking on local public transport should be banned to help tackle childhood obesity. And englands world cup rugby match against france is cancelled because of a typhoon heading forjapan. More in the sport after 11 30am. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, is in northampton setting out labours plans for transforming britain ahead of any forthcoming general election. Mr corbyn is expected to call borisjohnsons queens speech next week a farce, as no programme can be delivered with a majority of minus 45, and will say that the Prime Minister is using the queen to deliver a pre Election Party political broadcast for the conservative pa rty. Lets look at northampton. We havent got that picture at the moment, we had it a second ago, but we will be there when that speech begins. The Prime Minister will meet his irish counterpart leo varadkar later, in an attempt to find enough Common Ground to reach a brexit deal. Borisjohnson will meet the taoiseach in the north west of england at lunchtime. The prospect of agreement seems remote as each sides plan has been rejected by the other, and the eu summit, where any deal would have to be signed off, is just a week away. So what is the view from westminster . Our assistant political editor, norman smith, is there for us now. The two of them are talking, but there are no new proposals on the table, so what are the chances there will be anything emerging out of this that could transform into a deal in such a short space of time . I think the honest answer is the prospect is negligible because, as you say, there is nothing new substantive to discuss or to bridge the divide between them. The British Governments proposals, as we know, have been rejected by everyone and anyone in brussels and the eu hasnt come forward with a counter offer because they take the view it isnt up because they take the view it isnt up to them, its up to the British Government to come up with answers to the Northern Ireland border. So although the two men are meeting and although the two men are meeting and although they both want to get a deal, its hard to see, given the very short time frame left, how this will be possible, which is why mines are now turning to the likelihood of general election, if, as seems quite possible, we have to have a further delay to brexit. But i think mr corbyn is about to make his big speech now, setting out labours pitch for that election, and also saying that his party is now champing at the bit to have an election rather than to go down the road of trying to engineer another referendum. His favoured option is to go straight for a general election. That has caused some disquiet in his party from people fea rful disquiet in his party from people fearful that it risks turning, in effect, into a brexit election, which will drag out labours drown out labours anti austerity message, and also some nervousness as to how far labours rather precarious position on brexit, where it will try to negotiate another deal but wont necessarily back that deal but wont necessarily back that deal before putting it to another referendum, a bit of nervousness about how far that would be exposed in an election, and the polls are not good either, with the fear that borisjohnson could not good either, with the fear that Boris Johnson could emerge not good either, with the fear that borisjohnson could emerge with a clear majority, paving the way for a no deal brexit, exactly what labour are trying to avoid. So there is a degree of disquiet in labour ranks, and we heard it from Emily Thornberry a short time ago, when she was speaking on the Victoria Derbyshire programme, saying she feared exactly that, that the election risked turning into a quasi referendum. So there is disquiet about that. But lets have a listen to whatJeremy Corbyn is going to say. Thank you, diane, for that introduction, and thank you for the saints for giving me a space this morning i asked for a trial, but they said no chance, and rather unkindly they said i was too old. Its all right, i can cope. Can i say personally big thank you for diane for coming here today and chairing this rally, but also for the way in which shes coped with the way in which shes coped with the most unbelievable levels of abuse and harassment. Applause and the dignity with which she has all of that. There is no place in our politics for any form of harassment, abuse, misogyny or racism in any form. It simply devalu es racism in any form. It simply devalues the debate and the argument. Applause and i hope our public life can be conducted in a better way, where we do not indulge in that sort of behaviour. As far as i am concerned, im not getting in the gutter with anybody because there is not the time, space or inclination for that i want to get the policies issues out there for people to understand. Cani out there for people to understand. Can i also say a huge welcome to gareth and sally, our two candidates for southampton. Northampton. Go on, give them a chair. Cheering and applause. And we are going to be here a few times, all right, because i want to see them both elected, and can i say thanks to all the people coming here today. On monday, we will be treated to the farce of borisjohnsons conservative government, amid all of the full pomp and ceremony, setting out an agenda to parliament that he has no intention and no obvious means of delivering. Because this government is not going to put any legislation before parliament. It has a majority of 45. But there is one area where borisjohnson has a 100 record, and i commend him for it, he has been defeated on every vote he is put to Parliament Since becoming Prime Minister, and he is seeking a general election which will rapidly end the parliamentary session which the queen is about to open. Holding a queens speech before trying to call an election is a cynical stunt. He is using the queen to deliver a pre Election Party political broadcast for the conservative party. And it wasnt long ago thatjohnson was pretending not to want an election. Now he is pretending that it is labour that doesnt want one let me address him directly. Prime minister, we cant trust not to break the law, because youve got form. Applause we cant trust you not to use this period of an Election Campaign to drive our country off a no deal cliff edge that will crash our economy, destroy ourjobs and industries, create shortages of medicine and Food Supplies and endanger the Peace Process in Northern Ireland and damage the good friday agreement. So its simple. Obey the law, take no deal off the table, then lets have the election. We are ready, we are ready. There is only one reason it hasnt happened yet. We cant trust you. We might just be weeks away from the first queens speech of the Labour Government, and that queens speech will be very different. We will put forward the most radical, hopeful, people focused programme in modern times, a once in a generation chance to rebuild and transform our country. It will let the people decide on brexit, build an economy that works for all, change government so it works for you, tackle the Climate Emergency and reset our global role to one based on peace and human rights. So today i want to give you a preview of labours plan for real change. The first task of a Labour Government will be finally to get brexit sorted. After three years of tory failure, its time to take the decision out of the hands of politicians and let the people have final say, so a government will immediately legislate for a referendum. That referendum will not bea referendum. That referendum will not be a rerun of 2016. Nobody knew what a deal with the eu would look back then, and the prospect of no deal was dismissed out of hand by leading leave campaigners, including Boris Johnson and michael gove at the time. This time, the choice will be between leaving with a sensible deal and remaining in the eu, two clear options, both agreed with the eu. No false promises, no bluster. So, within three months of coming to power, a Labour Government will secure a sensible deal, based on the terms weve long advocated and discussed with the eu, trade unions and businesses, including a new customs union, a close Single Market relationship and guarantees, absolute guarantees of rights and protections and, of course, respect for the wonderful good friday agreement that was reached. Within six months of being elected, we will put that deal to a public vote alongside remain and, as Prime Minister, i will carry out whatever the people decide. There is nothing complicated about that position. Its really very simple. Labour trusts the people to decide. Labour is the only party that can and will deliver a public vote. The tories and lib dems have taken increasingly extreme and, frankly, undemocratic positions which have sown further divisions. Borisjohnsons conservatives are pushing the country conservatives are pushing the cou ntry towards conservatives are pushing the country towards no deal, for which they have no mandate, which is opposed by most of the public and which would open the way to a race to the bottom in our rights and protections, to get a one sided trade deal with donald trump stop but labour will get brexit sorted and bring our country together, because years of bickering over brexit have become a barrier to delivering the real change this country needs. To do that, we need an economy that works for the many, not just the few at the top. Todays gdp figures show our economy is contracting. We are on the brink of recession. Productivity is down, peoples Living Standards are lower today than ten years ago. That is the tory record. A labour covenant will rebuild communities across britain with investment on a scale our country has never known, bringing newjobs and fresh growth to every town, city and region and the nations which make up the uk. We will upgrade our creaking infrastructure with a £250 billion Public Investment into energy, housing and transport through a National Transformation fund, and establish a National Investment bank to make a further £250 billion available, through loans to businesses and cops to get our economy moving. Businesses and cooperatives. Grotesque inequality is the result of a deliberate effort to tip the balance of power away from workers towards the privileged elite that borisjohnsons conservatives represent. For too many people, work now means longer hours, more stress and greater insecurity. Pay is still lower than it was a decade ago. The chancellor, sajid javid, has said the minimum wage will not rise above £10 an hour until 2024, and only for those aged 21 and over. So a Labour Government will immediately raise the minimum wage to £10 an hourfor all will immediately raise the minimum wage to £10 an hour for all workers from the age of 16, and will deliver the biggest extension of rights for workers our country has ever seen. Applause we will create a new ministry of Employment Rights and give workers a seat at the cabinet table, and strengthen the democratic voice of the workforce through collective bargaining. Every workerwill the workforce through collective bargaining. Every worker will have full rights on day one of a newjob, entitling them to sick pay, holiday pay, parental leave and protection against unfair dismissal. A new work isprotection agency will ensure all of these rights are properly enforced, and will create a working Time Commission to reduce the average working hours to 32 per week within ten years and, to truly rebalance power in peoples lives, we need to go further. So labour will give workers a say and a stake in their workplace by ensuring a third of the seats on Company Boards are reserved for worker directors are by the workers. And we will require all Large Companies to create inclusive ownership of funds, giving workers a share the fruits of their labour by paying a dividend of up to £500 per year. Too much talent in our country is squandered, not through any fault of the individual but because austerity has closed down opportunities for people. I believe the point of government is to do the opposite, to open up opportunities and allow everyone to reach their full potential. And that begins with education. The tories have starved our schools of cash and, along with the lib dems, saddled a generation of young people with a lifelong debt burden. You know this yourselves from every school you go into. A Labour Government will create a National Education service, providing Free Education for eve ryo ne providing Free Education for everyone throughout life, as a right, a right to education, not a privilege to those that can afford it. Applause so we will scrap University Tuition fees, given our school is the funding they need. Cheering and applause. And enter the academies and Free Schools Programme and bring all our Schools Programme and bring all our schools into a democratically accountable schools into a democratically accou nta ble system, schools into a democratically accountable system, the family of local education that can be achieved. And the academies and free schools system. We will free our Young Children from the unnecessary our Young Children from the u nnecessa iy stress our Young Children from the unnecessary stress of over testing by ending key stage one and two tests, and we all know that early yea rs a re tests, and we all know that early years are actually the most important time of your life. We will rebuild what was a great achievement of the last Labour Government, which was sure start. Applause and introduce universal Free Childcare for all two, three and four micro year olds, so they get their great opportunity of socialising and learning together before they go on to school later on. For a decade, before they go on to school later on. Fora decade, our before they go on to school later on. For a decade, our National Health service has been run down, carved up and diced up, ready for privatisation. A Labour Government will reverse this process. We will repeal the tory lib dems privatisation act of 2012, otherwise known as the health and social care act. We will give our nhs the resources , act. We will give our nhs the resources, equipment and staff that it needs, which will mean more gps and nurses and reduced waiting times. And, under labour, prescriptions in england will be free, as they already are in wales and scotland. Applause and anyone thats been through the pain of friends or relatives that have got serious, life threatening conditions, we are going to make life saving medicines available to all by ensuring that Big Pharmaceutical Companies can no longer hold our nhs to ransom. Applause the prices the companies demand dont reflect the cost of the drugs they make. They simply charge as much as they can get away with. So we will use a compulsory licensing system to secure generic versions of patented medicines and create a publicly owned drugs manufacturer to supply cheaper medicines to our nhs, saving Health Service money and saving Health Service money and saving lives, and ensuring medicines are available to all, because some are available to all, because some are not and can only be bought at enormous cost from elsewhere. Only labour can be trusted with the future of our National Health service. After all, we are the ones that created it. Applause but health is other things as well. £8 billion has been taken from social care budgets of local authorities since 2010. Just reflect on that figure, £8 billion since 2010, only nine years ago. 87 people die every day while waiting for the ca re die every day while waiting for the care they need. Its a disgrace and, frankly, that we treat older people in this way has to change and has to be addressed. So we will introduce free personal care, providing help with daily tasks like bathing, washing and preparing meals. This will be the First Step Towards creating a National Care service, easing the fear of getting older, but also the fear for the families who have to give up work, opportunities and so on in order to ca re opportunities and so on in order to care for older relatives. They love them, but i believe care should be provided by the public as a whole and not force individuals, nearly a lwa ys and not force individuals, nearly always women, to give up jobs and careers in order to care for older people. Applause lets have some dignity in our society. And if i told you that our Social Security system has been deliberately removed and replaced with a harsh and uncaring ethos, you might think, well, yes, jeremy, he would say that, wouldnt he . But if i told you those arent my words but the damning verdict of the united nations, no less, you get a sense of the damage wrought by nine years of tory austerity on the lives of people in this country. Applause their policy of universal credit pushes people into the jaws of loan sharks, forces proud women and men to depend on food banks, and turfs families out of their homes because of the debt theyve been forced into by universal credit. The tories promised they would make work pay, but more and more people are falling into poverty but have jobs. So we will change the whole culture of the dwp. It will become the department for Social Security, to give people dignity and respect. Social security should not be about forcing women into the indignity of having to fill out a four page form to prove their child was born as a result of rape. 500 women had to do that last year. So labour will scrap universal credit and introduce an emergency package to immediately end its worst aspects, ending the benefit cap, and what i believe to be the immoral two child limit, we will stop what has now become 300,000 children being pushed into poverty by this system. And, yes, that means the end of the disgusting rape clause as well. We will enter the five week wait for the first payment and we will end the first payment and we will end the tories vicious sanctions regime, and with it the bedroom tax, because we are committed to reducing poverty. Applause and, because of our commitment to reducing poverty, we will end the benefit freeze, which has damaged so many peoples lives, but we will control welfare spending by tackling low pay and insecure work and the rip off rents. That is where the property comes from, low pay, high rents and the freeze on benefits. Thatis rents and the freeze on benefits. That is where the poverty comes from. Social security should not be subsidising bad employers and greedy landlords. Applause labour sees a decent home is a right old to all, not a privilege for the few. Is a right which is owed to all. So we will build a million genuinely Affordable Homes over ten yea rs, genuinely Affordable Homes over ten years, the majority for social rent, with the biggest House Building programme ina with the biggest House Building programme in a generation. And let me say this today, world homeless day, in the fifth richest country in the world, nobody should be forced to sleep rough. Applause we. We all know its wrong, and its labour that will end rough sleeping. After the horror of grenfell, its astonishing the tories are still failing to make our tower blocks say. Nine out of ten private blocks, with grenfell style cladding, havent had it replaced yet. Grenfell happened in 2017. We will ensure that people are not living in death traps, and we will deliver justice for grenfell. Living in death traps, and we will deliverjustice for grenfell. They have suffered for too long. Applause under the tories, our communities have become less safe. Violent crime has doubled. As diane has explained, often in parliament. Think about that the next time you see the Prime Minister using Police Recruits as a backdrop for his latest election gimmick. A Labour Government will increase the number of uniformed officers, pcs owes pc sos and uniformed staff. But police cuts are not the only reason Violent Crime has doubled, is also the wider impact of austerity, including the closure of youth centres, 750 of which closed their doors since 2012. That is seven years ago. Too many young people today are growing up with nowhere to go and no one to speak about their lives. I was in a youth centre last week in london. It was a lovely youth centre, willingly done, and the sense of creativity and imagination was in that scent and imagination was in that scent and the young people told me how much they valued it, and it opened their horizons and lives, the things they could do in their lives when they could do in their lives when they went there after school. I want that kind of youth centre for every young person in every part of this country, including northamptonshire. Applause this isnt just about applause this isntjust about crime. The experiences of our youth can shape our entire lives. It should be a time to discover arts, enjoyed sport and develop friendships, so we will guarantee every young person access to Youth Services in their community. That is the labour pledge for young people in our society. Applause women have borne the brunt of tory austerity, turning back the clock on gender equality. Labour will put women right at the heart of our programme for government, creating a stand alone department for women and equalities to ensure gender equality is prioritised. Labour is the party of equality. We will bear down on sexism, racism, homophobia and all forms of discrimination, wherever they exist in our economy and in our society. And we will deliverjustice for the victims of the windrush scandal, those wonderful people that came to this country. Diane is the daughter of the windrush generation. Applause and theyve done so much to enrich our lives and deliver Us Health Care and so many other things. Its disgraceful, the way they were treated by theresa may and the tories. Yesterday, the sickening anti semitic attack on a synagogue in germany is a truly terrifying reminder of where hatred and racism ultimately leads to. So we stand together as a society, as a community, against racism in any form whatsoever, be it the far right, anti semitism or homophobia, we will not tolerate it in any form. We can all be united on that, i hope. Applause many of the measures i am outlining today will be delivered at the local level by local councils, but local councils and local services have been gutted by the tory government, with lib dems support, since 2010. The ultimate symbol of that is right here in northamptonshire. Conservative run council collapsed. Ill put it simply. A Labour Government will properly Fund Councils and services and restore the sense of place and pride that comes from having good local facilities, and the thriving, lively high street, not a place of roller Blind Shutters and closed businesses. And the same goes for basic services, which have been carved up and often fleeced by private owners. The privatisation of our utilities, which are natural monopolies, has been a failure. People are sick of paying through the nose for a service, while billions are handed over to shareholders. So labour will bring rail, mail, water and the energy grid into Public Ownership. Cheering and applause. Public ownership run by and for the public, not for profit, and a Labour Government will take the railways back into Public Ownership, invest in public transport, including crossrail for the north from liverpool to hull and up to newcastle. And we will reinstate bus routes and establish municipal companies, making free travel available for the under 25, while maintaining the pensioner s bus pass. Buses are a crucial part of our lives and communities and communities and more people use buses and trains in total in the uk. Our Public Transport Network is falling apart just when our Public Transport Network is falling apartjust when the Climate Emergency means we need it more than ever. If we are to have any hope of keeping global temperature rises to a manageable level, we need immediate action. I want to thank groups like extension rebellion for educating us and pushing this issue to the top of the agenda. The governments target of reaching net zero emissions by 2050 is too late and the tories are doing little to meet it. In fact, investment in clea n meet it. In fact, investment in clean energy has fallen now for three years running. A Labour Government is fully signed up to a green new deal. We are already working closely with trade unions and the Scientific Community to develop the most radical climate targets in the world. In government we would entrench this into law by updating the Labour Governments great achievement of the Climate Change at, which David Miliband pushed through, which would be consistent with the Just Transition for workers. The urgent need to reduce our emissions is the starting point for the green industrial revolution. We would unleash it in every pa rt revolution. We would unleash it in every part of our country, creating hundreds of thousands of skilled jobs across britain, and building a cleaner, healthier and more rewarding economy for the future. Yesterday, i visited a state of the art wind turbine facility at southampton, and discussed our plans for an increase in the offshore wind capacity. That would create 70,000 jobs, that is the kind of ambition we need, the ambition that will ensure we reach our targets and make our contribution to saving our planet. Under our plan, the public would ta ke under our plan, the public would take a 51 stake in the new offshore wind farms and will reinvest those profits in coastal communities and in other green measures. The local communities will decide how that money is spent. Lets be clear, labour will ban fracking in this country. Cheering applause and we will roll out a street by street Insulation Panel and fit solar panels to 1. 7 million rooms, double the electricity sources, and remove the unnecessary barriers are there. We will make sure every single new house built is a zero carbon home. The Climate Emergency is actually an issue of global security. And unlike other global issues, it demands cooperation and diplomacy. The invasion of Northern Syria by turkey is completely unacceptable. More violence is never the solution. To end war we have to make peace, which is what all sides should do now. The syrian Peace Process must mean peace and security for the Kurdish People as well, whose voice must be included and heard. Reckless military interventions made britain and the world dangerous place. The wa rs and the world dangerous place. The wars in iraq, afghanistan and libya, frankly, have been disastrous failures. They have devastated those countries and field terror and insecurity rather than opposing it. Currently the Prime Minister has the power under the Royal Prerogative to launch military action without recourse to parliament. Boris johnson, a Prime Minister without a majority, has talked about sending troops to saudi arabia to confront iran. Another disaster in the making. I tell you this, i would be a very different kind of Prime Minister, one who is prepared to limit my own powers in the public interest. That is why a Labour Government would introduce a war powers bill to ensure no Prime Minister can bypass parliament to ta ke minister can bypass parliament to take our country to war. Applause the alternative queens speech i have set out today, and what i have set out is the most transformative, radical and Exciting Programme ever put before the british electorate. This is a labours plan to change our country. It is the real thing, not the pale imitation offered by borisjohnson not the pale imitation offered by Boris Johnson and his not the pale imitation offered by borisjohnson and his tory party. It isa borisjohnson and his tory party. It is a path to a future where the economy is run for the people, not the privileged few. And a government that works for you, not the vested interests. A future where we tackle the Climate Emergency and britain is a force for peace and International Justice in the world. That future is within our grasp. Together we can build a country fit for the next generation. The future is ours to make. Friends, it is time for real change. Thank you. Cheering applause so that was whatJeremy Corbyn has called his alternative queens speech. Diane abbott is indicating Jeremy Corbyn will take a few questions. We might go back to him for those, but he began that speech by calling the queens speech. Lets pose there, alex forsyth is asking a question. Hello, alex. A number of labour mps, including your shadow ministers who suggested there should be a second referendum before a general election, can you be clear, if a brexit extension is secured, will you immediately commit to an election, not a referendum . When might that be . Could that be in the days immediately after october the 19th . Thank you, alex. Rebecca howard, itv. Right. We are regional news. Should the americans waive the diplomatic immunity for the woman in the harry dunn case . And caitlin from pa . Good morning. With Extinction Rebellion protests in london again, what would you do if you were Prime Minister . Would you let them keep their sites active, or would you give their demands . Sorry . Would you meet the demands of extension rebellion . Thank you for the questions. The second referendum is what we propose under a Labour Government when it has been elected, which would be, as i have said, not a choice between a no deal cliff edge, but between an intelligent arrangement with the European Union and remain. So people would have a choice. As i said, it was Boris Johnson and michael gove and others who said it would be unthinkable to leave the eu without a deal and that is exactly where Boris Johnson leave the eu without a deal and that is exactly where borisjohnson is taking us at the present time. We are infora taking us at the present time. We are in for a few days of shadow boxing by Boris Johnson are in for a few days of shadow boxing by borisjohnson and a decision will hopefully come back to Parliament Next Week after the eu summit. At the moment his behaviour and the language he has used suggests he will not reach an agreement with the European Union. Our absolute priority, and that is why i have been talking to other opposition parties, is to make sure that no deal is taken off the table and an extension of membership is obtained, which is required under the benn act. After an election the Labour Government would introduce legislation to make sure a referendum takes place between an agreement that we would have with the European Union and remain. With remain, i would want to see reforms to the European Union. On the question you raised about the immunity, iam question you raised about the immunity, i am alarmed and very concerned about that. For somebody to be killed in our country and the person who did it then to flee to the United States and then claim diplomatic immunity is completely unacceptable. I know the family went to see dominic raab yesterday. We would put every possible bit of pressure we could on the United States and if we could, mount legal action within the United States, we would do so. It is not acceptable for somebody to seek diplomatic immunity when a wholly innocent individual has been killed by the behaviour of somebody else. Applause over extension rebellion, i think we have to understand the passion and the motives of those who are taking pa rt the motives of those who are taking part in the protests all over the country. I dont condemn them, i recognise their passion and what they are doing and i have met very large numbers of them, from Young Children through to older people, who fully understand what is happening to our planet and one our political system to reflect that. That is what i am trying to do. The rebellion that is taking place in london and in other places, i think theyre right to protest has to absolutely be upheld, that is what our democratic rights are all about. But obviously. Applause obviously protest must be conducted in an entirely peaceful way. Every time many people condemn anyone for protesting, they should think for a moment where protest eventually leads. Your mp in northampton in the 19th century changed the law because he refused to accept the norm that was thrust upon him by parliament and the people of northampton re elected him several times. Those women that stood up for the right of women that stood up for the right of women to vote, the suffragettes, we re women to vote, the suffragettes, were condemned mercilessly by almost every newspaper in the country. They are now on postage stamps. You know how things change eventually. Lets just remember that the right of free speech, the right to protest and the right to be heard in a peaceful way is actually a very precious right that i would always want to protect. Applause studio Jeremy Corbyn in northampton, a second ago setting out what he calls his alternative queens speech. He called the queens speech that is due to take place next week a cynical stunt. He said that it was an excuse by the conservative party to runa an excuse by the conservative party to run a Party Political broadcast and he said the plans contained in it could not be delivered by Boris Johnson. Beyond that attack on the conservatives, he went on to focus on what labour would do if in power. He talked about tuition fees, education, austerity, Social Security, talking about the Extinction Rebellion protest going on at the moment. On the broader issue of what labour would do with regards to the eu if it was elected, he repeated that if labour came to power, a government would secure a deal within three months, a deal with the eu, which would then be put toa with the eu, which would then be put to a public vote, alongside remain, within six months of labour being elected. You heard our question from our Political Correspondent alex forsyth, who try to clarify if that would follow on from an election, rather than happening before an election, and he confirmed that labour wanted to win an election first before a second vote on that eu question. We will pull away from northampton right now and lets move to the days other news. Turkey have stepped up military action in Northern Syria. It follows President Trump was my announcement that us troops will withdraw from the region, with thousands of captured fighters from the so called Islamic State group are being held by Kurdish Forces. The us military says it has taken custody of two british detainees. El Shafee Elsheikh and Alexanda Kotey were part of a notorious group nicknamed the beatles, who tortured and killed western hostages. Donald trump has confirmed the move on twitter calling them the worst of the worst. I got calling them the worst of the worst. Igotan calling them the worst of the worst. I got an update from our middle east correspondent, martin patience, who has been at the syrian and turkish border. Far off in the distance is a syrian town and late last night there were reportedly fierce clashes there were reportedly fierce clashes there between turkish factional forces that moved into the town, as well as the kurdish dominated Syrian Democratic forces. By midnight last night, turkey said it had hit more than 180 targets across Northern Syria with air strikes as well as artillery. We know that turkish troops have moved into syria, Northern Syria, at many points across the border, and the latest we have from turkeys officials is that operations are still going on. About 16 miles away from here is the town of ras al ain. We spoke to a man inside that town, and he said it was being hit by turkish shells as well as turkish jets circling overhead, so this is an offensive that is well under way. Reports of casualties so far according to Kurdish Forces, seven civilians killed and about 20 others injured. Now that this offensive has been unleashed, so to speak, do you see anything stopping it, martin . At the moment, no. The turkish Authorities Say this is an ongoing operation. Its huge in scope. I mean, its right along the length of this border, about 200 miles or so. Turkish Authorities Say they want to push about 20 miles deep, so this will take several days, and i think the big question is how much resistance Kurdish Forces will actually put up. Put quite simply, they are no match for the Turkish Military which, lets not forget, is a member of nato. And do the turkish authorities have a plan for what to do with all of those is fighters and their families that are currently detained by the Kurdish Forces . If they have a plan, they havent made it public. What we know is that President Trump has said that the responsibility for is fighters in this part of Northern Syria will ultimately reside with the turkish authorities, but they are fighting the kurds, and its the kurds that have the is prisoners in detention facilities. We know that two high profile members, the so called beatles, were taken away into american custody sometime yesterday. Its not clear where they have been taken. But that suggests there was some coordination perhaps between the americans and the kurds, as well as the turks. But what we are talking about is thousands of is prisoners in kurdish detention facilities as well as tens of thousands of women and children, and kurdish fighters will say they simply dont have the resources to look after that number of is prisoners, and the big fear is that is prisoners could simply stage a break out and that group could well stage a comeback in this part of Northern Syria. Theres a new face on the back of the £20 note. The polymer note, using the latest in anti counterfeiting technology, features the celebrated english artistjmw turner. They carry the artists self portrait, and a scene from one of his most famous paintings, the fighting temeraire. Charlotte to psfield is a senior curator at the National Galleries of scotland. Thank you for coming along to talk to us about this. Do you think turner was the right choice for this note . Absolutely. He was arguably the most important british artist. He was a prodigy and his career spanned 60 years and he was a colossus of the art world and he revolutionised painting in britain. Today people still fight in his work his interest in the expression of light, colour, air, water, his interest in visual perception, there is so much that people still find inspiring and fascinating in his work. You think the choice of turner and this particular painting on the note will reflect britain because my artistic reputation around the world . Artistic reputation around the world . Yes, i do. The choice of turner is important. He was a self made man, he worked incredibly ha rd self made man, he worked incredibly hard and he was incredibly talented and his achievements were all his own. That is an important thing to convey to the world. Also turner was a philanthropist, he bequeathed the contents a philanthropist, he bequeathed the co nte nts of a philanthropist, he bequeathed the contents of his studio to the nation. That is 300 oil paintings, 37,000 works on paper, it is a huge collection of art in Public Ownership which is known around the world. All very laudable attributes. Tell us a bit more about the image from the painting on the note. The fighting to maria from 1838 is an image in which turner shows a warship that was crucial in nelsons victory in 1805, being taken away by a tug boat for scrap. He is contrasting perhaps britains naval might in the past with Technical Innovation and reflecting on old and new ina innovation and reflecting on old and new in a very romantic spirit. It is an incredibly famous image and it is one that shows turners interest in Technical Innovation. He always embraced progress and honoured the past, but he also looked to the future. Is that typically what we think when we think of turner . Perhaps people might think more of his of nature . They might do, but he is incredibly diverse. His output is hugely diverse. Yes, his wonderful sketches of nature are things that are recognisable, but he was also a very technical and accomplished artist and he covered scientific innovation, architecture, all kinds of things. There is so much to discover in his work. Thank you very much for that. Thank you very much for that. Rebekah vardy, the wife of england strikerjamie vardy, has told the bbc her lawyers are calling in forensic it experts to look into who had access to her Instagram Account after fellow wag colleen rooney, who is married to wayne rooney, said shed discovered that someone using that account had leaked stories about her to the sun. She revealed her detective work in an explosive tweet that went viral yesterday. Rebekah vardy denies the allegation. Joining me now is the entertainment journalist caroline frost. Obviously this has given rise to a couple of big trends on social media in the last 24 hours. Wag agatha christie. Vardy gate is trending at the moment. Why are people interested in this story beyond the nifty hashtags . I think probably the nation as a whole is desperate for any nation as a whole is desperate for a ny story nation as a whole is desperate for any story other than political chaos and some of the serious things we are seeing happening. However, on the surface this looks like a glorious mud fight between two alpha females, the like of which we have not seen since crystal carrington and alexa colby. But there are some serious underlying things we can talk about. Clearly the advent of the wagon is unprecedented. They have taken centre stage in a way that i guess this story has shown for us for the first time. They are just wives and girlfriends of sports stars, football players, but they have a currency and they have huge followings on social media. They matter to an enormous number of people and already we are seeing people and already we are seeing people divide into two teams. But if she has been hacked, what does that mean . How do you hack into a social media account . At what point can you say your social media account is your own . I dont know who she had on her team, maybe she had people using her social media team for her. It lifts a veil into a world where we normally see glamour and friendship and clearly that is not a lwa ys friendship and clearly that is not always the case. People like Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy, as you alluded to, they have people who help them manage their media presence. The next logical step is to call in these forensic it experts to call in these forensic it experts to see who else potentially could have been using her account, or gaining access to her account. Have been using her account, or gaining access to her accountm must be a mortifying week for Rebekah Vardy either way. She is a new kid on the block. Coleen rooney is the queen of the wags because of her longevity in that status and her connection with wayne rooney, one of the leading lights of english football. But Rebekah Vardy turns up, she is always in the papers, people say she is not afraid of publicity. However, this is not the publicity. However, this is not the publicity she would want. |j publicity. However, this is not the publicity she would want. I was going to say, no publicity is bad publicity, but you would not argue in this case that that is the case. They really are putting their washing on the line. She is saying, not being funny, i dont need the money. But if somebody were to sell stories, i hear this happens in political stories as well where people leak to newspapers, but it is about access and developing relationships with the press, getting the press and the media on site. One way of doing that is to share intimate, access to all areas kind of stories. However, she will be mortified if she has been doing it and it is horrifying if she has not and somebody has done it in her name. Either way it is a bad week for her. Thank you very much. Lets ta ke for her. Thank you very much. Lets take a look at the weather with simon king. We have sunny spells in many areas of england and wales, but more cloud is coming in from the west. In the meantime, enjoy that sunshine this afternoon in central and eastern parts. In Northern Ireland rain is pushing its way through already, courtesy of this weather system, this warm front. The band of rain spreads further northwards and eastwards. It continues to spread into scotland, wales and Northern England this afternoon. Patchy rain for the midlands and generally speaking in eastern areas it will remain dry this afternoon with a few bright spells, although that cloud is increasing from the west. Later on sunny spells in Northern Ireland. Maximum temperature is 13 17. It is quite windy in england and wales as well. Overnight, the rain will continue in scotland and there is heavy rain in scotland today and over night, so they could be some flooding conditions. Elsewhere rain moves into the east of england on friday, and further rain in wales and Northern England. Throughout friday it is a complicated picture. We have got this cold front across wales, Northern England and the midlands. That will bring some outbreaks of rain for friday. It will be quite a wet day here. Heavy rain in the morning in the south east of england and it will turn patchy in the afternoon. In wales, Northern England and in the midlands we could see 50 70 centimetres of rain. That could lead to flooding issues. Further north sunshine in the far north of england, southern scotland. Heavy rain in the west of scotland. This will be the dividing line between fairly mild air, temperatures up to 16 degrees, with chilly air further north at 13 or 14. Going into the weekend that cold front will stick around and shift north and south on saturday and sunday. At the weekend there will be more rain around and it will be cloudy and breezy in the north. In scotland and Northern Ireland it will be brighter. Still the risk of some showers which could be heavy and maybe even thundery as well. A rather mixed weekend north to south, depending on where you are. For more details, head to the website. Youre watching bbc newsroom live. Its midday and these are the main stories this morning. Jeremy corbyn describes next weeks queens speech as a farce, as he sets out labours plans ahead of any general election. Labour will get brexit sorted and bring our country together, because yea rs of bring our country together, because years of bickering over brexit has become a barrier to delivering the real change this country needs. Boris johnson is meeting the irish Prime Minister today to try to find a solution to the brexit deadlock. Turkey continues a military offensive against Kurdish Forces in Northern Syria. Theres Widespread International concern the attacks could lead to a resurgence of the Islamic State group. President trump says accidents happen and that officials will speak to the American Woman who claimed diplomatic immunity after a crash resulted in the death of teenager harry dunn. You have two wonderful parents that lost their sons and a woman who was driving on the wrong side of the road, and that can happen. You know, those are the opposite roads. That happens. I wont say it ever happened to me, but it did. Englandss outgoing chief medical officer says eating and drinking on local public transport should be banned to help tackle childhood obesity. The mother of Team Gb Snowboarder ellie soutter says she wants to help those with Mental Health problems, in herfirst interview since her daughter took her own life. She couldnt say how she felt, for whatever reason. I can now encourage people to say how they, you know, to speak up and to share and to talk to their parents or to share with their friends and things like that if they are having any problems, and i think that thats whats pushing me on. And englands world cup rugby match against france is cancelled because of a typhoon heading forjapan. More in sport after 12 15pm. Good afternoon. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Labour leaderJeremy Corbyn has been setting out labours plans for transforming britain, ahead of any forthcoming general election. Speaking in northampton, mr corbyn called borisjohnsons queens speech next week a farce, and that the Prime Minister was using the queen to deliver a pre Election Party political broadcast for the conservative party. In his speech, he set out labours policy priorities and a radical agenda for change that the party say would transform and rebuild britain. We mightjust we might just be we mightjust be weeks away from the first queens speech of the Labour Government, and that queen speech will be very different. We will put forward the most radical, hopeful, people focused programme in modern times, a in a generation chance to rebuild and transform our country. It will let the people decide on brexit, build an economy that works for all, change government so it works for you, tackle the Climate Emergency, and reset our global role to one based on peace and human rights. But labour will get brexit sorted and bring our country together, because years of bickering over brexit has become a barrier to delivering the real change that this country needs. To do that, we need an economy that works for the many, not just the few at the top. Todays gdp figures show our economy is contracting. We are on the brink of a recession. Productivity is down, peoples Living Standards are lower today than they were ten years ago. Thats the tory record. A Labour Government will rebuild communities across britain, with investment on a scale our country has never known, ringing newjobs and fresh growth to every town, city and region of england and all of the nations that make up the uk. Bringing new jobs. So what is the view from westminster . Our assistant political editor, norman smith, is there for us now. What did you make of that . Did we get a clear sense ofJeremy Corbyns plans vis a vis a referendum, an election and in which order those things should be . I think we got clarity on a number of things. First, Jeremy Corbyn gave us a election before another referendum, if there is a brexit delay, as most people will expect. That will disappoint a lot of folk in the labour party. We also got clarity or confirmation of labours brexit strategy, which is, in the event Jeremy Corbyn wins that election, he said labour would legislate immediately for another referendum but, at the same time, would begin renegotiating a new brexit deal, which he believes they could com plete which he believes they could complete in three months, and then within six months of a labour election victory they would hold another referendum with on the ballot paper labours revised deal or staying in the eu. The other thing we got is confirmation of what a long Shopping List of promises labour are going to have in their ma nifesto. Labour are going to have in their manifesto. A pledge to scrap universal credit, scrap tuition fees, scrap the benefit freeze, free prescription charges, free personal care, free social care, £10 hourly minimum wage, fourday care, free social care, £10 hourly minimum wage, four day working week, £250 billion infrastructure programme, and on and on. It is a massive programme. The question labour folk are asking though, will any of that get a hearing if we have any of that get a hearing if we have an election in the next month or so, which presumably will be utterly dominated by brexit . That is why weve heard from figures like the shadow foreign secretary, Emily Thornberry, sounding a little iffy about the strategy of putting an election before another referendum. My concern would be, if we had another general election, it would bea another general election, it would be a quasi referendum, it would be about in or out, what kind of deal, so about in or out, what kind of deal, so toa about in or out, what kind of deal, so to a certain extent i can see the sense in trying to have a referendum first, but its really a question of how we could do that in practice. Are you lobbying generally coffin to have a referendum first, are you lobbying Jeremy Corbyn to have an election first . A number of us are trying to think of a way through this. A general election ought to be about big issues, people tripping over, sleeping in the street, food banks, not enough money for the Health Service. But if all of them oxyge n Health Service. But if all of them oxygen is swallowed up on the issue of brexit, the decision we make on brexit will then ensure which government is in for five years, and we wontjust be dealing with brexit. There is life after brexit and we need to have an appropriate government for that. Meanwhile, Boris Johnson and meanwhile, borisjohnson and leo varadkarare meanwhile, borisjohnson and leo varadkar are talking about brexit this afternoon, but the prospect of any breakthrough is remote, isnt it . I think its negligible, to be honest, because there are no ideas or proposals on the table. We know the british package has been rejected pretty much by everybody on the eu side, and the eu havent come forward with any counterproposals, because basically they say, hey, its not ourjob, you sort it out. Given that, its very hard to see how, in the last few days before this crucial eu summit, there is going be any breakthrough. So i think the question is, after these talks are over, we know leo varadkar is going to be doing a news conference, whether either he or borisjohnson, if conference, whether either he or Boris Johnson, if he conference, whether either he or borisjohnson, if he chooses to go public, pulls stamps and basically says, thats it, its public, pulls stamps and basically says, thats it, its game over, we now have to accept we are not going to get a deal, which then raises the question, would Boris Johnson actually go to the eu summit on thursday and friday . What would be the point wandering round knowing nothing is on the table and you are going to have to come home empty handed . And then we move to that Super Saturday moment, when parliament is recalled, and if mr johnson doesnt have a deal to put before mps, he will then have to set out how he is going to both comply with the benn act, asking for a brexit delay, but also meet the pledge hes made again and again and again that he would take us out on october the 31st, and on that saturday he will come under colossal pressure to explain exactly how he thinks he can do that. Thank you, norman. Turkish forces have stepped up air strikes and a ground offensive on the second day of turkeys military operation in kurdish held areas of Northern Syria. The assault follows President Trumps announcement that us troops would withdraw from the region where thousands of captured fighters from the Islamic State group are being held by Kurdish Forces. Our correspondent Chris Buckler reports. At the border with syria, turkey continues to build up its military presence. And, as more troops arrive at this frontline, the sight of rockets is a signal of turkeys determination to seize control of this area, whatever it takes. Ankara says it will not allow this stretch of land to become a corridor of terror. But the big fear for many in the International Community is that this new conflict could further destabilise the middle east. And in withdrawing troops from here, the American Government stands accused of abandoning its allies, the Kurdish Forces, who fought alongside them against the Islamic State group. The us has given turkey a green light. Thatsjust false. The United States didnt give turkey a green light. We will continue to be in a position to do what we need to do to keep the American People as safe as we possibly can from this threat. There are indications that the white house was taken by surprise by the scope of this invasion by turkey following a phone call to President Trump on the weekend, putting him under pressure to explain why hes not done more to defend his kurdish allies. The kurds are fighting for their land, so you understand, they are fighting for their land and somebody wrote in a very powerful article today, they didnt help us in the second world war, they didnt help us with normandy, for example, they mention different battles but they are there to help us with their land. Those kind of comments will be uncomfortable for many european governments. Even as turkey tries to clear the so called safe zone of Kurdish Forces. Meanwhile, the us military has taken custody of two british is detainees who were being held by Kurdish Forces in Northern Syria. El Shafee Elsheikh and Alexanda Kotey were part of a notorious group, nicknamed the beatles, who tortured and killed western hostages. Donald trump has confirmed the move on twitter, calling them the worst of the worst. Lets speak now to our middle east correspondent, martin patience, who is at the syrian turkish border. There is a short delay to where martin is. Let me begin by asking you, what is the latest situation on the ground there, in terms of this offensive and any kurdish response . Well, just in the last minute or so, we heard turkish shelling going on behind me. You might be able to see a plume of smoke. That is in a syrian town, one of the town is that this turkish offensive is targeting, and thats not the first time that that happened this morning. We know that happened this morning. We know that turkish tanks are in that town. We know that there were fierce clashes overnight between turkish soldiers, fighting kurdish fighters from the Syrian Democratic forces. So its a tense situation along this border, with shelling in another town about 50 miles from where i am standing. We spoke to one man earlier today, and he said again there was turkish shelling and again turkish jets were circling overhead. So what we are seeing is turkey moving into Northern Syria. The idea, from their point of view, is to push the kurds out and create what they say is a safe haven, which will allow millions of syrian refugees, currently residing in turkey, to return to their homeland. President trump, as we mentioned, has been tweeting about the two british is detainees, who have been taken into british is detainees, who have been ta ken into custody british is detainees, who have been taken into custody by the us, but there are many thousands more is fighters currently detained by the kurds. Will the kurds be in a position to continue to detain them with this new offensive . They say they are fighting the Turkish Military, of course they wont, they will have to pull away resources and men in order to fight the country we regard as their enemy. First of all, there are thousands of is fighters in syria on the loose, lying low. And you have thousands of fighters in kurdish detention, and you also have tens of thousands of women and children in kurdish detention facilities as well. And we know one thing that is thrives on, and that is chaos, and the big fearfrom thing that is thrives on, and that is chaos, and the big fear from the west is that many of these prisoners could simply escape and that Islamic State could well stage a comeback in this part of Northern Syria. That is the fear, and its a realfear. Thank you, martin patience, on the turkey syria border. President trump has said his officials will speak to the American Woman who claimed diplomatic immunity and left the uk after she was involved in the death of a british motorcyclist. Harry dunn was 19 when he was killed in a crash in northamptonshire in august. Anne sacoolas, whos 42, and the wife of a us official, later flew home to the states. Mr dunns family wants her to return for questioning by the police, a demand supported by borisjohnson, who has raised it with mr trump. What i am going to try and do and see, because i understand where the people from the uk are, and frankly Many Americans feel the same way, i was telling boris that we have Many Americans that they side on the fact that you have two wonderful parents that lost their son and the woman who was driving on the wrong side of the road. And that can happen. Those are the opposite roads, it happens. I wont say it ever happened to me, but it did. When you get used to driving on our system and then youre all of a sudden on the other system, where youre driving, it happens. You have to be careful, very careful. So a young man was killed and the person who was driving the automobile has diplomatic immunity. Were going to speak to her very shortly and see if we can do something. Where they made. It was an accident. It was a terrible accident. However, in a photograph of the president taken yesterday before a press conference, briefing notes reveal that Anne Sacoolas will not be returned to the uk for trial. The notes were caught on camera by a Washington Post photographer, as the president put them in his pocket. They said that, if raised, note, as secretary pompeo told dominic raab, the foreign secretary, that the spouse of the Us Government employee will not return to the united kingdom. The headlines on bbc news. Jeremy corbyn describes next weeks queens speech as a farce as he sets out labours plans ahead of any general election. Boris johnson is meeting the irish Prime Minister today to try to find a solution to the brexit deadlock. Turkey continues a military offensive against Kurdish Forces in Northern Syria. Theres Widespread International concern the attacks could lead to a resurgence of the Islamic State group. Its time for the sport now, and lets catch up with ollie foster. Much of the outcome of the Rugby World Cup in turmoil because of the typhoon in japan. Englands match against france on saturday in yokohama at the Rugby World Cup has been cancelled because of typhoon hagibis that is due to hit japan over the weekend. Both had already qualified for the quarterfinals, with england topping the group. So just sojust a minor impact, apart from the fans meant to attend the match. New zealand against italy is also off. Scotlands must win match against japan on sunday, also in yokohama, is on for now, but if its cancelled the scots will almost certainly miss out on the knockout stage. Our Sports Correspondent andy swiss is in tokyo for us. Well, this is obviously hugely disappointing news for the thousands of england supporters here in tokyo. The world cup organisers say they didnt take the decision to cancel the match lightly, but they said they had to ensure the safety of both the players and the supporters. Now, from a rugby perspective, this doesnt affect england or france too much because both had already qualified for the knockout stage. Theyll now both get two points each for a cancelled match, which means england will finish top of the group. What does matter a lot more, frankly, from a rugby perspective, is scotlands game against japan on sunday. Now, the organisers say that by sunday, theyre expecting the typhoon to have passed through. Its really a question of what it leaves behind. So, they say theyre going to review the situation on sunday morning. They can make a decision up until six hours before kick off as to whether the match goes ahead, but scotland will be desperately hoping that it does, because two points for a cancelled match is unlikely to be enough for them. They really have to win this game. So, they will be desperately hoping that they dont get knocked out of this Rugby World Cup by the weather. James maddison has withdrawn from the england squad for the euro qualifiers against Czech Republic and bulgaria because of illness. The Leicester City midfielder, who is yet to make his senior debut, wont be replaced in the squad. England will qualify for next years European Championship if they beat the czechs in prague tomorrow night. Two time grand slam champion naomi osaka has taken steps to give up her us citizenship to represent japan at next years olympics in tokyo. She has played forjapan in the fed cup but japanese law stipulates that she has to commit to just one nationality before her 22nd birthday which is next week. The british number two, heather watson, is celebrating her biggest win in more than two years. Shes through to the quarter finals at the tinajin open in china. She dropped just three games against the world number 22, wang qiang, whos ranked over 100 places above her. Its only watsons second win on tour this year. Shell play polands Magda Linette in the quarters. If she wins that, shell break back into the world top 100. Thats all the sport for now. Ill have more for you in the next hour. Police have arrested a number of activists involved in Extinction Rebellions climate protests at London City Airport. Members of the group have sat down in the main entrance, blocking the way for people arriving for flights. Airport bosses have said they are working to minimise disruption. Our correspondent, richard galpin, is there. Richard, bring us up to date. Have those protesters been moved . Some have, yes, but the protest goes on. There are still a lot of people here from the extinction rebelling group. If you look up there, you might be able to see there are a couple of protesters up on the roof of the terminal building. Theyve been there for several hours. They have a banner saying, our there for several hours. They have a bannersaying, ourfragile there for several hours. They have a banner saying, our fragile planet there for several hours. They have a banner saying, ourfragile planet is dying. As we were saying earlier, there was a sit in protestjust inside the entrance to the terminal building this morning. Not many people, bubbly 20 or 30, chanting and singing until eventually police moved in and carried some of them away. Probably 20 or 30. Airport authorities are saying there has been minimal disruption. As far as we know, just one flight, which was bound for dublin, was grounded for a while. Apparently, a Climate Change protester managed to get on board. We understand a number of people had been buying tickets so they could get through the terminal. This man got on board and was marching up and down the aisle of the plane giving a bit of a lecture to people about Climate Change, until the police came aboard and removed him. Thats the only serious disruption we are aware of. There has been some inconvenience to people. They had to change the way in which people got into the building. But that has essentially happened pretty smoothly. What the activists are saying is that they are here because there is a major expansion of London City Airport under way, which will quadruple the size of the terminal and lead, of course, to many more flights, and the activists are saying this is exactly the wrong thing being done. Instead, it should be cutting aviation because it produces a significant amount of Carbon Dioxide pollution. Thank you, richard galpin. There should be a ban on eating and drinking on local public transport in a bid to tackle obesity in children, according to the outgoing chief medical officerfor england. In herfinal report, professor Dame Sally Davies says ministers need to take radical action. Our health correspondent, dominic hughes, has more. Too much fatty food, too little exercise. It is proving to be a disastrous mix for children with the number of overweight and obese School Pupils growing fast. Now a hard hitting report from the former chief medical officer suggests radical action, including banning food on public transport, tax breaks for healthy food and extending the sugar tax. Government needs to be bold and it can make a difference. And the public are asking for this. They believe, the public do, that government should protect the children. Todays report lays out the challenge posed by childhood obesity. On average in a class of year 6 Primary School children, six of 30 will be obese, twice the number compared to 30 years ago. In england alone, 1. 2 million children are clinically obese. This feeds into diseases like type ii diabetes, once rare in children, but there are now 100 new cases each year. Here is one solution. A mile every morning is part of the routine for pupils at this Primary School in south london. It is an important part of the day. Getting active before lessons helps with concentration levels and encourages healthy habit. A small step towards combating the growing danger of obesity. If they are not running, they can walk. At the beginning we had a couple who said they were tired and sat down and getting past that is the expectation to keep going. There have been some successes. Tax on sugary soft drinks has seen a dramatic reduction in the amount of sugar being consumed. But the report today calls for the government to go even further. The aim, to ensure that schoolchildren like these have the chance to make healthy choices. The uks economy is expected to avoid a recession despite new figures showing a surprise contraction in august. The economy shrank by 0. 1 during the month, the office for National Statistics said, but growth in july was revised upwards to 0. 4 . In the three months to the end of august, the economy grew 0. 3 , indicating a recession can be avoided. The ons said weakness in the Manufacturing Sector was offset by buoyant tv and film production. When youre on holiday, the European Health insurance card, known as ehic, allows you to get medical care forfree, or at reduced cost, in 31 countries. But, if the uk leaves the European Union without a deal, only three countries say they will offer anything similar. The government advice is to take out travel insurance. But the Insurance Industry is warning about price rises, especially for people with medical problems. Catherine burns reports. Michaela sheehan loves yoga, as a way to look after her mind and body. It tends to relax my muscles if ive had a seizure. Its not always easy though. She has epilepsy and is struggling to get it under control. Her first seizure happened when she was a teenager in paris. I was in disneyland on a school trip. I was queueing for a ride and i had a seizure. I was taken to hospital by ambulance and they did blood tests and observations every 15 minutes, and i was in hospital the rest of the day, and it was all completely free because of my ehic card. Michaela always takes her ehic card on holiday, if she can. It means she can get medical care for free or at the same reduced cost locals would play. Even with the card though, she has more expensive travel insurance because of her health. This is me and my boyfriend. So, for this holiday, i paid £60 for the week for travel insurance, whereas he paid £23 for the year. British people travelling abroad to get about £150 million worth of treatment a year using the ehic scheme. If we leave the eu with a deal, that would continue, at least temporarily. These 31 countries all accept ehic cards. Essentially, its the eu, plus switzerland, norway, iceland and liechtenstein. The government has asked them to continue taking ehic until the end of next year, no matter what happens with brexit. So far, only one, spain, has agreed to do so. Ireland and portugal have different plans but, essentially, they will continue to treat british tourists, even if there is no deal. There is nothing in place yet for people travelling to the other 28. The government says its still trying to sort more health care deals though. It adds that it always tells people to make sure they have travel insurance when they go on holiday, and that is still the official advice, but there is a warning from the uks largest travel insurance provider. If nothing changed between now and the 31st of october and there was no deal, then i am expecting prices to go up, but we dont know by how much. She accepts that, for people like michaela who have long term Long Term Health problems, any price rises would be higher. I feel like its definitely putting a label on us now saying, you have to pay more for this because of your epilepsy. Michaela says, when shes booking her next holiday, her only real choice will be those countries have agreed to carry on treating british tourists as they do now with ehic. Now its time for a look at the weather. Hi, chris. Weve had a spell of wet weather in recent weeks, and more rain in the forecast which could cause some issues in the next 24 hours. The rain is already gathering and will be moving in, turning heavy in western scotland. South east england probably staying dry and bright, with temperatures up to 17, but the focus for the evening rush hour is this area of heavy rain moving into western scotland. In the next 24 hours, as much as 50 millimetres in the forecast, and there could be some localised flooding. Later in the night, the rain starts to move in across england and wales, as it continues to pour down in scotland. Tomorrow, this weather front across england and wales becomes slow moving, and the rain will be particularly heavy in the high ground of wales, the peaks in the high ground of wales, the pea ks and in the high ground of wales, the peaks and pennines, with up to 70 millimetres in the forecast. Further north and west, the rain continues in western scotland, but there is some dry weather around. North east england not doing too badly, eastern scotla nd england not doing too badly, eastern scotland as well, and cool and fresh air across the north of the uk. Thats your latest forecast. Hello this is bbc newsroom live. The headlines. Jeremy corbyn describes next weeks quee as he sets out labours plans ahead of any any forthcoming general election. Boris johnson is meeting the irish Prime Minister today to try to find a solution to the brexit deadlock. Turkey continues its offensive against Kurdish Forces in Northern Syria. There are reports of heavy fighting in the central border region, and seven civilian deaths. President trump says officials will speak to the American Woman who claimed diplomatic immunity after a crash resulted in the death of teenager harry dunn. Englands outgoing chief medical officer says eating and drinking on local public transport should be banned to help tackle childhood obesity. Boris johnson is meeting his irish counterpart, leo varadker, this lunchtime, to try to revive the stalled brexit negotiations. As things stand, the chances of a deal look bleak. So what would that mean for everyday products that britain imports like fresh flowers. Our correspondent, jim connolly, has been to europes largest flower auction, aalsmeer, in the netherlands to follow a shipment on its journey to the uk. If theres a no deal, weve got to work in a different way. Chris is a flower importer. She supplies florists across kent for weddings and other special occasions. She is worried that a no deal brexit could mean more paperwork and delays in the main port of dover. What date does the government decide it cant be a deal now because its too late . Or does it go to the 28th of october . When does that happen . Do we know a week before the 1st of november that actually its a no deal . And that information is key for you . It is because then youve got a week to sort yourself out. Like most wholesalers in the uk, she buys them from the netherlands. Just look how busy this place is. It is absolutely unbelievable. Its been described to me as being a bit like ant city and you can see why. The uk buys around £700 million of flowers here every year. So the chances are if you brought some back home recently, they came through here. This is europes biggest flower auction. From the auction, the flowers travel on conveyor belts to chriss supplier. He too has concerns. We are worried about delays at border control. Extra paperwork we have to do which will in effect affect the transport on. Back in the uk, newsbeat has been speaking to traders at the uks largest wholesale flower market and this is a common message. Everyone is still in the dark. We dont know whats happening three weeks away from the date. We dont know if we are leaving or not, which is a bit stupid really. However, some people we have spoken to see brexit as an opportunity for british Flower Growers to pick up some of the slack. In exeter we met one Small Business arranging flowers for weddings and corporate events. I think we need to open our eyes a little bit in britain and just see what is being produced locally and around britain. The flowers that ive got in today, they are all grown in cornwall and these ones actually are grown in the scilly isles. Some veterans of the industry say that may be so but it could take years to establish. The British Government says its committed to getting a deal with the European Union and the eu now needs to engage at pace with the uks proposals. However, many in the industry say a lack of clarity around brexit makes their future uncertain. Jim connolly, bbc news. Its 30 years since the tumultuous events of 1989, when the berlin wall fell, the iron curtain lifted, and the soviet empire began to crumble. Our moscow correspondent, steve rosenberg, has been looking at how russia views 1989. Steve travelled to hungary to witness russias attempts to restore influence in eastern europe. A momentous event can change a country, but change never stops. Hungary has been changing since the iron curtain fell. This was budapest 30 years ago, a giant crowd. There we re 30 years ago, a giant crowd. There were moving speeches. This activist spoke out against moscow. He has changed quite a lot. That activist was victor, he is hungrys Prime Minister now and he has become russias best friend in europe. He praises vladimir putin, he criticises eu sanctions on russia, but why . He obviously regards russia asa but why . He obviously regards russia as a model country in terms of if you want to govern for a long time, you want to govern for a long time, you have to reduce the independence of the media, and the prosecutor was my office you have to reduce the independence of the opposition parties and so on. There is Something Else fuelling closer ties between hungary and russia, and it is to do with energy. Around two thirds of all the oil refined here comes from russia. Hungary is heavily dependent on Russian Energy imports, oil and gas. Although there is talk about the need to diversify, the need for alternative sources right now, this reliance on russian fossil fuels is a factor in shaping relations between budapest and moscow. The government says dont mistake economic pragmatism for hedonism. Accusing hungary of any kind of pro moscow sentiment is ridiculous. We cannot have a more specialised relationship with russia than any other european country because they are confronted with the rules of the European Union. But moscow does spot opportunities here. This is a diplomat with connections at the heart of russian government. He heads a Development Bank that has just relocated from moscow to critics of your back call it Vladimir Putins trojan horse. It is a tool for moscow to spread spies and agents across europe. Is there any truth in it . Absolutely not. It is all allegations and even though they are repeated hundreds of times already, they have nothing to do with reality. Can you understand where this suspicion comes from . You yourself are from a family of soviet spies. Which anyone can see. Your father was the head of the kgb in budapest. In budapest. That is why i started to like the city many years ago. Your mother was a famous soviet agent. That is exaggeration. My mother worked in the department of the kgb, but she died back in 1953. When the iron curtain was torn down, hungary turned away from moscow. But relationships are being rebuilt. It is not a repeat of the past, but it does give russia an ally and influence in the centre of europe. Steve rosenberg, bbc news, hungary. Rebekah vardy, the wife of england strikerjamie vardy, has told the bbc her lawyers are calling in forensic it experts to look into who had access to her Instagram Account. Thats after fellow wag colleen rooney, wh is married to wayne rooney, said shed discovered that someone using that account had leaked stories about her to the sun. She revealed her detective work in an explosive tweet that went viral yesterday. Rebekah vardy denies the allegation. Earlier i spoke to the entertainment journalist caroline frost. It has caught the imagination, i think probably the nation as a whole is just desperate for any story other than political chaos and some of the more serious things we are seeing happening. However, on the surface it looks like a glorious mud fight between two alpha females, the like of which we have not seen since crystal carrington and alexa colby. But there are some more serious things we can talk about. Clearly, the advent of the wag is unprecedented. They have taken centre stage in a way that i guess this story has really shown for us for the first time. They are just wives and girlfriends of sports stars and football players, but they do have a currency, they have huge followings on social media, they matter to an enormous number of people. Already we are seeing people divide into two teams. But underneath, if she has been hacked, what does it mean . How do you hack into a social media account . At what point can you say your social media account is your own . If she paid people, i dont know who she has had on her team using her social media for her, at what point do you claim responsibility for that . It lifts a veil into a world where we normally see glamour and friendship and clearly that is not always the case. People like Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy will have people, you alluded to it, help them manage their social presence. The next logical step is to call in these forensic it experts to see who else potentially could have been using her account or gaining access to her account. Yes, and it must be a mortifying week for Rebekah Vardy either way. She is a sort of new kid on the block. Coleen rooney is almost the queen of the wags because of her longevity and her connection with wayne rooney, one of the leading lights of the england football team. But Rebekah Vardy turns up, she is always in the papers, people say she is not afraid of publicity. However, this is not the kind of publicity she would want. That old adage of no publicity is bad publicity, but you would not argue that in this case. No, as she said, they really are putting their washing on the line, she said, not being funny, i dont need the money. But this is not about the money. This happens apparently i hear in political circles as well where people leak stories to newspapers. But really it is about access, developing relationships with the press, getting the press, the media and the magazines on site. One way of doing that is to share intimate access to stories, that is the stuff that sells. However she will be mortified if she has been doing it and it is horrifying if she has not and it is horrifying if she has not and somebody has done it in her name. Either way it is a bad week for her. Caroline frost. Caroline frost. Now all the Business News. The economy appears to have avoided recession, with output growing by 0. 3 in the three months to august. According to the ons, who produced these figures, a rise in film and tv production helped boost activity in the services sector, offsetting a disappointing performance form manufacturing. The owner of the wrightbus factory has said he has not been able to reach a deal to sell it to a new owner. The firm, which was behind the so called boris bus, is the last uk based maker of buses collapsed into Administration Last month. Unions, however, say they are hopeful that a new deal can still be reached. The trade deficit, the difference between the value of goods and services imported and exported, narrowed £13. 0 billion to £4. 6 billion in the three months to august 2019. That was largely due to a sharp decline in imports of goods by £9. 2 billion more on the story about gdp. The economy contracted by 0. 1 in august, but that was preceded by a bigger rise in july than expected. As a result, gdp rose by 0. 3 in the latest three months, easing fears that the economy has entered recession. However, speaking in the last few minutes, mark carney, the governor of the bank of england, has said that underlying growth is soft. What is going on . George buckley, chief uk and european economist at nomura, is here. Good afternoon. What do you make of these figures . Exactly what you said. Even if you have no growth in september, for the full quarter we will be looking at about half a percent growth, that is 2 over the year. The problem is, as mark carney said, 0. 5 sounds good, but it will not last. One of the reasons why this has been so volatile is you have had stockpiling. People have been bringing in goods and producing goods on the assumption we will see a hard brexit and they are preparing for that eventuality. If it does not happen, what we will see is the stockpiling turning into a stock reduction in the final quarter of the year. That will weigh on gdp. I would not be surprised if you had a good 0. 5 in quarter three and possibly 0. 4 in the final quarter. That is interesting. What policies are making about it, we heard one member of the bank of England Panel say deal or no deal, the next move in rates could be down. There is a mood shift going on here. Yes, there is. What the bank of england is saying is by the end of their forecast, based on normal expectations for things like sterling and Interest Rates, you might even look at inflation below the target in three years time, not above it. If that is the case, the bank of england should be thinking about cutting rates. They have already done a whole heap of things like quantitative easing and cut Interest Rates over the course of the last few years, but they are still only at 0. 75 . If the worst was to happen and a full blown recession were to occur, there is not a great deal of room for manoeuvre, they cannot cut policy rates that much further to support the economy. Not much ammunition left and all this is happening at a tricky time. When you look at Major Trading partners they also are having problems. To what degree can we blame them for what is going on in the uk . We have seen a number of production numbers in europe over the past week and they have been relatively soft. There has been some improvement in some countries, but the picture is not really much change. It is one of manufacturing output slowing, trade weakening and many concerns about all of these geopolitical risks, we are talking about brexit and the trade talks between china and the us, which are ongoing. All of those are weighing ongoing. All of those are weighing on business confidence. One of my biggest concerns is if we start to see the weakness in the manufacturing and trade sectors and they start to sink into the much Bigger Service economies. If that is the case, you might well see much slower Overall Economic growth, you might seea slower Overall Economic growth, you might see a recession in the uk next year, and that would require a policy response. Not much reason to be cheerful at the moment. Good to talk to you. Good to talk to you. The new design of britains most common and most forged banknote has been unveiled by the bank of england. Security features on the next £20 note, featuring artistjmw turner, will include two see through windows on the note and a metallic hologram. Youll never talk alone if youre from liverpool. According to ofcom, people in liverpool spend more time chatting on the mobile than those in other major cities. And theres reports that the ritz may finally be for sale for a lavish £800 million. Some estimates say that this is equal to a world record £6. 1 million a room the historic london hotel first opened its doors in 1906. What about the markets . They have had those gdp numbers to digest on what is otherwise a quiet day for corporate news. Pretty flat across the board. All this comes against a very quiet backdrop as well for european markets. More Business News later. Ellie soutter was one of britains most talented young snowboarders, tipped for success at the beijing 2022 winter olympics. But injune last year, on her 18th birthday, ellie took her own life. Her mum lorraine says despite her success, her daughter worried constantly about funding and letting other people down. On world Mental Health day, lorraine spoke to sally nugent about the pain of losing her daughter. What was ellie like . What was she like as a little girl . Ellie was quite an independent little girl. She knew what she wanted even from an early age. You know, she had her own ambitions and her own drive. Ellie died over a year ago now on her 18th birthday. What happened . I left her a message the morning of her birthday, but there was no answer. But as a mum, i knew something wasnt right. I got in contact with her dad, and i said to him, have you spoken to ellie . Have you seen ellie . And he said no. The day went on and people still had not heard anything, and in the end i gave tony a call and ijst said to him, and ijust said to him, have you seen ellie . Have you heard from her . He said we found her. And for a split second. I thought she was alive and he said shes dead. He said, lorraine, shes dead. And that feeling, i cannot tell you. Someone might just have taken my heart out. Ellie was your only child. What is life like for you now . Its completely empty. I have a massive void in my life. You kind of think, what can i do for the next thing that can fill this space . And nothing will. I think i said to somebody the other day that its like having the battery taken out of me. You know, ive got nothing there and im just running on empty. Appearances can be so deceptive, cant they . Yeah, definitely. Do you think maybe people did look at ellie and think shes got this most fantastic life, huge ambition and potential . Yeah. And didnt see the sadness . Yeah, absolutely. Even as parents, i think that we have to take that as a responsibility as well. It is very easy to kind of ignore what could be obvious, because you do not want to believe it. You dont want to believe that your child is suffering or that theyre going through this mental trauma, you know, and if theyre not showing it outwardly, then how are you going to know anyway, because they keep it so deep within . One of the things you do is you keep ellie close to you every day, dont you . Yeah, ido. You carry her ashes with you everywhere. I have them on the side, and i hold them and i talk to them, and ill talk to her picture. The moment i wake up i think of her. The moment i go to sleep, i dream about her. So i dont seem to have any rest from this but i actually dont want to have any rest from it, because she is my daughter. Do you feel now there is something that can come out of this, that perhaps might help you but might also help other families . There has to be. Ellies death cant be in vain. Have i wanted to give up . Quite frankly, yeah, i think what is the point in living without her any more . But equally she is me. Shes me and im her and i am the voice for ellie now and i have to move forward. She couldnt say how she felt for whatever reason. I can now encourage people to say, to speak up and to share, and to talk to their parents, or to share with their friends and things like that if they are having any problems and i think that is what is pushing me on. And if youve been affected by issues in this discussion, there is a range of organisations and websites that can offer you advice and support. You can find them listed on the bbcs actionline website at bbc. Co. Uk actionline. If you happen to have a copy of harry potter and the philosophers stone, you might want to check whether it is a very rare First Edition hardback. A copy of the boy wizards First Adventure is being auctioned off today, and although it only cost £10. 99 when it was released in 1997, it could now fetch more than 50 thousand pounds. Tim muffett reports. A struggling author, a story rejected by most publishers. 22 years later. It is a landmark in childrens literature. This is the very First Edition, First Impression of the first harry potter book. Only 500 were printed and its in virtually pristine condition. Published in 1997 with an original price of £10. 99, the book is being auctioned today. Im guiding it at £25,000£30,000 but it is pretty unusual to see one in such Good Condition and i wouldnt be surprised if it doubled that and got maybe 40, 50 or even more. The sellers of the book are remaining anonymous. They were given it as a present for their children but kept it safe as potter mania grew. How do you know that its a First Edition and one of the first run . In here on page 53, famously we have one wand listed twice on this list. So that was a mistake at the time . That was a mistake which was removed later. Also, philosophers is misspelt philosphers. A struggling author, a story rejected by most publishers. But the crucial thing, this number one running from ten down to one is the most important thing. If that publication line stops at, say, four, its a fourth impression. That magic number one is everything. Charlotte was born the year this book came out. A super fan, the harry potter stories have been a constant presence throughout her life. To see this in front of me and know it was one of the first to ever be produced isjust incredible. This would have been exactly what it looked like in the shops all those years ago when nobody knew what it was going to become. Paperback First Editions will also be going under the hammer less rare, but they could still fetch £3,000 each. Time to check the bookshelf. Tim muffett, bbc news. They have become unlikely french Cultural Icons asterix and obelix two indomitable gauls. To mark the sixtieth anniversary of their first appearance in print, parts of the paris metro have been given a temporary makeover. A dozen stations were renamed in honour of the comic book characters as the bbcs tim allman explains. The Party Started at the gare de lyon, or gare de lugdunum as the invading romans might have called it. Fans young and old were in attendance to celebrate the comic book characters who have come to represent the spirit of their nation. Translation so the idea is that a birthday for characters which transcend all generations. You see here all generations are here, theyre superfans of these characters. For six decades those super fans have followed the adventures of asterix, obelix, dogmatix, getafix and the rest. More than 370 million books sold worldwide and stories that have been translated into 100 different languages. Some people just couldnt stay away. Translation we drove for more than three hours to come here, we postponed all our plans to come and experience the 60th birthday of our heroes. Translation i think its an excellent idea, its very pretty, and livens it up and it reminds us of our roots. Giant celebratory posters have been put up as the whole country prepares to celebrate asterixs diamond anniversary, wild boar and a cup of magic potion for everyone. Tim allman, bbc news. Hello. Weve got heavy rain to come over the next 24 hours or so, which could cause a few issues, given how wet the weather has been lately. Initially, the heaviest rain will be across scotland, but as you go into tomorrow well see heavy rain working in across the hills of wales and Northern England as well. This on top of what has been a wet spell of weather could bring the risk of some localised flooding and certainly some tricky travelling conditions expected out and about on the roads. Back to todays weather then, and well see the rain spreading into western scotland and turning progressively heavier here through the afternoon. It should be dry and bright for south east england, where its going to be relatively mild, with highs of 17. But it looks like its going to be quite a wet rush hour this afternoon and evening time, and across some of the high ground in scotland, Western Areas could pick up as much as 50 millimetres of rain over the next 24 hours, bringing a risk of some flooding issues. The rain continues to pour down here overnight, and further southwards we start to see some rain moving in across england and wales. Some of that could be quite heavy by the end of the night as well. Looking at fridays forecast, the weather front becomes very slow moving, bringing some particularly heavy rain across the high ground of wales and Northern England, where we could be looking at around 50 to 70 millimetres of rain. Thats enough again to cause some localised flooding issues, some tricky travelling conditions out and about on the roads. That rain will be with us for much of the day. To the south east of our weather front, some quite mild temperatures of 17, but further northwards and westwards its a little bit cooler, with temperatures generally around 11 to 14. As far as the weekend goes, saturday probably the better of the two days. There will be some sunny spells around, but some heavy showers as well, whereas sunday looks like generally being a little bit cloudier and for some there will be some wet weather around as well. Saturday then, sunshine and showers for many areas. The heaviest showers for western scotland. The best of the sunshine and drier weather across probably eastern england, eastern areas of scotland, and maybe some rain working into southern counties of england. A fresher feel to the weather across england and wales. Temperatures a little bit down, 14 or 15 degrees the high, and then for sunday a cloudy start with outbreaks of rain, pushing northwards and eastwards. There is the potentialfor some brisk winds to develop across eastern areas through the afternoon, and its going to start to turn colder across the north of the uk, with highs of around 11 degrees sunday afternoon. Turkey steps up its assault on kurdish held areas in Northern Syria, with reports of tens of thousands of civilians fleeing the fighting. Heavy artillery and air attacks, as the us stands accused of abandoning the kurds its allies in the fight against so called Islamic State. Well bring you the latest from our correspondent on the border between turkey and syria. Also this lunchtime. A cautiously optimistic borisjohnson prepares to discuss the uks brexit proposals with his irish counterpart leo varadkar. Harry dunn, who died in a car crash in august. A us suspect wont return to the uk, say briefing notes held by President Trump. Ban snacking on public transport to help tackle childhood obesity, says englands outgoing chief medical officer. And englands Rugby World Cup match against france is cancelled due to an approaching typhoon