From people who have got no, they have got no supplies, no drinks, no food. Australias Prime Minister warns of a difficult week to come from the catastrophic bushfire threat to sydney and surrounding areas. Three people are known to have lost their lives. Voters in spain return to the polls for the countrys fourth general election, in as many years. And the Victoria Derbyshire programme travels to norway to investigate the shocking scale of self harm material being shared on instagram. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The conservatives have claimed labour would cause an economic crisis within months of winning the general election. The tories say a Jeremy Corbyn led government would spend over a trillion pounds in office. Labour has dismissed the figure as an absolute work of fiction. Heres our political correspondent, helen catt. Labour has said it wants to spend big, if it wins this election, to bring about what it calls a programme of radical change. But the conservatives are keen to suggest it would spend too much recklessly so. Theyve calculated what they are calling the cost of corbyn £1. 2 trillion. Speaking to andrew marr, the chancellor of the exchequer defended how the party had done its maths. Every single costing in this dossier, that we have published today, has either come from labours own figures most of them actually over 50 of the costings are from labours own figures, the rest of them have either come from independent external sources, and in some cases, yes, we have had to work them out ourselves, but we have done that in a reasonable way and weve set out exactly in the document how weve done this. But, while labour is on the road campaigning, like the other parties, it hasnt yet published its manifesto for this election, so the tories cant know exactly which policies will make it in. Theyve included £35 billion for abolishing private schools, which labour conference voted for, but which may find its way into the manifesto in a different form. The £196 billion figure theyve used to renationalise Industries Like the railways has already been criticised. And the calculations assume that all policies including things like a four day working week at a cost of £85 billion would come in immediately. This is an absolute work of fiction by the conservatives. You cant trust a word that johnson and his ministers say on this issue. We will have a fully costed manifesto, in due course, when we launch that. And, you know, the challenge is actually for the conservatives to fully cost their own manifesto, something they didnt do in 2017. The tories have also said they would increase spending, although by less than labour. Its a bit as if you had come to me ten years ago and taken my raincoat away, and ive spent ten years cold and wet, and then youve tapped me on the shoulder and said, great news, ive found you a raincoat. Well, lets. Its worth recalling, back in 2010, where our economy was. We just had gone through the deepest recession in almost 100 years. We had a budget deficit that was equal to 10 of gdp, the highest of any industrialised economy. Jeremy corbyn and his party do have some big spending pledges but until all the parties final offerings are clear, the costs can only be guesswork. Helen catt, bbc news. And i asked helen what we really know about the various pa rties Spending Plans. Until we get the manifestos we are not going to get the full picture. What we can say with certainty is that both labour and the conservatives are planning to spend more. They are both pledging to spend more. We also know labour is planning to spend more than the conservatives, we know that both those parties intend to do it, at least in part, by more borrowing to, take advantage of historically low, historic low borrowing rates. So that is what we can say for certain. Once you get into scale, thats when it becomes more uncertain. At the moment, the liberal democrats have said they think that these manifesto pledges should end up being independently assessed. They are suggesting labour, the conservatives and themselves should submit their manifestos to the office for budget responsibility, which is an independent body funded by the treasury which comes up with economic forecasting, so they can be independently assessed and scrutinised so the public can be confident that flagship policies can be delivered. Because that is what it is all about, when we talk about costings etc, it is are the promises being made to the voter realistically able to be delivered and what is the impact if they are . We talked a bit about this, on friday talking about crossrail being further delayed, the difficulty in saying we will spend, John Mcdonnell said, a big commitment in infrastructure, we will spend money on infrastructure but actually that depends on getting the right skills and the right people to come and do the work and all the rest of it, which has proved difficult, so you can promise to spend money but the money might. That might only be one part of it. The money is very big part of it and it sets out whether your base programme is feasible, but you are right, when it comes to actually delivering some of these policies, there are more factors that become apparent, once whichever party who wins gets into government. This is an unusual day of the campaign, because it is remembrance sunday, by convention they do not campaign and apart from first thing in the morning interviews we have heard very little from the parties, a relief for people watching and listening during the course of the campaign, what sort of week has it been . How has it panned out this week . It has been fairly frenetic. If you think about it, we are only five days into the official campaign, although it seems that it has going on for a very long time. This time last week, parliament was still sitting, it was not dissolved until tuesday night, wednesday morning, so we have onlyjust started the campaign proper. We have already seen launches from a number of parties, an absolute slew of pledges and promises, that will only continue over the next few weeks and probably ramp up more as we move towards the 12th of december polling date. We still dont actually know who is standing in these elections because nominations have not closed yet. I will try and remember the date, i think it will be the 14th of november nominations must be in. So we have seen again in recent days a lot of stories about different candidates and that is because, because this is a snap general election, a lot of places candidates are not in place so they had to select them quickly, all parties quite quickly. Some of those were still being selected last night. So it is ongoing and we will not have the full picture until the final lists are in unpublished in november. And if you find some of the language used during the election is confusing, log on to the bbc website, and youll find an election jargon buster, to translate those political terms in to plain english. The royal family and senior politicians have joined military veterans and religious leaders at the cenotaph in Central London to remember the fallen in conflicts over the last two centuries. 0ur royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, reports. It is that morning of the year when we pause, when the matters which seem so pressing on other days, are set in a broader perspective. As the nation comes together, to remember those who lost their lives in the world wars, and other more recent conflicts. The leaders of the main Political Parties took their places at the cenotaph, with their wreaths of red poppies. Watching from a balcony, her majesty the queen with the duchess of cornwall and the duchess of cambridge. The prince of wales led the other principal members of the royal family to their positions, in front of the cenotaphs northern face in readiness for the National Two Minute Silence at 11 oclock. Big ben chimes the hour. Music last post. After the two minute silence, the prince of wales placed the queens wreath at the cenotaph, in tribute to all those from britain and the commonwealth, who lost their lives in the service of their country. Wreaths were also laid by the dukes of york, sussex and cambridge. And then, after the official wreath laying by political leaders, military chiefs and high commissioners, it was the turn of the former servicemen and women who attend the parade, year after year. They come with their own memories of colleagues who were lost in war. Nicholas witchell, bbc news. As part of the commemorations, a spectacular 750,000 poppies cascaded over the white cliffs of dover. They were carried in a Second World War dakota, dropped from an altitude of 500 feet, over the battle of britain memorial. Five veterans, including former raf servicemen, were on board the aircraft. The poppies were all purchased from Royal British legion for nearly £11,000. Well, our correspondent Sarah Campbell has more on the poppy appeal and the events marking remembrance day, at the cenotaph. A very moving ceremony. The pavements absolutely packed with people that had been here for a couple of hours, waiting to observe the two minute silence. And now you can probably hear the bands behind me. Because it is the march of the veterans. Up to 10,000 veterans, who are marching past the cenotaph, organised by the Royal British legion. And from there, i have alex 0wen. This is a really important event for veterans to be involved with, isnt it . Yeah, it is hugely important. For the veterans you see here today, but also the 6. 7 million members of the Armed Forces Community up and down the country, and this is just one event that happens in the nations capital. But in towns, villages and cities across the county, today, we will see similar things and it is really important that we come out and remember those who defended our freedom and liberty that we enjoy today. The poppy appeal, this year, what have been the themes, what is the message you are trying to emphasise this year . Anyone that saw the commemorations, down at portsmouth for d day 75 this year, will know that it has been a Pivotal Moment for the battles that took place 75 years ago, in 19114 during the Second World War, when the tide turned and our military people, our serving people, made those amazing sacrifices, alongside our commonwealth allies, to be able to bring us the freedoms we enjoy now. This year, i personally have been thinking about veterans that i spoke to recently, who fought in monte cassino. A chap called boycie who is 98 years old now, i spoke to him and he said if it wasnt for the polish soldiers that he fought shoulder to shoulder with, he would still be in monte cassino. And i think that sense of comradeship really is spread both across the generation that fought 75 years ago, and also the generation today. My troop in afghanistan, i had two fijians serving with me, i had a nigerian, a south african, i was commanded a ghanaian, and we handed over to americans at the end of the tour. We wouldnt have been able to do that without the help of those guys. I would like to bring in Patrick Jackson from the royal yeomanry. You were here today. How important is it to come and be a part of this ceremony . And of course that are happening, all the memorials all across the country. I found it, as usual here, very poignant. There is a lot of formality to this event, and rightly so. I suppose the other memorials and ceremonies, taking place across the country that you mentioned, can be perhaps a little bit more affecting. But the two minute silence always makes one, as one should do, reflect. I suppose the main things one remembers or recalls are people, friends, who sacrificed their lives over the last campaigns. And the friends i knew but also my forebears. You were in several tours of afghanistan, so like you say, this will remind you of people you have known. Yes, it always does. I suppose during that two minutes, you probably see a sea of faces passing through ones mind. And considering what they did and the sacrifices they have made. Freedom doesnt come cheap. And every year, for these two minutes, we are reminded of that. Alex, the poppy appeal this year is asking people, is this directly aimed at young people . To put down devices for two minutes, both today and tomorrow. Is there a concern that, as the distance between the two world wars gets further away, that perhaps events like this may mean less to younger people . Im not sure that it means less. I think that tomorrow, on armistice day, it marks 100 years of us marking the end of the First World War with two minutes silence, it now means much more than that. We mark the fallen from all conflicts. But tomorrow, 100 years on, we have got that chance now to look at society and how society is acting and get them to put down those laptops, close those phones, turn off technology and just reflect for two minutes. They gave their lives, the least we can do is give them two minutes of our time. Gentlemen, thank you very much indeed. Probably not a lot more to say than that, is there . Allowing people to take two minutes to reflect on the people who gave their lives in service of their country. Lord mawhinney, the conservative politician who was a prominent member of government throughout the 1980s and 1990s, has died. He was 79. A committed christian, brian mawhinney, was an mp for more than 25 years. He was a Northern Ireland minister, secretary of state for transport and conservative party chairman. He was also chairman of the football league. The headlines on bbc news. The chancellor defends conservative Party Analysis of labours Spending Plans, as labour says they are a complete work of fiction. The royal family lead tributes to those who lost their lives in conflict as the uk marks remembrance sunday. The Environment Agency continues to warn theres a danger to life from high river levels in South Yorkshire, with seven severe warnings still in place. And in sport. Meanwhile two games already under way wolves who are unbeaten in their last six League Matches are 1 0 up over aston villa in the West Midlands derby and Manchester United have a 2 0 lead over brighton at old trafford. England beat new zealand in a super over again, to win their final twenty20 match to take the series 3 2. And Hannah Cockroft sets a new world record to win her fifth consecutive t3a100m title at the world para athletics championships in dubai thousands of people are having to deal with a third day of chaos from severe flooding in parts of england with damaged homes, disrupted businesses and travel disruption. Seven severe flood warnings are in place on the river don in yorkshire meaning theres a danger to life. Theres also concern that water levels are rising on sections of the river trent near newark. In the last hour, Doncaster Council has advised local residents to evacuate fishla ke. Those still in the village should contact the council to organise immediate evacuation with the council saying it can only offer dedicated support to people who are not in an area where there is a threat to life. Jenny kumar reports. People here in the village of fishlake are marooned. The only way any is by boat. 700 people live here. Many of the houses are locked up here. Many of the houses are locked up and dark. Some people have decided to stay and for them, today it isa decided to stay and for them, today it is a welfare situation. Emergency situations checking to see the are all right. But what is striking is the bottom to your effort, this pub planning volunteer effort. This pub is planning to cook meals. The first night, everyone was devastated. We had grown men crying. But spirits have now lifted. Everybody is pulling together. We have coffee and tea. They can have whatever they want in there. Camp beds. It is warm and comfortable for iiow. Beds. It is warm and comfortable for now. We have not run out of gas yet. Frustration is mounting among some residents in fishlake. The owner of this luxury is far devastated. We have been failed on a level of significant magnitude by Doncaster Council. The lack of communication to this village has been terrible, and i dont know how they can possibly say that they have given us any support. The lack of communication is quite incredible. Doncaster council says it is working with its partners around the clock to provide support and resources for people affected by the flooding. Absolutely devastating. And this was the view from inside one of the flooded homes, wading through the cold, dirty floodwater. This is the kitchen. Brand new kitchen. Derbyshire and the town of matlock have also been hit hard by the floods. The woman who died, after being swept away by the water by the water near darley dale, has been named as a former high sheriff, annie hall. She was described as a special person and an inspirational force for good. For some, the flood levels are falling, and the clean up can begin. For others, the misery is likely to continue for days to come. Voters in spain are returning to the polls for the countrys second general election injust over six months. The socialists, led by the acting Prime Minister, pedro sanchez, won the most seats in the last ballot in april but were unable to form a government. Spain has been struggling to put stable governments together since 2015 and this years vote has also been overshadowed by fresh unrest in catalonia. Caroline gray is a lecturer in politics and spanish at aston university. Shejoins us from birmingham. Before we talk about todays general election, why do you think spain has found itself in this position where it has gone from having a very straightforward left and right wing, two big parties who have alternated in government, to this fracturing of the political system . The rise of new parties started a few years back. We first saw the fragmentation of the election in 2015. The rise of new parties at that stage was due to the aftermath of the financial crisis, the existing socialist and conservative parties had been tainted by their inability to deal appropriately with the financial crisis and particularly the conservatives but the socialists we re conservatives but the socialists were hit by huge corruption scandals in the aftermath of the financial crisis. So this contributed to the rise of new parties. And then in the wa ke rise of new parties. And then in the wake of that, we have also seen other issues such as the Catalan Crisis which has also caused different parties to propose different parties to propose Different Solutions and that has also contributed to certain parties only being willing to ally with others and so all of that has contributed to a highly fragmented scenario and there are now five main parties in the spanish parliament, as well as an array of regionally based parties who have representation in spanish parliament. There is no suggestion from the polling that has been done over the last few weeks of the campaign that there is any great shift . So at the moment, the expectation is the parliament which reassembles after this election will be as fragmented as the one that has gone into the election . Indeed. Polls suggest we will be in a similar situation as we were after the april elections, what happened was you had the two main left wing parties, the socialists and podemos, further to the left, the socialists won but could not form a government because between the two main left parties they did not have an absolute majority. Then on the right, you have got three right wing parties, the conservatives, plus two others, the citizens party, equivalent to the liberal democrats but no further to the right plus a far right party, box. Those parties did not have majority either because vox. It suggests the results will be similar this time because neither the left or right will have an applet majority of seats. In that situation, presumably it will be very difficult for whoever emerges as minister to take any significant Decisive Action in terms of what has been happening with catalonia and the pressure from their will presumably only increase . Indeed, the first hurdle is in spain for a Prime Minister be voted on he needs an absolute majority in the parliament so it is quite difficult for a Prime Minister, a potential Prime Minister with a weak minority, to actually get voted on in the first place. Which is one of the problems. But beyond that if you do have a weak minority government, or even a coalition that doesnt have an absolute majority of seats, it is going to be very difficult for them to govern effectively and to take any concrete solutions towards the various problems spain is experiencing. There is the Catalan Crisis which is foremost and everyones minds but spain has been in the situation of parliamentary fragmentation since 2015 so that is legislation on a lot of areas such as social and economic areas which is pending and that is a big issue for spain. Has it caused much questioning spain of its political choices. The transition for democracy was barely 50 years ago in spain so there are some who feel a bit of affection for certain times in the past even if they do not desire to go back to that age. Is there a sense the political system they have is not working . There is no reason why it should not work. Spain is in a situation a lot of countries are in, where parliamentary fragmentation has increased and you have parties trying to appease certain voters so as not to lose them to other parties but what we have seen is that has not been a willingness to form coalitions which is what spain needs. Spain has 17 Regional Governments as well as the national government, today is the general election for the national government, but over the years we have often seen coalition is being formed at Regional Government level, so what it needs is for the party and National Level to start to be willing to form coalitions or more collaborative lines than they had in the past which should be feasible. 0ne disappointment for many people after the previous election was that you had socialists and citizen party, which as i say is broadly equivalent to the liberal democrats but are further to the right, they could have formed a government, they had the numbers but did not want to. For various reasons. And what we need to see is parties starting to be willing to find a middle ground and reach a solution rather than putting up blockades to forming coalitions. Thank you very much for being with us this afternoon and talking about this fascinating election. We will be hearing after 4pm from a journalist in catalonia to talk about the situation. Thank you very much. Firefighters tackling around 100 bushfires in australia say they could now start to threaten sydney. At least three people have died in the fires in New South Wales and queensland. Helena wilkinson has the latest. The scale and ferocity of these fires is clear. This is New South Wales, on the east coast of australia, being ravaged by the flames. Three days since the wildfires began, theyre still burning and spreading. More than 1,000 firefighters are working across this state and queensland to try and contain them, but conditions are difficult. Mate, its just the worst thing ive ever seen, honestly. The fire front was coming at us. Theres nothing you could do about it. Lost a few friends in the fire, lost all my possessions. Possessions are nothing. Its the people that count, eh. The devastating power of these fires is clear to see. This used to be what someone called home. Now theres nothing left. 150 homes have so far been destroyed and thousands of people have had to evacuate. Australias Prime Minister says hes proud of how people have helped each other. People have reached out, got people out of homes, made sure they got to safety, looked after each others livestock and animals, talking to each other, putting themselves in harms way for each other. Ive got to tell you, as a Prime Minister, im never more proud of australians than in moments like this. As the fires continue, Officials Say things are likely to get worse. Extreme warnings for large parts of the New South Wales coast are likely to be issued this week, with areas around sydney especially at risk. Helena wilkinson, bbc news. Now its time for a look at the weather with helen willetts. Several severe flood warnings in place, many warnings for more rain to come in the coming weeks. If you have concerns, please head to the website and there are more details here. There has been less rain today but the rain is now marching into the west of ireland as we go through the west of ireland as we go through the evening and overnight, rain and sleet over the hills, wet snow for the pennines, a significant snow over the hills of scotland, warnings out from the met office for this particular area of rain moving through those areas sensitive to further rainfall. All in all, because we have the wind as well as the cloud rain and snow, temperatures should hold above freezing but it will be windy with the wet weather added. The rain slow to clear and then heavy blustery showers behind, feeling chilly again with that strong north westerly wind. Hello, this is bbc news with shaun ley. The headlines the chancellor defends conservative Party Analysis of labours Spending Plans as labour says they are a complete work of fiction. Ceremonies take place across the uk to mark remembrance sunday to commemorate those who lost their lives in conflict. A world war 2 dakota plane dropped 750,000 poppies over the white cliffs of dover to remember the fallen. Australias Prime Minister warns of a difficult week to come from the catastrophic bushfire threat to sydney and surrounding areas. Three people are known to have lost their lives. The Environment Agency continues to warn theres a danger to life from high river levels in South Yorkshire with seven severe warnings still in place. Weve had no sleep for two days. We keep getting calls coming in. People have got no supplies, no drinks, no food