Thing done and move on. Also tonight tributes are paid to the naturalist and broadcaster David Bellamy whos died aged 86. A teenager is found guilty of the murder of 1a year of jaden moodie, killed in a drugs gang war. Aung san suu kyi, nobel peace peace prize winner, defends myanmar against accusations of genocide. And at 8. 30 the latest on the campaign trail from the electioncast team. Good evening. The naturalist and broadcaster David Bellamy has died aged 86. Bellamy became a household name as a tv personality, scientist and conservationist. The Conservation Foundation say he died earlier today. His distinctive voice inspired sir lenny henrys grapple me grapenuts catchphrase and was a regular presence on tv. Bellamy, who lived in county durham, later attracted criticism for dismissing global warming. In 2004, he described Climate Change as poppycock and later said the stance cost him his tv career. Comedy writer and radio presenter danny baker has paid tribute to bellamy, calling him a truly brilliant and canny broadcaster. 0n the last day of campaigning before tomorrows general Election Party leaders have travelled from one key seat to the next, from dawn til dusk, trying to win last minute support. The two men vying to be Prime Minister borisjohnson and Jeremy Corbyn have criss crossed the country speaking to voters. The conservative leader started the day on a milk round in west yorkshire, then onto derby to pose with a pie. Next it was south wales, then essex and hes finishing the day in london. The labour leader was in glasgow bright and early, before travelling to a rally in middlesbrough and then onto south yorksire. Hes now in bedford and later he too is finishing his day in london. 0ur Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg has been on much of the journey with them. Mrs monaghan at number eight was the yorkshire tory voter with an unusual milkman this morning. What are you doing up so early . We brought you the chocolate milk, orangejuice. 0h, chocolate milk the last day of any election can be peak political pantomime. I will be with you in a second. Borisjohnson even retreated into a giant fridge when a reporter tried to persuade him on live tv. Dont be mistaken, this is an intensely serious election. The choice emblazoned everywhere, at every stage of the tory campaign. Leaving the eu next month or the path to another referendum. There are claims that you have not been completely straight with people, and people look at how you reacted to that news about the nhs and thought it didnt look human at all. Anybody who experiences a bad time in the nhs has my full sympathy. We have all been there. That is why i want to concentrate on getting cash into the nhs now. Only if you get brexit done can you move the country forward. To answer your question i do think that we have the best programme for the country, laura. Yes or no, do you think you will be moving back into number ten . It is very, very tight. You must have a hunch. You have seen what the polls say. We all remember what happened in 2017. Of course we are fighting now for every vote. His frantic travels to sell his brexit deal are the target for the other major parties. Jo swinson the lib dems have been trying to win you around, promising to do everything they can to stop him. Their enthusiastic faces on the stump in the south east dont hide how tough it has been. These final hours of the campaign can make a crucial difference to whether Boris Johnson will gain a majority or whether we have a real chance to stop brexit. Theres everything to play for, in these final hours. Others are trying that side of the argument, but this election isntjust about the shape of our relationship with the eu, but the United Kingdom itself. If no one gets a majority, Nicola Sturgeon could see such a chance for independence. If we dont want to be waking up to a five year Boris Johnson government on friday then voting snp in scotland as a way to lock him out of office, to escape the brexit mess and make sure that we take our future into our own hands. There is only one other contender for the biggestjob of all. ForJeremy Corbyn and his followers, in front of a smaller crowd, this time. Prime minister corbyn this is their chance to make the words of this chant come true. I have not come here to deliver milk, or to hide in a fridge. He was offering another vote on brexit, with a chance to stay or leave, in a major change of direction. Very much a last minute scramble, how do you feel today . Absolutely fine, we have been in constituencies all round the country. And i think the message is getting through. Do you think it is getting harder . I think the support is growing and theres a greater understanding that we cannot go on with underfunding of Public Services and a government that has been not straightforward with us. Lots of people around the country are worried about what is going to happen in some parts of the country. You show me an election candidate that isnt worried in any candidate that isnt worried in any party, being a candidate means that you get worried. I tell you what, we are going to win this thing. You think that . Applause. See you guys, thank you. Jeremy corbyn surprised expectation last time round. But exciting some labour tribes isnt the same as winning around the country. The rivals for number ten are both famously flawed and can repel, as well as inspire. We have heard voices around the land expressing frustration, maybe fear, that the choice before them doesnt live up to the scale of what lies ahead, but tomorrow, only one party, only one leaders road, will lead to power. Both borisjohnson and Jeremy Corbyn will hold their final rallies tonight both will be in east london. In a moment well talk tojessica parker whos awaiting Jeremy Corbyn but first lets hear from Jonathan Blake who is waiting for borisjohnson. What is the mood in the conservative camp . Is there a sense of optimism oi camp . Is there a sense of optimism or more of a camp . Is there a sense of optimism oi more of a sense camp . Is there a sense of optimism or more of a sense of tension . Tension is more like it. As Boris Johnson rounds off frantic final day of this election campaign. Where he began the day delivering milk in yorkshire come hes been to a pie making company, a wrapping paper factory, and finally speaking to conservative activists here in east london. If there is confidence of the conservative campaign, they are doing well to play that down and give no sense at all of complacency at this stage in the game. The message we will hear from Boris Johnson tonight as he addresses the conservative Party Activist there is a very familiar one now and it is the one hes had throughout this campaign. That is as you can see from the banners beside me here come a vote for the conservatives that will and his words get brexit done and allow his government to move onto focusing on those key pledges. Investing in the nhs and recruiting 20,000 more Police Officers and much more besides. That is when his message throughout this campaign, it is man when he has tried to bring the narrative back to when he spent wrong footed whether it is over Jeremy Corbyn claims about the conservatives along greater access to the nhs by private us companies which of course they conservatives did not come or in the last couple of days when it was caught unaware by that reporter an interview over the boy on the hospital floor, by that reporter an interview over the boy on the hospitalfloor, it by that reporter an interview over the boy on the hospital floor, it is mrjohnsons hope that essential promise to deliver on brexit in a very tight time scale from now on one that many people take issue with and say it just one that many people take issue with and say itjust isnt possible, it is his hope that is enough to convince people to vote for the conservatives when the nation goes to the polls tomorrow. Jonathan, thank you. Lets turn tojessica parker now. She is awaiting Jeremy Corbyn. What final message will we hear from corbyn. What final message will we hearfrom Jeremy Corbyn. What final message will we hear from Jeremy Corbyn as he tries to rally voters ahead of tomorrow . think we will hear much of the same sort of themes weve been hearing over the last few weeks, but i think those parties are starting to concentrate particularly on their core messages and the closing days of the campaign. Not only that, they are trying to crisscross the country visiting as many constituencies as possible as well and that is what Jeremy Corbyn has been doing. He started off this week frantic campaigning with a big rally in bristol, he then went up the west coast of the country and they got up glasgow come overnighting there and has crossed down the east side of the country and today. He will end up the country and today. He will end up here very shortly, travelling 400 miles ina up here very shortly, travelling 400 miles in a day, visiting constituencies in doing some speeches and of course this rally here later as well. I think in terms of those core messages, while conservatives are trying to concentrate on brexit, labour has been concentrating on things like their plans for investment and the nhs, protecting as they see it or they conservatives very much contested, protective nhs against a conservative lead brexit. Theyve also been talking a lot about their anti austerity measures, wider investment in Public Services, tackling poverty and re nationalization, i think tonight from Jeremy Corbyn as well he will talk about taking on the establishment because of course labour approximate plans to operate different ways of running things radically, much more involvement from the state. I think tonight will also hear from other singular figures in the labour party. It isntjust going to be Jeremy Corbyn. I think that is because it is the final rally of the campaign, they want to give it that sense of occasion i had a polling day tomorrow. Thank you, jessica, and jonathan as well. In the final few hours of campaigning lets take a look at some of todays other election news. The co leaders of the Green Party Jonathan Bartley and sian berry have rung an alarm bell outside parliament as a warning, they say, for the climate emergency. The leader of the Brexit Party Nigel farage, has said he fears brexit will be sold out by borisjohnson if the conservatives gain a majority which he says is likely. Plaid cymru are ending their campaign by proposing a law which would make it an offence for politicians to tell lies. It would see elected politicians in the european, westminster and devolved parliaments Face Criminal Charges if they knowingly mislead the public. In todays other news, a ninteen year old drug dealer has been found guilty of the murder of 14 year old jaden moodie who was knocked off his moped and stabbed repeatedly back in january. The court heard jaden was killed amidst a violent turf war between drugs gangs in east london. Adina campbell has more. Another young life cut short, caused by knife crime in london. Jaden moodie was just 14 years old when he was murdered. The final moments of his Life Captured on this shocking cctv footage. While on a moped, he is rammed into by a stolen black mercedes. A hooded gang armed with large knives jump out and repeatedly stabbed him in an attack lasting just 14 seconds. The teenager had only moved to london from nottingham six months before he was killed. Jaden was ambitious, loved life. He loved his family, he loved his grandma. He was just fun to be around because he would always play jokes and pranks on us. During the two week trial, thejury heard jaden had links to a gang and sold drugs for them. 0n the night of his death, he was targeted by a rival gang, also in the east london area. 0n the evening jaden was killed, some of the residents living on this road in leighton reported seeing the gang members stomping and stamping on the teenager before the car wheel spun away. The 14 year old was left quivering with trails of blood coming away from his body. Today 19 year old abe madulin has been found guilty of murder. He is expected to be sentenced next week. Lets return now to news that the naturalist and broadcaster David Bellamy has died aged 86. Bellamy became a household name as a tv personality, scientist and conservationist. Our correspondent David Sillito is here. I dont know about you but when i think of David Bellamy, i think of his enthusiasm, it was infectious. He sort of loomed out of the tv as you with those wiry whiskers. And the passion and the enthusiasm and i think back, we are both of the same generation where whenever you seem to turn the tv on over 20 years, it wasnt long before use he seemed to appear anything. School programmes, blue pizza, his own programme. It was on the news, it was a passionate about conservation. Really if anyone was the public face of caring about nature, making Children Care about pla nts nature, making Children Care about plants and creepy qualities and the world around them, he was that person. This sort of started right backin person. This sort of started right back in the late 60s, something i only just like now back in the late 60s, something i onlyjust like now come he read a report about the disaster at the canyon. A paper for a report about the disaster at the canyon. A paperfor a nature. He was asked will to come on the news and talk about it and he was so enthusiastic, so photogenic, so inspiring, suddenly the tv work came in. I remember he used up here with magna spike a lot, a programme in the early 70s. He used to appear with. He was the public face of science. But his career was not without controversy. Absolutely. He was a patron come he said, by the late 90s of 400 conservation organisations. Then about 2003, 2004, he said that he felt that Climate Change was poppycock. And in the face of so much scientific evidence, and the weight of the scientific community, is certainly affected how he was perceived, especially amongst other scientists come on such a crucial issue in the world of science and conservation. That he felt was a cloud that ended his broadcasting career. But remember, he was well into his 70s by that time. He had had a very long and very successful career and he certainly was, even down to the lenny henry impersonations come he was a majorfigure lenny henry impersonations come he was a major figure and inspired lenny henry impersonations come he was a majorfigure and inspired many people i think to think more about nature and care more about it. Thank you. Sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, heresjohn. Hello. Many thanks. Gabrieljesus scored a hat trick as Manchester City came from behind to win their final Champions League group game against dinamo zagreb. City, who dominated possession throughout, went one down but levelled before the break withjesus heading home a riyad mahrez cross. The brazilian forward tapped benjamin mendys cross for his hat trick. Pep guardiolas side advance to the knockout stages unbeaten in the competition and will be one of the seeds in mondays last i6 draw. Theres nothing resting on spurs match away at bayern munich. The german side are already guaranteed to finsih as group b winners, with spurs assured as runners up. Nevetheless last sesons finallists will want to avenge the 7 2 drubbing they received at the hands of bayern in north london earlier in the season. Not going their way at the moment. Fresh from securing their place in the last 16 of the Champions League, liverpools involvement in the Club World Cup doesnt begin until next week but the fight for the right to facejurgen klopps men in qatar has already started. This evening, qatars al sadd have beaten the underdogs hienghene sport of new caledonia, but they had to wait until extra time to secure victory, eventually running out 3 1 winners. Al sadd will now play mexicos monterrey on saturday. The winner of that match will play liverpool in the semi finals on december 18. For the First Time Since 2009, test cricket has returned to pakistan. The opening day of the first test against sri lanka took place amid high security in rawalpindi. Sri lanka won the toss and chose to bat, and it was a day of fluctuating fortunes which ended with the sri lankans 202 for five at stumps. This the fifth wicket to go, Angelo Matthews bowled by naseem shah on 31. He took two wickets. Dimuth karunaratne the top scorer so far with 59. The spectators gave us a lot of support, i see some boards, giving us welcome, so those are the good things, when we are here and when you are travelling, the other countries, no supporters from the other country. I think pakistan always give a good warm welcome, as always. The former South African captain graeme smith has agreed to become cricket south africas director of cricket butjust in an acting capacity. Hes agreed to do the job for three months until the start of the indian premier league. The announcement comes of course just 15 days before the first of four tests against england which start in centurion on boxing day. Tommy seymour has become the Second Player to retire from the Scottish International side in the past seven days. He announced his decision hot on the heels of former captain john barclay who quit last thursday. 31 year old seymour won 52 caps after making his debut in 2013. Both teams have gone through their final preparations for golfs president s cup between team usa and an International Team not including european players. Itll be played over three days in melbourne, with this man tiger woods playing for and captaining team usa. Theyve dominated the biennial competition since it began in 1994. And Rickie Fowler says woods could be the reason why. Because he never switches off. Everyone knows he doesnt sleep a lot, so thank a lot of the text that we get or i have gotten, you have to wake up to in the morning, he sent them in the middle of the night. As part of that, he cannot sleep, he is thinking so much about what is going on. They hope that attention to detail would drive them onto victory this time. Tottenham have just would drive them onto victory this time. Tottenham havejust equally nice. We will have all of the results from the Champions League to come in sportsday. Just equalised. Thats all the sport for now. Ill have more for you in sportsday at 10. 30. Thank you. The political leader of myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi, has been defending her country against accusations of genocide at the International Court ofjustice in the netherlands. The Nobel Peace Prize winner said military operations against Rohingya Muslims in 2017 in which thousands were killed and hundreds of thousands fled the country was the fault of rohingya militants. 0ur myanmar correspondent nick beake reports from the hague. Many have given up on Aung San Suu Kyi. Not these loyal supporters. They told us they had travelled 5000 miles from myanmar to be with her today. She had come to tell the world there had been no Rohingya Genocide on her watch. 0ur three quarters of a million rohingya lying, must itchy . Rohingya lying, ms suu kyi . Do you have any sympathy for them . Could it be that the harrowing evidence that she had yesterday of me and mys army trying to eradicate the Rohingya Muslim people had shaken her, change the mind of someone once famous for her defence of human rights . No. Regrettably, they have placed before the court an incomplete and misleading factual picture of the situation in Rakhine State in myanmar. Aung san suu kyi claimed the rohingya exodus in 2017 was sparked by attacks by rohingya militants. She did admit that they myanmar army, which she doesnt control, had killed civilians in the security operation that followed. But the perpetrators would be brought tojustice. Can there be genocidal intent on the part of a state that actively investigates, prosecutes and punishes soldiers and officers who are accused of wrongdoing . This has been another remarkable day in the extraordinary life of Aung San Suu Kyi. The Nobel Peace Prize winner now defending the charge of genocide. For years, the western World Champion her cause. Today she accused it of failing to understand what had been happening in her country. There was no regret, there was no apology. She said simply that there was no case to answer. She left thejudges to consider her words. The International Court of Public Opinion may have already made up its mind. Nick beake, bbc news, the hague. We can speak now to tin htar swe myanmar analyst and former editor of the bbc burmese service. Thank you forjoining us. What did you make of todays appearance by Aung San Suu Kyi . It was quite a moment, wasnt it . It was indeed. Before she left for the hague, the message she gave was this is important for her to go because she had been silent over the atrocities committed under a hundred people. And she never said a word about it, so this will give her a chance to tell the world. A rohingya people. Her views on it. And also she said the message, she has to go and appear in four of the court because this is an allegation against a state and national interest, she has to be there. So what she did, today when she told the court about what she thinks of what happened in the brookline state, it was quite clearly that she doesnt accept that the fact finding un mission that documented the atrocities, in fact she doesnt accept any of the interest will he make investigations done by the international bodies, including Human Rights Watch an international. She only trust the inquiry done by the internal inquiry by her own government. This is because she says this is the only first hand accounts they have from the people on the ground. So the impression that one has is she only hears what she wants to hear. In your view, is she personality culpable to some extent at least . When the army, of course, she did admit that the army, she doesnt rely feet the army used excessive force. Which means that to some extent, she does accept that there is some Human Rights Violations that took place during the clearance operation by the army and the rakhine area. Whether she is implicated in it or not, i dont think the army, she was aware what they were doing, but nevertheless, they were doing, but nevertheless, the number of people that fled the area, the rohingya people that flee to bangladesh, all of the news reports, especially bbc, they gave very good coverage and she came out and said this is a huge iceberg or information. That shows that she is either in denial or she doesnt accept what is reported by the international media. That will account to whether she knows about it or not, one could only guess. understand. In terms of the case, do you think the charge of genocide can and will be proved . That is, again, up and will be proved . That is, again, up to the court to decide. But it is the side, the application from gambia is very compelling. They have submitted very compelling witnesses, a lot of evidence, very compelling. 0ne a lot of evidence, very compelling. One must not forget that this is not only genocidal that they are trying to establish, but also that the rohingya people, they are hoping and seeking justice. They have faced gross Human Rights Violations, this is the first time they are suffering has been exposed in the International Court. And they are hoping that there will be some justice to the people who have suffered so grossly during this very dark moment in the burmese myanmar history. Thank you forjoining us. The teenage activist Greta Thunberg has called on World Leaders at a un summit to stop making excuses to avoid taking action on Climate Change. Her speech coincided wirth her being named time magazines person of the year. 0ur science editor David Shukman reports. A global celebrity at the age of 16, Greta Thunberg was here to energise the talks. Not with emotion, but instead with a calm reminder to World Leaders that the latest facts about rising temperatures and melting ice. How do you react to these numbers without feeling at least some level of panic . How do you respond to the fact that basically nothing is being done about this without feeling the slightest bit of anger . She was speaking as the negotiation seemed to be in slow motion. Dragging on over technical details. While the gases heating the planet are blasted into the air at every greater quantities, with many countries accused of using loopholes to wriggle out of plans to cut their emissions. I still believe that the biggest danger is not inaction, the real danger is when the politicians and ceos are making it look like real action is happening when in fact, almost nothing is being done apart from clever accounting and creative pr. There was applause for Greta Thunberg here in the great hall, but quite striking is that a lot of the seats were pretty empty. Not every National Delegation was here to listen to her message
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