Really on health, inequality, on investment in public services, big boost when he criticised the tory policies, big cheers when he we are very pleased about the jury has seen through these defences that promised to change lives and spend money. This is about energising the we re has seen through these defences that were presented by the suspects, and have found them guilty. Activists, trying to get them to be torrential rain has flooded roads confident and enthusiastic ks about and seen Rail Services cancelled in parts of Northern England. Across yorkshire and derbyshire 42 flood warnings have been in place. The met office is warning of prolonged rain into tomorrow. Would you pay £5. 99 month to be campaigning. They perhaps have not able to binge on british had to do this in years gone by. Classic Television Series . The uk streaming service, now before the weather, take a look these amazing pictures. Thousands of egg shaped has now officially launched. Balls of ice have covered a beach in finland. Its a rare weather phenomenon. Amateur photographer Risto Mattila took these snaps. Experts say it is caused by a rare process in which small pieces of ice are rolled over by wind and water. Now its time for a look good evening and at the weather with ben rich. Welcome to bbc news. Good evening. Both labour and the conservatives the weather has been causing have been setting out their plans some big problems today. For the Economy Today and one thing heavy and persistent rain leading seems clear, whichever party to flooding in some areas. Numerous flood warnings is in charge after the election have been issued. Theres going to be a lot more the bbc weather website will keep borrowing and spending than weve you up to date with the latest on those flood warnings. Seen for a very long time. You can see on the radar picture, labour have pledged to invest this slow moving band of heavy and persistent rain, in extra 55 billion pounds a year, it affected parts of the east on infrastructure like housing and schools as well as and north midlands, parts environmental projects. Of Northern England, the rain getting into north wales as well. Thats roughly double what this is the area where the met the conservatives are offering an extra 20 to 25 billion Office Issued an amber warning for rain, up to 100 mm of rain pounds a year. Possible in some places so is this going to be the battle before the night is done. Of the big spenders . Heres our economics you can see the rain still continues for a time here, then sinking southwards editor, faisal islam. Across the midlands into wales. So still the potential for some the north west of england, the really poor travelling conditions cradle of the industrial revolution. And some further flooding problems. And today on either end of the east lancs road, to the southeast of that, some showers will continue the chancellor sajid javid through the night, some clear spells in manchester and the shadow as well, and the odd fog patch, chancellorjohn mcdonnell it will turn quite chilly here. In liverpool, launching a fiscal and further north and west, revolution, a fundamental change the far north of england, to policy on borrowing Northern Ireland and scotland, and investment, and not here, some clear spells overhead. Sounding too different. Still 1 2 showers, especially in northern scotland. Some of those likely to be wintry it Means Investment on a scale never over high ground, because the air seen before in this country. Is very chilly indeed. It means billions of pounds more so we go into tomorrow, still some showery rain to contend to spend on the infrastructure with across the eastern side of england, but i think the main message is that it will be much revolution that this country needs. Down the road from here,. Drier than it has been today john mcdonnell, in his hometown, in many places. Announcing that a Labour Government in fact, we will see a decent amount will not try to bring the national of sunshine, but it is going debt down as a rule, to stay rather chilly. Temperatures topping and instead will increase borrowing out between 6 11d. To fund hundreds of billions now as we go through friday evening, in investments to solve we should lose most of those what he calls the social showers from the southeast. And Climate Change emergencies. We see a zone of clear skies. Under those clear skies, isnt it interesting . We can see some fog patches. After all the years since ive been freezing fog patches, in fact, shadow chancellor, four years, because the temperatures are going to take a tumble, i have been arguing that we need quite widely down below freezing. But by the end of the night, to invest, and the tories have attacked me, abused me as though something a little milder starting to show its hand in the west, i were some revolutionary. Because here comes our next change. Another frontal system pushing now theyre falling into line, in from the atlantic, but on a scale that doesnt meet the challenges we face. There will be some rain with this, but also, as it bumps into the cold because they want to keep the debt down. Air above, say, 200 metres, well, because theyre not willing the high ground of wales, to recognise that governments have to borrow to invest. Maybe even the hills of the midlands, we could see a little bit of snow mixing in, labour wants to make investments in infrastructure such as the mersey so thats worth bearing in mind tidal Energy Scheme not far if youre travelling on some from here, and they argue of those higher routes, that the value of the asset should perhaps just a degrees there in birmingham. Be taken into account, always driest and brightest not just the debt the further east and north you are. Required to fund it. Now as we move out of saturday that is called a net worth target to sunday, well this little bump and has not been tried in a major economy before. In the isobars works in a ridge such is the deluge of spending of high pressure, so after quite here that there are doubts that it a lot of weather action, could even be actually spent. Sunday promises to be a calmer day. Still the potential for some showery rain, particularly labours message is a little at first in the south, like saying on a National Scale that but then a decent amount a homeowner shouldnt worry of sunshine, but still feeling cool, about the value of a mortgage in isolation. The value of a house and investing in it matters as well, and that frees up hundreds of billions of borrowing highs of 6 10 degrees. To spend on investment. The conservatives criticise the extent, but the basic idea of changing the rules to take advantage of currently low borrowing rates for governments, that is rather similar. In his case, tens of billions more hello, im ros atkins, in borrowing in order to allow this is 0utside source. Jeremy corbyn tries to get his an increase in annual investment by half, unlike labour, Election Campaign back on track. Who want to double it. Mrjavid does promise that the total if we are to give hope to of the uks historic borrowing communities that have had nothing would be kept in check, but scrapped the formal rule for so long, then we have to invest demanding that it falls. In them, and that is the absolute priority that we will have going excessive debt would risk everything forward. That british people have worked so hard to achieve over the past decade of recovery. But the pressure is on the labour leader as the issue of anti semitism the question at this election is, rears its head again. Well look at the reasons why. As Party Leaders tour the country the battle over spending who do you trust to protect that . Takes centre stage. Both labour and conservatives want to borrow billions. These plans are independent of what happens with brexit, it Means Investment on a scale never but over at the bank of england, two out of nine policymakers voted seen it Means Investment on a scale never seen before in this country. And for new Interest Rate cuts amid fears that weak Global Growth certainly never seen before in the and trade barriers from north and outside of london in the the newjohnson brexit deal will hit the uk economy. Southeast. There other Opposition Party such as the lib dems and the snp say that cancelling brexit would be the best way to boost the economy. Whoever wins next month, we appear to be on a journey to more investment, and more borrowing too. Quite the change from the previous three elections. Faisal islam, bbc news. The former labour mp and minister ian austin has said that Jeremy Corbyn is completely unfit to be Prime Minister and has urged people to vote for Boris Johnson instead. Mr austin, who left the party in february and is not standing at the election, accuses mr corbyn of failing to tackle anti semitism. It comes after labours deputy leader tom watson announced he was stepping down as an mp but for personal reasons. Heres our Political Editor laura kuenssberg. The buses look the same, but its notjust the season that makes this a very weird election, as one senior mp put it. Inside both the big parties, there are serious doubts about the leaders. Jeremy corbyns track record of handling, or not handling fast enough, racism againstjews is under attack again. Anti semitism is a poison and an evil in our society. I have spent my whole life fighting against racism. I will die ad anti racist. But two of his former mps simply dont believe that. Not fit to hold high office. There is no love lost between these two and the labour leadership. But for years, they were both deeply loyal lieutenants of the party. Listen to them now, urging you to choose not a labour Prime Minister, but a conservative. If youre not going to do what is right on a fundamental question like racism, what are you going to do it on . I wouldnt say Boris Johnson is unfit to be our Prime Minister in the way that i say that about Jeremy Corbyn. The country has a big choice to make, and i thinkJeremy Corbyn is unfit to lead it. And another who worried about anti semitism is off too. Tom watson, the deputy leader, survived an attempt to oust him a couple of months ago, but he is standing down, he says for personal reasons. Not all of mr corbyns supporters in liverpool are sorry to say goodbye. I think good riddance. Why do you say that . Because this election comes down to a brutal choice, and that needs a socialist government. If youre not a socialist, then shut the door on the way out. I do think that the party is now united more than ever and as labour supporters, we need to mobilise. Every party has its massive divisions. As he heads off around the country, Jeremy Corbyn of course wants to look forward to the next few weeks, but the labour leader cannot escape the ghost of his past problems. These early days have not been an easy ride for Boris Johnson either. Concerns about candidates, resignations and departures. And in scotland, where the Prime Minister broke his campaign booze ban, the party might struggle to keep their 13 seats. Were the party that say, come on, lets get together as the whole uk. Lets get brexit done, get this thing over the line and then get on with bringing our great country together and unleashing the potential of the whole uk. The tories rivals in scotland, though, are only too happy to have him on the trail. Im so confident that borisjohnson will not go down very well with scottish voters in this election that my words to him as he leaves scotland to this afternoon may be, haste ye back but convincing victories come to parties that can reach beyond their own tribe. This time, no politician can see clearly around the corner. Martinsburg, bbc news, darling. And well find out how this story, and many others, are covered in tomorrows front pages at 10 1i0pm and 11 30pm this evening in the papers, our guestsjoining me tonight are the broadcaster henry bonsu and the assistant comment editor at the telegraph, madeline grant. Two teenagers have been found guilty of murdering 17 year old Jodie Chesney who was stabbed in a park in east london, in march. Svenson ong a kwie whos i9 and a 17 year old who cant be named have been convicted at the old bailey. Dan johnson has been speaking to jodies family. Well, i terribly miss being able to askjodie to play the piano for me. Erm, i miss everything about her. Mmm. The chesney family photos beam with youthful innocence and ambition. Jodie was bright, caring, and kind. Hard work volunteering earned her the highest recognition. Her killing stunned the nation. And after an eight week trial, this is the relief of a grieving family. Im happy with the verdict. 100 . We got em justice forjodie yeah, forjodie this is the last image ofjodie heading to the park with friends that friday night, to listen to music and smoke cannabis. Cctv later caught two figures crossing the field towards the group. The two hooded men walked silently over to the play area. The prosecution said they crept up on jodie and her friends. And her boyfriend described how one hopped this fence, the other came through this gate. And without a word being said, they walked straight up tojodie and she was stabbed in the back. Svenson ong a kwie was a local drug dealer who claimed hed gone to meet a customer that evening. When he was asked who stabbed jodie, he named his 17 year old co defendant, who cant be identified. In return, he said it was svenson who killed her. This was a previous attack svenson was involved in. The jury heard jodie may have been caught in the crossfire of a row about drugs. Jodie was a lovely girl, completely innocent girl, who, for all intents and purposes, was in the right place at the right time and not the wrong place. She was in a park with her friends, early evening, and had done nothing to warrant this level of violence. Mauel petrovic admitted driving the others to the park, but said he didnt expect any violence. He and a 16 year old were cleared. Im not going to spend my life hating because its going to eat you up inside. And i dont want to do that. And i knowjodie wouldnt want that of me. Danjohnson with that report. Flooding has brought road and rail disruption across Northern England after hours of heavy rain. There are 91 flood warnings in place across the country, and South Yorkshire is one of the worst affected areas. Hundreds of people have been left stranded in the citys Meadowhall Shopping Centre because of the flooding. Police say the area is completely gridlocked and are turning trapped motorists back into the car parks. Primary school teacher, mark bebbington, lives in Sheffield City centre, right next to the river. Hejoins me on the line now thank you forjoining us. How are things looking . Its looking a little bit better than it probably did a couple of hours ago. The roads are totally gridlocked, and now clear. The river where i live goes under a bridge, its the oldest bridge in sheffield, and its only just going through now on the verge of actually stopping and going over the top of the bridge, potentially. Imean, we the top of the bridge, potentially. I mean, we can see pictures now, and i understand that these are pictures from your flat. Back to balcony there. I mean, its astounding and how fast that river is moving and how fast that river is moving and how high it is. Have you ever seen anything like this before . how high it is. Have you ever seen anything like this before . I have seen it like that before, in 2007, thats also four hours ago, the video, so theres been more rain since. It was much worse in 2007, but it is looking pretty bad. Ive got friends who live around the river, and they are in the actual ground floor next to it, and they are about to put away, in the river will be coming into their property. So what are their plans . Theyve just posted that theyve got a bottle of wine and well see what happens, so i guess i dont know really, but there is not a lot you can do, because if it comes, its going to come in as he set them its fast flowing. Where are you prepared for this, was the city centre prepared for what we are seeing on the screen now, or were somewhat caught unawares . It felt catholic, but not for as long as this, and from what ive seen, its just not moving, the weather is just sort of stuck over the city. Its just dropping buckets of bucket after bucket, its, when i was at school earlier, we have parents wanting to come and pick kids up, but they were saying that friends were leaving school, because the north of chapels and a bad way, so fields had artie started flooding. The park has lots of books going through it, they broke the banks can its all floated down onto the main road. Which has been blocked will stop thats just from a small park. I mean, you have said that this isnt the first time that you have seen the effects of heavy rain like this, you talk about 2007, what of the neck of the Environment Agency done in terms of flood defences, what has been put into place . Well, right next to a live, they profess, im not sure what you call it, they put paintings up, to try to prevent, its got like a flood barrier, but its not a blockage, its a they dredged all the rivers, but again, thats years ago, so there can be a lot of fuel at the bottom of the river now. If its effective any more, i dont know. One day of rain, its not a good situation. Do you know if members of Environment Agency or police, do you know if they are out and about on the roads, and what sort of things they are doing, and advice they are giving to the public to feel well, they have told us to keep away from the river, they told people not to travel. There was a treat that out earlier saying that all hands are out in the city doing what they can. Everybody available is out there doing things, but whether they are, you know, once its flooded, you cant really get there. So i dont know, but the north of sheffield, they are pretty bad. Ive got a work colleague up there, he want to be coming home tonight, and im guessing there are hundreds of people there. If you cant get out, you cant get out. I dont know if you cant get out. I dont know if you got the Weather Forecast a short while ago, but there were forecasting another 100 mm possible forecasting another 100 mm possible for that region. Whats going to happen to your school . My school will be totally fine. We are on top ofa will be totally fine. We are on top of a really big hill in sheffield. And there are no rivers near us, really, so we will be fine, but there are lots of schools that will be have to be closed, because its just not safe. In 2007, the school i worked at, we had to close. There we re worked at, we had to close. There were no rivers, but the rain was that heavy. It didnt give away, but we just that heavy. It didnt give away, but wejust had that heavy. It didnt give away, but we just had loads and loads of leaks coming through, and it was going into the electrics. There are a lot of old schools in sheffield, and im guessing they are up against that as well, because it isjust guessing they are up against that as well, because it is just so guessing they are up against that as well, because it isjust so intense, the rain coming down. Well, because it isjust so intense, the rain coming downlj well, because it isjust so intense, the rain coming down. I know its going to go into the weekend, but mark, thank you very much just updating us on whats going on around you are area. Thank you. You are watching bbc news, the time is 17 minutes past eight. Now, a 17 year old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a teenager was stabbed to death in west london. Emergency services were called to the high street in uxbridge this afternoon, where an 18 year old boy had been stabbed in the chest. He was taken to hospital but later died. A second teenage boy was also injured on his ear. Police are appealing for witnesses. The headlines on bbc news. The shadow chancellor sets out plans to borrow 150 billion pounds over five years to replace, update and expand schools, hospitals, housing and care homes. Setting out his partys plans chancellor sajid javid also promised spending on infrastructure but insisted his priority is control of government borrowing two teenagers have been found guilty of murdering Jodie Chesney in a park in east london. Two others have been cleared. Sport centre, heres holly. Lukwesa, there was major drama in rome, where celtic scored a winner in added time, to beat lazio in their latest Europa League group match. It means the scottish champions are into the last 32 with two games to go. Lydia campbell reports. James was equalised shortly before half time with his 11th goal of the season. Then with just seconds on the clock, 0livier scored the winner for celtics, first win in italy in 13 attempts, that means they top their Group Command 13 attempts, that means they top theirGroup Command air 13 attempts, that means they top their Group Command air into the last 32 with two games to spare. The three other games involving british sides kicked off at eight oclock. Rangers hosting porto. Wolves hosting slovan bratislava. Manchester united partizan belgrade. All of those matches our goal is so far. England manager Gareth Southgate has named the Leicester City midfielder, James Maddison in his squad for their euro 2020 qualifiers against montenegro and kosovo this month. Maddison had to pull out of their last set of matches due to illness, but he was then spotted in a casino during the international break. However, southgate has decided to give him another chance. Theres no place for dele alli but alex 0xlade chamberlain and Callum Hudson 0doi are both included. Also returning to the squad is manchester citysjohn stones, who replaces evertons michael keane. This squad announcement is actually the first time weve heard from Gareth Southgate since bulgaria were told that they had to play one game behind closed doors as punishment for the racial abuse that england players suffered during their qualifier. Heres what southgate had to say about that. Still very proud of the players the way they dealt with all about. And the ongoing issue is one of education across the world, really. Ive spoken about that, yeah, probably more than i shouldve needed to over the last few years, but thats the situation we are still in, sadly. So, ithink but thats the situation we are still in, sadly. So, i think we still in, sadly. So, i think we still have work to do, and we have to start that work here, ahead of anywhere else. It seems incredible, but everton manager marco silva says that andre gomes could be back in the everton side before the end of the season. Gomes suffered an horrific ankle injury after a challenge by tottenham forward Heung Min Son during their 1 all draw in the premier league on sunday. Surgery to repair the fractured dislocation has apparently gone well. The former england and northampton hooker, Dylan Hartley has announced hes retiring from professional rugby, after failing to recover from a long standing knee injury. He hasnt played since december, missing englands Rugby World Cup run. Hes northamptons longest serving player with 251 appearances in 1a seasons. Hartley said the last few months had been difficult physically and mentally and, while his career wasnt perfect he wouldnt have had it any other way. 0ur reporterjames burridge has more. Lets look at the plus points first of all, its their second most capped Player Committee took england on that astonishing run after the humiliation of the 2015 world cup, where they went on a team match unbeaten run, they bashed the wallabies, a grand slam on the six nations title, but then of course, but for back in the controversy, 60 weeks of bands, he missed a juror because he strayed along side of the line too many times. So yes, controversial character, but no doubt about it, the man that any jones turned to when english will be the. B was in a crisis. Great britain have their first gold medal of the world para athletics championships and it was a fourth world title for paul blake. He won the t36 800 metres on day one in dubai, in a seasons best time. And he goes again later in the week, in his main event, the aoo metres. Just a quick update on the euro begins, manchester is leading 1 0. Mason greenwood with that goal. More on the bbc sport website of course, but for now, that is all your support. Ill have more for you in sportsday at half past ten. Probably, thank you very much, thank you. Well, lets cross life to manchester, and its the apollo theatre, where the labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn is speaking to party supporters. Labour. Alongside a variety of candidates from the region, this event event was delayed, apparently as reported, there were so many people trying to get into the building, very busy across the north of england for mr corbyn. He was in liverpool earlier today. Perhaps what hes been saying somewhat overshadowed by the news that ian austin and John Woodcock has been urging voters to back the conservatives at the general election, despite having been labour mps themselves. For a combined total of more than 20 years. Mr austin, just remind you, claiming that mr corbyn was not fit to lead the country. SoJeremy Corbyn their speaking to candidates and to supporters in manchester, we will hear a little bit more about what hes been saying this evening, later in the programme. Sojust hes been saying this evening, later in the programme. So just stay with us. Now, a Police Officer has been charged with the murder of the former aston villa footballer Dalian Atkinson who died after being tasered. The 48 year old was restrained by officers in telford in shropshire in 2016. Mr atkinsons family said they welcomed the decision to put the officers conduct before a jury. Sian lloyd reports. Dalian atkinsons talents won him some memorable goals. This strike clinched him goal of the season in 1993. His career spanned 15 years, including four seasons with aston villa in the 1990s. But three years ago, police were called to his fathers home, near telford. A taser was discharged and Dalian Atkinson was restrained. He died shortly afterwards, following a cardiac arrest. What happened there was investigated by the police watchdog. Following that independent inquiry, two officers from the west mercia force appeared in court today. They were both charged this morning one with the murder of Dalian Atkinson, and the other, a woman Police Officer, is accused of assault, causing actual bodily harm. Their identities are currently being protected. The barrister for the two Police Officers argued that they should remain anonymous because they could face a risk to their lives if their identities became known. The judge said that it was virtually wholly unprecedented for a defendant not to be named, but he did grant an interim order and will consider the matter in full on wednesday. Dalian atkinsons family said they welcomed the decision to put the officers conduct before a jury, but said they regretted that it was now more than three years since his death. Sian lloyd, bbc news, Birmingham Crown court. Just hours before she died the last moments of british backpacker Grace Millane, captured on cctv, have been shown to a new zealand jury. The images showed her going to bars with the 27 year old man whos on trial for her murder. The suspect who cannot be named for legal reasons denies strangling ms millane and says she died when a sex game went wrong. Phil mercer reports. These are Grace Millanes final hours. Wearing a dark dress and white trainers, shes tracked on security cameras on her way to see the man who killed her. Theyd met on the dating app tinder and arranged to meet in person outside aucklands sky city casino. The man, who we cant name, arrives. Briefly, he stops, then turns away, before walking back towards the British University graduate. They hug. In court today, the 27 year old, who denies graces murder, looked on as the jury was shown a detailed chronology of that evening last december. The pair order cocktails at a bar and drink heavily during a night out around the city. They appear to enjoy each others company, at some points kissing and embracing. During the evening ms millane sends messages on her phone to a university friend, who statement was read in court. I sensed grace was having a good time and she seemed to be drunk and really enjoying herself. I do not think grace had any concerns for her safety when i was in contact with her. I did not receive a reply or hear anything further from grace. Grace millane spent more than an hour at the bluestone room bar that you can see behind me with the defendant. It was the last place they visited before they crossed the street to the mans apartment, thats on the third floor of this inner city building. Its where Grace Millane died. What happened up there lies at the heart of this case. The prosecution says the backpacker was strangled deliberately. The defence is insisting she was killed accidentally when a consensual sex game went wrong. The final pieces of cctv footage seen by the jury show ms millane entering the lobby with the man and then travelling towards his room in the lift. Its the last time she was seen alive. Phil mercer, bbc news, auckland. Lets take a look at some of the other stories making the news this evening. Police in britain and vietnam have confirmed that all thirty nine people found dead in the back of a lorry container have all been formally identified. The officer leading the investigation said their identification would enable police in the uk and vietnam to support the families of the victims. Fifteen men have have been arrested on suspicion of entering the uk illegally after they were found in the back of a lorry on a motorway near chippenham in wiltshire. The driver who is from ireland, was detained on suspicion of assisting illegal entry to the uk. A british man who fought with Kurdish Militia against the Islamic State group has been jailed for 12 months, for a terrorism offence. Aidan james, from formby in merseyside, was also sentenced to a further three years for two drug offences before he went to syria. A new streaming service backed by the bbc, itv, channel 4 and channel 5 launches today. Costing £5. 99 per month bribox will feature classic series such as original doctor who episodes, Downton Abbey and gavin and stacey as well as some original content. Its to rival the likes of netflix and amazon prime but the new service isnt without its critics, as our media editor amol rajan reports. Welcome to britbox. Its often said that were living in a golden age for television, but the dominant products today have tended to be from american companies. Until now. And jump through all your favourites. Britbox is the First Streaming Service allowing viewers to watch what they want when they want that combines shows from the bbc, itv, channel 4 and channel five. Its targeted at people who are sort of already into streaming. Theyre probably looking for the next thing that they want to add, they really love that way of watching. And we think it offers something really distinctive, because no one else is doing british in such a kind of broad and comprehensive way. I am billy kimber the bbcs main offer to consumers will still be the iplayer, where most of its recent hit shows like Peaky Blinders can be found. I was born in another time, another world. But on britbox, the bbc will provide a selection of back catalogues for some classic shows such as doctor who. What should we call each other . Itv is the Main Commercial and editorial force behind the new service, with shows such as Downton Abbey, broadchurch and love island available. Channels four and five came on board more recently. At £5. 99 a month, britbox is the same price as the basic offer from netflix and amazon prime. This launch comes a full decade after a similar proposal from british broadcasters was blocked by regulators. In retrospect, that was a naive and damaging decision, allowing American Giants like disney, netflix and amazon to steal a march on the british competitors. The big unanswered question is not whether or not britbox offers value for money, but whether subscription fatigue is beginning to set in four consumers facing an avalanche of choice. In a recent interview, the boss of disney, who are launching their own streaming service in the uk next year, says this is an untested market. Well, i dont think we know how large the Global Market is for these products yet. So i think one question is, are there more potential subscribers in the world or not . And if so, how many are there . So i dont know if you call it a risk, but its an unknown. Welcome to britbox the vast majority of content on britbox will be repeats. A british broadcasters are betting that the convenience of a one stop shop for their programmes persuades punters to pay up. Amol rajan, bbc news. Now its time for a look at the weather with ben rich. Good evening. The weather has been causing some big problems today, we have had issues with flooding and some very, very poor traveling conditions. There are numerous flood warnings in forest, check the latest on those on the bbc weather website. The worst hit areas have been parts of the midlands, Northern England, there is still a mess, obviously a amber weather warning enforced through parts of Greater Manchester in derbyshire into west and South Yorkshire. By the time tonight is done, we could see 100 mm of rain in these areas. Plenty of wet weather too sinking down into the west midlands, mid wales through the night. To the southeast effect, 1 2 showers, but some clear spells, some fog patches, and quite a chilly night. And up towards the northwest for the far north of england, for Northern Ireland and scotland here, largely clear skies. Again, some showers, wintry over high ground north of scotland, and temperatures dropping away here. Tomorrow then, still some showery rain to contend with across central and eastern parts of england, but generally speaking, its a much drier day with some spells of sunshine, but still feeling cool. Highs of 6 11d. Hello this is bbc news with lu kwesa burack. The headlines. The shadow chancellor sets out plans to borrow 150 billion pounds over 5 years to replace, update and expand schools, hospitals, housing and care homes. The social Transformation Fund will begin the urgent task of repairing our social fabric that has been torn apart by the tories. Setting out his partys plans, chancellor sajid javid also promised spending on infrastructure but insisted his priority is control of government borrowing. There will be new hospitals, schools, railways, better broadband, new connections and opportunities for every pa rt new connections and opportunities for every part of our great nation. Two teenagers have been found guilty of murdering Jodie Chesney in a park in east london. Two others have been cleared. Iam very i am very pleased that the jury has seen i am very pleased that the jury has seen through these defences presented by the suspects and have found them guilty. Torrential rain floods roads and sees Rail Services cancelled across yorkshire and derbyshire scores of flood warnings are in force. Would you pay 5 pounds 99 a month to be able to binge on british classic Television Series . The uk streaming service, britbox has now officially launched. Back to the Election Campaign and the liberal democrats, the greens and plaid cymru have agreed not to stand against each other in dozens of seats across england and wales at the general election. The three way pact aims to give the strongest candidate the best chance of winning. All three parties want the uk to remain in the eu. Alex forsyth reports from winchester, a constituency that is currently held by the conservatives, and where the greens have now stepped aside in favour of the liberal democrats. The country is poised to make a crucial choice, but in some seats, it will be a limited one. Winchester is one place where some anti brexit parties have agreed not to stand against each other. Its a really good idea. Its the only way we have a chance of staying in the eu. I think anyone trying to hijack for or against brexit is wrong. In this current tory seat, it means the greens wont put up a candidate but the lib dems will, the idea being to avoid splitting the pro eu vote. The lib dem leader, whose party could benefit most, argues that brexit is key in this election. It speaks volumes about how how high the stakes are, how important this is, that these parties, ourselves, the liberal democrats, with the green party and plaid cymru, have been able to put aside those narrow Party Interests that Work Together in the national interest. There are 60 constituencies where agreements have been reached between the lib dems, plaid cymru and the green party. 11 in wales, the rest in england, targeting remain areas like here in winchester. But without labour involved, the effect could be limited. Its hard to know how much difference this might make. It could only have an impact in perhaps a small handful of seats. But this, more than most, is an unpredictable election, and even a handful of seats could be crucial. In this eco hub in the city centre, local businesswomen harriet and laura have their reservations. Theres a lot of logic behind their unifying together, but brexit will be over, however it is over, and then we need to move on as a country and without all the voices being heard, were doing ourselves a disservice. Both wanted to remain in the eu, but have concerns about efforts to stop brexit. The country voted to leave, so i do wonder if we should be following that decision. I would prefer that they all said what they wanted to do and we were given the opportunity to vote for those parties. Whether this limits choice orfocuses minds, the brexit lines are now clearly drawn. As weve been seeing the parties are setting out their plans for our country after the election. But what the politicians think is important is not always top of the list for voters. So, over the coming weeks well be travelling across the uk, hearing about what matters to communities on the ground today bbc news has been in leeds. Whichever party wins power at westminster nationalising the railfranchise system could be part of their agenda. Commuters in the north say they are fed up with transport links. Heres tom burridge, our transport correspondent. Having a poor Train Service is just really stressful. You get up in the morning not knowing what train youre going to get, if theres going to be delays, cancellations. That one just says delayed, with no explanation as to how long catherines consistently challenging commute affects her life. I think when youre living it day in, day out, it has a huge impact. You get to work and youre kind of stressed and frustrated, which doesnt start your day very well. I think the situation with the trains in the north is really poor. It doesnt seem like anything really changes. In fact, Train Company northern is in such trouble that whatever happens in the election, any future government might have to step in and run their services. Everyone agrees the current rail system isnt working. Rail infrastructure in britain today thats the tracks, the signalling a lot of the major stations like leeds are run by a Public Sector body called network rail. And virtually all of our trains are run by private companies, who bid for, and then enter into contracts with the government, called franchises. Network rail also take some of the blame for the poor performance on our railways today. The franchising system today isnt just failing lots of passengers, Train Companies say its not working for them either. Northerns losing lots of money, but other franchises are too, like Greater Anglia and south western. The conservatives have commissioned a rail review. After the election, theyll look at its recommendations and then overhaul the current system. Labour, the snp and the greens would scrap the franchising system. Public companies would start running trains when current contracts end. The lib dems advocate a mix of franchising and a more locally controlled model. The brexit party has yet to announce its rail strategy. Even people in the industry want radical reform. Last year alone, i think only 61 of the trains actually ran on time across the uk. I dont think thats giving the best Customer Satisfaction for passengers. I feel like there isnt enough focus on the customer. Some argue the mix of public and private companies doesnt work. People arent stupid. They know that when youre standing at a train platform, you havent really got a choice. There isnt really a free market. What there is is government trying to get some outcomes and using the private sector to do it. Services between london and edinburgh have been run by this Public Company for the past 18 months. The rail system of today will change voters will help decide how. Well rail is one of the key issues for many voters across the north of england and theres a call today for the next government to transform the lives of millions of People Living there. A number of regional newspapers have all banded together to promote what they call a manifesto for the north. The Manchester Evening News says that the north has been neglected for far too long and that an election has to change that. The huddersfield examiner says that government cuts have led to local services losing 183 Million Pounds and that a general election must stop the neglect of the north. And the hull daily mail says its time to power up the north and with investment needed everywhere from energy to transport and education to trade. Our correspondent robert hall, has been gauging the response from voters in leeds. There is so much focus on specifically london and what the south, there is so much that the north has to offer and there are plenty of businesses that are moving up north. Do you think Northern England can pull together . I believe so, yeah. I believe so. Whether our small differences, people will get behind something as a collective, really. I feel a little bit, like, we have heard this before, perhaps. So, perhaps im a little bit jaded in terms of politics and how they can help. I think the essential thing is infrastructure, developing infrastructure of the north, helping people move around, things like getting to work, making it easier and more affordable and more green. I dont know of any of the small spaces, that are affordable and small enough that the Small Businesses like myself can kind of get on the high street and get well positioned on the high street. So i personally believe that there is a massive demand and need for the high streets in the councils, the owners of all of these, wealthy owners of all of these buildings which a lot of them are derelict and on the actual high street, to be able to come together and create these kinds of spaces. You only have to travel from south to north and you will see immediately how people have the power and the grit to drive that First Industrial revolution are left in an environment which is so much poorer than the south in terms of so much rotting brownfield sites, poor infrastructure takes so much longer to get around. In a moment well speak to tom forth, head of data at the open Data Institute leeds. But first im joined by roger marsh 0be, chair of the np11, the group of 11 northern local enterprise partnerships that produced this manifesto for the north. Thank you forjoining us on bbc news. Where you are part of the group that made this open letter . Indeed. So what does the north need for westminster . Ithink indeed. So what does the north need for westminster . I think the north needs to recognise that the north is a part of the solution to the uk for decades to come. There are an enormous investment potential and the decades of investment need to change so that we can be a part of the National Contributor then be dependent upon it. As part of this ma nifesto, dependent upon it. As part of this manifesto, the price that the party that wins the election will receive will be huge. Is not about selling the north, it is the notion. Not too many decades ago that the north was a part of putting Great Britain together with others and we can do that again from the huge asset base that again from the huge asset base that we have. The manifesto brings together all of the voices in the north, both young and old, business, universities, political as well as the voluntary sector in a collective request that people see us as a huge opportunity and not is often portrayed as a problem. Do you think they are listening to you . Because this is not the first time we have heard about focusing on the north and pledges, the northern powerhouse. How committed do you think the parties are to the north . Never mind the election hearing, how are you going to hold them accountable to the pledges . The one way to hold them accountable is not necessarily for them to be in charge of it all but for us to be, to do the devolution, rather than through transport or getting control over our skills agenda across schools in terms of actually making sure that we provide the tools necessary for the potential. And the long term golden thread running through whichever government is in place of the policy prints for decades ahead rather than stops over five years. We heard John Mcdonald mentioned devolution. What does this mean . We heard John Mcdonald mentioned devolution. What does this mean7m about us shaping with others, the agenda and also delivering on the agenda and also delivering on the agenda of what is required to unlock their potential. We talk about our prime capabilities and it is how do we invest to make sure that they are optimised in terms of economic terms. Previously, we said we do not wa nt to terms. Previously, we said we do not want to be a dependent economy, want to bea want to be a dependent economy, want to be a contributing economy we have the means to do that but we have to have the powers and the pounds delivered. How do you make it happen . Give us the three points. Hold meetings away from london, a pa rt hold meetings away from london, a part of the treasury to move north, realistically, how long would that ta ke to realistically, how long would that take to set up and would it really help . It is like all of these things. If you have the right attitude and mindset, you can make these happen very quickly. Your sister broadcaster has not taken too long to make a decision to move up to are part of the world and is already here in a matter of months, rather than decades. Fascinating talking to you, good luck with your project and thank you very much. We are going to be speaking to tom fourth, he is here with us with the head of data for the open Data Institute in leeds, tom, thank you for speaking to us this evening and if you were a part of the team writing the manifesto, what points would you want to include in there . I think the main point that could come through at manifesto is that you have a choice. You can either list ten or 15 policies that give great benefits to the north, or you can list one or two policies in this one or two policies just say, here is some money, here is some power, there is some responsibility you in there is some responsibility you in the north need to get on and deliver it because i believe the north can deliver if it is given those powers and those pounds. Do you think back toa time and those pounds. Do you think back to a time when the north were able to a time when the north were able to make those decisions for themselves . So, in the history of themselves . So, in the history of the uk and england especially, we are not a terribly centralised nation. If you look in leeds, we have one of the most grounded town halls in the world and that was built on the back of leeds wealth and decisions. And it is only in the past 30 or a0 years that we have become the most centralised country, developed country in the world. So i think we have a collective memory in this country of every part of this country really pulling its own weight in the great cities of the north, just as the great cities of the mittens in scotland in the whole of the uk showing the way. So i think we have a way of paying her own way we can get back there. But the moment, we have to understand that the power to improve the north does not exist in the north, it has to be given back to us. So where did the governments need to invest . We have been hearing for members of the public in leeds today, a lot has been said about the Rail Services. |j think transport of all forms is a massive requirement for leeds, leeds is the largest city in europe without a mass transit system. The city has tried to build a tram for about 35 years and it has been cancelled by every type of government. It is not a matter of worrying about what party we are picking on because they have all failed to deliver this transit system. So i think when when the train is cancelled, i want to be able to complain to someone in the north of england. And there is not a tram, want to complain to someone in the north of england and when the bus services are not good enough in which many of them are great, when they are not good enough, i want to be able to complain to somebody in the north of england about it and hold them accountable. So i think the transport absolutely is a top priority and the people in leeds have heard about that and we need to be, the people taking responsibility forfixing be, the people taking responsibility for fixing it. Obviously, what it comes down to is the figures. How do you make the figures add up . How do we pay our own way . The north pays its own way by becoming a modern vibrant economy and we already see the resurgence of that. Because remember, it is not a very long time ago that the north in many ways, many of the places in the north were the envy of the world and in pockets, we still are. Wejust the envy of the world and in pockets, we still are. We just have to ta ke pockets, we still are. We just have to take those pockets and make them more widespread. The way the north pays its own way is by more businesses delivering better products to the world that the world wa nts to products to the world that the world wants to buy. And i think we can do that, but we just need investment, transport is one, you cannot reliably communicate between leeds and bradbury. Regularly going to manchester from leeds, sheffield from leeds, it is simply no where near the quality that you would have in the southeast of england. You may have to stand up on a train, it may bea have to stand up on a train, it may be a bit packed, but you can get there. In the north of england, that is just not the case too often. So we need that transport to deliver businesses right across the north of england, we need to take control of her own skills so we can invest in the skills that businesses need to grow and engagement of other things that we can do, but the way to do them is not to write a 12, 15 point ma nifesto. Them is not to write a 12, 15 point manifesto. The way to do it is to say here the money, here is the power, get on with it. Obviously with the data, you have seen the figures, de evolution has been mentioned before, just thinking about it, why do you think the south wont loosen the reins on the north . Why will they not let the north get on with that . We have that does make big achievements in the evolution in my lifetime. The first was the evolution to wales, scotland, Northern Ireland. I think we see scotla nd Northern Ireland. I think we see scotland and wales have done particularly well and spending their own money. A second wave of the evolution, which was met with metro mayor, we have already seen some signs in Greater Manchester and the mittens, and i think we are seeing some promising signs there. There is a lwa ys some promising signs there. There is always a fear that in westminster, in central government, that they wa nt to in central government, that they want to control things and people in power understandably want to hold onto power. And it is not the right way to achieve Economic Growth and social prosperity. So we know that we need to do it, but it is always tough to give up power and i believe, roger believes, that you speak to most people in leeds and met across the north of england. We believe that we can contribute, but we need the power to be able to do it and we need upfront some investment to catch up the gap that has developed over the last 20, 30, a0 yea rs. If