of the past as doctors say they "no longer have the capacity" to offer them. a day of calm in hong kong as the territory prepares to go to the polls, giving pro—democracy campaigners their chance to vote. the fallout from prince andrew's association with paedophile jeffrey epstein continues, as barclays becomes the latest big company to withdraw support from the duke's mentoring scheme. at 11.30, it's dateline. our london correspondents look at events in the uk through outsiders‘ eyes, and at how the issues of the week are being tackled around the world. good morning. jeremy corbyn says he would remain ‘neutral‘ in the event of another brexit referendum, which he promised a labour government would deliver. he was speaking as the leaders of the four main westminster parties faced tough questions from the public in a special episode of the bbc‘s question time. borisjohnson, jo swinson and nicola sturgeon were also challenged on a range of topics including the nhs, the economy and a second scottish independence referendum. our political correspondent helen catt was watching. four leaders, two hours, and a lot of seriously tough questions. forjeremy corbyn there were concerns about business, about his personal handling of anti—jewish racism, and, what's made the headlines, a clear answer on a question that has dogged him throughout the campaign. will you campaign to remain or leave in the eu if elected? why would anyone vote labour without knowing the answer to that question? my whole strategy has been to try to bring people together. we will negotiate a credible leave deal with european union... laughter. let me finish, please! i'm trying to answer the gentleman's question. secondly, we will put that alongside remain in a referendum and i will adopt, as prime minister, if i am at the time, a neutral stance so that i can credibly carry out the results of that to bring our communities and country together. mr corbyn was also grilled on scottish independence and said labour would not back a referendum in the first two years it was in government. not what the next leader up wanted to hear. but nicola sturgeon said she thinks he would change his mind of her party ends up having the power to make him prime minister. i lead a minority government in scotland, so i know the compromises that you have to make to govern in that situation. of course he's putting a manifesto forward. but if he's in the position of needing the support of the snp then i think he will choose to do some of the things that are in his manifesto and i don't think he'll turn his back on that in order to block the right of the people of scotland to choose their own future. and i would ask you to make your own minds up on that. next up, lib dem leader jo swinson, her party's policy is clear — stop brexit. but is it democratic, she was asked. is revoking article 50 confirming to 17.4 million people that you think we're stupid and didn't know what we were voting for? you want to leave. and i don't think that that makes you a bad person. and i want to remain in the eu and i hope you think that doesn't make me a bad person. you can disagree with me, but you lost. i haven't changed my view on whether i think we're better off in the european union. the liberal democrats standing on a manifesto to unilaterally cancel brexit — and the electoral pact — has absolutely cost you my vote. this is the essence of democracy. i am standing here and telling you honestly what i would do if i was elected as prime minister. i would revoke article 50. she was also challenged on her party's five years of coalition government with the tories. when borisjohnson took the floor, it was trust that came up. how important is it for someone in your position of power to always tell the truth? i think it's... i think it's absolutely vital. laughter. applause. i think it's absolutely vital and i think that the issue of trust in politics is central to this election and fundamental to the corrosion of trust in politics, at the moment... so why do you think you were being asked that question? ..let's be clear, is the failure politicians to deliver brexit. mrjohnson was also asked to say sorry for his language in newspaper articles he'd written which one audience member had said contributed to racist rhetoric. he didn't — but said he'd never intended to cause hurt or pain. helen catt, bbc news. the audience in sheffield was tough on all four of the party leaders, but as our political correspondent tom barton has been explaining, it was the lib dem leader, jo swinson who came under the hardest scrutiny. absolutely she was given the hardest time. both from leave voters but also people who backed remain. really calling into question her decision to campaign on this platform of stopping brexit altogether without even holding another referendum if the lib dems were to become the next government. now, she did concede that that was an unlikely outcome and in the more likely outcome as a power broker if there is potentially a minority government, she said that they would absolutely be pushing the case still for another referendum, as they have been. there were difficult questions for everybody last night. jeremy corbyn faced a hard time over anti—semitism and over his position on another referendum. he actually made news last night and many of the papers this morning, a bit of a scoop for the question time audience with this premise that he would stay neutral during another referendum campaign if he were to become prime minister after he has negotiated this new deal that he hopes to do with the eu. he wouldn't pick a side during the referendum that followed that. yes, a preplanned position, rather than a surprise announcement. yes, i don't think it was a surprise announcement to him but, you know, something he hadn't said before. his hope there is that he will, as he puts it, be an honest broker, that he would be able to come out of a referendum campaign not in the position that david cameron did in 2016 having campaigned and lost, but instead come out of a referendum campaign and say "i will now implement what you have said because i haven't taken a position." he is no doubt also hoping that he will be able to put this question behind him. he has been asked it time and again during this referendum campaign. he will hope now to be able to tell people that he has answered it. his critics, though, will argue that on the biggest position of the day, the only position he has taken they say, is a position that involves him sitting very squarely on the fence. yes, indeed. just briefly, tom, in terms of what boris johnson faced, he was asked about trust again and people laughing, to a degree, to his answer. the conservatives today talking about doubling funding for dementia research, presumably playing to an older audience, the older voters out there who might be more concerned about that right now. how do you think the prime minister came out of it? well, boris johnson's biggest challenge last night, you may or may not believe the opinion polls, if you do, well, they put the conservatives in front and so he arguably had the most to lose. his biggest challenge was to not trip over, to not cause any big headlines, any damaging headlines. by that measure, i think it is fair to say he succeeded, but i think the biggest winners last night where the audience. incredibly strong, tough, sometimes angry questions but very eloquent ones as well and i think it is a demonstration really that at times like this during election campaigns, it is not the pundits who matter, it is not the politicians, it is the people and i think there was a very, very strong demonstration from the audience last night that that is the case. tom barton there. meanwhile, the conservatives have promised to double the funding for dementia research over the next decade. the extra £83 million a year has been described by the party as the largest boost to dementia research ever. more than 850,000 people suffer from dementia in the uk, with that number due to rise to more than a million over the next five years. barclays has become the latest big company to withdraw support from prince andrew's business mentoring scheme. the duke has faced a growing backlash since his interview with the bbc‘s newsnight last weekend. 0ur correspondent, simon jones has been outside buckingham palace. prince andrew is on the front of many of the newspapers once again this morning. 0ne paper calls him the duke of nothing, following his decision to step back from public life. the interview broadcast a week ago was examining his friendship with the disgraced financierjeffrey epstein, a convicted sex offender. yesterday, the duke was seen out riding with the queen. but a number of organisations wishing to disassociate themselves from the prince is continuing to grow. the royal philharmonic orchestra is saying that he is no longer a patron there and barclays have said they will no longer support the picture palace scheme, designed to give support to new enterprises. if the duke is hoping this may all blow over, that could be difficult. the bbc says it is about to broadcast at the start of next month a documentary by panorama, examining the friendship. this that is also going to hear for the first time on a british tv interview from a woman called virginia roberts, the woman who alleges she was forced to have sex with prince andrew. thatis that is an allegation he has always totally denied. in the interview he says he could not recall having ever met her properly but this programme will cause further consternation at the palace. gps have voted to reduce visits to patients' homes, saying they "no longer have the ca pacity" to offer them. doctors supported the proposal at a meeting of english local medical committees in london yesterday. it means the british medical association will lobby nhs england to stop home visits being a contractual obligation. an nhs spokesperson said gps would still visit patients at home where there was a clinical need to do so. earlier i spoke to jaimie kaffash, editor of "pulse " magazine, the magazine for gps. i asked him if this decision means that all gp home visits will disappear in england. the first thing i would say is that if you are a vulnerable patient, an elderly patient, you are still going to be receiving home visits no matter what. even if the bma is successful in lobbying for the government to change the contract, there will still be home visits. what i think we are not going to have anymore is favourite gp coming out to see you. however, i think the state of general practice at the moment, i think there are very few patients that do have that kind of doctor finlay coming out to see you, the gp that you have known for the last 20 years. i think from a patient point of view, there is not going to be a massive amount of change. what this is is a real cry for help from gps to say that we have got too much on at the moment and there is no way that we can give patients the care they need without looking at what they are doing at the moment. i think matt hancock has said to the bbc this morning that this change is not going to happen because it is up to the nhs to approve it and we know with an ageing population that the need for home visits is presumably more not less and you don't necessarilyjust wants them out of hours emergency service with gps that don't know you. indeed. at the moment, we do have an out of hours service where you wouldn't be seeing a gp that you know already. it is similar to that. what they are really saying here is that we need to have a look at what we are doing. the conservative pa rty‘s manifesto we are doing. the conservative party's manifesto last election said they will have out of hours access. we need to look at what we are offering. maybe we should be putting this funding into routine care so that gps can offer vulnerable patients the care that they need. there is no suggestion they will not be receiving home visits. if you are elderly and vulnerable and you cannot get into a gp practice, you will get the care that you need. what are the gps suggesting will change? they are suggesting we commission of the services to do this, like we do with out of hours. until 2004, it would have been your gp practice offering out—of—hours services. after that, we would be seeing a gp that you don't know. it will be a similar service to that but that will be during the daytime from 9am to 5pm. it is pretty difficult to get a gp home visit already. you are talking about seeing somebody for something small ona seeing somebody for something small on a sunday. there is no way i can get that sort of service where i live. it is not open in the evenings 01’ live. it is not open in the evenings or out of hours when many of us would like them to be. or out of hours when many of us would like them to bell or out of hours when many of us would like them to be. i think all areas in england do have some sunday and saturday openings now. i have been for a sunday appointment myself andi been for a sunday appointment myself and i was the only person there. been for a sunday appointment myself and i was the only person therem is not the norm. a lot of money has gone into this. the government has funded £6 per patient for sunday services so there are places opening across the country. not many patients know about it and not many wa nt patients know about it and not many want it. i don't think patients want to spend their sunday coming in for a routine check. if you want to see a routine check. if you want to see agpona a routine check. if you want to see a gp on a monday to friday, you will probably be waiting two to three weeks. what the gps are saying is that we should be looking at the situation and thinking about where we are putting the resources. to hong kong, where a relative calm reigns as a record number of people have registered to vote ahead of local elections on sunday. more than four million citizens have enrolled to vote in what is being seen as a crucial barometer for embattled chief executive carrie lam. the vote comes amid months of pro—democracy protests in the city and tense standoff within one of the city's universities, which is continuing. stephen mcdonnel is in hong kong. a day before crucial district council elections here in hong kong, candidates and their supporters are out canvassing for votes. i say crucial district council elections, because they are being interpreted as something of a referendum on the performance of carrie lam and her administration in terms of its handling of a political crisis in the city, now in its sixth month. the pro—democracy camp is hoping to do well, given what seems to be a general dissatisfaction with the way in which the government has handled this crisis. however, the probation camp would also be hoping people come ——however, the pro—beijing camp would also be hoping people come to the ballot box and express support for their candidates following what could be seen as concern and the chaos, as they see it, created by the crisis in hong kong. all of this is happening at the same time that a small group of students, still holding out at the polytechnic university, and in spite of the police saying they should leave the campus and surrender themselves to be arrested for rioting — one week after the violent clashes there. a group of orphaned british children, caught up in the war in syria, are said to be in good spirits, after they were brought back to the uk. they're the first to be repatriated from an area in the north east of the country, which was formally controlled by the islamic state group. charities say there could be another 60 british children still stranded in the region. an investigation is due to start, after a fire severly damaged a victorian seafront hotel in eastbourne yesterday. flames spread from the basement of the claremont hotel in eastbourne, and engulfed much of the grade—two—star listed building. six people were treated for minor injuries and one person was taken to hospital with breathing difficulties. labour have set out measures to tackle what it calls "tax and wage cheat culture" of multinational companies. speaking outside a amazon warehouse in sheffield, jeremy corbyn said he would tackle companies who ‘ripped off workers' and will force them to pay their fair share in tax. the proposal also include charging offshore companies and trusts an extra 20% on buying property in the uk. i'm here today to support the workers from the gmb union who are trying to get membership and organise in amazon to explain to them that we will end zero—hour contracts to give people the security of knowing what their income will be. we are also here to say to companies, big companies that operate in britain, in future, you will have to pay taxes on all of your operations in this country, you will not be able to offshore your tax bill to some lower—tax regime. i think these are basic issues of social justice. we can speak now to the head of amazon uk, doug gurr. what did you feel aboutjeremy corbyn making that statement outside an amazon depot in sheffield today? it was great to have him at one of oui’ it was great to have him at one of our sites. i am in that site now. as i say, great to hear him and we would agree. company should make a contribution and i think it is important people get their facts right. we do. since 2010, here at amazon, we have invested billions of pounds here. we have created 2000 jobs alone this year and we do pay oui’ jobs alone this year and we do pay our taxes here in the uk. we published our numbers a couple of months ago. last year we made a contribution of over £793 million. we are absolutely here and happy to contribute. to clarify on thejeremy corbyn visit. was that done with your corporation? we got a call late last night and we discovered jeremy was visiting? but he didn't come inside? i don't believe you came into the building, no. he wasjust outside the building but he would have been welcome to come inside, as indeed anybody would be welcome to come inside. we run public tours of the site. we are proud of the safe operating environment we offer, the greatjobs we great, the wages we pay, we pay £9.50 an hour. and the opportunity to learn and develop their careers, either directly through us all where we will pay for people to repay all with apprenticeships. delighted to have anybody visit, as i say. we always say come and see. jeremy corbyn, it would seem, was making the point he would seem, was making the point he would like more multinationals to behave in a way that is more fair and raise the tax and way to treat culture. hourly minimum wagejobs you have and do you use zero—hours co ntra cts ? you have and do you use zero—hours contracts? we are incredibly proud of the safe great working environment we create. hopefully you can see behind me. it is not a victorian warehouse. it is a clean and safe environment. we do not use zero—hours contracts. we pay £9 50 01’ zero—hours contracts. we pay £9 50 or £10 50 an hour. that is why we have attracted so many people. no zero—hours contracts, £9.50 or £10.50 an hour plus development and training. iagree £10.50 an hour plus development and training. i agree that all employers should look after their workforce and we believe we do. the call for multinationals to pay tax more fairly and honestly on the profits that you make in this country and not to offset them somehow, are you supportive of the moves that labour is announced. and not suffer from? —— and be tougher on tax? is announced. and not suffer from? -- and be tougher on tax? we have invested over £18 billion since 2010. we do pay our taxes here in the uk. last year alone, we made a tax contribution here in the uk of £793 million. briefly, are you at all fearful of a one—off windfall tax that labour could bring in on tech companies? look, tax is a course of for any government. we will pay any taxes required. here in the uk last year that was over £793 million. thank you forjoining us. let's catch up the sport now. good morning. this it's a big day forjose moruinho, who takes charge of tottenham for the frst time since his appointment as the club's new manager this week. the former chelsea and manchester united manager arrived at the london stadium a few moments ago, where he was in relaxed mood, ahead of their london derby with west ham in the early kick off. he's made winning starts with every premiere league club he's managed and turning tottenham's fortunes around is a challenge he's embracing. i am relaxed, i am motivated, i am ready and i think the players have felt that in two days. i think they have felt that i am ready, i am ready to support them, this is not about me. they kick off at 12:30pm. new zealand have taken control of the first test against england, asjoe root‘s side toiled in the field on day three. ben stokes will rue his dropped catch of watling, spurning the chance to remove the batsmen on 31. how costly that would prove. things were looking good for england when henry nicholls went in the morning, but that was one of only two wickets to fall today. as watling went on to hold the black caps innings together, unbeaten on 119 as new zealand closed on 394 for 6, a lead of 41 runs. jofra archer struggling for pace on a pitch offering england very little. i think ithink in i think in hindsight he has been used in the wrong way. i think he is not just someone who used in the wrong way. i think he is notjust someone who comes in and bowls loads and bounces. i think he is better than that. he has a terrific delivery when pitched the ball further up. there was a big appealfor lbw ball further up. there was a big appeal for lbw and as it happened the ball was going over the top of the ball was going over the top of the stumps but i want to see more balls at that length. the lta have given away almost a thousand tickets for great britain's davis cup semi—final against spain this evening. it's in madrid, so they were attempting to even up the crowd. andy murray was impressed by the response, saying, "never knew there were so many tennis loving brits in madrid!" "thanks so much to everyone who has got in touch with the lta. hearing they have managed to get hold of around 900 tickets so i hope you are one of the lucky ones who manage to get one our only request is that you make as much noise as possible." iam sure i am sure they will do later when great britain take on spain. you're up to date with the sport. now on bbc news, it's time for the weather with sarah—keith lucas. it has been a very wet autumn so far in the final week of autumn is continuing on that unsettled trend. heavy rain on the south—west of the region. there could be some ongoing flooding. we have had outbreaks of rain, heavy rain across parts of the south—west of england, south wales too, but there could be some ongoing flooding issues through the day. lots of lying surface water meaning travel disruption possible across the south—west of england, south wales and also later in the day, across north—east england and eastern scotland as well. so, here's the rain that we have across wales and parts of northern england as well, pushing northwards through the day. we also see further heavy showers down towards the channel, heading across parts of the south—east of england. the isle of wight for instance seeing more of those showers through the afternoon. there will be a little bit of sunshine, a bit of dry weather working on at times, glimpses of blue skies, but it is generally cloudy, drizzly. we will see lots of lying surface water on the roads across the north—east of england and this rain this afternoon then pushes into the south of scotland too. northern ireland and western and northern parts of scotland getting away with a drier day here. but into the evening hours, then that rain pushes across eastern scotland, there is a yellow warning here and we could see flooding problems. elsewhere though, it is looking like a largely dry, cloudy, murky sort of night, frost—free with temperatures holding up at about 6 degrees or 7 degrees for most of us. we do start sunday on that grey notes, but a respite. some dry weather before the next area of low pressure moves in during sunday night and into monday. still a little bit of rain lingering across northern scotland on sunday, that should clear a cross to the north fairly quickly. still lots of low cloud so quite a murky day, a bit of drizzle, but a drier day tomorrow than it is today. still mild too with temperatures nine to 12 degrees and later on and they recast our eyes towards the south—west as this area of low pressure moves its way in. this will track northwards and eastwards across the uk as we head through the day on monday. not expecting the rain to be particularly heavy, but any more rainfall on saturated ground is not great news, particularly for south—west part of england and the midlands, northern england as well. some brightness working in through the south later in the day and it is reasonably mild still, ten to 13 degrees. the new working week starts on that mild but unsettled note and it looks like things turn a little bit colder but drier towards the end of the week. goodbye for now. hello and welcome to dateline london. i'm carrie gracie. this week... delhi is enveloped in toxic smog. is that concentrating minds in government ahead of the madrid climate summit? three weeks to go till the uk votes: has it become the get brexit done election, and if not, then what? and as prince andrew quits public life, is it harder anywhere in the world to be friends with a sex offender? my guests today — indian journalist ashis ray, irish broadcaster brian 0'connell, greg katz of us news agency associated press, and agnes poirier of french news magazine marianne. four years ago, climate change barely registered as a voter issue in a british election. this time it's a priority. the same is true of the battle for the democratic presidential nomination in the us. but does voter anxiety translate into government action? climate scientists say three in four countries have inadequate pledges on cutting emissions. among them is india, whose capital has been choking on smog this month. a week from now, governments get another chance to step up at the madrid climate summit. will they take it? tell is the mood in india, is the smog concentrating minds ahead of madrid? the smog has lifted to a certain extent, but it is still very toxic and it was pretty serious just a couple of weeks ago. having said that, i think that this toxic smog is caused to a large extent by crop burning in neighbouring states. and that smog is what aggregates the situation. it is a normal phenomenon which generally takes place in the month of november. but that said, i think that when it comes to overall, nationwide, mass consciousness about the environment, i think india still has some way to go. what i

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