The worst is still ahead Australian Authorities warn that massive bushfires raging in two states will continue to pose a threat to life. Coming up on afternoon live, all the sport. Hello. It is being seen as one of the biggest coups in womens football. Sam occurred, one of the best strikers in the world, has signed for chelsea women. She is the all time top scorer in the american and australian lea ks. Thanks,jane, and nick miller has the weather. It may be dry now, but there is more rain on the way two areas that might not be wanting it. And the role that the weather is playing on the floods in venice. Thanks, nick. Also coming up is the drive for electric cars risking damage to the ocean bed . We have exclusive access to a project assessing the impact of deep sea mining. Good afternoon. Labour has unveiled plans to outspend the conservatives on health care in england, with a warning that the nhs is crying out for a Financial Rescue plan. Labour is pledging a real terms increase in funding of £26 billion a year by 2024 about £6 billion more than current government plans. It says it will use the money to cut waiting times and increase investment in Mental Health treatment, but the conservatives have warned that labours plan for a shorter working week would send staff costs soaring. Our political correspondent, jessica parker, reports. It is, they feel, their territory. Labour will go big on the nhs at this election. £6 billion big to be precise, to be added in time to englands annual health budget. We will give Mental Health the greatest priority it has ever had. We will introduce free prescriptions, prevention and well being will be at the heart of our mission to help people live healthier, happier, longer lives. The quality care patients deserve. A rescue plan for our nhs. Labours plans are costly and unworkable, so the conservatives, especially with Jeremy Corbyns long term aim for a four day working week. But the tories have had a rebuke of their own. On the right, a young david gauke. He has been a party member for nearly 30 years, and served in theresa mays cabinet. Now he is saying this. Traditional conservative voters like me should lend their support to the liberal democrats. He lost the party whip in september, and now. You are going to stand as an independent . Why . Yes, lam. The reason being, and this pains me to say it, but a conservative majority after the next general election will take us in the direction of a very hard brexit. This intervention from a man who was until recently a serving member of a conservative cabinet surely remarkable in the midst of a general Election Campaign. Except it doesnt quite feel that way. Its the latest example of how politics recently, particularly brexit, has pushed Party Loyalties to and beyond breaking point. Last week, the former labour mp ian austin urged voters to back Boris Johnson, claiming Jeremy Corbyn was unfit to lead the country. Visiting flood hit yorkshire today, not everyone was receptive to the Prime Minister. Is there anything in particular you would like us to do . No, thank you later he will try to reinforce his mantra of getting brexit done so the country can move on. And reacting to david gauke. We are fighting for every vote we can get, and we regret we havent got his support, but we will do our best in the campaign ahead. Every politician will attract their critics and fans. But today, a push on all sides to convey core messages. Jessica parker, bbc news. As weve heard, labour is promising to spend more on the nhs in england. So do their pledges add up . Our reality check correspondent, sophie hutchinson, explains. The cost to patients has been long waits in a e, delays for treatments for illnesses such as cancer and reductions in services was not labour says it will reverse that. A20 £6 billion real Term Health Care funding boost for 2018 19 to 2010 to 324. A funding boost for 2018 19 to 2010 to 3 211. A real annual increase of 4. 3 in real terms for Health Spending over the next four years. So how generous is that pledge . Drilling into the figures, you look at nhs front line funding in england. Labour is promising an annual increase of 3. 9 over five yea rs. Annual increase of 3. 9 over five years. Compare that to the last decade under the coalition, there we re decade under the coalition, there were 1. 1 decade under the coalition, there were1. 1 and 1. 4 decade under the coalition, there were 1. 1 and 1. 4 rises under the conservatives. The lowest sustained rates in the history of the service. The 3. 9 pledge is a whisker away from the 4 needed to cope with rising demand. It is Something Like a sustainable long term position. But it will take a long time to deal with the backlog of problems that have accumulated, and there is a serious issue with the lack of nurses and resources that it will ta ke nurses and resources that it will take a long time to put right. How does labour compare to the conservatives on the nhs . The pa rti esa re conservatives on the nhs . The partiesare not so different. Labour are planning to spend more by 2024, but that is out of a total budget of £155 billion. So both parties are proposing significant increases which should help to stop the current crisis. But they dont come close to the large 6 rises given to the nhs under new labour. Labour says that if it wins the election, it wont allow another referendum on Scottish Independence in theirfirst term. Speaking in glasgow, Jeremy Corbyn said a Labour Government would concentrate completely in investment in scotland. The party had previously suggested it would not block a second referendum. Ifa if a Labour Government is elected on december 12, our priority will be investment all across the uk, including over 70 billion of Capital Investment in scotland and a green industrial revolution, and the social justice for bring industrial revolution, and the socialjustice for bring to many of the poorest people in scotland, who live in great poverty and great difficulty. The Prime Minister borisjohnson has moved to warwickshire this afternoon. 0ur political correspondent, alex forsyth, is there. We are respecting to hear from we are respecting to hearfrom him this afternoon. The pace of this campaign is picking up on all sides. Yes, campaigns always do. I think today was about Boris Johnson yes, campaigns always do. I think today was about borisjohnson trying today was about borisjohnson trying to bring it back to what is effectively his Court Message in this campaign, which wrapped up in a nutshell is, give me a majority in parliament, i will get brexit done and then i can move onto everything else, all of the other good bits. In his mind, a focus on the good bits todayis his mind, a focus on the good bits today is something he is calling a clea n today is something he is calling a clean energy revolution, which is investment in science, technology, innovation, to try to stimulus to the economy but also tackle Climate Change will stop it is part of his pitch and it is those lines we will hear from pitch and it is those lines we will hearfrom him pitch and it is those lines we will hear from him today when he turns up inafew hear from him today when he turns up in a few hours at a manufacturer here in warwickshire. He faced questions earlier in the flood hit areas about the way he handled that, and questions as well about david gauke, what he said this morning. He has effectively criticised the Prime Ministers approach to brexit, saying that getting it done quickly could result in a hard brexit, which is why he advocates against a Boris Johnson majority government. While the Prime Minister will be trying to bring things back to his core message on brexit today, there will be undoubtedly, inevitably questions on the other points as well. We are sort of aware of what he will say this afternoon, but it is one of those check against delivery once, isnt it . It certainly is. As we have come to expect from Boris Johnson, it certainly is. As we have come to expect from borisjohnson, there is some interesting land was that we might expect he can say. We will have to be listening carefully. Not only is he accusing Jeremy Corbyn of wanting to go around the houses again with a second referendum, which borisjohnson again with a second referendum, which Boris Johnson has again with a second referendum, which borisjohnson has criticised in the past, contrasting it to what he calls his quick delivery of brexit, but he is also accusing Jeremy Corbyn and the labour party of something called onanism. I will let viewers make up their mind about what that means if they want to google it, but it is about self indulgence. You have totally thrown me in terms of the front line of this, the nhs, and not for the first time at a not for the last time in this campaign, absolutely on the front line of this. As happens in Election Campaigns, there are areas which the parties think are there particular strengths. They try to bring the campaign back to those points, which is why we have been hearing from labour about the investment it will make the nhs today. Some dispute around another labour policy to do with the four day working week, whichJohn Macdonald with the four day working week, which John Macdonald has with the four day working week, whichJohn Macdonald has been promoting over the course of a long period, some decade or so, saying label consider moving towards that. Whether or not that will apply to the nhs, there is not imminent move towards that, but there has been a question over it. Labour feel like the nhs is comfortable to for them, they are moving that front and centre, talking about the investment they will make, with the conservatives leaping onto the spending plans, which has become an attack line for them. They are trying to move the rhetoric back onto their turf, which is brexit. The parties can talk about all of this as much as they want, but the ones who make the choice of the end of the day are the voters. There you are, standing in for of the day are the voters. There you are, standing inforvicky of the day are the voters. There you are, standing in for vicky young, who has lost her voice today, that is her story. That was one what you do not want to say in any rod because this afternoon. Thank you. Lets take a look at some of the other stories from the Election Campaign. Campaiging at a boxing club in north london this morning, the lib dems have pledged half a billion pounds to tackle knife crime. The partys leaderjo swinson said the fund would provide opportunites to prevent young people being drawn into Youth Violence and gang related crime. The snp leader Nicola Sturgeon has challenged westminster to get its act together on green energy, and stop obsessing about nuclear power. Campaigning in edinburgh, she vowed snp mps would pressure the government to take stronger action on Climate Change. The green party says that the new government needs to put the Climate Emergency front and centre and make it the priority for all financial commitments. Its co leader jonathan ba rtley also called for the role of chancellor to be replaced with a carbon chancellor to oversee the treasury and a new department for the green new deal. Members of the army have arrived in South Yorkshire to help with flood relief as people in some flooded areas have been told they could be out of their homes for weeks. This morning, the Prime Minister has been visiting the flood affected town of stainforth and was asked if the governments response had been too little, too late. I perfectly understand how people feel, and theres no. You cannot underestimate the anguish that a flood causes. You saw the couple earlier on, everybody ive talked to, the shock of seeing your property engulfed by what is huge, and also the anxiety about what may still be to come. I do thank very much the Emergency Services and the army for everything theyve been doing. Obviously we are working very hard, notjust with. We decided last night to send some of the troops here that you see, and theyre doing a greatjob in trying to repair the flood bank there. Earlier, our correspondent, robert hall, sent this update from stainforth. The Prime Minister has moved on from here, across the flooded fields to the village officially, he just left there. Has been talking to more residents and those rallying to help them. Before we talk to my guests, them. Before we talk to my guests, the news is that 200 more troops have been called into help with the effort. Lets come back to the Prime Ministers visit here. The Prime Ministers visit here. The Prime Minister came to the central club. I gather he had a mixed reaction. Did. He did get a mixed reaction. For a lot of people around here, its not been about brownie points for either of the parties. We have had most of the leaders here. We are not bothered about politics at this moment in time. For us, it is about getting the help we need. More could have been done earlier. Its not been done. Wejust have been done earlier. Its not been done. We just want to help them, and that is what we are trying to do. You are one of three centres. I think it is extraordinary, the way people have rallied, especially here. The whole village has been rallying around and doing everything they can, that is what we set this up they can, that is what we set this up for, because they have got the brunt of it around here. We didnt get much because of the bridges. They have had the brunt of it and we set it up for them on saturday morning. We have been doing what we can. Thank you, gentlemen. There is still this remarkable effort going on. Three centres here, and elsewhere, concentrated on those most in need. That is likely to continue for some time yet. The cost of living rose at the slowest rate for almost three years last month. The office for National Statistics confirmed inflation fell to 1. 5 in october down from 1. 7 . It was caused in part by the price cap on energy bills being reduced. Youre watching afternoon live. These are our headlines labour pledges to outspend the conservatives on the nhs in england as it unveils its spending plans. As the army arrive in South Yorkshire, the Prime Minister meets people whove lost everything in the floods. The first public hearings in President Trumps impeachment inquiry begin shortly in washington, following weeks of testimony behind closed doors. In sport, the breaking news in the last few minutes, the fa have confirmed that Bernardo Silva has been suspended for one match and fined £50,000. He was charged after sending a tweet to a team mate where he compared him to a spanish confectionery character. Its being seen as one of the biggest coups in womens football, sam kerr has been signed for chelsea. She is the top scorer in the american and australian leaks. I will be back with more and all of those stories after 2 30pm. As youve been hearing, the impeachment inquiry into President Trump is set to go public. The first televised impeachment hearings are due to begin in washington in around one hours time. Democrats are aiming to show that the president used his office to put pressure on a foreign leader for his own domestic political gain. 0ur washington correspondent gary 0donoghue reports. There was no quid pro quo. No quid pro quo. Quid pro quo three short latin words. In essence, you scratch my back, ill scratch yours. Thank you very much, mr president. Thats what the president stands accused of. Pressuring Ukraines Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate mr trumps opponents in return for hundreds of millions of dollars in aid. And that allegation has persuaded the top House Democrat to drop her resistance. Im announcing the house of representatives moving forward with an official impeachment inquiry. Everything centres on a july phone call with president zelensky, in which mr trump brought up joe biden and his son, hunter, whod worked for a ukrainian gas company. In the partial transcript of the call, donald trump asks for a favour. He then asks about a Conspiracy Theory surrounding the 2016 election, but goes on to say. Theres a lot of talk about bidens son, so whatever you can do with the attorney general would be great. So if you can look into it . It sounds horrible to me. I had a perfect phone call. Perfect, it was a perfect conversation. It was absolutely perfect a week before the call, the military aid had been put on hold by the white house. The president insists the two things were not linked, and has doubled down on his demand for an investigation despite there being no substantive evidence against the bidens. People have got to know whether or not their president s a crook. Well, im not a crook. Richard nixon resigned when he knew for sure he was going to be impeached and thrown out after the watergate scandal. But this place has onl