Incidents

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionJeremy Corbyn: “A cyber attack against a political party in an election is suspicious” The Labour Party says it has successfully defeated a cyber-attack targeted at its digital platforms. Labour said the attack “failed” because of the party’s “robust” security system and no data breach had occurred. The Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack floods a computer server with traffic to try to take it offline. A Labour source said that attacks came from computers in Russia and Brazil but the BBC’s Gordon Corera has been told the attack was not linked to a state. Our security correspondent said he had been told the attack was a low-level incident – not a …

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionA tenement building in Glasgow’s southside has collapsed A four-storey tenement building in Glasgow’s southside has collapsed after a fire spread from a ground floor shop. The fire caused widespread disruption in the area with road cordons, school closures, power cuts and water supply problems. Fire crews worked through the night to tackle the blaze in the building on Albert Cross in Pollokshields. Residents were evacuated and one person has been treated for the effects of breathin in smoke. The fire in the 143-year-old B-listed building is now under control but it has destroyed the shop and the homes above it. Report End of Twitter post by @GlasgowEPolice Image copyright Nicola Sturgeon …

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionHeavy rains have caused the river to burst its banks A woman has died after becoming submerged in floodwater as parts of England were deluged with a month’s worth of rain in a day. Her body was found hours after she was swept into Derbyshire’s River Derwent. Elsewhere, people have been evacuated from their homes as rivers reached record levels in some areas. During a visit to the area, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: “We need to prepare and we need to be investing in defences.” The Derwent is expected to peak in Derby city centre at 22:00 GMT, while police have ordered the closure of a main route into the city. …

Image copyright Family of Pham Tra My The family of Pham Thi Tra My said they paid £30,000 to people smugglers to get her to the UK. Image copyright Family handout Nguyen Dinh Luong, also from Ha Tinh, had been living in France but hoped to work in a nail salon in the UK. The last his father heard from him was in mid-October, explaining that the journey would cost £11,000. Vietnamese lorry death victims named Lorry death agony builds for Vietnamese families Vietnamese man’s son feared dead in lorry incident Bui Phan Thang, 37 Image copyright Supplied by family Among the youngest of the victims, Mr Hung was also from Ha Tinh. He wanted to join his parents who …

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption‘If you don’t get in, we’re gonna kill you’ A businessman from County Fermanagh who was abducted and badly beaten has spoken to the BBC about his ordeal for the first time. Kevin Lunney, a director of Quinn Industrial Holdings (QIH), told BBC Spotlight NI he had the letters QIH cut into his chest with a Stanley knife. The 50-year-old was driving from work to his home in Kinawley when he was attacked on 17 September. He was found in County Cavan, about 22 miles (35km) away. Mr Lunney was beaten and tortured by three men in an attack that lasted for about two and a half hours. He had driven into …

On Friday, Essex Police said all 39 people were believed to be Vietnamese. The force initially said it believed they were Chinese. Image copyright PA Media Image caption The bodies were discovered in the lorry trailer in the early hours of 23 October Do you have any information about the incident? Get in touch by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. Please include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. You can also contact us in the following ways: WhatsApp: +44 7756 165803 Send pictures/video to yourpics@bbc.co.uk Or Upload your pictures/video here Tweet: @BBC_HaveYourSay Send an SMS or MMS to 61124 (UK) or +44 7624 800 100 (international) Please read our terms & conditions and privacy policy Or …