this is bbc news, i'm clive myrie. the headlines at 11:00pm: theresa may says the invitation for donald trump to come on a state visit to britain still stands, despite the anger over his travel ban affecting seven mainly—muslim countries. i have issued that invitation, formally issued the invitation for a state visit to president trump, here to the united kingdom, and that invitations stands. protests against the president's policy have taken place across the uk, as an online petition, calling for his state visit dropped, attracts more than 1.5 million signatures. canadian police have charged a french—canadian student over the killing of six people at a mosque in quebec. the actor peter capaldi has announced he is stepping down from the role of doctor who. and coming up on newsnight. copper

ore at those travel restrictions. we will hear from the most senior diplomat to come out of the us, what is his reaction to his president's travel bans? —— uproar at those travel bans? —— uproar at those travel restrictions. good evening and welcome to bbc news. a state visit to britain by president trump will go ahead later this year, despite mounting opposition. an online petition objecting to the visit has now attracted more than 1.5 million names, and there have been demonstrations in several cities this evening. the row was prompted by mr trump's decision to ban entry to the us for people from seven mainly—muslim countries. the foreign office says the ban does not affect any uk passport holders. our north america editorjon sopel reports on the growing criticism in the united states. in 21st—century america, it is

airports that are the gateway to this nation of immigrants. but that changed this weekend amid scenes of chaos, anger and anxiety. people who thought they had a right to come suddenly not welcome. families separated. it was emotionally exhausting, and not just separated. it was emotionally exhausting, and notjust for those directly affected. this is chuck schumer, the leader of the democrats in the senate. this executive order... was mean—spirited and un—american. order... was mean—spirited and un-american. but was president trump moved by this? no, he was not.” noticed chuck shinnie yesterday with fa ke tea rs. noticed chuck shinnie yesterday with fake tears. i'm going to ask him who is his acting coach. because i know him very well. i don't see him as a cryer. he defended his policy of

social media, tweeting... and a lot of americans are standing by him. whatever needs to be done, has to be done. and this is for the safety of everybody. we are living ina safety of everybody. we are living in a dangerous world, and donald trump's number one job is to protect the american people. we live in a country of democracy and if the majority of people feel that they are threatened and they want to have things in place then we should be able to have things in place. but across the country there have been spontaneous protest, bringing thousands out on the streets, not just to disagree with the policy and the way it is being implement it, but to argue that the values in the travel ban were profoundly un— american. and highly unusually, president trump's predecessor has made his feelings known. barack obama's spokesman saying... and opposition to the travel ban

will switch this evening to the capital, where democrats want to introduce legislation that would make it illegal. they are united. the republicans, as well, are deeply uneasy. last week, donald trump's first visitor to the white house was this man, the boss of ford. today he spoke spoke out against the ban. and not just ford. goldman spoke spoke out against the ban. and notjust ford. goldman sachs, starbucks, nikkei, amazon and google, the biggest names in corporate america condemning the action. and diplomats from the state department are organising against the ban by signing what is called a cable of dissent, though for their effo rts cable of dissent, though for their efforts they have been given a right old kicking from the president's spokesman. and these bureaucrats

that have a problem with it, i think they should either get with the programme or they can go. the protests have been intense, but the president is not backing down. he said this is about making america safer, and that the measures are temporary. but that is little solace to the demonstrators, who fear that a piece of their america is going, perhaps no longer the land of the free and the home of the brave. there have been protests in towns and cities across the uk this evening against the plans for a state visit by president trump. earlier, the government had sought to clarify the position of uk passport holders in relation to the us travel ban. ministers said travellers with uk passports would not be affected, as our political correspondent ben wright reports. hey hey, ho, ho! dole trump has got to go! —— donald

trump. an invitation to protest, theresa may's decision to roll out the red carpet for president trump tonight drew a backlash to her door. there are plans for a state visit later this year. no way! it shouldn't be a state visit, because it would be embarrassing to the queen and also to the rest of the uk. we want trade with everybody else, but we want trade with people who have values and things that we support, and certainly trump's leadership of america is not going along those lines. the scale of the protest we're seeing is not the kind of people who want to smash things up or, you know, any kind of extreme views. what you're seeing is very ordinary, straightforward people. there were also protests tonight in glasgow, manchester, cardiff, and other cities around the uk. online, a petition has so far been signed by more than 1.3 million people, calling for the us president not to receive a full state visit. thousands of people are pouring into westminster after work, disgusted by donald trump's order, adamant that a state visit shouldn't happen. and, in the commons, mps are holding an emergency debate. where there was condemnation across the commons of mr trump's policy. president trump is a bully, and the only course of action open

to us in relation to his bullying is stand up and be counted. there's a real role for our government to challenge the american president, and to take him on in his views, and to seek to change them. hours after theresa may and donald trump met in washington on friday, the us president announced his ban. protection of the nation from foreign terrorists... but, despite cross—party calls for the state visit invitation to be pulled until the restrictions are lifted, in dublin today, theresa may insisted it stood. i have issued that invitation, informally issued that invitation, for a state visit for president trump here, to the united kingdom, and that invitation stands. and the former ukip leader and friend of donald trump said scrapping the visit would be absurd. this man is a friend to our country, and frank lee all this student style politics does is damaged our

interests. state visits are special — they're meant to impress. they can also be controversial, as the protests that greeted the chinese president in 2015 proved. but, as the uk plans its future outside the european union, having the closest relationship to the us will trump these calls for a snub. ben wright, bbc news, westminster. in the past hour, a man has been charged in connection with a suspected terror attack at a mosque near quebec city. six people were shot dead, and five others were injured. our north america correspondent aleem maqbool has this report. it is a quiet, suburban corner of quebec city that was the site of this bloodshed. a gunman burst into the islamic cultural centre during evening prayers, spraying the worshippers with bullets. police say the victims were all men aged between 35 and 60, including, according to locals, a university professor,

and the owner of this butcher's shop, close to where the attack took place. translation: quebec is the most secure city. for me, it's beautiful. so, to have an attack like this here... police said one man was detained close to the scene, but he is now thought to have been just a witness. the suspected gunman fled in his car across a bridge in the centre of this city, but pulled over and called the police to turn himself in. he waited, and appears to have been detained without a struggle. he has now been named as alexandre bissonnette, in his late 20s, and he could appear in court as early as today. well, the police haven't talked about a motive as yet. but, even though this is known to be a peaceful place, with very little crime, that same mosque here in quebec city has been targeted with islamophobia before. injune, during during the muslim holy month of ramadan, a pig's head was left

on the doorstep. but mosque leaders say there were no threats of late. prime ministerjustin trudeau called the killing a terrorist attack on muslims. to the more than one million canadians who profess the muslim faith, i want to say directly, we are with you. 36 million hearts are breaking with yours. and know that we value you. in recent days, the prime minister stood up against some of the anti—islamic rhetoric coming from the us, saying canada would continue to welcome those fleeing persecution, no matter their faith. aleem maqbool, bbc news, quebec city. leaders of the devolved governments in scotland, wales and northern ireland have demanded a greater role in brexit negotiations, after talks with theresa may in cardiff. the scottish and welsh governments have published plans that would allow them to keep full access to the european single market. nicola sturgeon said time was running out, as the brexit process was due to start by the end of march. our scotland editor sarah smith reports. cardiff — the latest stop

for the well—travelled prime minister, and yet another tricky meeting, this time with the leaders of the governments in scotland, wales, and northern ireland. they have all complained that the uk government is not living up to promises to keep the devolved nations fully involved in brexit preparations. after the meeting, nicola sturgeon warned time is running out to reach agreement. i'm very clear today that this period now, in the run—up to the triggering of article 50, is crucial to determine whether or not there is any hope of getting a uk—wide position. and i've been very clear to the prime minister, i wasn't the only voice around the table, in terms of the devolved administrations, who made the point about the importance of the period in advance of triggering article 50. you seem to be suggesting that in april, once article 50 has been triggered and we know what the uk government's approach is,

that is when you'll make up your mind about whether or not you're going to have another referendum on scottish independence. well, look, i think i've been very clear about the critical importance of the period between now and the triggering of article 50, but i'm also clear that we've just agreed to try and intensify work, so i'm not going to close the door on that. but it stands to reason that, if the people of scotland are to be given a choice, then, you know, the time for that is finite. this process can't go on forever. the scottish and welsh governments have proposals that would allow them to maintain free trade with the eu single market, allow free movement of people, controlled by work visas, and would see more powers devolved to edinburgh and cardiff. we've put forward a suggestion. they haven't done yet. what we want is for our suggestion to be taken on board by them. but uk government ministers appeared to reject any part of britain remaining inside the single market. you can't be a member of the single market if you're not a member of the eu, and the united kingdom is leaving the eu. i think that, if we can get that

best possible access, that actually will be what is in scotland's best interests. no matter how tense and difficult this meeting may have been, theresa may knows it is only a taste of what is to come when she has to start negotiations with 27 eu member nations. pulling up in dublin a couple of hours later, she promised the irish taoiseach a seamless border between the republic and northern ireland, exactly the kind of special deal that will be carefully scrutinised by the devolved nations of the uk. sarah smith, bbc news, cardiff. the actor peter capaldi has announced he is stepping down from the role of doctor who. he said he will leave the bbc show this christmas. he was cast as the 12th doctor in 2013, and first appeared in the 50th anniversary special. in a brief statement, he said there was still epic stuff to come, and that he wasn't done yet. now it is time for newsnight, with evan davis.

london... glasgow... manchester. thousands have come out in protest tonight, as the world works out how to respond to america's mercurial president. what i want to be clear about is that since becoming president, he's continued to take steps through executive order and otherwise to make sure this country is as safe as it can be and we're ahead of every threat. the president is kind of doing what he promised, but it's causing trouble and anger at home and abroad. we'll hear from the most senior muslim diplomat to ever come out of the us. are the restrictions going to work? the government here has been expanding on its view. this is not an approach that this government would take. but let me conclude by reminding

the house of the vital importance of this country's alliance with the united states. we'll discuss how well it's been handled and what that says about brexit foreign policy. also tonight... this man. leading the brexit negotiations for the european parliament. is he a lion or a pussy cat? hello. demonstrations outside the us and inside. a judicial challenge to the trump immigration curbs. businesses complaining at the policy, and a fall in the dollar and the dow at the fear it is all destabilising. and the public opposition of former president 0bama. no, things didn't quieten down after the trump presidential inauguration.