this is bbc news. the headlines at 11:003m. jeremy corbyn resists calls from within his own party to keep britain within his own party to keep britain within the single market and custom unions indefinitely after brexit. the important priority is to ensure we have a tariff free trade access to the european union. i would also say that we need to look very closely at the terms of any trade relationship. voting has opened in germany's federal elections, with chancellor angela merkel expected to retain power. donald trump faces a growing backlash from us sports stars after his criticism of players who've been protesting over race relations. six people have been injured in a suspected acid attack at a shopping centre in east london. and prince harry opens this yea r‘s invictus games.

good morning and welcome to bbc news. the labour party conference begins today in brighton, where jeremy corbyn is facing renewed calls to commit labour to keeping the uk in the single market and customs union after brexit. yesterday the labour leader told delegates they're "in a moment "of great change" and must "prepare to form a government". our political correspondent, iain watson, has more. joining us now from brighton is our assistant political editor norman smith. a beautiful sunny day in brighton and a pretty sunny mood among many of the labour delegates gathering here for what they see as almost a

victory conference after the election, albeit they didn't win. jeremy corbyn did much better than anyone expected. an upbeat mood and i suspect that will be reflected in a lot of the conference, but for one issue, and that of course is brexit. the issue which is shaping all politics in all parties and labour, just like the tories, is profoundly divided on the issue of brexit, in particular over this issue of the single market, with many labour mps and constituents who back wrecks it. they are wary of —— who backed brexit. they are wary of continuing with any freedom of movement rules. that means britain would not be able to get a grip of migration. many labour folk from predominantly metropolitan seats are much more relaxed and fear the economic impact of leaving the single market, which

is why we have seen a concerted move bya group is why we have seen a concerted move by a group of, i think it is 30 mps, a number of meps, union leaders, writing an open letter tojeremy corbyn, saying labour should commit to staying in the single market. that would be a big move. mr corbyn has already moved an awful long way. he has already committed to staying in during the transitional period. but speaking on the andrew mark programme this morning, there was a pushback. in effect, saying that if we stay in the single market, we can't do half the things he wants to do in government, such as state paid —— stated for struggling industries, that would all be stopped by the single market. in other words there are big problems to staying in the single market. we need to look very carefully at

the terms of any trade relationship because at the moment we are part of the single market, obviously. that has within its restrictions on state aid and state spending. that has pressures on it through the european union to privatised rail, for example. i think we have to be quite careful about the powers we need as national governments. listening to len mccluskey, the leader of the unite union, a key corbyn ally, he was saying that we can't really stay in the single market because that would in effect be staying in the european union, which would be two fingers to the electorate and all those people who voted to leave the european union, so voted to leave the european union, so you get the sense that team corbyn are thinking, no, we can't go any further on the single market. but here is the interesting thing, when you look around at many of mr corbyn‘s young and enthusiastic supporters, many of them in those metropolitan university towns, you

suspect many of them are big—time supporters of the european union, they backed the single market, they back freedom of movement. maybe for the first time, mr corbyn finds himself at odds with that army of young, new supporters. thank you. stay with us for full coverage from the labour conference throughout the day here on bbc news. and we'll bring you a speech from the shadow home secretary diane abbott shortly. expected to talk about immigration, police budgets and the prevent anti—terror strategy as well. millions of germans have begun voting in the country's parliamentary elections. the chancellor, angela merkel, is expected to win a fourth term in office. 0pinion polls also suggest the nationalist, anti—immigrant alternative for germany party will become the first far—right movement to enter parliament since the second world war.

let's speak to our europe reporter gavin lee in berlin. and interesting election because a lot of voters want stability, want continuity, and they see that in angela merkel, but a lot of others critical of her as well. i think it is fascinating. it perhaps is a disservice that it is being known quite widely as the sleeping election. i am close to the iconic brandenburg gate. there is a marathon going on at the same time. people are coming to vote at the moment but fairly quiet. polls are suggesting she will do another four yea rs. suggesting she will do another four years. the longest serving leader since bismarck. but three things to bearin since bismarck. but three things to bear in mind. first, angela merkel

herself. she has spoken about not wanting to be seen as a half dead wreck. but she has lost the zeitgeist. she believes that the moment when the world is less stable with donald trump and the predictability of the future of europe as well post brexit, that she wa nts to europe as well post brexit, that she wants to stay on. alternatively, martin short of the socialist democratic party, president of the european parliament, coming in to ta ke european parliament, coming in to take some of those votes. the way german politics works is coalition government but they could be all sorts of coalitions. but this matters because of the future of europe, they don't want this emmanuel macron vision, but the liberal party, who looked to be more lenient and more likely to discuss with britain after brexit, so that will change politics as well. and then the word on the afd party, who

emerged four years ago after the migration crisis and they got a huge surge in support. some differences in france with front national. they need about 2 million votes to get into parliament of the 43 million likely to vote and at the moment they are likely to get into parliament. six parties, potentially, for the first time since the second world war. potentially, for the first time since the second world wanm potentially, for the first time since the second world war. it is going to be a fascinating election. and we'll be bringing you a special programme live from berlin shortly after the polls close, including reaction to the first exit polls, here on the bbc news channel. that's from 4:55pm to 7pm this evening. president trump has warned north korea's leaders might not be around much longer if they continue to build tensions.

his comments on twitter came after north korea's foreign minister labelled him mentally deranged at the un. earlier, us warplanes flew close to the east coast of north korea in what was a demonstration of america's military options. 0ur reporter andrew plant has more. pyongyang, the capital of north korea, the place where tens of thousands of north koreans gathered to show support for their leader, kim jong—un and their anger at america's leader, donald trump. translation: who the hell is trump to talk about the collapse of our government. we are resolved to settle our differences with the us by military force if war breaks out. america in turn has demonstrated its strength and its offensive options. the us air force flying bombers and fighter jets over waters east of north korea. the closest they've flown to the country this century said the pentagon, it shows how seriously america is taking what they've called north korea's reckless behaviour.

it's increasingly antagonistic words and frequent missile tests have made many uneasy. but there has been no sign of north korea hoping to placate or appease any escalating tension. their foreign minister pulling no punches in a speech to the un saying donald trump was mentally deranged and on a suicide mission. translation: the absurd reality is that a person like trump, a mentally deranged person, a gambler who uses threats, fraud and schemes, has his hand on the nuclear button. this is the greatest threat to international peace and security. donald trump has said north korea would pay dearly for its hostile behaviour. america, he said, would totally destroy the country if it was ever forced to defend itself. six men have been injured in a suspected acid attack

in east london. police were called to a shopping centre near westfield in stratford last night, following reports a group of men were spraying a noxious substance. a 15 year—old—boy has been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm. let's return to the labour party conference in brighton. the shadow home secretary diane abbott is due to make a speech shortly. joining us now from brighton is our assistant political editor, norman smith. we are expecting diane abbott, who has always been a figure of some controversy, to touch on immigration in particular. very controversial in terms of labour party politics. the diane abbott speech is going to be fascinating for what she does say or does not say about freedom of movement. in the pre—briefing we

have been given about her speech, there is no mention of immigration oi’ there is no mention of immigration orfreedom of movement there is no mention of immigration or freedom of movement and were she not to say anything about it, that would be something of a story. for the shadow home secretary to dodge one of the biggest issues in biggest politics. also significant because diane abbott is a close friend and ally ofjeremy corbyn‘s. so anything she says, any nod and a wink she gives on the party's attitude to freedom of movement carries additional weight because of those ties. in the past, diane abbott has been much more relaxed about freedom of movement. i think she has been uneasy with the language sometimes of the labour party about trying to suggest they are going to get tough on immigration. she has always found that difficult to deal with. the other areas we know she is going to be talking about, she is going to talk about posterity, the test to police budgets and how you cannot

protect the budget —— public on the cheap. a couple of other areas, she is also going to confirm that labour will insist on a review of the prevent strategy, the de—radicalisation strategy. that is controversial because there are many labourfigures moving controversial because there are many labour figures moving prevent controversial because there are many labourfigures moving prevent is controversial because there are many labour figures moving prevent is the only show in town when it comes to trying to tackle issues around radicalisation. the view of people like diane abbott is that it tends to stigmatise communities. so that is another part of the speech which may garner headlines. and lastly, i think she is going to touch on the g re nfell tower you think she is going to touch on the grenfell tower you and suggest that maybe commissioners should have been sentin maybe commissioners should have been sent in to kensington council because of their failure in response to the crisis and the fact they are sitting on huge reserves. why don't they use the cash to get some of those people who have had to flee g re nfell tower those people who have had to flee grenfell tower into those people who have had to flee g re nfell tower into new those people who have had to flee grenfell tower into new homes? i

think her suggestion is that kensington and chelsea are basically a failing council and the commissioners or to be sent in. there are quite a few lines we might expect from diane abbott, but the one i suspect we are going to be looking at most closely is whether she gives any sign at all of where the party is heading in terms of immigration, because at the moment, let's be honest, they have been sitting on the fence on this one. they have not wanted to come down on one side or the other. butjust as at this party conference there is a push on the single market, i think there is the beginning of a pushback on freedom of movement and to get the party to say freedom of movement is not such a bad idea, particularly since the net migration figures are now tumbling down anyway as many us citizens decide either they want to go home or they don't want to come to britain any more anyway. and just in general, how united is the labour party? we have been looking at front

pages in the papers all about civil war in the tory party but isjeremy corbyn, after doing better than expected in the election, is he now master of all he surveys in the labour party? pretty much, yes. the last time we were in brighton, i think two years ago, i spent most of my time running around after labour mps questioning them how long jeremy corbyn could survive. this morning on the andrew mark programme, he said he wanted to macro terms as prime minister. that gives you a sense of how his expectations have changed. the truth is, the moderates have been beaten for the time being in terms of organisation, in terms of ideas and in terms of position in the party. they are on the back foot and they know it. does that mean they are signed up tojeremy corbyn‘s agenda? not really. they disagree with him fundamentally on a number of issues, particularly the

economy, his attitude towards business and i suspect on europe. they have gone silent, they have not disappeared, but they are regrouping them. the momentum is withjeremy corbyn and his young supporters in what is a rapidly growing party and they are now beginning to put in place the organisational changes to bed in the left—wing grip on the party. changes to the national executive committee, the composition of it. more members going on. more leadership rules. now you only need 10% of membership nominating. and len mccluskey now saying he wants to go further. he was members and the unions having a direct say on who the next labour leader is. what does that tell you? it tells me that the left are moving forward at pace to consolidate their hold on this party and to buttressjeremy corbyn‘s agenda. this is a party changing

very rapidly indeed. thank you very much. that is norman smith, our political editor. we will be back to the party conference with diane abbott as soon as she starts her speech. the headlines on bbc news. jeremy corbyn has resisted calls from within his own party to commit to keeping britain in the customs union and the single market indefinitely after brexit. people in germany are voting in an election which is expected to see angela merkel remain as chancellor. and donald trump is facing a backlash from us sports stars over his position on race relations. us president donald trump is facing growing condemnation from the sports world after his criticism of players. on friday, mr trump said the nfl

should fire players who protest during the us anthem. high—profile football players as well as basketball star lebronjames have openly criticised mr trump in response. tim allman reports. california's golden state warriors. nba champions, considered by some one of the greatest teams of all time. by tradition, basketball‘s top side is usually invited to the white house to meet the president. but one of their star players, stephen curry, said he had other plans. i don't want to go. that's really it. the things that he's said, and the things that he hasn't said in the right times, we won't stand for it. by acting or not going, hopefully that will inspire some change when it comes to what we tolerate in this country. as so often, the president chose to respond on social media. "going to the white house

is considered a great "honour for a championship team", he tweeted. "stephen curry is hesitating, therefore invitation is withdrawn." which prompted a fairly brutal comeback from one of basketball‘s greatest ever players, lebronjames. "you bum", he replied. "stephen curry already said he ain't going so therefore ain't no invite. "going to the white house was a great honour until you showed up." we all know how much sport brings us together, how much passion it has, how much we love and care and the friendships and everything that it creates. for him to try to use this platform to divide us even more is not something i can stand for and is not something i can be quiet about. the president had already condemned high—profile football players like colin kaepernick, who refused to stand for the star spangled banner.

speaking at a rally in alabama on friday, mr trump didn't hold back. wouldn't you love to see one of these nfl owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say, "get that son of a (bleep) out right now. "he's fired. "he's fired!" as for the golden state warriors, the team said if stephen curry wasn't invited, none of them will go. instead they will use their trip to washington, dc to celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion. a little earlier we spoke to matthew sherry, editor of the uk nfl magazine, grid iron. he said fans would be watching today's games closely to see how many players joined the protest during the national anthem. i think this is going to be one of the most significant days in recent

nfl history. we have got 28 of 32 teams playing today and last year there was that initial support and end the story moved on when it was not so much in the public eye. it is in the public eye today. the press have not had the chance to speak to nfl players since the comments and a lot of players have come out on social media to say they will be protesting. it is fascinating to see what will happen today. there has been an example of a low—key white player who has kneeled and i think what this story needs in terms of pushing it on is maybe a really pre—eminent white player. there is a seattle seahawks pre—eminent white player. there is a seattle sea hawks defensive pre—eminent white player. there is a seattle seahawks defensive lineman, mike bennett, who called for that a couple of weeks ago and it will be fascinating to see if that happens and equally fascinating to see what players say after the game when the media speak to them. sport now, and for a full round up, let's go to the bbc sport centre.

good morning. baroness campbell, the head of women's football at the fa, says she was the best person regardless of gender to take over from mark sampson. he was sacked earlier this week for unacceptable behaviour with female players in a previous role, with some claiming the body was aware of the issues before he was appointed. baroness campbell also said she hopes mark sampson gets another chance. he has taken those players from ranked 14th in the world to third in the world. i hope that over time people will understand that whatever mistakes we all make in life, and we all make mistakes, that people can move on. and that as people can move on. and that as people move on, they need to be given another chance. england are playing the west indies

in the third one—day international at bristol. west indies won the toss this morning and they opted to bowl. manchester city continued their fantastic goal—scoring form in the premier league with a rampant 5—0 win over crystal palace yesterday. they are now clear at the top on goal difference after scoring 16 goals without conceding in the last three games. there is an unenviable record for crystal palace. they have become the first team in football league history to lose their first six matches without scoring a single goal. manchester united are level on points with manchester city but they laboured to a 1—0 win at southampton. romelu lukaku scored the only goal. alvaro morata scored a hat—trick as chelsea extended their unbeaten run in the league to five games with a 4—0 victory at stoke. elsewhere there were wins for everton and watford.

burnley and huddersfield drew 0—0. two goals from harry kane gave tottenham a 3—2 victory over west ham. liverpool are now fifth in the table. in a moment like this we have to... there is one game in the premier league today. brighton take on newcastle. we knew in the championship they are good team. they can do well, we can do well, but sometimes it depends on the momentum. we think we can win. it is not that we will go there as favourites, we will try to compete to win, confident that we can do it, but at the same time we have the same feeling. harlequins backrowerjack clifford

has been called into an england training camp in oxford today to replace billy vunipola, who injured his knee in the saracens win over sale yesterday. it was only his second match back after shoulder surgery saw him miss the lions tour to new zealand this summer. hughie fury, the cousin of tyson fury, has failed in his bid to take the wbo heavyweight title from new zealand'sjoseph parker. a points decision saw parker come out on top at the manchester arena. the venue was hosting a sporting event for the first time since reopening after a terror attack in may. england's paul casey boosted his hopes of winning the fedex cup and with it a {7.4 million bonus by moving into the lead of the season—ending tour championship in atlanta. he shot a five under par 65 to move two shots ahead of americans kevin kisner and xander schauffele, going into today's final round. he could take the fedex title, depending where the higher ranked players finish. and that is all the sport for now.

you can keep up—to—date with all those stories on the bbc sport website. prince harry has opened this year's invictus games for sick and wounded service personnel in toronto, canada. his girlfriend, actress meghan markle, was also at the ceremony, making her first appearance at an official engagement attended by the prince. sarah campbell has more from toronto. more than 550 competitors from 17 nations, cheered on by friends and family. the games were prince harry's idea. this is the third such event, which aims to use sport to help the process of recovery. as the teams filed in, prince harry watched from the vip area next to the first lady and spotted, a couple of rows down and around 18 seats across, his girlfriend meghan markle, the actress and campaigner

who has been dating harry for a little over a year. ms markle lives and works in the city and so it would have perhaps seemed odd if she hadn't turned up. kensington palace have refused to comment on her appearance, adding that half of toronto is here anyway and that maybe true, but this still has to be seen as a significant public acknowledgement of the seriousness of their relationship. of course, this ceremony was about the games and the competitors who have gone through so much to get this far. there was a lot of respect here for what prince harry has created and his passion for the games is clear. some of you have overcome emotional challenges that until very recent years would have seen you written off and ignored. and now, you are here on the world stage, flags on your chests representing your countries again. over the next eight days, across 12 sports, these men and women will inspire others

in what promises to be the biggest invictus games yet. let's get the weather now. for some, it is a really lovely afternoon shaping up and quite one given the time of year. however, for others, quite a contrast. this is cornwall very recently. we have some rain to come as well. that rain is across scotland right now, quite heavy, and that will continue to the rest of the afternoon. to the east of it, we keep the sunshine and it will be warm. even with the rain, it will be warm. even with the rain, it will not be particularly cold. however, the rain, as it moves eastwards, they could be some heavy

pulses across central and southern areas. it will be relatively mild. however, that's not the case for northern ireland, potentially wales and the south—west either. some dense fog around which is dangerous if you are travelling. and we have got the reversal of roles tomorrow. a lot of rather cloudy weather in central and eastern areas. but again not a huge amount of rain. hello. this is bbc news with me, ben brown. the headlines: the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, resists calls from within his own party to commit to keeping britain in the european single market and customs union indefinitely after brexit.