this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at two... 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. the important priority is to ensure that we have our tariff free trade access to the european market. half of all our trade is with europe. i would also say that we need to look very carefully at the terms of any trade relationship. germans are voting in a general election which is expected to result in a fourth term in office for chancellor angela merkel. donald trump is facing a growing backlash from us sports stars after his criticism of players who have been protesting over the treatment of black americans. also in the next hour... prince ali has opened the invictus

games in canada. and inside out reports on the controversial paedophile hunters who use social media to catch their prey. good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, has rebuffed calls from some party members to promise to keep britain in the european single market after brexit. as labour's annual conference begins in brighton, 30 labour mps are among those who have signed a letter warning vulnerable workers would suffer if the uk left the single market. but mr corbyn told the bbc that staying in could hamper the government's ability to protect jobs and to invest in industry. our political correspondent

eleanor garnier reports. a spring in his step, no surprise. labour's still riding high after a better—than—expected election result. no longer fighting for his leadership, jeremy corbyn is pitching himself as a prime minister in waiting. we need at least two terms of a labour government to start to address issues of poverty, injustice and inequality in britain, and to build the houses that we need in this country. he might be safe in hisjob, butjeremy corbyn‘s still dealing with division in the party on brexit. more than a0 senior labour politicians pushing the leader to commit to staying in the single market after the uk leaves the eu. if you want friction—less trade, and you want to putjobs first, the only way, in my view, that you can do it is by staying permanently a member of the single market. but there was resistance

from mr corbyn, who warned his party not to give up powers he says he'll need in government to deploy state support for industry. we need to look very carefully at the terms of any trade relationship. at the moment, we are part of the single market, obviously. that has within it restrictions on state aid and state spending. that has pressures on it through the european union to privatise rail, for example, and other services. we have to be quite careful about the powers we need as national governments. and after a show of unity in florence this week, with her most senior ministers seemingly on—side, reports of fresh cracks in the cabinet over whether boris johnson's big intervention ahead of the prime minister's speech forced a change in government policy. not true, said the brexit secretary. the policies in the prime minister's speech had been coming for a long time. some of them in transition we were designing right back

at the beginning of the year. some of it we've been designing months ago. i don't think the policies have changed in the last few weeks. conferences are a chance for party leaders to rally the troops and put policy centre—stage. forjeremy corbyn, that is tackling inequality and getting greater investment in public services. once again, we are reminded that it is brexit that is dominating everything. no doubt, there's high spirits among party members, but the biggest issue of the day, leaving the eu, will ensure that there are plenty of disagreements too. eleanor garnier, bbc news, brighton. earlier, the shadow home secretary told the conference that cuts to policing under the conservatives had been very damaging and pledged to recruit 10,000 new police officers. i have represented an inner—city community for over 30 years. i know

it is the poor, women and minorities who suffer most from crime. i have a lwa ys who suffer most from crime. i have always taken who suffer most from crime. i have always ta ken fighting who suffer most from crime. i have always taken fighting crime seriously and i will continue to do so as seriously and i will continue to do so as labour home secretary. and the reality of the tory record on law and order is a long way from their rhetoric. since 2010, theresa may has been home secretary and now prime minister. but on her watch, the number of police officers has dropped by 20,000. £2.3 billion has been cut from police budgets. the truth is that austerity undermines policing and community safety in just the same way that it undermines our health service. we see the consequences of this around us with rising levels of homicide, knife and gun crime, and the police themselves are suffering from spiralling levels of overwork and stress. labour in government will work

to make communities safe, and we will recruit 10,000 new police officers working in the community. applause. another key aspect of protecting communities is keeping them safe from fire. once again, this is something where this tory government has let the people of this country down. and the extent of their failure is symbolised by the grenfell fire. applause. who can forget those images of the grenfell tower ablaze? and this did not happen in a slum in an impoverished country far away.

it happened here in britain, in one of the wealthiest areas of the country, in one of the richest countries in the world, and tory—controlled royal borough of kensington and chelsea treated the residents of grenfell like second—class citizens. applause. and when the disaster struck, the royal borough's response was shameful. even now, out of all the families made homeless, only a handful have been offered permanent homes, and this in a borough with over 2,000 empty properties. am i the only person wondering why the commissioners aren't coming in and taking over the failing royal borough of kensington and chelsea 7 applause.

but tory failure in relation to grenfell goes further than the council. events at grenfell are also a direct consequence of deregulation of fire standards and inspection, privatisation and outsourcing. we demand justice for the grenfell survivors. they will not be forgotten. applause. we demand an immigration amnesty for all former grenfell residents, so they all feel able to come forward. labour in government will recruit 3,000 additional firefighters,

and we fully support the campaigning of the fire brigades union against the cuts. applause. we all saw the photographs of the grey and smoke—blackened firefighters insisting on going back into the fire to save lives. we relied on the fire brigades at grenfell, and the fire brigade must be the lead agency for assessing risk, fire inspections and proper sign—offs of major works. applause. no more outsourcing to the private sector. applause. that is shadow home secretary, diane abbott, speaking at the labour party conference in brighton. more on that ina conference in brighton. more on that in a moment. in the meantime...

voting is under way in the german general election. the chancellor, angela merkel, is expected to win a fourth term in office. 0pinion polls suggest the nationalist, anti—immigrant alternative for germany party, or afd, is on course to 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. in the build—up today, they had been warning of avoiding apathy. why was their about turnout? it looks quite busy behind you. yes, this is the polling centre near brandenburg gate. it has been a steady trickle. i think the apathy question goes back to the fact this has not had these days and pop of the french and dutch elections —— fizz. peoples

suggest that angela merkel‘s party will continue as the main party in coalition. 0ne will continue as the main party in coalition. one of the posters said, have a break over the summer, come backin have a break over the summer, come back in automatic about it. you do not see that in france. but when you step back from that, by the end of a few weeks ago, about 40% of voters we re few weeks ago, about 40% of voters were undecided. whilst the polls say one thing, that comes down to apathy, and these are big question, but the other thing to think of, the alternative for germany party, populous, far right, it repels some people of a cell regeneration. 0thers, given the migration crisis, have supported it. it means that for the first time potentially since the second world war, we will have a far right party as potentially part of parliament. but the thing to take

away from this, coalition politics, they talk about things like a jamaican quality. the different colours of the parties. they talk about whether they can share the seat of power. we are up in terms of voters so far today. they had 71% of all people potentially who could vote, about a0 million people, so just a few hours ago. thank you very much. and we'll be bringing you a special programme live from berlin as the polls close — including reaction to the first exit polls here on the bbc news channel. that's from five to five to seven o'clock this evening. more now on the first day of the labour party conference in brighton. joining us now from brighton is our

chief political correspondent. notjust sunny chief political correspondent. not just sunny here chief political correspondent. notjust sunny here but also a little bit rowdy. there is currently a demonstration going past the seafront. if younger people making the case for the european union. —— a couple of hundred people. this is a couple of hundred people. this is a very live debate. notjust for the conservative party but for the labour party as well. about what exactly the nature of our relationship will be with the eu once we have left, whence brexit happens. a lot of that discussion is about the single market, whether we just have a close relationship, tariff free access or whether we actually remain in it. that is what people here, some of them and indeed calling for. i am sure you can hear them. let's discuss this more. i enjoyed by labour mp, caroline flint. you were a remain campaigner. do you think we should stay in the single market? i don't see how we can stay a member of the single

market and leave the european union. i don't think that is going to be on offer. cos if we got that, why wouldn't many of the other 27 members of the eu choose that option as well? i don't think that is on the table. i want as close as accessed to that market as possible. that is why we have to transpose into law many eu regulations to make sure the regulations covering goods, policy and sort of making sure the trade passes smoothly, that happens. so, access but they do not see membership as an option as we are leaving the european union. 30 mps have signed this open letter to jeremy corbyn, saying the labour party should adopt this policy. presumably, it would mean keeping freedom of movement as well. do you think the british people would go along with that? no. and actually jeremy corbyn has made very clear that the general election and since that the general election and since that part of the reason why we cannot be full members of the single market is we want to look at changes

to freedom of movement. i support jeromy and keir in stating that position. one of your colleagues, clive lewis, said opposition to freedom of movement is driven by racism. there are some in your party who think that. i don't agree with that. having failed and managed immigration itself is not racist. in fa ct, immigration itself is not racist. in fact, diane abbott at an event has talked about having that. that applies to, in the future, whether it is from the e.0n outside the us well. —— the eu or outside. i get on with clive but i hope he will reflect on what he said because we a debate about migration. that means having a debate about where we leave migration into this country. there are some hardline brexit supporters on the tory side and the most ukip who would like to end all of it. i do not share that position but what ido do not share that position but what i do feel is, and i have done so for a long time, we need changes to freedom of movement to deal with

some of the pressures and concerns in different parts of our country. we have seen a lot over the summer from the conservative party, the government, clearly different views within the cabinet on this kind of issue about the transition and then also beyond that. the labour party has its own dilemma as well. how can either party resolve this? there is not really a halfway house when it comes to being in the single market. well, no. it is about access. i have to say, i don't think it is that complicated, really. we're going to be leaving the european union and that means we cannot have the same terms and conditions as we have had before. i made that point when i was campaigning for remain. i said we couldn't have our cake and eat it. why would the eu allow that to happen? this is a negotiation about getting too as good a place as possible. i would have to say that the tories have not dealt with this. all the points that theresa may made in her speechjust all the points that theresa may made in her speech just the other day, she could have made one year ago. for example, in accepting there will have to be transition. last year had

been spent with hard—core leave supporters saying we should just leave if we have no deals. there could have been a different tone for this discussion. it has been unhelpful. despite the difference of opinion within the labour party, at the top of the party, underjeromy and keirand the top of the party, underjeromy and keir and people like diane, there is a recognition we are leaving, we have to get the best deal, protectjobs and workers and their environment, but it cannot be their environment, but it cannot be the same as being a full member. thank you very much indeed. jeremy corbyn is not involved in the negotiations, brexit discussions, but it will be an issue here, as you can hearfrom but it will be an issue here, as you can hear from the but it will be an issue here, as you can hearfrom the people but it will be an issue here, as you can hear from the people currently marching along the front in brighton. the headlines on bbc news: 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. voters in germany are casting their ballots in a general election which is expected to give angela merkel a fourth term as chancellor. donald trump has been denounced by leading figures in the american sports world in a controversy over the us national anthem. let's stay with that story. donald trump has been denounced by leading figures in the sports world in a controversy over the us national anthem. he says the american football league should fire players who refuse to stand during the national anthem. in a tweet, the president withdrew a white house invitation to a star player of america's basketball champions because he voiced concern at being in the white house with mr trump. now america's greatest basketball star, lebron james, hasjoined in the criticism of mr trump. this guy that we've put in charge

has tried to divide us once again. we all know how much sports brings us together, how much passion it has, how much we love and care and, you know, the friendships and everything that it creates, and 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. last night, stevie wonder became the latest high—profile figure to defy the president over the take a knee protest. tonight, i'm taking a knee for america. the singer was helped down by his son as he kneeled during his performance at the global citizen festival in new york city. matthew sherry is the editor of the uk nfl magazine, grid iron. he thinks these protests will gather momentum. i think it's an issue that's just

going to grow more and more now, and that's largely because of president trump's comments. the nfl for their part have wanted to stay out of it, i think, and that includes ownership, and that's because viewership figures dwindled slightly last year, and i think there's a school of thought that maybe this had something to do with it. but i think president trump's comments now have just exacerbated the situation. 0wnership releasing statements, a lot of players saying they'll protest even harder now, and i can see that being the case, so i can only see this issue growing from here on in because of the comments. the war of words between president trump and north korea has intensified further. us president donald trump has made new threats against north korea in response to the country's foreign minister's fiery speech at the un on saturday. ri yong—ho described mr trump as a "mentally deranged person on a suicide mission". the us president responded by saying mr ri and north korean leader kim jong—un "won't be around much

longer" if they continue their rhetoric. the fresh insults came as us bombers flew close to north korea's east coast. 0ur correspondent danny savage is monitoring developments from the south korean capital in seoul. he told my colleague earlier that the government there want to see the tension eased. what we've been waiting for for the last few days is the official response of the united nations, which we've just heard from in that report, with north korea accusing donald trump of being the one on the suicide mission. speaking of missions, overnight last night, i think it was quite significant that the american air force flew further north than they ever have in this region, into international airspace off the east coast of north korea, with a couple of bombers and some fighters as well. that was a military mission, and i think that's significant because in the past we've seen b1bs and f—15 fighters pictured over south korea as a show of force

in daylight for a photo opportunity to get the point across. last night, they went further north to have a look around, and again, it raises the stakes — what if north korea launch some interceptors and there was some sort of confrontation in the skies between the two air forces, what would happen then, what would be the scenario? that is of concern. the thought here from the south korean government is that they want some breathing space and an easing of tensions, and the only way those tensions are going to be used is if the two main players, donald trump and kimjong—un, back off the rhetoric. and just talking about rhetoric, obviously the stand—off has been going on for years, but what is new, i suppose, is how personal some of this abuse is. talking about donald trump as being mentally deranged, for example. yes. for years, the north koreans have been very noisy with their rhetoric and the criticisms of the united states,

and inflaming feelings at home in north korea of america being their greatest enemy and the great satan, if you like. what we now have, what's different now, is that donald trump has risen to the bait, because past us presidents have never used this sort of language. they've just used diplomatic channels and not risen to the criticism or fired verbally back. donald trump is, and it's not really helping, i think many observers would be united in saying. him doing this isjust pushing the temperature up on this whole episode, and i think many people are just wishing he would stop tweeting all these strong words, stop using such strong words, and perhaps take a step back and go back to the diplomatic channels and people talking behind the scenes and trying to get things they're a bit more calm. danny savage speaking to us from seoul. he's arguably the nation's favourite

bear, but author aa milne created winnie the pooh and his friends forjust one boy, his son, christopher robin. now the story will be told in a new film. it takes audiences back to the time when pooh's inspiration, a real black bear from winnipeg, could be visited and even fed. alice bhandhukravi has more. christopher robin, the human hero of the winnie the pooh series and the real—life son of writer aa milne. i would like it if you would write a book for me. i'd definitely read it. shall we go for a walk? aren't you working? it doesn't seem likely. but the millions of fans worldwide may not know that the books only came about by chance. the little boy loved bears so his father created the stories. the world fell in love with them. in the 1920s, as everyone took stock of the horrors of the first world war, the tales of winnie and his companions did a lot to heal wounds. he was a very respected writer for punch magazine and he was producing

in the west end quite a lot. winnie the pooh really overtook his life as it did everybody in the film. alan milne himself had suffered from the trauma he had seen in the trenches but he and his son found solace at london zoo and that is where they met the real winnie, an extremely tame black bear, pictured here with the young christopher robin. who is your favourite? i will have to go for the little one, it has to be piglet. i think they're timeless stories, they appeal to both children and adults. they are beautiful and simple and quite profound in that very simplistic way. it was also a safe place. that is what it became for alan and what it was supposed to be for christopher robin. it was a very damaged and traumatising time. the world has not got any better in the meantime. i still think they are a safe place and that is a beautiful thing. back in the 1920s, christopher robin became something of a celebrity. almost a century later,

he and his companions are still captivating audiences. prince harry has opened this yea r‘s invictus games in canada's largest city, toronto. the tournament sees injured service personnel compete in 12 sports over eight days. his girlfriend, actress meghan markle, was also at the ceremony — making her first appearance at an official engagement attended by the prince. sarah campbell is there. more than 550 competitors from 17 nations, cheered on by friends and family. the games were prince harry's idea. this 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. time for the weather. what is this i hear about a spanish plume giving some of us lovely weather? some warmth and a moment, temperatures in the mid—20s. but not for all of. a front is moving in from the new continent bringing more cloud and outbreaks of rain. some of that will p0p up outbreaks of rain. some of that will pop up as we go through the evening. real contrast under the cloud and rain. 1a — 17 celsius. in the sunshine, 22 or 23. rain. 1a — 17 celsius. in the sunshine, 22 or23. some rain. 1a — 17 celsius. in the sunshine, 22 or 23. some ringgit on heavy for brussels colander and central and southern england for a time. behind it, some moisture in the atmosphere and we could see fog forming. some of that dense and places in northern ireland, patchy

in wales and said —— south—east england. the rain starts to weaken considerably. a band of cloud and a spot or two of drizzle in the afternoon. it is a bit of a nuisance. either side of the front, we could see some brightness and warmth. if we get some more sunshine in the extreme south—east, temperatures again in the low 20s. generally around 1a—20 sells his overall. i will be back with more details in half an hour. hello. this is bbc news. 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. the important priority is to ensure that we have a tariff—free trade access to the european market. half of all our trade is with europe, and i would also say that we need to look very carefully at the terms of any trade relationship.

voters in germany are casting their ballots in a general election the shadow home secretary says labour would recruit thousands of new police officers, accusing the government of trying to protect the country on the cheap. labour in government will work to make communities safer, and we will recruit 10,000 new police officers. voters in germany are casting their ballots in a general election which is expected to give angela merkel a fourth term as chancellor. donald trump has been denounced by leading figures in the sports world in a controversy over the us national anthem. now on bbc news, it's time for inside out. hello. taking matters into their own hands, the south's controversial paedophile hunters.