this is bbc news. the headlines at 11: on the first day of the conservative conference, theresa may says she's sorry the party didn't win a majority at the general election. i know people who went out during that election who worked really hard and i'm sorry the result was not the one all of us wanted. voters clash with riot police in the spanish region of catalonia, as many try to take part in a banned referendum on independence. the low—cost travel company, monarch, has been granted a 24—hour extension to its licence to sell package holidays. an air france flight was forced to make a sudden diversion when it lost part of an engine over the atlantic. also in the next hour — the invictus games hold their closing ceremony. founder prince harry wants to expand the event in the future, saying ‘the sky's the limit.‘

and at 11.30, we'll bring you dateline, where foreign correspondents currently posted to london look at events in the uk through outsiders‘ eyes. good morning and welcome to bbc news. one the first day of the conservative conference, theresa may says she's sorry the party didn't win a majority at the general election. the prime minister is also seeking to enhance her party's appeal to younger voters by outlining changes to student funding and has indicated that graduates won't have to start repaying loans until they earn £25,000 a year.

let's get the latest from norman smith, who is at the conference in manchester. a sort of apology from the prime ministerfor manchester. a sort of apology from the prime minister for what went wrong at the election. a fairly limited apology, i have to say. she said she was sorry for those candidates who lost their seats and those who went out campaigning without success. but she did not say iam without success. but she did not say i am sorry for calling an election. it was all my fault. i should never have done it. that is not what she said. it was a fairly calibrated apology. i think her hope is the tension will swivel away to the announcement we had on tuition fees. housing. particularly tuition fees because the party took a tanking with the young vote with many young voters seemingly attracted byjeremy corbyn's off of scrapping tuition fees altogether. —— offer. it is a

more limited repast, you have to say, proposing the planned increase from £9,250 up to 9500 should not happen and raising the threshold before you begin paying it back from 21,000 and 20 5000. these are incremental changes. at the back of it, she is promising a more fundamental review of the whole student finance and funding system. she was asked if that could include going to a graduate tax system. she hasn't ruled it out but i understand it is not a preferred option. she seems to be looking at trying to put a squeeze on universities to maybe offer shorter courses. two years -“;— -'—-—‘-;— --—-;- 7-2..- ~ . cheaper than three years. obviously cheaper than three years. and maybe try to get universities to offer different fee levels. at the moment they pretty much all race up to the top level. but listen to her talking about plans for tuition fees. this is not as an issue,

people think about student finances, something that worries student themselves, this is something that parents and grandparents are concerned about in terms of debt. so we have a system that provides funding for universities, as is that ensures more people can go to university but people are worried about the level of debt that the students build up. so we will look at it again. the looming thunder cloud hanging over this conference, of course, and over this conference, of course, and over me, actually, is brexit. and one brian johnson at over me, actually, is brexit. and one brianjohnson at the foreign office. yesterday he set out a series of new red lines on brexit. for example, he said the transition period must not last moment more than the two years and take no new from brussels. we must not shadow brussels when we leave the eu. downing street appeared to play it

down saying there's not much difference with the prime minister's current position and in the grand scheme of things, two years or a bit more is not a huge dividing line. but mrs may was asked on andrew marr‘s programme if borisjohnson was not sack a ball and answers came there none. what we have seen with what he has said is the importance we have taken in the florence speech. that has moved the discussion along. it has created a momentum in european negotiations. can he not be sacked? let's be very clear about what we have in this government. we have a government determined to build a country that works for everybody. you talk about the job of boris and mine, ithink you talk about the job of boris and mine, i think the people watching this programme are interested in what we are going to do for their jobs and their futures and that of their children. mrs made choosing not to have a

stand—up dustup with borisjohnson at the conference. she could have slapped him down and did not do that. that inevitably will provide accusations. you remember amber rudd talking about borisjohnson and his back seat driving. we have had a sign some senior tories are getting fed up with mrjohnson. the chairwoman of the treasury select committee nicky morgan mayfair is disobliging remarks about him. in the times newspaper ruth davidson was also critical of the antics of one brian johnson. lots to talk about in today's newspapers about theresa may. where are we with her leadership? george osborne said she was a dead woman walking after the election but she's still leader of party. she is still prime minister. the short answer is that the longer she stays in place, then i think she

and her advisers believe the stronger she is. the first priority after the election reverse is to claw her way back into some sort of parliamentary majority. she has got that by giving, she has given the dup £1 million and they are on board. she got through the queens speech byjunking board. she got through the queens speech by junking various board. she got through the queens speech byjunking various elements. and she has made it through to recess and here she is months later at the party conference. in their view she has solidified her position. the other great thing in her favour is nobody quite knows what on earth to do. because with any of the potential leading challengers, borisjohnson, any of the potential leading challengers, boris johnson, david davis, maybe even ruth davidson, who knows # if anybody made a move i suspect there would be an outcry. —— who knows? it would necessitate a bruising leadership contest. and all this while brexit is going on. it

would fuel accusations the tory melodrama was taking priority over brexit. but all that together and i think the prime minister is here for some time yet. good to talk to you, norman. enjoy the conference. thank you. norman smith live in manchester, assistant political editor. voters have clashed with riot police at polling stations in the spanish region of catalonia, as they try to take part in a banned referendum on independence. this was the scene earlier in girona in the north east of catalonia. 0fficials officials have accused them of unjustifiable violence. many people had queued for hours to make sure they could vote despite the madrid government banning the poll. we can speak to a journalist who has finished voting in jeroen

we can speak to a journalist who has finished voting injeroen zoet. painta finished voting injeroen zoet. paint a picture for us of the scene of where you are in the polling station. —— girona. of where you are in the polling station. -- girona. iam inside of where you are in the polling station. -- girona. i am inside the polling station. they let us in slowly. at least 500 people are outside. they arejust slowly. at least 500 people are outside. they are just trying to make sure, organisers have told people to block all the entrances in case police come any time soon. they have worked their way up the city, from the city centre up to here, south. any time now we should expect somebody to come. i got here at nine a:m.. there were at least 300 people that had to stay here overnight, making sure nobody sealed the building. people are determined to vote but we have seen a crackdown from spanish police. we have seen some violence. rubber bullets being

tired and so on. what are people voting on? what do they expect will happen after this? will things change as a result of not? the government are determined, if there isa government are determined, if there is a 50% plus vote for independence the government have said that they are ready to declare independence in two days. but in the eyes of international law, this referendum has not got the democratic aaron teys that any other referendum has got. we are seeing ballot boxes, instead of being sealed and sent away, they are just being emptied somewhere else and just in case. —— they have not got the democratic guarantees. we will probably see a situation. isaac, thank you. mike sanders is europe editorfor the bbc

world service. he is going to talk to us about what is happening in catalonia. why are the spanish government is taking a hard line? we saw the british government having a referendum in scotland on independence. why do the spanish authorities not want this to go ahead? they look very unhappy with the catalan government. they have repeatedly taken the catalan government. they have repeatedly ta ken votes to waltz a process of holding a referendum without authorisation from madrid. —— towards. the constitution said the ballot should not go ahead because they want to examine the legality. the spanish garment is not happy on that basis. there are several other spanish regions that have justifiable claims to a greater degree of autonomy. basque. alysia and valencia to the south of catalonia. they would all have valid claims to greater autonomy. and madrid would like to send a message

that if that happens you had to negotiate properly and not go ahead on your own. what we are seeing with riot police on streets, actually come of that inevitable? —— was that inevitable? it was like a slow motion car crash. when the government had taken the decision and said repeatedly that ballot will not go ahead, to then stop it in the face of the catalan government, who is determined to hold it, they of course have to use some degree of force. the local police have refused the court orders to seize the ballot boxes, to seize voting materials and it has been left to the national guard, a police force controlled by the interior and defence ministries in madrid to intervene. that brings

back echoes of the civil war when madrid was the power against the republican holdout catalonia. madrid was the power against the republican holdout cataloniam madrid was the power against the republican holdout catalonia. it has been very bad. andy moore scenes like this which we are watching, it presumably inflames passions. —— and the more scenes we see like this. what is the mood? if there was a constitutional referendum where everybody was freely allowed to vote, would there be an overwhelming majority for independence in catalonia? no, basically. opinion polls showed probably 115—55 against. but the catalonian ‘s do not like being told they cannot vote. they wa nt to being told they cannot vote. they want to hold the exercise. and that is maybe with the madrid government might be seen to have made a tactical error. and if they had let the ballot go ahead they would not have been a vote in favour of independence anyway or it would have

been so close the justification isn't there. it could be counter—productive in the long run? it seems it is going that way. many thanks for being with us. thank you very much indeed. the low—cost travel company, monarch has been granted a 24—hour extension to its license to sell package holidays. it means travellers who book with the firm until midnight tonight will be covered for their trips. the airline is understood to be in talks to sell part or all of its short—haul operation, as simon cleminson reports. for almost as long as package holidays have been popular, there has been some form of protection in case businesses fail. the government scheme atol ensures that not only do you get a refund if you booked ahead, but if you are already abroad, and the firm you're travelling with goes bust, you can get home. companies need to prove they are financially robust to get a licence in the first place. under intense pressure from falling prices, a weak pound and shrinking demand because of terror threats in egypt and turkey, monarch is trying to find a buyer for part or all of its shorthaul operation.

it is engaged in talks with a large number of potential investors. a 24—hour licence extension to its atol licence means the airline can continue selling in the charter market today and customers will still be covered. monarch also needed a temporary licence last year. ultimately, 10,000 passengers already out of the could be affected. the civil aviation authority is thought to be working on backup plans, using other airlines for the return leg. it says it will provide daily updates. the airline says it continues to work on its future and flights are operating as normal. let's see where we are with monarch. simon calderjoins us now. after the ryanair debacle, simon calderjoins us now. after the rya nair debacle, thousands simon calderjoins us now. after the ryanair debacle, thousands more passengers are wondering what on earth is going on. this time with girona. —— monarch. earth is going on. this time with girona. -- monarch. this time it is much more serious. the civil

aviation authority assertion they can sell package holidays today is a bit of a red herring. as far as i can see, they are not selling anything today. not necessarily because people are not confident it will not be flying next week, next year, but because overnight they have quadrupled prices. i was checking last night. you could go almost anywhere for £32 from leeds, bradford, manchester, birmingham and would —— gatwick and they have all gone up by at least £100 and the only thing i can infer is they do not want to sell any tickets today because that would increase exposure if the worst happened and the airline shuts down. as simon said in his report, everything is going normally today. the good news is people are unpacking in places in spain, portugal, italy and greece after flying out this spain, portugal, italy and greece afterflying out this morning. people are boarding flights to come back as scheduled. everything is

fine today but i cannot speculate if it will be ok tomorrow. more generally, what are monarch's problems? it has been unlucky. it was committed to sean al sheikh in egypt and the foreign office two yea rs egypt and the foreign office two years ago said no airlines could fly there any more because of security concerns. it had applied to turkey. demand over there has declined because of terrorism concerns. it had to do what everybody else did, but in capacity into short—haul into spain and portugal. competition has been intense and at the height of the summer you have flights from leeds — bradford to ibiza for £40 return in the middle of august. unheard—of. with prices like that, every airline has had a tough summer. every airline has had a tough summer. going into the winter, these kinds of prices that they were able to get looked even more impossible. and it seems the investors, grey

born capital, who came up with restructuring a year ago with £165 million had not been able to go to the aviation authority with a lot of cash and say here you are we will keep going for another year, please. for the moment, simon, keep going for another year, please. forthe moment, simon, thank keep going for another year, please. for the moment, simon, thank you very much. simon calder. an air france flight from paris to los angeles carrying more than 500 people was forced to make a sudden diversion when it lost part of an engine over the atlantic. the plane flew for about an hour on three engines before it reached goose bay airport in eastern canada. no—one was injured in the incident, but passengers remained on board hours after the landing. the headlines on bbc news: one the first day of the conservative conference, theresa may says she's sorry the party didn't win a majority at the general election. voters clash with riot police in the spanish region of catalonia, as many try to take part in a banned referendum on independence. the low—cost travel company, monarch, has been granted a 24—hour extension to its licence

to sell package holidays. and all the latest sports news now at the bbc sports centre with jessica. thank you very much. max verstappen has won the malaysian grand prix in a thrilling race. there was drama even before the race started. kimi raikkonen had a problem with his patrick, ruling him out of the race. lewis hamilton finished second. he extended his lead in the standings. -- with his bantry. pole lead in the standings. -- with his ba ntry. pole position lead in the standings. -- with his bantry. pole position with his rival at the back of the grid. —— with his sorry. mercedes struggled —— with his bat trees. the lead lasted three laps. max verstappen charged through with the confidence of a multiple world champion that he overtook. no

threats to hamilton's title ambitions. that was not troubling. he surged through the field and that was. he repeatedly broke the record on his way to fourth position. victory was the perfect birthday present. he turned 20 yesterday. yes! great start to a new decade, well done. it was bittersweet for sebastien vettel. his ferrari was damaged and repairs could mean a grid penalty next weekend injapan. it was not the result hamilton hoped for, either. he still extended his lead up to 34 points. man city are at the top of the premier league this morning, leading on goal difference ahead of united. both teams are undefeated this season. city defeated chelsea by 1—0 yesterday. united, eased past struggling crystal palace 4—0.

marouane fellaini scored twice. romelu lu ka ku marouane fellaini scored twice. romelu lukaku got his seventh of the domestic campaign. he has equalled the club record held by andy cole of seven goals in seven games for united. three premier league matches today. arsenal hosting brighton. that starts at midday. they are seventh in the table and undefeated at home so far this season. brighton have not yet won away this campaign. arsenal—macro has made nine changes to the team winning in belarus. —— the arsenal manager. he said he is pleased with his team's current form. i think what is most interesting is the fact we look like we are consistent now with our performances. the results are consistent with the performances and overall i am convinced the team is hungry, united and we show that in every single game and the fans are behind us. moeen ali said he is

excited about playing in australia in the ashes series and he thinks they can win even without ben stokes. following the arrest of ben stokes. following the arrest of ben stokes last week after an incident in bristol, the ecb said he would not be considered for selection until further notice. meaning not be considered for selection untilfurther notice. meaning stokes might not travel to australia. we know how good a cricketer he is. and what he can bring to the table. he is one of the main players that we have. it would be great to have him out there. we will see what happens. iam out there. we will see what happens. i am looking forward to it. i played in australia in the world cup. the wickets are in australia in the world cup. the wickets a re really in australia in the world cup. the wickets are really good out there. i saw them against pakistan and i feel when you get in it feels like it is a good place for batting. the new zealand women's open golfers had plenty to do with yesterday. if you have played a round in challenging conditions, look at this. sweeping

storms forcing the event into an unscheduled fifth day. umbrellas turned inside out and advertising hoardings swept down the fairway. this was in auckland. play was called off late in the afternoon when the violent weather stopped play for the third time. that is all these board for now. i will have more in the next hour. studio: thanks, jessica. not a great day for golf. ten days after puerto rico was devastated by hurricane maria, the situation in the american territory remains desperate. the entire island is still without power and there's a shortage of drinking water, food and fuel. there's also deepening political tension over relief efforts. while much—needed aid is now arriving, president trump has continued to angrily defend the us response on twitter. the governor of puerto rico gave this update. our priorities and this juncture are

to keep the food delivery. the delivery of gas, making sure the hospitals are working and we can get more hospitals online and that they get their diesel and fuel. and establishing a best mechanism for robust communication, telecom or otherwise. and the air traffic control so we can get more assets here in puerto rico. the government is also working in conjunction and collaboration with our housing department. the office of the first lady, the family department and we are also making effort to distribute food and water in different areas in costa rica and we are coordinating all the logistics so we can make sure they arrive at their destination. the governor of puerto rico. at least 29 football

supporters in france were injured after a security barrier collapsed ina game after a security barrier collapsed in a game in the northern city of ami. hugh schofield reports. 15 minutes into the match and the scoring was opened. the fans erupted with joy. many pressed against the metal fence separating them from the field. the fence could not bear their weight and collapsed, sending me supporters tumbling over each other on to the ground. the match. while emergency workers treated the injured. this season the club is playing in the first division in the french league for the first time. the stadium was built in 1999 and is undergoing renovation. officials insisted there was no link between the work and the accident. the club president blamed fans for charging on mass against the fence which he said was in perfect condition. oj simpson has been freed on parole

after nine years in prison. the former us football star and actor was approved for release injuly and has served a jail sentence for armed robbery, assault with a deadly weapon and ten other charges after a confrontation in las vegas in 2007. prince harry hopes to expand the invictus games. he said the sky is the limit. speaking to injured service personnel and veterans he congratulated competitors for the example they had shown the world as andrew plant reports. the final day of competition in canada in the games set up by prince harry in 2014. 17 nations, over 500 participants, for a week—long event that helps wounded servicemen and women with physical and psychological rehabilitation. the closing ceremony then,

a star—studded ending with some of music's biggest names and recognition for one of the game's biggest stars, the uk's mark ormerod, multiple medal winner, the former royal marine commando recognised with the exceptional performance award. to the thousands who filled the stands this week and the millions who watched at home, let me issue you a challenge. don'tjust move on from these games with happy memories. instead, make an invictus goal for yourself. the invictus games are not just for the already determined. these games are for those who need it most. please help us find them. as the scene sets on toronto's games, the flag was passed to the next host. it will be game on down under. i'll see you in australia. sydney taking on the duties. now looking forward to the next invictus games. weather update now with sarah keith

lucas. she has got the latest details. how was it looking?l little bit uninspiring out there today. a lot of cloud around and outbreaks of rain. increasingly breezy, as well. an autumnal feel today. the wind will strengthen further tonight. this weather front has already brought a lot of rain across western parts of the country. further east, mostly like an patchy and drizzly rain. clearer skies this afternoon moving across northern ireland, down to wales. temperatures here around 14—18 but feeling cooler when you add the effect of the wind. overnight we will see the stronger wind pushing in across part of scotla nd wind pushing in across part of scotland in particular with heavy showers. breezy for northern ireland and northern england. with the strength of wind, that averages will not fall too far overnight. frost

free on monday morning to start. rush hour monday morning, 60 mph gusts possible in the central belt of scotland. heavy showers from the northern half of the country. further south is more likely to stay dry with sunshine. temperatures around 14—18. more rain in the south—west later in the day. this is bbc news. the latest headlines. on the first day of the conservative party conference, theresa may said she is sorry the party did not win a majority at the general election. spanish right police clash with voters in catalonia as they try and stop an independence referendum organised by the regional government. the catalan leader has voted. the low—cost travel company monarch is granted a

24—hour extension to its licence to sell package holidays. an air france flight sell package holidays. an air france flight was forced to make a sudden diversion when it lost part of an engine over the atlantic. those are the latest headlines. now it is time for dateline london. now on bbc news: dateline london. good morning, welcome to dateline. let the people decide. in kurdistan they have and this weekend catalans wanted to do the same, by holding a referendum on independence in the uk, a referendum of course in the uk gave us brexit. jeremy corbyn, leader of the opposition labour party,