theresa may hits back after moves to oust her by the former chairman of the conservative party. the prime minister makes it clear she intends to stay at number 10. what i think is necessary for the country now, what the country needs is calm leadership, that's exactly what i'm providing and i'm providing that with the full support of my cabinet. the country needs leadership at this time in particular. i think the conference and the leadup over the summer has shown shown that that isn't going to happen. we'll have the very latest from westminster. also this lunchtime. some retailers stop selling baby sleep positioners after warnings from the united states following deaths from suffocation. a fall in productivity among the british workforce, warnings it will hamper growth. a father loses a claim for damages against an ivf clinic after his ex—partner forged his signature to use frozen embryos.

the government proposes to ban the sale of most ivory saying it will help stop elephant poaching. coming up in the sport on bbc news. a work in progress. england manager gareth southgate says they could have played better during last night's world cup qualifier against slovenia. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. theresa may has said she is providing calm leadership as she responded to moves to oust her by grant shapps. he claims that up to 30 tory mps, including five former cabinet ministers, want to force a leadership contest that would unseat the prime minister. mrsmay‘s allies

have dismissed it as a plot that's fizzling out. our political correspondent reports from westminster. away from westminster, an attempt to clear the air. seemingly unphased by questions over her authority, a message to those who want her out. what i think is necessary for the country now, what the country needs, is calm leadership, that's exactly what i am providing. i am providing that with the full support of my cabinet. he has been revealed as the ringleader of a plot to oust theresa may from downing street, former party chairman grant shapps. he claims up to 30 mps, including five former cabinet ministers, are now in favour of telling her he —— her time is up. there are a lot of colleagues who feel we might now be better served by having a leadership election sooner rather than later. and this was really to try to gather

those people together in order to be able to say that to her. under party rules, it would take 48 tory mps to register their discontent to trigger a leadership contest. at the moment the current group of rebels appears to fall short. they had planned to approach the prime minister directly to express their concerns. but now their intentions are out in the open it's unclear whether they'll still be able to mount a challenge. theresa may's critics have been spurred on by the conference speech but her cabinet colleagues are still rushing to her defence.” but her cabinet colleagues are still rushing to her defence. i think the prime minister's been doing a fantastic job this prime minister's been doing a fantasticjob this week. i think the conservative party, conservative mps supporters in the country, more importantly supporters in the country, more im porta ntly voters a re supporters in the country, more importantly voters are all focussed on one thing, which is making sure that the prime minister can be supported. she has no obvious successof supported. she has no obvious successor and her mps don't want to risk another election but she must tighten her grip on her party. this plot may yet fizzle out, but her

opponents are still circling. let's talk to leila now live. if this was a plot has she seen it off? well, i think there is no doubt that the prime minister has long had her critics ever since the election really where she gambled away her parliamentary majority. the difference now is that we have people led apparently by grant shapps openly calling for her to stand aside. but the conservative party whips have tried to move against him, they revealed his name to the press this morning in an attempt to really flush the reason rebels out, to force them to declare their hand and come into the open to reveal their levels of support. but it seems that at the moment the rebels don't really have the numbers to really make a formal move against the prime minister. remember, the fa cts the prime minister. remember, the facts remain the same, the conservative party does not want to risk a general election. there is no

natural successof risk a general election. there is no natural successor to theresa may. of course, any leadership contest could jeopardise the brexit negotiations. so the prime minister seems to be confident enough to try to reassert her authority now. she seems to be in the clear away from the threat of any imminent move against her. but that doesn't mean that she is safe in the long—term. that doesn't mean that she is safe in the long-term. thank you. several uk retailers have stopped selling baby sleep positioners, also known as baby nests, because of concerns about their safety. a us health regulator said they can cause suffocation and have been linked to 12 infant deaths in the us. the products are aimed at babies under six months old and are designed to keep them in the same position while they sleep. adina campbell reports. known as baby nests or baby pods, these sleep positioners have become increasingly popular with parents worldwide. but now there are safety

fears, described as dangerous by the us health regulator, the fda. it's now advising parents not to use them, claiming they can cause suffocation, resulting in death. babies are safest lying on firm flat surfaces. they can and do move but they don't necessarily have as good control of their bodies at young ages as adults so they can easily get into trouble and not be able to get into trouble and not be able to get out of that again. the move has caused some of the uk's biggest retailers to also take action. tesco, which sells baby nests on its website, has now made them unavailable. john lewis says it's now withdrawing the one it sells as a precautionary measure. mothercare has told us it's doing the same. ebay has also announced it will no longer be selling them on its websites. the sleep positioners have high sides, designed to keep babies under

significance months secure. but pa rents a re significance months secure. but parents are divided about them. they arejust parents are divided about them. they are just perfect. because they can't move. you can are just perfect. because they can't move. you can close are just perfect. because they can't move. you can close it here. it keeps them warm. i like it, my sister likes it. i notice if you know how to position the bar at the bottom where the legs are supposed to be supported, otherwise the baby hunches and you can see it could obstruct breathing. this isn't the first time a warning has been given about these baby nests. in 2010, the fda advised people not to buy them following reports of 12 infant deaths linked to the products. it and the nhs recommends that babies sleep in cots, considered to be the safest place. new figures out today show productivity in the british labour force has fallen in the second quarter of the year. the office for national statistics says productivity is lagging behind

the uk's international competitors, and there's a warning from some 0ur economics correspondent andy verityjoins me now to go through the figures. andy, low productivity a persistent problem in the british economy and it seems to be getting worse? yes, it's about as persistent as the problem of low wages and that may be no coincidence t used to be post—war, right up until the global financial crisis, that you could ta ke financial crisis, that you could take it for granted that productivity would improve. by that imean productivity would improve. by that i mean each worker will produce a little bit more per hour each year because employers were investing in new technology, you can do more with a computer than a typewriter, for example. and because of those increases in the amount each worker could produce, the employers were able to pay them more than inflation because they were getting more revenue from them. in the last ten yea rs, revenue from them. in the last ten years, that's broken down, that motor of our improved prosperity has been staggering and breaking down. we haven't had that same growth in

productivity. it may be no coincidence because the employers can't afford to pay higher wage rises if they're not getting more out of us. yet we still had economic growth, i keep reporting low unemployment numbers, but the economic growth we have had has been basically adding people, rather than each worker producing a little bit more. we are starting to ask now is that the kind of growth we want? thank you. this year's nobel peace prize has been awarded to the international campaign to abolish nuclear weapons. the chair of the committee praised what it called the group's groundbreaking efforts. it comes as president trump is planning to abandon the nuclear deal with iran, according to reports in washington. if he does, it could pave to way for congress to re—impose economic sanctions on iran.

mr trump claims the iranians haven't lived up to the spirit of the agreement, as our correspondent richard galpin reports. after long painstaking negotiations, world leaders were finally able to announce in july 2015 that a world leaders were finally able to announce injuly 2015 that a deal to curb iran's nuclear programme had been agreed with the iranian government. this historic agreement halting the growing crisis over suspicions that iran was building nuclear weapons. but right from his election campaign last year, donald trump has made clear he is totally opposed to what was one of the biggest achievements of the 0bama administration. he negotiated a disastrous deal with iran and then we watched them i go another its terms even before the i think was dry. irrarn cannot be allowed to have a nuclear weapon, cannot be allowed. remember that. cannot have a nuclear weapon, cannot be allowed. rememberthat. cannot be allowed. rememberthat. cannot be allowed to have a nuclear weapon. and last night at a meeting with

military commanders, the president spoke even more forcefully. signalling he is preparing to pull out of the iranian nuclear deal. we must put an end to iran's continued aggression and nuclear ambitions. they have not lived up to the spirit of their agreement. under the agreement, iran's nuclear facilities, like this one, have to drastically cut stockpiles of nuclear material. they also have to remove many of the centrifuges used. inspections of the sites by international experts have found that iran has met these demands. and donald trump's own defence secretary agrees with this assessment that the iranians have not so far broken the agreement. i believe at this point in time absent indications to the contrary, it is something the president should consider staying

with. despite this, us media is reporting that mr trump may make an announcement next week. if he does ta ke ste ps announcement next week. if he does take steps to abandon the deal it will be up to congress to decide what to do next. in particular, whether to reimpose harsh sanctions on iran with all the consequences that could have. a father has lost his high court case against an ivf clinic after his ex—partner forged his signature to use frozen embryos. 0ur medical correspondent fergus walsh is at the royal courts ofjustice in central london. in this case the couple had already had one child through ivf and then when the relationship broke up in 2010 thejudge said when the relationship broke up in

2010 the judge said the woman resorted to desperate and dishonest means to get the remaining embryos defrosted and then informed her ex—partner via text message on valentines day that she was three months pregnant. the father told the bbc that this had profound impact on his relationship with their six—year—old daughter. it's a very difficult situation for me. a beautiful child, a child that eve ryo ne me. a beautiful child, a child that everyone would want. a child that i love, but also a child that has brought us so much pain. in many insta nces, brought us so much pain. in many instances, i don't want to touch my child but i love my child. and that then fills me with this deep profound levels of guilt because i can't reconcile the fact that i don't want the child, the child is not responsible for its being. but... i can't square that circle. that's very, very difficult. now the

father had been seeking more than £1 million in damages to pay for things like his daughter's private education, for a gap year, even for decorating her bedroom and a generous wedding. this claim was dismissed, although the clinic had been negligent — sorry although the clinic breached contract, it had not been negligent. ivf hammersmith side it had tightened procedures. we are pleased that we were not negligent and the judge dismissed the case against the clinic. it's a matter of law if she forged the signature we didn't have his written consent but moving forward as a clinic we always contact both parties so this should never happen again. thejudge said never happen again. the judge said although the claim for damages was dismissed, his judgment for the father should be seen as a complete personal and moral vindication of his position. top story: theresa may hits back

after moves to oust her by the former chairman of the conservative party. the prime minister makes it clear to tory rebels that she intends to stay. coming up, i am coming up, iam in coming up, i am in salford, coming up, iam in salford, the stars of coronation street are gathering for the funeral of liz dorn, who played vera duckworth formal than 30 years. —— liz dawn. eight months after an injury which threatened his career, nile wilson finishes sixth in the all—round final at the world championships in montreal. —— niall wilson. the sale of almost all ivory, including "antique" items, would be banned under plans set out by the government to help end elephant poaching. the environment secretary michael

gove has announced a three month public consultation on the proposals. trade in musical instruments and some cultural objects would still be allowed. would still bi bonfire d. would still bi bonfire 1. tasks, from 6000 elephants, slaughtered in tenure for their ivory. —— tusks. their number has declined by almost a third this decade and almost 20,000 are killed each year. —— kenya. the government says that he would like to ban ivory sales in the uk and has launched a 12 week consultation on its plan. thousands of elephants are being killed every year simply to fuel the illegal ivory trade, we have two act, i'm announcing consultation on a total ban for every product, to ensure that we stamp out this evil trade and make sure that one of the most iconic and beautiful animals in the world is there for the next generation. chiswick auctions sells

ivory objects more than 100 years old. the current rules allow the trading object created before 1947, such as these 18th—century miniature portraits of these figures. under new proposals, there are sale would be banned, that is something the antiques industry thinks is unfair. if you criminalise something, this underground market may appear, a black market, and you cannot control that. will it stop the trade at large of illegal ivory and current poaching? i don't see it. these objects are not inexpensive, they are being sold as antique artworks, they are paid for, if dilley, as objects of that type. the new proposals will still allow the sale works of art, objects of cultural or historic value. there is some concerns that such exemptions could become loopholes for the antiques industry but overall,, industry but overall, conservation groups are pleased. we want to see

this ina groups are pleased. we want to see this in a year, so that when the conference is hosted next year, they can demonstrate they are a global leader in tackling the trade. britain willjoin the us and china, if it bans ivory trade, who have made recent moves, which could save elephants from extinction in parts of africa. the bbc has learned that the royal navy may retire the boats that it uses for ground troops. the ministry of defence says that no decisions have been taken. the powerful american lobby group, the nra, has backed calls for limits on the sale of rapid—fire devices for guns, stephen paddock, the gunmen who killed 58 people in las vegas on sunday, use what is known asa bump vegas on sunday, use what is known as a bump stock to modify some

weapons, turning them into fully automatic machine guns. white house and senior republicans are also saying they will report a review. voiceover: latest pictures showed the panic as stephen paddock opened fire, the frenzy of gunfire magnified by a commercially available device called a bump stock, edible of turning a rifle into a machine gun. there are now growing cans for such devices to be banned, and move which even has the backing of the most powerful lobby group in america, the national rifle association. —— national rifle association. —— national rifle association. in a statement, the nra said that such a caesarea should be subject to additional regulations. caught in the middle of the carnage on sunday, these british soldiers, based at swanton morley, in norfolk, dishing upa based at swanton morley, in norfolk, dishing up a month—long training exercise and found themselves plunged into a scene of panic and chaos. —— such a caesarea ‘s. ——

such access arrays. i did not want to leave her side. i told such access arrays. i did not want to leave her side. itold her such access arrays. i did not want to leave her side. i told her what i did in the army, and kept her talking. how old was she? i would say she was 30. very young, very scared. —— accessories. it is a difficult thing for anyone to go through. an ordeal many here are struggling to come to terms with, as the search continues for an accomplice and any idea of a motivation for such an attack. cata la n catalan leader has asked to address parliament early, and may try to make catalonia independent.

correspondent gavin leaked reports from barcelona. voiceover: another day, another development in the crisis. swiss authorities confirmed they have contacted the spanish government, offering to help as negotiator. —— gavin lee. but there seems little chance of that, spain's prime minister refusing any dialogue, he is clear that separatist parties have broken because thejuicing, u nless have broken because thejuicing, unless plans to break off are cancelled. across the spectrum of left and right wing newspapers, in spain catalonia, headlines are the same, banks leaving, other companies threatening to do the same, a countdown to crisis. in three days' time, the catalan government is set for separation, and there is desperate planning for what happens next. 0ne catalan workers union is calling for people to take to the streets and close businesses next week. on tuesday next week, after

the declaration, we are calling for a general strike for five days. from tuesday. because we saw last week, the violent tuesday. because we saw last week, the viole nt police tuesday. because we saw last week, the violent police crackdown accosting the rights of the workers. we are standing up for the rights of the workers in the country. today, a group of senior spanish police officers wrote an anonymous letter officers wrote an anonymous letter of apology for the police violence during the referendum and said that they were ashamed and that it was a difficult event. —— banned. given the public backlash, police say they are worried about the days ahead and intimidated from working on the street. translation: i do not see civil war, somebody who declares independence does not want to be part of spain, that could cause confrontation on the streets. the divide has even spilled over into sport, it has

affected the spanish football team playing in alicante tonight, just days after gerard pique was booed in training for supporting the rights of cata la ns training for supporting the rights of catala ns to vote for training for supporting the rights of catalans to vote for their future. in the past few minutes, there declaration ' " declaration on ' " declaration on independence any declaration on independence could be delayed by 24 hours. easyj et has easyjet has announced that it flew a record 24 million passengers this summer, filling nearly 96% of seats, but it expects annual pre—tax profits to be lower than they were last year, largely because of a fall in the value of sterling, which has cost it about £100 million. ryanair chief executive michael o'leary has written to the airline's pilots to offer them better pay and conditions. the improved conditions came after the airline was forced to cancel thousands of flights in recent weeks. in a letter to pilots,

mr o'leary also apologised the oscar—winning hollywood film producer, harvey weinstein, says he's taking a leave of absence from his work and seeking the help of therapists. it follows a report that eight women have made sexual harassment claims against the 65—year—old, stretching over nearly three decades. our arts correspondent david sillito reports. voiceover: for more than 30 years, holly weinstein has been one of the best—known studio bosses in hollywood. —— harvey weinstein. shakespeare in love, pulp fiction, the english patient, a regularface on red carpets, he has been the power broker behind many award—winning movies. there was no secret that there was a certain robustness in the way that he did business but he is now officially on leave from his company after a series of allegations about his behaviour towards women. in a statement he says:

many of the allegations of sexual harassment are patented. according toa harassment are patented. according to a lawyer, representing harvey weinstein, but that lawyer does admit: —— many of the allegations of sexual harassment are patents lay false —— patently false. while harvey weinstein is taking on lawyers to challenge some of the reports, he has admitted failings, saying, he came of age in the 1960s and 1970s when behaviour in the workplace was different. but he has added it is no excuse for the way he has acted and he is now seeking therapy.

studio: the funeral of liz dawn, coronation street's vera duckworth for 34 years, is being held this afternoon. the cast of the long running soap willjoin family and fans at salford cathedral. liz dawn died last week at the age of 77 and although she had no formal training as an actress, she made vera duckworth one of the best known characters on british television. simonjones is at salford cathedral for us. this afternoon, the stars of coronation street are exchanging the cobbles of weatherfield for the cathedral here, to pay a final mark of respect to liz dawn, she played the iconic character of vera duckworth for more than three decades, millions of people would tune in each week to see her relationship on screen with husband, jack duckworth, they rout pretty much all the time, people wondered why they stayed together, but deep down, a love that kept them

together, and that is why they were so endearing for so many people. the cast of coronation street have said they are heartbroken by the death, they are heartbroken by the death, they say she managed to create an iconic figure, and also, they describe liz as caring and kind, saying she would do anything for anyone. it was back in 2004 that she developed emphysema, lung disease, she asked to be written out four yea rs later she asked to be written out four years later because it was becoming increasingly difficult for her to deal with the rigours of taking part in the soap opera. her death on screen was watched by more than 12 million viewers. after leaving the soap, she decided to carry on campaigning for the british lung foundation, she believes she developed the disease because of her smoking and also because she had played in clubs when she was younger. now, this afternoon, a final farewell, a chance younger. now, this afternoon, a finalfarewell, a chance to

younger. now, this afternoon, a final farewell, a chance to say, ta—ra, chuck(!) england booked there spot at the world cup in russia last night with an unconvincing 1—0 victory over slovenia at wembley. scotland too secured a vital late win over slovakia to keep their hopes of making the playoffs alive. and tonight wales face georgia without the injured gareth bale as they try to secure second place in theirgroup. david ornstein has the details. voiceover: just minutes away from seeing their hopes of reaching the world cup end in failure, scotland found the goal they simply had to get. cheering commentator: it has gone in! voiceover: when realistically only victory will do, there is nothing like a dramatic late winner, dreams ofa like a dramatic late winner, dreams of a first major tournament since 1998 are alive. they have been building up to a performance like that, and they deserve a performance like that and a result like that. many times we will be sitting here

with bad work written all over it. if scotla nd with bad work written all over it. if scotland are to read the final they will be joined by english, wembley was a sea of empty seats but all that mattered was a place on the plane to russia. england did what they have to do, harry kane doing what he does, scoring. —— what they had to do. virtually the last kick of the game sealing qualification, the ultimate prize, not so simple. the most important thing was getting the qualification, we should be proud as a team, as a nation. sending the team to the world cup. and home nation for whom that remains a target, northern ireland, but opponents do not come much tougher than the reigning champions. the visit of germany ended understandably in a convincing defeat, not that it dampened the spirits of their fans, with defeat, not that it dampened the spirits of theirfans, with northern ireland still well—placed to make the play—offs. that is also the aim

of wales, they face georgia this afternoon with the task made harder by the absence of star player, gareth bale. after the heroics of euro 2016 last summer, wales will be desperate to go to a first world cup in 60 years. time for a look at the weekend weather prospects. after a turbulent and unsettled week, today is giving us a chance to draw breath, many areas enjoying sparkling autumn sunshine, that is how it looked in bradford earlier on, we are between weather systems, thatis on, we are between weather systems, that is the weather system, that's world of cloud which brought windy weather earlier in the week, pushing off to the near continent. another weather system pushing to the north—west of the british isles, starting to turn the sunshine hazy. the sky is a little bit