this is bbc news. i'm annita mcveigh. the headlines at 5. theresa may insists she's determined to continue as prime minister, despite moves by conservative rebels to force her to resign. former deputy prime minister lord heseltine says there is growing pressure. what does theresa may do by taking control of it herself? the split won't go away, the party won't unite. the country will not unite. it simply puts her further into difficulties nicola sturgeon says she will explore all options to secure eu citizens‘ status in scotland. tens of thousands of people show their support for the spanish government, with demonstrations against independence for catalonia. after leaving a trail of devastation across central america, hurricane nate weakens as it moves inland in the south east

of the united states. also this hour, the royal foundation announces a two million pound grant to help find digital solutions to mental—health problems. it‘s the largest investment ever made by the charitable trust of the duke and duchess of cambridge and prince harry. and england may already be through, but can scotland and northern ireland guarantee a place in the world cup qualifier play—offs? three home teams in action, we‘ll have all the latest. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the former prime minister sir john major has weighed into the debate over theresa may‘s future, calling conservatives who‘re seeking to undermine the prime minister self—absorbed

and disloyal. mrs may has admitted her difficult speech at the party conference last week had been uncomfortable for her but says she‘s ‘resilient‘ and determined to carry on in thejob. here‘s our political correspondent susana mendonca. and there is some flash photography in her report. if i win, i shall continue as prime minister... fending off the plotters was a full—time job for sirjohn major. when he was prime minister, he faced a leadership election and won. more than two decades on, he‘s now coming to the defence of theresa may against those plotting to take her down. writing in a sunday newspaper, sirjohn said, "the country has had enough of the self—absorbed and frankly disloyal behaviour seen among some in the conservative party", and he urged party members involved to "focus their minds instead on the needs of the british people, rather than on their own personal ambition". the deficit is back to pre—crisis levels. theresa may‘s speech to her party conference was beset with problems.

it sounds as if my voice isn‘t on track. now the prime minister has admitted that that speech was uncomfortable, but insisted she was resilient and determined to keep going, and senior colleagues have joined calls for the plotters who want her out to pipe down. it‘s all about delivering for the country. it‘s not and should never be about private ambition. are you fully behind the prime minister? long viewed as being in the running as a potential successor, the foreign secretary borisjohnson has joined the chorus of cheerleaders for the prime minister, after weeks of accusations that he was attempting to undermine her. he‘s come out this week to say that he‘s fully behind every dot, comma and t and words of the florence speech. do you believe him? well, i want to see the prime minister hold him to that. the steam appears to have gone out of a plot by former party chairman grant shapps to unseat theresa may, but now some are calling for a reshuffle. she needs to stamp her foot down. that's a reshuffle, is it? i think one of the ways to do that is to have a reshuffle, also to bring in some

of the brilliant talent, as well, that we had post—2010. downing street says talk of a reshuffle is just speculation, but after what‘s been a gruelling week, the prime minister may be hoping for some time for quiet contemplation over what to do next. susana mendonca, bbc news. lord heseltine said the current situation for the prime minister is not sustainable and a cabinet reshuffle appears inevitable. i think there is a deep division in the conservative party that has been there for some time, but it has now erupted in public gaze and the brexit agenda is going to dominate the next couple of years, with all, in my view, the deteriorating news that it will produce. what does the prime minister do? you have only got to read today‘s newspapers or yesterday‘s to realise the present

situation is unsustainable. she can either, so to speak, retract and abandon brexit, but the party will not let her do that, so there is only one alternative, to go forward and attack. that seems to me inevitable. it would mean a reshuffle. high—profile, very dangerous, because you create more enemies by a reshuffle. she will find it extremely difficult to divert the media and the gossip away from brexit. the deputy first minister of scotland, john swinney has opened the snp conference in glasgow, saying his party is the only progressive political option for scottish voters. brexit and the rights of eu citizens living and working in scotland are expected to loom large on the agenda throughout the three

day event in glasgow. speaking earlier, mr swinney outlined his party‘s achievements. every conference brings scrutiny of the position of political parties and ours is no different. at this point in ourfirst and ours is no different. at this point in our first government in 2008, we were polling 38%. at this point in our second government, we had hit 40%. point in our second government, we had hit a0%. getting better. but now, ten years into government, what is our most recent poll number? it is our most recent poll number? it is 42%. is our most recent poll number? it is 4296. in fact... applause in fact applause infact our applause in fact our lead over our nearest rival is a stonking i7%, five times what it was in 2008 and double what it was in 2012. our party commands that support because we stay close

to the people, listen to them and we act in the national interest of scotland. in amongst all of this polling, scottish labour has descended into infantile name—calling and the tories have flustered with a cabinet coup against theresa may. labour and tory are not so much locked in a battle for the future of this nation but in a battle for who can break twitter first. the antics of borisjohnson, theresa may‘s p 45. things have gone from the ridiculous to the bizarre. friends, there is chaos on the left and chaos on the right. through it all, the snp government stands firm, all, the snp government stands firm, a beacon of progressive, effective government, delivering for all the

people of scotland. john swinney. our scotland correspondent, james shaw, is following the opening day of the conference in glasgow. it looks as though independence, a second independence referendum, could be a long way away, even according to people in the snp. nicola sturgeon said she would think about it again next year. leading figures say it should not be considered until after the next scottish elections in 2021. what does the snp, how does it reinvigorate itself? it talks about domestic policy. it compares itself to other parties as a party of government in scotland for the last ten years, it looks at its record which it might be possible to attack it, particularly education, that is where the snp have come under fire, but they focus on domestic issues. they will talk about bursaries for

teachers to enable them to change mid—career into stem subjects such as maths, and they may talk about increasing tax to provide funding for public services. hurricane nate has hit the united states, bringing torrential rain and powerful winds to communities along the southern coast. since making landfall, it has now been downgraded to a tropical storm. but weather experts warn the threat of dangerous storm surges remain. after claiming at least 30 lives in central america, it became the fourth major storm to make landfall in the us this year. anisa kadri reports. as it approached, hurricane nate promised strong winds and torrential rain. it hit the gulf coast of the united states, causing flooding in parts of mississippi, alabama, florida and louisiana, where people have been ordered to evacuate. although it is weakening, the impact is still being felt. we are still seen wind gusts between 70 and 80 mph.

we have water coming up on most of our roadways. about two miles inland. so we‘ve got about seven to ten feet of storm surge. so our first responders are kind of overwhelmed right now. the force of nature has already devastated central america, killing at least 25 people. in nicaragua, honduras and costa rica, where hundreds of thousands of people are reported to be without running water. and scenes like these have become all too familiar in the past few months. after back—to—back hurricanes irma and maria, people in the caribbean have been left without homes, power or clean water. visiting the islands to see the damage, the united nations secretary—general had a stark message. it is clear, warmer climate means more hurricane and more devastating hurricanes, and we need to do everything to stop this. we need to make sure that the paris agreement on climate change is implemented, and more, as the paris is not and more,

as the paris agreement is not enough, thate nhanced commitments are made by all countries around enough, that enhanced commitments are made by all countries around the world, in order to make sure that we are able to dominate this very dramatic evolution. people in new orleans, who remember the devastation of hurricane katrina 12 years ago, did what they could to prepare themselves for the impact of nate. but early indications are that they have been spared the worst. some americans are seeing nate as a near miss, as it is been downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm, but there are still warnings of life—threatening storm surge flooding. tens of thousands of people are showing their support for the spanish government with demonstrations against independence for catalonia. the pro—unity rally is taking place on the streets of barcelona — the heart of the independence movement. the spanish prime minister has said he will not allow the region to declare independence under any circumstances.

gavin lee has sent this report from barcelona. these are the so—called silent majority, now in full voice, taking to the streets of barcelona, uniting under the colours of the rojigualda — spain‘s nationalflag. many here refused to vote in catalonia‘s banned independence referendum. the result was 90% in favour of independence, but more than half of the voting population stayed away from the polling stations. they‘re calling for unity. people here are saying once and forever that we want to be free to speak our minds, we want to be heard, we want to be here, to say that catalonia is spain. we want to show people that not everyone in catalonia wants the independence. as you can see, there are a lot of people that want spain and catalonia to be together. there has been a week of demonstrations, pro—independence,

those calling for dialogue, but the spanish government is claiming this is the biggest by far — and it is huge. streets have been blocked off, and coaches coming in from elsewhere in spain can‘t get here, but those who are supporting independence are saying, stay indoors today, don‘t add to these numbers, and then we‘ll see the real support on both sides. the spanish prime minister, mariano rajoy, was unflinching when he spoke. translation: have the absolute reassurance that the government will prevent any declaration of independence from turning into something. spain will continue to be spain, and it will continue being spain for a very long time. 4000 national police officers have been drafted to the region, though since the violence at the banned referendum, they have all been forced to leave catalan hotels, staying in military bases instead. as well as the divide on the streets, there are reports

that the catalan government is also divided over the next steps it will take. according to a government source, if there are no negotiations by tuesday, when the catalan president, carles puigdemont, addresses parliament, unilateral independence may be declared two days after that. gavin lee, bbc news, barcelona. we can talk to gavin in barcelona. still pretty noisy, i will try to be clear. are these demonstrations taking place, will they change anything? it is hard to say. on the side of the spanish government, not because mariano rajoy has been consistent and saying it is a band referendum against the constitution, there will be no dialogue of any kind, unless it is taken off the table by the cata la n it is taken off the table by the catalan president. for the catalan

authorities, the separatist parties, where on tuesday there will be a potential announcement about this declaration and in 48 hours in thursday bringing it to reality, with the organisers saying they are pro—unity. 950,000. the spanish police saying 350,000. this is a fragmented crowds. this is in front of the spanish police headquarters. i was here a few days ago. where pro—independence voters were shouting insults and had to be protected, the spanish police, by local catalan police because of violence on sunday. these police officers have been thrown out of hotels. the other thing to bear in mind, the reaction from spanish people is that these people have

helped to calm the situation, putting flowers on cars. it is getting married. tell me about why you are here. i am catalan. i am here to show the world we feel proud of being catalan and proud of being spanish, as well. we cannot stand this situation any more. does this make a difference to the talks, the numbers of people on the streets?|j think numbers of people on the streets?” think we showed the world we can talk. i am against violence. we are here to say we like spain as well. people watching will be aware of the divisions and the fact there have been independence for dialogue. but around us, the crowd, it is very

calm. the idea is it is a fiesta today. the idea. we are not violent people. we want to say we love spain and catalonia and we need to talk right now. and a different reaction from people here to the spanish police after the violence in the referendum. i do not agree with violence. i am against violence. we wa nt violence. i am against violence. we want to live in freedom. we like to think what we think are without discrimination. thank you. we will go through the crowd. some of these police vehicles were covered in flowers. a nice atmosphere. this will go on into the evening. thank you. the man arrested after a car crash

outside the natural history museum yesterday has been released by police but is under investigation. the 47—year—old was one was 11 hurt when his car mounted the pavement and hit pedestrians. the police say it was a traffic accident and not terrorism related. the headlines on bbc news: theresa may is determined to continue as prime minister, despite moves by conservative rebels to force her to resign. nicola sturgeon says howard government will pay a so—called settles status fee of any eu citizen working in the public sector in scotland. thousands of people show support for the spanish government with demonstrations against independence for catalonia. the number of women having surgery

to prevent breast cancer could be reduced by a third, according to the scientists behind a new gene test being developed in manchester. the scientists hope that, if proved successful it could be rolled out across the nhs. our health correspondent jenny walrond reports. it‘s sometimes known as the angelina jolie gene. the actress had surgery to remove her breast tissue and ovaries after learning she had a brca gene mutation. one in 400 of us have it. women who test positive for the brca mutations are told their risk of breast cancer is up to 87%, but the risk could, in reality, be much lower. scientists have developed a test that looks at 18 genetic variants that can affect the likelihood of having breast cancer. using these common variant tests and putting them all together in a package means that we can get far better, far more accurate ideas about the risks

women are likely to have in their lifetime. this research could make a huge difference to the choices made by women with a family history of breast cancer. scientists here believe it could cut the number of patients having risk—reducing surgery by a third. the more that we learn about the genetic components behind these increased risks of developing breast cancer in women who have got a family history of the disease, the better they can make choices about their health, so that hopefully in the future fewer people will be diagnosed with breast cancer. the new test is likely to be available on the nhs in manchester in around six months for women at high risk. they want it to be available eventually for all women, and also hope they can extend their work to understand how our genes affect our chances of developing other cancers. jenny walrond, bbc news, manchester. explosions at a fuel depot in ghana have killed at least six

people and injured more than 30 others. the first blast in the capital accra last night sent a giant fireball into the sky, forcing residents to flee. it‘s understood to have triggered a second explosion and a fire at a nearby petrol station. north korean leader kim jong—un‘s sister has been promoted. seen here on the right with her brother — kim yo—jong is 28 years old. she replaces her aunt in the politburo. the promotion is further evidence of the kim family grip on the north korean regime. close to four tonnes of cocaine has been seized after a ship was intercepted in the atlantic. the spanish authorities acted on intelligence provided by the national crime agency in the uk to intercept the boat between madeira and the azores. the nca says, if sold, the cocaine would have fetched more than £200 million. seven men have been arrested. the duke of cambridge and prince harry have been very open

about their own experiences with mental health, and set up their charity heads together to encourage people to speak out. now they‘ve announced the next phase of their mission — a £2 million investment fund to help improve the nation‘s mental health through technology. our royal correspondent sarah campbell has finding out more. in the run—up to the london marathon, the younger royals‘ focus was almost exclusively centred on heads together — the campaign they founded and which aims to improve the nation‘s mental health. in april, thousands took up the challenge to run the 26 miles and, in doing so, helped to raise awareness of an issue that affects millions of people. this has been an unapologetically personal mission, with the princes opening up in a way they hadn‘t previously. do you think we‘ve made enough of an impact, or a stepping stone into the schools area at a younger age? i think we are making good progress. so, has it worked?

in a high—tech suite in imperial college london, prince william was shown survey data that indicates their campaign has encouraged more people, and particularly men, to talk about mental health issues. and evidence from the partner charities which make up heads together suggests a significant impact. the mental health charity mind had its busiest ever day with 58% more calls the day after the marathon. places2be, which focusses on childrens‘ mental health, has seen a 148% increase in their downloads to schools. and young minds saw a 15% increase in calls to their parents helpline around the time of the marathon. phase one of the heads together campaign was about starting the conversation on mental health. now it is moving on to phase two, which is about practical solutions to keep the conversation going. starting with a £2 million grant from the royal foundation to fund digital ways to help people cope with mental health issues. digital allows us to open up the timescale that people can access stuff, so a lot of people struggle

late at night with their mental health, and it‘s very difficult for traditional services to stay open. could a digital intervention start working in that space, so there‘s always someone you can talk to? as well as digital projects, heads together will focus on mental health in schools, workplaces, and the military, with this issue remaining at the very top of the agenda of the royals. thank you all very much. pleasure. sarah campbell, bbc news. the us president, donald trump, has accused iran of being a "bad player" and funding the north korean regime. it comes amidst concerns his administration will withdraw support for the nuclear deal signed in 2015 between iran and western powers. i believe they are funding north korea and trading with north korea, i believe they are doing things with

north korea that is totally inappropriate. that does not pertain to the deal but in my opinion it does because it is called the spirit ofa does because it is called the spirit of a deal. you will see what i will be doing in the not too distant future. iran is a bad player. they will be taken care of as a bad player. cuba has marks the 50th anniversary of the death of the revolutionary leader che guevara. the events took place in santa clara the city where he led rebels to victory one of the decisive battles of the cu ban victory one of the decisive battles of the cuban revolution. che guevara‘s old friend laying a white rose at his tomb. followed by an excerpt from the original speech made by fidel castro. that che guevara had died. it has been a

solemn guevara had died. it has been a solemn ceremony, guevara had died. it has been a solemn ceremony, although it has a large presence of schoolchildren with an emphasis on youth when one speaks of che guevara in cuba. they have been repeating a slogan, we will be like che guevara. a key part of the cu ban will be like che guevara. a key part of the cuban education system. dignitaries, comrades who fought alongside him, members of his family. they will see him as a hero and example to youth in cuba and around the world. not everybody sees it that way. his critics see him as a man who was bloodthirsty and cruel. but saying that here today is sacrilege for these people. they see him simply as a hero. this year the bbc‘s 100 women season is challenging female teams to tackle some of the biggest issues facing women around the world in just five days. the first challenge in silicon valley came to its climax at the computer history museum where four products which aim to shatter the glass ceiling were revealed by their designers.

two key members of the team who have created a working prototype of an app called ally, which tracks the dynamics of meetings in the workplace and gives feedback using a tool called natural language processing. nuala mcgovern caught up with them to see how the product works. welcome to the computer history museum here in silicon valley. the day has arrived, the big reveal. we gave a number of women a challenge to try and change the world in just a week. because we are in silicon valley, we look specifically at the tech industry and to see if women could smash through the glass ceiling. well, there are a number of inventions that have been created in just five days. these are two of our core experts. natalia and rumman. let‘s take a look at what you have reviewed here in front revealed here in front of dozens of people, people reacted really well to it. shall we take a look? sure. our application is called ally — all.ai. we want to emphasise that breaking

the glass ceiling is a journey for everyone and it is also artificially intelligent—driven under the hood. what we have is a screen that emphasises how you speak. also it helps bring in other people as well. you can choose a pather — to be empowered or an ally. given what you have decided, it understands your voice, takes apart the words and does language processing to give you a personalised recommendation. after the meeting is over, it will give you personalised statistics. one example, for erin, our case study woman that we were inspired by. this would tell her not only how long she spoke, but things like the characteristics — how positive or authorititive. for an ally, it would say the same but give you characteristics around good ally—ship. lots of the women are discussing the ideas in the background. erin had this difficulty speaking up

in meetings, the inspiration for what was created. i will try out the app for the first time in this meeting so that i can track what i am doing in the meeting. open it up. i am going to choose empowered in this case. i am trying to speak more. it is asking howl it is asking how i will empower myself. i am going to tap here. i am going to say, i want to speak at least once in this meeting. starting with small goals, i have been taught. after that, it gives a suggestion. it says i can use a power phrase before i make my point. the idea is that, if i start with something i really feel strong about saying, i can finish the rest of my thoughts

without feeling as nervous. now, i canjust press to record and head into the meeting to get started. i have just come out of the meeting. i am looking at my summary stats in the app. it shows me how long i spoke. i spoke for four whole minutes, which exceeds my goal of speaking once. and that i was positive and honest when i spoke. good information to have moving forward. it was an intense week. emotionally taxing for erin as she bared her soul, she said, as she goes through her career. how about for you working away furiously in that little room without sleep? i think we kicked the bbc crew out yesterday as we working. it ended up being a week of introspection for us as well. as women in technology. we don‘t spend time thinking

about our own rules, who we are. it has been emotional to think about our roles in society as women. thinking about my little cousins, the younger women in our lives to look up to us. how do you feel as the week comes to an end? sad not to hang out with rumman every day. i will try to catch her as she is travelling around the world. it has been inspiring to meet everyone. you were strangers when you first met? we were all total strangers. our crew and all of us were total strangers. now, we are friends and we are really excited to move all.ai forward. and companies are interested in the app. go to the website to see more about the progress of the challenges — bbc.co.uk/100women. next, tackling illiteracy in dehli. if you want to look back at the week in silicon valley you can find more

at bbc.co.uk/100women. time for a look at the weather now with nick miller. hello. after many of us have enjoyed a sunnier sunday, a cloudier monday is on the horizon. that‘s as a few weak weather fronts move across the uk. one of them will overnight take a lot of cloud eastwards. some outbreaks of rain, especially into scotland, but elsewhere across the northern half of the uk, it could be a bit drizzly at times. some clear spells hold on in parts of southern england, especially in the south—east, where there could be a few fog patches developing as the night goes on. but for many of us, it‘s a cloudy, it‘s a mild night and start to monday. on monday, as another weak weather front moves across the uk, expect a lot of cloud, a few bright or sunny breaks, especially to the east of high ground, but where the cloud is thick enough, a little bit of light rain or drizzle, not amounting to very much. a better day in scotland, west of scotland, compared with today, some outbreaks of rain coming back to northern ireland by the time

we get into the evening, and temperatures around 14—17 degrees. the weather becomes more active for a time as we go through this week, with stronger winds for a time, some wet weather, especially across north western parts of the uk, but warmer, especially in the south—east, by friday. hello. this is bbc news with annita mcveigh. the headlines: theresa may has insisted she‘s determined to continue as prime minister, despite moves by conservative rebels to force her to resign. there have been suggestions that a cabinet shuffle might be imminent, with a possible move for the foreign secretary, borisjohnson. but downing street says the reports are pure speculation. scotland‘s first minister, nicola sturgeon has promised help for eu citizens working in the country‘s public sector who want to stay after brexit. the announcement came ahead of the start of her party‘s annual conference in glasgow. thousands have marched through the streets of catalonia‘s

capital, barcelona, calling for the region to remain part of spain. the catalan government is threatening to declare independence after a disputed referendum last week. let‘s have a look at the sport now. good afternoon. we start with scotland‘s crucial world cup qualifier against slovenia in lubjana tonight, a win will guarantee them a play off place. slovenia had the best chance early on but scotland responded with an effort of their own, chris martin with this effort. scotland‘s hopes of reaching next year‘s tournament in russia looked unlikely after a slow start to qualifying, but three wins in their last three matches has pulled them back into contention. leigh griffiths crucial goal giving them an early lead. so scotland going well, and looked on course should that stay the same, the scoreline, to secure that play—off spot. relax, gordon strachan!

england made sure of their place in russia with victory over slovenia on thursday which has allowed manager gareth southgate to ring the changes for their final group match with lithunia in vilnius. tottenham‘s harry winks and leicester‘s harry maguire both make their senior debuts and maguire was close to opening the scoring. seven changes to the side that won in the week. the next england chance fell to another defender, but michael keane‘s shot went wide. england were awarded a penalty shortly before the halfway mark when dele alli was brought down in the box, but who else but captain harry kane duly stepped up to strike the spot kick into the corner of the net. england leading 1—0. northern ireland are expected to field their strongest team for the world cup qualifier in norway this evening despite six players being one booking away from suspension, and possibly missing the first leg of the playoffs should they get there. jonny evans, corry evans, steven davis, oliver norwood, stuart dallas and josh magennis are all on one caution

going into the final group c match in oslo. northern ireland are already guaranteed to finish second. we‘ve been good in the double headers to date. and again, you know, as i say, we come into this game knowing that there‘s a huge amount at stake. we have neverfor one minute thought it was anything other than that. and you can tell already that the players are looking forward to the game. but they know that, obviously, they have to try and make sure they win the game as well. and then tomorrow there comes the huge qualifier in cardiff between wales and the republic of ireland, in what is essentially a winner takes all. ireland must win or their chances of qualifiication are over, while wales need to avoid defeat to guarantee themselves at least a play off place. thomas kane is following the irish squad in cardiff. they may be without their injured superstar gareth bale, but there is still plenty of quality within this welsh squad. republic of ireland manager martin o‘neill will have the influential duo of james mcclean manager martin o‘neill will have the influential duo ofjames mcclean at robbie brady available to him. we

have to believe we can win every game. it comes from the manager, and we believe that we can beat anyone, we believe that we can beat anyone, we have shown we can beat top teams, and wales are top team. a game to relish rather than fear? absolutely, it is the only way to play football. the big team news for wales is the absence of gareth bale. not that manager chris coleman believes his side should have anything to fear after victory in their last three games. and of course they have home adavantage and that cardiff crowd behind them tomorrow. from a players' point of view, we know we can rely on each other. we have proven that over the years. and we know we can rely on the fans as well, what they have given us over the past couple of years has been fantastic, and if we could ask them now for one more real big effort, the last game of the group to come, to really backpass, i know they will be nervous, but to make it a really good atmosphere for us, and if they could do that, hopefully we can give

them something to be proud of again tomorrow. arsenal‘s frustrating start to the women‘s super league season continued as they were held to a draw at home by bristol city. the visitors took the lead midway through the first half. 17—year—old lauren hemp with her first goal of the season. but arsenal levelled after the break. dutch international danielle van de donk making sure they finished with a point. there were two other games today, reading drew 2—2 with birmingham while sunderland beat yeovil. lewis hamilton took a huge step towards a fourth world title as he opened up a potentially championship—winning lead with victory in the japanese grand prix. he leads title rival sebastien vettel by 59 points with four races to go, after the ferrari driver was forced to retire early on. tom clarke some reports from suzuka. the sense of anticipation ahead of the japanese grand prix was huge. we had the two championship protagonists on the front row of the grid, lewis hamilton on pole

position, sebastian vettel in second, and vettel needed to win this grand prix to stand any chance of winning this 2017 world championship. and then ferrari‘s reliability once again pulled the rug from underneath vettel‘s feat, as nick parrott reports. lewis hamilton to the brink of a fourth world title. consistency brings success in sport, and he‘s had it this season. starting from pole position for the tenth time in 16 races, he made the perfect getaway. his main rival, sebastian vettel, has seen his consistency disappear lately. problems with his ferrari‘s spark plugs saw him tumble down the field, before retiring after just four laps. the german now seems resigned to his fate. his only hope was for max verstappen to deny hamilton for a second week running. the dutchman got within touching distance in the last few laps, but hamilton held on for his eighth win of the season. team radio: get in there, lewis, brilliant work!

with his lead now 59 points, hamilton‘s bubble seems unlikely to burst and he could even be crowned champion in america in a fortnight. i was able to just holding behind, but it definitely got close a couple of times, particularly with the safety car, and then when we we started, the tyres were called, had a bit of traffic, so it was very close. so, hamilton understandably delighted, and surely now the englishman does have one and a half pounds on that world title trophy. vettel was distraught after the race, didn‘t want to speak to anybody, left the suzuka circuit before the end of the race. it really now is looking incredibly difficult for him. he is 59 points behind how altered with just 100 difficult for him. he is 59 points behind how altered withjust100 on the board. but he said in his ferrari team—mates before leaving, we will not give up, and so he fights again in austin at the us

grand prix in two weeks‘ time. tom clarkson reporting from japan. saracens have returned to the top of rugby union‘s premiership with a 38—19 defeat of wasps. chris wayles and jamie george both crossed the line with little more than ten minutes gone as saracens led 18—7 at the break. george then came up with two further tries , the last complete with bonus point saracens won 38—19. it‘s the first time since 2014 that wasps have lost four consecutive league matches. tyrrell hatton has become the first player to successfully defend his title at the dunhill links championship in st andrews. his final round didn‘t start well. his ball spun back into the water on his second shot on the first hole. but he saved par with this impressive chip into the hole. and then eased to victory, finishing the tournament on 24 under par, three shots ahead of his closed rival — fellow englishman ross fisher, who shot a final round 11 under par 61. it‘s tyrrell hatton‘s first win of the season, and he receivesjust over £600,000.

not bad for a day‘s work. carolin garcia has overtaken britain‘sjohanna konta in the race for the last place in the end of season wta finals. garcia beat the new world number one simona halep to win the china open — her second title in two weeks. it means konta who is taking a couple of weeks off with an injury — must now reach the final of the kremlin cup which starts on 16 october to claim back her place at the end of season finale in singapore. nobody thought it was possible for me to come back like this, last year was a tough battle, but you just have to take it in the present and enjoy the moment, and i was really enjoying everything and straining to improve everyday, and now i‘m fighting for singapore, and i wouldn‘t believe that could happen two weeks ago. the men‘s final in beijing was won

by world number one rafael nadal who thrashed nick kyrgios to win his sixth title of the season. the spaniard won nine games in a row on his way to a comprehensive 6—2 6—1victory to reclaim the trophy he last won in 2005. so, england and scotland both leading 1—0 as we approach half—times in those matches, most importantly for scotland, who could secure a play—off place on the route to russia next year. that‘s all the sport for now. coming up next is the network tea—time news from mishal husain. hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets of barcelona to protest against plans for catalonia to declare independence. a week after the referendum on separating from spain — a huge show of strength in support of unity: we all love catalonia and we‘re just one country — we love spain and spain isjust one.

we understand we have a problem with the relationship between spain and catalonia, but this is not the way to solve this. theresa may says she‘s ‘resilient‘ and determined to carry on as prime minister, as one of her predecessors calls her critics ‘self—absorbed‘. the gene test that could cut the numbers of women having surgery because of their breast cancer risk. and lewis hamilton closes in on the formula one world title with a win at the japanese grand prix. good afternoon. a pro—unity rally has brought hundreds of thousands of people onto the streets of barcelona, to protest against plans for the region to declare independence from spain. the crowds were addressed by spanish celebrities and politicians —

who they say represent the silent majority that rejects separatism. the protest comes a week after the catalan government went ahead with a referendum on independence —— and with the catalan parliament due to discuss the situation on tuesday. our correspondent tom burridge reports from barcelona. when the unity of spain is at stake, this happens. people strongly against catalonia breaking away. today in barcelona that were probably more spanish flags and when this country won the football world cup. we all love catalonia and we are one country. we love spain and it is just are one country. we love spain and it isjust one. we understand we have a problem, the relationship between spain and catalonia and this is not the way to solve it. the

problem, like the crowd today is vast. some travelled from other regions but most we met lived here. the deep uncertainty here has stirred those who say that catalonia isa stirred those who say that catalonia is a muddle remain part of spain and they are angry. they feel they have been ignored by the devolved government in catalonia. people like this person called for the leader of catalonia to be arrested. barcelona has been her home for 50 years. translation: i'm has been her home for 50 years. translation: i‘m here to defend this country for my children and grandchildren. big business has come out on their side. two banks with fuelled the powerful economy say they are moving their head offices elsewhere. richard cotterill has lived and business in barcelona for several years. i am lived and business in barcelona for severalyears. i am married to someone severalyears. i am married to someone from here are my daughters we re someone from here are my daughters were born here and i have a close link to the city. the spaniards love

the catalans, it is not about this feeling that there is a small group of catalans who feel that this is as state were no one loves them, it is nonsense. for her and the spanish government, the constitution is under attack. in a newspaper interview, the spanish prime minister said he would if necessary ta ke minister said he would if necessary take control of the catalonia government. translation: they should know that my government will make sure that any declaration of independence has no meaning. spain will continue to be spain and it will remain that way for a long time. his conservative popular party is not popular in this region. but today was a vote of confidence for madrid‘s uncompromising opposition to independence and last week‘s disputed referendum. tom is in barcelona now. did you expect the huge numbers here to have an effect on politics?”

think the spanish government is feeling vindicated that its position on this issue which has widespread support across the country has been proven to be mainstream here in catalonia as well. the first question is can there be talks? i am told by the leader of a major spanish political party today that effo rts spanish political party today that efforts to try and get the spanish catholic church to mediate between the sides are underway. the catalan government says it wants to sit down and the spanish government is open to talks, so if there were to be talks, can there be progress? that is much harder to answer, because for yea rs is much harder to answer, because for years they have been trying to come up with a solution on this and they have failed. the pro—independence movement says it wa nts pro—independence movement says it wants that recognised independence referendum but that is a red line that the spanish government says it cannot accept so with the catalan government makes good its threat on tuesday and goes ahead with this declaration of independence, then it would be a dangerous step into the

unknown, i think. thank would be a dangerous step into the unknown, ithink. thank you. the former prime minister sirjohn major has weighed into the debate over theresa may‘s future, calling those conservatives who are seeking to undermine her ‘self—absorbed and disloyal.‘ mrs may has admitted her speech at the party conference last week had been ‘uncomfortable‘ for her but says she‘s ‘resilient‘ and determined to carry on in the job. here‘s our political correspondent chris mason. sirjohn major knows what it is like to bea sirjohn major knows what it is like to be a prime minister in peril. these times are put up or shut up. he saw off his internal critics two decades ago and now he wants to help theresa may do the same. writing in a sunday newspaper he said that the country has had enough of the self absorbed and frankly disloyal behaviour and he added, all tory mps must focus their minds instead on the needs of the british people,

rather than their own personal ambitions. and, from a former prime minister to a future one, at least in the dreams of some tory activists. both with the same message. we have seen some quite unfortunate shenanigans in terms of a couple of people, but the pushback has been strong, prime ministers the best person to lead us forward. borisjohnson, seen best person to lead us forward. boris johnson, seen by best person to lead us forward. borisjohnson, seen by some to be perpetually in the running for the topjob and perpetually in the running for the top job and the chief irritant of theresa may said today that those agitating to topple her work matters, but could, should the prime minister sack or move him? the only way that you can avoid leaving him as foreign secretary with all the difficulties that has created is to give him ajob difficulties that has created is to give him a job which is essentially domestic, but you give anyjob to boris and he will still be boris. downing street sources say talk of a ministerial reshuffle is speculation

that some say it is time for theresa may to freshen up her team. in terms of the reshuffle, because she is staying, because we want to remain on thejob, she has staying, because we want to remain on the job, she has to staying, because we want to remain on thejob, she has to come staying, because we want to remain on the job, she has to come out fighting next week and one of the things she will have to do is assert their authority and one of the ways to do that is to have a reshuffle and to bring in some of the brilliant talent. for mrs may today, a quiet day at church with her husband but... tomorrow mps returned to parliament, brexit negotiations resume in brussels and the prime minister will give an update on how the talks are going. it follows a few days in which a series of tory heavy hitters have rallied behind, the secretary, the foreign secretary and now one of her predecessors, reassuring for her, yes, vindication as well of how precarious position is perceived to be. chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. huge explosions at a fuel depot in ghana have killed at least seven people and injured more than thirty others. the first blast in the capital accra last night sent

a giant fireball into the sky, forcing residents to flee. it‘s understood to have triggered a second explosion and fire at a nearby petrol station. hurricane nate has made landfall in the united states, moving inland to parts of mississippi, alabama and florida. weakening winds mean that it‘s now been downgraded to a tropical storm, but torrential rain and flooding have led to evacuation orders for some low—lying areas. it‘s the fourth major storm to hit the region in two months. the man arrested after a car crash outside london‘s natural history museum yesterday has been released by police, but remains under investigation. the 47—year—old was one of 11 people hurt when his toyota prius mounted the pavement and hit pedestrians. police said the incident was a traffic accident and not terrorism related. the snp leader nicola sturgeon says she won‘t think about the timescale for another scottish independence referendum until the brexit deal becomes clear. she had previously talked about holding a second vote as early next autumn.

and, as the party gathers in glasgow for its annual conference, some believe its focus should shift to a second referendum on brexit. our political correspondent iain watson reports. scotland‘s largest city voted for a very different future in 2014 win a majority of voters here backed independence. it seemed today that the snp leader was backing away from another independence referendum any time soon. there are many people in scotla nd time soon. there are many people in scotland who want to see scotland become independent, others are not convinced and will never be convinced and will never be convinced and will never be convinced and others perhaps think we need a bit of dust to settle on brexit. compare that with what she said in march. if scotland is to have a real choice, when the terms of brexit are known, but before it is too late to choose our own course, then that choice must be

offered between the autumn of next year, 2018 and the spring of 2019. what has changed? there is the small matter of a general election where the snp lost a third of their seats at westminster and now this conference, and snp conference, independence is not even formally on the agenda and privately, some of the agenda and privately, some of the most senior party figures are saying, do not expect to see a second independence referendum before the next scottish parliament elections in 2021. here is perhaps the reason why the snp leadership are reflecting on the timescale for independence. i think she should hold on and wait. the quiet man always wins, but wide? just because of everything happening with brexit. she is going to have a referendum on brexit, one thing at a time. this former adviser to the previous first minister is suggesting there could

be more interest in the referendum on brexit in the short—term ban on independence. by virtue of the fact that brexit is real and is underway, that brexit is real and is underway, thatis that brexit is real and is underway, that is bound to be with the focuses and for those, not least the 62% of people in scotland to vote to remain, have an interest in seeing whether brexit can be stopped, democratically. in the meantime, the scottish government says they will do what they can to protect the rights of eu citizens here and the snp are finding that opposition to brexit in scotland is not translating into higher levels of support for independence. one of the most powerful figures in hollywood — the film executive harvey weinstein is under increasing pressure over sexual harassment allegations. the lawyer who had been defending him has quit and now president trump has weighed in saying that he‘s ‘not surprised‘ by the claims. our north america correspondent laura bicker is in washington this evening. laura, why do you think donald trump‘s seen fit to comment on this? president trump might be keen to

comment on this because harvey weinstein was a big supporter of hillary clinton and a big donor to the democrats. mr trump also worked in hollywood circles for many years where this appears to have been something of an open secret. harvey weinstein produced huge hollywood blockbusters, pulp fiction, the lord of the rings trilogy, he has been married to the british designer giroud chapman for around ten years and she says she will stand by him, amid claims of unwanted physical and sexual harassment dating back decades. report by the new york times claims he would invite women to his room for business purposes and there he would appear nude, ask for a moustache or ask them to watch him shower. the paper also claims that he settled allegations with eight women, perhaps actors and assistance and when it comes to

harvey weinstein himself, he has apologised saying he will fix himself. the lawyer said some of the newspaper reports were not true and is preparing a lawsuit but she has since resigned. when it comes to his future in film, the board of his own company has said, that future will depend on whether or not his therapy progresses. thank you. the number of women having surgery to prevent breast cancer could be cut by a third; according to the scientists behind a new gene test being developed in manchester. the scientists hope that, if proved successful, it could be rolled out across the nhs. our health correspondent jenny walrond‘s report contains flash photography. it is sometimes known as the angelina jolie gene. the actress had surgery to remove her breast tissue and ovaries after learning she had a brca gene mutation. one in 400 of us have it, women who test positive for the brca mutations are told that the risk of breast cancer is up

to 87%, but the risk could in reality be much lower. scientists have developed a test that looks at 18 genetic variants that can affect the likelihood of having breast cancer. using these common variant tests and putting them all together in a package means that we can get far better, far more accurate ideas about the risks women are likely to have in their lifetime. charley and annie were tested for the brca gene mutation after losing family members to breast and ovarian cancer. charley was a carrier and given up to an 87% risk of breast cancer. annie wasn‘t but was told she had a 50% chance. as a result, both had masectomies. 87% is pretty high, so to me, ijust wanted to get rid of them as soon as i could.

had the risk been a bit lower, i would have maybe thought twice about it and been a bit calmer about the situation and perhaps gone for regular screening, as opposed to such drastic surgery. i always thought that they would kill me, so ijust wanted them off. so, it was all to do with that mindset, really. no, it is a big operation and it is something that is life—changing. the women‘s chances of developing breast cancer could have been much lower, but it was not possible to tell. this research could make a huge difference to the choices made