also tonight: in brussels, the eu's chief negotiator says the brexit talks are deadlocked over the so—called divorce bill, but progress is still possible before the end of the year. sally—annejones, the british woman recruited by so—called islamic state in syria, has reportedly been killed in a drone strike. the medical director of nhs england warns that the health service is under "severe and unrelenting pressure". and we dive into the drains to see the giant fatbergs clogging london's arteries. and coming upon sportsday on bbc news, gordon strachan departs as scotla nd news, gordon strachan departs as scotland manager, after a failed bid to qualify for the world cup in russia. good evening.

the growing scandal surrounding the hollywood producer harvey weinstein is now being investigated by police in london and new york. he's facing multiple allegations of rape, sexual assault and harassment, some of which de denies. in his first public comments since the allegations were published, mr weinstein said everyone made mistakes and he asked for a second chance. stars including emma thompson and jane fonda have spoken to the bbc today about the nature of the allegations and the film industry's reluctance to speak out. our correspondent nick bryant reports from new york. harvey weinstein emerged from his daughter's house in los angeles. the movie moguls still trying to direct the scene. i'll take it with me. don't follow. i'm being good. it's the first time he spoken on camera

since scandal engulfed him. are you doing 0k? since scandal engulfed him. are you doing ok? i'm trying my best. thank you, man. but there was no apology to his alleged victims, no evident display shame. he did though talk about himself. guys, i'm not doing 0k. i've got to get help. you know what, we all make mistakes. second chance, i hope, 0k? what, we all make mistakes. second chance, i hope, ok? but second chances seem a long way off right now, given that more than 20 women including angelina jolie and gwyneth paltrow has spoken out. the latest as the british actress kate beckinsale. just 17, when she claims weinstein first harassed her. he opened the door in his bathrobe, i was incredibly naive and young and it didn't cross my mind that this older, unattractive man would expect me to have any sexual interest in him. after declining alcohol and announcing that i had school in the morning, i left, uneasy but unscathed. the women he preyed on,

and young women. the hollywood legend jane fonda, speaking on the bbc tonight. you'll bob in most of these women were in their 20s when it happened, vulnerable, afraid if they say anything or do anything that it will ruin their career. i found out about him about a year ago andi found out about him about a year ago and i wished that i had spoken out. why didn't you? it didn't happen to me. nonetheless? i didn't want to expose, i should me. nonetheless? i didn't want to expose, ishould have me. nonetheless? i didn't want to expose, i should have been braver. the 65—year—old has denied three accusations of rape and any nonconsensual sexual relations. the new york police department, the nypd, is reviewing an alleged sexual assault by harvey weinstein that stems from 200a. and the metropolitan police is investigating an alleged sexual assault from the 19805, an alleged sexual assault from the 1980s, said to have taken place in london. wasn't that a slam dunk?

prosecutors in new york have been criticised for not pursuing a case against him two years ago, when the nypd mounted a sting operation against weinstein after an allegation of sexual assault. against weinstein after an allegation of sexual assaultm against weinstein after an allegation of sexual assault. if we had a case that we felt we could prosecute, my experts felt we could prosecute, my experts felt we could prosecute, we would have. do you mean you make the decision? we made the decision as an office. emma thompson said the problem of hollywood sexual harassment goes way beyond harvey weinstein.” hollywood sexual harassment goes way beyond harvey weinstein. i didn't know about these things, but they don't surprise me at all and there are endemic to the system anyway. what i find extraordinary is that this man is at the top of a very particular iceberg, you know. i don't think you can describe him as a sex addict, he is a predator. you know what, i've always been loyal to you guys. this brief encounter spoke of his cosy relationship with some in the media. i hope you feel better. thank you. get some help,

man. the accusations are being investigated by police on both sides of the atlantic. it's being reported the night that harvey weinstein has admitted himself into a rehab clinic in arizona. harvey weinstein is a big democratic macro fundraiser in new york, america's biggest democratic macro city. did that shield him from scrutiny from the authorities here? 0ne scrutiny from the authorities here? one thing is certain, he's become increasingly isolated, ostracised by his most famous politicalfriends like the clintons, like the 0bamas, ostracised by his most famous friends in the movie industry, like george clooney, and now the subject ofan george clooney, and now the subject of an investigation here in his hometown of new york and in london. the nypd issued an appeal tonight for women who have information to come forward, and the women who may have allegations of their own also to get in contact. nick bryant, our

correspondent in new york. the brexit negotiations between the uk and the european union are deadlocked over the size of britain's financial commitment when it leaves. the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier, said insufficient progress had been made to allow talks to move to a new phase on a future trade deal. but he went on to say that decisive progress was still possible before the end of the year. 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg reports on the end of the fifth round of talks. there is some flash photography coming up. she wasn't there to help. eu supergirl, an anti—brexit campaigner had slinked her way into the press conference today. but listening to the eu chief negotiator, it will need a real superhero to get this crucial deal moving. "we've had useful technical discussions," michel barnier said. "but we are in deadlock. it's disturbing." no deal yet on how much britain will pay, on eu

citizens or brits abroad, or on northern ireland. that means the talks won't go his way for now. to start talking trade, in the future. the position we are in now is defined by the council's criteria of sufficient progress. the next step is the european council in october, and clearly we would like them to give michel the means to broaden the negotiation. it's up to them when they do it. i think it's in the interests of europe and the united kingdom that they do. listen carefully though. it was not all doom. a promise to find a way. for now, though, the talks are stuck. her cabinet at home split on what to do. the prime minister left with a brave face. there has been good progress made in these talks, and michel barnier himself has recognised that over the coming weeks we will be able to make constructive progress as well. in private, and increasingly in public, uk ministers are frustrated

that the eu won't budge. some brexit backers are starting to wonder if it will be soon time to walk away. with the eu saying deadlock, when do you think we should say walk away? well, foreign secretary? what is the answer? we think, as i say, that we made some very helpful suggestions to get the thing, get the great ship moving down the slipway and on to the open seas. that's what we all want to see. we see no reason why that should not take place, and we're looking for some urgency from ourfriends and partners, and a time to put a tiger in the tank and get this thing done. but labour thinks the tories' approach is the problem. not the eu side. the danger is we will get to march 2019 with no deal, we will fall out of the eu, we'll go on to world trade 0rganisation rules and there will be

threats to a lot ofjobs all across britain. but hang on. for months round here, it's almost been impossible to find anyone who really believed that this month would be the moment when the talks would move to the vital next phase. there has been some progress behind closed doors — just not very much — and there won't be more until the political leaders are ready to intervene. but today's drama in brussels doesn't mean the chances of a deal are dead. they are working hard in whitehall to move things to a conclusion. but politicians on both sides may have to budge for that to happen. the deal that will define the decisions that change our lives is tonight, still farfrom reach. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. let's go live to brussels and our correspondent chris —— chris morris

is there. are you detecting signs of movement? some movement but not the movement? some movement but not the movement the british government has been hoping for. i've seen a copy of an early draft of the conclusions of next week's eu summit and they make very clear that the other 27 agree with michelle barney that sufficient progress has not yet been made in those talks —— michel barnier. that's not really a surprise but the uk side was hoping perhaps the other 27 would agree to expand mr barnier‘s mandate a little bit to enable him to talk about transitional arrangements with the uk, but that's not what the draft statement says. the words can of course still change but at the moment itjust says the 27 should talk amongst themselves about transition and about future arrangements. no direct talks with the uk until the de deadlock we saw has been broken and that mainly boils down to one sentence in theresa may's speech in florence. that's the sentence in which she

said the uk will on other financial commitments it has made as a member state. —— the uk will honour financial commitment it has made as a member state. they are not willing to say what that's exactly means and the other 27 say that's not good enough. they want more commitments on money. the uk will work hard to change some minds over the next seven days. the trouble is every time we see differences of opinion emerge publicly among the british cabinet, that gets noticed in other capitals and it increases their caution. chris morris with the latest thoughts on brussels. a british woman who became a prominent recruiter for so—called islamic state has reportedly been killed in a drone strike. sally—anne jones, who's originally from kent, travelled to syria in 2013 and took part in propaganda activities targeting western women and girls, as our security correspondent frank gardner reports. iconic, threatening and british. the jihadist recruiter and muslim convert sally—anne jones from kent. she fled to syria in 2013 with her young son and joined

so—called islamic state. from there, she broadcast a stream of hate—filled anti—western propaganda online, as well as the addresses of over 1000 us service personnel. she was married to this man, junaid hussain, a computer hacker. together, they plotted attacks on the west and gave instructions on bomb—making. hussain was killed in a strike two years ago. now, jones appears to have met the same fate. 0perating from this us airbase in the nevada desert, pilots are said to have remotely targeted her using an unmanned drone similar to this one. killing her with a missile injune, close to syria's border with iraq. today, the government gave this stark warning to anyone joining is, also known as daesh. i can confirm that if you are a british national in iraq or syria and if you have chosen to fight for daesh, an illegal organisation, that is preparing and inspiring terror attacks on our streets,

then you've made yourself a legitimate target, and you run the risk every hour of every day of being on the wrong end of an raf or a united states missile. this boy was identified by his grandparents in an earlier is propaganda video as sally—anne jones' son, jojo. his fate is unclear. interpol had his mother on its wanted list, which gave her adopted pseudonyms and alleged crimes. she was certainly useful to is for publicity purposes, but an expert on jihadist movements gave this damning verdict. i remember speaking to syrian women who had joined isis themselves, and they would ask me about women like her, and they would say, what does she have to do with us? this is our civil war. i think her legacy is one of the bewildering clash of lost souls in europe attaching themselves to a civil war and a distant movement that has nothing to do with them. sally—annejones, the former punk

rock singerfrom chatham in kent, is now likely to be one more of the hundreds of western recruits to is to perish in the collapse of its caliphate. frank gardner, bbc news. nhs england has launched a new campaign urging people to have flu vaccinations. there are concerns the health service would struggle to cope with a majorflu outbreak. the medical director of nhs england has warned the service is already under "severe and unrelenting pressure." 0ur health editor, hugh pym, reports. hi, i'm wendy, come and take a seat for me. this year's public message to have flu jab has an added edge, nhs chiefs are very worried that flu may be a lot worse than in recent years. in australia's winter there were many more cases than is normal and there are fears the same flu strain may

spread around europe. health staff get the vaccine free, nhs england wants more of them to have the jab, they're more at risk of catching flu and spreading it to patients. i think wejust i think we just make i think wejust make it i think we just make it easier for staff. today one of its top officials, sir bruce keogh, was at the whittington hospital, in london, to find out how they're getting thejob done. the nhs is under severe and unrelenting pressure. i think many people are very worried that this winter will be particularly difficult and the thing that i worry about most is that we have an outbreak of flu or an outbreak of norovirus which puts an added strain on the nhs services. the problem highlighted today is a huge variation in vaccination levels at hospitals and other trusts. at one, only 18% of staff received the jab last winter. at another, it was 96%. thousands of care home workers will also be offered the job free, paid for by the nhs. other measures aimed at taking the pressure off hospitals have been announced today, including an increase in the number of training places for doctors going into emergency medicine

and plans designed to try to retain more staff, but that's all for the the future and won't help this winter. last year hospitals were full at times even though there was no serious flu problem. that's why nhs officials are so concerned about what a flu outbreak this time might mean. hugh pym, bbc news. a bbc investigation has found that great 0rmond street hospital is failing to meet national standards of care for intersex patients, people born with physical or genetic differences that make it hard to define their gender. some patients and their families are not being given psychological help before having irreversible surgery. the regulator, the care quality commission, says it's investigating. great 0rmond street, one of the leading authorities on intersex care, says it is committed to working on the most complex intersex cases. faye kirkland is a gp who's been looking into the story for the bbc.

when joel holliday was born, doctors couldn't say if he was a boy or a girl. his genitals weren't fully formed. on his first birthday, on the advice of doctors at great 0rmond street hospital, his parents made the difficult decision to raise joel as joella. he is one of hundreds of babies born in the uk each year with either physical or genetic differences which make it difficult to define their gender. having some intersex traits is nearly as common as having red hair. but forjoel, the decision led to years of depression and self—harm until he discovered that he was genetically male. the truth about who i am, it was almost like a light switch moment. people often say to me — oh, it must have been very difficult to transition from being female to male? and actually, for me, it was really easy because it felt like i'd got my life back. but his medical notes also revealed his healthy testes had been removed at 18 months.

removing my reproductive organs, that was where a line was crossed. psychologically, i've got better, but that's something i can't everfix. there is no suggestion that great 0rmond street hospital acted against best practise at the time, but now most children likejoel would be brought up male. over the last decade, standards and guidelines say all these cases should be discussed by specialist teams of experts to ensure the best possible outcome. they also say it's crucial families and children should be seen by a psychologist, but that's not been happening at great 0rmond street. we've been told that there's been no face—to—face psychological support for children and their families who've been referred in the last six months, despite surgery still being performed. even before that, not all children and their families had access to this care. there are also concerns that operations are taking place on intersex patients

at great 0rmond street without the input of an expert panel at the hospital and that a lack of written information for parents to take home makes it difficult for them to understand the treatments they're consenting to. a leading specialist says the failure to provide this care is against national guidance. no surgery should be undertaken without the whole team being involved with the decision—making and signed up, collectively, to whatever that decision was — to have surgery or not to have surgery. the hospital refused to do an interview and declined to say if they were meeting national standards. in a statement, they said that for patients diagnosed at great 0rmond street hospital decisions on treatment were made by a multi—disciplinary team and that a new specialist psychologist would be joining the hospital in the coming weeks. nhs england say these cases

are rare, but that children and their families should be involved in decisions about their treatment. the care quality commission says it's now investigating our findings. faye kirkland, bbc news. a reconciliation deal has been signed by the rival palestinian factions, hamas and fatah, which is meant to end a decade—long rift. the deal focuses on who controls the contested area of the gaza strip, where there's a long—standing humanitarian crisis. both sides say it's a major breakthrough, but previous deals have fallen apart. 0ur chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, is here. if this holds, its a big if, how soon might we see conditions being eased in gaza ? soon might we see conditions being eased in gaza? if it holds, it could have an immediate impact. as you say it's a big if. this is the fourth time this kind of a deal has been announced with great fanfare in the past decade. all the others fell apart. there is a crucial difference

this time. hamas and gazans were brought to their knees. salaries we re brought to their knees. salaries were stopped under punishing sanctions imposed by the rival fatah group. civil servants weren't being paid. electricity supplies were cut. people were getting two to three hours a day. if the deal moves ahead the lights will go on in homes, in schools and hospitals. civil serva nts schools and hospitals. civil servants will get paid. but there's one big issue which we understand hasn't been addressed — 25,000 hamas fighters with guns. both israel and the united states list hamas as a terrorist organisation. if hamas doesn't give up the guns and there's no sign that it's ready to do so, that means this deal, and the lives of gazans will again be risk. many thanks. lyse doucet there for us. in iraq, the prime minister has denied that he's about to launch an offensive against the country's kurdish minority population, amid growing tension in the north of the country. iraq's kurds, who account for up to 20% of the population,

are concentrated in the oil—rich northern provinces. last month they voted for independence in a referendum which baghdad said was unlawful. 0ur correspondent, 0rla guerin, who's southwest of kirkuk, has seen a big build—up of iraqi forces and sent this report. 0n the move, once again. we came across convoys of iraqi troops, something the authorities didn't want us to film. they were on the road towards kirkuk, held by the kurds, claimed by baghdad. kurdish commanders say they are coming for the oil fields. senior iraqi officials deny they are closing in on the city, the troops told us otherwise. "god willing we are going to kirkuk", says hussein,

"and we will crush them. the city belongs to iraqis." well, this area has onlyjust been cleared of the so—called islamic state, but already we're seeing a large amount of military movement, convoys on the road, iraqi troops, federal police and shia militia units, and this time the enemy is different, it's the kurds. nearby, in hawija, we found troops showcasing their latest victory over is, at ease in what was the militants last urban stronghold. britain and america want iraqi forces to stay focused on battling the extremists, not the kurds. locals here tell us they have suffered years of anguish. this sunni arab family was torn apart, some trapped behind is lines others outside,

unable to reach them. when halla's wife died, the militants wouldn't allow him to come home to bury her. his young relative, talab, has just been reunited with his mother, sundus, but he says it's time for the next battle. "i hope the iraqi forces will liberate kirkuk today", he told us, "not tomorrow. the kurds want kirkuk cook and they hate the arabs, i'm ready to fight myself." this could be just a show of force by baghdad to intimidate the kurds, but it's a risky move and there are fears that could be the spark that ignites civil war. 0rla guerin, bbc news, south—west of kirkuk. the government has set out a proposal to limit gas and electricity bills for two thirds of households until at least 2020.

it would empower the energy regulator, 0fgem, to impose a temporary cap on standard variable tariffs, which are usually the most expensive rates. the governing body of british swimming has apologised to paralympic athletes after it was found that a former head coach "created a climate of fear." an independent inquiry upheld complaints of bullying by some members of the paralympic swimming squad. 0ur sports editor, dan roan, reports now. cheering they helped put a smile on the face of british sport. these swimmers were the country's most successful team at last year's rio paralympics, but we now know that under the surface the glory came at a cost. the most powerful man in the sport today telling me the athletes had been subject to a climate of fear. we've apologised to our athletes, and it's right and proper that we should do so, because they'd been subjected to attitudes and behaviour which i and british

swimming consider unacceptable. a climate of fear? yes, and these and others are not acceptable to us. this man, former head coach rob greenwood, was found to have communicated with athletes in an abusive manner. he left before an investigation began and it's not known whether he disputes the allegations. he declined to comment. 0ne athlete, who wants to remain anonymous, told the bbc she saw team—mates being regularly screamed at, verbally abused and reduced to tears. tonight, we can reveal that hannah russell, who won two golds in rio and has a visual impairment, was one of the paralympians whose complaints were upheld. her father telling us about the toll it took. you do have to listen to your daughter on the end of the phone, who's upset, is fearful of the way that she's being managed, and that's a big concern. other families have been through a lot of turmoil, a lot of distress over the last two or three years. back in march, we revealed that britain's paralympic swimming squad, based here at manchester's aquatics centre, had become embroiled

in a bullying scandal, with as many as 13 athletes making complaints. they included some of the most vulnerable, youngest and most successful pa ralympians in the country, arguably the most serious case yet in a growing list of athlete welfare controversies. this year, an independent investigation heard there was a culture of fear at british cycling. there were allegations of racism against a gb bobsleigh coach, claims of bullying and abuse at british canoeing and police reopened an investigation involving a coach and a young para—archer. british swimming has vowed to overhaul its culture. the challenge now, to keep on winning, but not at the expense of welfare. dan roan, bbc news, manchester. it weighs 130 tonnes, it's more than 250 metres long and it's blocking one of the biggest sewers in london. the object in question is a mass of grease bound with all kinds of other waste,

widely referred to a "fatberg" and specialists have spent weeks trying to cut it down to size and remove it. 0ur science editor, david shukman, has been given exclusive access to the teams doing the work. in east london this morning, chris casbolt embarks on one of the worstjobs in the world, he checks a sensor that will detect toxic gases, he's given a constant supply of fresh air. this is what's needed to fight what's called a fatberg down in a sewer. we give chris and a colleague cameras to capture what they're facing. are you 0k? yeah, i'm good. i asked to join them, but wasn't allowed. they're venturing into extremely dangerous territory. hang on, i need a hose. hose! they arrive in an alien and hostile world, a supervisor calls out to check the gas. what's the gas reading down there? in the hot feted air, the fat releases fumes of sulphur. this narrow tunnel is the only

access to the fatberg, but right now it's too deep in sewage for anyone to pass. a pump is used to try to clear it, but gets blocked with chunks of fat. right, the suction's blocked. suction's blocked? yes. then the flow begins. it's dropping, mate, it is dropping. the way is now clear, but the tunnel is too low to stand in, so chris has to hunch and shuffle in the dark. at last he can do what he was sent for, hack away at a congealed mass of fat, tampons, wipes and condoms. it's blocking most of the sewer. pressure hoses can't be used because the brickwork is damaged, so it's one shovel stroke at a time, and it's hard to believe this is happening in 21st century britain.

while they're working, the pipe reaching the surface twitches as each lump of fat passes through, but the work can't go on for long, it's just too hard.