this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 11pm: president trump says he can't continue to support the iran nuclear deal, saying iran is under the control of a fanatical regime. the chancellor philip hammond says he regrets his poor choice of words after describing the eu's brexit negotiators as the enemy. an islamic faith school's policy of segregating boys and girls is ruled unlawful by the court of appeal. and coming up on newsnight, men, women, power and sex. the harvey weinstein affair has opened up conversations about how men behave, well beyond hollywood. is this a watershed moment? good evening and welcome to bbc news. president trump has outlined a new,

tougher us stance towards iran, a country he says is under the control of a fanatical regime. he's accused tehran of violating the international nuclear deal signed two years ago, calling it one of the worst agreements in history. he said he would now decertify it. the uk, france and germany insist they'll stand by the deal. our north america editorjon sopel reports from washington. this is one of the worst deals ever made by any country in history. my number one priority is to dismantle the disastrous deal with iran. there should be no surprise the president is doing what he is doing. he made clear his distaste for the iran nuclear deal at every opportunity. but finding a simple remedy has proved difficult, so today he refused to recertify it. i am directing my administration to work closely with congress and our allies to address the deal‘s many serious flaws, so the iranian regime can never threaten the world

with nuclear weapons. in the event we are not able to reach a solution working with congress and our allies, then the agreement will be terminated. so what are president trump's aims? he wants congress to adopt tough new measures to redefine the agreement. he wants them to include triggers that could see sanctions imposed if iran violates the deal. and if iran is still not in compliance, the us could withdraw from the accord without congressional action or debate. in his previous life, donald trump was a builder. now, it seems he prefers the wrecking ball, particularly on anything that is a legacy from the obama era, whether it is immigration, climate change and now iran. he seems to want to break it up and is saying to congress, it's for you to fix it. but the original deal with iran was negotiated with a number of countries, including britain, notjust the us.

and this evening, the other partners to it have reacted with dismay and anger to the president's statement. it is not a bilateral agreement. it does not belong to any single country, and it is not up to any single country to terminate it. so the president of the united has many powers, not this one. there's been condemnation too from iran's president rouhani, and a strikingly similar point. translation: trump did not correctly study international law. how is it that a multilateral treaty adopted by the united nations, originally a united nations document, can be cancelled by a president alone? this is not a bilateral document between iran and the united states. and he seems to think that he can do whatever he wants to do. the president has given congress 60 days to come up with a plan,

but for nine months, lawmakers have been unable to agree a way through one health care. it's far from clear they will do any better with the iran nuclear deal. the chancellor, philip hammond, says he regrets his poor choice of words after describing the eu brexit negotiators as "the enemy" and "the opponents" in an interview today. speaking in washington, where he's attending a meeting of the international monetary fund, mr hammond rejected accusations that he is talking down the economy by saying the brexit process has created uncertainty. he told the bbc he was committed to delivering a deal that worked for britain. our economics editor kamal ahmed reports. a man under pressure. challenged on brexit, challenged on the performance of the economy, and briefings there is a split with number ten. but today, an upbeat tone from the chancellor, philip hammond calling allegations he's just too gloomy "bizarre" and "absurd". i asked him first about lord lawson's claim of sabotage.

well, lord lawson is entitled to his view on this and many other subjects and isn't afraid to express it. but i think he's wrong. what i'm doing here in washington is talking britain up. what is the brexit process effect on the uk economy at the moment? we always knew the process of negotiation was going to create some uncertainty, and that's undoubtedly true. they are not getting that, are they? the prime minister, in florence, a few weeks ago, made a very bold and clear proposal to the european union. she's made that offer and it is for the european union now to respond. he called the eu the opponents "the enemy", later taking to twitter to apologise for a poor choice of words. in europe, the talk is still of the divorce bill, the rights of citizens and ireland. if you are sitting in a bar and if you are ordering 28 beers,

and then suddenly some of your colleagues is leaving, it isn't 0k. that's not feasible. they have to pay. i met the new french finance minister, who said he wanted a good deal but there was a need for patience. the progress is not enough to move to the next stage, but there has been some progress. and you know our will is not to have a hard brexit or a soft brexit. it is to get a fair brexit. philip hammond is here among some of the most powerful people in politics and economics, and a change of tone. he says he's not here to talk down britain, to worry about brexit, but to talk up the country's prospects. but he knows that brexit isn't the only problem that he's facing. next month, he'll have the budget, and the problem of the performance of the british economy. obviously, a downgrade of productivity forecast is disappointing.

but it's only one of the moving parts. the obr is an independent body. it will produce a comprehensive report on the economy and the fiscal position before the budget, and we will need to look at the whole picture. they are packing up at the imf tonight and mr hammond heads back to london to face his critics. he is optimistic, he says, but he knows his few days in america have been anything but smooth. kamal ahmed, bbc news, washington. the growing scandal around the hollywood producer harvey weinstein intensified today when the american actress rose mcgowan became the latest woman to make accusations of rape. she says she repeatedly told the boss of amazon studios, who worked with weinstein, that she'd been raped. but he'd done nothing about it. meanwhile former us presidential candidate hillary clinton told the bbc that the allegations are appalling and such behaviour shouldn't be tolerated in any walk of life. mr weinstein denies the allegations. our north america correspondent nick bryant reports. in the dream factory of hollywood,

harvey weinstein wielded inordinate power. but he's been brought down some big female names in the movie industry who have accused him of harassment and worse. rose mcgowan says she was raped by the film producer in a growing scandal that is now affecting one of the world's biggest companies, amazon. she said, i told the head of your studio that hw raped me. he said, it had been proven. i said hw raped me. he said, it had been proven. isaid i hw raped me. he said, it had been proven. i said i was the proof. the amazon head of studio in question, roy price, is facing an accusation from a female producer that he lewdly propositioned her in 2015. in a statement, amazon said... roy price is on leave of absence effective immediately. we are reviewing our options for the project we have with the weinstein company. in new york today one of america's big banks, goldman sachs, said it was considering options for its stake in the weinstein company, whose headquarters is not far from wall street.

on sunday, the company sacked its co—founder. the weinstein name has long been a hallmark of quality in the entertainment industry, but in the past week it has been trashed. creative partners are trying to pull out projects with what is left of the weinstein company. it has been likened to a run a bank. the oscar—winning director oliver stone initially said weinstein shouldn't be judged prematurely. if he broke the law, it'll come out, there will be a trial and i believe a man shouldn't be condemned by a vigilante system. but later in a post on facebook, he said, after looking at what has been reported in many publications over the last couple of days: i'm appalled and commend the courage of the women who've stepped forward. i therefore recuse myself from the guantanamo series as long as the weinstein company is involved. long—time politicalfriends are now distancing themselves from this big dollar democratic fundraiser, too. hillary clinton here speaking with the bbc‘s andrew marr. it was just disgusting and the stories that have come out are heartbreaking.

and i really commend the women who have been willing to step forward now and tell their stories. but i think it's important that we not just focus on him and whatever consequences flow from these stories about his behaviour, but that we recognise this kind of behaviour can't be tolerated anywhere. harvey weinstein has denied any allegations of nonconsensual sex. he is now believed to be in a rehab clinic in arizona. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news this evening. the worst wild fires in california's history have left more than 30 people dead and hundreds more missing. the fires have swept through napa and sonoma counties in northern california, destroying thousands of buildings. strong winds have been hampering the firefighters. the taxi company uber has appealed against a decision by transport for london not to renew its licence

to operate in the capital. tfl refused uber a new private hire licence last month, saying the company was not "fit and proper". uber will continue to operate in london during the appeals process. england's chief medical officer has renewed calls for a global effort to cut the use of antibiotics. professor dame sally davies said if antibiotics lose their effectiveness it would spell the end of modern medicine. she said common operations would become increasingly risky as resistance to the drugs grow. the court of appeal has ruled that an islamic faith school's policy of completely segregating boys and girls is discriminatory and unlawful. the al—hij—rah school in birmingham separates children from the age of ten, in lessons, during breaks and on school trips. about 20 schools, islamic, jewish and christian, are thought to have similar segregation policies. our midlands correspondent sima kotecha reports. al—hij rah, a school for four

to i6—year—olds, a school that caters for muslim students. now, the court of appeal has ruled its segregation policy is unlawful sex discrimination. but many of the parents here do not think there is anything wrong with separating boys and girls. if being in a gender specific school is going to impact on being part of british society, why do they exist? should all gender specific schools be closed ? i do not believe the school is making pupils breathe different oxygen based on their gender, and i believe that islam has a lot to offer society. i don't believe that rampant western liberalism has done a great deal for gender equality, have done a great deal for the family unit and social cohesion. last year the school was put in special measures after inspectors said it was discriminatory, but then a high courtjudge overruled that decision, calling it erroneous. today three appealjudges said segregation meant less favourable treatment for both male

and female pupils. they start segregating pupils here when they reach the age of nine. the lawyers at ofsted had argued that by doing that the girls were left unprepared for life in modern—day britain. boys and girls were losing out because the way segregation was applied meant they did not get the opportunities to learn and socialise. they weren't properly prepared for the next stage of education. the students are separated during lessons, breaks, school clubs and trips. thejudges said the the judges said the government and ofsted had failed to spot the problems early. this school had been inspected many times in recent years and various issues emerged, but never had ofsted, untiljune 2016, raised gender segregation as an issue. so what had suddenly changed, we ask ourselves? this ruling is likely to have an impact on other schools that also have a segregation policy. in a letter, al—hijrah has told parents it will not be making any immediate changes. a quick look at the front pages. the

financial times covers philip hammond, who has apologised after calling the eu the enemy when talking about rex and negotiations ina talking about rex and negotiations in a television interview. the express warns of danger to life as the storm coming from the atla ntic as the storm coming from the atlantic brings winds of up to 100 mph. the daily mail has a lobster blot on the front page. the newspaper says philip hammond and the former chancellor conspired to stop brexit over a seafood lunch. the daily mirror leads on a couple jailed after faking sickness to try to claim thousands of pounds of holiday compensation. the daily telegraph has more allegations about harvey weinstein. this time from actress alice evans. the i says the

gp could ban some patients who call themselves dr google. and all but two young chicks have been wiped out in a penguin colony. that's a summary of the news, we'll have a full bulletin at midnight. this kind of behaviour cannot be tolerated anywhere. whether it is in entertainment, politics. it is the entitlement of too many men and it is epidemic. this is part of women's world since time immemorial. and i think women are saying, forget influence, we want power. could one sexual predator in a bath gown prompt a social transformation on a massive scale? the scandal of harvey weinstein is having an effect well beyond hollywood as a spotlight is thrown on men, women, power and sex. we'll ask if the conversation that has opened up this week will have a permanent effect on outlawing unacceptable behaviour