this is bbc news. the headlines at 11am: automatic jail sentences are proposed for people repeatedly caught carrying acid, after a surge in violent attacks. britain joins other countries in opposing president trump's threat to tear up a nuclear deal with iran. emergency talks are set to take place at the oscars over harvey weinstein, following multiple claims of sexual assault. also this hour: fears that wildfires could worsen in northern california. so far, 36 people are known to have died. 250 remain unaccounted for. and around 6000 homes and properties have been destroyed. also, donald trump's denunciation of iran. theresa may, the eu and brexit. that's all in dateline london, in half an hour, here on bbc news. tougher prison sentences

are being planned for people who are repeatedly caught carrying acid or other corrosive substances. the government wants to introduce a minimum six—month jail term in england, wales and scotland. this comes after the number of acid attacks across the uk more than doubled in the past five years. here's our home affairs correspondent danny shaw. convicted this week, two robbers who sprayed a chemical on their victims. joshua jordan and sadik kamara were part of a gang that attacked a shop assistant in east london. the woman, in her 50s, was squirted, with ammonia at least three times. herface burning, she bravely fought back. later, jordan and kamara sprayed another woman with ammonia. they will be sentenced next month. the government wants to give police

greater powers to prevent attacks with substances like ammonia. in future it will be an offence to carry harmful chemicals in public, unless there's a reasonable explanation. it's really important that we send out a very strong message that carrying a corrosive substance in a public place, unless you've got a really good reason to have it, is just totally unacceptable. you speak to any victim of an acid attack and they will be living with lifelong scars. under the home office plans on violent crime, there will be a four—year maximum prison term for possession of harmful chemicals. people convicted twice or more will face an automatic prison sentence. ministers also want a knife ban in sixth form colleges, further education centres and universities — just as there is in schools. in london, police are being issued with test kits to check the contents of suspicious bottles of liquid.

they're also being given protective gloves and water bottles, so they can treat victims quickly. together, with the proposed new laws, officers hope it will help prevent more attacks. britain has said it will defend the international nuclear deal with iran, after donald trump decided he would no longer endorse it. the us president said iran had already violated the deal and has threatened to abandon the agreement altogether. all the other signatories — including france, china, and germany, have said they remain committed to the agreement. as we have seen in north korea, the longer we ignore a threat, the worse that threat becomes. it is why we are determined that the world's leading sponsor of terrorism will never obtain nuclear weapons. much more on that at 11:30am. the

canadian man kidnapped in afghanistan in 2012 with his pregnant wife has been describing their ordeal. joshua boyle and his pregnant american wife, caitlan coleman, were captured while backpacking in afghanistan five years ago. they arrived back in toronto on friday night with three surviving children — all born in captivity. 0ne one child was murdered in captivity. the pakistani army rescued the family in the north—west of the country, near the afghan border, earlier this week. obviously it will be of incredible importance to my family that we are able to build a secure century for our three surviving children to call home, to focus an edification and to try to regain some portion of the childhood that they have lost.

—— a secure sanctuary. i was in afghanistan helping the most neglected minority group in the world, those ordinary villagers who live deep inside taliban—controlled afghanistan where no ngo, no aid worker and no government has ever successfully been able to bring the necessary help. the organisers of the oscars are to hold emergency talks later to discuss claims of sexual misconduct against the film producer harvey weinstein. the academy of motion picture arts and sciences, which has awarded 81 0scars to films produced by his company, says the allegations of sexual assault are "repugnant". adina campbell reports. facing possible expulsion from the organisation that catapulted him to stardom, harvey weinstein‘s future is hanging in the balance. normally known for its glitz and glamour, the academy which organises the oscars will hold an emergency meeting later, rocked by allegations that the man

behind some of hollywood's biggest films sexually harassed and assaulted dozens of women. he is someone who is different from the person i knew and the person who was involved for many years in democratic politics, for me and for barack 0bama and so many of us. he was very helpful and it is just appalling, what is coming out now, and i want to commend the women who are finally stepping forward. the us actress rose mcgowan is the latest woman to accuse harvey weinstein of rape, while some of hollywood's other big names have made sexual assault, groping and harassment allegations, leading to police investigations in both the uk and us. it has opened up questions about what young aspiring actors are faced with in a fierce industry with a cutthroat culture. before you even step into the room,

do i have the right look? are they going to like me because of this? i don't have that. but what if they ask me to do that? i can't do that! ok, maybe i shouldn't go. it sounds crazy, but that is literally the conversation that goes on in your head. harvey weinstein has denied allegations of nonconsensual sex and is now believed to be getting therapy in arizona. rumours are swirling that his film production company could soon be closed or sold, but in a statement his brother bob has rejected those claims, saying business is continuing as usual. 65—year—old weinstein has already been suspended from the british film academy, bafta, and may face the same fate or worse from the academy later. his wide -- this is clearly a

problem that is wider than just one man. let's talk to the actor eirini mo to hear about her experiences. can you outline your experiences?m is generally something that happens in the industry, directors or producers will want something more, sometimes, from the actor, in order for them to get a better part or a pa rt for them to get a better part or a part ina for them to get a better part or a part in a production and i had seen it happen a few times, to different people, not just myself. it happen a few times, to different people, notjust myself. it is up to the individual whether they want to go ahead with that orjust decline it. did anything in particular happen to you? something that you regarded as completely inappropriate when you are going for a part?|j actually had a part but then one of the directors was talking to me about him being unhappy in his marriage in all areas, and i didn't think that was appropriate, because

there are always innuendos that you here, and you shouldn't have to hear all of that because you're not their friend, you are there to work and it's a professional environment, and i think that is forgotten sometimes. asi i think that is forgotten sometimes. as i understand it, there was one party went for, i think it was a mother of two children, but you were asked to send in a particular tape? yes, i went for a part where i was being a mother of a young child and i send my tape and they asked me to resend it but naked. i said, why do i have to do this? it is not part of the role script. that isjust astonishing, that someone would have the gall to ask that. what was the response when you said, this is not appropriate? i did not get a response and i did not get the part. how did it leave you feeling it as an actor when you were asked to provide that. i thought, why is he

asking me for that? is it common practice, and my missing something? then you start to think whether you are missing something, doing something wrong. but then when i read the script again, i thought, no, this is not right. i should not have to do that, so i went back very politely and professionally and said, i don't think this is part of this crypt. why is the reason you are asking for that? and that is why ididn't are asking for that? and that is why i didn't get a response. which leads to the biggest problem, meant not behaving properly is really the biggest problem, but another big problem for actors like yourself is what you feel you can do about it at that moment. because there are people that worried that their careers will be damaged. do you have advice for people who might find themselves in that position? you think your career will be damaged, exactly that, and that you are missing a good opportunity. but then again it depends on the individual

whether they want to go down that route. personally i don't want to go down that route. i want to get the parts because i am good enough for them and fit the role. the advice i would have to give is, don't feel —— don't do anything you don't feel co mforta ble don't do anything you don't feel comfortable with, only do things that you think right for you and the pa rt that you think right for you and the part at that point. do you think this is something that is notjust about the film industry? i mean, it exists in many walks of life. about the film industry? i mean, it exists in many walks of lifelj think it exists everywhere, because i have seen it other industries. it is just i have seen it other industries. it isjust general i have seen it other industries. it is just general behaviour, i i have seen it other industries. it isjust general behaviour, i guess. it is. so what is the answer, apart from... i guess, apart from men behaving themselves. what is the answer? everyone should keep it more professional. and make sure you are there for the right reasons, make sure you are therefore either the pa rt sure you are therefore either the part of thejob sure you are therefore either the part of the job or the job description that you are actually meant to be doing, and always think

that you are in a work environment, evenif that you are in a work environment, even if you are filming late at night, you are still in a work environment. there were a couple of cases this week when male actors we re cases this week when male actors were putting out on social media the fa ct were putting out on social media the fact that they have been inappropriately approached, or in some cases have been gripped by directors. i think in the main, male directors, actually. so it isn't just a power dynamic that is from powerful men to aspiring actors who are women. it does work both ways. do you think it works both ways... i mean, on equal measure, or are there male cases of abuse, if we phrase it like that, are they perhaps few and farther between? i think it works both ways, both for women and four men. i think theyjust try to find the right individual to do that. maybe someone that is a little bit wea k maybe someone that is a little bit weak or somebody who is on their own, they will try and do that to a specific individual, i think, and

own, they will try and do that to a specific individual, ithink, and it is not right. thank you for coming in. hopefully there are not people in your position listening to this, but if there are, hopefully that has given them some courage, perhaps, to speak up about it, so thank you. we will head over to california again for a different story this time. at least 36 people have died in the wildfires that continue to spread in northern california. authorities say 9000 firefighters are tackling 17 separate wildfires in a wine region to the north of san francisco — they are among the worst in the area's history. three smaller fires have been contained. but as we report, some of the scenes are but as we report, some of the scenes a re pretty but as we report, some of the scenes are pretty shocking. sir, you've got to go! this breathtaking footage shows a police officer's view on sunday. he was in the city of santa rosa helping terrified residents evacuate. the next day, the city looks like this. these fires have choked california,

displacing 90,000 people and destroying more than 5,000 buildings. it's burning an area that's almost the size of new york city. as some areas reopen after being deemed safe, other parts of this region are being told to get ready to get out quickly. there is some good progress being made, however, some of the biggest fires are showing signs of being contained, thanks to the efforts of more than 8,000 firefighters drafted in to help. some have come from as far as australia to offer expertise, but with the weekend upon them, these firefighters are bracing themselves. weather forecasts suggest more high winds are on the way. in areas where the fire has already been and gone, police are also having to deal with looters seeking to capitalise on block after block of empty homes. we walk and see our neighbourhood flattened. it looks like a bomb has gone off in our neighbourhood.

it's so heartbreaking. the smoky air can be smelt as far as 100 miles away. in nearby san francisco, air quality has been measured as the poorest on record — worse than beijing. the strongest theory as to what may have caused this fire points to fallen powerlines. this is already the deadliest wildfire in the state's history and it's not over yet. the headlines: the home office is planning to introduce minimum six—month prison sentences for people repeatedly caught carrying acid, following a surge in attacks. the uk has joined acid, following a surge in attacks. the uk hasjoined other countries in defending the international nuclear deal with iran, after donald trump's decision to withdraw his endorsement

of the agreement. the organisers of the oscars are to hold emergency talks later to discuss claims of sexual misconduct against film producer harvey weinstein. the former us presidential candidate, hillary clinton, has warned that britain will suffer if it leaves the eu without a trade deal. speaking to the bbc‘s andrew marr, she said the uk would face "serious disruption" and be at a "big disadvantage". the concern over leaving the eu without a deal is growing. 0ur political correspondent is here now. it's not just hillary it's notjust hillary clinton voicing concerns this morning, we are also getting word from the former head of department for international trade, former head of department for internationaltrade, sir former head of department for international trade, sir martin donnelly as well. that is right. he was in post at the department for international trade until march and he has given his first interview since leaving, speaking on the today

programme on radio 4 this morning, and setting out what he sees as the disadvantages or even dangers of the negotiations with brussels ending without a deal, and the uk going it alone after brexit come if you like. he says it could mean a huge amount of legal uncertainty and that could be very bad for business, jobs and investment in britain. he says that it would be a very serious outcome and a serious position that the british economy. he also links the outcome of no deal with the eu to the uk's chances of being able to trade effectively with countries elsewhere in the world, and that is of course what those keen to get on with brexit as soon as possible would tell you, but the trade deal with the eu is important but not the be all and end all, because we can go off and strike a trade deal with us and other countries around the world which will make up for it, but sirmartin world which will make up for it, but sir martin donnelly sounded a bit of a reality check, a bit of a warning about that approach this morning, saying that it could take a very

long time and will be a slow process to strike those deals. the americans might raise issues like chlorine—treated chicken or hormones in beef or access to our health service. the indians might well say, well, we would like more visas for it workers. some asian countries might want more recognition of their safety and product standards. all these raise complex issues, so i think it's a mistake to think that there is some quick and easy alternative to the european union. obviously over time things change, but that's slow process. the government still insists that it's working towards a deal, doesn't it? but there is clear concern within the civil service, who can't talk as publicly as he can, but there is clear concerned about the progress being made. there is concern and that is reflected in sir martin's comments this morning and as we know there is preparation underway for this no deal scenario as we had seen over the course of

the last few days. it has been argued about in public, the chancellor saying in front of mps that he would not commit money to planning for a no deal scenario until the last possible moment, the prime minister having to go back slightly on that, getting hit from her own mps saying we should be planning this from the word go. so it does reflect a concern and even a fear from it does reflect a concern and even a fearfrom some it does reflect a concern and even a fear from some that we will end up with no deal from the fear from some that we will end up with no dealfrom the eu. but let's remember, take a step back, the talks with brussels are ongoing. they might be difficult at the moment, we might be waiting for that breakthrough to come but it may do in the weeks and months ahead and we will end up with a perfectly decent deal. although the prime minister has said a few times, no deal is better then a bad deal, it is by far the preferred option to reach what the preferred option to reach what the government would see as a good deal. and we are still in the same time frame as we thought we would be at this stage of negotiations. thank you. a plane has crashed in ivory coast.

witnesses say two bodies have been removed from the wreckage. the year's biggest literary prize, the man booker award, will be revealed next week. between now and then we'll be previewing the six shortlisted titles here on bbc news. 0ur look at the nominees continues today with george saunders discussing his debut novel, lincoln in the bardo, about the us president's reaction to the death of his son william. the idea came from a story that i heard 20 years ago, and the story was that while lincoln was president, his beloved son willie died, and lincoln was so grief—stricken that he actually entered the crypt on several occasions and actually interacted with the body. an exceedingly tall and unkempt fellow was making his way toward us through the darkness.

this was highly irregular. it was after hours. the front gate would be locked. the form of the book was actually a big problem. so finally i settled on a kind of greek chorus approach, where it is basically a series of hundreds of monologues that come from other ghosts in the graveyard, from historical sources both real and invented. here are some examples of actual historical quotes that i used. he was never handsome, indeed, but he grew more and more cadaverous and ungainly month by month. in lincoln's washington: recollections of a journalist who knew everybody by wa crawford. i think in total there is 166 separate voices in the book, and it looks a bit on the page like a play or a screenplay. so it was a great adventure, and i'm glad i stuck with it. sir, friend. am i doing it again? you are. take a breath. all is well. one of the daunting things about this book was that suddenly you've got lincoln in it as a character, which is kind

of like having jesus as a character. so what i finally did is i thought, well, maybe it's not a book about lincoln, it's a book about a father, it is a book about a certain evening, it is a book about grief. and then you can allow yourself to sort of minimise lincoln's screen time a little bit. you know, you don't have to worry too much about the iconic figure. you're doing what fiction writers do, which is through specificity makes the illusion of reality. we had been loved, i say, and remembering us, even many years later, people would smile, briefly gladdened at the memory. and yet? and yet no one had ever come here to hold one of us while speaking so tenderly. ever. and you can see our special live awards programme next tuesday night at 9:30pm on this channel. sport now, and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. liverpool and manchester united

are just over an hour away from renewing their old rivalry. the two teams meet in the premier league's lunchtime kick off at anfield. a win for united will send them clear at the top of the table and ten points clear of their opponents. the liverpool managerjurgen klopp has been has been under a little bit of pressure recently afterjust one win in their last seven matches, but feels this is the perfect chance for his side to return to form. it's a big, big opportunity. it's like it is. it's...we are even probably when you see it a little bit different. we are at a really good moment. not result—wise. not scoring—wise, but performance, is not as bad a lot of people think so we are not so weak that we don't have to think that we don't have a chance against manchester united. hopefully it will be another special

day. one of those days that will stick in the calendar, but everyone wants to play, amazing rivalry through the years between liverpool united. ——... hopefully we will make good memories. crystal palace have already set an unwanted record this season — that of the worst start to a premier league campaign. roy hodgson's side have lost all seven of their matches so far and haven't even managed a goal. today they host champions chelsea in a three o'clock kick—off, with manager roy hodgson hoping to include wilfried zaha for the first time since he injured his knee in crystal palace's opening game. he has trained now for two weeks. it has been very good for us in that respect. he trained for the first

day on monday and train ever since. he isa day on monday and train ever since. he is a good player and in the past has made some very, very important moves and done some very important things the crystal palace, so i think the fans will be pleased to see him back on the field because they associate him with some of the better moments. former west brom and reading boss steve clarke has been named as the new manager of scottish premiership side kilmarnock. the 54—year—old from ayrshire, has agreed a deal at rugby park until 2020, and will be assisted by former charlton defender alex dyer. he'll have his work cut out. the club are currently bottom of the table, with just three points from their eight games so far. maria sharapova remains on course for a first wta title since returning from a drugs ban. she beat peng shuai in straight sets in the semifinals of the tianjin 0pen. the five—time grand slam champion needed just 78 minutes to beat the third seed. she'll now face world number 102, aryna sabalenka,

in tomorrow's final. elsewhere, jamie murray and bruno soares lost in the japan 0pen doubles final in tokyo. —— in the shanghai masters. england's matt wallace will start his third round at the italian open in just over two hours' time, trying to stay at the top of the leaderboard. the 27—year—old, who won the portugal open in may, is the joint leader after he shot a second—round 65 included an eagle at the ninth and four birdies. that's all the sport for now. now for the weather with darren bett. hello there. very unusual weather in the next few days. some warmth, and then eventually the next hurricane heading our way. currently a hurricane, though, 0phelia is south of the azores. you can see that swirl of cloud. category 2 hurricane earlier on, with sustained winds at 100 miles an hour. it won't be as strong is that as it heads our way, it will weaken as it heads northwards, and probablyjoin forces with this bank of cloud here which is still going to bring some rain to the

north—west of the uk. but ahead of that cloud, we're drawing up some warm air from the south, pushing it into our shores, and where we get some sunshine, we could see a headline temperature in the next few days of 2a degrees. now, we're not all going to get the sunshine. it's been a bit cloudy for many western areas already, the rain's petering out in northern england. this weather front will take rain back into the north—west of scotland. it should dry up in northern ireland. and for many places, we will see a bit more sunshine through the afternoon, more sunshine than we had yesterday in england and wales. it will be warmer than it was yesterday. we could get temperatures of 20 degrees quite widely, 22 possibly in the south—east. not as warm for scotland and northern ireland, despite a little sunshine away from that rain. but the rain is going to be a feature in north—west scotland, northern isles overnight, some heavy rain here. elsewhere i think it's going to be dry. there will be some clearer skies, but some areas of mist and low cloud, too. what you will notice is how mild it will be. temperatures no lower than 12 or 13 degrees. and of course when you get the sunshine tomorrow, it will warm up quickly, too. bit of a grey start in places, some cloud lingering across western parts of england and wales.

but the rain comes back into scotland, and also into northern ireland, so that will limit the temperature rise here. we'll get some sunshine across england and wales. it's going to turn into another warm, if not very warm day. and those temperatures could be higher than shown here, 22, possibly even 23 degrees. and then we await the arrival of 0phelia. by this stage, an ex—hurricane as it hits the uk on monday, still a very deep area of low pressure, still quite a nasty storm as well, and the centre of it is tracking northwards across the western side of the uk. that is the tracker at the moment. we will see the winds picking up initially in the south—west, up through the irish sea, maybe 80 mph gusts here across the eastern side of northern ireland, 70 mph for western scotland together with some rain. but contrast that, further east, across england in particular, we'll probably see the peak of the heat, with a temperature of 2a degrees. hello, and welcome to dateline london. i'm shaun ley. president donald trump denounces iran, but leaves it to congress

to decide the future of the nuclear deal. theresa may tells the eu's brexit negotiators the ball‘s in your court — only to see it bounce back again. and will the spanish government or the catalans blink first? to discuss those three examples of what you might call "buck passing" are celia matha de pablo of la razon newspaper in spain. agnes poirier of the french magazine marianne. the columnist yasmin alibhai—brown. and broadcaster michael goldfarb. welcome to you all. thank you for being with us again. michael, let me start with you on the question of iran. why the hostile to this nuclear deal, after all the years of negotiation, the pa rent all the years of negotiation, the parent achievement and what prospect congress will follow the lead donald trump set? let us unpack that. there is always been resistance, particularly on the republican side, and there is the added level of the trump thing of wanting to undo the

0bama presidency. in the old days in the soviet union stalin wonder raise pictures and that is what trump is trying to do here, he is undoing 0bamacare and the other stuff. that is one thing, the second is that this deal its success was it took one thing, one item on the iranian