the government backs down and offers mp5 3 chance to vote on the detail of the final brexit deal. it's a last—minute concession, ahead of a controversial brexit legislation debate, which returns to the commons tomorrow. parliament will be given time to debate, scrutinise and vote on the final agreement we strike with the european union. this agreement will only hold if parliament approves it. these questions have been pressing for months. this last—minute attempt to climb down brings them into very sharp focus. but the government's warning that a vote against the deal means the uk will leave with no agreement leaves some mps unimpressed. also tonight: a bbc investigation reveals a deal to allow so—called is fighters to escape the syrian city of raqqa. where are they now? it's here that they realised that they might live to fight another day. the deal to get them out of here is the deal that no—one wants to talk about. it's raqqa's dirty secret. the force of the earthquake that

struck iraq and iran, killing over 350 people. the british woman imprisoned in iran. the foreign secretary apologises for mishandling her case and increasing her distress. and the ten million tonnes of food we throw away every year — that experts say is mostly good enough to eat. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news: 1958 was the last time italy failed to make it to the world cup. can sweden prevent them from reaching russia next year? good evening. in a political climbdown, the government has offered mps the opportunity to debate the final brexit agreement line

by line — and potentially vote to amend it. but the brexit secretary, david davis, couldn't guarantee the bill will happen before brexit day, in march 2019, and warned that if mps use the bill to vote against the deal — whatever it is — britain will simply leave the eu without an agreement. it appears to have been a move to appease tory rebels, ahead of a key brexit debate tomorrow. but it's infuriated many mps on both sides of the commons. here's our political editor, laura kuenssberg. the trappings of power at the prime minister at london's glittering guildhall tonight. an evening away from the parliamentary grind, trying to avoid being hit by the golden mace. less surprising were her reassu ra nces mace. less surprising were her reassurances about her brexit approach. there will be ups and downs along

the way. but i believe we should embrace this period with confidence and optimism. the government is not too cheery about getting their brexit legislation through the commons. secretary david davis. this afternoon, at —— a concession, a new act of parliament on the final brexit deal. ican brexit deal. i can confirm that once we reach an agreement, we will bring forward is pacific pisa primary legislation to implement that agreement. parliament will be given time to debate, scrutinise and boat on the final agreement we strike with the european union. this will only hold a parliament a pproves this will only hold a parliament approves it. giving in sorum tory and labour demands for parliament to have a proper decision if and when a deal is done. it is a recognition by the government that it is about to lose a series of boats on the withdrawal bill. mr speaker, these questions have been pressing for months, this last—minute attempt to climb down brings them into very

sharp focus and we are entitled to clear answers. stop brexit! in other words, what took you so long to admit that parliament would need a make or break brexit moment? stop brexit! there has been the is resistance to the laws already going through the commons and this was meant to take some of the wind out of the sails of the rebels but if there is no deal and no time, could there be no vote? if we run out of time, none of these suggestions that have been put forward is that the time has to be extended under article 50 so that all parties are able to deal with it. if the house of commons votes down the new withdrawal bill, will the consequence be that we will still leave on the 29th of march 2019 but without an agreement? yes. what was that? the secretary of

state said, yes. so does it change that much? there is still an happiness swirling around. i have to say a lot of us we re around. i have to say a lot of us were insulted by this because it sounded so good and when you dug into the detail, you realised this so—called meaningful vote was com pletely so—called meaningful vote was completely meaningless. it matters not so much here, but in the real world. european business equipped in number 10 today to make it plain to the prime minister. jobs, millions of families livelihoods depend on her getting brexit right. laura, the timing of this intervention by the government is key, but how meaningful is this suggested new bill and is it enough to keep the government out of difficulty with its own mps? i think it is certainly not enough to keep the godman out of trouble with its own mps. to keep the godman out of trouble with its own mp5. the timing of this is absolutely crucial. it is no current system is the government caved on this particular issue today. tomorrow, the withdrawal bill

as it is known gets into its next stage in the house of commons and there will be between now and christmas line by line, day by day, arguments on hundreds of amendments over how the government wants to ta ke over how the government wants to take us out of the eu as they try to transpose european law back onto the british statute book. but the idea that suddenly emerged by surprise today of having another withdrawal bill much later in the stage to give mpsa bill much later in the stage to give mps a finals day was intended to calm down all the tempers that were already fraying over what would happen in the next few months and has it allowed those tempers to cool down? it does not seem that way to me. iam down? it does not seem that way to me. i am told by people on both sides inside the tory party that there was a stormy meeting between there was a stormy meeting between the chief whip, in charge of party discipline, and a dozen key tory rebels about this matter this

afternoon. both sides concede it was stormy, that is political code for quite grim and probably with a lot of shouting involved. ministers know that they are going to have to give ground in the coming months and may have known for a long time they would have the net and took and compromise here and there, but today's attempt at conceding, which is not something a competent government would have done, has knocked —— has not waved a magic wand to make this all go away. thank you. when us—backed syrian fighters took full control of the city of raqqa, it ended three years of rule there by so—called islamic state. but now the bbc has uncovered details of a secret deal that let several hundred is fighters escape. is made raqqa, in northern syria, its headquarters in early 2014. last month, raqqa fell, but this programme has learnt that in exchange for a deal to save lives and bring peace to the city, a convoy carrying several hundred is fighters, their families and weapons and ammunition were able to leave the city freely. the question now is,

where are they now? 0ur middle east correspondent, quentin sommerville, has this exclusive report. even at peace, with the so—called islamic state gone, raqqa is still deadly dangerous. few of its roads have been cleared. the fighting stopped here a month ago, but there are still mines and booby traps everywhere. most of the city is a no—go zone. hardly anyone has been allowed to return. but we made it inside, searching for a trail through the debris, looking for clues to the islamic state's escape route. the city hospital was their last refuge and it's here where ourjourney begins. the group's final defeat came thanks

not to a battle, but to a bus ride. the convoy left from here, the city hospital. they'd been holed up inside for months. on it were is fighters, their families and hostages, but we're told the mood was not dejected, it was not defeated. they were defiant. it was here that they realised that they might live to fight another day. the deal to get them out of here is the deal that no one wants to talk about. it's raqqa's dirty secret. so did kurds, arabs and the western coalition get together and agree a deal that not only allowed is to escape from raqqa, but also allowed its fiercest fighters to roam far and wide from the confines of this city? they left a city lonely, empty and in ruins. the hunt begins here in raqqa, but would take us across

northern syria and beyond. the deal started with a media blackout. the islamic state's escape was not to be televised. but, thanks to amateur footage... we see that this was a convoy and a deal too large to hide. the world was told only a few dozen local fighters were being let go. no foreigners and no weapons. but the trucks were crammed full of fighters, some wearing suicide belts. all were heavily armed. after days of searching, we picked up the trail at a truck stop on the outskirts of tabqa. here, we discovered the drivers, all civilians, who drove is to freedom. they had been hired by the kurdish—led syrian democratic forces. it was the longest journey of their lines. their trucks were rigged

with is bombs, in case the deal collapsed. they had been told they were picking up only a few hundred civilians, that it would be a quickjob. they ended up driving day and night for three days. everybody‘s been saying only a couple of hundred at the absolute maximum is fighters left raqqa. you took them out, tell us how many you transported. translation: we were 47 trucks and 13 buses, and is militants took their own vehicles, as well. 0ur convoy was 6—7 kilometres long. we took out around 4,000 people, including women and children. tell me about the foreigners that were on the trucks, where were they from? translation: france, turkey, azerbaijan, pakistan, yemen, saudi, china, tunisia, egypt. there was a huge number of foreigners. this couldn't look like the islamic state's escape to victory,

so the sdf insisted there would be no flags and no banners. instead, is fighters sat boldly on top of the trucks. the axle on one lorry broke, it was so overloaded with is weaponry. when they made it to the village of shenina, they stopped at this person's shop. pale and hungry, the is fighters cleared his shelves. translation: we were at the shop here and an sdf vehicle stopped to say there was a truce agreement between them and is. they wanted us to clear the area. as soon as we did so, an is convoy came passing through. there were about 4,000 people leaving raqqa on that road here. it took them about 2—3 hours. it was bumper—to—bumper. coalition aircraft flew above them, but did nothing. the convoy drove on. we kept close on its tracks, for here is where is hoped to disappear. they left the main road.

mahmoud watched as they took a dirt trail into the desert. as they passed, they warned that they would behead the people who'd betrayed them. translation: there were loads of vehicles. i could not count them all. it took them about four hours to pass through. we have been living in terror for the past four, five years. it will take us a while to rid ourselves of that psychological fear. we feel that they may be coming back for us, or send sleeper agents. we're still not sure that they have gone for good and will not ever return. responding to our investigation, the coalition now admits that thousands were allowed to leave here. but foreigners did not escape, it maintains. some of those who escaped have already made it here to turkey. raqqa was their capital, but it was also a cage.

there, they were trapped. the deal brought peace to the city, but it also allowed some of the most battle—hardened is fighters to escape notjust raqqa, but also syria, and arrive here on europe's doorstep. the winds have carried news of the islamic state's defeat, but they bring with them a warning and a threat from a smuggler and a former is fighter. translation: after is crumbled in raqqa and deir ez—zur, the smugglers here noticed a surge in the numbers of those who are trying to cross into turkey. they are mostly is fighters and families from raqqa and deir ez—zur. they are both foreigners and syrians. translation: there are some french brothers from our group who left for france to carry out attacks in what would be called a day of reckoning. the caliphate has gone, but the islamic state is still out there. quentin sommerville, bbc news, istanbul. more than 400 people

have been killed in a powerful earthquake that's struck the northern border of iran and iraq. another 7,000 were injured and the casualty figure is expected to rise on both sides of the border. a major rescue operation is underway, but it is being hampered by landslides and power cuts. the epicentre of the quake, which measured 7.3, was just under 20 miles south of hala bja. one of the worst—hit areas was sarpol—e zahab, as james robbins reports. the moment the earth starts shaking violently. a man runs for his life from the control room of this dam, as massive boulders are hurled around outside. the dam wall was not breached. but, elsewhere, devastation. in iran, the border town of sarpol—e zahab was hit hardest. as entire walls collapsed, many families did manage to flee their homes, but others were crushed or buried. at a local hospital, there were many stories of narrow escape.

translation: i fell from the balcony down. the earthquake was very strong. translation: the earthquake shattered the window, which fell on me, and it wounded my hand and my face. rescue has been made more difficult by the mountainous terrain. iranian authorities are pouring resources in, but landslides and power cuts are slowing both rescue efforts and the task of establishing the full extent of casualties. this quake was 7.3 in magnitude and happened in a known danger zone. the surface of the earth is made up of tectonic plates, and, in this case, the arabian plate has been moving roughly northwards against the eurasian plate at a rate of two centimetres — just under an inch a year. forces build up and eventually are very suddenly released with devastating effect. the destruction in iran is greater than in neighbouring iraq, where a major rescue operation is also under way.

bbc correspondent rami ruhayem is there. this area is one of the hardest hit in iraq by sunday's earthquake. we are told seven people were inside this home when it collapsed. two of them were killed and others were injured. several other buildings suffered similar damage to this one, but, fortunately, they seem to be the exception rather than the rule, and most of the other homes in the region managed to withstand the impact of the earthquake. for the survivors, night—time is the toughest. in rapidly falling temperatures, families are huddled around fires. even where buildings are intact, fear of after—shocks will keep people outdoors. james robbins, bbc news. the foreign secretary has admitted for the first time that he made a mistake in his handling of the case of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe — the british woman held in prison in iran. boris johnson apologised for the distress and suffering he had caused her and herfamily

by wrongly saying that she was training journalists in iran, as opposed to being on holiday. he also confirmed that he would be meeting mrs zaghari—ratcliffe's husband this week. our special correspondent, lucy manning, has been speaking to him. they sing a mother singing with her daughter just a week before her arrest. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe has now been separated from three—year—old gabriella for a year and a half. with her health deteriorating in an iranian prison and the words of politicians here appearing to harm her case, her husband has this message for the foreign secretary. i want you to solve this mess in your name. and i stand by that. i think it's not a mess that's entirely the foreign secretary's making, by any means, but it is a mess that his name has been attached to and it is getting deeper and more complicated because of that. he will take these requests to a meeting with the foreign secretary this week. you're going to go to iran. and when you go, i'd like to go with you. i'd like to be on that plane,

i'd like to be standing next to you, for the symbolism that has. the second thing is that nazanin be given diplomatic protection. that is within the gift of the government. mrjohnson had been less than clear in backing the family's account that mrs zaghari—ratcliffe was in iran visiting relatives when she was arrested. when you look at what nazanin zaghari— ratcliffe was doing, you just, you know, she was simply teaching people journalism, as i understand it. today, labour demanded answers about mrs zaghari—ratcliffe's case from the foreign secretary, who had to return from brussels. it is not good enough. if it is a matter of pride that the foreign secretary is refusing to admit simply that he has made a mistake, well, then i feel bound to say to him that his pride matters not one ounce compared to nazanin's freedom. mrjohnson was apologetic. it was my mistake. i should have been clearer. i apologise for the distress... i apologise for the distress and anguish that has been caused to mrs zaghari— ratcliffe

and herfamily. ministers are considering if diplomatic protection can be given to mrs zaghari—ratcliffe, which would turn it from a consular issue into a more serious dispute between the uk and iran. but it's not clear if this would help her. mrs zaghari—ratcliffe's employers were insistent herjob was an administrative one. we don't work in iran. to start with, the thomson reuters' condition doesn't work there. and we have no relations with iran. but on top of that, she was really on holiday. and let me tell you, she's not spy material at all. her familyjust want her home. young gabriella cried when her visit to her mum in prison this weekend was cut short. lucy manning, bbc news. a man has been has been found guilty of carrying out an acid attack at a london nightclub in which 16 people were seriously injured. in cctv, you can see 25—year—old arthur collins

throw the corrosive substance at the mangle club, in east london, in april. he was convicted of 14 charges, including grievous bodily harm. an inquest has heard that welsh government minister carl sergeant — who was sacked after allegations about his conduct — hanged himself. his body was discovered at his home in flintshire last week. mr sergeant was facing a labour party investigation following claims about his behaviour by a number of women. bob geldof has returned his honour granting him freedom of the city of dublin in protest at the myanmar leader aung san suu kyi receiving the same award. she has faced criticism for the treatment of the rohingya minority in her country. mps in westminster have been debating a budget for northern ireland, ten months after the power—sharing government at stormont collapsed. despite talks, the dup and sinn fein have failed to agree a deal to restore devolution since then. 0ur ireland correspondent, chris buckler, is at stormont tonight. chris, this is not something westminster wa nted. but not having a budget has had an

effect. yes, public services have been running out of cash without a power—sharing executive westminster has had to step in and the announcement tonight the promise of announcement tonight the promise of an extra 15 million for health and education, money that has come from the million pound deal the dup did to support the tories at westminster but relationships there have not helped relationships that stormont and sinn fein and the dup are deeply divided. james brokenshire i was at pains in the commons to say it was not the start of direct rule, where london would take over the running of departments in belfast. he wants a deal between parties here he said. sinn fein said negotiations are over for the moment and the dup have been taking the instruction of direct rule ina taking the instruction of direct rule in a matter of weeks. we have a limbo for northern ireland government between devolution and

direct rule and without anyone able to make decisions. frankly, that cannot go one for ever. global carbon—dioxide emissions are projected to rise for the first time in four years. scientists at a united nations climate conference in germany say the main cause of the growth is the greater use of coal in china, as its economy grows. researchers say cuts in emissions are needed to avoid dangerous global warming later this century, as our science editor, david shukman, explains. for more than a week now, the people of delhi have been suffering in air that has become toxic. smog created by countless engines burning fossil fuels, including coal. coal is one of the biggest sources of pollution worldwide. power stations such as this one in poland belch out gases including carbon dioxide, and despite promises to clean up, emissions are actually increasing. for countries in the path of devastating hurricanes, like the ones that struck the caribbean earlier this year, this is depressing. because global warming may bring more extreme weather.

and it seems to them that little is being done to stop it. this is very worrying for us. i would hate to say that it sounds a death knell, but it translates into that, given this summer we have had such an active hurricane season. we know what irma and maria did to the region. this new research finds that more and more carbon dioxide is being released from power stations, factories and different forms of transport. and this matters because the gas traps heat in the atmosphere. this graph shows how emissions of carbon dioxide have risen over almost three decades. in the last few years, they have been levelling off, which was seen as a positive sign. but this year, there has suddenly been an increase of 2%. so what is happening and who is to blame around the world? in america, emissions of carbon dioxide have fallen slightly and that is despite president trump wanting to leave the paris agreement. in europe, they are on course to be down as well. but in china they are up, as the economy picks up

and more coal is burned. climate scientists say it is vital that less coal is used if we are to have any chance of heading off the worst of global warming. but president trump is promoting the coal industry and he wants america to help other countries to use it. there are countries that have said that coal is going to be part of our energy mix for the foreseeable future, many in asia and some in africa as well. and they have been clear that because coal is going to be part of their energy mix in the future, they want support for cleaner coal technology. there is now a battle over a fuel that many economies rely on. there are plans to make coal cleaner, to use it without releasing carbon dioxide. but this is not much of a reality so far and, in the meantime, there are warnings that emissions need to fall rapidly, not rise, as they are now. now, it looks pretty revolting.

just some of the ten million tonnes of food we throw away each year. and despite what it looks like here, experts say much of it is good enough to eat. there is waste throughout the food supply chain, but it's thought that the biggest problem lies with consumers — that's us — and campaigners are urging families to be much more careful about what they throw away, asjeremy cooke explains. 0k, it is past its sell—by date. but this is, or was, food. what's this? sushi. grown, produced, processed, and discarded. a super—sized serving of stinking waste. it's amazing how much food is thrown out, and it's amazing how long it's taken the message to get through. if you don't have to eat it, don't buy it. the striking thing here is the tonnes of food waste that we all throw away all the time. this stuff has come from bars and restaurants and businesses and there are mountains of it piling up here every day.

across the country, we throw away 10 million tonnes of food every year. that's £17 billion worth in the bin. and we're told 60% of that is avoidable — food that could have and should have been eaten. there is waste through the entire supply chain. from in the field, in the manufacturing, in the restaurant, in the retail, in the supermarket, distribution, and in the kitchen at home. 0verproduction is a fact of the modern food industry. most of the surplus — good, nutritious stuff — goes to waste. but here there's another way. all of this, if it wasn't for fareshare, would end up going in the bin. at the fareshare charity, they take the surplus and use it to feed the hungry. the thing that really drives us nuts is it is going to waste while there are people going hungry. we feed at the moment half a million people a week, half a million people a week,

with this food. we do that to 7000 front—line charity and community groups. which is good news here at the melton learning hub, where disadvantaged kids get good, fresh food. for our kids it means they get hot meal. they definitely get a hot meal every day. lots of different circumstances the young people come to us in and it is a brilliant way of using food that would, as you say, go to waste. but luke and his mates know that this is the exception. most surplus food is simply thrown away. this stuff, if it was like left on the shelf, it would get put into storage and get put in landfills and that and that's not good. tackling the issue will mean dumping less food and doing more with whatever goes in the bin. here it is used to make valuable fertiliser to generate gas and electricity. but most of our discarded food still goes to the incinerator or to landfill — perhaps the definition of waste

in a hungry world. jeremy cooke, bbc news. the four—time winners of football's world cup — italy — have been eliminated from the finals next year in russia. the italians could only draw nil—nil in the second leg of their match against sweden in milan. it's the first time italy has failed to qualify for the world cup finals since 1958. the new stage adaptation of the 19705 film network — a satire on television news's obsession with ratings — has had its world premiere tonight in london. its star, bryan cranston, from the cult television series breaking bad — has been speaking to our arts editor, will gompertz, about his concerns about the impact of social media on news and the current climate in hollywood. they met at the national theatre. a very interesting perspective. because i've never sat out here, looking that way. 0k. it's quite an impressive set, though, isn't it? you were an overnight success,

you could argue, at fifty—ish. although they may look the same. bryan cra nston became an international superstar in the hit tv show breaking bad. playing walter white, a chemistry teacher who becomes a drug—dealing criminal. breaking bad was a phenomenal experience for me. it changed my life completely. and here he is in another life—changing role. i'm as mad as hell and i'm not going to take it any more! in the national theatre's stage adaptation of the 19705 film network, in which his character loses it on air and becomes a ratings sensation. in the ‘70s it was clearly a satire. network in 2017 is no longer a satire.