this is bbc news. the headlines at 11pm: brexit negotiators are expected to work through the night in a bid to reach a deal on the irish border. foreign secretary borisjohnson is to visit iran soon and raise the case of the jailed british—iranian woman nazanin zaghari ratcliffe. palestinians clash with israeli forces in protest at president trump's decision to recognisejerusalem as israel's capital. and on newsnight, as well trying to keep up with the latest brexit developments, we'll also be looking at the subject of anorexia. a problem obviously associated with adolescents, but which also affects adults who often don't get the treatment they need. good evening and welcome to bbc news.

theresa may has been speaking to the president of the european commission and the irish prime minister this evening, amid signs of possible progress in efforts to restart the brexit negotiations. the talks stalled on monday, after northern ireland's democratic unionist party objected to the draft plans, because of their concern over the status of the border with the irish republic. our political editor laura kuenssberg is in westminster and gave us this update. after the embarrassing collapse of the whole thing on monday when theresa may had gone to brussels and had to then come back without a deal, things have been kept pretty close in a very tight circle in westminster. there have been lots of phone calls tonight. lots of talks. but both sides have been pretty tightlipped and when we saw the

westminster leader of the dup, the northern irish party, nigel dodds emerge from talks at whitehall this afternoon he very much avoided answering any questions or giving anything away. however, tonight, there certainly have been signs that we are moving towards some potential conclusion. we know that theresa may has spoken to the irish leader and also to the president of the european commission. there have been positive noises coming out of europe. i've been told by other sources that there are serious proposals now on the table that in london, brussels and westminster most people are pretty content with. the question is, however, what will the dup make of this? are they ready to say yes? i understand there are plans in place for, if it all works, for the prime minister to fly to brussels very, very early tomorrow morning, to be able to sign on the dotted line, to dot the is, cross

the ts to get this agreement going, but that will only happen if the dup is finally willing to give her the green light. we've been here before and they put a spanner in the works in other occasions and they are using this moment to get the maximum leverage they can. so this certainly is progress and even if there isn't a deal tomorrow, things are closer than they were just 48 hours ago or so. the latest we are hearing from laura is that we now understand additional wording has been added to the final text, to provide more reassurance to the dup, because what is needed is that the dup back what's going on. if they don't get that, theresa may will not go ahead with that trip and the latest we understand is that the talks to try to finalise all of these are expected to go on until these are expected to go on until the early hours of the morning. the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, says he will travel

to iran in the next few days to urge the release on humanitarian grounds of dual nationals who are being held there. they include the british iranian mother nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, who has been imprisoned since last april on charges of trying to overthrow the regime, which she denies. her husband, who's been campaigning for her release, has welcomed the news. he's been speaking to our correspondent caroline hawley. this was nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, with her daughter, gabriella, just a week before her arrest. she has been behind bars now for 19 months, held first in solitary confinement and now in a communal cell, accused of spying. on sunday she has been told she will be back in court to face additional charges of spreading propaganda. borisjohnson has called her case a mockery ofjustice but he has been accused of complicating her ordeal when he said last month

that he was training journalists when she was in iran with her daughter on holiday. he had to apologise. it was my mistake. i should have been clearer. i apologise for the distress and anguish that has been caused to mrs zaghari ratcliffe and her family. this is gabriella drawing mummy. she's always got very long hair. she will normally ask to see which colour... tonight, her husband, richard, showed me a picture that gabriella drew in the last few days of her mother. he's campaigned for the foreign secretary to go to iran to push for her release. i'm not sure he's going to bring her home on the plane but the fact of him going there can make such a big difference. how is nazanin and what is she expecting from the visit? emotionally, she feels like she is at the end of her tether. she talks about having lost control of her temper and getting really angry about tiny things. talks about having flashbacks and worries and clearly not looking forward at all to the court case on sunday. family and friends hope to have the family reunited for

christmas. boris johnson will appeal for her release on humanitarian grounds. but iran and britain have a fraught relationship and no—one knows when nazanin zaghari ratcliffe will be home. caroline hawley, bbc news. the number of cases of domestic violence reported to police in england and wales is on the rise. now the children's commissioner for england has called on the prime minister to put in place greater protection for children who are exposed to the problem at home. the latest figures show an increase in the number of cases police are involved in, almost 650,000 in the year to march. it estimated that one in seven children and young people under the age of 80 would have lived with domestic abuse at home some point. —— age of 18. the leader of hamas, the palestinian islamist group, has called for a new popular

uprising, or intifada, following president trump's recognition of jerusalem as the capital of israel. traditional allies of the us, including saudi arabia and france, condemned president trump's decision, but israel said it was a welcome step forward. 0ur middle east editorjeremy bowen sent this report from jerusalem, which contains some flash photography. over the years, palestinians have burned many american flags. the question is whether something fresh is happening. whether this old conflict has entered a new stage. volleys of tear gas were directed at palestinian demonstrators by israeli security forces in towns around jerusalem. many palestinians have serious doubts about whether these street clashes change anything. jerusalem, though, is as special for palestinians as it is for israelis. and trump's decision to ignore palestinian claims to the city has

caused real anger. israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, isjubilant. he posted this video, saying, these are great days in zionism's history. but these are not great days for israel's foreign relations. many countries feel they have a stake injerusalem. turkey's president erdogan on a visit to greece said the us and israel were trampling over international law, rejecting a un resolution. mahmoud abbas, the palestinian president, on the right, travel to jordan for emergency talks with king abdullah, whose warnings of danger ahead were ignored by president trump. afterwards, president abbas said america no longer had a political role in the middle east. in gaza, ismail haniyeh, the leader of hamas,

called for drastic action. "it's time", he said, "for a third palestinian uprising. another intifada." uprisings carried a heavy price and didn't get them independence. an intifada is a dangerous option which many palestinians don't want to repeat. but their anger is real. this was a demonstration tonight in a palestinian refugee camp injordan. and they have international support. the americans are preparing a new peace plan. it will need something very special to succeed. it's important to realise that there is no peace process, and there hasn't been for a few years. but back when they used to have serious peace talks, the negotiators steered well clear of the issue of the future ofjerusalem. that's because all sides realise that it can unleash some really powerful and potentially destructive forces. they treated it as a politically

radioactive issue. it was tense tonight at damascus gate in the old city. sometimes injerusalem nationalism and religious difference are overwhelming. perhaps it's too much to hope for a peace deal. accident and emergency departments across the uk are already stretched to their very limits and it's only the start of winter. that's the warning from the royal college of emergency medicine, which says there's more pressure than ever on hospitals. bbc research has found that the number of patients waiting more than four hours the official target has more than doubled in the last four years across the uk. many hospitals are struggling to cope with the a&e workload but this one, luton and dunstable, has consistently hit its four—hour waiting time

target for five years. so, what's the secret? it is about getting the whole health economy involved and that includes primary care... a senior consultant told me it was all about managing patients as they moved from a&e into the hospital and freeing up beds. we have a team of people who are dedicated to this process and serve only this emergency department, to get them through the hospital and the system and back out, so we can see new arrivals and new emergencies. it sounds simple but it's taken this hospital time and a lot of hard work and with the right leadership, to ensure that patients are brought into the hospital and through it and then back home again, as efficiently as possible. into the hospital and through it and then back home again, but across the uk, it's been a lot more challenging. over 3 million patients who visited uk a&es waited over four hours in the last 12 months, according to bbc research. 120% more than four years earlier. by comparison, the number of visits has only risen byjust over 7%, to just under 27 million.

hayley, from south wales, endured a lengthy wait for treatment afterfainting and banging her head. she felt unwell and was advised to go a&e. i phoned 111 first, just for some advice and they were like — no, you need to go to a&e. i headed down. waited about an hour. then there was a tannoy to say a seven—hour waiting time. i got checked over and i was able to go home. about five—and—a—half hours, six hours in total. scotland has the best a&e performance in the uk. england is behind, followed by wales and then northern ireland. the department of health covering england said more money had been allocated for social care and the nhs this year. back in luton they work hard to get patients home when safe to do so, freeing up beds for new arrivals, with senior social care experts in the hospital assessing their needs.

for den, they've made sure his home he has been prepared so he's ready to go. all the facilities which i need for the toilet, for mobility and everything you can think of, chair raisers, you name it, they've provided it and i can't praise them enough for it. local health managers visit the hospital to discuss whether any patients who've been admitted could have been treated closer to home. they've prepared for winter. they know it could be even tougher than what they have anticipate seen before. a british man whose name was included on a leaked registration document for so—called islamic state has been convicted of terrorism offences. 26—year—old mohammed abdallah from manchester was found guilty of is membership, possession of a gun and receiving money for terrorism. the old bailey trial heard how he travelled to syria where the leaked document listed him as a "specialist sniper". that's a summary of the news.

newsday is coming up at midnight. now on bbc news it's time for newsnight, with evan davis. it seems the pieces may be falling into place tonight. could a deal soon be done and then britain move to phase two of the brexit talks? the big names in brussels are getting ready for something to emerge at first light tomorrow. is the pm really poised to crack the irish border conundrum? meet gavin williamson, the new defence secretary. he says we should kill british jihadis who are overseas. was he grandstanding or advocating that we break the law? we'll hear what exactly the law is, and how best to deal with former is fighters. also tonight... just a good fun girl to have in the family, and as parents, we are incredibly proud of her. anorexia took his daughter's life. are adult sufferers of this serious mental illness being failed by the system?

hello. we'll start tonight with the latest on brexit, and although there is no deal to report — no crossing of a threshold into phase two of the talks yet — there has been a sudden flurry of optimistic comments, and the organising of a possible dash to brussels by the prime minister, maybe early, early tomorrow. or even tonight? that would be a choreographed announcement. to be honest, the problem of sorting out the irish border issue had looked huge — and with the deadline of sunday, it seems remarkable that we may get a deal in the morning, with time to spare. but then again, we may not! well, nick watt, our political editor is here with me.