good afternoon. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, has said he would only consider involvement in syria if it had the backing of the un. it follows yesterday's missile strikes by the us, france and the uk on suspected chemical weapons sites. meanwhile, the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, said no further military action is planned, but that the government would study the options if syria used chemical weapons again. here is our political correspondent, iain watson. british forces in action, four tornado aircraft took part in bombing raids in syria yesterday and today the government was clear this was about sending a signal that the use of chemicals weapons, salisbury or in syria, would not be tolerated. it was not about changing the course of the conflict in the middle east. the foreign secretary did not absolutely rule out further action. there is no proposal on the table at the moment forfurther there is no proposal on the table at the moment for further attacks because so far, thank heavens, the

assad regime has not been so foolish as to launch another chemical weapons attack. if we say we are limiting our action to chemical weapons, oui’ limiting our action to chemical weapons, our particular desire to reinforce that prohibition which is what it is about, yes, of course it follows the rest of the syrian war must proceed as it will. his justification for the action was in pa rt justification for the action was in part that chemical weapons had been used in britain too and he was dismissive of russian suggestions the uk could be behind the salisbury poisoning or had faked the syrian attack. it is plainly utterly preposterous and arranged suggestion. the labour leader opposed that air strikes and has called the renewed diplomacy to bring about a ceasefire. called the renewed diplomacy to bring about a ceasefirelj called the renewed diplomacy to bring about a ceasefire. i can only countenance involvement in syria if there is a un authority behind it. if the russians vetoed un resolutions on the six times now, there is roomed—macro no reason to think they will stop. both sides

have vetoed or threatened to veto. there has not been agreement. what would he do if he had incontrovertible evidence the assad regime had used chemical weapons? confront assad with the evidence and any othergroup confront assad with the evidence and any other group that baby fingered because of that, maybe, i'm saying, i don't know —— that may be fingered. they must remove and destroy those weapons. political disagreements are not limited to whether the syrian strike should have taken place, even some mps who backed the military action are deeply unhappy that it took place without a prior vote in parliament. the prime minister will address mps tomorrow but there are now calls for the law to be changed so that any action in future would have to be approved not just by action in future would have to be approved notjust by the cabinet but by parliament. labour want a new war powers app to give mps say. the snp is calling for an agency debate.“ there was to be any further change to the role of uk forces in syria or

further change to that, it should be sanctioned by a parliamentary vote. the prime minister will hope the action does not have to be repeated but even some of her own mps would wa nt but even some of her own mps would want greater scrutiny of her decisions. and iainjoins me now. so, theresa may goes to the commons tomorrow to explain why she ordered the strikes. what sort of reception can she expect? i think she will get a favourable reception from some of her own mps and even some from the labour benches but criticism will come pretty heavily on two fronts. why did she do it without prior un approval, asjeremy did she do it without prior un approval, as jeremy corbyn did she do it without prior un approval, asjeremy corbyn has suggested? and is there a genuine legal basis for this? the government says there is. jeremy corbyn is arguing quite clearly a message to self defence or un sanctioned, that is questionable. the bigger question is questionable. the bigger question is why she did not have the prior parliamentary vote. it effectively unite the opposition and will draw criticism from her own ranks. labour are suggesting putting in a new law

suggesting parliament in future must be consulted and the snp will use parliamentary devices to try to force an emergency debate and that would of course show the snp are united by opposing the air strikes but it will bring out in divisions and the other big parties. thank you. the founder and head of the world's largest advertising agency, wpp, sir martin sorrell, has resigned, less than a fortnight after the company announced he was being investigated for misconduct. he leaves wpp after 33 years in the job. sir martin denies any wrongdoing. joe lynam has more. you might not know the agencies behind them, but you will know many of the adverts that they come up with. wpp owns many of the large advertising and public relations groups in the world and this is the man who created the £15 billion behemoth. sir martin sorrell took a company called wire and plastic products,

which made supermarket baskets, into a major entity in 112 countries. but now, a 33—year glittering career is coming to an end amid recent accusations that he may have misused wpp funds. although sir martin has strenuously denied any wrongdoing, he said it would be in the best interests of the business if he stepped down now. this resignation is a lot more than the use of company funds. many believe wpp is simply not growing like it used to. tech giants like facebook and google are placing ads directly with consumers and bypassing the advertising agencies controlled by wpp whose share price has fallen by a third over the past year and many believe that sir martin has lost his midas touch. sirmartin said... sir martin will be disappointed that having run wpp for a third

of a century, he didn't really get to choose when to step down. joe lynam, bbc news. one person is in a critical condition in hospital, and another has potentially life—changing injuries, after a car ploughed into six pedestrians in essex. two of the group had to be airlifted to hospital after the incident in canvey island. police have launched a murder investigation after a man was shot dead in birmingham. officers were called to a shooting in the bordesley area of the city at just after midnight. a 20—year—old man was pronounced dead at the scene. forensic teams are carrying out investigations this morning and police are appealing for information. more than 500 firefighters and 15 aircraft have been battling a huge blaze on the suburban fringes of sydney. the fire continues to burn out of control and has scorched thousands of acres of bushland,

forcing people to leave their homes. australian authorities say it is unclear if any properties have been destroyed. the commonwealth games has come to a close with england's netball team scoring a dramatic last—minute victory to secure gold. they beat hosts australia 52—51. it's the first time a team other than australia or new zealand has won the netball at the games. tim hague has the very latest. never before had england reached the commonwealth games netball final. never before have they won any more than a bronze. and yet, with another last—gasp goal, england's roses bloomed at the buzzer. commentator: england have done it! they have made history. they have snatched the gold medal from australia. quite simply, the greatest result in their history and a win to rewrite the record books. it's my dream come true.

the girls have worked so hard over the last international phase, they've put in there, they were against the world number one. they are renowned. we have not beaten them once in the whole cycle i've been here. to beat them at that time was stupendous and i am really proud of them, really, really proud. imagine, too, how proud the adcocks are today. the husband and wife combination of chris and gabby, the reigning champions, defending their title in the mixed badminton by beating team—mates marcus ellis and lauren smith. but it hasn't been alljoy for the home nations down under. take this, for example. scotland's callum hawkins leading the marathon with only a mile to go, only for exhaustion to cruelly rob him of victory in the 30—degree heat. the fact it took several minutes for medical help to arrive has led to criticism of the organisers. another scotsman, robbie simpson, was able to make the podium though. he battled through to bronze in the searing temperatures.

and that's it, the final day of the commonwealth games over. the gold coast may be more than 10,000 miles away, but it has been a home from home for the home nations. tim hague, bbc news. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at 5.35pm. until then, have a good afternoon. strong winds have pushed the flames toward suburban you are watching the bbc news channel. as we've been hearing, jeremy corbyn has said labour will continue to press for a debate and vote in parliament on theresa may's decision to order missile strikes on syria without consulting mps.

jeremy corbyn said the prime minster "could easily" have delayed the decision until tomorrow when mps return. earlier i spoke to sir mark lyall grant, who was the uk's ambassador to the united nations in 2013 when the commons voted against military action in syria. he said it was right that the uk took part in the air strikes, without parliament being consulted. frankly, this convention is a very recent convention and is a constraint that many of our allies, including france and the united states, don't face. the reality is that the situation in crises like these move quickly and decisions need to be made quickly and it's very rare that all the information available to the government when coming to a decision will be able to be put into the public domain. so i think parliament certainly should hold the government to account for its executive decisions, but i do think parliament is the right body to take those executive decisions that naturally

fall to the prime minister and her cabinet. was the prime minister under pressure because france also wanted to carry out military intervention and he is close with the united states on this? we might have been slightly isolated if we hadn'tjoined in the military action, more distant from the united states? there may be an element of that. the united states was supportive over the poisoning of these skripals, but there is a wider point here that is more significant and that is that the rules—based international order is very important for countries like the united kingdom. more important arguably for us and france and other european countries than the united states. we rely on that for our prosperity and security. it's right that we should participate in defence of that order

and using chemical weapons is a direct violation of that international order, so it's right that the british government should play a role in defending it. are these missile strikes too late? it's been said that there were 50 chemical weapon strikes at least in syria, maybe 200. this is a response to one. what really is the point? it is important to draw a line in the sand on this. this was a particularly egregious chemical attack. there was clear evidence it was the assad regime so it was right to respond, but you are right, this will not change the dynamic on the ground. it will not change the outcome of the syrian war and that's why i was disappointed in 2013 when parliament did vote against military action because don't forget, that was two years before russia entered the conflict at all and military strikes then might have fundamentally changed the dynamic on the ground. so in a way, that was the time?

that was a time and it could have saved hundreds of thousands of civilian casualties in syria. that is not the case now and this was a limited objective, which was a focus on chemical weapons only. people will say why this response on chemical weapons because assad has been doing all sorts of horrific things to civilians in terms of conventional weapons for years, killing as you said, hundreds of thousands. use of chemical weapons is a strong international taboo. they have not been used in widespread terms since the first world war, but they were used in the second world war and in the iran—iraq war and in smaller cases in syria, but given that every country practically in the world has signed up to the chemical weapons convention, it's an unpleasant way of killing people and i think it is right that we should reenforce that international taboo that everyone has agreed to. britain's ambassador to the united

nations. a man has died, and a woman is in a critical condition, after the vehicle they were in, collided with a car during a police pursuit, on the outskirts of stoke—on—trent. the pair were being followed by officers on the a50 near longton after failing their vehicle failed to stop. they collided with a car on the eastbound carriageway at around 6.15 this morning. staffordshire police have referred the incident to the independent police complaints commission. " locked and loaded". america tells syria it's ready to strike again after yesterdays attacks on suspected chemical weapons facilities. labour leaderjeremy corbyn has called for a vote in parliament tomorrow, following yesterday's air strikes. the chief executive of the world's largest advertising agency, martin sorrell, is stepping down.

sport now and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's ben croucher. yes, the commonwealth games has come to a conclusion. 0ver over to birmingham now, hosting it in 2022. they organised a flash mob for the occasion. doesn't it look great? the closing ceremony has been going on since about 11.30. it has been a little bit different. usain bolt, used to turning heads on the track, now he is turning tables, dj in. whether he is actually doing anything, we are not sure. but the crowd didn't mind. a colourful and friendly games has finished. it was the biggest sporting event in australia this decade. for the first

time, an equal number of medals in men's and women's events were contested. this is how the final table looks. australia, way out in front. 45 golds for england in their haul of 136. wales' 36 is a record. scotland are just behind them with their best at an overseas games. 12 medals for northern ireland too. daniel ricciardo won an eventful chinese grand prix for his first victory of the season. behind, lewis hamilton could only finish fourth but has closed up on championship leader sebastian vettel after the german was caught up in a late accident. nick parrot reports. 0n on occasions, even the most predictable of sports can be unpredictable. nobody expected to see daniel ricciardo winning the chinese grand prix. the australian was lucky to qualify sixth after the engine or his red bull blue in final practice and had to be replaced. the moment that shook up the shanghai international circuit came on the 30th lap. the two toro rossos

tangled, the safety car came out and the red bulls came in forfresh tyres. mercedes and ferrari, fighting for victory, didn't, and got caught out. when the action resolved, ricciardo rocketed up the field. his red bull, charging from sixth to first in the space of ten thrilling laps. while his fight was clea n, thrilling laps. while his fight was clean, his team—mate, max verstappen, was penalised for taking out sebastian vettel. the dutchman's fourth—place ended up going to lewis hamilton. vettel, who started from pole, could only finish eighth. what was shaping up to be a two horse championship has been thrown wide open thanks to a red bull. manchester united face west brom, knowing that defeat would hand the title to manchester city with five games remaining. city beat tottenham 3-1 at games remaining. city beat tottenham 3—1 at wembley to put them on the brink of a third premier league. raheem sterling scored the third goal of the game. if united win this

afternoon, rabat city can take victory against swansea next weekend. —— manchester city. the early kick off sees arsenal travel to newcastle united. commentary of both premier league games is on radio 5 live. in the scottish cup, celtic play rangers for the right to face motherwell in the final. walls are playing their first match since securing promotion. they are a goal up against local rivals birmingham city, thanks to this goal. victory will mean they only need a point to win the championship. the task should be easy at the birmingham's harley dean was sent off. arsenal are winning in the women's semifinal. the winners of this match will face chelsea manchester city. they play on bbc two at 3.30. ian poulter will be chasing his second victory in three weeks this evening. he holds a one shot lead going into the final round of the rbc heritage in south carolina.

poulter who won the houston 0pen two weeks ago leads on 13 under par. he's one shot clear of luke list of the usa and kim si woo from south korea. that's all the sport for now. a bush fire is burning out of control near sydney — with the flames now threatening some streets around 20 miles from the city centre. hundreds of people have been forced to leave their homes, and australian police say they suspect the blaze may have been started deliberately. phil mercer reports. strong winds have pushed the flames toward suburban streets, about 35 kilometres from the centre of sydney. as the blaze approached, many residents left, while others stayed to join a huge firefighting effort. authorities said the fast—moving outbreak was aggressive and unpredictable. while 500 firefighters confronted the inferno on the ground,

they were supported in the skies by more than a dozen aircraft. very warm autumn weather and a lack of rain have turned bushland on sydney's outer fringes into a tinderbox. we have to deal with the worst that mother nature can throw at us. and the worst australians are presented with by nature, the better it brings up the australian spirit. conditions in the fire zone are reported to be easing. but crews will again be working through the night to try to contain the blaze. south—eastern australia is one of the world's most fire prone regions. most outbreaks are sparked by lightning, or accidentally by power lines. sometimes more sinister hands are to blame. australian police believe this monstrous fire in south—western sydney may have been let on purpose. experts say that australia's annual bushfire season is starting

earlier and ending later. they believe that climate change is making the threat worse. phil mercer, bbc news, sydney. myanmar says it has re—patriated the first family of rohingya muslims, who fled violence in rakhine state. more than 700,000 people took refuge in neighbouring bangladesh following a military operation which the un says was tantamount to ethnic cleansing. the burmese government says it has been responding to terrorist groups. rylee carlson reports. the myanmar government says this is the first rohingya family to cross back over the border from bangladesh into rakhine state. the un has not confirmed their story, but here they are met by immigration officers who check their papers and begin their voluntary repatriation. in this reception centre, they're fingerprinted, their photos taken and they are given a medical checkup. at the end, they are also given

a national verification card, a small piece of id that many rohingya are refusing because their citizenship is still in question. hundreds of thousands of rohingya muslims fled this area into neighbouring bangladesh. the united nations has called the reported killings, rapes and arson ethnic cleansing, a claim the country denies, calling it instead a legitimate counterinsurgency operation. last week, myanmar‘s minister of social welfare and resettlement visited a camp in cox's bazar, where he was met with rohingya refugees concerned about their status and persecution if they returned home.

the most important thing is to start the repatriation process as soon as possible. so we've got to overcome all the difficulties. do they say that they want citizenship? yeah, yeah, we're trying to help the citizenship. for now, it's up to the families to decide if that pledge is enough. the latest from washington on the syrian air strikes by the us, france and britain. we havejust had another tweet from president trump, who says... that was quite controversial,

because that was the phrase used by president bush to signify the end of american operations in iraq. he used that phrase, mission accomplished, and it was not accomplished, because clearly the conflict in iraq continued for a long time after that. donald trump, saying that the us action was carried out with such precision that the only way the fake news media, in his tense, could demean it was by his use of the term mission accomplished. that is the latest from washington. let's bring you more from the commonwealth games. we were bringing you news about the marathon runner from scotland who had real problems about a mile from the end. as we've been hearing,

a scottish marathon runner has collapsed from exhaustion as he was set to win a gold medal at the commonwealth games in australia. callum hawkins was almost two minutes ahead when he fell — hitting his head on a barrier. he was talking when he was helped into an ambulance — a scottish team spokesman said there were no major concerns about his condition at this stage. there was some criticism that the medical response to him took quite a while, about one minute and a0 seconds before he got any medical help. the marathon was won by the defending champion, mike shelley of australia. i've been talking about this to the former world marathon champion paula radcliffe, who gave me her thoughts on itand radcliffe, who gave me her thoughts on it and explain some of the challenges marathon runners face. it was really hard to watch. especially knowing callum and knowing how well he had run up to that point, how well he had prepared for the race in general. to see him go down, to see him struggle to carry on, and in particular to see the medical assistants take so long to get

to him and to help him, i think all of our concerns were primarily for his well—being and we just wanted people to get to him as soon as possible and help him. it really is quite upsetting to watch. why do you think the medical teams did take so long? he isjust there, stranded, alone by himself for a long time. well, it actually took a minute and a1 seconds to get to him, but that was the second time he went down. it is always difficult in a marathon. i think there needs to be some kind of contingency plans that come in when conditions change in the run—up to a major championship marathon that is already being run in difficult conditions, and the conditions become worse, and become tougher. there was a little bit of a situation with how much water was available to them, easily available to them on the course, because they had to open their own bottles. the first time he went down, he wanted to carry on,

but at that point he probably wasn't thinking coherently or rationally. he needed assistance, at the very least if he wanted to try to get running again, to be alongside him on a bike. that would have been sensible to have medical assistance following him from that point, because clearly he couldn't carry on. he was going to fall or hurt himself really badly at some point. then when he did go down, it took a very long time for somebody to actually come to him. we couldn't see that they did very much when they did arrive. it really needed people to react quickly. thankfully, callum is ok. he's spending a night in hospital, as i understand, but he is up and talking to people, he is able to make some kind of light hearted jokes about the situation, so he is trying to move on, in his mind. do you think it was simply because of the heat, the extreme heat that happened?

yes, it is very hard to tell. probably even callum himself, for him to put those pieces together, it will take him a long time. it will take people with a lot more medical experience than i have to say exactly what went wrong. i think the conditions were tough. they were hotter than expected. it was very humid. direct sunlight, a lot of runners had trouble out there. he was pushing to the limits of his capacities, because he was trying to win the commonwealth title. he was well en route to doing that. maybe some kind of electrolyte imbalance, maybe some kind of dehydration orjust hitting the marathon wall. but it came on so quickly. to guess at it, it is not going to do callum any favours, the biggest thing now is that his health is recovering and he is able to bounce back from this and show what a great champion he can be in future. you have run marathons, i don't know if anything like that happened to you.

obviously the legs go. you were saying he was not thinking straight. does the mind go in a sense as well? well, i think when you hit that degree of exhaustion, i have not even approached that, but in the athens 0lympic marathon i kind of hit the wall and i wasn't able to run in a straight line, which is where he was at. he was able to get up and push through that, which i think is testament to how tough he is and how badly he really wanted to force his body to finish. but at that point, his mind can't have been thinking rationally, because he clearly wasn't able to run well. the worry was that he was going to hurt himself really badly. as i say, thankfully, he has not. he is ok, he is recovering and he will bounce back from this. but, at that point, every runner is going to want to finish. ithink, medically, people needed to intervene to say it's not in your best interests health—wise to try and push on any further. paula radcliffe.

now the weather. for most a cooler day with some rain working in. but in the week ahead, things will get significantly hotter. i use the word hotter, because we will see temperatures up to 25 degrees in london later this week. the warmest weather we have seen this year by a country mile. you wouldn't how long the snow will last over the scottish