this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 11pm: the government attempts to calm fears of a no—deal brexit by setting out advice for people and businesses about how to manage if it happens. companies are being warned about extra red tape, consumers are being told they could face higher credit card fees. it's not what we want and it's not what we expect, but we must be ready. we have a duty as a responsible government to plan for every eventuality. holidaymakers will be removed from a hotel in egypt following the death of a british couple in the red sea resort of hurghada. after two and a half years in prison, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, jailed in iran and accused of spying, is reunited with her daughter after being temporarily released. we've had so many dashed hopes and false dawns, and i had heard rumours that this might happen and i didn't believe them. i got a six in english!

gcse results are out and there's a slight rise in the pass rate for exams in england, wales and northern ireland. and at 11:30pm, we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with the author and journalist rachel shabi, and laura perrins, the co—editor of the conservative woman. that's coming up at 11:30pm. good evening. welcome to bbc news. the government has moved to allay fears over what could happen if no brexit deal is reached with brussels. it's released a raft of papers offering advice to businesses and individuals, and setting out the government's preparations. the brexit secretary, dominic raab, says ministers have a responsibility to plan for all outcomes. the documents cover a wide range of issues, among them concerns that consumers could face slower and more costly credit card payments when buying eu products.

and british citizens living abroad could lose access to their bank accounts and pensions in the uk. businesses exporting to europe may have to renegotiate contracts to reflect customs and tariff changes. and new medicines coming into the uk will have to be checked, as drug companies are told to boost stockpiles. but there's little on the contentious issue of trade across the border with ireland. british firms have been told to seek the advice of the irish government. our first report tonight is from our deputy political editor, john pienaar. for millions of brits, a brexit deal would mean change. but no deal could mean more and quickly. card spending in europe more costly. no guarantee brits could use eu bank accounts the same way, or draw pensions. medicines — they'd be stockpiled but no promise they wouldn't run out. and as for business, traders would face new customs

duties and safety checks and bureaucracy at a stroke. the brexit secretary's message — no need to panic. the uk had to be ready for anything. we are raising this issue with the eu to impress upon them ourjoint responsibility to work together to minimise any harm to uk and european businesses and citizens. those lives, those livelihoods on both sides, should be put ahead of any narrow political interest. a brexiteer to his fingertips, he was keen no—one swallowed any scare stories — like a hit to the british sandwich. contrary to one of the wilder claims, you will still be able to enjoy a blt after brexit, and there are no plans to deploy the army to maintain food supplies. maybe so, but there would be sudden change and costs for many. no more eu cap on charges for card spending. access to bank accounts and pensions could change. businesses could face increased costs and slower processing times for eu transactions.

worried about medicines? a british agency would take over regulation and assessment in the uk. some medicines were being stockpiled, but shortages could not be wholly ruled out. and for british exporters, no deal would mean big changes. new software to buy, consultants to hire, warehouses. and if you trade with ireland, where the uk has promised no hard border, northern irish businesses are told to ask ireland for guidance. do you accept a no—deal brexit would leave the country worse off and not better off? the uk would be better off outside of the eu in any scenario long—term but i recognise the risk of the short—term. these technical notes are about taking a balanced sober assessment of that and working out the practical ways to make it work. some ministers are frankly alarmed at the idea of leaving with no deal. the chancellor has written to a senior colleague today warning that economic growth could take a hit of nearly 8% over 15 years. brexiteers might call

that scaremongering. the chancellor and his friends would say it's simply facing harsh reality. few mps like the idea of a no—deal brexit. so are opposition parties backing the government? of course not. eight weeks before the october summit, which is supposed to be the end of negotiations, the government is just publishing these vague papers, and they're not even publishing all of them. presumably, the other 50 or so papers are still being written. that really isn't going to reassure anybody. the likelihood of a people's vote is now growing. when we have a no deal, which is obviously unacceptable and highly disruptive, and we have a government deal which is poor and disruptive, what else do we do? in brussels, the eu is playing hardball and saying any kind of brexit will come at a cost. it's going to lead to disruption regardless.

with a deal or without a deal. that's why everybody, particularly economic operators, need to be prepared. the agreed time to sketch out britain's future relationship with the eu has almost run out. talk of crisis has become a cliche. expect to hear it again. john pienaar, bbc news, westminster. a tangle of red tape, possible border delays and increased costs — those are just some of the problems facing british companies trading with the eu if no deal is agreed. our economics editor kamal ahmed has been looking through the documents released today. in the end, it is all pretty practical. after brexit, will it cost companies like cawstons more to export seven million cans of fizzy fruit juices to europe or less? after today's blizzard of government papers, the answer is pretty clear. there'd be a tariff we'd have to pay on them, there'd be vat, so costs would increase. there's a chance of delay through customs and our ingredients have quite a short life, so that could have an impact. in terms of exports,

it's the same again, so there'd be preparing customs documentation, there'd be tariffs, there'd be vat. so, our drinks would be more expensive and therefore less competitive and we see export as a key market for us. so, it would have quite an impact on us. just like cawston press, many firms across britain have been given details today of the no—deal challenge, and it is substantial. the government said companies that export or import would need new customs declarations. that means more red tape and costs. for the food industry a need for a new tracking system to replace the one we share with the eu. for banks and insurance companies, questions over how much vital trade across the uk eu border could continue. the government also gave details about the £40 billion medicines sector, and to look at that,

here's our health editor, hugh pym. hospital managers in the health and care system have been concerned that, in the event of no deal, there will be delays that ports and essential supplies of medicines will get through quickly enough. the government has told them today, don't worry about that, the supply system will be ta ken care off. doctors have been urged not to sign longer dated prescriptions for patients who feel they read morten madsen. ministers told them to build up six weeks of supplies of medicines and at the same time have been reassured that anything tested in europe will be allowed into the uk. the industry has welcomed all that but said building up six weeks of supplies won't be straightforward. one of the most delicate areas is northern ireland and the border with the republic. what could no deal mean

for the pledge to keep that border completely open? here's our island correspondent, emma va rdy. northern ireland has thousands of businesses that sell goods over the border here into the irish republic and those companies were advised today to speak to the irish government about preparations they may need to make. this particularly affects the food and agriculture sectors. producers were advised to speak to dublin about how their supply chains may be affected in the event of a no deal. dominic raab reiterated today there will be no hard border here at what will become the uk's only land border with the eu after brexit, but the release of today's documents has done nothing to change the continuing question mark over how is going to work and the irish government itself is going to need to have discussions about no—deal arrangements with the rest of eu if it is to provide the answer is that british businesses will be looking for. there is more to come. on the aviation industry, and tourism, on using mobile phones in europe, on the fishing industry.

more no—deal papers are likely to show that no agreement with the eu could be economically costly. kamal ahmed, bbc news. some idea of what a no—deal brexit could mean for business. but what impact could it have on individuals? judith moritz has been trying to find out. time keeps on ticking towards brexit day. seven months till the 29th of march, but what would a no—deal brexit look like for you and me? in the event of that happening, it could prove more expensive for brits to shop within the eu. whether you're going there on holiday or shopping here online, if you use your cards to make a payment, the chances are the bill could go up, because at the moment there's a ban which stops you being stung with a surcharge for using your cards. but that will stop. and if you're receiving a parcel in from the eu there could be further costs, because goods wouldn't be eligible for vat relief.

what if you've decided to escape this weather and move abroad? there are warnings for expats who live in the eu but do their banking or have pensions orfinancial products in the uk. under a no—deal scenario, moving their money and getting access to funds will be even harder. adam colbeck lives between london and provence, in france. my concerns would be savings, accessing savings from the uk while in france. also using my credit card in france and whether i'm going to be able to do that without being charged, and also the transferring of my wages from my english bank account into my french bank account each month, whether that's still going to be possible. and what about the food on our plates? well, dominic raab says we'll still be able to enjoy a blt after brexit, but if the bacon‘s from denmark, the tomatoes are dutch and the lettuce is from spain, the chances are the cost will go up because of the increase in red

tape for food importers. the national farmers union's warned of a disastrous cliff edge scenario for the uk food supply chain, but the brexit secretary says there'll be no sandwich famine and no need to use the military to keep the shelves stocked. the big question is how likely is a no—deal brexit? the government says not very, but adds that it's putting its plans in place just in case. judith moritz, bbc news. we will talk more about the brexit in the paper review at 11:30 p.m.. the former first minister, alex salmond, is taking the scottish government to court. he's challenging a complaints procedure which has been activated against him. the daily record newspaper is reporting that allegations of sexual misconduct have been made against mr salmond dating back to 2013, when he was in office. in his statement, mr salmond says he refutes the allegations. the scottish government has not commented. the holiday company, thomas cook, is moving

all of its customers from a hotel in egypt as a precaution after the death of a british couple. john cooper, who was 69, and his 63—year—old wife susan, who were from burnley, died at a hotel in hurghada on the red sea. the holiday operator says it will also fly any tourists home. let's get more now with our correspondent lucinda adams. lucinda, what do we know about the coopers case? they were there on the holiday of a lifetime. sadly, on tuesdayjohn suffered a heart attack, was rushed to hospital, where he died. hours later susan was also taken ill. we don't know the exact circumstances. she has also died. she is a thomas cook employee and she worked in the burnley brunt. she was a loyal and long serving member of staff. today the burnley branch was shut due to unforeseen

circumstances. what about the hotel? 301 thomas cook customers will be removed from the hotel, the steamburger in hurghada, some 400 rooms, very family friendly, and they say that the circumstances of they say that the circumstances of the deaths are not clear but they received reports that further customers have raised level of illness and they say that safety is the first priority and they will remove the customers. they will stay the night and tomorrow they will be offered another hotel in hurghada or a flight home. they are all from britain. they also say they are contacting customers with a booking in the next four weeks to offer a different holiday. people should hear if they were scheduled to be staying at the hotel, and about the alternatives, but clearly a terrible tragedy for the family involved. that's right. their couple's daughter is going to fly out. thomas cook last audited this hotel last

month and it received 96%. it has good reviews on holiday websites and social media. they said they will work closely with the hotel and the authorities to investigate what has happened. thank you very much. the headlines on bbc news: the government sets out its advice for people and businesses on how to manage if the uk leaves the eu without a deal. holidaymakers will be removed from a hotel in egypt following the death of a british couple in the red sea resort of hurghada. the british—iranian woman nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe is granted three days temporary release from prison in iran. let's stay with that story. the british woman, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, who's been imprisoned in iran for more than two years, has been temporarily released. her family says she's been freed from jail in tehran for three days and has already been reunited with her daughter. she was convicted of spying, a charge she denies. caroline hawley reports. a first family photo of freedom.

imagine the moment after nearly two years in prison, eight months of them in solitary confinement. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe was still in her bed clothes this morning when she was given ten minutes to get ready to leave jail. her husband, richard, who has campaigned tirelessly for her release, called today a very happy surprise. just really positive. you know, we've had so many dashed hopes and false dawns. and, you know, i had heard rumours that this might happen and i didn't believe them. you know, because, after this many, it's easier to keep coping by not getting your hopes up too high. the family haven't been together since the spring of 2016, when nazanin took her daughter to see her grandparents. here she was in tehran with gabriella just a week before she was arrested by iran's revolutionary guards at the airport, on their way back home to london. last december, borisjohnson went to iran to push for her release after he was accused

of complicating her ordeal by saying she had been training journalists. richard ratcliffe today thanked the new foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, for all he has done to help. at the un in new york, he said nazanin was innocent and should now be permanently freed. every day that she is in prison is a reminder to the whole world of the gross injustice. so we call on the iranian authorities to capitalise on the goodwill from today's announcement by going the whole way and releasing nazanin and allowing her to go back to herfamily, come back to the uk, which is where her home is, and end this totally appalling injustice. for now, nazanin has simple plans with gabriella, who, until now, she's only seen in prison visits. she told her husband on the phone: she's been granted just three precious days of freedom,

but her lawyers are planning to ask for more. caroline hawley, bbc news. lovely photograph that. gcse results were out today and pass rates in england, wales and northern ireland have risen slightly, despite tougher exams. it was the first time most of the subjects in england were graded from 1 to 9, with 9 being the highest. the overall pass mark of a 4, equal to the old c grade, was achieved by 69.2% of those tested in england. here's our education editor, bra nwen jeffreys. i passed everything! surprise and disbelief. they'd been so worried. new tougher gcses, new number grades, and all from the exams. no wonder it was hugs all round. i even got better than what i expected. i'm so happy. relieved. very, very relieved. it's been a very tough year for teenagers, parents and teachers, because of all the uncertainty

around these new, harder gcses. even so, the results here have improved, but it's taken a huge amount of extra effort. they offered pupils everything from extra counselling to more hours. the head says it was right to make gcses tougher. so we lengthened the school day by 45 minutes and we ensured that in the morning, during form time, that our students were getting coaching time, as well. all of our students stayed after school. they've been through every emotion. today they told me success had had a cost. horrendous. yeah. it was more nerve—racking that we didn't know how... like, we didn't know what we needed to pass, because there was nothing we'd seen before. we now generally do know more and have been taught more than previous year groups, so it makes me feel good going out

into the world. when i got to year 11, it was like snapping — everything got so much pressure, so you had to be able to cope with it and i think itjust helped with our resilience. across the uk, gcse results changed little. in england, 69% passed with a grade four or above. in wales, 63% above a c and, in northern ireland, 82% also passed. for many, this is the next step. today, they were signing up at newcastle college, some after taking a compulsory resit here in maths or english. great idea. itjust gives everyone an extra chance. like, if you don't think you've worked as hard in your first of gcses, itjust gives you a chance to work harder and actually get that target that you have set yourself. but, for tonight, there will be many parents just as relieved as those who've got results.

branwen jeffreys, bbc news. 12 people, including a number of nuns, have been arrested and charged in connection with allegations of historical child abuse at the former smyllum park house in lanark. a further four people will be reported today. it follows evidence given to the scottish child abuse inquiry. our home affairs correspondent, reevel alderson, reports. now private flats, smyllum park house was a children's home run by a catholic order the daughters of charity until 1981. what went on before then has been investigated by the scottish child abuse in quarry and the evidence it's received has led to a police investigation. today theyissued led to a police investigation. today they issued a statement, saying: a further four individuals were to

be reported today, they said. among those arrested were nuns, although the police wouldn't confirm how many of the women were in holy orders. marie pete you was a resident of smyllum park house along with her brother and sister. today's announcement decades later took her by surprise. shocked, scared, sick. all the emotions in one. happy. by surprise. shocked, scared, sick. all the emotions in one. happym it easy for you to remember events that long ago? yes, it never leaves you. never. it could be something stupid and then just straight back to smyllum. back to being a scared little girls sometimes. i'm in my 50s now and i still feel scared. ladysmith, thejudge heading the child abuse enquiry, has completed her report on the evidence of the daughters of charity and smyllum

park and is due to be published in the next few week. president trump has warned that any attempt to impeach him would result in the us suffering severe economic damage. in an interview with fox news, he said the market would crash and everybody would become very poor. it comes after his former lawyer, michael cohen, pleaded guilty to breaking election campaign laws, claiming he was acting on mr trump's orders. britain's longest—serving poppy seller has died at the age of 103, nine days after being presented with her mbe. rosemary powell has spent 97 years collecting for the royal british legion after first helping her mother sell poppies on richmond bridge for the very first poppy appeal in 1921 at the age of six. earlier this year she said she'd be hanging up her tin for the final time, and was included in this year's queen's birthday honours list for her remarkable service to the legion. her support for the legion will continue after her death, with a donation from each copy of her memoir going to the charity. she herself had known the cost of war, four of her uncles died in the first world war, another was a lifelong invalid from afghanistan in 1914.

her fiance was killed in a plane crash and her brother, who won the mc for bravery in egypt, died of cerebral malaria or possibly suicide. two godfathers died and her father was badly wounded at the somme. a remarkable story and what a remarkable tribute by her to all those who have died in battle 100 yea rs those who have died in battle 100 years ago this year. and we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers, the author and journalist rachel shabi, and laura perrins, the co—editor of the conservative woman. that's coming up after the headlines at 11:30pm. now it's time for the weather with darren bett. hello there. the last 24 hours has seen hello there. the last 24 hours has seen cooler, fresh air arrived

across the whole country and temperatures may fall even lower over the next few days —— fresher air arrived. over the next few days —— fresher airarrived. on over the next few days —— fresher air arrived. on wednesday with the heat and humidity, 27 degrees at coningsby in lincolnshire, 17 to 19 was nearer the mark in that cooler, fresher air. high pressure to the south—west of the uk drawing our air down from the north or north—west, dragging down cooler air all the while and we're dragging in a whole host of showers as well for friday. initially in the north—west of the uk, but with a quite blustery west to north—westerly wind, the showers will get blown further south and east, some could be heavy with hail and thunder. very few places missing them. it will be colder still probably on friday. 15 may be in newcastle, though not too many showers around here. bozza showers will continue into the evening, the worst on that weather front their —— those showers. pressure starts to rise, we push away most of the

showers into the north sea but as skies clear and the winds begin to drop, even colder on friday night into saturday morning. may be close to freezing in the scottish glens would you believe. aj lee old start to saturday, but the stronger winds and heavy showers are in the north sea —— aj lee old. on the whole a dry day. more sunshine around —— a chilly old. in the sunshine, ok. temperatures not great for the time of year, 17 in the central belt at best and 20 in london and the south—east. things moving quickly, the ridge of high pressure doesn't last long, flattened by falling pressure from the atlantic and these weather fronts are moving eastwards more quickly. notjust a cloudy start on sunday but for western areas, rain from the word go. that rain pushes eased to all parts of the uk, heavy rain over the western hills -- the uk, heavy rain over the western hills —— pushes eased. temperatures will be depressed on sunday. —— pushes east. 19 to 23 average at

this time of year. the rain moves away fairly quickly and that low pressure moving away from scotland, in between systems on monday for what's a bank holiday in most places. fewer showers, what's a bank holiday in most places. fewershowers, here orthere will be a few, a flat ridge, westerly breeze, sunny spells, temperatures should start to pick up a bit, as high as 22 or 23. those weather systems are out there and they arrived in the north—west on tuesday, but ahead of dry weather and more sunshine in the midlands and more sunshine in the midlands and eastern england and we could get temperatures back up to the mid—20s but only briefly. those weather systems sweeping over the uk overnight pushing away from eastern areas on wednesday, then we get a more north—westerly airflow and temperatures start to drop again. a real rollercoaster ride and it will be in the outlook as well. last week, thejet be in the outlook as well. last week, the jet stream was about here and pretty straight. we're on the warmer and humid side of it. look at the jetstream and undulation,

warmer and humid side of it. look at thejetstream and undulation, high pressure, low pressure, high pressure. very changeable weather later on in the week. still very mixed weather. the gesturing may amplify, though, and strengthening into the east of canada and if that pushes south, if then pushes north again and we could draw that high pressure around a ten or 11. —— around day ten or 11. hello. this is bbc news with me, shaun ley. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment. first, the headlines: the government sets out its advice for people and businesses on how to manage if the uk leaves the eu without a deal. holidaymakers will be removed from a hotel in egypt, following the death of a british couple in the red sea resort of hurghada. the british—iranian woman, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, is reunited with her daughter after being granted three days temporary release from prison in iran. gcse pass rates in england, wales and northern ireland have risen slightly, despite an overhaul to make the exams more demanding.

hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the author and journalist, rachel shabi, and laura perrins, the co—editor of the conservative woman. thank you both for being with us and staying with us for the second paper review. tomorrow's front pages are already in. the ft leads on ministers' guidance about the consequences of a no—deal brexit, highlighting the warning that british companies exporting to the eu may need to hire customs agents to deal with the red tape if there is no brexit deal. the metro says the dangers of a no—deal brexit have become much clearer after the guidance.