this is bbc news, i'm rebecca jones. the headlines at two. it is an incredible open sesame. you are not going to come to the house of commons and say, that was not in the national interest, are you? of commons and say, that was not in the national interest, are you? the former prime minister gordon brown has said the "soul" of the labour party is at stake in the dispute about the party's attitude tojews. the international holocaust remembrance alliance definition of semitism is something that we should support unanimously, unequivocally and immediately. it will be resolved and there will bea it will be resolved and there will be a balance of acceptance as people want, but also exactly what other

people have said as well, and lord sachs himself, that freedom of speech is important as well. sachs himself, that freedom of speech is important as well. prison corruption — the number of prison staff caught smuggling drugs, weapons and mobile phones into prisons is rising steeply video games which allow players to make in—game purchases will have a warning icon on their packaging from christmas. and in half an hour mike thomson meets five lottery winners from around the world to see if winning the jackpot really can make you happy. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister has re—stated her opposition to a second eu referendum and says she won't accept anything in a deal with brussels that's against the national interest.

writing in a sunday newspaper, ahead of mps returning to parliament this week, mrs may said she would not betray those who voted to leave in the referendum two years ago. here's our political correspondent susana mendonsa. she's shown us her moves can be unpredictable, but when it comes to the prospect of a second referendum, theresa may is standing firm and sticking to her tune. the prime minister told the sunday telegraph that two years ago, millions came out to have their say and to ask the question all over again would be a gross betrayal of our democracy. when it comes to her brexit blueprint forged at chequers, mrs may insisted she wouldn't be pushed into accepting compromises that were not in the national interest. but her former brexit secretary, who resigned over chequers, said he will vote against it and that her words leave the way open for compromise. except in the national interest. i mean, your commentators earlier were exactly right. that is an incredible

sort of open sesame. you're not going to turn around in the house of commons and say "i agreed this, but it wasn't in the national interest." as parliament prepares to gear up for a new term, rumours of impending leadership challenges continue. as do the divisions among those who stayed inside the government tent, with the international trade secretary slapping down the chancellor's gloomy predictions about economic growth in the event of a no—deal brexit. to say what a gdp figure would be 15 years ahead is not a predictive power that i've known the treasury to have in my time in politics. pressure has been mounting throughout the summer from those who want the public to have a vote on the final brexit deal. and labour's opposition to a second referendum might be softening. my preference is a general election because then you vote on the issues and you vote on the team that will then do the negotiations. if she won't go for a general election we'll keep all options on the table and we'll see what happens in october november.

what happens in october, november. this week, the cabinet will get back around the table and mrs may will embark on the final stretch before a deal with the eu does or doesn't get done. it's bound to be a long, tough road ahead. our political correspondent susanna mendonca is here. tell us more about the amount of opposition theresa may is facing to her brexit plans from within her own party. she is getting it from both sides. there has been a lot said about the brexiteers not being happy with the deal. we understand they might put forward their own suggestions and plans to the chequers deal in the coming weeks and months. but on the other side, she has got the people who want to remain who are very unhappy with the chequers plan as well. nick bowles was quoted today talking about it as

a humiliation. he basically says the whole idea would be one where we we re whole idea would be one where we were being dictated to by brussels. a tory donor, simon robertson, was talking about the idea we cannot return to the idea of a second referendum is being balderdash. she is getting opposition on both sides of this debate. there has been a lot of this debate. there has been a lot of talk about plots and the possibility of borisjohnson replacing theresa may. what is going on inside the conservative party? we co nsta ntly on inside the conservative party? we constantly hear about plots and people potentially taking theresa may's plays and borisjohnson is co nsta ntly may's plays and borisjohnson is constantly linked to that. but this has come from the fact that lynton crosby, who was involved in boris johnson's successful mayoral campaigns, and involved in the conservative party election campaigns, that he has been drafted in to work on a campaign that would

be put forward and put forward alternatives to the chequers plan, to show the chequers plan not to be the best idea. i suppose his involvement has again raised questions about is this the beginning of a plot to replace theresa may with borisjohnson? an important thing to note is what we heard from liam fox earlier on today on the andrew marr show. he said the thing about changing the leader is the arithmetic does not change. he means the conservative party does not have the numbers in parliament to be able to push through whatever it wants to push through an brexit. it need consensus from within parliament from across different parties. whoever the leader is they would have to do that. although theresa may is constantly under pressure with talk of plots, at this stage it does not look as though thatis stage it does not look as though that is something that would happen before we get to the point of if

there is or is not a deal. lots to talk about. many thanks. many thanks. the former labour prime minister gordon brown has weighed into his party's anti—semitism row. he says it should adopt an internationally agreed definition of anti—semitism. tensions within labour over the issue have intensified following the decision by the long—serving mp frank field to resign the party whip in parliament. mr brown has been addressing a meeting this lunchtime of the labourjewish movement in north london. i want to say to you very clearly today that the international holocaust remembrance alliance definition of semitism is something we should support unanimously, unequivocally and immediately. applause not only must we unanimously agreed

this definition of anti—semitism, we must take the proper procedures in line to discipline those who undermine them. equally at the same time we must be honest with ourselves and recognise that racism and anti—semitism, yes it is a problem of the jackbooted right in oui’ problem of the jackbooted right in our country, but it is also a problem of the conspiracy theory left. that is why we need proper political education so our movement is cleansed of anti—semitism and racism in the future. speaking to andrew marr earlier, the shadow chancellor, john mcdonnell said he was confident that the row over the recognised definition of anti—semitism would be resolvd by labour when the national executive committee meets next week. i don't want to pre—empt the nec, but from what i have heard it will be resolved and there will be

a cce pta nce be resolved and there will be acceptance as people want, but also exactly what others have said, and lord sachs himself, that freedom of speech as important as well. the ability to criticise policies you disagree with what you do it in terms that are acceptable. disagree with what you do it in terms that are acceptableli disagree with what you do it in terms that are acceptable. i am sorry to jump terms that are acceptable. i am sorry tojump in, you are a big voice in the labour movement and people will be watching you and listening to you. if you yourself said that definition would be accepted, that would have an effect. do you think it should be accepted? ido do you think it should be accepted? i do not want to interfere in the nec because anything you say one way oi’ nec because anything you say one way or another could jeopardise what would be a historic agreement. let me put it as straightforwardly as i can. i think all sides will be satisfied with the proposals that have been discussed. that means a cce pta nce have been discussed. that means acceptance on the one hand and except as overwrought and also the commitment to freedom of speech. yes, a recognition of the rights of palestinians. the nec are wise

enough to come to that understanding. then we can get on with the serious business of full engagement with the jewish community, tackling anti—semitism in oui’ community, tackling anti—semitism in our society, and as best we can bring people together. we will resolve this matter and i hope we do it quickly and move on. simon jones was there today and he joins us now. the star was gordon brown. it is pretty where these days to get him involved in domestic affairs and even more rare when it is the first to do with the internal workings of the labour party. but his voice was he could not stand this and the issue of anti—semitism was about the soul of the labour party. one of those listening was rabbi laura janet oscar. what did you make of

what he said? it was extremely moving and i cried. having someone speak out so clearly as an ally, someone speak out so clearly as an ally, someone who has so many credentials, someone someone who has so many credentials, someone who has so many credentials, someone who has so many credentials, someone who has been involved in education and who was a statesman say i will stand by you and continue to do so was very moving. i was also sad that this is the agenda. five years ago at the jewish labour movement anti—semitism would not have been the agenda. it would have been one issue and we would have been one issue and we would have been talking about howjudaism and the labour over movement had the same values of equality and hope. there is sadness because we should not be talking about this. it is looking like the labour nec will adopt the international definition of it, but with caveats. what do you make of that? i hope they do. this is notjust make of that? i hope they do. this is not just about make of that? i hope they do. this is notjust about dues, it is about any minority and head the leader's office particularly treats

minorities and listens to what they say. we define our own lives and how we want to be treated. but that is only one very small piece of the work. you talked about the mood and i have noticed a lot of people are frustrated and disappointed and upset they are having to spend so much time and energy talking about the very issue of anti—semitism. what are we doing in 2018 talking about whether or not it is all right or not to despise dues? we need to be talking about brexit, the economy, the nhs. look what happened with the leader of her majesty's opposition who turned down mi5just now in order to go to the nec. there are massive issues that the country is dealing with today and that is what we have to deal with. will the labour leadership listened to a

former leader and has his voice let anyone else? is labour leadership is interested in winning the election. i thinkjeremy corbyn is a liability. he is inept and i do not think he can unfortunately. if the mood is clearer, that because of his sta nce mood is clearer, that because of his stance on this issue and how he has approached his leadership, then he will listen. the mass. not a supporter ofjeremy corbyn, but one of gordon's brown's message. jeremy corbyn in the past has insisted he is determined to stamp out anti—semitism in the labour party and more generally. new figures show that hundreds of prison staff have been caught smuggling drugs, weapons and other banned items into jails in england and wales. the figures obtained through a freedom of information

request by the observer newspaper show a 50% rise over the last six years. the prison service says it represents less than one per cent of all staff. in july, inspectors found that wandsworth prison in london, the most overcrowded in britain, had stopped scanning visitors for drugs and other banned items due to a lack of staff. the same month a 25—year—old prison officer was jailed for smuggling contraband into forest bank prison in salford, greater manchester. now the minister ofjustice has admitted in figures released to the observer newspaper, that in the last 16 years the number that in the last 6 years the number of prison employees, notjust officers but health workers, trainers or other support staff, found smuggling illegal items like drugs, mobile phones, weapons or tobacco into prisons in england and wales, has gone up by more than a half. the figures show that in 2012, 45 prison staff were caught smuggling. but five years later, in 2017, that figure had gone up to 71. and the number of drug finds has trebled, now running at an average of 35 every day. what these numbers suggest is that the problem may be

on the increase, but that is not a surprise because the actions of successive governments have created a perfect market for drugs in prison. campaigners say one problem is people. despite a recruitment drive to bring in 2500 new prison officers, the workforce has shrunk by nearly a fifth since 2010, when there were nearly 7000 more than now. prison bosses say these figures represent the actions of a tiny minority, and that most of their staff are ha rd—working and honest. but the government knows that with record levels of violence and drug seizures and suicides, increasingly the impression is of a prison service in crisis. ben ando, bbc news, at the ministry ofjustice. i'm joined now by eric allison — prisons correspondent for the guardian newspaper. he's also a former inmate himself who's served a total of 16 years in prison. we are very grateful for your time,

thank you forjoining us. we have got this significant increase in the number of banned items being smuggled into prisons by start. how much does that surprise you?m smuggled into prisons by start. how much does that surprise you? it does not surprise me at all. i have known there has been a massive increase for the last six years. i believe those figures and the figures quoted about the increase in the number of staff ca ug ht about the increase in the number of staff caught smuggling does not present the true picture because for every parcel of drugs that gets intercepted, you can guarantee that at least another ten get through because the drug dealers inside and outside factor in these losses. this isa outside factor in these losses. this is a multi—million pound industry. the price of drugs in prison is many more times the price of drugs on the street, so there is a huge profit, and it is very difficult to see how they will get to grips with it. is

that why staff do it? because there is money to be made? of course, it is money to be made? of course, it isa is money to be made? of course, it is a huge temptation. you are talking about a small parcel of heroin fetching thousands and thousands of pounds. someone could offer a prison officer £1000, £500. the chance of detection is like because they cannot search prison officers coming in, well, they cannot search them coming in en masse because it would disrupt the whole day. the temptation is huge and you have got a lot of young, inexperienced prison staff and the temptations are huge. the prison service said the figures reflect the actions of a tiny minority. would you agree with that? yes, without a doubt. most prisoners are customers if you like. it is a small minority of people who are professional criminals and professional drug dealers outside and they carry on when they get inside. it is a

multi—million pound industry. when they get inside. it is a multi-million pound industry. just to clarify, i was saying the prison service reflect a tiny minority being the prison officers? without a doubt. the vast majority of prison officers are straight, but it does not take many. how do the authorities try to stem this tide of contraband authorities try to stem this tide of contra band that is authorities try to stem this tide of contraband that is going into prisons? should prison governors be doing more? i don't see what they can do without the staff. if you had huge dedicated drug search teams in every prison, including dogs and devices, then that would make a difference and inroads, but they are not doing that. they are not replacing the staff that are leaving and the staff they are replacing them with i knew and they don't have them with i knew and they don't have the experience or the confidence sometimes to challenge prisoners. it isa sometimes to challenge prisoners. it is a real mess. the prison system is ina huge is a real mess. the prison system is in a huge mess. chris grayling had

the great idea to stop smoking in prison. a packet of tobacco in prison. a packet of tobacco in prison is £150 and they are getting £150. wherever you have the deprivation of something that people want, you will get smuggling and it will take the massive effort to combat it. from what you are saying the main problem appears to be drugs. why is there such a huge demand for them in prison? well, above all else prisons are places of acute boredom, they really are. unemployment is rife in prison, education gets stopped, there is nothing for prisoners to do. if there is nothing for them to do and they have got the opportunity to get out of it in their heads by taking drugs, they will take them. we have got to leave it there, but it has been good to hear your thoughts. the headlines on bbc news...

theresa may dismisses calls for a second eu referendum and says she will not make compromises on her chequers plan. the former prime minister gordon brown has said the soul of the labour party is at stake in the dispute about the party's attitudes to jewish in the dispute about the party's attitudes tojewish people. the number of prison staff caught smuggling drugs, weapons and mobile phones into jails is rising steeply. the united states says it is cancelling 300 million dollars of military aid to pakistan. the pentagon has criticised pakistan for failing to deal with militant groups operating in the country. the decision has been takenjust days before the us secretary of state is due to meet the newly elected prime minister imran khan. ahmed rashid, author of ‘pakistan on the brink', explained the potential consequences of the us cancelling military aid. it will certainly sour relations

because in a couple of days we have the secretary of state and the head of the us military coming to islamabad. clearly this action has been taken as a build—up to us pressure on pakistan to deliver the taliban. the main demand from the us has been that the taliban leaders living in pakistan should be made available for talks with the americans and with the government in kabul. the pakistanis say we are doing everything we can to try and persuade them. the americans say you are not doing enough and you should evict these taliban and send them back into afghanistan. that is something pakistan is not prepared to do. i think that will be the main item, but there are many other items

in which neither side see eye to eye. in which neither side see eye to eye. the islamist militant group al shabab says it's carried out a car bomb attack in somalia, killing at least three people. the attack happened in the capital mogadishu when a car containing explosives was driven towards a local government building where staff were working. officials say that three soldiers who stopped the vehicle from entering the compound died in the explosion. the blast also badly damaged a nearby school and mosque. the authorities in germany say rival protests by pro and anti migrant groups in the eastern city of chemnitz passed off without major trouble. the atmosphere in the city has been tense following a series of violent demonstrations after the death of a german man. it's alleged he was killed by two migrants. our berlin correspondent jenny hill reports. fury, hostility on the streets of chemnitz. lugenpresse, "lying press", they shout.

leading them on, the anti—migrant party afd. this protest — a funeral march, organised by several far—right groups to remember the german man killed last weekend by, police believe, a syrian and an iraqi. the vast majority of the people are normal citizens, very normal people, and theyjust don't understand and they don't accept the policy of the german government, ms merkel. that's the message for tonight. police feared mass violence, butjust about held the line. the challenge now for the authorities, how to contain the anger and fear which divide this troubled city. jenny hill, bbc news, chemnitz. video games which allow players to make in—game purchases will have a warning icon on their packaging from christmas. a picture of a hand holding a credit

card will appear on boxes. the aim is to warn parents and help them regulate how much money their children can spend. our news correspondent angus crawford has more. once out of the shop, the gaming can start. but so too can the spending. many games allow players to buy things like better guns, new characters or extra features, using real, not digital money. children can run up big bills, and some parents don't find out until it's too late. about 40% of parents apparently let their children spend money in the game. it is becoming more of a common thing in games, as digital downloads mean you can spend money in the game to get extra content, or there is the rise of these loop boxes and micro—tra nsactions. the industry is aware of the problem. last year, after a public outcry, one game temporarily stopped all in—play purchases. now the european ratings body has decided to act.

come christmas, video game boxes will carry a new icon warning parents that children can play and spend at the same time. but will it make any difference? if you have to buy the game and then within the game, to actually play the game, to get the most fun out of that game, you have to spend a lot more money, i think the customer should be informed about that. so yeah, i agree. all the games these days, they have... everything comes with add—ons in the cost. so, it's a good idea to warn people, but at the same time people should probably expect it anyway, i think. regulators fear gaming can sometimes look more like gambling. this new icon perhaps a sign of the industry taking action before it's forced to. angus crawford, bbc news. a second world war veteran has broken his own record as the world's oldest scuba diver. 95—year—old ray woolley spent nearly three—quarters of an hour

under water examining a shipwreck off the coast of cyprus. tim allman reports. they say you only get better with practice. well, that certainly must be true for ray woolley. a former radio operator during the war, he's been scuba diving for 58 years. his latest excursion, out into the crystal clear waters of the mediterranean. cheering. cheered on as he took the plunge, heading down to visit a wreck that's not even half his age. the ms zenobia was a cargo vessel that sank on its maiden voyage in 1980. ray and the two dozen or so divers who accompanied him took time out for a group photo. then, after checking the watch to see how long they'd been down there, headed back to their boat.

cheering. more cheers, more applause for this most modest of men. we did it! we managed to get 40.6m for a4 minutes. wow! very good. that's pretty good! lovely to break my record again! and i hope if i keep fit, i'll break it again next year with all of you! and somehow you kind of believe he will too. tim allman, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather, that's with ben rich. hello. good afternoon. it is worn forjust hello. good afternoon. it is worn for just about all of us, hello. good afternoon. it is worn forjust about all of us, sunny for some, but not quite all of us.

western areas of the country are seeing a little bit more in the way of cloud. our weather watcher in wales captured this very nicely. some breaks and some sunny spells coming through. that is the story for all the western areas. in northern ireland and western scotla nd northern ireland and western scotland it will cloud over with splashes of rain. the temperature is already 26 degrees and mid—20s in central and eastern parts of england. then this cloud and rain pushes a bit further south and east. underneath it is a mild night for the likes of newcastle, birmingham and plymouth. the south east is cool under clear skies. tomorrow our weather fronts just sits in place wriggling around with outbreaks of rain at times. sunny spells in the south east, another warm day here. all of us will turn cooler through the week ahead. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines:

theresa may dismisses calls for a second eu referendum, and insists she won't make compromises on her brexit chequers plan that aren't in the national interest. the former prime minister, gordon brown, has said the "soul" of the labour party is at stake in the dispute about the party's attitude tojews. prison corruption — the number of prison staff caught smuggling drugs, weapons and mobile phones into jails is rising steeply. now — does a lot of money really make us happy? and is, as the saying goes, the real pleasure in giving? mike thomson meets five lottery winners from around the world — in winning it big.