this is bbc news. the headlines at 6pm: boris johnson attacks the prime minister's brexit plans saying she has wrapped the country in a suicide vest and handed the detonator to brussels. high drama at the us open as serena williams loses her cool — and the final. also this hour... north korea stages a huge military display to celebrate it's 70th anniversary. but the country's long range missiles weren't part of the display of power. voting is under way in the swedish general election, with an anti—immigration party expected to make large gains. and sir mo farah wins the great north run for a record breaking 5th consecutive time, kenya's vivian cheruiyot wins the women's race. senior conservatives have

criticised boris johnson for saying that theresa may's brexit policy has "wrapped a suicide vest" around the british consitution — and "handed the detonator" to the eu. the foreign office minister sir alan duncan has described the comment as "one of the most disgusting moments" in british politics. our political correspondent helen catt reports. borisjohnson is a man usually at home in the spotlight, but with divisions over brexit and his own leadership ambitions, the former foreign secretary may have had more than just the cricket on his mind on a trip to the oval yesterday. and he appeared to get a mixed reception. borisjohnson has rarely been out of the headlines this week. this morning, there were further allegations about his personal life.

but mrjohnson chose to use an article in the mail on sunday to drop his own bombshell. he claimed that through a backstop proposalfor the irish border, we had opened ourselves to the perpetual political blackmail. we have wrapped a suicide vest around the british constitution and handed the detonator to michel barnier. the former foreign secretary's language brought a furious response from a minister he worked alongside until mrjohnson‘s resignation in july. siralan duncan said, for boris to say that the pm's view is like that of a suicide bomber is too much. this marks one of the most disgusting moments in modern british politics. some of his former cabinet colleagues, though, have stopped short of criticising the man, focusing instead on his tone. i think there are much better ways to articulate your differences, and i think it's a reminder for all of us in public policy, whatever political party we represent, to use measured language. i think that's what the public wants to see. supporters of borisjohnson have defended what he said. i think boris says it as he sees it

and i think it's how a lot of people see it but very few dare to call it. he speaks the truth to power and i am not surprised they resent that and there's a backlash. boris johnson's star status in the party has been based on his ability to appeal to voters that other tories simply do not. the real test will be not how his comments are perceived in westminster, but beyond. helen catt, bbc news. i've been speaking to the sinn fein politician mairtin o'muilleoir who is in belfast — where the issue of the irish border remains a concern for many following the brexit negotiations. i asked him for his response to mrjohnson‘s comments. here in belfast, the majority of people would see the comments as being foolish and dangerous, when we say they are foolish, borisjohnson seems determined to attack the concept and the guarantee indeed by the british government of a backstop

here in the north of ireland. that is post brexit and we wish the british well with brexit, but we voted to remain and the agreement with the eu 27 and mrs may has been that we will remain in the customs union, we will remain largely in the single market and we will defend the good friday agreement to avoid a hard border in ireland. mrjohnson this morning disparages, disregards that guarantee and in that he is foolish, because the eu of course regard the peace process here as a crowning achievement of the eu and they will do everything they can to defend the integrity of the good friday agreement and to make sure that we are not cast back into the dark past from which we have emerged. i think they are dangerous comments as well, because everything we have and i havejust walked through belfast this afternoon to the studios, we have a booming tourism economy,

we have cranes above belfast, the biggest university campus, £200 million being built in the heart of belfast, all the gains and reconciliation, bridge building, they are all built on the good friday agreement and yet, borisjohnson says that there is no need to defend the good friday agreement and we should not worry about destroying the good friday agreement, which is what the reckless brexiteers would do. you used the word dangerous, give us a vision of what you think could be the consequences of going down the kind of line that borisjohnson is suggesting. well, anyone who does not understand how fragile the peace here is and how fragile the progress is that we have made, must not be watching the news, because for 600 days we have not been able to form a local government because fault lines within the society remain. thankfully, courtesy of the good friday agreement signed

in 1998, which is the heart of what europe wants to protect through the backstop, thankfully, courtesy of that, there is no longer any violence on our streets, but we still have a long way to go to form the type of forward—looking, outward looking government we need and anyone who tries to undermine the good friday agreement and that is what the brexiteers want, they want to torpedo it and anyone who wishes to do that, risks jeopardising every gain we have made, that is the view of the irish government and the majority of parties here and it is certainly the view of the majority who voted to remain in the european union and in that context, these are dangerous comments, the sort of comments we are used to from the brexiteers and in many ways, it really reveals the true brexiteer agenda, which is, they do not care at all about rejecting the peace and progress that has been made here over 20 years. mairtin o'muilleoir speaking to me earlier.

the trade unions have said they will back the campaign for a referendum on the final brexit deal — if the government fails to secure an agreement that protects jobs and the economy. the tuc general secretary, frances o'grady, warned that crashing out of the eu without a deal would be an "absolute disaster" for workers. today, i'm giving the prime minister fair warning. i am serving notice that if her deal doesn't deliver for working people, if it doesn't protectjobs, rights at work and peace in northern ireland, then the tuc will throw our weight behind the call for a vote on the terms of the deal. today, i'm giving the prime minister fair warning. our business correspondent colletta smith is in manchester where the unions are holding their annual conference.

a couple of unions have gone further in saying the public should get another referendum on the details of another referendum on the details of a final deal. but the tuc represents 49 different unions. they have taken a step back from that slightly but this is still a strong message in saying that if there are three red lines are not met, then they would support the idea of another referendum. they are talking about protecting workers' rights, protecting workers' rights, protecting jobs and also there being no hard border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland. so brexit the focus of the day but more days to come at the conference. what can we expect? yes, within the last hour of the doors have just opened. whether congress is taking

place. the first few delegates arriving. tomorrow is when frances o'grady gives his speech. much more detail within that as to what those red lines consist of, when it would be triggered, the tuc support for a second referendum. and we will be hearing from many others. brexit not the only issue. they are also concerned about the future of work here, how workers can be supported ina here, how workers can be supported in a modern economy. they are trying to make that a focus as well but it is brexit that dominates everything. an update now on a story from the world of sports. tennis star serena williams has been fined $17,000 after accusing the umpire at the us open final last night of sexism and treating her unfairly. it followed a controversial match in which williams was penalised three times — initially for receiving coaching during the game, then for breaking her racket and finally for abusing the umpire —

for which she was docked a whole game. she demanded an on—court apology from him, and called him a liar and a thief — before going on to lose to japan's naomi osaka. patrick gearey reports. this was not the story tennis wanted or expected. serena williams furious at being warned for receiving coaching and then penalised again for verbal abuse towards the umpire. all this in a match that she hoped would take her to grand slam 24. it overshadowed a sensational victory for naomi osaka, playing in a final she had only dreamed of and outclassing a player she had idolised. serena williams' journey back from childbirth and life—threatening blood clots is remarkable. her fury grew through the second set. the escalating row brought in the referees and then cost williams a game leaving naomi osaka an awkward bystander in this, serving for the title. an amazing victory and first grand slam, forever soundtracked

by surround sound anger. her proudest day tinged with no little sadness. some breaking news from south yorkshire police, reporting that a 28—year—old has been charged with attempted murder, affray and possession of an offensive weapon. following a man being stabbed in ba rnsley following a man being stabbed in barnsley town centre. you may recall reports on this over the weekend following the behaviour of a person in the town in barnsley causing alarm. we have now heard that they have been charged with attempted murder, affray and possession of an offensive weapon. try to get a bit more information for you on that. sweden is voting in a general election thats been dominated by the rise of an anti—immigration party. jimmie akesson‘s nationalist

sweden democrats stand a good chance of becoming the second biggest party in parliament. their campaigning has focused on immigration and crime. the social democrat prime minister, stay—fun luh—vain , who cast his vote at the parliament building accuses the sweden democrats of extremism and says that a vote for the right—wing party is "dangerous". we want to keep investing in our investment and it is also about decency, but a decent democracy. the social democrats is a guarantee, we are not letting the sweden democrats' extremist party, racist party, get any influence on the government. we want to keep investing in our investment and it our europe correspondent gavin lee, has spent the morning in the swedish capital, stockholm — and gave me this update. what we are seeing in sweden is a reflection of what we have seen elsewhere in europe,

in italy, in germany, in holland in the past two years as well. the elections which have fallen off the back of the migration crisis and the rise of populist movements using the issues of migration and here in sweden, the sweden democrats are the emergent party who are talking about the worry of crimes, gun crime, gang crime, in malmo and gothenberg, conflating that with migration. it is an issue because sweden back in 2015 saw the most migrants enter this country per capita, 163,000 and then the government put restrictive measures in place and what was supposed to be a schengen borderfree area, suddenly there are checks at borders and those temporary checks are still in place and while the established parties say there are other issues at play, the climate, wildfires, the issues of social welfare, housing and health and stopping increased privatisation, it has been the migration. social democrats, the main party,

according to the polls, will see their biggest slip in 70 years in politics. expecting their lowest result, about 20%, the centre—right moderates expecting 20% with the sweden democrats around the same figure, some saying that they could be the highest party and their leader saying they are not racist. the other parties say they are toxic and they would not work with them if, by the polls ending tonight at eight o'clock, they have to start looking at coalition politics. religious education in english schools is outdated and needs to be overhauled to include non—religious beliefs according to a new report. the independent commission on re wants children to learn about atheism and humanism as well as world faiths. the department for education said it would look at the recommendations. north korea has staged a huge military parade to mark its 70th anniversary as a nation.

events such as these are usually an opportunity to show off military hardware, but on this occasion it held back from displaying its missiles and devoted the parade to civilians efforts to build the economy. the parade comes at a sensitive time as efforts to ease tensions between the united states and north korea have stalled. from seoul, laura bicker reports. the soldiers marched with their usual zeal, a disciplined display perfected after months of painful practice. it is meant to show devotion. these pilots certainly gave it their all. there was something missing from kimjung un‘s parade. he may have rolled out the tanks and artillery but there was no sign of intercontinental ballistic missiles, the subject of international sanctions. this less provocative display reflects mr kim's recent charm offensive.

he has written another letter to the us president to try and get talks back on track. once again, here he is playing the diplomat, this time showing off his friendship with china, saluting the crowds with president xi's envoy. the remaining fervour was saved for its economic prowess, nurses, doctors, engineers were all part of the occasion. but the invited cameras are told where to point, amidst the waving pyongyang elite. outside the city, there are fears that north korea is on the verge of a food crisis as crops fail after a heatwave. the kim family show the world only what they want it to see, like the missiles, so much is hidden from view and until that changes, the international community will find it difficult to trust. laura bicker, bbc news, in seoul. the headlines on bbc news... boris johnson attacks

the prime minister's brexit plans saying she has wrapped the country in a suicide vest and handed the detonator to brussels, voting is under way in the swedish general election, with an anti—immigration party expected to make large gains. north korea stages a huge military parade to celebrate the country's 70th anniversary — but its long range missiles are left out of the show of strength. alistair cook walks out for england for the final time. he is still there with england 105—2 in their second innings. that is a lead of 145. this is the fifth and oval. serena williams has been fined more than £13,000 for her outbursts during the us open final defeat. she received three code violations

including one for verbal abuse of an umpire who she called a thief. and wales are losing 1—0 to denmark in the nation ‘s league. tottenham's christian eriksen got the only goal so christian eriksen got the only goal so far. there is about half an hour to go. back with those stories and more later on. thejustice secretary, david gauke, has said he thinks as many prisoners as possible should be given phones in their cells. inmates would be able to dial only pre—approved numbers and would still have to pay for the calls. however the minister has called the idea "a real game—changer" in improving behaviour — citing similar measures already in place in prisons in germany. mark fairhurst from the prison officers association said prison schemes don't go far enough. this was put on a back burner and has reared its head and we are talking about 20 prisons, but there are still 100 prisoners without this technology including telephones.

do you think it would be a good idea? it would give prisoners more contact with their families and potentially stop areas of friction and tension which cause problems? i feel he has got his priorities wrong. the priorities are safe prisons. safe for staff and safe for prisoners and that includes giving members the tools to do theirjob and that is why we will be insisting that pava spray is rolled out immediately in order to protect our members, but it is also about reinstating the retirement age to 60, because we have to work in the most hostile and violent workplace in western europe. in cell technology including phones is a good idea because it will help prisoners maintain those important family links even when there is regime restrictions and of course when we have to go into lockdown. just before we move onto some of the other issues, on the focus on in cell telephony, at the moment, what is the situation

for most prisoners if they want to make a call to their families? it must be very frustrating for most prisoners when they do not have a phone in their cell to maintain that contact, because there are a lot of restrictions because we simply have not got the staffing levels we did have to operate a full regime and of course they have very limited access to phone calls on landlines and we hope this will help restore order and improve behaviour. a welcome to that idea but as the justice secretary starts to look more widely at prisons and changes, you have plenty of suggestions for him about things you would like to see with more urgency, perhaps. i have been waiting for a meeting with him for at least three months and he keeps avoiding me, i don't know why. maybe it is because i will tell him straight that my members will not accept no for an answer, if he refuses to roll out the scheme that has been very successful in the pilotjails. he needs to start listening

to me and my members. just because people at home may not be familiar, tell us more about the pava spray scheme. it is an irritant, the pepper spray that the police use on the streets to protect themselves and reduce violence. we have been piloting in fourjails and the results have been positive. it is essential that this is rolled out to every front line member of staff in our prisons. why do you think that there has been reluctance to make that happen? prisoners maintain those important family links even when there i have no idea, that is something you will have to ask the justice secretary. maybe he is scared of the public outcry, but i'm sure the public would be on our side if they saw the level of violence,

we are getting assaulted, 24 people per day, we are suffering from ptsd, receiving life—changing injuries and that cannot be tolerated. i cannot placate my members for much longer. he needs to sit down with me and listen and he needs to act. given your reservations about the fact you have not been able to meet with him, what do you make generally about the justice secretary? we know that they come and go with alarming regularity, are you hopeful that you might see some change and some more receptive ears your suggestions? listen, we have not got a problem with any prison minister, he has got some positive ideas and it seems like he is prepared to invest in the prison system. he needs to invest in the right things and the right things at the moment are getting our prisons safe, enabling prisoners to access a full regime and maintaining theirfamily contacts, in all prisons, not just 20. let us sort out this crisis in our prisons instead of letting it escalate month after month. mark fairhurst. it's emerged that six sailors on the royal navy's newest aircraft carrier... hms queen elizabeth, were arrested in florida on wednesday for being

drunk and disorderly. the arrests in jacksonville followed complaints of fighting and urinating in public. at least one sailor was tasered by police. £7.5 million worth of class a drugs and 20 handguns have been seized by border force officers in dover. two polish men in their thirties were referred to the national crime agency for investigation after their truck was intercepted on friday morning. a senior investigating officer said the "substantial seizure" could have posed a significant risk to life if it had reached the hands of criminals. fresh protests are being held in russia against pension reforms which will see the retirement age rise by five years. the jailed opposition leader alexei navalny called for the protests to voice anger over the reforms. his supporters claim he was jailed to stop him from leading the rallies. our correspondent sarah rainsford has been to a protest in moscow

and sent this report. they chant in russian. the crowd here in the centre of moscow are shouting, "no to pension reform." this is the issue that has brought them out on the streets, the plan to raise retirement age to 65. the main argument against that is that in many regions of this country men simply don't live to 65. signs here say, "hands off our pensions", "we want to live to retirement age". there is a bit of a stand—off at the moment with protesters on one side and riot police in the middle of this crowd. there is a statement, an announcement is going out on the loudspeaker saying this is an unsanctioned protest and that people should leave the streets, otherwise they risk being detained. this is an issue that has really angered a lot of russians, notjust this crowd — there a re protests across the country. the polls show that nine in ten russians are against this plan. my father died at 57. and almost all of his friends, too.

so it is too high an age. my mother is 53. in two years she is going to retire but now she won't. because the age is increased. the government has stolen money from my mother. president putin last week made a rare move by addressing the nation on television. he described the pension reform as a matter of national security. he said that he called on the people to understand that this is a reform that is absolutely essential. as you can see by the scenes here, people are far from convinced. they have come out on the streets in protest. despite the riot police presence here they are prepared to stand up for their rights. a lot of young people here today,

people who have been telling me they are here for their parents and for their own future. it is a serious challenge for president putin in terms of his politics at home and in russia. up to five bodies, including of children, have been found in a house in perth in western australia. investigators went to the house after a man in his 20s presented himself to a regional police station. police described the incident as "tragic" but said there were no ongoing safety concerns. it is not known whether the victims were related. the investigation is ongoing. rules which prevent some victims of crime from being compensated if they lived with their attacker are being scrapped by the ministry ofjustice. the "same roof rule" was changed in 1979, but not retrospectively, meaning victims from before that time have been refused payouts. last year, more than a £150—million was paid out by the scheme.

here's our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw. after a violent crime, what happens to the victims? for over 50 years, they have been able to claim compensation under a scheme funded by the state. but the government says the system needs modernising to reflect the changing nature of crime, so it is starting a review. the criminal injuries compensation scheme review will examine the two—year time limit on bringing claims, if people with convictions for certain offences should be barred from compensation, and whether sexual grooming victims should be able to make claims. currently, they can't. following a court case this summer, ministers are also promising to scrap the so—called same roof rule. it blocks compensation claims from victims who lived with their attacker before 1979. last year's terror attacks highlighted concerns about compensation for victims who had suffered many different types of injury. so the review will look at whether payments are set

at the right level. whitehall budgets are tight. the review will consider if the compensation scheme is sustainable and if the proposed changes are affordable. danny shaw, bbc news. the british star, olivia colman, has been named best actress at this year's venice film festival for her portrayal of queen anne in the favourite, which is due for release in the uk next year. the festival's top award — the golden lion — went to a black—and—white spanish—language drama called roma. it brings netflix its first major festival victory and seals the online streaming company's reputation as a big name in arthouse movies. laura westbrook reports. alfonso cuaron‘s roma is a deeply personal black—and—white memoir. it was inspired by his childhood in the roma district of mexico city and the film seems to have inspired thejudges, too. alfonso cuaron for roma.

taking the top prize at the venice film festival. it was a decision that was reached entirely unanimously by the entire jury. so 9—0. i am the queen. but you are mad. the favourite, which, like roma, focuses predominantly on female characters, took the grand jury prize. it's star, olivia colman, received the best actress award for her portrayal of queen anne. best actor went to willem dafoe, who played vincent van gogh in the biopic at eternity‘s gate. despite stories about women dominating the festival, only one of the films was directed by a woman. jennifer kent took the specialjury prize for the nightingale, a revenge thriller set in 19th—century tasmania. and she made a plea in her acceptance speech. i would just also like to say to all those women out

there wanting to make films, please go and do it, we need you. applause. however, the talk of the night was most certainly netflix. roma was one of six netflix films that premiered here and it is the first big win for the streaming service at a major festival. cannes banned netflix from its competition. the online giant has been attacked for its strategy of making films available for streaming on the same day they are released in cinemas. while some worry about what that would do to the movie industry, alfonso cuaron sees it as an opportunity. this is a film that is in black—and—white, in spanish and mixteco, in mexican. with no recognisable actors or stars. and they are giving a huge, huge international push for this film.