today at 5, with 200 days to brexit day, we report on warnings of more conservative splits as the eu declares a deal is possible. the eu's chief negotiator raised the prospect of agreement within two months if people were realistic, he said. if we are realistic, i want to reach agreement on the first stage of this negotiation, which is the brexit treaty, within six or eight weeks. but following the latest criticism from borisjohnson, there are new warnings from senior tories that the party will split if the prime minister persists with her chequers plan. it's very clear to me from my canvassing of colleagues that there are almost 80 colleagues already who are willing to vote in the house of commons to protest the chequers deal. it would leave us half in, half out. it's not leaving the eu properly. we'll have the latest from westminster on the likelihood

of a brexit deal. the other main stories on bbc news at 5... lives torn apart in seconds — the coroner speaks at the inquests into the deaths of those caught up in the westminster bridge attack last year. middle—aged drinkers are urged to have at least two alcohol—free days a week, after many say cutting back on alcohol is harder than eating healthily or exercising. you owe me an apology. say it. say you're sorry. serena williams‘ claims of sexism in the us open final have been backed by the governing body of women's tennis. and batting out in style — alastair cook scores a century in his final test innings for england before his international retirement. it's 5 o'clock.

our main story is that eu leaders are expected to hold a special brexit summit, probably on november 13th, as the negotiations beween the eu and the uk intensify. the eu's chief negotiator michel barnier said today it might be possible to reach intial agreement with the uk within six to eight weeks, but the comments came as a former minister warned that the conservative party faced a "catastrophic split" if theresa may pressed ahead with her strategy. steve baker, who recently resigned from the brexit department, said up to 80 tory mps will vote against the prime minister's plan for leaving the eu, the plan agreed at chequers in the summer. it follows a weekend of renewed infighting among conservatives after borisjohnson compared mrs may's strategy to a "suicide vest". our political correspondent chris mason reports has the latest. that monday morning feeling, rolling up at work and the weekend

instantly a distant memory. as the prime minister arrived in downing street, around the corner, one backbench battler for brexit, a former minister, was claiming... there are almost 80 colleagues already who are willing to vote in the house of commons to protest the chequers deal. it would leave us half in, half out. it is not leaving the eu properly. and it's notjust mr baker. this man, a former conservative leader, is turning up the volume again. if the whole idea from the downing street unit is that we are going to attack and lash out at everybody, it will be like the old days back when we had the maastricht debates, when we ended up plunging out of government. so what is the government's chequers plan, its brexit blueprint? it would involve a common rulebook for all goods traded with the eu, a so—called facilitated customs arrangement to treat the uk and the eu as a combined customs territory, and a mobility framework, replacing the free movement of people.

and government ministers point out that their plan is the only one on the table. but... what do you say to your colleagues and to voters in the country who look at the chequers deal and say it involves being too close to brussels after brexit, this is not what we voted for? i think it delivers on the referendum result. it takes back control of our money, our laws and our borders. but of course, it's a compromise. it requires some difficult challenges from the european union. we were constantly asked, what do you want? we have given them a proposal. it involves some difficult compromises from their point of view as well. we are still awaiting their formal reaction, but i am content that it delivers on the referendum result. and if it seems a tad noisy here at westminster, imagine how loud the volume could get when conservatives are all cooped up together at their conference in a couple of weeks‘ time. and in case you wondered, it's 200 days to go until brexit, six and a bit months. chris mason, bbc news,

at westminster. 0ur chief political correspondent vicki young is in westminster. let's start with monsieur barnier‘s remarks. he's not saying a deal is in the bag within eight weeks, he's saying if people are realistic. what does that mean? it is a big if and many in westminster will be saying the eu have to be realistic too. the uk government feels it has already made compromises and they need something back. having said that, the summer did seem to be dominated by talk of no deal. even today, downing street said the prime minister is going to chair this three—hour cabinet meeting on thursday, talking about preparations for a no deal scenario. this changes the mood music a little bit. we know that both sides want to have a deal. we know how the eu works. 0ften, these negotiations go to the wire. but you do feel now that mines are being focused. let's listen to what

michel barnier have to say. if we are realistic, i want to reach an agreement on the first stage of the negotiation, which is the brexit treaty, within six or eight weeks. the key question is where the other compromises are going to come. no one here knows what they will be voting on when that comes back to parliament. the added complication which you alluded to is that given the state of affairs within the conservative party, we saw more over the weekend and again today with steve baker, that uncertainty over any approach is still not there. from the moment theresa may put forward her so—called chequers compromise, she of course had people leaving her cabinet. but there was a sizeable chunk of her party you said, we can't accept that. trying to put numbers on it is difficult. steve baker said it was 70 or 80

tories that would vote against it if it came to it. they are coming under pressure to come up with an alternative vision. interesting that borisjohnson alternative vision. interesting that boris johnson hasn't signed alternative vision. interesting that borisjohnson hasn't signed up to any kind of alternative vision, although he is robust campaigning against that deal. there are also a number of people in the conservative party who say it was always going to have to be a compromise. if you the cabinet, you have people like andrea leadsom and michael gove, leading brexiteers over a number of years, who are still backing the chequers deal. the government would say, it is the only deal on the table at the moment, it is the deal they are negotiating on with the eu and u nless negotiating on with the eu and unless someone comes up negotiating on with the eu and unless someone comes up with an alternative quickly, that will be the basis of what mps are asked to vote on at some point. vicki young, thank you. the coroner at the inquests into the deaths of the five people killed in the westminster bridge attack in march last year, has described how the lives of many were "torn apart". the attacker, khalid masood, raced his car along the pavement, driving into pedestrians before jumping out and stabbing to death pc

keith palmer outside parliament. at the start of the inquest proceedings, a minute's silence was observed for the victims, who were british, american and romanian. 0ur correspondent helena lee reports from the old bailey. westminster bridge, nearly a year and a half ago, an attack which the chief coroner said tore apart the lives of many by high and terrible drama. today the inquest began into those who died, giving families a chance to tell the hearing about them, who they were and what they meant to their relatives. kurt cochran was on holiday here. yesterday would have been his 56th birthday. a statement read out on behalf of his wife melissa said, "i was so lucky to have had 25 wonderful years with the man of my dreams. he made me laugh every single day. i cherish every single memory we made." the court heard leslie rhodes,

a pensioner, known as les, was a private man who always helped others and loved hisjob as a window cleaner. aysha frade's husband told the court she lived and breathed for her daughters. they had two. andreea cristea was described as a lovely, enchanting young lady. today would have been her 33rd birthday. and pc keith palmer, who was stabbed and killed in the attack. his sister said the best day of his life was when his daughter was born. the inquest will hear from specialist witnesses who'll piece together what happened that day. and a second jury—led inquest will be held into the death of khalid masood, the man who carried out the attack. our news correspondent, keith doyle, is at the old bailey. keith, just a little more on the

kind of evidence, including the visual evidence, that was shared today? it was a difficult day for eve ryo ne today? it was a difficult day for everyone in court number one at the 0ld everyone in court number one at the old bailey today. thejudge everyone in court number one at the old bailey today. the judge warned that the footage that everyone was going to see was going to be graphic and shocking. questioned byjonathan howe qc, the lawyer for the and shocking. questioned byjonathan howe qc, the lawyerfor the inquest, detective superintendent john crossley, who led the police investigation, he took the inquest through that video footage of that attack on the 22nd of march last year. it was footage from security cameras, from cctv, buses and dashboards of peoples cars from members of the public. he pieced together the 82 seconds of the attack and every moment of it was covered from many different angles. that is what was shown in court today, how those five people died. it was very distressing to watch. family members had to leave the courtroom. 0thers family members had to leave the courtroom. others who remained

clearly fou nd courtroom. others who remained clearly found it very difficult to view the footage which was on screen around court number one at the old bailey. we watched in detail how the vehicle hit the four people on westminster bridge and then how pc keith palmer was chased and stabbed before his killer was shot dead by armed officers. keith, just a thought on the inquest as it continues. what kind of trend can we expect to see in terms of the evidence presented and the kind of contributions you expect that we will hear? the inquest is now going to go in detail through how each victim died. that started late this afternoon. that is going to be very harrowing. but that is the purpose of the inquest, to determine exactly how each victim died. it may well also look at the background checks on khalid masood to see if there was any surveillance that was carried out on him in previous years. it may

also look at security arrangements that were in place around the westminster area. lawyers for the victims asked some questions this afternoon and i was a hint that they have many more questions to ask on these subjects and many more. they wa nt to these subjects and many more. they want to hear exactly how those events unfold on march the 22nd last year and of events unfold on march the 22nd last yearand ofany events unfold on march the 22nd last year and of any surveillance in the run—up to that. the inquest into the death of khalid masood will be held independently at a later date. thanks very much. now for a look at some other stories. the uk economy grew more strongly than expected in the three months tojuly, with the heatwave and world cup boosting retail sales. the office for national statistics said the economy grew by 0.6% — the fastest pace in almost a year. the head of the american media company cbs has resigned following allegations of sexual misconduct. cbs has been investigating les moonves since allegations appeared in the new yorker injuly —

fresh accusations from six more women were published yesterday. mr moonves denies the allegations. two british tourists have been seriously injured in a stabbing in paris. the men, in theirfifties, were among seven people wounded by a man armed with an iron bar and a knife. the attacker, said to be an afghan national, was arrested. the motive for the attack remains unclear. unions are calling for a shorter working week so that staff can share in the wealth generated by new technology. the tuc‘s general secretary frances 0'grady told its annual congress in manchester that the wider workforce needed to see the benefits of developments in technology such as robotics and artificial intelligence. 0ur correspondent colletta smith is there with the latest. it might sound like an idea that is

too good to be true, a three day weekend. but here at the tuc, they think it should and could be a reality within the next couple of decades. it is something they want to aim towards and isn'tjust a pie in the sky idea. the owners of this studio space in cardiff are taking a different view of the working week. staff get a full pay cheque, but only work for four days. we felt that we had an opportunity to prove something that i felt was true, that people could be as productive in four days as five. if it does nothing more than has people who work for you who are less stressed, that'll benefit us in productivity at the end of the day anyway because, you know, happier people work better. here you are. thank you. those researching what work will look like in the future think that whatever size and type of company, technology could give us all more time to relax. left to themselves, many employers will continue exploitative working practices, making their employees work for longer and meanwhile,

commuting prices are going up. in fact, it will be down to the state ultimately to give workers more voice and to regulate around working time. when a company buys a new piece of technology and makes more money from it, rather than the bosses and the shareholders keeping that extra cash, unions want them to share the benefits by giving the staff more time off. you know, in previous centuries, we campaigned for the weekends, we campaigned for the eight—hour day. i think in the 21st century, we should lift our ambitions and say that the productivity gains of new technology should be shared fairly. and that could mean a four—day week for everyone on decent pay. but bigger companies that have big powerjust aren't going to implement this, are they? frankly, if you look at the average supermarket today, or a warehouse, you will see there are lots of different shift systems. this is about saying flexibility should be two—way. there should be rewards

for everybody from new technology and everybody needs and deserves a decent wage. it's clear that technology will play a bigger role in every industry in the years ahead. companies' attitudes will dictate if that will be a threat or a treat for the workforce. colletta smith, bbc news. and what unions are calling for at the tuc conference is for the government to legislate on that and enforce a four—day working week. there is necessarily going to be much appetite for that within the current government, but if more companies can see a business benefits of cutting the working week to make happier and more productive workers, then we may see it in the decades to come. thanks for the latest at the tuc congress. the headlines on bbc news: the eu's chief negotiator has said that an agreement on the first stage of brexit can be reached within six to eight weeks if

people are realistic. but following the latest criticism from borisjohnson, there are new warnings from senior tories that the conservative party will split if the prime minister persists with her chequers plan. and... lives torn apart in seconds — the coroner speaks at the inquests into the deaths of those caught up in the westminster bridge attack last year. and in sport, england have made an excellent start in the field, chasing 464 for victory in the fifth test at the oval. and all that after alastair cook signed off with a century in his final test match. the women's tennis association has shown its support for serena williams after she claimed sexism was a factor in her being penalised again after a series of code violations during her us open final defeat. and scotland star the nation ‘s league campaign against albania this

evening. the scots have lost their last three games, and four of the first five and alex mcleish‘s second speu first five and alex mcleish‘s second spell as their manager. more on those stories just after 5.30. a far—right party in sweden has said it wants a say in forming a new government after making significant gains in the general election. the anti—immigration sweden democrats won about i8% of the vote, slightly less than predicted, while the two main parliamentary blocs are almost tied. they have refused to work with the sweden democrats. matthew goodwin is with me, he's professor of politics at the university of kent and a senior fellow at chatham house. what is going on in sweden and can we draw comparisons with what has gone on in other countries at the moment in terms of an increase in

the populist share of the vote? well, sweden is catching up with many other democracies in europe. we have seen a party system that is fragmenting in the sense that smaller challenger parties are doing better while the mainstream is getting squeezed. we have particularly seen a strong result for those national populists, the sweden democrats, who some would argue have already had an impact on the swedish debate. we have seen the mainstream do a u—turn on their earlier liberal positions on the refugee crisis. some see that as a response to the sweden democrats. but what is interesting for me is that this is a very strong economy with a strong welfare state, with one of the highest standards of living in the western world. and clearly, still, you have this populist problem. so for me, it's a really interesting development. when you look at the performance of a similar party in denmark, that was around 2i%. when i mentioned in the introduction that this result for

the sweden democrats were slightly less tha n the sweden democrats were slightly less than expected, did they badly undershoot and was a disappointment for them? some of the opinion polls we re for them? some of the opinion polls were suggesting they might get up to 2596. were suggesting they might get up to 25%. they finished just short of 18%, 25%. they finished just short of i8%, so some are saying maybe they underperformed. the other side is that this is still a record result for the sweden democrats. it is their highest ever share of the vote and it follows the election in germany, where the alternative for germany, where the alternative for germany reached a new record. in italy, the league reached a new record. in france, marine le pen reached a new record. so we are seeing these parties impose themselves on our political systems ina themselves on our political systems in a bigger way than in the past. and if you look ahead at europe, it is difficult to conclude anything other than that we are in for a bit of change in the coming years. other than that we are in for a bit of change in the coming yearsm other than that we are in for a bit of change in the coming years. it is difficult for us in the uk to look at this talk of populist forces and the concerns about immigration outside the context of brexit,

because that is a dominant theme for us. what is your reading of where we stand today? we had michel barnier saying if people are realistic, a deal is possible within six to eight weeks on the initial framework. do you think that is possible, given the state of play in the conservative party? it is possible. i'm not convinced that it is likely. if you look at the conservative party, my view would be that there are not only strong divides, but perhaps irreconcilable divides. you have a big rupture within the conservative party between those pro—brexit social conservatives and the pro—eu social liberals. and there are some who argue that british politics is currently in a state of partial realignment, that both the labour and conservative parties are divided. maybe we are actually heading into a full realignment where perhaps both parties have to completely reconfigure. that is a fascinating prospect. 0n reconfigure. that is a fascinating prospect. on a more practical level of someone like steve baker today saying there are 80 tory mps already

ina saying there are 80 tory mps already in a position where they will not back theresa may's chequers plan, if thatis back theresa may's chequers plan, if that is the case and if it is not possible for the prime minister, where does that leave us? ultimately, if theresa may fails to get the chequers deal or whatever the deal is that comes back from the negotiation through parliament in a so—called meaningful vote, she will almost certainly have to stand down, in my view, and that would pave the way for a conservative leadership election, which would take time and perhaps also mean the extension of article 50. but if theresa may get that all—importa nt vote article 50. but if theresa may get that all—important vote through, perhaps with support from opposition parties, she may survive. but whether the conservative party survives is another thing altogether. thank you for coming in. the police match commander on the day of the hillsborough football disaster in 1989, david duckenfield, has pleaded not guilty to the manslaughter of 95 liverpool supporters through gross negligence. the former chief superintendent appeared via videolink

at preston crown court. 0ur correspondent danny savage was in court. hejoins us now. that hearing took place in court number one here at preston crown court this morning. in court in the public gallery were relatives of the football fa ns public gallery were relatives of the football fans that this case relates to. they were listening to proceedings. the barristers were there as well. david duckenfield could be seen on television screens in the courtroom. he listened in and watched from a remote location and was not here in preston. it was put to the court that he was charged with manslaughter relating to the deaths of 95 fans who died in that crush at the sheffield wednesday football ground in april 1989. and as those charges were read out today, we also have the list of the 95 people who died read out, and it isa 95 people who died read out, and it is a long list. it took several minutes to get through. the court

was very quiet, listening as those names were read out. it was then put to david duckenfield whether or not he pleaded guilty or not guilty to those manslaughter charges. he clearly said on the video link, not guilty. also in court today was graham mackrell, the club secretary at sheffield wednesday at the time and also the safety officer. he faces to safety charges, both of which he also denies. next, there will be a trial in relation to these charges. that will begin injanuary. it will last several weeks. many people, if they have any knowledge of what happened in hillsborough, will know that it was 96 football fa ns will know that it was 96 football fans that died. but tony bland, the 96th victim, if you like, died more than a year 96th victim, if you like, died more thana yearand 96th victim, if you like, died more than a year and a day after the event, so his death is not covered by what happened on the day and what happened in this trial. it is in relation to the deaths of 95 football fans. david beckham field

will go on trial next year here in preston. many thanks. drinkers over the age of 45 are being urged to have at least two days a week when they don't drink any alcohol. campaigners says this is a more effective approach in getting people to change their drinking habits. two—thirds of regular drinkers questioned in a survey for public health england and the charity drinkaware said cutting down on alcohol was more difficult than improving their diet or doing more exercise. 0ur health correspondent dominic hughes has more details. a cold beer or a glass of wine. it's the way many of us choose to unwind at the end of the day. but it's also a habit that middle—aged people in particularfind hard to break. research shows that those between 45 and 65 are most likely to drink more than the recommended guidelines of 14 units a week. and struggle to keep track of what they've drunk. it's difficult for everybody. it's difficult for me, even, and i work in that

so having alcohol—free days is a much easier way of controlling your overall alcohol intake during the week as well as having immediate benefits for your health and well—being. according to a yougov poll, two thirds of regular drinkers say they find cutting down on alcohol harder than improving diet, exercise, or even stopping smoking. and one in five people surveyed drank more than the recommended 14 units a week — that's around six glasses of wine or six pints of beer. it can be difficult keeping track of the amount of alcohol, the number of units, you are consuming. so public health england are hoping that a clear, simple message ofjust giving yourself a few days off each week will help. and the idea of drink—free days is already one that has been taken up by some in this pub, all of them enjoying soft drinks. i have a better sleep pattern, i feel more focused and more alert. my skin feels better and i feel just more alert, really. more with it. it's usually due to work.

i start early in the morning, so it's not really a drink during the week, with obviously, drink—driving laws and all that. up in scotland, it's different from down here. so i give myself a rest during the week and thenjust have alcohol usually at the weekend. if you have one, it leads to two, three, four or more some nights. you're better offjust abstaining. it's not a problem, really. i enjoy it better at the weekend, when you're relaxed and don't think about work. middle—aged people don't tend to drink to get drunk, but more as a social habit. but that habit can have a negative impact on our health. this campaign aims to reduce that impact by encouraging drinkers to take a few days off each week. dominic hughes, bbc news, manchester. stay with us, as i'll be talking to broadcaster adrian chiles about this at 5.45. kylie minogue took her fans by surprise last night

by calling her old neighbours co—starjason donovan up on to the stage. # now we're back together, together # i wanna show you... they danced and sang their way through the 1988 hit especially for you at the concert in london's hyde park. it's emerged that jason had cycled to the show and never expected to be singing with kylie. especially for you, the weather. i love that item! looks as though we have seen the best of the sunshine in the south. what a beautiful afternoon in dorset, but for most of us afternoon in dorset, but for most of us it has been quite cloudy and cool us it has been quite cloudy and cool. we have seen thicker cloud in the north and west. this is what is to come for all of us over the next

couple of days. that cloud is bringing some rain and strong winds, gusts in excess of a0 miles an hour in the next few hours, strengthening to gale force tonight. that rain will then sink south, so we are going to see rain, particularly along south facing slopes. it will ta ke along south facing slopes. it will take its time pushing into the south—east corner, so we might start off with some sunshine, clouding overin off with some sunshine, clouding over in the afternoon, not as nice as today. but the rain will push into the midlands and east anglia by the afternoon. behind it, it is much cooler and fresher, with scattered showers and temperatures struggling here. getting cooler still from wednesday onwards. this is bbc news. the headlines: a november brexit deal is doable. the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier, says an agreement on the first stage of the uk's

withdrawal could be reached within six to eight weeks, provided negotiations are realistic. following the latest criticism from borisjohnson, there are new warnings from senior tories that the conservative party will split if the prime minister persists with her chequers plan. and — this cctv footage showing us tourist kurt cochran with his wife melissa strolling across westminster bridge seconds before he was mown down and killed by terrorist after pushing her to safety is shown at the inquest into the deaths of those caught up in the attack last year. middle—aged drinkers are urged to have at least two alcohol—free days a week after many say cutting back on alcohol is harder than eating healthily or exercising. now, let's get the sport with hugh woozencroft. good evening. england's cricketers have made a perfect start in the field, on day four of the fifth test at the oval.

after setting a target of a6a to win, their bowlers have ripped through the indian top order. earlier, former captain alastair cook signed off with a century in his final test match — his 33rd in all. an indian overthrow took him to three figures, before he was given a lengthy ovation at the oval. captainjoe root then made his first test century of the summer, in a partnership of 259. root fell for 125, before cook was caught behind just a ball later. england's all—time record run scorer making ia7 in front of a happy crowd in south london. then with the ball in hand, james anderson took wickets, before stuart broad got virat kohli first ball. india are currently 36—3. england needing seven more wickets

for victory. the women's tennis association is backing serena williams' claim of sexism for the way she was treated by the umpire during the women's final defeat to naomi 0saka. williams got a code violation for coaching, a penalty point for racquet abuse and a game penalty for calling the umpire a "thief". she was later fined £13,000 by the united states tennis association, but the wta chief executive steve simon has said that the umpire showed williams "a different level of tolerance" than if she were a male player. novak djokovic says it's hugely significant for him to have equalled his "childhood idol" pete sampras' ia grand slam titles. that, after he beatjuan martin del potro in straight sets to take the us open final last night. djokovic won 6—3, 7—6, 6—3 to take a third title in new york. that's back—to—back grand slams for the serbian after his victory at wimbledon and he has now moved up to third in the world rankings. following his win though,

he gave his opinion on the wta's stance on serena williams. i have my personal opinion that maybe the chair umpire should not have pushed serena to the limit, especially in a grand slam final. he did change the course of the match and was, in my opinion, may be unnecessary. i don't see things as mrsimon unnecessary. i don't see things as mr simon does, unnecessary. i don't see things as mrsimon does, i unnecessary. i don't see things as mr simon does, i really don't. i think men and women are, you know, treated in this way or the other way depending on the situation. it is ha rd to depending on the situation. it is hard to generalise things. scotland manager alex mcleish has challenged his players to put the team on the footballing map again when they face albania in the uefa nations league tonight. this competition could give scotland a route to their first major tournament in 20 years, with one side from within their league c tier guaranteed a spot at euro 2020. but mcleish‘s side warmed up for this match with a a—0 home

defeat to belgium on friday, and the manager wants to see a strong response when they return to hampden this evening. mentality is often questioned and scottish mentality is often questioned. very often, when the players and when scotch people are backed into a corner, they come out fighting and give their best performances. i am fighting and give their best performances. iam not fighting and give their best performances. i am not saying everybody is against us, but the players know that to get their names on the international map again, they have to be winning these games. justin rose is still leading at the bmw championship in philadelphia. if he wins the tournament he goes top of the world golf rankings. he was leading by one shot after the third round but now shares the lead with americans billy horschel and keegan bradley. if he wins rose will become

the the fourth englishman to reach world number one. sir nick faldo, lee westwood and luke donald have previously held the position. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories and follow the cricket on the bbc sport website. the governing body of women's tennis has supported claims by serena williams that she was treated in a sexist way by the umpire in the final of the us open. the wta said the umpire would have shown williams more tolerance over her outbursts if she'd been a man. the 23—times grand slam champion was given a penalty point for racquet abuse and docked a game for calling the umpire a "thief" during her defeat to naomi 0saka. 0ur sports correspondent richard conway reports. you owe me an apology. i have never cheated in my life! a moment of madness,

or fighting back against unequal standards in tennis? serena williams was warned for receiving instructions from her coach and she then lost a point for smashing her racquet. incensed at accusations of foul play, she directed her anger at umpire carlos ramos. you will never, ever, ever be on another court of mine as long as you live. you are the liar. you stole a point from me, you are a thief too. prompting him to then escalate the penalty by awarding an entire game to the eventual winner, naomi 0saka. after the match, williams claimed she was fighting for a greater cause than simply her own. i've seen other men call other umpires several things and i'm here fighting for women's rights and for women's equality and for all kinds of stuff. and for me to say "thief" and for him to take a game, it made me feel like it was a sexist remark. she has been backed by steve simon, the chief executive of the women's tennis association.

but where is the line between emotion and verbal abuse? the statement has added fuel to the fire. novak djokovic, fresh from his own victory in the men's tournament last night, disagrees over questions of umpiring fairness between the genders. i don't see things as mr simon does, i really don't. i think, you know, men and women are treated in this way or the other way depending on the situation. it's hard to generalise things. serena williams spent her early years being coached by herfather, richard. 0vercoming racism and financial obstacles on her path to sporting greatness. a seventh us open victory a year on from nearly dying giving birth to her daughter would have been

a crowning moment. instead this final will be debated and remembered for very different reasons. richard conway, bbc news. let's talk to imani perry, she's professor of african american studies at princeton university. thank you forjoining us. what is your take on this row and do you think the claims of sexism in your view, are borne out? they absolutely are. i have been watching tennis my entire life and there is quite a long history of male players who have acted aggressively, angrily, passionately on the court. this kind of penalty, particularly the grand slam final, is really unprecedented. it smacks both of gender discrimination and likely racial discrimination. can there be any

justification, no matter what the provocation for any player, male or player to call the umpire a liar and a thief? there have been many insta nces a thief? there have been many instances in which players and the passion of a very intensive match have expressed anger at the umpire. that may be against the rules but the rules are not applied in a fair fashion. we have do add to this that serena williams has been added to a particular subject of discrimination during her career. whether it is on the basis of what she wears, whether she is drug tested more than any other female player on the tour. she is one of the greatest player in the world and yet it is never enough, her legitimacy ceases to be questioned. i can understand the

outrage she can experience and the umpire escalating this to the point of potentially changing the outcome of potentially changing the outcome of the match, was completely inappropriate. it is because of her success and has stature and the authority she has in the game that so many people think this was a very, very poor example for her to set, despite the fact, as we say, she was provoked? i find it really troubling that behaviour, that is not uncommon for male players, is seen as somehow a bad example when it isa seen as somehow a bad example when it is a woman. it is double standards. and the umpire escalating the moment really sullied naomi 0saka's win. she played magnificently and williams' intentions was so evident in the awards ceremony, she was warm

towards naomi 0sa ka. awards ceremony, she was warm towards naomi 0saka. she wanted her towards naomi 0saka. she wanted her to have her moment. it is very clear what the energies where behind that particular individual and i think serena williams conducted herself with remarkable dignity in an unfair moment. when we think of some players, a british terms, we think ofjohn mcenroe at wimbledon all those years ago who was described as a brat and worst things for shouting at the umpire. there are examples of male players being roundly condemned and criticised for their conduct, you cannot generalise may be as much as that? condemned is different from penalise. and i would also add that the accusation of cheating, that he also made the same accusation to venus williams some years ago,

penalising her point in the game is another level beyond simply saying, we don't think the person should have behaved in this way or that way. just one final point, what should tennis be doing, what should the game of tennis be doing to try to make sure that this very, very u nfortu nate set to make sure that this very, very unfortunate set of circumstances doesn't repeat itself?” unfortunate set of circumstances doesn't repeat itself? i think it would be wonderful if the wta began to collect data on questions like this, frequency penalties, penalties for what purposes and look along the lines of gender and race and try to engage in some assessment. what will quickly be borne out is the rules are not applied fairly and the consequence of that could be, standardisation of the rules. that is how you get to equity and

fairness. thank you forjoining us, good to talk to you today. thank you for having me. there's been a warning that many parts of the police service in england and wales are ‘on the verge of crisis'. the head of the police superintendents' association says routine policing has become ‘utterly reliant‘ on fewer officers working longer hours. the home office says it is reviewing front line operations. our home affairs correspondent danny shaw has more , a warning that his report contains flashing images. a year ago, gavin thomas claimed the police were facing a perfect storm due to budget cuts and rising crime. now he believes the service is in even worse shape. the police superintendents association president says routine policing is utterly reliant on officers staying on when the shift ends or working while on leave. he says that exploits police officers and defrauds the public. i think that there are areas of policing which have developed in the last 12 months which have come into crisis.

the model of our policing in england and wales now is reliant upon my colleagues and those they lead, our police staff colleagues, all working harder and longer to maintain and deliver a service to the public. the government has encouraged constabularies to pool their resources and personnel, but according to mr thomas, that has led to some officers spending four hours in a car driving between forces and others using two different laptops and e—mail addresses for the same job. the home office says it is carrying out a review of front—line policing to bring about improvements. danny shaw, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: the eu‘s chief negotiator has said that an agreement on the first stage of brexit can be reached within six to eight weeks if people are realistic. but following the latest criticism from borisjohnson, there are new warnings from senior tories that the conservative party will split if the prime minister persists with her chequers plan. the inquest into the deaths of those

caught in the westminster bridge attack gets under way and cctv footage is shown, showing tourist kurt cochran with his wife on the bridge seconds before he was killed. an update on the market numbers for you. here‘s how london‘s and frankfurt ended the day. boat making gains and trading still under way in the us. a baby girl who survived being born with her heart outside her body and without a breastbone is preparing to come home after nine months in hospital. vanellope wilkins from nottingham made medical history when she was born with one made medical history specialists say her recovery has been remarkable and they now believe she s one of a kind. marie ashby has been following her progress. baby vanellope has lived in hospital

from the days she was born. from the day she was born. soon, that is about to change. without a breastbone, she still needs vital equipment to help her breathe. and at the queen‘s medical centre, her parents are being shown how to use it. we have had to do six years of training in nine months, nearly. do you know what i mean? it isn‘t something easy to get your head round. we have to do all that and that is obviously not something that we‘ve ever done before. i think that it is the scary side of it. there is lots of work that goes into getting a child home safely so we look at equipment needs, training, who is going to be looking after that child. and training those carers up. to be able to safely care for a child at home on a ventilator. vanellope‘s case was unprecedented. her extremely rare condition diagnosed in the womb. her chances of survival were less than 10%. a medical team of 50 were in theatre at glenfield hospital for this special delivery. born with her heart outside her chest and without a breastbone,

doctors now believe she is one ofa kind. there is nobody else's act to follow, certainly. there is nothing we can find that will guide us in our decision—making. we always knew it was rare but how rare she is is probably rarer than we thought. vanellope will need surgery again in a few years to build a breastbone to protect her heart. the bigger she is, the easierfor us to do some reconstructive surgery. using her own cartilage or bones or using some artificial materials. baby vanellope has spent her whole life in hospital so far. she will be one in november. her family can‘t wait to bring her home soon. she is a feisty little thing. feisty. certainly notice what she likes and watch doesn‘t like. and she is quite happily voicing that well. naomi findlay, vanellope‘s mother,

speaking there to our east midlands reporter, marie ashby. and you can see more on inside out on bbc one in the east midlands tonight at 7:30, or everywhere on the bbc iplayer. companies are selling vehicle number plates without carrying out proper checks according to a bbc investigation. it means the real owners can face fines or even be arrested when vehicles with their number plates are involved in crime —— as our correspondent jonathan gibson reports. adam has a problem with parking tickets. someone else‘s parking tickets. he‘s received more than £1,000 in fines meant for a driver who has copied his numberplate.

i‘m kind of scared that someone will commit a bigger crime using a car with my licence plate on it and that i‘m going to have police show up on my doorstep to arrest me. tia is another car cloning victim and thought she was about to be arrested when police surrounded her car on the motorway. they started asking me how long i‘d had my carfor, where i‘d got it from. am i the registered keeper. at that point, they then said the numberplates had been used to commit burglaries. no—one knows how many cloned cars are on the road. the police and dvla don‘t record numbers. but it is a significant problem. that‘s why anyone who sells numberplates has to be dvla registered and follow strict rules which include asking to see id and the logbook. but not all dealers are doing that. fantastic, mate. they look great. brilliant. james sells plates through the post, but i‘ve come to collect them. everyone is asking for documents

these days, it‘s ridiculous. you have to have the log book and stuff like that. 0h, do you? james knows the law but he‘s choosing to ignore it, which means when i make two further visits, he also supplies plates without seeing documents. and he‘s not alone. i also buy plates from two other dealers. car cloning victim adam is not impressed. it is shocking because they know they should have the log book. i mean, they‘re sort of accessories to the crime. they shouldn‘t be in thatjob, or they shouldn‘t be allowed to print license plates. it‘s that simple, really. but willjames the dealer see it that way? hi,james. john gibson from the bbc, i‘d like to talk about a few numberplates. these numberplates that you supplied to me illegally. why are you doing that, james? we are a little bit concerned. keep away from me. i am just asking you a few questions. go away. you don‘t want to respond to the reason you‘re supplying numberplates illegally? anyone caught selling numberplates illegally can face a hefty fine and lose their licence. jonathan gibson, bbc news. more on one of our main stories —

the campaign to try to get drinkers over the age of a5 to have at least two alcohol—free days a week. last month, the bbc presenter adrian chiles, took part in a documentary, drinkers like me, where he talked openly about the problems he‘d faced with alcohol consumption and the damage to his health. before we talk to adrian, let‘s take a look. some cold jelly. so straightaway adrian, instead of the normal medium probe, i‘m using the bigger probe so that just shows you the kind of level of fat etc. it‘s a marker that you‘re probably overweight. i'm carrying so much fat you've got to use a bigger probe to get through it, is that what you are saying? is a bit of alcohol good for the liver, gives it something to do because it might get bored otherwise?

yeah, i don‘t think you have to worry about that, the liver has enough to do without you worrying about its boredom. so adrian? yeah. i mean, this shows us exactly that even though the blood tests were almost completely normal, the fibre scan was abnormal the fibroscan was abnormal and with a fibroscan of 8.9 we would classify that as a mild or even moderate fibrosis of the liver. and on top of that, you‘ve got significant liverfat, which we call hepatic steatosis, which is something we also see with heavy alcohol consumption. if ijust carry on like i am, what? the short answer to that is you can‘t carry on like this. you are at risk of disease progression, disease progression to cirrhosis, cirrhosis, end—stage liver disease and liver failure. and death? and death. let‘s speak to the bbc presenter and broadcaster

adrian chiles, whojoins me now. the concept, we were talking about a5 to 65, the concept of taking two days a week completely alcohol free, for lots of people for whom alcohol isa for lots of people for whom alcohol is a natural part of life, they don‘t consider themselves to be heavy drinkers, is it realistic?m has got to be realistic. i might have struggled with it six months ago because i work on thursday night on the radio so that was the only night i didn‘t drink. work on anything to bring the total consumption down. two night off won‘t work if you just fill your boots on the other night. just measure over the weekjust how much you are drinking. i would say for two weeks, carry on as normal and

fill your boots and measure what you are drinking for those two weeks. you will get a high number but work back from that, but do measure it. when you spoke to the experts, what was their take on how realistic people were ready to be?|j was their take on how realistic people were ready to be? i think too often, medics and specialists ask how much you drink and you get into this pantomime sane, some weeks are different than others. do you drink more than ia units? i probably do. if you say 20, they will double it to a0. we have all got to get real. i would like doctors to say timmy, be honest, i need to know how much you drink. then work from vat and be more mindful about your drinking. the big take out for me, or the drinks i‘ve had in my life, there would be a line of drinks about 3.5 miles long, i have calculated. how many of those did i need, one or

enjoyed? it many of those did i need, one or enjoyed ? it is many of those did i need, one or enjoyed? it is probably not a quarter. if i enjoyed every single one, then fair enough, i have paid the price but i have been drinking just to drink. it is part of the culture ? just to drink. it is part of the culture? maybe we need to look at ourselves on develop strategies for drinking less. alcohol free beer, that can do the job. what i found, drinking a lot of water before i went out so i wasn‘t drinking to be thirsty. two pints of lager, particularly after this summer, can disappear in no time at all. describe to people what the difference physically is between having a regular, decent amount to drink and not a lot to drink? the physical differences, i suffer a drink and not a lot to drink? the physical differences, isuffer a bit from anxiety and depression, and that definitely helps if you cut down on drink. you lose a bit of

weight and you are generally a bit more alert. many times i have been on the radio and you are about to ask a killer question and you forget what it is, you have a good point and it goes, oryou what it is, you have a good point and it goes, or you forget somebody‘s name. i still do that, but drinking less, i don‘t do it as much. ijust feel a but drinking less, i don‘t do it as much. i just feel a bit but drinking less, i don‘t do it as much. ijust feel a bit more lively andi much. ijust feel a bit more lively and i have lost a couple of notches on my belt as well. young people, lots of the lessons of this we were talking about a5 to 65 today, but let‘s face it, we have a very strong drinking culture in kids from 12, i3, ia... drinking culture in kids from 12, 13, 1a. .. it drinking culture in kids from 12, 13, 14... it was drinking culture in kids from 12, 13, 14. .. it was different drinking culture in kids from 12, 13, 14... it was different when i was growing up. all the stats are saying in that age group are drinking less. what they are doing instead, i don‘t know. i don‘t think they are sitting in libraries and reading books. i don‘t know if drugs are involved. if you are a student

or something, ijust are involved. if you are a student orsomething, ijust think... are involved. if you are a student or something, ijust think... what i would say, i cannot speak for you, there was a lot of underage drinking in my youth, he went to a pub at 15, 16 but then you would have to behave, you had to behave or you would be thrown out. now kids are not interested in going to the pubs, they are for old boring people like me and you. now they are drinking unsupervised in the field and i think that is more dangerous in a way. thank you very much. and you can watch that documentary, ‘drinkers like me: adrian chiles‘ on the bbc iplayer. time for a look at the weather, with louise lear. the weather is changing. the best of the weather today has been to the south where we have seen lovely sunshine and warm. temperatures into the low 20s but cloud on its way and

the low 20s but cloud on its way and the cloud is beckoning and bringing rain. winds are strengthening, particularly to the north—west so some of the rain turning heavy and it will push south and east overnight. 0n it will push south and east overnight. on top of that we will see the wind strengthening, gusts in excess of a0, 50 mile an hour in exposed coasts and the heaviest of the rebel push into northern england and north wales by dawn tomorrow. there is quite a lot of cloud and rain that trails into the far north—west. we start school and showery into northern scotland. through the day the rain will slip steadily south and east and it will move into the midlands and into lincolnshire. perhaps not arriving for much of the day into the south—east, but more cloud around than we have seen and eventually there will be rain. but here we might cling onto 22 or 23 if we keep the sunshine. cooler and fresher to the sunshine. cooler and fresher to the north—west. the westminster terror attack — inquests are shown cctv footage of the moment it unfolded, leaving five people dead. the car driven by khalid masood

killed four people. he then went on to stab a police officer before being shot himself. one of those who died was american tourist kurt cochran — the inquest heard he‘d behaved with incredible heroism when he pushed his wife away from the approaching car. opening the inquests — the coroner said the lives of many were torn apart by high and terrible drama on that day in march last year. also tonight. pressure on the prime minister over brexit amid warnings of a "catastrophic split in the party", but brussels says a deal could be reached within weeks life for two men who — dressed in burkhas — tried to rob a jewellers after kidnapping and killing the owner. middle—aged drinkers are told to have at least two alcohol free days a week — to lower the risk of cancer